Legislative Reference Library of Texas : 84th Session

Interim Hearings – Week of January 18, 2016

Jan 11

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Interim Hearings – Week of January 18

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.

January 20

House Committee on Higher Education

Charge: Legislative oversight and monitoring of state agencies; new higher education strategic plan, 60x30TX

60x30TX: Texas Higher Education Strategic Plan: 2015-2030, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, July 23, 2015
Texas Higher Education Data, Policymakers (reports on higher education topics, including graduation rates, tuition and fees, degrees, and enrollment), Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board

Topic: Expansion of educational offerings and programs

House Committee on Urban Affairs

Charge 2: Cities' cybersecurity policy

"San Diego Now Has a Cybersecurity Squad," Tribune News Service, Governing, October 14, 2015
"San Antonio City Councilman Calls for Municipal Cybersecurity Plan," San Antonio Business Journal, October 1, 2015
Interim Report to the 84th Legislature (Charge 3 - Integrated Identity Management Program), House Committee on Technology, December 2014
Interim Report (Charge 3 - Cybersecurity of state agencies), Senate Committee on Government Organization, December 2014
Framework for Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity (in response to Executive Order 13636), National Institute of Standards and Technology, Cybersecurity Framework, February 12, 2014
Executive Order 13636 - Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity, President Barack Obama, The White House, February 12, 2013
Building a More Secure And Prosperous Texas : A Report, Texas Cybersecurity, Education, and Economic Development Council, December 1, 2012

House Select Committee on Transportation Planning

Topics:

Update from TxDOT working group on project selection criteria, rules and policies for project prioritization and selection, and funding categories (TxDOT)

HB 20 - Initial Report: Revenue Projections, Funding Categories & Allocations, Performance-based Decision Making, Texas Department of Transportation, September 1, 2015
84th Legislature 2015: Mapping for the Future (HB 20: TxDot Planning Processes), Texas Department of Transportation, 2015
Program Allocation and Project Selection, Texas Department of Transportation

What the latest Federal reauthorization bill means to Texas (TxDOT)

Fast Act: The Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act, Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act or "FAST Act" (Funding Tables), Federal Highway Administration, December 17, 2015
Federal Affairs Update (Presentation), Texas Department of Transportation , December 17, 2015

Comptroller estimates regarding both Proposition 1 and Proposition 7 funding for the upcoming year and the next biennium (Comptroller)

"Green Light on Transportation Legislation," Real Estate Center, November 30, 2015
"Texas Transportation Gets Funding Boost to Cope with Growing Population," Govtech.com, November 6, 2015
Overview of Major Transportation Funding Actions by the 84th Legislature and Selected Alternative Funding Options (Proposition 7), Legislative Budget Board, September 2015
Proposition 7 - Constitutional Amendment for Transportation Funding and FAQs: Proposition 7, Texas Department of Transportation
Proposition 1 Funding, Texas Department of Transportation

January 21

Joint Committee on Border Security

Topic: Status of the implementation of House Bill 11 (84th Legislative Session)

Governor Abbott Takes Action to Combat Illegal Border Crossings, Governor Greg Abbott, December 15, 2015
Interim Report to the 84th Legislature (Charge 3, Border Security), House Committee on Homeland Security and Public Safety, January 2015
Border Security Statistics and Border-Related Reports, Texas Department of Public Safety

January 22

Senate Committee on Veteran Affairs & Military Installations, Subcommittee on Border Security

Charge: Sanctuary cities

"Dallas County Sheriff: 'Sanctuary Cities' Law Could Lead to Ferguson-Like Protests," Dallas Morning News, December 10, 2015
"GOP Lawmakers Still Targeting Sanctuary Cities," Texas Tribune, December 3, 2015
"Sanctuaries Under Fire," CQ Weekly, November 30, 2015
Interim Hearings - Week of November 30, 2015, Senate Committee on Veteran Affairs & Military Installations, Subcommittee on Border Security, Charge: Sanctuary cities, Legislative Reference Library, November 23, 2015

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Interim Hearings – Week of January 4, 2016

Dec 28

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Interim Hearings - Week of January 4th

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.

