Interim Hearings - Week of October 30
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.
November 1
Senate Committee on Business & Commerce
Charge: Infrastructure security and energy restoration post weather events
- "Texas: Harvey and the Future of Energy," E&E News, Environment & Energy Publishing LLC, September 5, 2017
- From Katrina to Harvey: Storm Resilience in the Age of Shale, Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia University, August 29, 2017
- Before and After the Storm: A Compilation of Recent Studies, Programs, and Policies Related to Storm Hardening and Resiliency: Update, Edison Electric Institute, March 2014
- Texas Energy Assurance Plan, Public Utility Commission of Texas, November 2012
- Study Regarding the Provision of Electricity During a Natural Disaster or Emergency, Public Utility Commission of Texas, November 1, 2009
- Cost-Benefit Analysis of the Deployment of Utility Infrastructure Upgrades and Storm Hardening Programs, Prepared by Quanta Technology for the Public Utility Commission of Texas, March 4, 2009
Charge: State mortgage requirements regarding the notification of homebuyers on their need for flood insurance in flood plains and flood pool areas
- "Houston Officials Let Developers Build Homes Inside Reservoirs. But No One Warned Buyers," Texas Tribune and ProPublica, October 12, 2017
- 2015 Quick Guide: Floodplain Management in Texas, Texas Floodplain Management Association
- The National Flood Insurance Program Community Status Book Report: Texas: Communities Participating in the National Flood Program, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), U.S. Department of Homeland Security
- National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), Texas Water Development Board
Charge: Local government regulations, including occupational licenses, related to Hurricane Harvey
- "Laws, We Don’t Need No Stinking Laws - If They Hamper Texas Hurricane Recovery," Dallas Morning News, October 5, 2017
- Could Occupational Licensing Slow Recovery from Hurricane Harvey?, National Conference of State Legislatures, September 6, 2017
- "Harvey Recovery: Can Louisiana Contractors Work in Texas?," NOLA.com and The Times-Picayune, September 1, 2017
- "Occupational Licensing and Asymmetric Information: Post-Hurricane Evidence from Florida," 28 Cato Journal 1 (Winter 2008)
- Hurricane Harvey: Emergency Help for TDLR Licensees, Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation
Charge: Changes to the Texas Constitution for home equity lenders relating to disaster relief
- Hurricane Harvey Information and Department of Savings and Mortgage Lending Provides Support and Guidance for Lenders and Borrowers Affected by Hurricane Harvey – Home Equity Loans and Home Repairs (Industry Notice), Texas Department of Savings and Mortgage Lending, October 3, 2017
- Harvey Information and Texas Banking Department Provides Support and Guidance for Financial Institutions and Borrowers Affected by Hurricane Harvey – Home Equity Loans and Home Repairs (Industry Notice), Texas Department of Banking, October 2, 2017
- Home Equity, Finance Commission of Texas
- Mortgage Payments – Disaster Relief, Texas LawHelp.org
Senate Committee on Intergovernmental Relations
Hurricane Harvey IGR interim charges (Rebuilding housing and infrastructure, distribution of federal disaster relief funds, debris removal, disaster training)
- Interim Report to the 85th Legislature (Charge 3, Disaster preparedness planning and coordination, background on process to rebuild housing and efficiency of disaster recovery), Senate Committee on Intergovernmental Relations, November 2016
- Lessons From Texas: 10 Years of Disaster Recovery Examined, Texas Appleseed, September 15, 2015
- 2017 Disaster and Emergency Resource Page for Housing Counselors - Hurricane Harvey, HUD Exchange, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
- The Governor's Commission to Rebuild Texas (Proclamation, operational plan, assistance center, archives)
- Texas Division of Emergency Management Training Unit, Texas Department of Public Safety
- Texas Emergency Management Preparedness Website (Schedule, Training Catalog), Texas Department of Public Safety
- Texas Rebuilds, Hurricane Harvey (Housing information), Texas General Land Office
House Committees on Public Health and Human Services (Joint Hearing)
Charge: Public health and human services efforts - response to Hurricane Harvey
- Hurricane Harvey, Disaster Behavioral Health Services: Resilience – Empowerment – Recovery, and Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Section, Texas Department of State Health Services
- Texas to Conduct Aerial Mosquito Control in Wake of Hurricane Harvey (News Release), September 6, 2017 and Texas Urges Health Precautions for Residents Affected by Hurricane Harvey (News Release) August 30, 2017, Texas Department of State Health Services
- Hurricane Harvey Disaster Assistance, Texas Health and Human Services Commission
- Hurricane Response (Current Conditions), Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
- Disaster Relief Resources: Individuals and Families, Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs
