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.
July 29, 2024
Senate Special Committee on Hurricane & Tropical Storm Prep, Recovery, & Electricity
Topic: Review the state and electric utility companies' preparedness and response to hurricanes and tropical storms.
- Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick Announces the Creation of the Senate Special Committee on Hurricane and Tropical Storm Preparedness, Recovery, and Electricity, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, July 17, 2024
- Letter to Jason P. Wells, President and Chief Executive Officer, CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (RE: Directing CenterPoint Energy, Inc. to provide specific information to the Office of the Governor by July 31, 2024), Governor Greg Abbott, July 16, 2024
- Letter to Thomas J. Gleeson, Chairman, Public Utility Commission of Texas (RE: Directing PUC to undertake a rigorous study to determine the causes of the repeated and ongoing failures in the Greater Houston Area after severe weather events), Governor Greg Abbott, July 14, 2024
- Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.’s Supplement to Emergency Report Filed July 27, 2020 (Hurricane and Tropical Storm Hanna), Electric Reliability Council of Texas, July 30, 2020
- Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.’s Emergency Report (Hurricane and Tropical Storm Hanna), Electric Reliability Council of Texas, July 27, 2020
- Texas Senate Interim Report 2018 (Charge 1 – Infrastructure Security and Energy Restoration Post Weather Events, Charge 5 – Free Market Electricity, Charge 9 – Grid Reliability), Senate Committee on Business & Commerce, December 3, 2018
- Hurricane Harvey Event Analysis Report, Electric Reliability Council of Texas, May 18, 2018
- Study Regarding the Provision of Electricity During a Natural Disaster or Emergency, Public Utility Commission of Texas, November 1, 2009
- PUC Interchange Filer, Public Utility Commission of Texas
- Filings for 56822: Investigation of Emergency Preparedness and Response by Utilities in Houston and Surrounding Communities, updated July 22, 2024
- Filings for 56793: Issues Related to the Disaster Resulting from Hurricane Beryl, updated July 18, 2024
- Filings for 39339: Reports of Storm Hardening, updated May 1, 2024
- Filings for 32182: PUC Investigation of Methods to Improve Electric and Telecom Infrastructure that will Minimize Long Term Outages and Restoration Costs Associated with Gulf Hurricanes, updated October 24, 2022
- Filings for 51223: Issues Related to the Disaster Resulting from Hurricane Laura, updated September 10, 2020
- Filings for 47552: Issues Related to the Disaster Resulting from Hurricane Harvey, updated December 17, 2018
- Filings for 32003: PUC Proceeding to Review Policies and Procedures Related to Exceptional Storm Damage Costs Caused by Hurricane Rita, updated December 5, 2012
- Filings for 31793: Issues Related to the Disaster Resulting from Hurricane Rita, updated November 9, 2012
- Filings for 31611: Issues Related to the Disaster Resulting from Hurricane Katrina, updated October 11, 2012
- Filings for 36375: Cost-Benefit Analysis of the Deployment of Utility Infrastructure Upgrades and Storm Hardening Programs, updated October 25, 2011
- Filings for 36150: Issues Related to the Disaster Resulting from Ike, updated January 16, 2009
July 31, 2024
House Committee on State Affairs
Charge: Conduct active oversight of all associated rulemaking and other governmental actions taken to ensure the intended legislative outcome of all legislation, including the following:
HB 9, relating to the development and funding of broadband and telecommunications services;
HB 2555, relating to transmission and distribution system resiliency planning by and cost recovery for electric utilities;
HB 5174, relating to the establishment and administration of the Texas Semiconductor Innovation Consortium;
SB 1699, relating to electricity service in the ERCOT power region, including the participation of aggregated distributed energy resources in the ERCOT market;
SB 2627, relating to funding mechanisms to support the construction, maintenance, modernization, and operation of electric generating facilities; and
In addition to the above legislation, the Committee will also be considering the implementation of:
HB 1500, relating to the continuation and functions of the Public Utility Commission of Texas and the Office of Public Utility Counsel, and the functions of the independent organization certified for the ERCOT power region; increasing an administrative penalty.
Charge: Assessing utility preparedness, response, and recovery protocols, as well as reviewing recent performance in addressing severe weather events.
- Application of CenterPoint Energy LLC for Approval of its Transmission and Distribution System Resiliency Plan, CenterPoint Energy LLC, April 29, 2024
- Weather-related Power Outages Rising, Climate Central, April 23, 2024
- ERCOT and the Future of Electric Reliability in Texas, Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, 2024
- Approaching a Tipping Point for the Electric Grid, Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, November 20, 2023
- Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.’s Report of Emergency Event, Electric Reliability Council of Texas, September 13, 2023
- Interim Report to the 88th Legislature (Charge 4 – Electricity), Senate Committee on Business & Commerce, January 9, 2023
- Strategic Plan 2024-2028, Electric Reliability Council of Texas, 2023
- Interim Report to the 88th Texas Legislature (Charge 1 – Monitoring Charge: Senate Bill 2, Update on ERCOT Market Design, Senate Bill 3; Charge 2 – Weatherization of Power Generation Facilities; Charge 3 – The Reduction of Transmission Congestion), House Committee on State Affairs, November 14, 2022
- Staff Report: Public Utility Commission of Texas, Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Office of Public Utility Counsel, Sunset Advisory Commission, November 2022
House Select Committee on Youth Health & Safety
Charge 2: Behavioral Health Services for At-Risk Youth: Evaluate programs and services currently available to children and families that are either involved with, or at a high risk for becoming involved with, the foster care and juvenile justice systems. Study the current barriers for accessing community-based behavioral health services for children with intense behavioral health needs, with an emphasis on ensuring that parents do not have to give up custody of children to gain access to services.
- Report on Outcomes of the Behavioral Health Partnership Program, As Required By Texas Education Code, Section 8.158(b), Texas Health and Human Services, January 2024
- All Texas Access Report, As Required By Texas Government Code §531.0222(e), Texas Health and Human Services, December 2023
- Annual Report to the Governor and Legislative Budget Board: Community Juvenile Justice Appropriations, Riders, and Special Diversion Programs, Texas Juvenile Justice Department, December 2023
- Texas Statewide Behavioral Health Strategic Plan: Progress Report – Fiscal Year 2023, As Required by the 2024-2025 General Appropriations Act, House Bill 1, 88th Legislature, Regular Session, 2023 (Article IX, Section 10.04(c)), Statewide Behavioral Health Coordinating Council, December 2023
- Coordinated Statewide Behavioral Health Expenditure Proposal – Fiscal Year 2024, As Required by the 2024-25 General Appropriations Act, HB 1, 88th Legislature, Regular Session, 2023 (Article IX, Section 10.04), Statewide Behavioral Coordinating Council, September 2023
- Improving Behavioral Health Care for Youth Through Collaborative Care Expansion: Final Report, Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute and The Commonwealth Fund, May 2023
- Interim Report to the 88th Texas Legislature (Charges – Juvenile Justice, Service Coordination), House Select Committee on Youth Health and Safety, January 9, 2023
- Behavioral Health Advisory Committee Fiscal Years 2021-2022 Annual Report, As Required By Title 1, Part 15, Texas Administrative Code, Section 351.807, Behavioral Health Advisory Committee, November 2022
- Texas Statewide Behavioral Health Strategic Plan, Featuring the Texas Strategic Plan for Diversion, Community Integration and Forensic Services – Fiscal Years 2022-2026, As Required By Chapter 531, Subchapter M-1, of the Texas Government Code, Statewide Behavioral Health Coordinating Council, September 2022
