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6 Document(s) [ Subject: Nuisance abatement ]

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:
  • HB 2089, 87th R.S., relating to the detection and mitigation of plant pests and diseases;
  • SB 1, 87th R.S., Rider 27 (Department of Agriculture), which relates to determining methods to increase the number of grocery stores in food deserts; and
  • SB 1, 87th R.S. Rider 28 (Department of Agriculture), which relates to the Experimental Use Program for feral hog abatement.
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 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 Criminal Jurisprudence
Title: Interim Report - Nuisance abatement
Library Catalog Title: Texas House of Representatives report on joint interim study charge, 2006 : a report to the House of Representatives, 80th Texas Legislature
Subjects: Nuisance abatement |
Library Call Number: L1836.79 C868g
Session: 79th R.S. (2005)
Online version: View report [38 pages  File size: 1,588 kb]
Charge: This report should address the charge below.
1. Monitor the use of nuisance abatement authority by the city of Dallas and investigate unresolved issues pertaining to allegations of possible civil rights violations that may have been committed under color of law by local government. (Joint interim charge with the House Committee on General Investigating and Ethics)
Committee: House General Investigating and Ethics
Title: Interim Report - Nuisance abatement
Library Catalog Title: Texas House of Representatives report on joint interim study charge, 2006 : a report to the House of Representatives, 80th Texas Legislature
Subjects: Dallas, Texas | Nuisance abatement |
Library Call Number: L1836.79 C868g
Session: 79th R.S. (2005)
Online version: View report [38 pages  File size: 1,588 kb]
Charge: This report should address the charge below.
1. Monitor the use of nuisance abatement authority by the city of Dallas and investigate unresolved issues pertaining to allegations of possible civil rights violations that may have been committed under color of law by local government. (Joint interim charge with House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence.)
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, 2006 : a report to the House of Representatives, 80th Texas Legislature
Subjects: Anabolic steroids | Competitive bidding | Dallas, Texas | Lobbyists | Nuisance abatement | School district purchasing |
Library Call Number: L1836.79 G286
Session: 79th R.S. (2005)
Online version: View report [37 pages  File size: 4,488 kb]
Charges: This report should address the charges below.
1. Analyze the various education agency actions regarding the use of anabolic steroids by public school students.
2. Research, review and investigate the expenditures of taxpayer money by local government and school boards to lobby the Legislature. Research, review and investigate attempts by school district officials to skirt competitive bidding requirements with respect to facility renovation and construction contracts, and other relevant contracts, through the use of improper procurement contracts with associations or other school districts. (Joint charge with House Public Education.)
3. Monitor the use of nuisance abatement authority by the city of Dallas and investigate unresolved issues pertaining to allegations of possible civil rights violations that may have been committed under color of law by local government. (Joint interim charge with House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence.)
Committee: House Public Safety
Title: Interim report
Library Catalog Title: House Committee on Public Safety, Texas House of Representatives interim report, 1998 : a report to the House of Representatives, 76th Texas Legislature.
Subjects: Gun control | Gun laws | Nuisance abatement | One call to dig program | One-Call Board of Texas | Peace officers |
Library Call Number: L1836.75 p96h
Session: 75th R.S. (1997)
Online version: View report [31 pages  File size: 1,294 kb]
Charges: This report should address the charges below.
1. Conduct active oversight of agencies under the committee's jurisdiction.
2. Examine the laws and procedures under which peace officers are commissioned. Assess whether changes would improve the efficiency and consistency of the commissioning and enforcement efforts.
3. Actively monitor implementation of the Underground Facility Damage Prevention and Safety Act.
4. Examine issues related to safety within and around shooting ranges.

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