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21 Document(s) [ Subject: Agriculture%2C%20Texas%20Department%20of ]
| Committee: | House Agriculture and Livestock | |
| Title: | Interim Report | |
| Subjects: | Agricultural Finance Authority, Texas | Agricultural loans | Agriculture | Agriculture, Texas Department of | Food supplies | Invasive species | Nuisance abatement | Retail industry | Swine | Zoning | | |
| Library Call Number: | L1836.87 Ag86 | |
| Session: | 87th R.S. (2021) | |
| Online version: | View report [34 pages File size: 3,858 kb] | |
| Charges: | This report should address the charges below. | |
| 1. | Monitor the agencies and programs under the Committee’s jurisdiction and oversee the implementation of relevant legislation passed by the 87th Legislature. Conduct active oversight of all associated rulemaking and other governmental actions taken to ensure the intended legislative outcome of all legislation, including the following:
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| 2. | Study the access of the state’s agricultural industry to available capital through loans, grants, or other sources. Make recommendations to ensure the agricultural industry has sufficient access to available capital, as well as how the Texas Department of Agriculture can educate farmers, agricultural producers, and others about available sources of capital. | |
| 3. | Study the impact on agricultural operations, including the operations of dairy facilities, of governmental and regulatory requirements and practices including those that prevent or prohibit an activity that is a normally accepted agricultural practice, and make recommendations to facilitate and encourage agricultural and dairy production in the state. | |
| Committee: | House Agriculture and Livestock | |
| Title: | Interim Report | |
| Subjects: | Agriculture | Agriculture, Texas Department of | Animal Health Commission, Texas | Bees | Disaster relief | Economic impact | Exotic species | Hemp | Hurricane Harvey | Invasive species | Liens | Monarch butterflies | Natural disasters | Rural economic development | Tropical storms | | |
| Library Call Number: | L1836.85 Ag86 | |
| Session: | 85th R.S. (2017) | |
| Online version: | View report [49 pages] | |
| Charges: | This report should address the charges below. | |
| 1. | Review the Texas Department of Agriculture's and the Texas Animal Health Commission's role in the response to Hurricane Harvey. Examine the short-term and long-term economic and agricultural impacts to producers in the agriculture and livestock industries in Texas as a result of Harvey. Identify ways to mitigate the impact and prevent substantial losses from Harvey and future natural disasters. | |
| 2. | Study the Texas olive and olive oil industry. Provide suggestions to improve, promote, and standardize the industry. Examine current policy related to the industry and examine factors such as research, marketing, labeling, standards, data collection, and the necessity of creating a commodity board or similar type of organization. | |
| 3. | Review the Texas Department of Agriculture's Seed Certification Program and related areas. Consider any benefits or drawbacks to privatizing the program through a nonprofit crop improvement association. | |
| 4. | Study the effects of declining migratory species, such as the monarch butterfly, as well as native and domesticated bee populations on agricultural production and its economic impact on the state. Identify possible causes of the population changes and monitor national trends. Make recommendations on how to improve and promote monarch butterfly and bee populations and habitats in the state. (Joint charge with the House Committee on Culture, Recreation & Tourism) | |
| 5. | Identify methods for the early detection of exotic invasive organisms that could threaten the production of agricultural crops, such as cotton, in Texas. | |
| 6. | Consider the feasibility of developing and implementing a central filing system to be used for the filing of all financing statements that cover farm products being sold and purchased in this state that are subject to an agricultural lien. | |
| 7. | Evaluate the uses of industrial hemp and the economic feasibility of developing an industrial hemp market under existing or future state and federal regulations. Examine the processing and manufacturing process requirements of multiple bi-products, including feed, food, fiber, cosmetics, supplements, and building materials. | |
| 8. | Monitor the agencies and programs under the Committee’s jurisdiction and oversee the implementation of relevant legislation passed by the 85th Legislature. | |
| Committee: | House Agriculture and Livestock | |
| Title: | Interim Report | |
| Subjects: | Agriculture | Agriculture, Texas Department of | Emergency management | Irrigation | Litter | Livestock | Property taxes | Soil pollution | Water conservation | Water planning | Water supplies | | |
| Library Call Number: | L1836.84 Ag86 | |
| Session: | 84th R.S. (2015) | |
| Online version: | View report [25 pages] | |
| Charges: | This report should address the charges below. | |
