• Compare electricity prices in Texas in deregulated areas and areas exempt from deregulation. (Texas Coalition for Affordable Power, June 2016)
• Consider what might result if the Affordable Care Act were repealed. (Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, June 2016)
• Find over a thousand park maps on one site. (National Park Maps, ©2013-2016)
• Explore resources related to terrorism and mass shootings. (Congressional Research Service, June 13, 2016)

• 2017 State Water Plan: Water for Texas, Texas Water Development Board, adopted by the Board May 19, 2016
• "Private Sector Plays a Big Role In State Water Planning," Texas Tribune, March 13, 2015
• Learning from Drought: Next Generation Water Planning for Texas, Texas Center for Policy Studies, May 2014
• 2016 Approved Regional Water Plans, Texas Water Development Board
• Water Resources Planning (state water planning, regional water planning and data, population and water demand projections), Texas Water Development Board

• Bolstering Non-Traditional Student Success: A Comprehensive Student Aid System Using Financial Aid, Public Benefits, and Refundable Tax Credits, Center for Postsecondary and Economic Success at the Center for Law and Social Policy, December 2015
• Keeping College Within Reach: How Texas Can Move More Low-Income and Adult Students Through College, Center For Public Policy Priorities, April 2015
• Interim Report to the 84th Legislature, House Committee on Higher Education, January 2015
• "How Astonishingly Low College Completion Rates Are Hurting the Economy," SkilledUp For Companies, November 11, 2014
• The Changing Role of Community Colleges in Workforce Development, National Conference of State Legislatures, October 21, 2014
• "Colleges Adjust to New Reality That More Students Juggle Work, Family," PBS NewsHour, August 25, 2014
• "The New Class: Non-Traditional Students Are Changing the Market for Higher Education," The Economist Intelligence Unit Perspectives, March 25, 2014
• The Economic Payoff For Closing College-Readiness and Completion Gaps, Jobs For the Future, March 2013
• Complete College Texas: Is Texas Utilizing GAME CHANGER Strategies to Boost College Completion? Not Fully, Complete College America, Spring 2013
• Bringing Adults Back to College: Designing and Implementing a Statewide Concierge Model, Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education, November 2010

• Sunset in Texas: 2015-2017, Sunset Advisory Commission
• Tentative Review Schedule: 2015-2016, Sunset Advisory Commission 

• River Authorities
  • Sulphur River Basin Authority
  • Upper Colorado River Authority
  • Central Colorado River Authority
  • Palo Duro River Authority of Texas
• Texas State Board of Pharmacy
• Executive Council of Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy Examiners, Texas Board of Occupational Therapy Examiners, and Texas Board of Physical Therapy Examiners
• State Board of Dental Examiners
• State Bar of Texas and Board of Law Examiners

• Read about proposed rules relating to the payday loan industry. (The Washington Post, June 2, 2016)
• Search for rate review information about health insurance plans. (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, accessed June 8, 2016)
• See whether the Affordable Care Act's Medicaid expansion affects individual personal finances. (Federal Reserve Bank of New York, June 6, 2016)
• Explore ways you can improve your digital privacy and security. (American Civil Liberties Union, June 7, 2016)

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• Houston Municipal Employees Pension System Actuarial Valuation Report for the Year Beginning July 1, 2015, Gabriel Roeder Smith & Company, March 24, 2016
• Houston Municipal Employees Pension System Comprehensive Annual Financial Report For the Years Ended June 30, 2015 and June 30, 2014, Houston Municipal Employees Pension System, November 19, 2015
• "A Story of Missed Opportunities: How Houston's Pensions Got Hijacked" (Inside Policy & Politics Blog), Houston Chronicle, October 13, 2015
• Swamped: How Pension Debt is Sinking the Bayou City, Laura and John Arnold Foundation, August 2015
• Why City Pension Problems Have Not Improved, and a Roadmap Forward, Hoover Institution Economics Working Papers, January 19, 2015

