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39 Document(s) [ Subject: Government ethics ]
Committee: | House General Investigating and Ethics | |
Title: | Interim Report | |
Subjects: | Campaign finance and expenditure reports | Charities | Conflicts of interest | Disaster relief | Employee benefits | Ethics Commission, Texas | Federal funds | Financial disclosures | Gifts and donations | Government ethics | Government travel | Hurricane Harvey | Judicial campaigns | Lobbyists | Penalties and sentences (Criminal justice) | State agencies | State employee benefits | State employees | | |
Library Call Number: | L1836.85 G286 | |
Session: | 85th R.S. (2017) | |
Online version: | View report [64 pages] | |
Charges: | This report should address the charges below. | |
1. | Maintain oversight of federal, state, local, and charitable funds spent in response to Hurricane Harvey. Investigate instances of waste, fraud, or abuse involving such funds. Ensure that the State of Texas is maximizing federal disaster aid. | |
2. | Review conflict of interest laws governing public officers and employees to ensure that such laws are adequate to maintain the public’s confidence in government decision-making. Review personal financial statement requirements to ensure that the public has sufficient information on the private financial interests of public officers. | |
3. | Review criminal penalties under Chapter 305, Government Code (registration of lobbyists) and recommend improvements to maintain the integrity of legislative and administrative processes. | |
4. | Examine the Judicial Campaign Fairness Act and identify opportunities to improve the Act. | |
5. | Review procedures and processes used at the Texas Ethics Commission. Identify ways to resolve complaints more efficiently. | |
6. | Examine employment policies and practices at state agencies relating to the hiring of individuals who were terminated from employment with another state agency for misconduct. | |
7. | Review the implementation of S.B. 73 (85R) relating to leave policies and procedures for state employees. | |
8. | Examine laws and policies regulating travel by state agency officials to ensure that travel expenditures are in the best interest of the state. | |
9. | Investigate the use of state agency resources to participate in trade associations and groups funded by industries regulated by the agency. | |
10. | Monitor the agencies and programs under the Committee’s jurisdiction and oversee the implementation of relevant legislation passed by the 85th Legislature. | |
Committee: | House General Investigating and Ethics | |
Title: | Interim Report | |
Subjects: | Ethics laws | Government ethics | State employee benefits | State government contracts | State purchasing | | |
Library Call Number: | L1836.84 G286 | |
Session: | 84th R.S. (2015) | |
Online version: | View report [30 pages] | |
Charges: | This report should address the charges below. | |
1. | Examine the ethics laws governing public officers and employees in this state and identify areas in which the laws are inadequate to maintain the public's trust and confidence in government. Assess whether required financial disclosures by those making governmental decisions adequately inform the public of potential conflicts of interest. | |
2. | Study the contracting practices at major state agencies to determine if additional reforms are needed to maintain public confidence and trust in the expenditure of state funds. | |
3. | Conduct legislative oversight and monitoring of the agencies and programs under the committee’s jurisdiction and the implementation of relevant legislation passed by the 84th Legislature. In conducting this oversight, the committee should: a. consider any reforms to state agencies to make them more responsive to Texas taxpayers and citizens; b. identify issues regarding the agency or its governance that may be appropriate to investigate, improve, remedy, or eliminate; c. determine whether an agency is operating in a transparent and efficient manner; and d. identify opportunities to streamline programs and services while maintaining the mission of the agency and its programs. | |
4. | Examine the use by state agencies of emergency leave and settlement payments to provide supplemental compensation to departing employees. Recommend any revisions or clarifications to the law necessary to ensure that taxpayer dollars are being used prudently. | |
