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Turnover in the Texas Legislature, 1923-2013

Apr 28

posted by TexasLRL in Members of the Legislature

In 2012, we wrote a blog post discussing turnover in the Texas Legislature from 1923-2011, measured by the percentage of freshman at the beginning of each regular session. A patron recently asked us if we could update our chart to include turnover for the 83rd Legislature (2013), and we were happy to oblige. The updated chart is below. Please note that we defined freshmen as new legislators sworn in during the first day or week of the regular session. Members who first served during a called session of a legislature are counted as freshmen members of that legislature. Excluded are members who were elected to a legislature but never sworn in due to death, resignation, or other factors.
 
Exact percentage of freshman each session can be found here.
 
Turnover in the Texas Legislature, 1923-2013

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Week in Review, April 24th

Apr 24

posted by TexasLRL in Week in review

In this weekly post, we feature online articles and policy reports published recently, and other helpful research tools.
  • Explore financial education for elementary school students. (Corporation for Enterprise Development, April 2014)
  • Check out tips to improve your home's heating and cooling efficiency. (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, accessed April 23, 2014)
  • Examine the pay gap between minimum wage workers and Fortune 500 CEOs. (AFL-CIO, 2014)
  • Review data related to recent dolphin and whale strandings on beaches of the Gulf of Mexico. (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, April 22, 2014)
 

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O.P. Carrillo Impeachment Collection

Apr 23

posted by TexasLRL in Impeachment

Impeachment proceedings
A new collection on the LRL website provides access to reports, transcripts, minutes, and other documents related to the impeachment of Judge O.P. Carrillo in 1976. Included are a brief summary of the impeachment process; links to the minutes of the House Select Committee on Impeachment and 16 volumes of transcripts; the House Journal proceedings and transcripts; the Senate proceedings; and the 29 volumes of material from the Judicial Qualifications Commission Inquiry. The library would like to thank the Texas State Law Library and the Harlingen Public Library for their participation in this project.
 
For additional resources on the impeachment process, please see our previous blog post.
 
 
 
 
 
 

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Interim Hearings – Week of April 28, 2014

Apr 21

posted by TexasLRL in 83rd Session, Interim hearings

Interim Hearings – Week of April 28th

Today's Committee Meetings on the LRL website is a calendar of interim committee hearings with links to agendas. Below are resources related to upcoming Interim Hearings.

 

April 28th

Charge: Civil liability for interacting with ex-offenders, implications of HB 1188 (83R) and potential expansion of similar protections to landlords

 

Charge: Electronic legal materials, reliability and permanence, possible adoption of Uniform Electronic Legal Materials Act (UELMA)

 

Charge: Issues that inhibit use of wills and access to probate process in Texas, particularly for low-income individuals

 

May 1st

Topic: Economic development, manufacturing, and workforce development in the Houston area

 

House Committee on State Affairs

Charge: Title 15 of the Election Code, requirements for financial reports by campaigns, candidates, officeholders, and political committees

 

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Week in Review, April 17th

Apr 17

posted by TexasLRL in Week in review

In this weekly post, we feature online articles and policy reports published recently, and other helpful research tools.
  • Consider the public's changing attitudes about drug policy. (Pew Research Center, April 2, 2014)
  • Explore the economic significance of more women working full time and year-round. (Center for American Progress, April 2014)
  • See which states produced the most wind-generated electricity in 2013. (U.S. Energy Information Administration, April 15, 2014)
  • Examine consumers' use of payday loans. (Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, March 2014)

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Interim Hearings – Week of April 21, 2014

Apr 14

posted by TexasLRL in 83rd Session, Interim hearings

Interim Hearings – Week of April 21st

Today's Committee Meetings on the LRL website is a calendar of interim committee hearings with links to agendas. Below are resources related to upcoming Interim Hearings.

 

April 22nd

House Committee on Business & Industry

Charge: Voluntary nature of workers' compensation in Texas

 

Charge: Misclassifying employees as independent contractors

 

Charge: Legislative oversight

 

House Committees on Corrections and Criminal Jurisprudence (Joint Hearing, 10:00 a.m.)

