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10 Document(s) [ Subject: Library & Archives Commission, Texas State ]

Committee:	House Culture, Recreation, and Tourism
Title:	Interim Report
Subjects:	Commission on the Arts, Texas | Heritage tourism | Historical Commission, Texas | Library & Archives Commission, Texas State | Natural disasters | Natural resources conservation | Parks | San Marcos River | State parks | Tourism |
Library Call Number:	L1836.84 R245
Session:	84th R.S. (2015)
Online version:	View report [58 pages]
Charges:	This report should address the charges below.
1.	Monitor the repair of state parks from damage caused by natural disasters, including flooding and wildfires. Review the status of securing federal relief funds to offset state costs. Study current programs in Texas, as well as programs in other states, to determine how to mitigate and prepare for potential future hazards in the wildland-urban interface.
2.	Study and make recommendations regarding the improvement and expansion of the state parks system, pursuant to the passage of HB 158 (84R). Examine options such as conservation easements that can maintain private ownership and working lands while also preserving open space
3.	Study and make recommendations regarding decreasing illegal behavior, improving public safety, protecting private property rights, and protecting environmental quality on the San Marcos River.
4.	Explore ways to promote and improve tourism, youth education and economic development through heritage, cultural, recreational, historical, and nature programs and preservation practices. Consider the long-term economic impact of state parks and state and local historic sites, the Texas Heritage Trails Program, the Alamo Mission Complex, and rural community revitalization in promoting recreation and heritage tourism.
5.	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:	House Government Efficiency and Reform
Title:	Interim Report
Subjects:	Attorney General Open Records Division | Cellular telephones | e-government | Health and Human Services Commission, Texas | Information Resources, Texas Department of | Library & Archives Commission, Texas State | Open government | Public information | Public Information Act, Texas | State agencies | State purchasing | Transportation planning | Transportation, Texas Department of | Water planning | Workforce Commission, Texas |
Library Call Number:	L1836.83 G747r
Session:	83rd R.S. (2013)
Online version:	View report [36 pages]
Charges:	This report should address the charges below.
1.	Examine current restrictions on state and local governmental entities relating to the construction of critical infrastructure, including transportation and water projects, and make recommendations for expediting and creating more cost-effective and efficient methods for the construction of such projects.
2.	Study the current laws, rules, and processes in place for the Department of Information Resources's Cooperative Contracts and recommend improvements to the 84th Legislature. (Joint charge with the House Committee on Technology)
3.	Review the application of the Public Information Act to requests for large amounts of electronic data. Examine whether the procedures and deadlines imposed by the Act give governmental bodies enough time to identify and protect confidential information in such requests.
4.	Examine the public's accessibility to government services and agencies through the use of mobile applications and online services. (Joint charge with the House Committee on Technology)
5.	Study the benefits of utilizing a Chief Innovation Officer for Texas and its agencies.
6.	Study the feasibility of having all state agencies use the Texas Workforce Commission's "Work in Texas" website for a more standardized applications process. Determine the interest of municipal, county, and other jurisdictions in boosting their utilization of the website.
7.	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:	Senate Government Organization
Title:	Interim Report
Subjects:	Comptroller of Public Accounts, Texas | Council on Competitive Government | Electronic security | Employees Retirement System of Texas | Facilities Commission, Texas | Information Resources, Texas Department of | Library & Archives Commission, Texas State | Lottery Commission, Texas | State agencies | State agency mandated reports | State government contracts | State purchasing | United Healthcare |
Library Call Number:	L1836.83 G747o
Session:	83rd R.S. (2013)
Online version:	View report [200 pages]
Charges:	This report should address the charges below.
1.	Examine state agencies’ mandated reporting practices, the necessity and utility of these reports, and reporting processes to the legislature and to the public. Make recommendations on eliminating unnecessary and duplicative reports, reducing state costs through the use of technology, and improving transparency to the legislature and citizens.
2.	Review and recommend improvements to state agency training, policies, and procedures for monitoring and reporting performance of state contracts, including a review of exemptions to state contracting oversight.
3.	Monitor the implementation of SB 1597, relating to the development of state agency information security plans to improve the security of agency information systems and to proactively protect the state against cybercrime and similar security threats.
Committee:	House Culture, Recreation, and Tourism
Title:	Interim Report
