Session Summaries for the 72nd 1st Called Session

House Research Organization

Summary of 1991 Special Session Legislation
Summarizes laws of statewide importance enacted during the 1st and 2nd called sessions of the 72nd Legislature including: constitutional amendments to allow a state lottery; authorization of $1.4 billion in new general-obligation bonds for correctional and mental health/mental retardation facilities and student loans; reorganization and consolidation of environmental protection, health and human services, and transportation agencies; adoption of fiscal management measures in response to recommendation of the Texas Performance Review; and approval of a comprehensive criminal justice.

Senate Research Center

Summary of Major Legislation, 72nd Legislature, 1st Called Session