Charge: Association between co-occurring serious mental illness and substance use disorders and parole revocation among TDCJ inmates; dual mental health diagnosis

 

House Committee on Corrections (2:00 p.m.)

Charge: Juvenile justice outcome-based financing models that allow the state to partner with private investors and innovative service providers

 

House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence (2:00 p.m.) 

Charge: Mental health services for juveniles in the justice system, mental health needs of youth who come into contact with the juvenile justice system

 

House Committee on Public Education

Charge: Student achievement at chronically underperforming schools, alternative governance

 

April 23rd

House Committee on Urban Affairs

Topics: organizational hearing, committee schedule, invited testimony from Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs and Texas Commission on Fire Protection 

 

House Select Committee on Transparency in State Agency Operations

 

 

April 24th

Charge: Economic development incentives

 

Charge: Governor's Office of Economic Development and Tourism and effectiveness on economic development in Texas

 

House Committees on Technology and Ways and Means (Joint Hearing, 10:00 a.m.)

Charge: Regulatory and tax policy for technology infrastructure

 

House Committee on Technology (2:00 p.m.)

Charge: Abuses in the patent system

 
House Select Committee on Transparency in State Agency Operations

 

 

April 25th

Topic: Coastal tourism and drought impact on Rio Grande turkey populations and wildlife management practices

 

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Week in Review, April 10th

Apr 10

posted by TexasLRL in Week in review

In this weekly post, we feature online articles and policy reports published recently, and other helpful research tools.
  • Track the wellbeing of U.S. children across various demographics. (Institute for Child, Youth and Family Policy, Brandeis University, March 12, 2014)
  • Examine the current state of Medicaid expansion decisions and the effect on poor uninsured adults. (Kaiser Family Foundation, April 2, 2014)
  • Compare election administration performance among the states. (Pew Charitable Trusts, April 8, 2014)
  • Read about an increase in calls to poison centers involving e-cigarette liquids. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, April 3, 2014)
 

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Interim Hearings – Week of April 14, 2014

Apr 7

posted by TexasLRL in 83rd Session, Interim hearings

 

 

April 14th

Charge: Explosion in West, Texas on April 17, 2013

Charge: Driver Responsibility Program

House Committee on Public Health

Charge: Compounding pharmacies, impact of SB 1100, 83rd Legislature, R.S.

Charge: Biologic and follow-on biologic (biosimilar) pharmaceutical products

House Committee on Transportation

Charge: Texas port system

Charge: Passenger and freight rail

Charge: Legislative oversight

Senate Committee on Education

Charge: Redesign of high school English end-of-course exams; STAAR accommodations; redesign of STAAR Alternate exam

Charge: Implementation of HB 5, 83rd Legislature, R.S.

April 15th

House Committee on Human Services

Charge: Foster Care Redesign and impact on child welfare system

Charge: Texas adoption process

Senate Committee on Higher Education

Charge: Closing the Gaps by 2015 and next set of long term higher education goals

Charge: Employment and workforce opportunities for veterans

Charge: Implementation of veteran occupational licensure bills in 83rd Legislature

April 17th

Senate Committee on Intergovernmental Relations

Charge: Transparency in the authorization, issuance, and appropriation of debt at the local level

Charge: Fiscal impact of bonds issued by local government

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Week in Review, April 3rd

Apr 3

posted by TexasLRL in Week in review

In this weekly post, we feature online articles and policy reports published recently, and other helpful research tools.
  • Examine public education state rankings and statistics. (National Education Association, March 12, 2014)
  • Explore the 2012 Economic Census Advance Report, notable for highlighting significant increases in oil and gas mining and extraction. (U.S. Census Bureau, March 26, 2014)
  • Read about state Medicaid coverage of tobacco cessation treatments. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, March 28, 2014)
  • Consider how public support for the death penalty is on the decline, although a majority of people still support it. (Pew Research Center, March 28, 2014)

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