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Texas Senate Legislative Budget Estimates by Strategy: Fiscal Years 2017 to 2021, Articles 1-3 (open access)

Texas Senate Legislative Budget Estimates by Strategy: Fiscal Years 2017 to 2021, Articles 1-3

Compilation of recommended funding levels for various programs across state government during fiscal years 2017-2021, prepared for the Texas Senate. It includes information about historic expenditures with requested and recommended funding, as well as specific information related to articles 1-3.
Date: January 2019
Creator: Texas. Legislative Budget Board.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Senate Legislative Budget Estimates by Program: Fiscal Years 2017 to 2021, Articles 1-3 (open access)

Texas Senate Legislative Budget Estimates by Program: Fiscal Years 2017 to 2021, Articles 1-3

Compilation of recommended funding levels for various programs across the state government during fiscal years 2017-2021, prepared for the Texas Senate. It includes information about historic expenditures with requested and recommended funding, as well as specific information related to articles 1-3 on public education.
Date: January 2019
Creator: Texas. Legislative Budget Board.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Senate Legislative Budget Estimates by Strategy: Fiscal Years 2017 to 2021, Articles 4-10 (open access)

Texas Senate Legislative Budget Estimates by Strategy: Fiscal Years 2017 to 2021, Articles 4-10

Compilation of recommended funding levels for various programs across state government during fiscal years 2017-2021, prepared for the Texas Senate. It includes information about historic expenditures with requested and recommended funding, as well as specific information related to articles 4-10.
Date: January 2019
Creator: Texas. Legislative Budget Board.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Interim Report to the 86th Texas Legislature: House Committee on Agriculture and Livestock (open access)

Interim Report to the 86th Texas Legislature: House Committee on Agriculture and Livestock

Report from the Texas House Committee on Agriculture and Livestock describing the group's goals, activities, accomplishments, and other information, for review by the 86th Texas Legislature.
Date: January 2019
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. Committee on Agriculture and Livestock.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Senate Legislative Budget Estimates by Program: Fiscal Years 2017 to 2021, Articles 6-10 (open access)

Texas Senate Legislative Budget Estimates by Program: Fiscal Years 2017 to 2021, Articles 6-10

Compilation of recommended funding levels for various programs across state government during fiscal years 2017-2021, prepared for the Texas Senate. It includes information about historic expenditures with requested and recommended funding, as well as specific information related to articles 6-10.
Date: January 2019
Creator: Texas. Legislative Budget Board.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas House Legislative Budget Estimates by Strategy: Fiscal Years 2017 to 2021, Articles 4-10 (open access)

Texas House Legislative Budget Estimates by Strategy: Fiscal Years 2017 to 2021, Articles 4-10

Compilation of recommended funding levels for various programs across state government during fiscal years 2017-2021, prepared for the Texas House of Representatives. It includes information about historic expenditures with requested and recommended funding, as well as specific information related to articles 4-10.
Date: January 2019
Creator: Texas. Legislative Budget Board.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Activities and Recommendations of the Texas Groundwater Protection Committee: Report to the 86th Legislature (open access)

Activities and Recommendations of the Texas Groundwater Protection Committee: Report to the 86th Legislature

"This report describes the Texas Groundwater Protection Committee (TGPC) activities during 2017 and 2018, discusses selected groundwater protection issues, and provides recommendations to improve groundwater protection for the 86th Texas Legislature's consideration" (p. 1).
Date: January 2019
Creator: Texas Groundwater Protection Committee
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Summary of Legislative Budget Estimations: 2020-21 Biennium: Senate (open access)

Summary of Legislative Budget Estimations: 2020-21 Biennium: Senate

Summary of the 2020-2021 state budget, to be passed by the Texas Senate, providing a high-level overview of expenditures and significant changes since the previous appropriations bill.
Date: January 2019
Creator: Texas. Legislative Budget Board.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Senate Legislative Budget Estimates by Program: Fiscal Years 2017 to 2021, Article 3 (open access)

Texas Senate Legislative Budget Estimates by Program: Fiscal Years 2017 to 2021, Article 3

Compilation of recommended funding levels for various programs across state government during fiscal years 2017-2021, prepared for the Texas Senate. It includes information about historic expenditures with requested and recommended funding, as well as specific information related to article 3.
Date: January 2019
Creator: Texas. Legislative Budget Board.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Senate Legislative Budget Estimates by Program: Fiscal Years 2017 to 2021, Articles 3-5 (open access)

Texas Senate Legislative Budget Estimates by Program: Fiscal Years 2017 to 2021, Articles 3-5

Compilation of recommended funding levels for various programs across state government during fiscal years 2017-2021, prepared for the Texas Senate. It includes information about historic expenditures with requested and recommended funding, as well as specific information related to articles 3-5.
Date: January 2019
Creator: Texas. Legislative Budget Board.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Interim Report to the 86th Texas Legislature: House Committee on County Affairs (open access)

Interim Report to the 86th Texas Legislature: House Committee on County Affairs

Report from the Texas House Committee on County Affairs describing the group's goals, activities, accomplishments, and other information, for review by the 86th Texas Legislature.
Date: January 2019
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. Committee on County Affairs.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sunset Commission Staff Report with Final Results: Texas Real Estate Commission (open access)

Sunset Commission Staff Report with Final Results: Texas Real Estate Commission

Report from the Sunset Commission regarding the Texas Real Estate Commission and the Texas Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board, including background information, issues and recommendations, and supplementary documentation.
Date: June 2019
Creator: Hricik, Kay; Gandy, Rachel; Wood, Janet & Trost, Amy
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Focus Report, Volume 86, Number 5, December 2019 (open access)

Focus Report, Volume 86, Number 5, December 2019

Report of the highlights of the session, summarizing proposals that were approved and not approved, and including arguments for and against each.
Date: December 18, 2019
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. Research Organization.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Condensed Analyses of Proposed Constitutional Amendments: 86th Regular Session. November 5, 2019, Election (open access)

Condensed Analyses of Proposed Constitutional Amendments: 86th Regular Session. November 5, 2019, Election

Analysis of the ten proposed constitutional amendments put up for a vote at the November 5, 2019, Election. Includes a brief summary and analysis of each proposed amendment, as well as comments by both supporters and opponents.
Date: August 2019
Creator: Texas Legislative Council
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Analyses of Proposed Constitutional Amendments: November 5, 2019, Election (open access)

Analyses of Proposed Constitutional Amendments: November 5, 2019, Election

The ten joint resolutions proposing amendments to the Texas state constitution offered for approval by Texas voters in the November 5, 2019, election ballot. Includes the ballot language, an analysis of each proposed amendment, and the text of the joint resolution proposing the amendment. Each analysis includes background information and a summary of comments made during the legislative process about the proposed constitutional amendments by supporters and opponents.
Date: August 2019
Creator: Texas Legislative Council
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Unemployment Compensation Act and Related Portions of the Labor Code (open access)

Texas Unemployment Compensation Act and Related Portions of the Labor Code

{{{Annotated}}} Text of the Texas law/s related to unemployment, including such topics as the definition of employment and wages, various federal funds, reimbursements, benefits, claims, lost or misplaced warrants, and vocational rehabilitation services, as well as information about various programs and divisions in place
Date: September 2019
Creator: Texas Workforce Commission
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Focus Report, Volume 86, Number 3, August 2019 (open access)

Focus Report, Volume 86, Number 3, August 2019

Report containing an explanation of the process by which constitutional amendments are adopted and information on the proposed 2019 amendments, including a background, analysis, and arguments for and against each proposal.
Date: August 27, 2019
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. Research Organization.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Legislative Priorities Report: 86th Texas Legislative Session (open access)

Legislative Priorities Report: 86th Texas Legislative Session

Report addressing planning and financial assistance in regard to Texas's water needs.
Date: January 2019
Creator: Texas Water Development Board
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Evaluation of the Best Management Practices in Certain Water Conservation Plants (open access)

Evaluation of the Best Management Practices in Certain Water Conservation Plants

Report summarizing the evaluations of the best management practices for utilities with 3,300 or more connections that applied for financial assistance from the TWDB during fiscal years 2017 and 2018.
Date: January 1, 2019
Creator: Texas Water Development Board
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Water Use of Texas Water Utilities: Third Biennial Report to the Texas Legislature (open access)

Water Use of Texas Water Utilities: Third Biennial Report to the Texas Legislature

Biennial report on water use by public utilities companies in Texas.
Date: January 2019
Creator: Texas Water Development Board
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
State Flood Assessment (open access)

State Flood Assessment

Report providing an initial assessment of Texas's flood risks, an overview of roles and responsibilities, an estimate of flood mitigation costs, and a synopsis of stakeholder views on the future of flood planning.
Date: January 2019
Creator: Texas Water Development Board
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Procedures Manual for Joint Committees (open access)

Procedures Manual for Joint Committees

Report covering budget submission, approval, and account administration; staffing issues and contracts; administrative support, including the handling of telephones, supplies and purchasing, duplication and printing, mail and messenger service, and travel; issues relating to committee proceedings, including meetings and committee's final reports; as well as examples of forms used in committee account administration.
Date: September 2019
Creator: Texas Legislative Council
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Focus Report, Volume 86, Number 4, September 2019 (open access)

Focus Report, Volume 86, Number 4, September 2019

Report including a digest of each vetoed measure, the governor's stated reason for the veto, and a response to the veto by the author or sponsor of the bill.
Date: September 25, 2019
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. Research Organization.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Report to the 86th Legislature: Sunset Advisory Commission (open access)

Report to the 86th Legislature: Sunset Advisory Commission

Report over the 86th Legislature, in which, based on extensive analysis, testimony, and deliberations, decisions are made about the continuance/discontinuation of various state agencies.
Date: February 2019
Creator: Texas. Sunset Advisory Commission.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History