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23 Document(s) [ Subject: Fees ]
Committee: | House Urban Affairs | |
Title: | Interim Report | |
Subjects: | Affordable housing | Community Affairs, Texas Department of | Fees | Municipal government | Municipal management districts | Wastewater management | Water and sewer utilities | Water supplies | | |
Library Call Number: | L1836.87 Ur1 | |
Session: | 87th R.S. (2021) | |
Online version: | View report [44 pages File size: 2,302 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. | |
2. | Evaluate the availability of workforce housing to support the dynamic economic growth of the state. Study the use of public-private partnerships and other tools to incentivize the development of housing that meets Texas’ expanding workforce demands. Develop and include measures to ensure accountability and transparency associated with these tools. | |
3. | Review the Municipal Management District Legislative Template with respect to representation and accountability. Make recommendations for improving the template. | |
4. | Study the effects of local governance, planning, and administration on the current state of municipal water and wastewater infrastructure. Examine the measures municipally owned utilities have taken and the costs required to maintain and improve that infrastructure. Make recommendations for cost-effective solutions to ensure reliable infrastructure and uninterrupted municipal utility services, especially during a severe weather event. | |
5. | Study municipal fees with respect to the function of the fee and the relationship of the fee to the cost of providing an associated municipal service. Make recommendations to address municipal fees that are disproportionate or unrelated to the cost of providing the associated service. | |
Supporting documents | ||
Committee: | House Appropriations | |
Title: | Subcommittee on Disaster Impact and Recovery, subcommittee meeting handouts and testimony, January 12, 2018 (Hurricane Harvey response, Texas Emissions Reduction Program, solid waste disposal fee, cost-recovery model) | |
Library Call Number: | ||
Session: | 85th R.S. (2017) | |
Online version: | View document [100 pages File size: 11,036 kb] | |
Committee: | Senate Finance | |
Title: | Interim Report | |
Subjects: | Alamo | Alternatives to incarceration | Appropriations bill riders | Business taxes | Criminal justice | Delinquent taxes | Disaster relief | Driver Responsibility Program | Economy | Emergency medical services | Federal aid | Federal funds | Fees | General Land Office, Texas | Hurricane Harvey | Interest rates | Juvenile justice system | Legislative Budget Board, Texas | Natural disasters | Personal property taxes | Probation | Rainy Day Fund | State budget certification | State budgets | Tax refunds | Texas Emissions Reduction Plan | | |
Library Call Number: | L1836.85 F49 | |
Session: | 85th R.S. (2017) | |
Online version: | View report [64 pages] | |
Charges: | This report should address the charges below. | |
1. | Monitor all funds currently being used to address Hurricane Harvey relief and recovery. Identify ways to maximize the use of federal funds and ensure the efficient use of state funds. | |
2. | Evaluate the long-term impact of Hurricane Harvey on the Texas economy and the gulf coast region. | |
3. | Alamo Historical Site Renovation: Monitor the expenditures of state funds appropriated to the General Land Office for the preservation, maintenance, and operation of the Alamo historical site. Ensure the funds are spent to emphasize the architectural design and the historical impact the battle had on the development of Texas as a nation and as a state. | |
4. | Economic Stabilization Fund: Examine options to increase investment earnings of the Economic Stabilization Fund in a manner that mini mizes overall risk to the fund balance. Investment options should ensure the liquidity of a sufficient portion of the balance so that the legislature has the resources necessary to address the needs of the state, including natural disasters. Evaluate how the Economic Stabilization Fund constitutional limit is calculated; consider alternative methods to calculate the limit, and alternative uses for funds above the limit. | |
5. | Texas Emission Reduction Plan: Review the Texas Emission Reduction Plan (TERP) and its economic benefits to the state. Examine whether the state's investment in TERP, including transfers from the Department of Transportation, are being effectively utilized to comply with federal air quality standards, reduce pollution, and protect the public health of Texans. | |
6. | Request to Exceed Review: Review all riders requiring interim action by the Legislative Budget Board to reduce the number of times interim budget modification is necessary. | |
7. | Fee Structure Review: Review state General Revenue - Dedicated fees and make recommendations to reduce fees and lessen reliance on General Revenue - Dedicated fee balances to certify the budget. | |
