Interim Hearings – Week of June 30th
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.
June 30th Top
Joint Committee on Water Desalination
Topic: Water desalination, with special focus on brackish groundwater desalination
- "Everybody is Talking about It: Is Brackish Water the Most Promising 'New' Water?" txH2O, Summer 2014
- "Implementation of Brackish Groundwater Desalination Using Wind-Generated Electricity: A Case Study of the Energy-Water Nexus in Texas," Sustainability, February 10, 2014
- Texas Water Report: Going Deeper for the Solution, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, January 2014
- Cost of Brackish Groundwater Desalination in Texas, Texas Water Development Board, September 2012
- Brackish FAQs, Texas Water Development Board
- Brackish Groundwater and Desalination Plant Location Maps, Texas Water Development Board
- "Water for Texas, Desalination: Brackish Groundwater," Texas Water Development Board
- Brackish Groundwater National Desalination Research Facility, U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation
House Committee on Land & Resource Management
Charge: Regulatory authority of municipalities in extraterritorial jurisdiction (ETJ)
- Interim Report to the 83rd Texas Legislature (Charge 4), House Committee on Land & Resource Management, December 2012
- Municipal Annexation in Texas, Texas Municipal League, updated March 2012
- Interim Report to the 82nd Texas Legislature (Charge 6), Senate Committee on Intergovernmental Relations, December 2010
- "Control in the ETJ: Cities, Counties Have Options to Simplify Development," Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, July/August 2010
- Interim Report to the 81st Legislature (Charge 7), Senate Committee on Jurisprudence, December 2008
- Land Use and Building Regulations, Texas Municipal League
Charge: Legislative oversight and monitoring of agencies and programs
July 1st Top
House Select Committee on Child Protection
Topics: Organizational hearing, issues related to child protection
- State Laws on Child Abuse and Neglect, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Child Welfare Information Gateway
- Statistics & Research, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Children’s Bureau
- What’s New in Child Welfare, National Conference of State Legislatures
- Child Protective Services (CPS) Legislative Presentations and Reports, Texas Department of Family and Protective Services
- Interim Report to the 83rd Legislature (Charge 6), Texas Senate Committee on Health & Human Services, December 2013
- Interim Report to the 82nd Legislature (Charges 2, 5)House Committee on Human Services, December 2010
- Interim Report to the 81st Legislature (Charges 4, 5, 6), Texas Senate Committee on Health & Human Services, December 2008
- Interim Report to 80th Legislature (Charge 8), Texas Senate Committee on Health & Human Services, December 2006
- A Report to the House of Representatives, 79th Texas Legislature, House Committee on Child Welfare and Foster Care, Select, Interim, November 2004
House Committee on Homeland Security & Public Safety
Topic: Texas Emergency Medical Task Force (EMTF), part of the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) Hospital Preparedness Program (HPP)
- Emergency Medical Task Force 2013, Texas Department of Health Services
Topic: Draft legislation on storage of ammonium nitrate and authority of first responders
- A Public Health Report on Injuries Related to West (Texas) Fertilizer Plant Explosion, Waco-McLennan County Public Health District and Texas Department of State Health Services, June 24, 2014
- Actions to Improve Chemical Safety and Security – a Shared Commitment (Executive Order No. 13650, West Fertilizer plant explosion),Chemical Facility Safety and Security Working Group, May 2014
- Chemical Safety: Actions Needed to Improve Federal Oversight of Facilities with Ammonium Nitrate, U.S. Government Accountability Office, May 21, 2014
- Firefighter Fatality Investigation (West Fertilizer plant explosion), Texas State Fire Marshal, May 16, 2014
- Chemical Safety Board Ongoing Investigation Emphasizes Lack of Protection for Communities at Risk from Ammonium Nitrate Storage Facilities; Finds Lack of Regulation at All Levels of Government and Statement by CSB Chairperson and Supervisory Investigator on West Fertilizer Accident, U.S. Chemical Safety Board, April 22, 2014
- Testimony before the Texas Homeland Security and Public Safety Committee, Office of the Texas State Chemist, April 14, 2014
- Ammonium Nitrate Compliance Guide, Office of the Texas State Chemist
- Ammonium Nitrate in Texas ,Texas Department of Insurance, State Fire Marshal’s Office
- Regulation of Fertilizers: Ammonium Nitrate and Anhydrous Ammonia, Congressional Research Service (via Federation of American Scientists), July 31, 2013
Topic: Department of Public Safety on current border operations
- Statement by U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Homeland Security on the subject of unaccompanied children crossing the border, June 24, 2014
- "DPS: Surges are the Answer on the Border" (Statesman Investigates blog), Austin American Statesman, June 23, 2014
- "DPS Addresses New Border Operation," Texas Tribune, June 19, 2014
- "Texas DPS Won't Disclose Details of Border Spending," Houston Chronicle, June 19, 2014
- Letter to Col. Steven McCraw, Texas Department of Public Safety, regarding Texas border security ,Governor Rick Perry, Speaker Joe Straus, Lt. Governor David Dewhurst, June 18, 2014
- Letter to Jeh Johnson, Secretary of U.S. Department of Homeland Security (border security, minor detainees), Attorney General Greg Abbott, June 12, 2014
July 2nd Top
House Select Committee on Transportation Funding, Expenditures & Finance
Topics:
- Follow-up to questions asked during May 6 hearing
- 2016-2017 Legislative Appropriations Request of Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT)
- FY 2016-2017 LAR Discussion (Presentation), Texas Transportation Commission, Texas Department of Transportation, May 29, 2014
- Briefing on TxDOT's surplus property and disposition
- Auctions and Surplus Property Advertisements to Public Entities, Texas Department of Transportation
- State Surplus Property Listing, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts
- Status of $100 million in savings per HB 1
- Prioritizing the planning process and development of the Unified Transportation Program (UTP)
- Development of regional plans by Metropolitan Planning Organizations and how they relate to the Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) and UTP
- Current letting schedule including proposed bond revenues for balance of biennium
- Possible sources of increased or new revenue, e.g., ending diversions through the appropriations process
- "Straus: Use all of the Highway Fund for transportation," Speaker Joe Straus, May 14, 2014
- "State highway funds should only be used for transportation," Speaker Joe Straus, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, May 14, 2014
- NCSL Transportation Funding and Finance Legislation Database, National Conference of State Legislatures, Updated May 6, 2014
- Sustainable State Transportation Funding and Spending (Webinar), National Conference of State Legislatures, April 24, 2014
- Tracking State Transportation Funding Plans, Transportation For America, 2013-2014
- Interim Report to the 83rd Texas Legislature (Joint Charge with House Appropriations: transportation funding, including Federal Highway Trust Fund, State Highway Fund, and Mobility Fund), House Committee on Transportation, December 2012
- Interim Report to the 82nd Legislature (Charge 6 with Senate Finance: transportation funding concepts), Senate Committee on Transportation and Homeland Security, February 2011
- Interim Report to the 82nd Texas Legislature, House Select Committee on Transportation Funding, January 2011
- Transportation Policy Research Center: Finance, including Public-Private Investment Models for Roadway Infrastructure, Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) Fees, Innovative Finance: Strategic Research Project, Texas A&M Transportation Institute
