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Committee:	House County Affairs
Title:	Interim Report
Subjects:	Alternatives to incarceration | Counties | County budgets | County employees | Criminal justice | Emergency management | Flood control | Flooding | Hurricane Harvey | Infrastructure | Land use regulations | Mentally ill inmates | Natural disasters | Salaries |
Library Call Number:	L1836.85 C832
Session:	85th R.S. (2017)
Online version:	View report [75 pages]
Charges:	This report should address the charges below.
1.	Examine how emergency response activities are organized, funded, and coordinated. Review the impact of natural disasters on county finances. Identify any deficiencies in authority for the most populous counties related to infrastructure planning, emergency response, and recovery. Explore ways to improve efficiencies and manage costs while protecting public safety. Additionally, study the relationship between the state, counties, non-governmental organizations, and churches in preparing for and responding to Hurricane Harvey and its aftermath, and determine if preparedness plans are adequate.
2.	Evaluate whether counties have the necessary ordinance-making and enforcement authority to deal with flood risk in unincorporated rural and suburban areas of Texas. Additionally, examine whether counties have adequate resources and authority to ensure that new development in unincorporated areas is not susceptible to flooding.
3.	Study how counties identify defendants' and inmates' behavioral health needs and deferral opportunities to appropriate rehabilitative and transition services. Consider models for ensuring defendants and inmates with mental illness receive appropriate services upon release from the criminal justice system.
4.	Review the population limitations found in Local Government Code Section 154.041 and Local Government Code Section 113.047. Determine if counties with a population below 190,000 could benefit from the population limitations being removed.
5.	Monitor the agencies and programs under the Committee’s jurisdiction and oversee the implementation of relevant legislation passed by the 85th Legislature.
Supporting documents
Committee:	House County Affairs
Title:	Committee meeting handouts and testimony, August 23, 2018 (emergency response, county flood ordinances, inmate behavioral health needs)
Library Call Number:
Session:	85th R.S. (2017)
Online version:	View document [174 pages  File size: 12,880 kb]
Committee:	House County Affairs
Title:	Interim Report
Subjects:	Counties | County jails | Ebola | Emergency management | Homelessness | Hospitals | Jail population | Jail Standards, Texas Commission on | Managed care | Marijuana | Medicaid | Mental health services | Population growth | Specialty courts | Veterans |
Library Call Number:	L1836.83 C832
Session:	83rd R.S. (2013)
Online version:	View report [106 pages]
Charges:	This report should address the charges below.
1.	Examine population growth in Texas counties and the impact the growth has had on housing, available land resources, businesses in Texas, as well as the impact of growth on the state's economy. Evaluate Texas's preparedness to respond to future growth and ensure economic stability.
2.	Continue oversight of the Texas Commission on Jail Standards and issues jails currently face, including the mental health of those in jail, and make recommendations for refinement or improvement of processes and programs.
3.	Monitor the health advisory panel stemming from HB 3793, 83rd R.S..
4.	Determine which counties have implemented a cite-and-summons policy, whether the policy has been effective in lessening overcrowding in county jails, and whether those cited by peace officers comply with the policy.
5.	Study the implementation of SB 462, 83rd R.S.. Examine which counties currently have veterans courts, as well as veterans courts in other states, and determine how those programs are working and whether these courts provide additional services or resources for veterans. Make appropriate recommendations. (Joint charge with the House Committee on Defense and Veterans' Affairs)
6.	Conduct legislative oversight and monitoring of the agencies and programs under the committee’s jurisdiction and the implementation of relevant legislation passed by the 83rd 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.
Supporting documents
Committee:	House County Affairs
Title:	Committee meeting handouts and testimony, March 10, 2014 (Population growth, Texas Commission on Jail Standards and county jails, HB 3793 mental health advisory panel, Medicaid 1115 waiver, veterans courts)
Library Catalog Title:	Minutes
Library Call Number:	L1801.9 C832 83 2014: MAR 10
Session:	83rd R.S. (2013)
Online version:	View document [170 pages  File size: 8,459 kb]
Committee:	House County Affairs
Title:	Committee meeting handouts and testimony, October 20, 2014 (Population growth, Texas Commission on Jail Standards and county jails, HB 3793 mental health advisory panel, emergency response preparedness/ebola)
Library Call Number:
Session:	83rd R.S. (2013)
Online version:	View document [171 pages  File size: 12,739 kb]
Committee:	House County Affairs
Title:	Interim Report
Library Catalog Title:	House Committee on County Affairs, Texas House of Representatives interim report, 2010 : a report to the House of Representatives, 82nd Texas Legislature
Subjects:	Agriculture | Bail | Counties | County government | Economy | Indigent health care | Land use regulations | Open government | Rural economic development |
Library Call Number:	L1836.81 C832
Session:	81st R.S. (2009)
Online version:	View report [99 pages  File size: 2,515 kb]
Charges:	This report should address the charges below.