• Safeguarding Public-Pension Systems: A Governance-Based Approach, Manhattan Institute, March 2016
• Study of the Financial Health of Texas Public Retirement Systems, Texas Pension Review Board, December 2014
• A Common-Sense Strategy for Fixing State Pension Problems in Tough Economic Times, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, May 12, 2011

• Uber, Airbnb and Consequences of the Sharing Economy: Research Roundup, Journalist's Resource, Harvard Kennedy School's Shorenstein Center and the Carnegie-Knight Initiative, Updated June 2, 2016
• The Sharing Economy: A Taxing Experience for New Entrepreneurs Part I, (Testimony - U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Small Business), Kogod Tax Policy Center, May 24, 2016
• Shared, Collaborative and On Demand: The New Digital Economy, Pew Research Center, May 19, 2016
• Three Paths to Update Labor Law for the Gig Economy, Information Technology & Innovation Foundation, April 2016
• The Gig Economy & The Board’s FedEx Home Delivery Independent Contractor Test , Presented at 2016 Midwinter Meeting of the ABA Committee of Development of the Law Under the NLRA, American Bar Association, February 2016
• What Does the Gig Economy Mean for Workers?, Congressional Research Service, February 5, 2016
• 2016 Symposium Papers - See Workers On-Demand: Employment Law in the Sharing Economy (Application of Employee Versus Independent Contractor Concepts to the Gig Economy) and (Worker Vulnerability in the "Gig Economy"),  Presented at National Symposium on Technology in Labor and Employment Law, American Bar Association, 2016
• Local Governments and the Sharing Economy: A Roadmap Helping Local Governments Across North America Strategically Engage with the Sharing Economy to Foster More Sustainable Cities (City Cases and Snapshots - Austin, Dallas, Houston & San Antonio), One Earth, October 2015
• A Proposal for Modernizing Labor Laws for Twenty-First Century Work: The "Independent Worker" and Workers and the Online Gig Economy, The Hamilton Project, December 2015
• "State Legislatures and the Sharing Economy ," CQ RollCall, October 2015
• Sharing Economy (Latest research), National League of Cities

• Department of Assistive & Rehabilitative Services Program Transition, Texas Workforce Commission
• HHS Transformation and HHS Transformation News, Texas Health & Human Services Commission, Updated May 18, 2016
• Transition of DARS Programs and Functions, Texas Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services
• Wind Down of Former Emerging Technology Fund Assets and Investment of Texas Economic Stabilization Fund Assets (Presentation to House Investments and Financial Services Committee), Texas Treasury Safekeeping Trust Company, March 29, 2016
• "Texas Emerging Technology Fund Still Benefiting Life Sciences Startups," Silicon Hills News, October 21, 2015

• State Hospitals: Mental Health Facilities in Texas: Legislative Primer, Legislative Budget Board, April 2016
• "Texas Must Fix Its Mental Health Hospital System," David Lakey, TribTalk, August 28, 2015
• State Hospital System Long-Term Plan, Texas Department of State Health Services, January 2015
• The Vital Role of State Psychiatric Hospitals, National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors (NASMHPD) Medical Directors Council, July 2014 

• Home and Community-Based Services Expansion: Jail and Emergency Department Diversion, Texas Department of State Health Services, April 2016
• "Handling Mentally Ill Offenders," The Prosecutor, Texas District and County Attorneys Association, January-February 2016
• Overincarceration of People with Mental Illness: Pretrial Diversion Across the Country and the Next Steps for Texas to Improve its Efforts and Increase Utilization, Texas Public Policy Foundation, June 2015
• Pretrial Diversion, National Conference of State Legislatures, May 13, 2015
• Statewide Criminal and Juvenile Justice Recidivism and Revocation Rates, Legislative Budget Board, February 2015
• Smart Justice, Initiative Resources, Jail Diversion, National Association of Counties