8. | Adult and Juvenile Corrections Funding: Examine the funding patterns used to fund the juvenile justice system and adult probation departments. Develop recommendations to ensure the Texas Juvenile Justice Department budget does not dis-incentivize the use of cost-effective best practices such as diverting youth from the juvenile justice system, providing services to youth in their community, and keeping youth closer to home. In addition, review funding to adult probation departments and ensure it provides for an equitable distribution to all Texas Probation Departments. | |
9. | Trauma Funding: Review revenue sources currently funding the state's trauma system and the impact of declining revenues and balances in General Revenue - Dedicated accounts. Evaluate the impact of statutory changes affecting trauma system funding, including efforts to eliminate the Driver Responsibility Program. Examine ways to ensure sustainability of the trauma system in Texas. | |
10. | Property Tax on Business Personal Property: Evaluate the property tax as it applies to business personal property and the current $5oo exemption. Quantify the economic effect of taxing business personal property and determine whether the tax places Texas at a competitive disadvantage relative to other states. Evaluate the burden on taxpayers and local governments of administering the property tax on business personal property and determine whether the current $soo exemption should be increased. | |
11. | Interest Rate Disparity: Evaluate the rate of interest charged on delinquent property taxes and delinquent state taxes, compared to the rate of interest paid on property tax refunds and state tax refunds. • Evaluate the effect of interest rate disparity on the assessment decisions of governments and the payment decisions of taxpayers. • Quantify the amount by which state and local governments profit from interest rate disparity. • Identify best practices among other states regarding interest rates charged and paid. • Recommend a plan and timeline to reduce interest rate disparity. | |
12. | Monitoring: Monitor the implementation of the following funding initiatives: • CPS Critical Needs - Monitor the impact of salary increases and additional caseworkers allocated to Child Protective Services last interim. • Health Care Costs Across State Agencies - Monitor coordination efforts among state agencies to improve health care and reduce costs pursuant to Article IX, Section 10.06 and Section 10.07. • Behavioral Health - Monitor the state's progress in coordinating behavioral health services and expenditures across state government, pursuant to Article IX section 10.04, including the impact of new local grant funding provided by the 85th Legislatu re. • Sporting Goods Sales Tax - Identify state and local park needs and determine whether the Sporting Goods Sales Tax is meeting those needs. | |
Committee: | Senate State Affairs | |
Title: | Interim Report | |
Subjects: | Abortion | Attorney General of Texas | Court costs and fees | Emergency communications | Emergency management | Evacuation routes | Fees | Freedom of religion | Freedom of speech | Gun control | Higher education | Human trafficking | Natural disasters | Penalties and sentences (Criminal justice) | Price gouging | Public retirement systems | Theft | | |
Library Call Number: | L1836.85 ST29a | |
Session: | 85th R.S. (2017) | |
Online version: | View report [71 pages] | |
Charges: | This report should address the charges below. | |
1. | Review the interaction between federal, state, and local agencies in charge of responding to natural disasters. Examine emergency situation operations, including evacuation routes and procedures, and the efficient use of Disaster Recovery Centers. Make recommendations to ensure emergency management officials have the tools and authority necessary to promptly and appropriately respond to disaster areas and alert citizens to potential threats. | |
2. | Study and make recommendations on the benefit of the state maintaining a single, web-based source of comprehensive information that outlines the State Emergency Operations during times of disaster. | |
3. | Review the Attorney General's efforts related to price-gouging and identify existing issues with current law, if any, that could be remedied to further protect Texans during times of disaster. | |
4. | Review laws related to looting crimes. Examine whether current penalties and enhancements are sufficient to deter looting crimes during a disaster. | |
5. | Second Amendment: Review local ordinances imposed on sellers and venues that affect a person's rights under the Second Amendment of the United States Constitution. Examine state and local regulations and restrictions regarding the carrying of weapons during a natural disaster. Make recommendations on whether any legislation is needed to address the regulatory barriers to the full exercise of the Second Amendment rights of citizens. | |