1.	Study the current practices and tools available to counties to manage growth and development. Consider incompatible land uses and county rulemaking authority, including rulemaking authority bracketed to counties of a certain population.
2.	Study county- level health care delivery models for indigent health care that emphasize community-based care to improve the continuity and quality of care. Compare urban and rural health care delivery models and make necessary legislative recommendations.
3.	Study county oversight related to pretrial release on bond in criminal cases.
4.	Examine how local governments can better inform the public about local government debts.
5.	Survey rural economic development programs. Analyze the economic relationship between rural communities and the agriculture industry and their combined impact on the state's economy. Joint Interim Charge with House Committee on Agriculture and Livestock
6.	Monitor the agencies and programs under the committee's jurisdiction.
Committee:	Senate Intergovernmental Relations
Title:	Interim Report
Library Catalog Title:	Interim report to the 80th Texas Legislature
Subjects:	Affordable housing | Colonias | Counties | Flood plains | Grants | Homeowners' associations | Homeownership | Land use regulations | Municipal utility districts | Red light running | Special taxing districts | Special utility districts | Traffic cameras | Wine and wine industry |
Library Call Number:	L1836.79 L786
Session:	79th R.S. (2005)
Online version:	View report [257 pages  File size: 23,433 kb]
Charges:	This report should address the charges below.
1.	Study and make recommendations regarding the regulatory authority of counties in relation to development in unincorporated areas, including public safety and public health regulations, and the authority of counties to prevent new colonias development without sufficient water, wastewater, and other infrastructure.
2.	Study and make recommendations relating to the use of funds collected from red light camera citations.
3.	Study and make recommendations regarding the relationship between cities and special utility districts, including the formation of special utility districts in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of cities, and the ability of those districts to meet the future service needs of residents; the number of special utility districts currently existing and their effect on the overall property tax burden; as well as the significant growth/creation of special utility districts and their effect on the provision of services to residents.
4.	Study and make recommendations relating to counties' ability to apply for and receive state and federal grants. Focus on assessing the impact and use of grant funds, on streamlining the process, and upon the impact and options available for counties without incorporated cities and towns.
5.	Examine and make recommendations relating to the appropriateness and advisability of adopting the "Texas Uniform Planned Community Act," as published by the State Bar of Texas Subcommittee on Property Owners Associations, as the enabling statute to establish a comprehensive and uniform framework for the creation and operation of residential planned communities
6.	Study the implementation and impact of legislation passed by the 79th Legislature to increase the economic impact of the Texas Wine Industry on the state's economy and make recommendations, as appropriate.
7.	Study the status of floodplain mapping in Texas communities and the scope of local governments' floodplain development management authority and make recommendations, as necessary, to enable communities to provide accurate floodplain data and management plans that will facilitate more favorable insurance rates and better protect the lives and property of Texas residents in the event of a natural disaster.
8.	Study the home ownership rate for low-income Texans. Make recommendations for increasing home ownership. Analyze options for enhancing Low Income Housing Tax Credits and include costs and benefits to the state.
Committee:	House Transportation
Title:	Interim Report
Library Catalog Title:	House Committee on Transportation, Texas House of Representatives interim report, 2006 : a report to the House of Representatives, 80th Texas Legislature
Subjects:	Air transportation | Automobile Burglary and Theft Prevention Authority | Automobile dealers | Automobiles | Border crossings | Border issues | Border transportation | Burlington Northern Santa Fe | Counties | Electricity transmission and distribution | Electronic surveillance | Eminent domain | Federal funds | International trade | Land use regulations | Ports | Railroads | Rental companies | Rights of way | State budgets | Transportation planning | Transportation, Texas Department of | Underground utility lines | Union Pacific |
Library Call Number:	L1836.79 T687
Session:	79th R.S. (2005)
Online version:	View report [63 pages  File size: 12,744 kb]
Charges:	This report should address the charges below.
1.	Review the regulation of utilities by the Texas Department of Transportation relating to utility access along the edge of the road right-of-way and placement of utility facilities along public road rights-of-way. Recommend strategies for the Public Utility Commission and the Department of Transportation to deliver assets of value to the state.
2.	Study the relationship between Texas Department of Transportation, the Federal Aviation Administration and other federal agencies, including the Department of Homeland Security. Review the effectiveness and efficiency of the funding process for airports, and capacity needs for commercial and private demands. Examine further needs with regard to private and public airports.