January 7th

House Committee on Economic & Small Business Development

Charge 4: Implementation of HB 26, 84th Legislature, R.S., measuring economic development incentives

Tax Incentive Evaluation Law: Texas (Fact sheet), Pew Charitable Trusts, June 22, 2015
States Make Progress Evaluating Tax Incentives (Fact sheet) and Tax Incentive Programs: Evaluate Today, Improve Tomorrow, Pew Charitable Trust, January 2015
Interim Report to the 84th Legislature, House Select Committee on Economic Development Incentives, January 2015
Interim Report to the 84th Legislature (Incentives), House Committee on Economic and Small Business Development, December 2014
Investing in Texas: Economic Incentives and Programs, TTARA Research Foundation, February 2015
Part 2: How to Measure the Benefits of Economic Incentives (and How Not To), TTARA Research Foundation, February 2015
Prove it, State Legislatures, February 2014
Florida Economic Development Program Evaluations – Year 1, Office of the Florida Legislature: Office of Program Policy, January 2014
Evaluating Tax Incentives: Choosing Goals and Measuring Results (PowerPoint), National Conference of State Legislatures, September 9, 2013
An Analysis of Texas Economic Development Incentives 2010, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, March 2011

Charge 6: Economic diversification

Job Skills, Education and Workforce Development Resources, National Conference of State Legislatures, December 14, 2015
"Economic Diversification in South Texas" and "A More Diversified Economy?" Economic Pulse, (No.6) & (No. 3), 2015
New UTSA Study Stresses Diversification in Economic Development for Oil Boom Towns, Institute for Economic Development, November 10, 2015 and Recent Economic and Community Impact of Unconventional Oil and Gas Exploration and Production on South Texas Counties in the Eagle Ford Shale Area, Journal of Regional Analysis & Policy
Overview of the Texas Workforce Development System, Legislative Budget Board, March 2011
Workforce Development, Texas Wide Open for Business

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Interim Hearings – Week of December 14, 2015

Dec 7

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Interim Hearings – Week of December 14th

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.

December 15th

House Committee on Human Services

Charge 1: Aging Texans

America's Growing Senior Population: Assessing the Dimensions of the Demographic Challenge, Bipartisan Policy Center, September 24, 2015
Aging Texas Well Plan 2015-2016, as required by Executive Order RP 42, Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services, September 2015
Growth in Elderly Populations: Implications for Texas Real Estate Markets, Texas A&M Real Estate Center, February 2015
America's Health Rankings, Senior Report: A Call to Action for Individuals and Their Communities, United Health Foundation, 2015
"New Help for the Aging," Fiscal Notes, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, April 28, 2014
Profile of Older Americans: 2014 and Projected Future Growth of the Older Population (By State: 2005-2030), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Community Living, Administration on Aging
Interim Report to the 83rd Legislature, Joint Committee on Aging, January 2013
Interim Report to the 83rd Legislature (Charge 3, Aging Texans), House Committee on Human Services, January 2013
Aging Texas Well, Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services

Topic: Syrian refugee resettlement

Refugee arrivals [to Texas by fiscal year], as of 4 December 2015 - Syria, U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration, Worldwide Refugee Admissions Processing System (WRAPS)
Syrian Refugee Admissions and Resettlement in the United States: In Brief, Congressional Research Service, November 19, 2015

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Interim Hearings – Week of December 7, 2015

Nov 30

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Interim Hearings – Week of December 7th

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.

December 7th

Senate Committee on Education

Charge: Charter schools, implementation of SB 2, 83rd Legislature, R.S.

Charter School Performance in Texas, Center for Research on Education Outcomes (CREDO), Stanford University, July 22, 2015
The Status of Charter Schools in Texas: Dispelling the Myths and Analyzing the Realities, Children At Risk, April 24, 2015
Charter School Laws Across the States: Rankings and Scorecard, Center for Education Reform, 2015
"Chartering a New Course in Education," Fiscal Notes, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, July 17, 2014
Charter Schools, Charter School Finance, Charter School Reports, Texas Education Agency

Charge: Teacher-student relationships

"Texas Sees Rising Number of Improper Teacher-Student Relationships," Austin American-Statesman, September 3, 2015
"Texas Safe Schools Week: Shared Responsibility in Identifying, Reporting Inappropriate Educator-Student Relationships," Texas Education Agency, October 23, 2014
Federal Agencies Can Better Support State Efforts to Prevent and Respond to Sexual Abuse by School Personnel, U.S. Government Accountability Office, January 2014
Katelyn Burch Busby, "EDUCATION—Student-Teacher Relationship—Should Teachers Be Held to a Higher Standard? Understanding the Laws Governing Sexual Relationships Between Students and Teachers in Primary and Secondary Schools Paschal v. State, 2012 Ark. 127, 388 S.W.3d 429," 36 U. Ark. Little Rock L. Rev. 103 (2013)
James R. Baez & Kerri E. Caufield, "Drawing a Line in the Shifting Sand of Social Media: Attempting to Prevent Teachers From 'Liking' a Student Outside the Classroom," 30 Hofstra Lab. & Emp. L.J. 263 (2012)