| 1. | Evaluate policy challenges to the state’s agriculture and livestock industry, including long-term impacts of price declines in oil and natural gas; the availability of natural resources, including water, necessary to operate the industries; and the mitigation of and preparation for potential future hazards to the industries caused by natural disaster, drought, or disease. | |
| 2. | Determine the sources of water used by Texans in the production of food and fiber, and examine current water delivery methods and water conservation goals for agricultural use. Evaluate whether there are more efficient and effective water-usage management practices that could be employed in the agricultural industry, and determine the impact of crop insurance requirements on producers. (Joint charge with the House Committee on Natural Resources) | |
| 3. | Evaluate ways in which Texas can continue to promote our domestic agricultural products, across the nation and internationally, and to strengthen our state's international ties for the purpose of exporting Texas food and fiber. (Joint charge with the House Committee on International Trade & Intergovernmental Affairs) | |
| 4. | Study the impacts of windblown trash on agriculture and ranching. | |
| 5. | Study the appraisal of agricultural land for taxation and related issues, including the change-of-use "rollback" provision. Examine the impact of the current appraisal system of agricultural land for taxation on rural economic development. | |
| 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 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. | |
| Committee: | Senate Agriculture, Water, and Rural Affairs | |
| Title: | Interim Report | |
| Subjects: | Agriculture, Texas Department of | Animal diseases | Chronic Wasting disease | Deer | Flooding | Groundwater | Groundwater conservation districts | Interbasin water transfers | Junior water rights | Liens | Litter | Surface water | Texas State Water Plan | Water rights | | |
| Library Call Number: | L1836.84 AG86r | |
| Session: | 84th R.S. (2015) | |
| Online version: | View report [98 pages] | |
| Charges: | This report should address the charges below. | |
| 1. | Surface Water/Groundwater: Study and make recommendations regarding the ownership, production, and transfer of surface water and groundwater in the state of Texas. | |
| 2. | State Water Plan: Study and make recommendations on improving the process of developing and executing the State Water Plan. | |
| 3. | Agricultural Liens: Study and make recommendations on improving the law in this state regarding agricultural liens under Chapter 70, Agricultural Code. The study should include whether sufficient safeguards exist to protect the financial interest agricultural producers have in their product. | |
| 4. | Water Litter: Study and make recommendations on the effects of windblown and waterborne litter. The study should include an analysis of the economic effects of litter, any necessary methods to prevent and remediate litter, and an assessment of state and local programs to reduce litter. | |
| 5. | Game & Ag. Product Safety: Study and make recommendations on improving the laws regarding the management of game animals, production of domestic fowl, and development of agricultural products in the State to reduce the occurrence and spread of disease and harmful pests. | |
| 6. | Promotion of Texas Agriculture: Study the economic benefits the Texas Department of Agriculture’s Market Development Services provide to the state through promoting Texas Agricultural products. Review the current marketing services and strategies available to Texas producers and determine additional resources necessary to increase the Market Development Services capabilities. Make recommendations for legislative action, if needed. | |
| 7. | Monitoring Charge: Monitor the implementation of legislation addressed by the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Water & Rural Affairs during the 84th R.S., and make recommendations for any legislation needed to improve, enhance, and/or complete implementation. Specifically monitor the Texas Water Development Board's process in the identification and designation of brackish groundwater zones. | |
| Committee: | House Agriculture and Livestock | |
| Title: | Interim Report | |
| Subjects: | Agriculture | Agriculture, Texas Department of | Animal diseases | Border crossings | Nuisance abatement | Right to Farm Act, Texas | Soil and Water Conservation Board, Texas | Swine | Urban sprawl | Water conservation | | |
| Library Call Number: | L1836.84 Ag86 | |
| Session: | 83rd R.S. (2013) | |
| Online version: | View report [42 pages] | |
| Charges: | This report should address the charges below. | |
| 1. | Study the feasibility of the creation of a border agricultural inspection training program and the authority of Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) employees to augment federal inspectors at Texas border land ports of entry. The study should include similar subject matter to HB 3761, 83rd R.S.. Measure and estimate the increase in state revenue and secondary economic benefits that could be created from implementing the efficiency measures in HB 3761, 83rd R.S. as a way to offset costs for additional state inspectors. | |
