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

• Track flood-related road closures in the Austin area. (ATXFloods.com, accessed May 6, 2025)
• Review an assessment of infrastructure in the U.S. (American Society of Civil Engineers, March 2025)
• Read about how tariffs may affect interest rates. (Texas A&M Real Estate Research Center, April 29, 2025)
• Find information about REAL ID compliance for air travel. (Texas.gov, accessed May 7, 2025)

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.

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As the 89th Legislature draws to a close, a series of end-of-session deadlines begin to take effect. Below is a list of deadlines that occur next week:

• Monday, May 12: Last day for House committees to report House bills (HBs) and House joint resolutions (HJRs).
• Tuesday, May 13: Deadline for the House to distribute the last House Daily Calendar with House bills and House joint resolutions.
• Wednesday, May 14: Deadline for the House to distribute the last House Local and Consent Calendar with consent House bills.
• Thursday, May 15: Last day for the House to consider House bills and House joint resolutions on second reading on the House Daily or Supplemental Calendar.
• Friday, May 16: Last day for the House to consider consent House bills on second and third reading on the Local and Consent Calendar and all third reading House bills or House joint resolutions on the House Supplemental Calendar.

House and Senate calendars are available on Texas Legislature Online.

Bill statistics for the period of November 12, 2024 — May 2, 2025, are below.

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

• Track cancer mortality rates by state. (National Conference of State Legislatures, April 28, 2025)
• Review the 2025 State of the Air. (American Lung Association, April 23, 2025)
• Read the 2024 Internet Crime Report. (Federal Bureau of Investigation, April 23, 2025)
• Consider recommendations related to developing notification and evacuation plans for communities within areas of wildland-urban interface fire potential. (National Institute of Standards and Technology, March 2025)

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.

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