Senate Select Committee on Property Tax Reform & Relief

Organizational hearing

"The (Long, Long) History of the Texas Property Tax," Fiscal Notes, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, October 2015
"Property Tax Legislation 2015," Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University, August 20, 2015
Property Tax Relief Options for State Governments, Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, National Conference of State Legislatures, August 2, 2015
50-State Property Tax Comparison Study, Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, Minnesota Center for Fiscal Excellence, April 2015
Estimating Tax Savings from Homestead Exemptions and Property Tax Credits, Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, April 2015
Senate Committee on Finance, Interim Charge Recommendations to the 82nd Legislature (Charge: Property Tax System), January 2011
House Select Committee on Property Tax Relief and Appraisal Reform, Interim Report to the 81st Texas Legislature, December 2008

December 8th

Senate Committee on Agriculture, Water & Rural Affairs

Charge: Agricultural liens

James D. Eggleston, Jr., Land, Crops, Cows: Farm and Ranch Acquisition and Financing Issues: "From the First Day You Lay Eyes on Paradise Until You Sell Your Last Cow" (preview, "agricultural liens defined"), presented at The University of Texas School of Law, 48th Annual William W. Gibson, Jr. Mortgage Lending , September 18-19, 2014, Austin, Texas, and October 2-3, 2014, Dallas, Texas
Principles of Feedyard Lending and Marketing, prepared for Texas Cattle Feeders Association, April 2, 2013

Charge: Litter

Environmental Effects of the Single Use Bag Ordinance in Austin, Texas, Austin Resource Recovery & Zero Waste Advisory Commission, June 10, 2015
How Green Is that Grocery Bag Ban? An Assessment of the Environmental and Economic Effects of Grocery Bag Bans and Taxes, Reason Foundation, June 18, 2014
States with Littering Penalties, National Conference of State Legislatures, updated March 2014
Litter Facts & Research, including 2013 Attitudes and Behaviors Study and 2013 Litter Prevention Research Study, Texas Department of Transportation
The Potential Economic Impact of a Texas Beverage Container Deposit Refund System (litter reduction), prepared for Texas League of Conservation Voters, TXP, Inc., 2013

Charge: Agricultural marketing and promotion, Texas Department of Agriculture's Market Development Services

Texas State Resources, Agricultural Marketing Resource Center, Iowa State University
Marketing Programs, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension
Go Texan, Texas Department of Agriculture
Agricultural Marketing Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture
National Agricultural Statistics Service - Texas Field Office (Texas agricultural statistics, county estimates, Census of Agriculture for Texas, crop and livestock reports), U.S. Department of Agriculture

Charge: Game animals, domestic fowl, disease and harmful pests

Fowl Registration Facts, Texas Animal Health Commission, November 2012
House Committee on Agriculture and Livestock, Interim Report to the 82nd Texas Legislature (Charge 1 - tick-borne disease in livestock, plant pests and diseases), January 2011
Game Animals and Game Management in Texas, Texas Parks & Wildlife Department
Insects - Integrated Pest Management (IPM), Texas A&M AgriLife Extension

December 10th

House Committee on Appropriations

Topic: Texas Child Support Enforcement System 2.0

"A Troubled State Contract Gets Renewed Scrutiny, But Who Is To Blame?," Austin American Statesman, October 31, 2015
"Upgrade of AG's Child Support System Facing Problems," Texas Tribune, July 16, 2015
IV&V Review Services for the State of Texas OAG CSD TXCSES 2.0 (T2) Program (Semi-Annual Review Report - VOLUME I - Version 2.0 Final), UT Austin, Advanced Research in Software Engineering Center (UT ARiSE), September 12, 2014
TXCSES 2.0 Initiative Status Report (2011) and TXCSES 2.0 Initiative Status Report (2013), Texas Attorney General's Office
The Development of the Texas Child Support Enforcement System 2.0 at the Office of the Attorney General, Texas State Auditor's Office, July 2011