Committee: | Senate State Affairs | |
Title: | Interim Report | |
Subjects: | Campus carry | Eminent domain | Employees Retirement System of Texas | Ethics Commission, Texas | Ethics complaints | Freedom of religion | Government ethics | Guardianship | Guns | Judge salaries | Judicial selection | Military personnel | Open carry | Organized labor | Police chiefs | Public Integrity Unit | Public retirement systems | Religious conservatives (Politics) | Religious discrimination | Straight ticket voting | Teacher Retirement System of Texas | Texas Rangers (Law enforcement) | Texas Religious Freedom Restoration Act | Voting systems | Weapons | | |
Library Call Number: | L1836.84 St29a | |
Session: | 84th R.S. (2015) | |
Online version: | View report [70 pages] | |
Charges: | This report should address the charges below. | |
1. | Religious Liberty: Examine measures to affirm 1st Amendment religious liberty protections in Texas, along with the relationship between local ordinances and state and federal law. Make recommendations to ensure that the government does not force individuals, organizations or businesses to violate their sincerely held religious beliefs. | |
2. | Union Dues: Examine the practice of using public funds and employees for the payment processing of union dues. Make recommendations on whether Texas should end this practice. | |
3. | Chief Law Enforcement Officers: Examine whether there are chief law enforcement officers within the state who deny NFA applications without any cause. Examine the application and certification process and recommend ways to eliminate no-cause denials. | |
4. | Judicial Matters: Examine the need to adjust Texas judicial salaries to attract, maintain, and support a qualified judiciary capable of meeting the current and future needs of Texas and its citizens. Study and recommend whether Texas should delink legislators' standard service retirement annuities from district judge salaries. Examine the effect of eliminating straight-party voting for candidates for judicial office and make recommendations to ensure candidates are given individual consideration by voters. | |
5. | Eminent Domain: Gather and review data on the compensation provided to private property owners for property purchased or taken by entities with eminent domain authority. Examine the variance, if any, between the offers and the fair market values of properties taken through eminent domain. Make recommendations to ensure property owners are fairly compensated. | |
6. | Ethics: Review current ethics laws governing public officials and employees and recommend changes necessary to inspire the public’s confidence in a transparent and ethically principled government. Review public officials’ reporting requirements to the Texas Ethics Commission. Examine the categorization of ethics reporting violations and make recommendations to encourage accurate reporting and timely correction to inadvertent clerical errors. | |
7. | Monitoring Charge: Monitor the implementation of legislation addressed by the Senate Committee on State Affairs during the 84th R.S. and make recommendations for any legislation needed to improve, enhance, and/or complete implementation. Specifically, monitor the following: 1) Implementation of open and campus carry legislation and determine if the current laws regulating the places that handguns can be carried are easily understood or if clarification is needed to ensure the average citizen understands when, where, and under what circumstances it is lawful to carry a weapon, versus when it is a criminal offense for which there may be a defense; 2) Requirements for guardianships; 3) The electronic voting program for certain military members serving overseas; 4) Changes made to the Employment Retirement System regarding member contributions and proposed reforms to the Teacher Retirement System of Texas; and 5) The establishment of a public integrity unit under the authority of Texas Rangers. | |
Committee: | Joint Ethics Laws, Select | |
Title: | Interim Report | |
Subjects: | Ethics Commission, Texas | Government ethics | Lobbyists | | |
Library Call Number: | L1836.83 Et35 | |
Session: | 83rd R.S. (2013) | |