6. | Pensions: Examine and assess public pension systems in Texas. Specifically, review and assess (1) the different types of retirement plans; (2) the actuarial assumptions used by retirement systems to value their liabilities and the consequences of amending those assumptions; (3) retirement systems' investment practices and performance; and (4) the adequacy of financial disclosures including asset returns and fees. Make recommendations to ensure public pension system retirees' benefits are preserved and protected. | |
7. | Attorney General Jurisdiction: Examine the Attorney General's jurisdiction on issues of alleged violations of state laws regarding abortion and multi -jurisdictional human trafficking cases. Make recommendations to ensure uniform enforcement across the state. | |
8. | Court Fees: Examine the structure of court fees and make recommendations to ensure statutory filing fees and court costs are appropriate and justified. Provide reeommendations for proper agency oversight of fee collection. | |
9. | Campus Free Speech: Ascertain any restrictions on Freedom of Speech rights that Texas students face in expressing their views on campus along with freedoms of the press, religion, and assembly. Recommend policy changes that protect First Amendment rights and enhance the free speech environment on campus. | |
10. | Religious Liberty: Monitor the implementation of legislation that protects citizens' religious freedoms, including Senate Bill 24 (sermon safeguard) and House Bill 555 (religious liberty of county clerks), and make recommendations for any legislation needed to ensure that citizens' religious freedoms are not eroded by local ordinances or state or federal law. | |
11. | Monitoring: Monitor the implementation of legislation addressed by the Senate Committee on State Affairs, 85th R.S., and make recommendations for any legislation needed to improve, enhance, and/ or complete implementation. Specifically, monitor the following: Implementation of Senate Bill 2190, relating to the public retirement systems of certain municipalities; • Implementation of House Bill 3158, relating to the retirement systems for and the provision of other benefits to police and firefighters in certain municipalities; • Implementation of House Bill 3976, relating to the administration of and benefits payable under the Texas Public School Retired Employees Group Benefits Act; and • Implementation of Senate Bill 16, relating to decreasing the fee for the issuance of a license to carry a handgun. | |
Committee: | House Corrections | |
Title: | Interim Report | |
Subjects: | Administrative segregation | Alcohol and Drug Abuse, Texas Commission on | Bail | Court costs and fees | Criminal justice | Criminal Justice, Texas Department of | Drug enforcement | Drug rehabilitation programs | Expunction of criminal records | Fees | Illegal drugs | Inmate rehabilitation | Inmates | Pardons and Paroles, Texas Board of | Parole | Parole violations | Probation | Recidivism | State jail system | Substance abuse | Substance Abuse Felony Punishment Facilities | Windham School District | | |
Library Call Number: | L1836.84 C817 | |
Session: | 84th R.S. (2015) | |
Online version: | View report [73 pages] | |
Charges: | This report should address the charges below. | |
1. | Examine fees and revocations for those on probation and parole; examine effectiveness of fees imposed as a condition of probation and parole; study technical revocations in adult probation to identify drivers of revocations, disparities across the state, and strategies for reducing technical revocations while ensuring program effectiveness and public safety. (Joint charge with the House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence) | |
2. | Study recidivism, its major causes, and existing programs designed to reduce recidivism, including a review of current programs utilized by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) and the Windham School District for incarcerated persons. Examine re-entry programs and opportunities for offenders upon release. Identify successful programs in other jurisdictions and consider how they might be implemented in Texas. | |
3. | Study incarceration rates for non-violent drug offenses and the cost to the state associated with those offenses. Identify alternatives to incarceration, including community supervision, that could be used to reduce incarceration rates of non-violent drug offenders. | |
4. | Study inmate release policies of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, including the release of inmates directly from administrative segregation. Identify best practices and policies for both the transitioning of these various inmate populations from the prison to appropriate supervision in the community. Identify any needed legislative changes necessary to accomplish these goals. | |
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 County Affairs | |
Title: | Interim Report | |