House Committee on State Affairs

Charge: Undocumented immigrants

"Trust in Immigration Enforcement: State Noncooperation and Sanctuary Cities after Secure Communities", Chicago Kent Law Review, last revised November 27, 2015
State Laws Related to Immigration and Immigrants (2015 Immigration Report), National Conference of State Legislatures, August 3, 2015
State and Local “Sanctuary” Policies Limiting Participation in Immigration Enforcement, Congressional Research Service, July 10, 2015
Guidance on State and Local Governments' Assistance in Immigration Enforcement and Related Matters, U. S. Department of Homeland Security, updated July 9, 2015
Final Report of The President’s Task Force on 21st Century Policing (1.9.1 Action Item: Decouple federal immigration enforcement from routine local policing), President’s Task Force on 21st Century Policing, May 2015
"Who is Responsible for U.S. Immigration Policy?" , Insights on Law & Society, Spring 2014
"Which States Make Life Easier or Harder for Illegal Immigrants" and "States Are Divided by the Lines They Draw on Immigration," New York Times, March 29, 2015
Authority of State and Local Police to Enforce Federal Immigration Law, Congressional Research Service, September 10, 2012
Enforcing Immigration Law at the State and Local Levels: A Public Policy Dilemma, Rand Center on Quality Policing, 2010
Interim Report to the 81st Texas Legislature (Border Security Charge), Senate Committee on International Relations and Trade, January 2009
Interim Report to the 81st Texas Legislature (Charge 15), Senate Committee on Transportation and Homeland Security, December 2008
Tribpedia: Immigration, Texas Tribune

December 10th - CANCELLED

House Administration Committee

Topic: Select committee budgets

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Interim Hearings – Week of November 30, 2015

Nov 23

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Interim Hearings – Week of November 30th

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.

December 2nd

Senate Committee on Intergovernmental Relations

Charge 2: Home rule municipalities' process to adopt ordinances, rules, and regulations, including initiative and referendum

Alphabet Soup: Types of Cities, Texas Municipal League Legal Department, 2015
Handbook for Mayors and Councilmembers, Texas Municipal League, 2015
"Home Rule Charters," Handbook of Texas Online, Texas State Historical Association, June 15, 2010
TML City Officials Directory (search by government type: home rule), Texas Municipal League

Charge 3: Natural disaster preparedness planning and coordination

Lessons From Texas: 10 Years of Disaster Recovery Examined (White Paper), Texas Appleseed, September 17, 2015
Congressional Primer on Major Disasters and Emergencies, Congressional Research Service, May 19, 2015
State of Texas Emergency Management Plan and Annexes, Texas Department of Public Safety, Texas Division of Emergency Management, May 2012
State of Texas Hazard Mitigation Plan: 2010-2013, Texas Department of Public Safety, Texas Division of Emergency Management, October 18, 2010, and 2013 Update
Senate Subcommittee on Flooding and Evacuations, Interim Report, Report to the 82nd Legislature, January 2011
House Select Committee on Emergency Preparedness, Interim Report to the 82nd Texas Legislature, December 2010
Senate Committee on Transportation and Homeland Security, Report to the 81st Legislature (Charge 3, Disaster planning and first response), December 2008
Senate Interim Committee on Natural Resources, Interim Report to the 78th Legislature: Natural Disasters, August 2002

Charge 6: Government accountability in elections regarding issuance of public debt

Improving Financial Transparency at the Ballot Box, Texas Public Policy Foundation, September 2014
Your Money and Local Debt, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, September 2012
Texas Transparency: Debt at a Glance (state, counties, cities, independent school districts, community/junior college districts), Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts
Texas Transparency: Local Bond Elections, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts
Local Debt Explorer, Texas Tribune, including data collected by Texas Bond Review Board reflecting debt load as of August 2014

December 3rd

Senate Committee on Veteran Affairs & Military Installations, Subcommittee on Border Security