Online version: | View report [10 pages] | |
Charge: | This report should address the charge below. | |
1. | Study and review the statutes and regulations related to ethics, including campaign finance laws, lobby laws, and personal financial disclosure laws. | |
Committee: | House General Investigating and Ethics | |
Title: | Interim Report | |
Library Catalog Title: | House Committee on General Investigating and Ethics, Texas House of Representatives interim report, 2010 : a report to the House of Representatives, 82nd Texas Legislature | |
Subjects: | Blogs | Ethics Commission, Texas | Ethics laws | Government ethics | Political advertising | | |
Library Call Number: | L1836.81 G286 | |
Session: | 81st R.S. (2009) | |
Online version: | View report [25 pages File size: 675 kb] | |
Charges: | This report should address the charges below. | |
1. | Review state law in light of the effects of Texas Ethics Commission Advisory Opinion No. 484 relating to acceptance of benefits provided to officeholders. Recommend any necessary legislative changes. | |
2. | Review the definition of "political advertising" and determine whether the definition should be expanded to include content contained in blogs and other types of Internet communications. | |
3. | Monitor the agencies and programs under the committee's jurisdiction. | |
Committee: | House Charges Against Honorable J. E. McDonald, Commissioner of Agriculture, Special | |
Title: | Report - Minority Report | |
Library Catalog Title: | Minority report | |
Subjects: | Agriculture, Texas Department of | Bribery | Government ethics | Nepotism | | |
Library Call Number: | H.J. of Tex., 44th Leg., 1st C.S. 113 (1935) | |
Session: | 44th R.S. (1935) | |
Online version: | View report [16 pages File size: 973 kb] | |
Charge: | This report should address the charge below. | |
1. | To hear evidence on the charges contained herein and to hear such other additional evidence as may be brought before said committee concerning these or any other charges of midfeasance or malfeasance in office on the part of J.E. McDonald, Commissioner of Agriculture of the State of Texas; and if, in the judgment of such committee, the facts warrant, to prepare Articles of Impeachment and to report same back to the House for such action as the House may desire to take. | |
Committee: | House Charges Against Honorable J. E. McDonald, Commissioner of Agriculture, Special | |
Title: | Report - Majority Report | |
Library Catalog Title: | Majority report of the Committee appointed to investigate certain alleged irregularities in State Department of Agriculture | |
Subjects: | Agriculture, Texas Department of | Bribery | Government ethics | Nepotism | | |
Library Call Number: | H.J. of Tex., 44th Leg., 1st C.S. 290 (1935) | |
Session: | 44th R.S. (1935) | |
Online version: | View report [9 pages File size: 283 kb] | |
Charge: | This report should address the charge below. | |
1. | To hear evidence on the charges contained herein and to hear such other additional evidence as may be brought before said committee concerning these or any other charges of midfeasance or malfeasance in office on the part of J.E. McDonald, Commissioner of Agriculture of the State of Texas; and if, in the judgment of such committee, the facts warrant, to prepare Articles of Impeachment and to report same back to the House for such action as the House may desire to take. | |
Committee: | House State Departments and Permanent School Fund, Special | |
Title: | Report - State Departments | |
Library Catalog Title: | Reports | |
Subjects: | Agriculture Commissioner | Agriculture, Texas Department of | Barber Examiners, Texas State Board of | Bribery | Campaign contributions | Government ethics | Government travel | Insurance Commissioner | Nepotism | State agencies | State employee political activities | State employees | Texas School for the Deaf | Tobacco taxes | | |
Library Call Number: | H.J. of Tex., 44th Leg., R.S. 2564 (1935) | |
Session: | 44th R.S. (1935) | |
Online version: | View report [8 pages File size: 442 kb] | |
Charge: | This report should address the charge below. | |