Subjects: | Bail | Child abuse | Child Protective Services | County jails | County roads | Court costs and fees | Criminal justice | Criminal records | Electronic security | Emergency management | Fees | Indigent health care | Jail Standards, Texas Commission on | Managed care | Medicaid | Mentally ill inmates | Mentally ill persons | Natural disasters | Police officers | Suicide | | |
Library Call Number: | L1836.84 C832 | |
Session: | 84th R.S. (2015) | |
Online version: | View report [112 pages] | |
Charges: | This report should address the charges below. | |
1. | Review jail standards and procedures with regards to potentially mentally ill persons in county jails, as well as issues stemming from interactions between the general public and peace officers. * | |
2. | Study the effectiveness and efficiency of current programs in Texas as well as best practices to determine how to decrease the risk and mitigate the impact of wildfires, floods, and other natural hazards in the wildland-urban interface. Examine the duties, performance, and jurisdictions of water districts, municipalities, Emergency Services Districts, other similar districts, and state offices like the Fire Marshal and Extension Services. Evaluate current regulations and identify best practices. Recommend approaches for hazard mitigation and response to natural disasters. (Joint charge with the House Committee on Urban Affairs) | |
3. | Identify and address potential gaps in counties’ cybersecurity policies and ensure that personal information held by counties and other local governmental entities is secure. | |
4. | Evaluate the Texas Commission on Jail Standards to determine if the Commission has the resources and structure to provide sufficient oversight, regulation, and enforcement over Texas county jails. | |
5. | Review pretrial service and bonding practices throughout the state. Examine factors considered in bail and pre-trial confinement decisions, including the use of risk assessments; assess the effectiveness and efficiency of different systems in terms of cost to local governments and taxpayers, community safety, pretrial absconding rates and rights of the accused. (Joint charge with the House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence) | |
6. | Study the implications and effects on law enforcement agencies and individuals that stem from the publication, republication, or other dissemination for public internet access of mug shots and other criminal history information regarding involvement of an individual in the criminal justice system. | |
7. | Study statutorily mandated services provided by sheriffs and constables, and determine whether fee schedules allow cost recovery without placing undue burdens on recipients of those services. | |
8. | Study the effect of Proposition 5 (SJR 17 (84R)) on the quality of private roadways in counties with a population of less than 7,500. Make recommendations to ensure the amendment does not result in undue competition between counties and private industry, and whether additional counties could benefit from a similar authorization. | |
9. | 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. | |
Supporting documents | ||
Committee: | House County Affairs | |
Title: | Committee meeting handouts and testimony, August 4, 2016 (Child Protective Services, Debtors prisons, 1115 transformation waiver) | |
Library Call Number: | ||
Session: | 84th R.S. (2015) | |
Online version: | View document [72 pages File size: 14,626 kb] | |
Committee: | House Criminal Jurisprudence | |
Title: | Interim Report | |
Subjects: | Asset forfeiture | Bail | County jails | Family violence | Fees | Indigent criminal defense | Innocence projects | Parole | Parole violations | Probation | Protective orders | | |
Library Call Number: | L1836.84 C868 | |
Session: | 84th R.S. (2015) | |
Online version: | View report [55 pages] | |
Charges: | This report should address the charges below. | |
1. | Examine the feasibility of utilizing GPS monitoring in protective orders as a tool to help reduce family violence; study programs and identify best practices focused on the intervention and prevention of family violence and consider statutory changes needed to further deter the offense of family violence and domestic abuse. | |
2. | Review pretrial service and bonding practices throughout the state. Examine factors considered in bail and pre-trial confinement decisions, including the use of risk assessments; assess the effectiveness and efficiency of different systems in terms of cost to local governments and taxpayers, community safety, pretrial absconding rates and rights of the accused. (Joint charge with the House Committee on County Affairs) | |
3. | Examine the use of asset forfeiture in this state, including data reporting on forfeiture actions and procedures from seizure through forfeiture in both contested and uncontested cases. Make recommendations for improving these systems that balance law enforcement needs, private property rights, and government transparency. | |
