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Newsletter of Texas State Representative Charles Anderson: Volume 16, August 2013 (open access)

Newsletter of Texas State Representative Charles Anderson: Volume 16, August 2013

Newsletter of “Doc” Anderson from Texas district 56, providing updates from the 83rd Texas legislative session, with various opinions and goals for future work.
Date: August 2013
Creator: Anderson, Charles N.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Newsletter of Texas State Representative John Frullo: Fall 2013 (open access)

Newsletter of Texas State Representative John Frullo: Fall 2013

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 human trafficking and crimes against children, committee work, public pension reform, tax cuts, government efficiency, public education, Texas Water Plan, key conservative initiatives, and support for veterans.
Date: Autumn 2013
Creator: Frullo, John Michael
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Priority Groundwater Management Areas and Groundwater Conservation Districts: Report to the 83rd Texas Legislature (open access)

Priority Groundwater Management Areas and Groundwater Conservation Districts: Report to the 83rd Texas Legislature

This report provides information to the legislative leadership on activities undertaken during the preceding two years relating to the study and designation of priority groundwater management areas, the creation of groundwater conservation districts, and the operation of these districts.
Date: January 2013
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Priority Groundwater Management Areas and Groundwater Conservation Districts, Report to the 83rd Texas Legislature (open access)

Priority Groundwater Management Areas and Groundwater Conservation Districts, Report to the 83rd Texas Legislature

This reports provides information to the legislative leadership on activities undertaken during the preceding two years relating to the study and designation of priority groundwater management areas, creating groundwater conservation districts, and the operation of groundwater conservation districts.
Date: January 2013
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
A report on exemption of courses for extracurricular activities (open access)

A report on exemption of courses for extracurricular activities

The report describes changes that have been adopted after the amendment of Texas Education Code (TEC), §33.081, which narrowed the number of courses that may be exempt from “No Pass, No Play” requirements, including the review and adjustment of Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) standards.
Date: January 1, 2013
Creator: Texas Education Agency
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Activities and Recommendations of the Texas Groundwater Protection Committee: A Report to the 83rd Legislature (open access)

Activities and Recommendations of the Texas Groundwater Protection Committee: A Report to the 83rd Legislature

Report describing Texas Groundwater Protection Committee (TGPC) activities during 2011 and 2012, including select groundwater protection issues and recommendations to improve groundwater protection.
Date: January 2013
Creator: Texas Groundwater Protection Committee
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Condensed Analyses of Proposed Constitutional Amendments: November 3, 2013, Election (open access)

Condensed Analyses of Proposed Constitutional Amendments: November 3, 2013, Election

Collection of the proposed Constitutional amendments from the November 5, 2013 election, including summaries of proposals, summaries of comments, and specific comments.
Date: 2013
Creator: Texas Legislative Council
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Procedures Manual For Joint Committees, 83rd Legislative Interim (open access)

Procedures Manual For Joint Committees, 83rd Legislative Interim

A manual to procedures for joint committees authorized by the 83rd Legislature of Texas.
Date: 2013
Creator: Texas Legislative Council
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Water Development Board Legislative Priorities: 83rd Legislative Session (open access)

Texas Water Development Board Legislative Priorities: 83rd Legislative Session

Report from the Texas Water Development Board regarding projects funded by the legislature, including overviews of priority projects and appropriations requests.
Date: January 2013
Creator: Texas Water Development Board
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Board of Criminal Justice Operating Budget: 2014 (open access)

Texas Board of Criminal Justice Operating Budget: 2014

Operating budget of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) for fiscal year 2014, with a breakdown of funding organized by specific programs and methods of finance, with information from the previous year for comparison.
Date: December 1, 2013
Creator: Texas. Board of Criminal Justice.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Biennial Report to the 83rd Texas Legislature: Business Tax Advisory Committee (open access)

Biennial Report to the 83rd Texas Legislature: Business Tax Advisory Committee

Report of the Business Tax Advisory Committee to the Texas State Legislature providing a biennial review of the Texas business franchise tax passed in 2006. It includes a description of business taxes in Texas compared to other states according to various rankings; detailed tables analyzing the tax by size/type of taxpayers and how the tax reflects the state economy; and a discussion of aspects of the tax that have functioned as intended.
Date: January 2013
Creator: Texas. Comptroller's Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Report to the 83rd Legislature: CAPPS -- ERP in Texas (open access)

