Interim Hearings - Week of October 9
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.
October 10
Joint Interim Committee to Study a Coastal Barrier System (Galveston)
Topic: Desirability and feasibility of constructing a coastal barrier system
- Report to the 85th Texas Legislature, Joint Interim Committee to Study a Coastal Barrier System, December 15, 2016
- Interim Report to the 85th Texas Legislature (Charge 3 – coastal barrier system), House Committee on Land & Resource Management, December 2016
- Storm Surge Suppression Study: Phase 3 Report - Recommended Actions, Gulf Coast Community Protection and Recovery District, June 21, 2016
- Storm Surge Suppression Study: Phase 2 Report, Gulf Coast Community Protection and Recovery District, February 23, 2016
- Houston-Galveston Area Protection System (H-GAPS), 2015 Annual Report [60.8 MB], Severe Storm Prediction, Education, and Evacuation from Disasters Centers (SSPEED Center), Rice University, September 1, 2015
- Storm Surge Suppression Study: Phase 1 Report [71.0 MB], Gulf Coast Community Protection and Recovery District, February 27, 2015
- Report to the 84th Texas Legislature, Joint Interim Committee to Study a Coastal Barrier System, December 1, 2014
- SSPEED Center Phase 1 Report: Learning the Lessons of Hurricane Ike: Preparing for the Next Big One, Severe Storm Prediction, Education and Evacuation from Disaster Center (SSPEED Center), Rice University, November 2011
- Texas General Land Office Website, Section on Hurricane Preparedness & Planning (Texas Coastal Resiliency Master Plan and other studies)
- Ike Dike Website, Texas A&M University - Galveston (Reports, thesis, articles, editorials)
October 12
House Committee on Public Education
Charge: Determine, to the extent possible, the scope of financial losses, including facilities, that resulted from Hurricane Harvey. Recommend possible state actions, such as changes to student counts or property valuation, to mitigate any negative impact on districts and ensure governance structures and parameters allow for effective responses.
- Commissioners Morath and Sharp Issue Letter to School Districts, Governor's Commission to Rebuild Texas, October 4, 2017
- Hurricane Harvey School Finance Issues (p. 67 of PDF), Hurricane Harvey Response: Summary of Agency Actions and Disaster Support (p. 73), Testimony to the House Committee on Appropriations, Texas Education Agency, October 2, 2017
- Hurricane Harvey's Fiscal Impact on State Agencies, Testimony to the House Committee on Appropriations, Legislative Budget Board, October 2017
- Hurricane Harvey Resources, Texas Education Agency
