This report is one of a series that profiles the emergency management and homeland security statutory authorities of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and three territories (American Samoa, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands). Each profile identifies the more significant elements of state statutes, generally as codified. This report focuses on the state of Texas.

A report on the the development of areas known as ecoregions in Texas with environmental information for each region.

Agency strategic plan for the Texas Animal Health Commission describing the organization's planned services, activities, and other goals during fiscal years 2009 through 2013.

Report submitted by the Department of Licensing and Regulation to the Texas 81st regular legislature requesting appropriations to fund programming and activities. It includes an overview of the institution's goals, summaries of appropriations requests for fiscal years 2010 and 2011 with supporting documentation.

Report submitted by the Texas Lottery Commission to the 81st regular state legislature requesting appropriations to fund programming and activities. It includes an overview of the institution's goals, summaries of appropriations requests for fiscal years 2010 and 2011 with supporting documentation.

Newsletter of the Texas Medical Board describing news and events as well as updates about other information in medicine and health.

Document issued by the Open Records Division at the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an informal interpretation of Texas law related to a request for evidence obtained from a fire scene.

Document issued by the Open Records Division at the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an informal interpretation of Texas law related to a request for information relating to complaints filed by certain individuals.

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Greg Abbott, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification; Whether a municipal risk pool established under chapter 172 of the Local Government Code is subject to certain Insurance Code provisions (RQ-0617-JC)

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Greg Abbott, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification; Authority of a judge or magistrate to attach a financial condition to a personal bond or to permit a cash deposit of less than the full bail amount (RQ-0618-JC)

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Greg Abbott, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification; Whether the Texas Corn Producers Board may collect an assessment on corn ensilage (RQ-0619-JC)

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Greg Abbott, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification; Whether, for purposes of section 155.003(c)(1) of the Occupations Code, an international medical school graduate who trained in the United States in a program of graduate medical education that is accredited in a particular speciality but not accredited in the related subspeciality in which the graduate recieved medical education from a program accredited "in the same subject" as the specialty (RQ-0621-JC)

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Greg Abbott, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification; Whether a school district may voluntarily pay the medical expenses and travel costs for a student inured in school or during a school activity (RQ-0007-GA)

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Greg Abbott, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification; Whether a member of the board of directors of a water control and improvement district may serve as an employee of that district (RQ-0012-GA)

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Greg Abbott, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification; Whether the City of San Antonio may impose right-of-way fees against a metropolitan transit authority created under chapter 451 of the Transporation Code (RQ-0020-GA)

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Greg Abbott, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification; Whether a county may place on county-owned vehicles a decal, trademark, or logo advertising a private business in exchange for money from the business (RQ-0095-GA)

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Greg Abbott, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Whether section 37.081(f) of the Education Code, concerning school district peace officers, conflicts with chapter 614, subchapter B of the Government Code, concerning complaints against certain law enforcement officers, police officers, and fire fighters. (RQ-0204-GA)

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Greg Abbott, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Whether the Weatherford College District may lease real property to the Wesley foundation, and organization associated with the United Methodist Church to construct a student center, chapel, and other facilities (RQ-0205-GA)

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Greg Abbott, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification; Whether a civil service commission's authority under section 158.035(1) of the Local Government Code to adopt and enforce rules relating to the "selection...of employees," impermissibly intruded upon sheriff's authority to select assistants, as discussed in Attorney General Opinion GA-0037 (RQ-0208-GA)

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Greg Abbott, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification; Whether a person may waive the prohibition on public access to the persons's criminal history information that is subject to a nondisclosure order (RQ-0209-GA)

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Greg Abbott, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification; Whether the Port Arthur Economic Development Corporation may grant funds and refund sales taxes to a private corporation (RQ-0218-GA)

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Greg Abbott, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Whether payment for accumulated vacation time, paid as salary under an employment contract, is creditable compensation for purposes of determining Teacher Retirement System benefits (RQ-0251-GA)

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Greg Abbott, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification; Whether a nonprofit organization that sponsors a "poker run" violates gambling statutes (RQ-0357-GA)

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Greg Abbott, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification; Whether a legislator may simultaneously serve as president of a municipal management district operating under chapter 375, Local Government Code (RQ-0385-GA)