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
Focus Report, Volume 85, Number 10, October 2018 (open access)

Focus Report, Volume 85, Number 10, October 2018

Periodical titled "Lawmakers may consider proposed changes to civil asset forfeiture" that discusses how Texas's laws regarding civil asset forfeiture compare to federal and other states' regulations, and presents arguments in favor and opposed to changing the practice.
Date: October 29, 2018
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. Research Organization.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Focus Report, Volume 85, Number 9, October 2018 (open access)

Focus Report, Volume 85, Number 9, October 2018

Report on policy responses to opioid crisis for the 85th Legislature.
Date: October 11, 2018
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. Research Organization.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sunset Commission Staff Report: State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners (open access)

Sunset Commission Staff Report: State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners

Report from the Sunset Commission regarding the State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners, including background information, issues and recommendations, and supplementary documentation.
Date: October 2018
Creator: Nasr, Danielle; Constantino, Morgan; Linebarger, Trisha & Jones, Jennifer
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Inventory of Texas Felony Offenses by Category (open access)

Inventory of Texas Felony Offenses by Category

"This table contains information on offenses in Texas statutory law classified as felonies" (p. 1).
Date: April 2018
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Legislative Council.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Focus Report, Volume 85, Number 8, December 2017 (open access)

Focus Report, Volume 85, Number 8, December 2017

Report on major issues for the first regular session of the 85th legislature.
Date: December 18, 2017
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. Research Organization.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Newsletter of Texas State Representative Ernest Bailes: Volume 1, Issue 11, November 2017 (open access)

Newsletter of Texas State Representative Ernest Bailes: Volume 1, Issue 11, November 2017

Newsletter of Ernest Bailes for his constituents in district 18 discussing news, activities, and various updates related to work in the Texas legislature. It focuses on Bailes expressing the things his thankfulness for the legislative accomplishments in district 18.
Date: November 21, 2017
Creator: Bailes, Ernest James, IV
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Analyses of Proposed Constitutional Amendments: November 7, 2017, Election (open access)

Analyses of Proposed Constitutional Amendments: November 7, 2017, Election

"The Analyses of Proposed Constitutional Amendments contains, for each proposed amendment that will appear on the November 7, 2017, ballot, the ballot language, an analysis, and the text of the joint resolution proposing the amendment. The analysis includes background information and a summary of comments made during the legislative process about the proposed constitutional amendment by supporters and by opponents" (p. 1).
Date: November 7, 2017
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Legislative Council.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Focus Report, Volume 85, Number 7, October 5th, 2017 (open access)

Focus Report, Volume 85, Number 7, October 5th, 2017

"This report includes a digest of each vetoed measure, Gov. Greg Abbott's stated reason for the veto, and a response to the veto by the author or the sponsor of the bill."
Date: October 5, 2017
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. Research Organization.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Newsletter of Texas State Representative DeWayne Burns: Fall 2017 (open access)

Newsletter of Texas State Representative DeWayne Burns: Fall 2017

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 in the state budget, border security and public safety, unfunded mandates and your taxes, district-focused bills, the call for and Article 5 convention of states, actions to protect conservative values, and the convening of a special legislative session.
Date: Autumn 2017
Creator: Burns, DeWayne Christopher
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Newsletter of Texas State Representative John Frullo: Fall 2017 (open access)

Newsletter of Texas State Representative John Frullo: Fall 2017

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 Texas Tech University, health insurance, second amendment rights, border security, the CRT committee, and combating human trafficking; it also includes information on bills passed into law by Frullo in the 85th Legislative Session, a special session update, and a constitutional amendment voters guide.
Date: Autumn 2017
Creator: Frullo, John Michael
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Focus Report, Volume 85, Number 6, September 2017 (open access)

Focus Report, Volume 85, Number 6, September 2017

Report on the amendments proposed for the November 2017 ballot by the Texas House of Representatives.
Date: September 7, 2017
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. Research Organization.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
85th Texas Legislature, First Called Session, House Bill HB21, Chapter 8 (open access)

85th Texas Legislature, First Called Session, House Bill HB21, Chapter 8

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to public school finance, including funding for the recruitment and retention of teachers and the support of participants in the public school employees group insurance program.
Date: August 16, 2017
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
85th Texas Legislature, First Called Session, House Bill HB215, Chapter 9 (open access)

85th Texas Legislature, First Called Session, House Bill HB215, Chapter 9

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to reporting and certification requirements by certain physicians regarding certain abortions.
Date: August 16, 2017
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
85th Texas Legislature, First Called Session, House Bill HB30, Chapter 10 (open access)

85th Texas Legislature, First Called Session, House Bill HB30, Chapter 10

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the transfer of certain appropriations to the Texas Education Agency and the Teacher Retirement System of Texas and the adjustment of appropriations for public school finance.
Date: August 16, 2017
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
85th Texas Legislature, First Called Session, House Bill HB7, Chapter 7 (open access)

85th Texas Legislature, First Called Session, House Bill HB7, Chapter 7

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to municipal regulation of the removal of trees on private property.
Date: August 16, 2017
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
85th Texas Legislature, First Called Session, House Concurrent Resolution HCR34 (open access)

85th Texas Legislature, First Called Session, House Concurrent Resolution HCR34

Concurrent resolution introduced by the Texas House of Representatives and Senate in memory of Frank Ronald Galitski of Amarillo.
Date: August 16, 2017
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
85th Texas Legislature, First Called Session, Senate Bill SB11, Chapter 11 (open access)

85th Texas Legislature, First Called Session, Senate Bill SB11, Chapter 11

Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to general procedures and requirements for certain do-not-resuscitate orders; creating a criminal offense.
Date: August 16, 2017
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
85th Texas Legislature, First Called Session, Senate Bill SB17, Chapter 12 (open access)

85th Texas Legislature, First Called Session, Senate Bill SB17, Chapter 12

Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to maternal health and safety, pregnancy-related deaths, and maternal morbidity, including postpartum depression.
Date: August 16, 2017
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
85th Texas Legislature, First Called Session, House Bill HB13, Chapter 4 (open access)

85th Texas Legislature, First Called Session, House Bill HB13, Chapter 4

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to reporting requirements by certain physicians and health care facilities for abortion complications; authorizing a civil penalty.
Date: August 15, 2017
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
85th Texas Legislature, First Called Session, House Bill HB214, Chapter 5 (open access)

85th Texas Legislature, First Called Session, House Bill HB214, Chapter 5

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to health plan and health benefit plan coverage for elective abortion.
Date: August 15, 2017
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
85th Texas Legislature, First Called Session, House Concurrent Resolution HCR26 (open access)

85th Texas Legislature, First Called Session, House Concurrent Resolution HCR26

Concurrent resolution introduced by the Texas House of Representatives and Senate congratulating Margana Wood on being crowned Miss Texas 2017.
Date: August 15, 2017
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
85th Texas Legislature, First Called Session, Senate Bill SB6, Chapter 6 (open access)

85th Texas Legislature, First Called Session, Senate Bill SB6, Chapter 6

Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to municipal annexation.
Date: August 15, 2017
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
85th Texas Legislature, First Called Session, Senate Bill SB20, Chapter 2 (open access)

85th Texas Legislature, First Called Session, Senate Bill SB20, Chapter 2

Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to avoiding the abolishment of certain agencies subject to the Texas Sunset Act.
Date: August 11, 2017
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History