Newsletter of Texas State Representative Ernest Bailes: Volume 1, Issue 1, January 2017 (open access)

Newsletter of Texas State Representative Ernest Bailes: Volume 1, Issue 1, January 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 welcoming the 85th legislative session, a recap of Texas' biennial legislature, priorities for the 85th legislative session, committee assignments, and developing youth leaders.
Date: January 30, 2017
Creator: Bailes, Ernest James, IV
System: The Portal to Texas History
Newsletter of Texas State Representative Ernest Bailes: Volume 1, Issue 2, February 2017 (open access)

Newsletter of Texas State Representative Ernest Bailes: Volume 1, Issue 2, February 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' committee assignments, handgun issues, school funding, open-enrollment to charter schools, support for district 18, and the Texas Association of School Administrators.
Date: February 13, 2017
Creator: Bailes, Ernest James, IV
System: The Portal to Texas History
Newsletter of Texas State Representative Ernest Bailes: Volume 1, Issue 3, February 2017 (open access)

Newsletter of Texas State Representative Ernest Bailes: Volume 1, Issue 3, February 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 growth and property rights, pausing in prayer, new Commercial Driver's License skills standards, reduction in budget for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, and a balanced and new legislation.
Date: February 28, 2017
Creator: Bailes, Ernest James, IV
System: The Portal to Texas History
Newsletter of Texas State Representative Ernest Bailes: Volume 1, Issue 4, March 2017 (open access)

Newsletter of Texas State Representative Ernest Bailes: Volume 1, Issue 4, March 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 the filing of bill to address public school accountability, the Dayton train, an update on Constable Justin Johnstone, the filed bill to protect ecological resources, the celebration of General Sam Houston, Child Protective Services, Daylight Savings Time, the House and Senate bills on high speed railways, and Bailes' appointment to the subcommittee.
Date: March 13, 2017
Creator: Bailes, Ernest James, IV
System: The Portal to Texas History
Newsletter of Texas State Representative Ernest Bailes: Volume 1, Issue 5, March 2017 (open access)

Newsletter of Texas State Representative Ernest Bailes: Volume 1, Issue 5, March 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 reforms in public school finance, an update on Constable Justin Johnston, the presentation of CSHB 1469, updates in teacher retirement and property taxes, and the house bill to decrease the fee for carrying a handgun.
Date: March 28, 2017
Creator: Bailes, Ernest James, IV
System: The Portal to Texas History
Newsletter of Texas State Representative Ernest Bailes: Volume 1, Issue 6, April 2017 (open access)

Newsletter of Texas State Representative Ernest Bailes: Volume 1, Issue 6, April 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 explaining the process of bills becoming Texas laws, and it updates information on the House passing the budget, the decision to deny the use of vouchers in Texas, firefighters' pensions, and the discussion of annexation.
Date: April 11, 2017
Creator: Bailes, Ernest James, IV
System: The Portal to Texas History
Newsletter of Texas State Representative Ernest Bailes: Volume 1, Issue 7, April 2017 (open access)

Newsletter of Texas State Representative Ernest Bailes: Volume 1, Issue 7, April 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 tax reform, a proposed bill concerning volunteer firefighters, public education transportation funding, the Blue Alert System, and handgun issues.
Date: April 25, 2017
Creator: Bailes, Ernest James, IV
System: The Portal to Texas History
Newsletter of Texas State Representative Ernest Bailes: Volume 1, Issue 8, May 2017 (open access)

Newsletter of Texas State Representative Ernest Bailes: Volume 1, Issue 8, May 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 the update on the Pro-Life bill progressing through the House, the passing of a bill to protect forest land, the bill filed to support a presidential library at Sam Huston State University, and the bill proposed on public school accountability.
Date: May 10, 2017
Creator: Bailes, Ernest James, IV
System: The Portal to Texas History
Newsletter of Texas State Representative Ernest Bailes: Volume 1, Issue 9, May 2017 (open access)

Newsletter of Texas State Representative Ernest Bailes: Volume 1, Issue 9, May 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 the controversial decisions around House Bill 21, and it gives a short legislative update.
Date: May 24, 2017
Creator: Bailes, Ernest James, IV
System: The Portal to Texas History
Newsletter of Texas State Representative Ernest Bailes: Volume 1, Issue 10, June 2017 (open access)

Newsletter of Texas State Representative Ernest Bailes: Volume 1, Issue 10, June 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 the legislature being adjourned, and it summarizes the bills passed in the 85th legislature.
Date: June 18, 2017
Creator: Bailes, Ernest James, IV
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
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
System: The Portal to Texas History
Newsletter of Texas State Representative Philip Cortez: 85th Legislative Session (open access)

Newsletter of Texas State Representative Philip Cortez: 85th Legislative Session

Newsletter of Philp Cortez for his constituents in district 117 discussing news, activities, and various updates related to work in the Texas legislature. It focuses on stating the values of district 117 and providing an 85th legislative update.
Date: 2017
Creator: Cortez, Philip
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
System: The Portal to Texas History