• "Doctors Without Borders," Governing, February 2016
• "State Prisons Turn to Telemedicine to Improve Health and Save Money," Stateline, Pew Charitable Trusts, January 21, 2016 (focuses on Texas)
• Telehealth Policy Trends and Considerations, National Conference of State Legislatures, December 9, 2015
• Realizing the Promise of Telehealth for Children with Special Health Care Needs, Lucile Packard Foundation for Children's Health, August 2015

• Consider the effects of distracted driving and texting while driving. (Nature.com, May 12, 2016)
• Explore manufacturing activity in the U.S. (U.S. Census Bureau, May 25, 2016)
• Read about the financial aspect of the federal Sentencing Reform Act of 2015. (Congressional Budget Office, May 18, 2016)
• Examine the gap between wages and cost of housing. (National Low Income Housing Coalition, ©2016)

• "The Gig Economy Could Cost the IRS Billions of Tax Dollars," Fortune Magazine, May 24, 2016
• "Uber Settlement Doesn’t Settle Gig Economy’s Independent Contractor vs. Employee Dispute," Insurance Journal, April 2, 2016
• Three Paths to Update Labor Law for the Gig Economy, Information Technology & Innovation Foundation, April 2016
• The Gig Economy & The Board’s FedEx Home Delivery Independent Contractor Test , Presented at 2016 Midwinter Meeting of the ABA Committee of Development of the Law Under the NLRA, American Bar Association, February 2016
• What Does the Gig Economy Mean for Workers?, Congressional Research Service, February 5, 2016
• 2016 Symposium Papers - See Workers On-Demand: Employment Law in the Sharing Economy (Application of Employee Versus Independent Contractor Concepts to the Gig Economy) and (Worker Vulnerability in the "Gig Economy"),  Presented at National Symposium on Technology in Labor and Employment Law, American Bar Association, 2016
• Local Governments and the Sharing Economy: A Roadmap Helping Local Governments Across North America Strategically Engage with the Sharing Economy to Foster More Sustainable Cities (City Cases and Snapshots - Austin, Dallas, Houston & San Antonio), One Earth, October 2015
• A Proposal for Modernizing Labor Laws for Twenty-First Century Work: The "Independent Worker" and Workers and the Online Gig Economy, The Hamilton Project, December 2015
• "State Legislatures and the Sharing Economy ," CQ RollCall, October 2015
• Sharing Economy (Latest research), National League of Cities

• Interim Report to the 83rd Texas Legislature (Charge 4), House Committee on Business and Industry,  December 2012
• Interim Report to the 82nd Texas Legislature (Charge 1), House Committee on Business and Industry, December 2010
• Property Owners' Associations (Legal research guide), Texas State Law Library

• The Need for Greater Focus on the Cybersecurity Challenges Facing Small and Midsize Businesses, United States Securities and Exchange Commission, October 19, 2015
• Cybersecurity and Business Vitality: What Every Houston-area Business Leader Needs to Know, Third Edition, Greater Houston Partnership, October 2015
• "Why US Small Businesses Should Worry About Cybersecurity and How to Act" (Blog), IT Governance USA, February 12, 2015
• "Activate, Adapt and Anticipate: How to Get Ahead of Cybercrime," Texas CEO Magazine, January 24, 2015
• "Toward a Global Cybersecurity Standard of Care?: Exploring the Implications of the 2014 NIST Cybersecurity Framework on Shaping Reasonable National and International Cybersecurity Practices," 50 Texas International Law Journal 303 (2015)
• "The Importance of Cybersecurity in the Age of the Cloud and Internet of Things," Government Technology, October 2, 2014
• Texas Business and Commerce Code §§521.001-521.152, Unauthorized Use of Identifying Information

• "Texas Supreme Court Clarifies its Position on Shareholder Oppression in Ritchie v. Rupe and Cardiac Perfusion Services v. Hughes," Insights Journal, Spring 2015
• "The Derivative Nature of Corporate Constitutional Rights," 56 William & Mary Law Review 1673 (2015)
• "Ritchie v. Rupe and the Future of Shareholder Oppression," 124 Yale Law Journal Forum 89 (October 20, 2014)
• "How Corporations Got the Same Rights as People (But Don't Ever Go to Jail)," Consumerist, September 12, 2014