Report to the 83rd Legislature: CAPPS -- ERP in Texas

Report to the 83rd Texas Legislature on the Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) program, which manages the state's revenue and spending, and the implementation of the Centralized Accounting and Payroll/Personnel System (CAPPS). It describes the program in more detail through the end of 2012 and costs for fiscal year 2013.
Date: January 2013
Creator: Texas. Comptroller's Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tax Exemptions & Tax Incidence (open access)

Tax Exemptions & Tax Incidence

"This report estimates the value of each exemption, exclusion, discount, deduction, special accounting method, credit, refund, and special appraisal available under Texas' sales, franchise, gasoline, and motor vehicle sale taxes, as well as under the property tax levied by Texas school districts." (A Message From The Comptroller)
Date: March 7, 2013
Creator: Texas. Comptroller's Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Biennial Revenue Estimate: 2014-2015 (open access)

Texas Biennial Revenue Estimate: 2014-2015

Biennial report to the Texas Legislature outlining estimates of revenues for the state during 2014-2015. It includes an overview, economic outlook, and available revenue, with summary tables and fund details.
Date: January 2013
Creator: Texas. Comptroller's Office.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Department of Criminal Justice Operating Budget: 2014, Summary (open access)

Texas Department of Criminal Justice Operating Budget: 2014, Summary

Operating budget of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) for fiscal year 2014, including an overall summary and budget information organized by specific programs and methods of finance, with information from the previous year for comparison.
Date: August 23, 2013
Creator: Texas. Department of Criminal Justice.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
General Appropriations Act for the 2014-15 Biennium (open access)

General Appropriations Act for the 2014-15 Biennium

Text of bills passed by the Texas Legislature in 2013 that would affect biennial appropriations by the legislature 2014-2015, including the text of the conference committee report on Senate Bill No. 1.
Date: May 23, 2013
Creator: Texas. Legislature.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
General Appropriations Act For The 2014-2015 Biennium (open access)

General Appropriations Act For The 2014-2015 Biennium

Text of bills passed by the Texas Legislature in 2013 that would affect biennial appropriations by the legislature 2014-2015, including the text of the conference committee report on Senate Bill No. 1.
Date: 2013
Creator: Texas. Legislature.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
83rd Texas Legislature, First Called Session, House Concurrent Resolution 1 (open access)

83rd Texas Legislature, First Called Session, House Concurrent Resolution 1

Concurrent resolution introduced by the Texas House granting the legislature permission to adjourn for more than three days during the period beginning on Tuesday, May 28, 2013, and ending on Monday, June 3, 2013.
Date: July 11, 2013
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
83rd Texas Legislature, First Called Session, House Concurrent Resolution 7 (open access)

83rd Texas Legislature, First Called Session, House Concurrent Resolution 7

Concurrent resolution introduced by the Texas House commending U.S. Army Brigadier General (Ret.) Walter Schellhase for his service to the Hill Country Veterans Council.
Date: July 11, 2013
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
83rd Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 4, Chapter 207 (open access)

83rd Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 4, Chapter 207

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the administration of the Texas Water Development Board and the funding of water projects by the board and other entities; authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds.
Date: May 28, 2013
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
83rd Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 5, Chapter 211 (open access)

83rd Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 5, Chapter 211

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to public school accountability, including assessment, and curriculum requirements; providing a criminal penalty.
Date: June 10, 2013
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
83rd Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 6, Chapter 839 (open access)

83rd Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 6, Chapter 839

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the creation and re-creation of funds and accounts, the dedication and rededication of revenue, and the exemption of unappropriated money from use for general governmental purposes.
Date: June 14, 2013
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
83rd Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 7, Chapter 835 (open access)

83rd Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 7, Chapter 835

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the amounts, availability, and use of certain statutorily dedicated revenue and accounts; reducing or affecting the amounts or rates of certain statutorily dedicated fees and assessments; making an appropriation.
Date: June 14, 2013
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
83rd Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 8, Chapter 1252 (open access)

83rd Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 8, Chapter 1252

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the prosecution and punishment of offenses related to trafficking of persons and to certain protections for victims of trafficking of persons.
Date: June 14, 2013
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History