Today's Committee Meetings on the LRL website is a calendar of interim committee hearings with links to agendas. The following may be helpful resources for upcoming hearings.
Tuesday, January 10th, 2012
Senate Committee on Business & Commerce
Topic: Quarterly updates from state agencies and entities including the Texas Department of Insurance and Public Utility Commission
Topic: Impact of current and anticipated drought conditions on electric generation capacity
- Energy-Water Nexus in Texas, The University of Texas at Austin and Environmental Defense Fund, April 2009
- "Technical Analysis of a River Basin-Based Model of Advanced Power Plant Cooling Technologies for Mitigating Water Management Challenges," The University of Texas at Austin, Environmental Research Letters, July-September2011 (relating to power plant water use, retrofitting power plants to recirculate water for cooling, or using dry cooling methods)
- Water for Texas, Draft 2012 State Water Plan, Texas Water Development Board, September 23, 2011 (steam-electric power generation water demands)
Sunset Advisory Commission
Topics: Organizational information, overview of sunset process, approval of review schedule, proposed meeting schedule, approval of changes in Sunset Commission Across-the-Board Recommendations (ATBs), approval of operating budget
- Sunset in Texas, Sunset Advisory Commission, November 2011
- Sunset Agency Review Schedule, 2012-2013, 83rd Legislature, Sunset Advisory Commission
Senate Committee on Intergovernmental Relations
Topic: Affordable housing after disasters, best practices for emergency short-term and long-term housing
- "Maximizing the Sustainability of Integrated Housing Recovery Efforts," Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, July 2010
- National Disaster Recovery Framework (including Housing Recovery Support Function), U.S. Federal and Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), September 2011
Topic: Housing and development codes, and "hardening" guidelines for structures in areas prone to natural disasters; best practices for landowners on fire risk mitigation, fuel reduction, and urban forest management to reduce exposure to wildland fires
- Firewise Communities, a project of the National Fire Protection Association
- A Public Policy Primer on Disaster Safety, Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS)
Tuesday, January 17th, 2012
House Committee on County Affairs
Topic: Texas Healthcare Transformation and Quality Improvement Program Medicaid 1115 Waiver
- Texas Healthcare Transformation and Quality Improvement Program - Program Brief, Medicaid 1115 Waiver Proposal, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, July 13, 2011
- Approval Letter and Documents, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, December 12, 2011
Thursday, January 26th, 2012
House Committee on Economic & Small Business Development
Topic: Texas' industry cluster initiatives, implementation of recommendations made by the Governor's Competitiveness Council, and new recommendations for Texas to remain an economic development leader
- Texas Industry Concentrations 2012: Where the State's Key Sectors Cluster, Office of the Governor - Economic Development and Tourism, December 2011
- Rich States, Poor States 2011: The ALEC-Laffer State Economic Competitiveness Index, American Legislative Exchange Council, June 2011
- The 2010 state new economy index: benchmarking economic transformation in the states, Information Technology and Innovation Foundation, November 2010
- Council's Report to the Governor, Governor's Competitiveness Council, July 2008
- "Industry clusters shape Texas economy," Southwest Economy (Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas), September/October 2007