• Real Property Evaluation Reports, Texas General Land Office, 2006-2015
• 2015 Real Property Asset Data, Oklahoma Office of Management and Enterprise Services, 2015
• Federal Real Property: National Strategy and Better Data Needed to Improve Management of Excess and Underutilized Property, U.S. Government Accountability Office, June 2012
• Knowing What You Own: An Efficient Government How-To Guide for Managing State and Local Property Inventories, Reason Foundation, June 2010
• Senate Bill 1804: Final Report to the Legislature, Plan for a Comprehensive Database of State-owned Real Property, Florida Department of Management Services, Division of Real Estate Development & Management, January 4, 2010
• Interim Report (Charge 3 - State assets and infrastructure), Senate Finance Subcommittee on General Government Issues, January 2009
• Best Practices in Real Property Management in State Governments, U.S. General Services Administration, Office of Real Property, March 2003
• Florida State Owned Lands and Records Information System (FL-SOLARIS), Florida Department of Environmental Protection and Department of Management Services

• Moving Forward: Leadership Toolkit for State CISOs, National Association of State Chief Information Officers, 2015
• Framework for Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity (in response to Executive Order 13636), National Institute of Standards and Technology, Cybersecurity Framework, February 12, 2014
• "Why Cybersecurity Matters to You," County News, National Association of Counties, January 14, 2013
• Cyber for Counties Guidebook v1.0, National Association of Counties, Center for Internet Security, 2013
• Building a More Secure And Prosperous Texas: A Report, Texas Cybersecurity, Education, and Economic Development Council, December 1, 2012

• 2014 Annual Jail Report, Texas Commission on Jail Standards, Updated February 12, 2015
• Interim Report to the 84th Legislature (Charge 2 - Oversight of Texas Commission on Jail Standards), House Committee on County Affairs, January 2015
• Interim Report to the 83rd Texas Legislature (Charge 3 - County jails), House Committee on County Affairs, January 2013
• The Texas Commission on Jail Standards: The State's Solution for Implementing a Strong County Jail System, While Protecting Counties From Liability, Texas Criminal Justice Coalition, 2012
• An Audit Report on Performance Measures at the Commission on Jail Standards, Texas State Auditor's Office, August 2011Texas Commission on Jail Standards: Final Report, Sunset Advisory Commission, July 2009
• Texas Commission on Jail Standards (Technical Assistance Bulletins, Non-Compliant Jails, Budget Reports, County Population Reports, 84th Legislature Information and Documents)

• Mug Shots and Booking Photo Websites (Overview and 2012-2016 state legislation), National Conference of State Legislatures, April 13, 2016
• Survey of State Criminal History Information Systems, 2014, U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics, December 2015
• Criminal Records in the Digital Age: A Review of Current Practices and Recommendations for Reform in Texas, William Wayne Justice Center for Public Interest Law, The University of Texas School of Law, March 2013

• Guide to Texas Laws for County Officials, 2016 (Sheriff and Constable), Prepared by David B. Brooks for Texas Association of Counties, June 2016
• Sheriffs' and Constables' Fees, Texas Ahead, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, Effective December 15, 2015

• "Texas Ballot Proposition Would Divert More Money to Highways," Dallas Morning News, October 18, 2015
• Amendments Proposed for November 2015 Ballot (Proposition 5), House Research Organization, July 30, 2015
• Analyses of Proposed Constitutional Amendments, November 3, 2015, Election (Proposition 5), Texas Legislative Council, 2015

• Map where water crises may develop over the next few decades. (Pacific Standard, May 23, 2016)
• See which states have the largest number of removal orders granted by immigration judges. (Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse, April 2016)
• Read about Americans working beyond retirement age. (Bloomberg, May 13, 2016)
• Explore what's different on the new Nutrition Facts label for packaged foods.  (U.S. Food and Drug Administration, May 20, 2016)