| 2. | Evaluate the Texas Right to Farm Act and determine if certain recommendations and updates to the law should be made in efforts to protect agricultural operations. | |
| 3. | Examine current statutes and rules to determine any necessary enhancements that can assist in the eradication of feral hogs by using practical solutions and effective eradication techniques. (Joint charge with the House Committee on Culture, Recreation and Tourism) | |
| 4. | 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. | |
| Committee: | House Agriculture and Livestock | |
| Title: | Interim Report | |
| Subjects: | Agriculture | Agriculture, Texas Department of | Brush control | Drug testing | Firefighters | Forest Service, Texas A&M | Horse racing | Horses | Hunger | Racing Commission, Texas | Rural Affairs, Texas Department of | Urban areas | Veterinarians | Water conservation | Wildfires | | |
| Library Call Number: | L1836.82 Ag86 | |
| Session: | 82nd R.S. (2011) | |
| Online version: | View report [56 pages] | |
| Charges: | This report should address the charges below. | |
| 1. | Evaluate the role of community gardens and urban farming efforts that increase access to healthy foods and examine the possible impact that state and local policies have on the success of programs of this type. Determine the feasibility of policies to support these efforts, especially in high-population areas. (Joint with the House Committee on Urban Affairs) | |
| 2. | Study the wildfire response performed by the Texas Forest Service and cooperating state agencies. Examine specifically how state laws and regulations could be enhanced to improve response effectiveness across the state. Study both the available causes of wildfires and mitigation and make recommendations as needed. | |
| 3. | Study the adequacy of access to veterinarian care in rural areas of the state. Determine the impact that a lack of access may have on the agriculture business in Texas. | |
| 4. | Examine the current enforcement system for performance-enhancing drug testing show horses, performance horses, and race horses in Texas. Specifically, review currently prohibited drugs and quantities to determine if any changes should be made to existing law. Compare the state's current regulations to other systems around the country and make specific recommendations on how the state's system could be improved. | |
| 5. | Study the viability of cedar eradication as a means to enhance resource conservation. | |
| 6. | Monitor the agencies and programs under the committee's jurisdiction and the implementation of relevant legislation passed by the 82nd Legislature. Specifically, monitor the consolidation of the Texas Department of Rural Affairs into the Texas Department of Agriculture's Rural Economic Division, ensuring that rural communities are not negatively affected by the consolidation. | |
| Committee: | Senate Government Organization | |
| Title: | Interim Report | |
| Library Catalog Title: | Interim report to the 79th Legislature | |
| Subjects: | Agriculture, Texas Department of | Animal Health Commission, Texas | Barber Examiners, Texas State Board of | Building and Procurement Commission, Texas | Commission on the Arts, Texas | Cosmetology Commission, Texas | Debt collection | Historical Commission, Texas | Library & Archives Commission, Texas State | Licensing and Regulation, Texas Department of | Soil and Water Conservation Board, Texas | State government reorganization | State land | | |
| Library Call Number: | L1836.78 G747o | |
| Session: | 78th R.S. (2003) | |
| Online version: | View report [96 pages File size: 4,976 kb] | |
| Charges: | This report should address the charges below. | |
| 1. | Study consolidation of those agencies related to the arts, cultural, and library services; consolidation of certain agricultural-related agencies; and consolidation of certain licensing agencies or their administrative functions. | |
| 2. | Study the management of state assets and leases, including real estate, leased space, inventory and other assets by the General Land Office, the Texas Building and Procurement Commission, as well as other agencies. Explore and make recommendations on the possible use of sale-leaseback opportunities for properties that the state now owns. Review allegations of theft of state property and make recommendations on enhancing security of state assets. | |
| 3. | Review the use of inventory management in transportation and other programs. Explore the cost efficiencies and economic benefits of co-locating agencies in small, mid-size, and large cities around the State. | |
| 4. | Study the effectiveness and make recommendations on improving debt collection strategies across all state programs and the identification of uncollectible state receivables. | |
| Committee: | House Agriculture and Livestock | |
| Title: | Interim Report | |
| Library Catalog Title: | House Committee on Agriculture and Livestock, Texas House of Representatives interim report, 2002 : a report to the House of Representatives, 78th Texas Legislature. | |
| Subjects: | Agricultural subsidies | Agriculture | Agriculture, Texas Department of | Business loans | Crop dusters | Exotic species | Farms and farming | Federal funds | Homeland security | Terrorism | | |
| Library Call Number: | L1836.77 ag86 | |
