Interim Hearings - Week of May 23 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.
Charge 1: Policy challenges to the state's agriculture and livestock industry
- "What Declining Oil Prices Mean for Cattle and Beef," Western Livestock Journal, January 22, 2016
- Impact of Low Oil Prices on Food and Other Commodities, CEIC Data, June 11, 2015
- U.S. Drought 2012: Farm and Food Impacts, Economic Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, July 26, 2013
- "Agricultural Impacts of Texas' Driest Year on Record," Choices Magazine (Agricultural & Applied Economics Association), Third Quarter 2012
- Impacts of Higher Energy Prices on Agriculture and Rural Economics, Economic Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, August 2011
- An HSI Report: The Impact of Animal Agriculture on Global Warming and Climate Change, Humane Society International, June 2011
- Managing Risk in Agriculture: A Holistic Approach, Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development, 2009
Charge 4: Windblown trash
Invited Testimony
Charge 5: Appraisal of agricultural land
- "Status Update and Trends of Texas Rural Working Lands," Texas Land Trends, October 2014
- "Tax Relief for Property Used in Ag Production," Rockdale Reporter, March 21, 2013
- Agriculture Taxes in Texas, Texas AgriLife Extension Service, Texas A&M System, January 2012
- "The Roundup on Agricultural Property Tax Appraisals," The Cattleman Magazine, October 2010
- Agricultural and Timberland Appraisal, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts
- Texas Tax Code §§23.51-23.60, Appraisal of Agricultural Land
Charge 1: Household hazardous waste disposal
Charge 4: Scrap tire management and disposal
- Presentations at 2013 Scrap Tire Workshop in San Antonio, Texas, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, April 2013
- Tracking the Fate of Scrap Tires in Texas: An Audit Report, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, December 2010
- Tracking the Fate of Scrap Tires in Texas: An Audit Report, TCEQ, December 2008
- Using Scrap Tire and Crumb Rubber in Texas Highway Construction Projects (Progress Report) Texas Department of Transportation, January 2007
- Health interim report: Texas Border Health (Tire Recycling Program), Senate Committee on Border Affairs, December 2000
- Interim Report to the 76th Texas Legislature (Waste Tire Program), House Committee on Environmental Regulation, November 1998
- Interim Report to the 75th Legislature: Implementation of the Waste Tire Recycling Bill, Senate Natural Resources Interim Subcommittee, September 1996
- Scrap Tire Management and Scrap-Tire Recycling, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
- Scrap Tires and Rubber, Texas Department of Transportation
Charge 5: Legislative oversight and monitoring
Charge 5: Low-income housing availability
- "Report: Housing Getting Less Affordable Across Texas," Austin American-Statesman, March 14, 2016
- Texas Homebuyers and Sellers Report, Texas Realtors, March 1, 2016
- 2016 State of Texas Low Income Housing Plan and Annual Report, Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs, 2016
- Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs: Sunset Final Report with Legislative Action, Sunset Advisory Commission, July 2013
- Interim Report to the 81st Texas Legislature (Charge 1 - TDHCA Housing Tax Credit Program; Charge 3 - Affordable housing; Charge 4 - Housing Trust Fund), Senate Committee on Intergovernmental Relations, December 2008
- Affordable Housing Resources, Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services
- Fair Housing Policy & Guidance, The Fair Housing Act and Related Laws, Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs
- TDHCA Programs Overview, Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs
- Texas Low Income Housing Information Service
- HUD in Texas, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Charge 7: Legislative oversight and monitoring, including Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs
Charge: Surface water and groundwater
- "High Court Hears From Ranch, Lubbock in Water Case "and "High Court Might Clarify Water and Surface Rights," Texas Tribune, October 14, 2015
- Interim Report to the 84th Legislature (Charge 2 - Groundwater), House Committee on Natural Resources, January 2015
- "Whose Water Is It Anyway?," Tierra Grande, Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University, July 2014 (Revised 2015)
- "Texas Groundwater Rights and Immunities: From East to Day and Beyond," Texas Water Journal, Texas Water Resources Institute, Texas A&M University, 2014
- "Edwards Aquifer Authority V. Day And Bragg—Predictions on Their Effects For Regulatory Takings Claims For Groundwater Used In Oil & Gas Operations," 66 Baylor Law Review 471 (2014)
- "Liquid Assets: Groundwater in Texas," 122 Yale Law Journal 143, (December 4, 2012)
- Applications for Surface Water Rights and Ownership Changes and Surface Water Rights and Availability, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Joint charge: Emerging technologies used by law enforcement and issues related to appropriate dissemination of the data
- "Local Police Use of Vast License Plate Database Raises Privacy Concern," Austin American-Statesman, February 18, 2016
- "Concerns Raised about Accessibility of Police Body Camera Footage," Houston Chronicle, February 7, 2016
- Police Body Camera Policies (includes policies on data retention, release, and security), Brennan Center for Justice, New York University School of Law, February 5, 2016
- Policy Body Cam Footage: Just Another Public Record (White Paper), Floyd Abrams Institute for Freedom of Expression, Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic, Yale Law School, December 2015
