House Committee on County Affairs - 80th R.S. (2007)
| Committee: | House County Affairs | |
| Title: | Interim Report | |
| Library Catalog Title: | House Committee on County Affairs, Texas House of Representatives interim report, 2008 : a report to the House of Representatives, 81st Texas Legislature | |
| Subjects: | Border security | County government | County jails | Criminal Justice, Texas Department of | Extraterritorial jurisdiction | Fireworks | Municipal government | Municipal jails | Undocumented immigrants | | |
| Library Call Number: | L1836.80 C832 | |
| Session: | 80th R.S. (2007) | |
| Online version: | View report [41 pages File size: 3,936 kb] | |
| Charges: | This report should address the charges below. | |
| 1. | Study the issues surrounding the sale, use, and regulation of fireworks in urbanized, unincorporated parts of the county. | |
| 2. | Examine county procurement statutes to identify areas for increasing efficiency without sacrificing internal controls. | |
| 3. | Study policies and procedures related to illegal immigration and border security of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, county probation departments, and local and county jail facilities, and make recommendations to improve coordination with international, federal, state, and local authorities. (Joint Interim Charge with the House Committee on Corrections.) | |
| 4. | Examine recent attempts by municipalities to exert regulatory authority beyond city limits and extraterritorial jurisdiction. Evaluate the current relationship between and possible conflicts related to regulatory authority expressly given to state agencies by the legislature and regulatory authority delegated to home-rule municipalities. (Joint Interim Charge with the House Committee on Land and Resource Management.) | |
| 5. | Monitor the agencies and programs under the committee's jurisdiction. | |
| Supporting documents | ||
| Committee: | House County Affairs | |
| Title: | Testimony, Carl Reynolds and Rob Hoffman, Texas of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council, Resource Material for H.B. 1380, March 14, 2007 (court security) | |
| Library Catalog Title: | Minutes | |
| Library Call Number: | L1801.9 C8832 80 2007: MAR 14 | |
| Session: | 80th R.S. (2007) | |
| Online version: | View document [20 pages File size: 19,055 kb] | |
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