Charge: Sanctuary cities

"Immigration Sanctuary Ban Creates Uncertainty in North Carolina," New York Times, November 14, 2015
"Senate Democrats Block ‘Sanctuary Cities’ Bill," Washington Post, October 20, 2015 and Stop Sanctuary Policies and Protect Americans Act, S. 2146, 114th Cong. (2015-2016)
"Sanctuary Cities," Trust Acts, and Community Policing Explained, American Immigration Council, October 2015
"Numerous Texas Cities Offering Immigration Sanctuary," Watchdog.org, July 17, 2015
The Criminalization of Immigration in the United States, American Immigration Council, July 8, 2015
Debunking the Myth of "Sanctuary Cities": Community Policing Policies Protect American Communities, Immigration Policy Center, March 2009
Op. Tex. Att’y Gen. No. GA-0669 (2009), Local government policies that hinder enforcement of federal immigration laws (RQ-0733-GA), Attorney General of Texas, March 19, 2009
"Sanctuary Cities": Legal Issues, Congressional Research Service, January 15, 2009
Enforcing Immigration Law: The Role of State and Local Law Enforcement, Congressional Research Service, Updated May 4, 2006
Tribpedia: Sanctuary Cities, Texas Tribune

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Interim Hearings - Week of November 16, 2015

Nov 9

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Interim Hearings - Week of November 16th

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.

November 18th

House Committee on County Affairs

Topic: How Texas Department of Public Safety codes race during traffic stops

"Texas Troopers Ticketing Hispanic Drivers as White," KXAN Investigation, updated November 9, 2015
Interim Report to the 78th Legislature (Charge 5, Implementation of SB 1074, 77th Legislature, relating to the prevention of racial profiling by certain peace officers), Senate Committee on Jurisprudence, November 2002

Topic: Texas Commission on Jail Standards inmate intake screening form and recent jail suicides

"State Unveils Measures Aimed at Reducing Jail Suicides," Houston Chronicle, updated September 16, 2015
Invited and Public Testimony on Jail Standards, House Committee on County Affairs, September 15, 2015
37 Texas Administrative Code § 273.5, Mental Disabilities/Suicide Prevention Plan, Texas Commission on Jail Standards, amended April 10, 2013

November 20th

Senate Committee on Veteran Affairs & Military Installations

Charge: Veteran benefits only offered to residents of the state of Texas — whether by being born here or by entering the service in Texas — and the state's liability

State Argues We Must Preserve Hazlewood Act for Texas Veterans (Recent News), Attorney General of Texas, November 4, 2015, and Oral Argument Recordings (Docket No. 15-20105, Keith Harris v. Eliseo Cantu, Jr., et al., November 4, 2015), U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit
Keith Harris v. Eliseo 'Al' Cantu of the Texas Veterans Commission, et al., Memorandum and order (Civil action no. H-14-1312; Texas Hazlewood Act), U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas, Houston Division, January 26, 2015, and Keith Harris v. Eliseo 'Al' Cantu of the Texas Veterans Commission, et al., Plaintiff's original complaint and application for preliminary injunction and permanent injunction (Civil action no. H-14-1312; Texas Hazlewood Act), U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas, Houston Division, May 12, 2014
Op. Tex. Att’y Gen. No. KP-0015 (2015), Constitutionality of section 54.341 of the Education Code, the Hazlewood Act (RQ-0009-KP), and Op. Tex. Att’y Gen. No. DM-468 (1998), Whether Education Code section 54.203 violates the Equal Protection Clause of the United States Constitution by exempting from dues, fees, and charges at an institution of higher education only those veterans who were Texas citizens at the time they entered the service, and related questions (RQ-937), Attorney General of Texas
Report on the Hazlewood Exemption: Legislative Policy Report, Legislative Budget Board, December 2014
Report and Recommendations to the 79th Texas Legislature (Charge 2, Inventory of state veterans' benefits), Senate Committee on Veteran Affairs and Military Installations, December 2004
Benefits for Veterans, Texas Veterans Portal
Texas State Veteran's Benefits, Military.com Benefits
State/Territory Benefits - Texas, MyArmyBenefits.com, U.S. Army
Texas State Veterans Benefits, NOLO.com

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Interim Hearings - Weeks of November 2 and November 9, 2015

Nov 3

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Interim Hearings - Weeks of November 2nd and November 9th

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.

