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

• Explore the fiscal year 2023 foster care needs assessment by region. (Texas Department of Family & Protective Services, report updated March 29, 2023)
• Review the U.S. banking system’s impact on financial stability. (available at SSRN, posted March 24, 2023)
• Read about a proposed rule that would make cancellation of recurring subscriptions and memberships easier for U.S. consumers. (Federal Trade Commission, March 23, 2023)
• Explore near real-time data from flood gauges in Texas. (Texas Natural Resources Information System, Texas Water Development Board, accessed March 29, 2023)

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.

This entry was posted on March 30, 2023 at 3:15 PM and has received 613 views. Print this entry.

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

• Explore the Colonias Geographic Database. (Attorney General of Texas, accessed March 22, 2023)
• Review Texas County Profiles. (Texas Association of Counties, accessed March 22, 2023)
• Find the most recent recalls, market withdrawals, and safety alerts for FDA-regulated products. (U.S. Food & Drug Administration, current as of March 21, 2023)
• Try a homeowner’s insurance policy scoring tool, RU InsureScore. (Rutgers, ©2023)

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.

This entry was posted on March 23, 2023 at 3:15 PM and has received 390 views. Print this entry.

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

• Explore how Gen Z and Millennials pay for or donate to news organizations. (American Press Institute, March 7, 2023)
• Consider the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health in America. (Pew Research Center, March 2, 2023)
• Read about overdose prevention centers. (Cato Institute, February 28, 2023)
• Review current housing market information. (American Enterprise Institute, March 14, 2023)

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.

This entry was posted on March 16, 2023 at 3:15 PM and has received 503 views. Print this entry.

Friday, March 10th marked the 60-day bill filing deadline for the 88th Regular Session. When the deadline passed, a total of 8,153 bills and joint resolutions had been filed. See below for a comparison of the 88th and 87th Regular Sessions and related historical bill filing deadline statistics.

This entry was posted on March 14, 2023 at 9:50 AM and has received 2692 views. Print this entry.

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

• Explore how doorbell cameras affect privacy. (Politico, March 7, 2023)
• Consider the benefits of a four-day work week. (Scientific American, March 7, 2023)
• See whether more frequent sharing on social media means sacrificing accuracy. (MIT News, March 6, 2023)
• Review legal and business risks of AI and chatbots. (Tech Policy Press, February 28, 2023)
• Read about state sales tax revenue for February 2023. (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, March 1, 2023)

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.

This entry was posted on March 9, 2023 at 3:15 PM and has received 443 views. Print this entry.

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

• Consider how Americans feel about the use of AI in health care. (Pew Research Center, February 22, 2023)
• Explore free datasets. (Google Research, February 28, 2023)
• Keep the night skies dark this spring for migratory birds. (Audubon Texas, accessed March 1, 2023)
• Read about the increasing pedestrian death rate. (Streetsblog USA, February 28, 2023)

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.

This entry was posted on March 2, 2023 at 3:20 PM and has received 491 views. Print this entry.