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8 Document(s) [ Subject: Sewer%20service ]
| Committee: | Senate International Relations and Trade | |
| Title: | Interim Report | |
| Library Catalog Title: | Interim report to the 82nd Legislature | |
| Subjects: | Affordable housing | Bootstrap Self-Help Housing Program | Border crossings | Border economy | Colonias | Contracts for deed | Economic development | International trade | Job training programs | Land use regulations | North American Free Trade Agreement | Sewer service | Subprime lending | Substandard housing | Tourism | | |
| Library Call Number: | L1836.81 IN9 | |
| Session: | 81st R.S. (2009) | |
| Online version: | View report [85 pages File size: 6,581 kb] | |
| Charges: | This report should address the charges below. | |
| 1. | Review the effectiveness of the Coordination of Colonia Initiatives and related measures addressed by the Committee and develop recommendations to better address substandard communities across the state where no potable water or sewage services are provided. Review state and local laws and policies relating to development and growth in unincorporated regions of the state and develop recommendations aimed at providing local units of government the necessary local control tools to curtail the spread of colonia-like developments in their jurisdictions. | |
| 2. | Examine effectiveness of state homeownership programs serving colonia residents. Study the need for contract for deed conversions in the colonias within 150 miles of the Texas/Mexico border. Examine existing statute regarding statewide distribution of the Texas Bootstrap Loan Program and recommend changes to increase the state's ability to expedite allocation of funds. Develop recommendations to address abusive lending practices in distressed areas and fair housing violations in the colonias. | |
| 3. | Study and make recommendations for state actions to increase efficiencies and reduce wait times in crossing the Texas-Mexico border, while ensuring proper security. Review initiatives to maximize bridge-crossing revenue. | |
| 4. | Assess Texas' trade-related programs and work with the appropriate state and federal agencies to develop initiatives that will increase NAFTA-related commerce in Texas. Make recommendations to encourage communities currently unable to participate in international trade, due to their lack of resources and capacity, to engage in such trade. | |
| 5. | Review the state's efforts aimed at helping distressed areas, coastal regions and rural communities to compete in the international marketplace. Work with the appropriate state and federal agencies to develop recommendations to create initiatives that will build regional development and capacity with the goal of better facilitating trade and commerce, as well as tourism, in these communities. | |
| 6. | Review the state's efforts and policies aimed at addressing the workforce training needs of trade-displaced citizens. Report on the effectiveness of these programs and develop recommendations to better assist hard to reach populations in distressed areas, including Spanish-predominant speaking displaced citizens along the Texas-Mexico border region. | |
| 7. | Monitor the implementation of legislation addressed by the Senate Committee on International Relations and Trade, 81st Legislature, Regular and Called Sessions, and make recommendations for any legislation needed to improve, enhance, and/or complete implementation.
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| Committee: | Senate Border Affairs, Special | |
| Title: | Interim Report - Health | |
| Library Catalog Title: | Health interim report : Texas border health. | |
| Subjects: | Air pollution | Air quality | Birth defects | Border health | Border Health Institute | Children's Health Insurance Program | Dengue Fever | Dental hygienists | Dentists | Diabetes | Drinking water | Immunizations | Indigent health care | Medicaid | Medicaid application process | Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital Program, Texas | Medical reimbursements | Medical research | Mental health services | Mosquitoes | Sewer service | Surface water pollution | Texas Center for Infectious Disease | Tire disposal | Tuberculosis | Wastewater management | Water quality management | Water supplies | | |
| Library Call Number: | L1836.76 b644h | |
| Session: | 76th R.S. (1999) | |
| Online version: | View report [108 pages File size: 503 kb] | |
| Charges: | This report should address the charges below. | |
| 1. | Assess the Border Region's water and wastewater system infrastructure needs and the impact of the lack of adequate water and wastewater systems on health conditions along the Border. The Committee shall develop both short-term and long-term recommendations to address these infrastructure needs. | |
| 2. | Assess the health conditions in the Border Region, including childhood diseases and chronic health problems endemic to the Border such as diabetes and tuberculosis. Included in this assessment shall be an evaluation of the utilization of immunization and prevention programs and of collaborative efforts on common health issues between Texas and the Mexican Border States. The Committee shall develop health care strategies to improve Border health conditions and recommendations for their implementation. | |
| Committee: | Senate International Relations, Trade and Technology | |
| Title: | Interim report | |
| Library Catalog Title: | Committee interim report : a report to the 75th Legislature. | |
| Subjects: | Affordable housing | Attorney General of Texas | Border economy | Border environment | Border health | Border issues | Border transportation | Colonias | Consumer credit and debt | Contracts for deed | Housing and Community Affairs, Texas Department of | International trade | Mortgages | North American Free Trade Agreement | Private activity bonds | Real estate development | Sewer service | Wastewater management | Water Development Board, Texas | Water supplies | | |
| Library Call Number: | L1836.74 in9 | |
| Session: | 74th R.S. (1995) | |
| Online version: | View report [173 pages File size: 11,680 kb] | |
| Charges: | This report should address the charges below. | |
| 1. | Monitor the enforcement of HB 1001, 74th R.S., the colonias bill, and identify any provisions that need to be clarified or strengthened. | |
| 2. | Assess the progress of the Texas Water Development Board's "economically distressed areas program" with regards to the number of applications received and the number of water and waste water projects actually implemented in the colonias. | |