4. | Study the constitutional requirements and local practices for the appointment of counsel to indigent defendants and the operation of innocence projects at the state’s six public law schools. Compare different indigent defense plans and the innocence projects across the state and identify best practices for system management, including appointment methods and timing, cost effectiveness, timeliness of case disposition, compensation of counsel, quality of representation, and protection of procedural rights. Consider the effectiveness of each of the programs currently funded and the funding strategy as a whole. | |
5. | Examine fees and revocations for those on probation and parole; examine effectiveness of fees imposed as a condition of probation and parole; study technical revocations in adult probation to identify drivers of revocations, disparities across the state, and strategies for reducing technical revocations while ensuring program effectiveness and public safety. (Joint charge with the House Committee on Corrections) | |
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: | House County Affairs | |
Title: | Interim Report | |
Library Catalog Title: | House Committee on County Affairs, Texas House of Representatives interim report, 2004 : a report to the House of Representatives, 79th Texas Legislature | |
Subjects: | County government | Courts | Fees | Fines | State mandates | Substandard housing | Tax revenue | Texas Fair Defense Act | | |
Library Call Number: | L1836.78 C832 | |
Session: | 78th R.S. (2003) | |
Online version: | View report [63 pages File size: 2,583 kb] | |
Charges: | This report should address the charges below. | |
1. | Study ways to increase efficiency and provide for greater local control through restructuring county government. | |
2. | Consider the increased costs associated with Court Administration and Security as it relates to the implementation of the Fair Defense Act and heightened security requirements. | |
3. | Review the proliferation of sub-standard housing in counties not covered by Local Government Code, Chapter 232, Subchapters B and C and ways to bring these areas up to minimum standards. | |
4. | Determine whether county fees/fines are at appropriate levels and have maintained their proper function and application. | |
5. | Study the concept of ways to limit unfunded state mandates by reviewing what other jurisdictions have done. | |
6. | Review the amount of taxes collected and services delivered in incorporated areas versus unincorporated areas of counties. | |
7. | Monitor the agencies and programs under the committee's jurisdiction. | |
Committee: | Senate Finance | |
Title: | Interim Report - General Government, Public Safety and Economic Development | |
Library Catalog Title: | Interim report of the Senate Finance Committee : recommendations to the 79th Legislature. | |
Subjects: | Economic development incentives | Fees | Health care costs | Licensing and Regulation, Texas Department of | Prison population | Prisons | Texas Enterprise Fund | | |
Library Call Number: | L1836.78 F49 v. 2 | |
Session: | 78th R.S. (2003) | |
Online version: | View report [219 pages File size: 9,919 kb] | |
Charges: | This report should address the charges below. | |
1. | Natural Resources & Economic Development Fund 006. Review revenue sources into and appropriations out of Fund 006. Review policy decisions by the 78th Legislature that will impact the future of the Fund. Make recommendations for improvement, as needed. Enterprise Fund. Monitor and report on current and potential future uses of the Enterprise Fund. Study and develop recommendations for using economic development funds and assessing potential projects, including, but not limited to, establishing criteria for investment, developing standards for cost-benefit analyses, leveraging local participation, and incorporating claw-back provisions if goals are not met. | |
2. | General Government, Regulatory, & Judiciary Review of Fees. Conduct comprehensive review of and report on fees at state regulatory agencies, including historical information on fee amount, expenditures, appropriations, populations affected and general impact to the state budget. Revisit Rising Health Care Cost Study of the 77th Legislature. Review the cost study and determine which cost elements of the study have not been controlled and make recommendations to the 79th Legislature to address bringing them under control. Examine the budget impact of policy decisions of the 78th Legislature and make recommendations for improvement. | |
3. | Criminal Justice & Public Safety Adult and Juvenile Correction Populations. Monitor population trends in the adult and juvenile correction facilities and determine if budget decisions made in the 78th Legislature remain viable. Make recommendations for improvement, as necessary. | |
Committee: | Senate Intergovernmental Relations | |
Title: | Interim Report | |
Library Catalog Title: | Interim report, 79th Legislature | |
Subjects: | Affordable housing | Alcohol laws and regulations | Alcoholic beverage industry | County clerks | Fees | Rural areas | Rural economic development | Rural issues | Substandard housing | Wine and wine industry | | |