November 6th

Senate Committee on Natural Resources & Economic Development

Charge 2: Texas Emission Reduction Plan (TERP)

An Audit Report on the Texas Emissions Reduction Plan Program at the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) (SAO Report No. 11-012), Texas State Auditor's Office, December 2010
TERP Project Summary Reports and Publications, including Summary Reports and Biennial Report to the Legislature, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, December 2014

Charge 6: Oil field theft

"Oil Field Theft on the Rise in Texas," Inside Energy, March 9, 2015

November 9th

House Select Committee on Transportation Planning

Topic: Transportation revenue projections and methods of finance

Transportation Funding Options: Legislative Policy Report, Legislative Budget Board, February 2015
Transportation Funding: Understanding Funding in Texas, Texas Department of Transportation, 2014-2015 Edition
Funding Needs and Potential Sources, Texas Department of Transportation
Transportation Policy Research Center: Finance and Infrastructure Investment Analysis Program, Texas A&M Transportation Institute

November 10th

Joint Oversight Committee on Government Facilities

Topic: State agency reporting requirements to effectively accomplish the purposes set forth in Senate Bill 2004 and the General Appropriations Act

FY2016 and FY2017 General and Deferred Maintenance Procurement Forecast, Texas Facilities Commission

Partnership Advisory Commission

Topics: Capitol Complex Master Plan and Public-Private Partnership Guidelines

Master Facilities Plan Report 2014, Texas Facilities Commission, 2014
Planning and Real Estate Management Division

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Interim Hearings - Weeks of September 13 and 20, 2015

Sep 9

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Interim Hearings - Weeks of September 13th and 20th

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.

September 15th

House Committee on General Investigating & Ethics

House Committee on County Affairs

Topic: Possible changes to the Texas Commission on Jail Standards minimum standards and better processes with regards to inmate care, training, and coordination among county jails, local mental health authorities, and the Department of State Health Services. Invited testimony only from Sheriff's Association of Texas, Texas Commission on Jail Standards, Texas Council of Community Centers, and Department of State Health Services

September 22nd

Senate Committee on Criminal Justice

Topic: Jail safety standards in Texas

Invited and Public Testimony on Jail Standards, House Committee on County Affairs, July 30, 2015
Interim Report to the 83rd Texas Legislature (Charge 3: General Study of Issues Facing County Jails), House Committee on County Affairs, January 2013
The Texas Commission on Jail Standards: The State's Solution for Implementing a Strong County Jail System, While Protecting Counties From Liability, Texas Criminal Justice Coalition, 2012
Texas Local Government Code §§ 351.001 et seq., County Jail Facilities, Jail Standards
Texas Administrative Code, Title 37, Part 9 (Minimum Jail Standards), Texas Commission on Jail Standards/Texas Secretary of State
Texas Commission on Jail Standards (Technical Assistance Bulletins, Non-Compliant Jails, Budget Reports, County Population Reports, 84th Legislature Information and Documents)

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Interim Hearings - Week of September 6, 2015

Sep 4

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Interim Hearings - Week of September 6th

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.

September 10th

House Committee on Transportation - S/C on Long-term Infrastructure Planning

Topic: Discussion about future funding needs

Funding Needs and Potential Sources, Texas Department of Transportation
HB 20 - Initial Report, Texas Department of Transportation, September 1, 2015

Topic: Detailed breakdown of each transportation funding source for 2016-17 biennium (including potential/projected sources)

Transportation Funding: Understanding Funding in Texas, Texas Department of Transportation, 2014-2015 Edition

Topic: Testimony from TTI on how other states provide funding for transportation

Transportation Funding and Finance Legislation Database, National Conference of State Legislatures, September 1, 2015
State Transportation Funding (2015 State Legislation to Raise Additional Transportation Revenue),Transportation for America
State Funding Initiatives Report, Transportation Investment Advocacy Center, July 2015

Topic: Alternative transportation funding options and specific methods to finance long-term/major transportation projects

Texas Transportation Plan 2040, Texas Department of Transportation
Transportation Funding Options, Legislative Budget Board, February, 2015

Topic: Detailed debt service update

Semi-Annual Issuer Report (Prepared for the Bond Review Board For the Period Ending February 28, 2015), Texas Department of Transportation

Topic: Update on State Highway Fund expenditures

Proposition 7 - Constitutional Amendment for Transportation Funding, Texas Department of Transportation and Analyses of Proposed Constitutional Amendments for the November 3, 2015 Election (Amendment No. 7), Texas Legislative Council, August 5, 2015
Texas Highway Funding: Legislative Primer, Legislative Budget Board, March 2011

Topic: Discussion about how funding levels are decided for each of TxDOT's 12 categories

2016 Unified Transportation Program, Texas Transportation Commission, August 13, 2015
- Transportation Funding Sources and Categories
- Categories, Codes, and Levels

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Interim Hearings - Week of August 31, 2015

Aug 31

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Interim Hearings - Week of August 31st

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.

September 3rd

House Committee on Culture, Recreation & Tourism

Topic: Chronic Wasting Disease