3.	Examine the transportation planning coordination of land use, including planning for large transportation corridors.
4.	Research and study the permissibility of rental care companies to sell used rental motor vehicles on credit union premises and other locations not continuously used for the conduct of used rental motor vehicle sales. Analyze comparative laws from other states permitting such sales by rental car companies on premises other than those owned by the rental car companies.
5.	Consider the rail relocation needs of the major metropolitan areas of Texas. Identify possible funding sources.
6.	Study the economic infrastructure of the state's main trade corridors with special emphasis on the ability to enhance trade and transportation through increased use of technology. (Joint interim charge with the House Committee on Border and International Affairs)
7.	Study the current border and coastal transportation infrastructure and any enhancements needed to meet gorwing international trade and economic development. (Joint interim charge with the House Committee on Border and International Affairs)
8.	Monitor the agencies and programs under the committee's jurisdiction.
Committee:	Senate Intergovernmental Relations
Title:	Interim report
Library Catalog Title:	Interim report pursuant to interim charges.
Subjects:	Affordable housing | Bridges | City government | Counties | County government | Municipalities | Sports arenas | Streets | Suburban areas | Urban sprawl |
Library Call Number:	L1836.74 l786
Session:	74th R.S. (1995)
Online version:	View report [107 pages  File size: 5,284 kb]
Charges:	This report should address the charges below.
1.	Study and make recommendations on the possible consolidation of services that are provided by both county and municipal government.
2.	Study and make recommendations regarding the problems of urban infrastructure, recognizing the deterioration in such areas and the shift of population and businesses to suburban areas.
Committee:	House County Affairs
Title:	Interim report
Library Catalog Title:	To the Speaker and members of the House of Representatives : report of the Committee on County Affairs.
Subjects:	Counties | County budgets | County government | Indigent health care | Property taxes | Radioactive waste | Solid waste disposal | Statutory revision | Supreme Court arguments and decisions, U.S. | Tax appraisals |
Library Call Number:	L1836.68 c832
Session:	68th R.S. (1983)
Online version:	View report [140 pages  File size: 4,573 kb]
Charges:	This report should address the charges below.
1.	To monitor all activities and have budget oversight responsibilities for those agencies, boards and commissions as listed in Rule 3, Section 5.
2.	To examine county ordinance-making authority and its ramifications.
3.	To classify, investigate, and analyze county law as it presently exists.
4.	To investigate the various sources of revenue that counties currently have.
5.	To examine the impact of the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision, revenues regarding tax exempt status of federal securities on county revenues.
6.	In cooperation with the House Committee on Urban Affairs and the House-Senate Joint Committee on Indigent Health Care, study the impact of indigent health care on county government.
7.	Conduct a mid-course review of the activities to date of the Texas Low-level Radioactive Waste Disposal Authority (TLLRWDA) and take testimony and gather evidence from interested public officials and private citizens on the matter of low-level nuclear waste disposal in Texas.
Committee:	House Urban Issues, Select
Title:	Interim Report
Library Catalog Title:	To the speaker and members of the Texas House of Representatives, 66th Legislature : report / of the Select Committee on Urban Issues, the Texas House of Representatives, 66th Legislature.
Subjects:	Counties | Disaster relief | Education | Emergency management | Flooding | Higher education | Land use regulations | Municipal annexation | Municipalities | Natural disasters | Natural resources conservation | Outdoor recreation | Property taxes | Solid waste disposal | Urban sprawl | Water conservation | Water planning |
Library Call Number:	L1836.66 ur1
Session:	66th R.S. (1979)
Online version:	View report [275 pages  File size: 9,908 kb]
Charges:	This report should address the charges below.
1.	Determine the governance needs of Texas' urban areas in the 1980s, including ordinance making authority, property taxes, and annexation as related to growth patterns.
2.	Identify critical issues and potential long-range solutions regarding natural resources, educational, and governance needs of Texas cities in the 1980s.
3.	Review factors, including urban expansion and drainage practices, which may have contributed to the increasing frequency and severity of urban flooding. Suggest state and local flood management activities which would reduce the risk of floods. *
4.	Study natural resources issues facing local governments, including urban flooding, disaster assistance, emergency preparedness, hazardous waste disposal, low-level radioactive waste, water conservation, water supplies, air pollution, urban recreation and solid waste disposal. *
5.	Review education issues facing local governments, including teacher shortages, vocational education, student attendance and discipline, public school finance, and higher education *
Committee:	House Cash Management
Title:	Interim Report
Library Catalog Title:	Interim report of the Joint Committee on Cash Management Procedures, Texas House of Representatives, 65th Legislature.