1. | Inquire into the manner in which State funds are expended and the purposes for which State funds are used by any all State departments and institutions; and it shall further be its duty to investigate fully the necessity for making appropriations for the maintenance of each and all of the State departments and institutions, and to that end to inquire into the affairs and activities of governmental departments and institutions of whatever character or kind, as such activities affect or relate to the financial or other welfare of the citizens of Texas. | |
Committee: | House Committee of the Whole House in the Matter of the Investigation of the Hon. J.T. Robison, Commissioner of the General Land Office | |
Title: | Proceedings--pt. 1 | |
Library Catalog Title: | [Reports]. | |
Subjects: | Bribery | Fiscal management | Government ethics | Impeachment | Land Commissioner | | |
Library Call Number: | H.J. of Tex., 41st Leg., 2nd C.S., App., 1 (1929) | |
Session: | 41st R.S. (1929) | |
Online version: | View report [231 pages File size: 13,672 kb] | |
Charge: | This report should address the charge below. | |
1. | Impeachment proceedings for improper conduct of the affairs of the General Land Office including mishandling of the one-cent per acre fund accruing from the Reappraisement Act of 1925 and receiving certain gifts and gratuities. | |
Committee: | House Committee of the Whole House in the Matter of the Investigation of the Hon. J.T. Robison, Commissioner of the General Land Office | |
Title: | Proceedings--pt. 2 | |
Library Catalog Title: | [Reports]. | |
Subjects: | Bribery | Fiscal management | Government ethics | Impeachment | Land Commissioner | | |
Library Call Number: | H.J. of Tex., 41st Leg., 2nd C.S., App., 232 (1929) | |
Session: | 41st R.S. (1929) | |
Online version: | View report [262 pages File size: 16,768 kb] | |
Charge: | This report should address the charge below. | |
1. | Impeachment proceedings for improper conduct of the affairs of the General Land Office including mishandling of the one-cent per acre fund accruing from the Reappraisement Act of 1925 and receiving certain gifts and gratuities. | |
Supporting documents | ||
Committee: | House Committee of the Whole House in the Matter of the Investigation of the Hon. J.T. Robison, Commissioner of the General Land Office | |
Title: | Report | |
Library Call Number: | H.J. of Tex. 41st Leg. 2nd C.S. 36 (1929) | |
Session: | 41st R.S. (1929) | |
Online version: | View document [24 pages] | |
Committee: | House Committee of the Whole House in the Matter of the Investigation of the Hon. J.T. Robison, Commissioner of the General Land Office | |
Title: | Transcript, Testimony Taken Before the Committee of the Whole House in the Matter of the Investigation of the Hon. J.T. Robison, Commissioner of the General Land Office, June 10-27, 1929 | |
Library Catalog Title: | Minutes | |
Library Call Number: | L1836.41 L229 | |
Session: | 41st R.S. (1929) | |
Online version: | View document [506 pages File size: 240,042 kb] | |
Committee: | Joint General Land Office Investigation | |
Title: | Report | |
Library Catalog Title: | Special Committee report | |
Subjects: | General Land Office, Texas | Government ethics | Land Commissioner | Land vacancy claims | Mineral rights | Permanent School Fund | Permanent University Fund | State Auditor's Office, Texas | State land | | |
Library Call Number: | S.J. of Tex., 41st Leg., 1st C.S. 322 (1929)/L1836.41 L229R | |
Session: | 41st R.S. (1929) | |
Online version: | View report [6 pages] | |
Charge: | This report should address the charge below. | |
1. | Conduct investigation of General Land Office concerning all patents, leases, and sales of public domain and investigate every action of the Commissioner of the General Land Office. * | |
Supporting documents | ||
Committee: | Joint General Land Office Investigation | |
Title: | Miscellaneous Exhibits: Charges against J.T. Robison, Commissioner of the General Land Office, resolutions, correspondence (Robison election expense reports, public lands, reevaluations under acts of 1913 and 1925, lawsuit in Travis County, land records) | |
Library Catalog Title: | Minutes | |
Library Call Number: | L1836.41 L229M | |
Session: | 41st R.S. (1929) | |
Online version: | View document [92 pages File size: 33,627 kb] | |
Committee: | Joint General Land Office Investigation | |
Title: | Ernst & Ernst Examination | |
Library Catalog Title: | Revaluations under Act of 1913 | |