| 3. | Assess the effect of NAFTA on Texas' infrastructure including transportation, housing, education and the environment, with special attention to its impact along the Texas/Mexico border. | |
| 4. | Monitor implementation of, and make recommendations for any needed changes in, legislation passed by the 74th Legislature to address the problems of colonias, specifically SB 336, 74th R.S., SB 1509, 74th R.S., and HB 2726, 74th R.S.. | |
| 5. | Study and make recommendations regarding methods and programs to expand international trade, with particular focus on the use of technology. | |
| Committee: | House Natural Resources | |
| Title: | Interim report | |
| Library Catalog Title: | Committee on Natural Resources, Texas House of Representatives interim report, 1996 : a report to the House of Representatives, 75th Texas Legislature. | |
| Subjects: | Drinking water | Edwards Aquifer Authority | Lower Colorado River Authority | Lower Neches Valley Authority | Natural Resource Conservation Commission, Texas | Sewer service | Wastewater management | Water quality management | Water supplies | | |
| Library Call Number: | L1836.75 n218h | |
| Session: | 74th R.S. (1995) | |
| Online version: | View report [79 pages File size: 3,866 kb] | |
| Charges: | This report should address the charges below. | |
| 1. | Conduct active oversight of agencies under the committee's jurisdiction. | |
| 2. | Review the on-site wastewater treatment program; identify measures to decentralize state authority and increase local government participation. | |
| 3. | Study methods to provide affordable, state-sponsored financial assistance for small community water projects. | |
| 4. | Review the design, mission and goals of the Lower Neches Valley Authority. | |
| 5. | Study the governance, structure and functions of the Lower Colorado River Authority, in light of changes in the electric utility industry and other long-term changes. | |
| 6. | Monitor the court action and implementation of the laws from the 73rd and 74th Legislatures relating to the Edwards Aquifer Authority. | |
| Committee: | Senate Natural Resources | |
| Title: | Interim report | |
| Library Catalog Title: | Interim report to the 71st Legislature / Senate Committee on Natural Resources. | |
| Subjects: | Aquaculture | Artificial reefs | Beaches | Coastal erosion | Coastal protection | Colonias | Cotton production | Drinking water | Environmental protection | Exotic species | Fish | Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. | Fishing | Insects | Land conservation | Natural resources conservation | Offshore structures | Property rights | Rivers | Sewer service | Solid waste disposal | Texas Boll Weevil Eradication Program | Texas Open Beaches Act | Water conservation | Water rights | Water supplies | | |
| Library Call Number: | L1836.70 n219 | |
| Session: | 70th R.S. (1987) | |
| Online version: | View report [158 pages File size: 5,126 kb] | |
| Charges: | This report should address the charges below. | |
| 1. | Initiate an interim study of a statewide artificial reef plan and further study various uses of abandoned oil and gas rigs. Give careful consideration to reef design, preparation, and component grouping and spacing, siting, and fisheries resource management and analyze and compare biological effectiveness, cost factors, and long-term benefits for various design options and preparation techniques. | |
| 2. | Review proposals for a protection system for Texas rivers, similar to the federal Wild and Scenic rivers program. * | |
| 3. | Study current efforts to control the boll weevil in Texas, including integrated pest management (IPM) programs. * | |
| 4. | Review the problems associated with colonias; make recommendations for legislative action to halt the growth of illegal subdivisions and to provide water and sewer service to existing developments. * | |
| 5. | Study the issues associated with aquaculture and fish farming. * | |
| 6. | Study coastal erosion; consider the advantages, disadvantages and economic impacts of beach erosion control methodologies. * | |
| 7. | Review the definitions of wetlands used by state and federal government agencies. Study the potential impact on wetlands management of the definition used in the Fish and Wildlife Service's National Wetlands Inventory project. * | |
| Committee: | House Water Supply and Waste Disposal in Metropolitan Areas, Interim | |
| Title: | Interim Report | |
| Library Catalog Title: | Water supply and waste disposal in Texas urban areas : a report / by the House Interim Committee on Water Supply and Waste Disposal in Metropolitan Areas. | |
| Subjects: | Municipal utility districts | Real estate development | Sewer service | Water districts | Water supplies | | |
| Library Call Number: | L1836.63 w298 | |
| Session: | 63rd R.S. (1973) | |
| Online version: | View report [100 pages File size: 4,354 kb] | |
| Charge: | This report should address the charge below. | |
| 1. | Study the use of regional and area-wide systems and special districts to supply water service and drainage facilities and to provide sewage and waste disposal outside and within metropolitan areas and to examine the effect of existing legislation enacted by previous legislatures to determine the effectiveness of the laws in dealing with the know problems and to develop a uniform plan or policy for use fo these systems and districts. | |
| Supporting documents | ||
| Committee: | House Water Supply and Waste Disposal in Metropolitan Areas, Interim | |
| Title: | Water supply and waste disposal in metropolitan areas. | |
| Library Catalog Title: | Water supply and waste disposal in metropolitan areas. | |
| Library Call Number: | L1836.63 w2982 | |
| Session: | 63rd R.S. (1973) | |
| Committee: | House Water Supply and Waste Disposal in Metropolitan Areas, Interim | |
| Title: | Testimony of Rep. Carlos F. Truan before the House Special Interim Committee on Water Supply and Waste Disposal in Metropolitan Areas | |
| Library Catalog Title: | Testimony of Rep. Carlos F. Truan before the House Special Interim Committee on Water Supply and Waste Disposal in Metropolitan Areas. | |
| Library Call Number: | L1836.63 w298t | |
| Session: | 63rd R.S. (1973) | |
| Online version: | View document [30 pages] | |
* This represents an abstract of the report contents. Charge text is incomplete or unavailable.
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