Library Call Number: | L1836.78 L786 | |
Session: | 78th R.S. (2003) | |
Online version: | View report [69 pages File size: 300 kb] | |
Charges: | This report should address the charges below. | |
1. | Study and make recommendations on the need for statutory language relating to fees charged for copies of documents filed electronically or in paper format with a county clerk. Examine all state and local policies relating to document fees and analyze the impact of any recommended changes on local and state revenues. | |
2. | As required by SB 264, 78th R.S., jointly study with the House Urban Affairs Committee the effect of subdividing uniform state service regions into urban/exurban areas and rural areas and upon the provision of state and federal financial assistance to meet housing needs of rural areas. | |
3. | Study the unique challenges and opportunities in rural areas from an economic development standpoint. Study the future and unmet needs of rural communities, residents and businesses and examine the quality of infrastructure, housing, health care, and community involvement. Make recommendations for promoting investment in growth industries in rural areas. | |
4. | Study and make recommendations relating to development of the Texas wine producing industry. Assess the impact of state and federal laws on the shipment and delivery of wine and make recommendations for increasing the economic impact of the wine producing industry in Texas. | |
Committee: | Senate Intergovernmental Relations | |
Title: | Interim Report - Appendices | |
Library Catalog Title: | Interim report, 79th Legislature | |
Subjects: | Affordable housing | Alcohol laws and regulations | Alcoholic beverage industry | County clerks | Fees | Rural areas | Rural economic development | Rural issues | Substandard housing | Wine and wine industry | | |
Library Call Number: | L1836.78 L786 | |
Session: | 78th R.S. (2003) | |
Online version: | View report [376 pages File size: 20,945 kb] | |
Charges: | This report should address the charges below. | |
1. | Study and make recommendations on the need for statutory language relating to fees charged for copies of documents filed electronically or in paper format with a county clerk. Examine all state and local policies relating to document fees and analyze the impact of any recommended changes on local and state revenues. | |
2. | As required by SB 264, 78th R.S., jointly study with the House Urban Affairs Committee the effect of subdividing uniform state service regions into urban/exurban areas and rural areas and upon the provision of state and federal financial assistance to meet housing needs of rural areas. | |
3. | Study the unique challenges and opportunities in rural areas from an economic development standpoint. Study the future and unmet needs of rural communities, residents and businesses and examine the quality of infrastructure, housing, health care, and community involvement. Make recommendations for promoting investment in growth industries in rural areas. | |
4. | Study and make recommendations relating to development of the Texas wine producing industry. Assess the impact of state and federal laws on the shipment and delivery of wine and make recommendations for increasing the economic impact of the wine producing industry in Texas. | |
Committee: | Senate Intergovernmental Relations | |
Title: | Interim Report - Recommendations | |
Library Catalog Title: | Interim report, 79th Legislature | |
Subjects: | Affordable housing | Alcohol laws and regulations | Alcoholic beverage industry | County clerks | Fees | Rural areas | Rural economic development | Rural issues | Substandard housing | Wine and wine industry | | |
Library Call Number: | L1836.78 L786 | |
Session: | 78th R.S. (2003) | |
Online version: | View report [18 pages File size: 145 kb] | |
Charges: | This report should address the charges below. | |
1. | Study and make recommendations on the need for statutory language relating to fees charged for copies of documents filed electronically or in paper format with a county clerk. Examine all state and local policies relating to document fees and analyze the impact of any recommended changes on local and state revenues. | |
2. | As required by SB 264, 78th R.S., jointly study with the House Urban Affairs Committee the effect of subdividing uniform state service regions into urban/exurban areas and rural areas and upon the provision of state and federal financial assistance to meet housing needs of rural areas. | |
3. | Study the unique challenges and opportunities in rural areas from an economic development standpoint. Study the future and unmet needs of rural communities, residents and businesses and examine the quality of infrastructure, housing, health care, and community involvement. Make recommendations for promoting investment in growth industries in rural areas. | |