| Session: | 77th R.S. (2001) | |
| Online version: | View report [120 pages File size: 3,909 kb] | |
| Charges: | This report should address the charges below. | |
| 1. | Evaluate the ability of the Texas agricultural community to gain access to capital markets throughout the state. Identify barriers to financing viable agricultural and value-added enterprises. Review and evaluate the finance programs administered by the Texas Department of Agriculture. (Joint with House Committee on Financial Institutions.) | |
| 2. | Identify the potential benefits associated with no-till farming. Discuss the conditions under which no-till practices are beneficial, as well as those where the practices may not be effective. | |
| 3. | Gather information about the production, distribution and use of agricultural chemicals and fertilizers, including the aerial application of chemicals. Review government regulations and business practices to determine whether legislation is needed to protect life and property and to detect, interdict and respond to acts of terrorism. | |
| 4. | Actively monitor the agencies and programs, including university programs under the committee's oversight jurisdiction. Monitor the progress of federal farm legislation and evaluate its effects on Texas producers. | |
| 5. | Study the effects of exotic pests on Texas agriculture. Consider risk pathways, control strategies and potential impacts on the agricultural economy. Identify partnerships involving the private sector along with state and local governments. | |
| Committee: | House Agriculture and Livestock | |
| Title: | Interim Report | |
| Library Catalog Title: | House Committee on Agriculture and Livestock, Texas House of Representatives interim report, 2000 : a report to the House of Representatives, 77th Texas Legislature. | |
| Subjects: | Agricultural development districts | Agriculture | Agriculture, Texas Department of | Farms and farming | Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service | Texas A&M AgriLife Research | Urban sprawl | | |
| Library Call Number: | L1836.76 ag86 | |
| Session: | 76th R.S. (1999) | |
| Online version: | View report [122 pages File size: 8,724 kb] | |
| Charges: | This report should address the charges below. | |
| 1. | Examine regulations imposed on agricultural operations by different state and federal agencies to identify any conflicts. The committee should also identify instances where state regulations are more stringent than federal regulations for the same program. | |
| 2. | Examine the feasibility of agricultural producers voluntarily constituting agricultural development districts as a means of sharing the benefits of value-added processing. | |
| 3. | Compile an inventory of agricultural research currently underway and recently completed. Assess the economic benefits of the research, identify any duplication, and consider ways to coordinate or more effectively focus research efforts | |
| 4. | Examine and evaluate programs in other states designed to preserve farmland, especially in proximity to metropolitan areas. | |
| Committee: | House Agriculture and Livestock | |
| Title: | Interim report | |
| Library Catalog Title: | Committee on Agriculture and Livestock Texas House of Representatives interim report 1996 : a report to the House of Representatives, 75th Texas Legislature. | |
| Subjects: | Agricultural subsidies | Agriculture | Agriculture, Texas Department of | Alcohol laws and regulations | Alcoholic beverages | Animal diseases | Bovine tuberculosis | Environmental education | Exotic species | Farms and farming | Fire ants | Forest Service, Texas A&M | Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service | W. Goodrich Jones State Forest | Wine and wine industry | | |
| Library Call Number: | L1836.74 ag83 | |
| Session: | 74th R.S. (1995) | |
| Online version: | View report [63 pages File size: 2,503 kb] | |
| Charges: | This report should address the charges below. | |
| 1. | Study the potential for new educational and recreational opportunities in connection with properties under ownership or management by the Texas Forest Service. | |
| 2. | Review efforts and opportunities to develop value-added industries for Texas agricultural products, including factors which may prevent increased production and marketing of Texas products. | |
| 3. | Review federal farm legislation and assess its impact on Texas agriculture. | |
| 4. | Conduct active oversight of agencies under the committee's jurisdiction, including the implementation of a statewide bovine and cervidae tuberculosis plan; the development of a statewide fire ant research and management plan by the Fire Ant Research and Management Account Advisory Council; and programs and budget processes of the Texas Department of Agriculture. | |
| Committee: | Joint Environment, Interim | |
| Title: | Interim report | |
| Library Catalog Title: | Interim Report to the 73rd Legislature / Joint Interim Committee on the Environment. | |