Subjects:	Alamo | Aquatic vegetation | Battleship Texas | Chronic Wasting disease | Commission on the Arts, Texas | Daughters of the Republic of Texas | Deer | Droughts | Endangered species | Film Commission, Texas | Fisheries | General Land Office, Texas | Historical Commission, Texas | Invasive species | Library & Archives Commission, Texas State | License plates | Office of Economic Development and Tourism | Parks and Wildlife, Texas Department of | Sporting goods sales taxes | State parks | State Preservation Board | Texas State Cemetery | Tourism | Wildfires | Wildlife |
Library Call Number:	L1836.82 R245
Session:	82nd R.S. (2011)
Online version:	View report [103 pages]
Charges:	This report should address the charges below.
1.	Evaluate strategies to control known existing invasive aquatic species, including species commonly referred to as giant salvinia (Salvinia molesta), water hyacinths (family Pontederiaceae), and zebra mussels (family Dreissenidae).
2.	Study and make recommendations for improving deer breeder compliance with existing laws and regulations.
3.	Recommend approaches to improve long-term funding for state park acquisition, development, and maintenance.
4.	Study the effects the drought and wildfires have had on tourism and recreation in Texas. Make recommendations for ways to prevent future losses.
5.	Monitor the agencies and programs under the committee's jurisdiction and the implementation of relevant legislation passed by the 82nd Legislature, including the General Land Office's implementation of HB 3726, 82nd R.S., regarding the administration of the Alamo.
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 State Cultural and Recreational Resources
Title:	Interim Report
Library Catalog Title:	House Committee on State Cultural & Recreational Resources, Texas House of Representatives interim report, 2004 : a report to the House of Representatives, 79th Texas Legislature
Subjects:	Billboards | Commission on the Arts, Texas | Fisheries | Heritage tourism | Highway beautification | Historical Commission, Texas | Hunting | Library & Archives Commission, Texas State | Parks and Wildlife, Texas Department of | Rivers | Shrimping industry | State parks | Tourism |
Library Call Number:	L1836.78 R245
Session:	78th R.S. (2003)
Online version:	View report [54 pages  File size: 2,037 kb]
Charges:	This report should address the charges below.
1.	Actively study the rules, regulations and statutes which govern Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and the department's responsibilities.
2.	Review, for the purpose of safety, the discharges of fire arms for hunting and recreational shooting in our state-owned river beds.
3.	Review the missions and goals of the Texas Commission on the Arts, the Texas Historical Commission, and the Texas State Library and Archives Commission and consider possible consolidation.
4.	Research heritage, cultural, recreational and historical tourism programs this state is involve din and explore new ways to promote and improve tourism in the state.
5.	Research the regulation and control of scenic by-ways and billboards.
6.	Monitor the agencies and programs under the committee's jurisdiction.
Committee:	House State, Federal, and International Relations
Title:	Interim report
Library Catalog Title:	House Committee on State, Federal and International Relations, Texas House of Representatives interim report, 1996 : a report to the House of Representatives, 75th Texas Legislature.
Subjects:	Education Agency, Texas | Historic preservation | Historical Commission, Texas | Historical monuments | Internet | Libraries and librarians | Library & Archives Commission, Texas State | School libraries and librarians | Texas State Cemetery | TexShare |
Library Call Number:	L1836.74 st30
Session:	74th R.S. (1995)
Online version:	View report [34 pages  File size: 2,283 kb]
Charges:	This report should address the charges below.
1.	Study how the Legislature can encourage the development of a comprehensive plan for coordinating and integrating networking and resource sharing for all types of libraries, including any action necessary to empower an agency or entity to coordinate the separate plans or develop a new comprehensive plan and the coordination of buying power.
2.	Study a simplified procedure for listing on the State Register of Historic Places; assess whether simpler procedures are desirable.
3.	Review the standards governing eligibility for burial in the State Cemetery.
4.	Study the feasibility of constructing and operating a motion picture sound state facility in 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:	Senate Reagan Papers, Investigate
Title:	Report
Library Catalog Title:	Special Committee report.
Subjects:	Library & Archives Commission, Texas State |
Library Call Number:	S.J. of Tex., 32nd Leg., R.S. 458 (1911)
Session:	32nd R.S. (1911)
Online version:	View report [3 pages  File size: 55 kb]
Charge:	This report should address the charge below.
1.	Investigate and report to the Senate the condition of the books and papers placed in the State Library in pursuance of the terms of Chapter 87, Acts of the Thirty-first Legislature providing for the purchase of the books and papers of Hon. John H. Reagan. *
Committee:	House Reagan Papers, Investigate
Title:	Report
Library Catalog Title:	Report of committee to examine Reagan papers.
Subjects:	Library & Archives Commission, Texas State |
Library Call Number:	H.J. of Tex., 32nd Leg., R.S. 651 (1911)
Session:	32nd R.S. (1911)
Online version:	View report [3 pages  File size: 85 kb]
Charge:	This report should address the charge below.
1.	Investigate and report to the House the condition of the books and papers placed in the State Library in pursuance of the Act of the Thirty-first Legislature providing for the purchase of the books and papers of Hon. John H. Reagan, deceased, approved March 20, 1909.

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

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