Library Call Number: | L1836.41 L229S 1913 | |
Session: | 41st R.S. (1929) | |
Committee: | Joint General Land Office Investigation | |
Title: | Ernst & Ernst Examination | |
Library Catalog Title: | Revaluations under Act of 1925-26 | |
Library Call Number: | L1836.41 L229S 1925-6 | |
Session: | 41st R.S. (1929) | |
Committee: | Joint General Land Office Investigation | |
Title: | Ernst & Ernst Examination | |
Library Catalog Title: | One cent expense fund | |
Library Call Number: | L1836.41 L229SO | |
Session: | 41st R.S. (1929) | |
Committee: | Joint General Land Office Investigation | |
Title: | Report of Investigation of the General Land Office, as provided for in S.C.R. No. 4; Transcripts, February 7-March 12, 1929 | |
Library Catalog Title: | Minutes | |
Library Call Number: | L1836.41 L229R | |
Session: | 41st R.S. (1929) | |
Online version: | View document [1016 pages File size: 431,594 kb] | |
Committee: | House State Affairs | |
Title: | Report | |
Library Catalog Title: | Report of the Committee on State Affairs. | |
Subjects: | Attorney General of Texas | Financial investments | Government ethics | Secretary of State, Texas | | |
Library Call Number: | H.J. of Tex., 41st Leg., 1st C.S., 688 (1929) | |
Session: | 41st R.S. (1929) | |
Online version: | View report [29 pages File size: 1,347 kb] | |
Charge: | This report should address the charge below. | |
1. | Investigate charges in letter by C.D. Neff in which he alleges that certain state officials were incompetently and unfairly administering the Blue Sky Law. | |
Committee: | House Lobbying Activities, Investigation | |
Title: | Report | |
Library Catalog Title: | Report of the Committee to Investigate Certain Lobbying Charges. | |
Subjects: | Bribery | Government ethics | Lobbyists | | |
Library Call Number: | H.J. of Tex., 40th Leg., R.S. 670 (1927) | |
Session: | 40th R.S. (1927) | |
Online version: | View report [6 pages File size: 199 kb] | |
Charge: | This report should address the charge below. | |
1. | Conduct a prompt and full investigation of the conduct of W.W. Chamberlin and report its findings to the House of Representatives, together with its recommendations. | |
Committee: | House State Departments, Investigate | |
Title: | Report | |
Library Catalog Title: | Report of Committee to Investigate Certain State Departments. | |
Subjects: | Board of Control, Texas | Business taxes | Courts | Education, Texas State Board of | Executive clemency | Ferguson, James E. 'Pa' | Ferguson, Miriam A. 'Ma' | Government ethics | Governors | Gubernatorial pardons | Highway construction | Highway Department, Texas State | Motor fuels taxes | Pardons and Paroles, Texas Board of | Prisons | Railroad Commission of Texas | State purchasing | Tax administration | Textbooks | Treasury Department, Texas State | | |
Library Call Number: | H.J. of Tex., 40th Leg., R.S., 132 (1927) | |
Session: | 39th R.S. (1925) | |
Online version: | View report [28 pages File size: 1,593 kb] | |
Charges: | This report should address the charges below. | |
1. | Investigation into the administration of highway affairs by the State Highway Commission; to investigate the manner in which contracts have been let by said commission, and generally to investigate all and every act of said commission since said date. | |
2. | Investigation into the State Treasurer's Department and the Railroad Commission with the view of determining if the State is receiving the full amount due by the oil companies as taxes on gross production of oil, as provided by law. | |
3. | To investigate the granting of pardons, paroles, reprieves and commutation of sentence, and the facts and circumstances connected with the granting of such acts of clemency. | |
4. | To investigate the letting of contracts for the purpose of text-books and the facts surrounding the letting of such contracts. | |
5. | To investigate into the administration of public affairs by such other departments of the State government, as in the judgment of said committee may be necessary, and for the promotion of the public good. | |
Supporting documents | ||
Committee: | House State Departments, Investigate | |
Title: | Transcript and Testimony, Proceedings of Committee Appointed by the Thirty-ninth Legislature to Investigate Certain State Departments, October 18, 1926-January 3, 1927, Supplement to House Journal for Ninth Day, January 21, 1927 | |
Library Catalog Title: | Minutes | |
Library Call Number: | L1836.39 IN8 | |
Session: | 39th R.S. (1925) | |
Online version: | View document [886 pages File size: 433,830 kb] | |
Committee: | Joint Charges Against Legislature by Hull Youngblood, Joint | |
Title: | Report | |
Library Catalog Title: | S.C.R. no. 6, report of Investigating Committee. | |
Subjects: | Government ethics | | |
Library Call Number: | S.J. of Tex., 38th Leg., 2nd C.S. 249 (1923) | |
Session: | 38th R.S. (1923) | |
Online version: | View report [5 pages File size: 1,794 kb] | |
Charges: | This report should address the charges below. | |
1. | To investigate the charges made by Hull Youngblood that bribery and other disgraceful practices are resorted to in the passage of legislation by the Legislature. * | |
2. | To ascertain whether the charges are true or false and if this be true that author be exposed to the people of Texas. * | |
Committee: | House Charges Against the Legislature, Investigate | |
Title: | Report | |
Library Catalog Title: | Report of Investigating Committee on bribery charges. | |
Subjects: | Bribery | Government ethics | | |
Library Call Number: | H.J. of Tex., 38th Leg., 3rd C.S. 483 (1923) | |
Session: | 38th R.S. (1923) | |
Online version: | View report [2 pages] | |
Charge: | This report should address the charge below. | |
1. | To investigate charges of bribery and corrupt practices that may have influenced some members in the consideration of bills pending and report to the House the findings. * | |
Committee: | House Charges Against James E. Ferguson, Governor, Investigate | |
Title: | Report | |
Library Catalog Title: | Report | |
Subjects: | Banks and banking | Conflicts of interest | Ethics | Ferguson, James E. 'Pa' | Fiscal management | Fraud | Government ethics | Governor's mansion | Impeachment | State purchasing | | |
Library Call Number: | H.J. of Tex., 35th Leg., R.S. 1338 (1917) | |
Session: | 35th R.S. (1917) | |
Online version: | View report [20 pages File size: 1,197 kb] | |
Charges: | This report should address the charges below. | |
1. | Investigate the charge that Governor Ferguson misapplied and misappropriated state funds in violation of the state Constitution including repairs, improvements to the Governor's Mansion and Grounds and well as the labor to care for same. * | |
2. | Investigate the charge that Governor Ferguson not only misapplied and misused a large part of appropriations by approving for payment by State accounts for merchandise and articles for which he owes and is personally liable, and approved on said accounts, deficiency certificates. * | |
3. | Investigate the charge that in violation of the Constitution and laws of Texas that James E. Ferguson misapplied and misused a large portion of the appropriation described as "Payment of rewards and other expenses necessary for the enforcement of laws, lithography, telegraphing and other purposes, $7,500." * | |
4. | Investigate the charge that Governor Ferguson has approved accounts for articles for the personal use of his family and household which have been paid out of appropriations and some of which have been made the basis for deficiency certificates issued by the Comptroller of the State. * | |
5. | Investigate the charges that while an officer of a State bank, the Temple State Bank, that Governor Ferguson became indebted to said bank in excess of the amount by statutes violating both civil and criminal statutes. * | |
6. | Investigate the charge that Cashier of the Temple State Bank knowing that Governor Ferguson was in debt to the bank in excess of statutes loaned him additional funds from the bank. * | |
7. | Investigate the charge that James E. Ferguson executed certain mortgages to Temple State Bank to secure all or part of his indebted thereto and requested that the officers of the bank withhold same from record in order that he might be relieved of criticism of his political appointments, and said mortgages were withheld. That while said mortgages were withheld from record by the offices of said bank, that James E. Ferguson executed other mortgages to other parties on the same property, or a large part thereof, and said other mortgages were placed of record before mortgages from said bank were recorded, thereby making the mortgages and security of said bank subject to the liens of said other mortgages. * | |