| Subjects: | Agriculture, Texas Department of | Air Control Board, Texas | Air pollution | Air quality | Border environment | Border issues | Clean Air Act | Concentrated animal feeding operations | Emissions | Environmental protection | General Land Office, Texas | Motor vehicle emissions tests | Parks and Wildlife, Texas Department of | Railroad Commission of Texas | Soil and Water Conservation Board, Texas | State agencies | State agency performance measures | Surface water pollution | Wastewater management | Water Commission, Texas | Water Development Board, Texas | Water planning | Water quality management | Water supplies | | |
| Library Call Number: | L1836.72 en89jr | |
| Session: | 72nd R.S. (1991) | |
| Online version: | View report [98 pages File size: 4,851 kb] | |
| Charges: | This report should address the charges below. | |
| 1. | Examine the use of funds appropriated for environmental purposes by SB 2, 72nd Legislature, 1st Called Session and HB 1, 72nd Legislature, 1st Called Session; | |
| 2. | Study and monitor the implementation of water and wastewater regulations, including administrative initiatives as well as statutory requirements. | |
| 3. | Study environmental issues specific to the Texas-Mexico border region and the potential impact of the proposed free trade agreement between the two nations. | |
| 4. | Study issues and identify policy considerations relating to non-point source agricultural water pollution. | |
| 5. | Verify the number and status of outputs and outcomes identified in HB 1, 72nd Legislature, 1st Called Session, and otherwise determine whether programs that are the focus of study are functioning as planned. | |
| 6. | Identify and review agencies' existing performance standards and determine whether the agencies have met, exceeded or failed to meet those standards; | |
| 7. | Verify the number of employees in each program that is the focus of study, and monitor and oversee documentation of all agency salary actions, including position reclassifications, merit salary increases and other salary increases resulting from legislative of agency-initiated action. | |
| 8. | Monitor implementation of sunset legislation. | |
| 9. | Identify specific goals the state must attain by the year 2000 and biennial goals that must be achieved until that time. | |
| 10. | The committee shall coordinate its activities with those of the Natural Resources and Consolidation Study established by SB 2, 72nd Legislature, 1st Called Session, and work in conjunction with that study in areas of common responsibility. | |
| 11. | The committee shall monitor and oversee legislation enacted during the 72nd Regular and special Called Sessions that was considered by the standing Senate Natural Resources and House Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs Committees including legislative mandates; all performance audit review recommendations, adopted or not, and any agency-initiated changes. | |
| Supporting documents | ||
| Committee: | Joint Environment, Interim | |
| Title: | Interim report - Livestock and the Environment | |
| Library Catalog Title: | Livestock and the environment: rethinking environmental policy, institutions & compliance strategies : interim report to the Joint Interim Committee on the Environment, 72nd Texas Legsilature. | |
| Library Call Number: | L1836.72 en89jl | |
| Session: | 72nd R.S. (1991) | |
| Online version: | View document [120 pages File size: 7,224 kb] | |
| Committee: | Joint Environment, Interim | |
| Title: | Committee documentation: daily minutes record | |
| Library Catalog Title: | Minutes | |
| Library Call Number: | L1803.9 EN89J 1992 | |
| Session: | 72nd R.S. (1991) | |
| Online version: | View document [1 pages File size: 22 kb] | |
| Committee: | House Agriculture and Livestock | |
| Title: | Interim Report | |
| Library Catalog Title: | Interim report to the 70th Texas Legislature / Texas House of Representatives, Committee on Agriculture and Livestock. | |
| Subjects: | Agricultural loans | Agriculture, Texas Department of | Animal Health Commission, Texas | Brush control | Cotton production | Liens | Soil and Water Conservation Board, Texas | Structural Pest Control Board, Texas | Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service | Texas A&M AgriLife Research | Water conservation | Water planning | Water supplies | | |
| Library Call Number: | L1836.69 ag83 | |
| Session: | 69th R.S. (1985) | |
| Online version: | View report [52 pages File size: 2,281 kb] | |
| Charges: | This report should address the charges below. | |
| 1. | Study the effects on agriculture of the water plan enacted in HB 2, 69th R.S.. | |
| 2. | Study the efficacy of current commodity buyer registration requirements. | |
| 3. | Study federal and private sources of financing and interagency contracting practices of the State's agricultural agencies. | |
| 4. | Study the State's role in the provision of credit for agricultural enterprises. | |
| 5. | Study the effects of HB 1741, 69th R.S., relating to agricultural liens. | |
| 6. | Study the implementation of the Texas Brush Control Program. | |
| 7. | Monitor all activities and to have budget oversight responsibilities for the following agencies: State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners; Structural Pest Control Board; Texas Rodent and Predatory Animal Control Service; Texas Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory; Natural Fibers and Food Protein Commission; State Soil and Water Conservation Board; Texas Animal Health Commission; Texas Agricultural Extension Service; Texas Agricultural Experiment Station; Texas Department of Agriculture. * | |