- Local Police Departments, 2013: Equipment and Technology, U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics, July 2015
- Final Report of the President's Task Force on 21st Century Policing (Pillar 3: Technology & social media), U.S. Department of Justice, Community Oriented Policing Service, May 2015
- Force Multiplier: Police Seek Effective Uses of Technology (6-part Digital Communities report on wearable cameras, predictive policing, cloud computing, social media, crime-fighting civic apps, the future of policing & technology), Government Technology, September 22, 2014
- Interim Report to the 78th Texas Legislature (Charge 4 - Evaluate the use of advanced technologies by local law enforcement agencies), House Committee on Public Safety, November 2002
Joint charge: Criminal records
- Survey of State Criminal History Information Systems, 2014, U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics, December 2015
- Interim Report to the 84th Legislature (Charge 3 - Sale of criminal histories), House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence, January 2015
- Criminal Records in the Digital Age: A Review of Current Practices and Recommendations for Reform in Texas, William Wayne Justice Center for Public Interest Law, The University of Texas School of Law, March 2013
- Broken Records: How Errors by Criminal Background Checking Companies Harm Workers and Businesses (Part IV/C, Bulk dissemination of records and state regulation of bulk dissemination), National Consumer Law Center, April 2012
- An Audit Report on The Criminal Justice Information System at the Department of Public Safety and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, State Auditor's Office, September 2011
Charge: Public information
- "Court: Austin Must ID Private Emails Used for Public Business," Austin American-Statesman, April 9, 2016
- The Austin Bulldog v. Mayor Lee Leffingwell et al.; Opinion (No. 03-13-00604-CV; open meetings, e-mail records), Texas Court of Appeals for the Third District, Austin, April 8, 2016
- State Integrity Investigation 2015, Texas (Public access to information), Center for Public Integrity, November 9, 2015
- Public Information Handbook 2016 (Government Code Sec. 552.232, Responding to Repetitious or Redundant Requests), Office of Attorney General, Revised October 2015
- "Few Cities Have Policies on Use of Private Email by Public Officials," Dallas Morning News, May 29, 2015
- "On the Record: Public Information in North Texas," Dallas Morning News, January 23, 2015
Charge: Commercial motor vehicles
- Texas Commercial Motor Vehicle Drivers Handbook, Texas Department of Public Safety, June 2014
- Federal Motor Carrier Safety: Modifying the Compliance, Safety, Accountability Program Would Improve the Ability to Identify High Risk Carriers, U.S. Government Accountability Office, February 2014
- A Texas Motor Carrier's Guide to Highway Safety, Texas Department of Public Safety, Commercial Vehicle Enforcement, August 2013
- Commercial Vehicle Enforcement (overview, history, CMV laws and rules by topic), Texas Department of Public Safety
- Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (49 CFR Parts 350-399), U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
- Texas Commercial Vehicle Regulations and Enforcement Procedures, 37 Texas Administrative Code, Part 1, Chapter 4
- Texas Transportation Code, Ch. 644, Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Standards
Topic: Utility relocation issues on state right-of-way construction and maintenance projects
Topic: Toll revenues and total debt service
Topic: TxDOT Rail Division
Topic: TxDOT Rural Transit Division
Topic: Texas ports
Topic: DMV processing and handling fee
Topic: Financial forecast relating to transportation funding (testimony from Comptroller Hegar)
Topic: Finance options used in other states to fund transportation infrastructure
- Paying for Local Infrastructure in a New Era of Federalism: A State-By-State Analysis, National League of Cities, 2016
- "Shifting Gears: the Federal FAST Act Might Help States Find More Sustainable Transportation Revenue," State Legislatures, May 2016
- "How States Make Infrastructure Budgets," (Survey), Governing, May 29, 2014
- "States Get Creative to Fund Transportation Infrastructure," FutureStructure, April 8, 2014
- The Road Ahead: County Transportation Funding and Financing, National Association of Counties, February 2014
- The Future of Transportation Infrastructure Investments: Determining Best Practices for States' Funding and Financing Mechanisms, Thomas Jefferson Program in Public Policy, College of William & Mary, January 2014
- On the Move: State Strategies for 21st Century Transportation Solutions, National Conference of State Legislatures, July 2012
Topic: Design-build contracts
- "Contracting Experiment Drawing Mixed Reviews," Texas Tribune, May 22, 2015
- "Texas Could Save $1 Billion Per Year: The Biggest Reform You've Never Heard Of," Breitbart, March 28, 2015
- Interim Report to the 84th Texas Legislature (Charge 3 – Design/Build project delivery), Senate Transportation Committee, January 2015
- 2015 State Statute Report: A Guide to State Design-Build Laws, Design-Build Institute of America, 2015
- 84th Legislature 2015 - Mapping for the Future: Summary of Enacted Legislation (HB20, Rider 47), Texas Department of Transportation, 2015
- Survey on the Use of Design-Build and Other Alternative Project Delivery Methods in Texas, Texas Legislative Council, December 2012
- Texas Transportation Code, §§223.241-223.250, Design-Build Contracts
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