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Current Articles & Research Resources, October 6, 2022

In this weekly post, we feature helpful research tools and recent articles of interest to the legislative community.

  • Read about what could happen if or when the Social Security trust funds are depleted. (Congressional Research Service, updated September 28, 2022)
  • Consider how virtual private networks could protect your online data. (Wired, updated September 2022)
  • Note that the U.S. Supreme Court's practice of providing a live audio feed to oral arguments will continue. (Supreme Court of the United States, September 28, 2022)
  • Find a list of 5-year national electric vehicle infrastructure funding by state. (Federal Highway Administration, September 13, 2022)
  • Explore the role of hydrocarbons in energy costs and energy security. (Manhattan Institute, August 30, 2022)
  • Examine U.S. maps of obesity prevalence in each state by race and ethnicity. (Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, September 27, 2022)

 

Librarians review and select articles from more than 1,000 print and online sources to compile a weekly annotated list of Current Articles of interest to the legislative community. View this week's Current Articles.

 

Members of the Texas legislative community may request articles by using our online form or by calling 512-463-1252.

Interim Hearings – Week of October 10, 2022

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 12, 2022
House Committee on Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
Charge: Evaluate the use and types of guardianships in Texas and the effect of guardianship on individual rights. Study the financial costs to families related to attaining and maintaining guardianship and compare costs to those associated with guardianship alternatives, such as supported decision-making.

Charge: Study state laws and procedures relating to jury service eligibility, including a review of existing jury exemptions, and make recommendations to ensure the privilege, right, and duty of jury service is protected and promoted.

 

House Interim Study Committee on Criminal Justice Reform
Charge: Monitor the implementation of S.B. 6 (87th Legislature, 2nd Called Session), relating to changes in the state's bail system, to determine if additional legislation is needed to ensure Texans are protected from the most dangerous criminals while ensuring the constitutional rights of defendants.

Topic: Examine policies and penalties relating to drug offenses.

Topic: Examine the civil asset forfeiture process.

Topic: Examine jury instructions and sentencing guidelines in felony cases.

 

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October 13, 2022
House Interim Study Committee on Criminal Justice Reform
Topic: Examine policing, including training, use of force, arrest procedures, and alternative responses to nonviolent and noncriminal issues.

Topic: Examine the use of prosecutorial discretion.

Topic: Examine the use and conditions of detention and incarceration.

Topic: Examine the level of transparency in policing and prosecution, including the grand jury process.

 

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