4. | Study and make recommendations relating to development of the Texas wine producing industry. Assess the impact of state and federal laws on the shipment and delivery of wine and make recommendations for increasing the economic impact of the wine producing industry in Texas. | |
Committee: | Senate Irregularities in State Dept. Finance Matters, Investigate | |
Title: | Preliminary Report #1 | |
Library Catalog Title: | Final report and recommendations of the Senate Investigating Committee, 42nd Texas Legislature. | |
Subjects: | County government | Court costs and fees | Fees | Fines | Fraud | | |
Library Call Number: | S.J. of Tex., 42nd Leg., 1st C.S., 583 (1931) | |
Session: | 42nd R.S. (1931) | |
Online version: | View report [7 pages File size: 333 kb] | |
Charge: | This report should address the charge below. | |
1. | Investigate any irregularities in financial matters that might be presented to the committee. * | |
Committee: | Senate Irregularities in State Dept. Finance Matters, Investigate | |
Title: | Preliminary Report #2 | |
Library Catalog Title: | Final report and recommendations of the Senate Investigating Committee, 42nd Texas Legislature. | |
Subjects: | County government | Court costs and fees | Fees | Fines | Fraud | | |
Library Call Number: | S.J. of Tex., 42nd Leg., 1st C.S., 759 (1931) | |
Session: | 42nd R.S. (1931) | |
Online version: | View report [15 pages File size: 964 kb] | |
Charge: | This report should address the charge below. | |
1. | Investigate any irregularities in financial matters that might be presented to the committee. * | |
Committee: | Senate Irregularities in State Dept. Finance Matters, Investigate | |
Title: | Final Report | |
Library Catalog Title: | Final report and recommendations of the Senate Investigating Committee, 42nd Texas Legislature. | |
Subjects: | County government | Court costs and fees | Fees | Fines | Fraud | | |
Library Call Number: | L1836.42 In8 | |
Session: | 42nd R.S. (1931) | |
Online version: | View report [96 pages File size: 4,019 kb] | |
Charge: | This report should address the charge below. | |
1. | Investigate any irregularities in financial matters that might be presented to the committee. * | |
Committee: | Joint Fee Officers, Investigate | |
Title: | Report | |
Library Catalog Title: | Report of Legislative Committee to Investigate Fee Officers | |
Subjects: | County government | Fees | Public officials | | |
Library Call Number: | L1836.41 F32R/H.J. of Tex., 41st Leg., 4th C.S. (1930) | |
Session: | 41st R.S. (1929) | |
Online version: | View report [12 pages File size: 513 kb] | |
Charge: | This report should address the charge below. | |
1. | Investigate fees of office of officers in this state who are paid in fees either in whole or in part and to report on the amounts earned and how much they retained out of fees of office or other compensation where they receive fees only in part and make recommendations to the Legislature. * | |
Supporting documents | ||
Committee: | Joint Fee Officers, Investigate | |
Title: | Transcript and Testimony, V. 1, Fort Worth, Texas, August 19-20, 1929 | |
Library Catalog Title: | Minutes | |
Library Call Number: | L1836.41 F321 V. 1 | |
Session: | 41st R.S. (1929) | |
Online version: | View document [483 pages File size: 308,819 kb] | |
Committee: | Joint Fee Officers, Investigate | |
Title: | Transcript and Testimony, V. 2, Dallas, August 21-22, 1929; San Antonio, August 24, 1929; Waco, August 27, 1929; and El Paso, August 29, 1929 | |
Library Catalog Title: | Minutes | |
Library Call Number: | L1836.41 F321 V. 2 | |
Session: | 41st R.S. (1929) | |
Online version: | View document [570 pages File size: 235,649 kb] | |
Committee: | Joint Fee Officers, Investigate | |
Title: | Transcript and Testimony, V. 3, Wichita County, Texas, August 31, 1929 and Stephens County, Texas, September 4, 1929 | |
Library Catalog Title: | Minutes | |
Library Call Number: | L1836.41 F32 V. 3 | |
Session: | 41st R.S. (1929) | |
Online version: | View document [165 pages File size: 207,687 kb] | |
Committee: | Joint Fee Officers, Investigate | |
Title: | Report - Governor | |
Library Catalog Title: | Proclamation of the Governor | |
Library Call Number: | S.J. of Tex., 41st Leg., 4th C.S. 1 (1930) | |
Session: | 41st R.S. (1929) | |
Online version: | View document [3 pages File size: 173 kb] | |
Committee: | Joint Fee Officers, Investigate | |
Title: | Correspondence | |
Library Catalog Title: | Correspondence from Scott Gaines, Brazoria County Judge. | |
Library Call Number: | S.J. of Tex., 41st Leg., 4th C.S. 28 (1930) | |
Session: | 41st R.S. (1929) | |
Online version: | View document [5 pages File size: 372 kb] | |
Committee: | Joint Fee Officers, Investigate | |
Title: | Correspondence | |
Library Catalog Title: | Communication from the Fee System Committee | |
Library Call Number: | S.J. of Tex., 41st Leg., 5th C.S. 43 (1930) | |
Session: | 41st R.S. (1929) | |
Online version: | View document [2 pages File size: 67 kb] |
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