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.
December 12
House Committee on Energy Resources (Midland)
Charge: Impact of energy exploration and production on state and county roads
- Committee Meeting Handouts (TAMEST Shale Report: Environmental and Community Impacts of Shale Development in Texas and Presentation), House Committee on Energy Resources, July 26, 2017
- Oil and Gas Energy Developments and Changes in Crash Trends in Texas: Final Report, Texas A&M Transportation Institute, October 2015
- Oil and Gas Energy Developments and Changes in Pavement Conditions in Texas: Final Report, Texas A&M Transportation Institute, March 2015
- Patching the Oil Patch: The Cost of Progress (Special Issue), Texas Transportation Researcher (Texas A&M Transportation Institute), March 2015
- Interim Report to the 84th Legislature (SB 1747 & Shale affected roads), House Committee on Energy Resources, January 2015
- Energy Development Impacts on State Roadways: A Review of DOT Policies, Programs and Practices across Eight States, Texas A&M Transportation Institute, November 2014
Charge: Public infrastructure and workforce development in the Permian Basin region
- Impacts to Transportation Infrastructure and Critical Needs, TAMEST Shale Task Force, April 2017
- Oil and Gas Freight Transportation Alternatives: Final Report, Texas A&M Transportation Institute, November 2016
- Economic and Employment Impact of the Decline in Oil Prices, Center for Public Service, Texas Tech University, November 2016
- Impact of Energy Development Activities on the Texas Transportation Infrastructure (Testimony Before the House Committee on Energy Resources), Texas Department of Transportation, June 26, 2012
- Energy Developments and the Transportation Infrastructure in Texas: Impact and Strategies, Texas A&M Transportation Institute, March 2012
- Infrastructure, Texas A&M Transportation Institute
- Transportation and Logistics, Transportation Infrastructure, Education and Workforce Challenges, Permian Basin Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDs)
- Economic Development Reports & Labor Market Information and PBRPC Regional Report, Permian Basin Regional Planning Commission
Charge: Monitoring agencies and programs under the Committee's jurisdiction and implementation of relevant legislation passed by the 85th Legislature
December 13
House Committee on Human Services
Charge: Nursing facilities and duplication of government regulations
- Nursing Facility Administrators Handbook, Texas Health and Human Services Commission
- Nursing Facility Provider Manual, Texas Health and Human Services Commission
- Nursing Facility Requirements for Licensure and Medicaid Certification Handbook, Texas Health and Human Services Commission
- State and Federal Statutes and Rules (Nursing Facilities), Texas Health and Human Services Commission
Charge: HHSC's implementation of Rider 219 in Article II of the General Appropriations Act on prescription drug benefit administration in Medicaid; pharmacy benefit managers in Texas Medicaid
- 2017 Recent State Pharmaceutical Laws to Watch: An Interim Progress Report, National Conference of State Legislatures, June 2017
- "The 'Troubles' With Pharmacy Benefit Managers," Regulation (CATO Institute), Spring 2017
- Recent Medicaid Prescription Drug Laws and Strategies, National Conference of State Legislatures, Updated June 1, 2017
- Texas Medicaid and CHIP in Perspective, 11th Edition, Chapter 9: Prescription Drugs, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, February 2017
- Medicaid Pharmacy Savings Opportunities: National and State-Specific Estimates (Pharmacy benefit management tools in Medicaid and state-by-state savings estimates), The Menges Group, Pharmaceutical Care Management Association, October 2016
- Rider 23 Report: Annual Performance Report for the Prescription Drug Rebate Program, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, August 2016
- Texas: Medicaid & CHIP Indicators (Subcategories: Medicaid Pharmacy Policies and Policy Changes, Prescription Drugs), Kaiser Family Foundation
Topic: Issues related to Child Protective Services
House Committee on Urban Affairs (Beaumont)
Topic: Short- and long-term housing needs and related issues resulting from Hurricane Harvey and associated flooding
- "Officials: Harvey Recovery Complicated by Cost and Lack of Temporary Housing," Houston Chronicle, November 28, 2017
- "How Much Damage Did Harvey Do to Texas Homes? There May Never Be an Exact Answer," Texas Tribune, November 22, 2017
- "HUD Provides $5 Billion To Help Texas Recover From Harvey," Governor Greg Abbott, November 17, 2017
- 2017 Disaster and Emergency Resource Page for Housing Counselors - Hurricane Harvey, HUD Exchange, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
- Texas Rebuilds, Hurricane Harvey (Housing information), Texas General Land Office