Subjects:	Counties | Financial investments | Fund management | Investment of public funds | Municipalities | State agency budgets |
Library Call Number:	L1836.65 c268
Session:	65th R.S. (1977)
Online version:	View report [27 pages  File size: 296 kb]
Charges:	This report should address the charges below.
1.	Make a study of the cash management procedures of state and local government in Texas, including a review of the management of cash balances held outside the State Treasury by other state agencies and the possibility of consolidating these funds.
2.	Make a study of the feasibility of the establishment of a pooling arrangement for funds of local governments in Texas.
3.	Conduct an assessment of the relative advantages and disadvantages of providing technical assistance to local governments regarding cash management.
Committee:	House Intergovernmental Affairs
Title:	Interim Report
Library Catalog Title:	To the speaker and members of the Texas House of Representatives, 66th Legislature : report of the / Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs, Texas House of Representatives, 65th Legislature.
Subjects:	Community Affairs, Texas Department of | Councils of government | Counties | County government | Land use regulations | Municipal annexation | Municipalities | Public retirement systems | Real estate development | Social Security | Urban sprawl |
Library Call Number:	L1836.65 in8a
Session:	65th R.S. (1977)
Online version:	View report [90 pages  File size: 2,452 kb]
Charges:	This report should address the charges below.
1.	Oversight responsibility of agency expenditures and related transactions. This function shall encompass a review and monitoring of all appropriations-related actions of those agencies assigned to this Committee for appropriative purposes during the 65th Regular Session of the Legislature, to wit: Department of Community Affairs.
2.	A study of urban development in general, to include urban sprawl and its effect; annexation policies of cities and the problems and effects caused thereby; and the emerging administrative problems of urban areas, including methods of financing improvements and urban blight and renovation.
3.	A study local government structures, including powers and resources and demands thereupon with recommendations as to any necessary legislative action to provide flexibility and uniformity of operation.
4.	A study of intra-state regions and special districts to include a report on the trends towards metropolitan area governments, and recommendations as to any necessary legislative action to control or redirect the direction of regional councils of government.
5.	A study of the methodology, effect of and financial ramifications of the State electing to withdraw participation in the social security system of state employees.
Committee:	House County Government
Title:	Interim Report
Library Catalog Title:	Report. Legislature. House of Representatives. Interim County Government Study Committee.
Subjects:	Counties | County government |
Library Call Number:	L1836.61 c832
Session:	61st R.S. (1969)
Online version:	View report [17 pages  File size: 1,000 kb]
Charges:	This report should address the charges below.
1.	Make a complete and thorough study of the structure and needs of county government and county officials.
2.	(1) Study the role and scope of county government as it exists under the statutes at the present time; (2) Study the role and scope of county officials, their needs, duties, and powers as they relate to county and state government; (3) hold hearings throughout the state and consider problems and solutions of county government and county officials from interested legislators, citizens and officials; (4) gather evidence and information with a view toward reorganization and modernization of county government, the duties of county officials, and their relationships with state government; (5) and submit its conclusions together with drafts of bills and resolutions the committee feels would best serve the interests of the State of Texas, the various counties of the state, and the county officials thereof.
Committee:	Joint Texas Commission on City and County Governments
Title:	Report
Library Catalog Title:	Report of the Texas Commission on City and County Governments
Subjects:	Counties | Local government consolidation | Municipalities |
Library Call Number:	H.J. of Tex., 57th Leg., R.S. 2467 (1961)
Session:	56th R.S. (1959)
Online version:	View report [2 pages  File size: 63 kb]
Charge:	This report should address the charge below.
1.	RESOLVED, By the Senate of the State of Texas, the House of Representatives concurring, that a commission to study the feasibility and advisability of consolidating of services of city and county governments to be known as the Texas Commission on City and County Governments, shall be appointed, consisting of nine (9) members; three (3) members of the Texas House of Representatives to be chosen by the Speaker of the House; three (3) members of the Senate of Texas to be chosen by the Lieutenant Governor; and three (3) public members to be appointed by the Governor of Texas. RESOLVED, That the Commission shall gather all pertinent information and data relating to consolidation of city and county governments in other states; identify and consider the factors bearing upon such consolidation of services in Texas, especially in the metropolitan areas; and study and devise ways and means both constitutionally and statutorily, of effecting consolidation of services of cities and counties in Texas.
Committee:	House County Boundaries
Title:	Creation of a new county on east side of the Brazos River
Library Catalog Title:	[Report].
Subjects:	Counties |
Library Call Number:	LRL
Session:	7th R.S. (1857)
Online version:	View report [3 pages]
Charge:	This report should address the charge below.
1.	Investigate the creation of a new county on the east side of the Brazos River.

* This represents an abstract of the report contents. Charge text is incomplete or unavailable.

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