8. | Investigate the charge that Temple State Bank accepted the "bonding plan" to secure its depositors and did not become a beneficiary of the bank guaranty fund. And that officers of said bank have made application in the last ninety days under the law to the guaranty fund plan that the bondsmen may be relieved of liability by failure of said bank by reasons of the indebtedness of James E. Ferguson to it. * | |
9. | Investigate the charge that the Commissioner of Insurance an Banking, Charles O. Austin, appointed by Governor Ferguson, has failed to investigate the indebtedness of Governor Ferguson to the Temple State Bank. * | |
10. | Prepare a report that shall contain a full and accurate transcript of the proceedings. * | |
11. | Prepare and submit with its report such specific charges as may the basis, or may be necessary in impeachment proceedings against James E. Ferguson, Governor of the State of Texas. * | |
Committee: | Senate H. Bascom Thomas Expulsion, Committee of the Whole Senate | |
Title: | Report -- Feb. 11, 1909 | |
Library Catalog Title: | Report of Committee of the Whole Senate | |
Subjects: | Conflicts of interest | Ethics complaints | Ethics laws | Government ethics | Lobbyists | Rules of the Texas Senate - Sanctions | | |
Library Call Number: | S.J. of Tex., 31st Leg., R.S. 381 (1909) | |
Session: | 31st R.S. (1909) | |
Online version: | View report [9 pages File size: 335 kb] | |
Charge: | This report should address the charge below. | |
1. | Investigate charges of violations of the Anti-Lobbying Statute by the Senate and decide whether or not Senator H. Bascom Thomas has forfeited his right to membership in the Senate. * | |
Committee: | Senate H. Bascom Thomas Expulsion, Committee of the Whole Senate | |
Title: | Report -- Feb. 18, 1909 | |
Library Catalog Title: | Special Committee Report | |
Subjects: | Conflicts of interest | Ethics complaints | Ethics laws | Government ethics | Lobbyists | Rules of the Texas Senate - Sanctions | | |
Library Call Number: | S.J. of Tex., 31st Leg., R.S. 421 (1909) | |
Session: | 31st R.S. (1909) | |
Online version: | View report [3 pages File size: 81 kb] | |
Charge: | This report should address the charge below. | |
1. | Investigate charges of violations of the Anti-Lobbying Statute by the Senate and decide whether or not Senator H. Bascom Thomas has forfeited his right to membership in the Senate. * | |
Committee: | Senate H. Bascom Thomas Expulsion, Committee of the Whole Senate | |
Title: | Report -- Mar. 9, 1909 | |
Library Catalog Title: | Special Committee Report | |
Subjects: | Conflicts of interest | Ethics complaints | Ethics laws | Government ethics | Lobbyists | Rules of the Texas Senate - Sanctions | | |
Library Call Number: | S.J. of Tex., 31st Leg., R.S. 809 (1909) | |
Session: | 31st R.S. (1909) | |
Online version: | View report [4 pages File size: 132 kb] | |
Charge: | This report should address the charge below. | |
1. | Investigate charges of violations of the Anti-Lobbying Statute by the Senate and decide whether or not Senator H. Bascom Thomas has forfeited his right to membership in the Senate. * | |
Supporting documents | ||
Committee: | Senate H. Bascom Thomas Expulsion, Committee of the Whole Senate | |
Title: | Proceedings -- Feb. 10, 1909 | |
Library Catalog Title: | Report of Committee of the Whole | |
Library Call Number: | S.J. of Tex., 31st Leg., R.S. 284 (1909) | |
Session: | 31st R.S. (1909) | |
Online version: | View document [28 pages File size: 1,896 kb] | |
Committee: | Senate H. Bascom Thomas Expulsion, Committee of the Whole Senate | |
Title: | Proceedings -- Feb. 8-9, 1909 | |
Library Catalog Title: | Proceedings | |
Library Call Number: | S.J. of Tex., 31st Leg., R.S. 274 (1909) | |
Session: | 31st R.S. (1909) | |
Online version: | View document [10 pages File size: 660 kb] | |
Committee: | Senate H. Bascom Thomas Expulsion, Committee of the Whole Senate | |
Title: | Proceedings -- Mar. 9, 1909 | |
Library Catalog Title: | Report of Special Investigation Committee | |
Library Call Number: | S.J. of Tex., 31st Leg., R.S. 1197 (1909) | |
Session: | 31st R.S. (1909) | |
Online version: | View document [99 pages File size: 6,600 kb] | |
