Focus Report, Volume 85, Number 5, March 10, 2017 (open access)

Focus Report, Volume 85, Number 5, March 10, 2017

Report focusing on emerging issues and debate in Texas on the regulation of telemedicine.
Date: March 10, 2017
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. Research Organization.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Focus Report, Volume 85, Number 3, March 3, 2017 (open access)

Focus Report, Volume 85, Number 3, March 3, 2017

Report explores how transport network companies (TNCs) are regulated by state and local laws in Texas and reviews some proposed legislative approaches.
Date: March 3, 2017
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. Research Organization.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Focus Report, Volume 85, Number 2, February 21, 2017 (open access)

Focus Report, Volume 85, Number 2, February 21, 2017

"This report summarizes the key constitutional provisions and rules governing bills in the Legislature, with an emphasis on House rules."
Date: February 21, 2017
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. Research Organization.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Focus Report, Volume 85, Number 1, December 20, 2016 (open access)

Focus Report, Volume 85, Number 1, December 20, 2016

Periodical discusses many of the issues the 85th Texas Legislature may consider during its 2017 regular session.
Date: December 20, 2016
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. Research Organization.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Focus Report, Volume 84, Number 8, July 12, 2016 (open access)

Focus Report, Volume 84, Number 8, July 12, 2016

Report providing an introduction to ASR in Texas, including a history of ASR projects and a review of the regulatory structure that has evolved around the technology, including enactment of a new state law in 2015.
Date: December 7, 2016
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. Research Organization.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Developmental Education:  Updates and Progress  for Underprepared Students (open access)

Developmental Education: Updates and Progress for Underprepared Students

This report describes the state’s new higher education strategic plan to assigns a new urgency to accelerating completions for the population of underprepared students. The previous plan, Closing the Gaps by 2015, included access to and success in higher education as its major goals; the new plan build on these goals and continues to focus on completions in higher education.
Date: November 2016
Creator: Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Focus Report, Volume 84, Number 11, October 25, 2016 (open access)

Focus Report, Volume 84, Number 11, October 25, 2016

An article presenting the question of Texas' age for entering the adult criminal justice system.
Date: October 25, 2016
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. Research Organization.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas State Library and Archives Commission Annual Report on Measures: 2016 (open access)

Texas State Library and Archives Commission Annual Report on Measures: 2016

Annual report of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission describing goals for customer usage and service for various resources and programs compared to actual data during fiscal year 2016.
Date: October 4, 2016
Creator: Texas State Library and Archives Commission
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Focus Report, Volume 84, Number 10, September 27, 2016 (open access)

Focus Report, Volume 84, Number 10, September 27, 2016

"This report reviews some recent history of the school finance system in Texas and the Supreme Court's latest ruling upholding its constitutionality."
Date: September 27, 2016
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. Research Organization.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Focus Report, Volume 84, Number 9, August 16, 2016 (open access)

Focus Report, Volume 84, Number 9, August 16, 2016

"This report examines current Texas law and policies to help prevent financial exploration of the elderly and a few issues the Legislature may consider."
Date: August 16, 2016
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. Research Organization.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Legislative Budget Board Fiscal Size-Up 2016-17 Biennium (open access)

Legislative Budget Board Fiscal Size-Up 2016-17 Biennium

Report outlining information on the state budget and legislation from the 84th Texas Legislature that affected each department in the state budget for the 2016-17 biennium.
Date: May 2016
Creator: Texas. Legislative Budget Board.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Legislative Budget Board Summary of Fiscal Size-up for the 2016-17 Biennium (open access)

Legislative Budget Board Summary of Fiscal Size-up for the 2016-17 Biennium

Report giving a summary of the state budget fiscal size-up for the 2016-17 biennium.
Date: May 2016
Creator: Texas. Legislative Budget Board.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Unclaimed Property Texas Statutes: Property Code-Title 6 Chapters 72-76 (open access)

Unclaimed Property Texas Statutes: Property Code-Title 6 Chapters 72-76

Text of legislation to regulate unclaimed property in Texas.
Date: March 2016
Creator: Texas. Legislature.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Amendments to the Texas Constitution Since 1876, Current Through the November 3, 2015 Constitutional Amendment Election (open access)

Amendments to the Texas Constitution Since 1876, Current Through the November 3, 2015 Constitutional Amendment Election

Text of constitutional amendments to the Texas Constitution from 1876 to 2015.
Date: February 2016
Creator: Texas. Legislature.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Newsletter of Texas State Representative DeWayne Burns: Fall 2015 (open access)

Newsletter of Texas State Representative DeWayne Burns: Fall 2015

Newsletter of DeWayne Burns for his constituents in district 58 discussing news, activities, and various updates related to work in the Texas legislature. It focuses on updates for tax relief, property rights, transportation, religious liberty, and his actions to protect life.
Date: Autumn 2015
Creator: Burns, DeWayne Christopher
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Newsletter of Texas State Representative John Frullo: Fall 2015 (open access)

Newsletter of Texas State Representative John Frullo: Fall 2015

Newsletter of John Frullo for his constituents in district 84 discussing news, activities, and various updates related to work in the Texas legislature. It focuses on the bills that Frullo was involved in proposing and passing, Frullo's legislative action, key conservative initiatives, and includes a guide to the Texas constitutional amendment propositions covered in the 84th legislative session.
Date: Autumn 2015
Creator: Frullo, John Michael
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History

Legislative Update – 84th R.S.

Document containing presentation slides outlining various legislation during the 84th Texas regular session and the ways that the court system will be affected in terms of resources and procedures, with detailed descriptions of certain laws.
Date: September 2015
Creator: Slayton, David
Object Type: Presentation
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Securities Act State of Texas (open access)

The Securities Act State of Texas

Text of act to regulate securities in Texas including amendments as of September 1, 2015.
Date: September 2015
Creator: Texas. Legislature.
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

Text of act to regulate unemployment compensation effective as of September 1, 2015.
Date: September 2015
Creator: Texas. Legislature.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 1, Chapter 1281 (open access)

84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 1, Chapter 1281

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives general Appropriations Bill.
Date: June 20, 2015
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 2, Chapter 1282 (open access)

84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 2, Chapter 1282

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to making supplemental appropriations and giving direction and adjustment authority regarding appropriations.
Date: June 20, 2015
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 157, Chapter 1246 (open access)

84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 157, Chapter 1246

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the rates of sales and use taxes imposed by municipalities; authorizing an increase or decrease in the rate of those taxes.
Date: June 20, 2015
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 184 (open access)

84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 184

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the allocation of costs and attorney's fees incurred by a Court of Inquiry.
Date: June 20, 2015
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 382, Chapter 1242 (open access)

84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 382, Chapter 1242

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to public junior college district branch campuses, including a requirement that the South Texas Community College District adopt and implement a plan to expand opportunity for instructional programs in a certain location.
Date: June 20, 2015
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History