| Committee: | House Agriculture and Livestock | |
| Title: | Interim report | |
| Library Catalog Title: | Interim report to the 69th Legislature, Texas House of Representatives / Committee on Agriculture and Livestock. | |
| Subjects: | Agriculture | Agriculture, Texas Department of | Animal diseases | Animal Health Commission, Texas | Brucellosis | Exotic species | Insects | Irrigation | Rural economic development | Soil and Water Conservation Board, Texas | Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service | Texas A&M AgriLife Research | Veterinary Medical Examiners, Texas State Board of | Water conservation | West Texas | | |
| Library Call Number: | L1836.68 ag83 | |
| Session: | 68th R.S. (1983) | |
| Online version: | View report [29 pages File size: 687 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 3. | |
| 2. | To study contagious animal diseases including Laryngotracheitis (poultry), Pseudo-rabies (swine), and Brucellosis (cattle). | |
| 3. | To study the cane borer infestation in the Rio Grande Valley. | |
| 4. | To examine the economic feasibility of the conversion irrigated farmland in West Texas to water-efficient crops and/or dryland farming. | |
| 5. | To examine the role of the state in the development of farm industries in Texas, including shrimp and catfish farming. | |
| 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 Charges Against Honorable J.E. McDonald, Commissioner of Agriculture, Committee of the Whole House | |
| Title: | Report | |
| Library Catalog Title: | Proceedings | |
| Subjects: | Agriculture, Texas Department of | Bribery | Impeachment | Nepotism | | |
| Library Call Number: | H.J. of Tex., 44th Leg. 2nd C.S. 564 (1935) | |
| Session: | 44th R.S. (1935) | |
| Online version: | View report [184 pages File size: 11,547 kb] | |
| Charge: | This report should address the charge below. | |
| 1. | Consider the charges against Honorabel J.E. McDonald, Commissioner of Agriculture. * | |
| 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 funds | 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: | Joint Central Investigating Committee | |
| Title: | Report | |
| Library Catalog Title: | Report | |
| Subjects: | Agriculture, Texas Department of | Attorney General of Texas | Bachelor's degrees | Comptroller of Public Accounts, Texas | Courts | Education Agency, Texas | General Land Office, Texas | Higher education | Highway Department, Texas State | Investment of public funds | Juvenile detention facilities | Legislative staff | Library & Archives Commission, Texas State | Office of the Governor | Prairie View A&M University | Prison farms | Prison labor | Prisons | Quarantines | Rabies | Railroad Commission of Texas | Sam Houston State University | Secretary of State, Texas | State agencies | State agency budgets | State land | State purchasing | Tarleton State University | Tax administration | Teacher training | Texas A&M University | Texas A&M University - Commerce | Texas State University | Texas Woman's University | Treasury Department, Texas State | University of North Texas at Denton | University of Texas at Austin | University of Texas at El Paso | University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston | Veterinary Medical Examiners, Texas State Board of | West Texas A&M University | | |
| Library Call Number: | L1836.35 In8r / H.J. of Tex., 35th Leg., 4th C.S. 228 (1918) | |
| Session: | 35th R.S. (1917) | |
| Online version: | View report [58 pages] | |
| Charge: | This report should address the charge below. | |
| 1. | To make a through investigation into the affairs of all departments of the state and every state institution. * | |
| Committee: | Joint Conflicting Extension Work | |
| Title: | Report | |
| Library Catalog Title: | Report | |
| Subjects: | Agriculture | Agriculture, Texas Department of | Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service | Texas A&M University | University of Texas at Austin | | |
| Library Call Number: | H.J. of Tex., 35th Leg., 1st C.S. 355 (1917). | |
| Session: | 35th R.S. (1917) | |
| Online version: | View report [7 pages File size: 349 kb] | |
| Charge: | This report should address the charge below. | |
| 1. | To consider, investigate and determine, under the Constitution and laws of Texas, the distinct and specific fields of operation to pursued by each of said institutions (Agricultural and Mechanical College, the University of Texas, the Extension Boards, the Department of Education, the Warehouse and Marketing Departments and the Department of Agriculture), so as to avoid and eliminate the duplicating and friction existing among the institutions and that the committee be allowed sufficient time to minutely go into these matters and to prescribe the exact sphere of said institutions to the end that this Legislature be requested to make appropriations for each institution in the sphere of activity prescribed by the committee only. * | |
* This represents an abstract of the report contents. Charge text is incomplete or unavailable.
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