Committee: | Senate H. Bascom Thomas Expulsion, Committee of the Whole Senate | |
Title: | Statement by Senator Thomas | |
Library Catalog Title: | Statement | |
Library Call Number: | S.J. of Tex., 31st Leg., R.S. 1149 (1909) | |
Session: | 31st R.S. (1909) | |
Online version: | View document [8 pages File size: 455 kb] | |
Committee: | Senate H. Bascom Thomas Expulsion, Committee of the Whole Senate | |
Title: | Proceedings -- Mar. 13, 1909 | |
Library Catalog Title: | Proceedings had in the Thomas matter before the Senate on March 13, 1909 | |
Library Call Number: | S.J. of Tex., 31st Leg., R.S. 1162 (1909) | |
Session: | 31st R.S. (1909) | |
Online version: | View document [17 pages File size: 1,100 kb] | |
Committee: | Senate H. Bascom Thomas Expulsion, Committee of the Whole Senate | |
Title: | Speech of Senator Senter | |
Library Catalog Title: | Personal privilege | |
Library Call Number: | S.J. of Tex., 31st Leg., 1st C.S. 92 1909) | |
Session: | 31st R.S. (1909) | |
Online version: | View document [5 pages File size: 284 kb] | |
Committee: | Senate H. Bascom Thomas Expulsion, Committee of the Whole Senate | |
Title: | Oath of Office | |
Library Catalog Title: | Report | |
Library Call Number: | S.J. of Tex., 31st Leg., 1st C.S. 306 (1909) | |
Session: | 31st R.S. (1909) | |
Online version: | View document [3 pages File size: 47 kb] | |
Committee: | House Comptroller and Treasurer's Offices, Select | |
Title: | Majority report | |
Library Catalog Title: | [Report]. | |
Subjects: | Comptroller of Public Accounts, Texas | County sheriffs | Fund management | Government ethics | Impeachment | State claims and judgments | Treasury Department, Texas State | | |
Library Call Number: | H.J. of Tex., 12th Leg., Adj., 283 (1871) | |
Session: | 12th Adjourned (1871) | |
Online version: | View report [4 pages] | |
Charge: | This report should address the charge below. | |
1. | Inquire into and report upon the condition of the offices of the Comptroller and Treasurer of the State, and the mode and manner of auditing and paying claims against the State. | |
Committee: | House Comptroller and Treasurer's Offices, Select | |
Title: | Minority report | |
Library Catalog Title: | [Report]. | |
Subjects: | Comptroller of Public Accounts, Texas | County sheriffs | Fund management | Government ethics | Impeachment | State claims and judgments | Treasury Department, Texas State | | |
Library Call Number: | H.J. of Tex., 12th Leg., Adj., 285 (1871) | |
Session: | 12th Adjourned (1871) | |
Online version: | View report [6 pages] | |
Charge: | This report should address the charge below. | |
1. | Inquire into and report upon the condition of the offices of the Comptroller and Treasurer of the State, and the mode and manner of auditing and paying claims against the State. | |
Committee: | House Comptroller and Treasurer's Offices, Select | |
Title: | Final majority report | |
Library Catalog Title: | [Report]. | |
Subjects: | Comptroller of Public Accounts, Texas | County sheriffs | Fund management | Government ethics | Impeachment | State claims and judgments | Treasury Department, Texas State | | |
Library Call Number: | H.J. of Tex., 12th Leg., Adj., 778 (1871) | |
Session: | 12th Adjourned (1871) | |
Online version: | View report [6 pages] | |
Charge: | This report should address the charge below. | |
1. | Inquire into and report upon the condition of the offices of the Comptroller and Treasurer of the State, and the mode and manner of auditing and paying claims against the State. | |
Committee: | House Comptroller and Treasurer's Offices, Select | |
Title: | Final minority report | |
Library Catalog Title: | [Report]. | |
Subjects: | Comptroller of Public Accounts, Texas | County sheriffs | Fund management | Government ethics | Impeachment | State claims and judgments | Treasury Department, Texas State | | |
Library Call Number: | H.J. of Tex., 12th Leg., Adj., 783 (1871) | |
Session: | 12th Adjourned (1871) | |
Online version: | View report [3 pages] | |
Charge: | This report should address the charge below. | |
1. | Inquire into and report upon the condition of the offices of the Comptroller and Treasurer of the State, and the mode and manner of auditing and paying claims against the State. |
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