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Interim Hearings - Week of October 16, 2017

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.

 

October 16

Senate Committee on Agriculture, Water & Rural Affairs (East Montgomery County Improvement District, New Caney, Texas) 

Charge: Capacity and structure of Addicks and Barker Reservoirs, timely and transparent reservoir release figures

Charge: Data-sharing for rainfall and stream gauges, statewide flood warning system

Interim Hearings - Week of October 9, 2017

Interim Hearings - Week of October 9

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.

 

October 10

Joint Interim Committee to Study a Coastal Barrier System  (Galveston)

Topic: Desirability and feasibility of constructing a coastal barrier system

 

October 12

House Committee on Public Education   

Charge: Determine, to the extent possible, the scope of financial losses, including facilities, that resulted from Hurricane Harvey. Recommend possible state actions, such as changes to student counts or property valuation, to mitigate any negative impact on districts and ensure governance structures and parameters allow for effective responses.

Interim Hearings - Week of October 2, 2017

Interim Hearings - Week of October 2

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.

 

October 2

House Committee on Appropriations (Houston)

Charge: Examine the use of federal funds by state agencies responding to the effects of Hurricane Harvey and identify opportunities to maximize the use of federal funds to reduce the impact of future natural disasters. Also identify the need for state resources to respond to Hurricane Harvey relief and recovery efforts, as well as opportunities for state investment in infrastructure projects that will reduce the impact of future natural disasters.

October 2

House Committee on Urban Affairs (Houston)

Topic: Short- and long-term housing needs and related issues resulting from Hurricane Harvey and associated flooding

 

October 4

House Committee on Natural Resources (Houston)

Charge: Examine the following issues within the committee's jurisdiction regarding Harvey and flooding in general: the role of regional entities in developing projects to control flooding, both through new infrastructure and enhancing existing infrastructure; mitigation efforts that would reduce the impact of future flood events, and strategies to fund those efforts; and the response of public entities that own or operate dams to large-scale rain events, including how such entities make decisions regarding dam and reservoir operations during such events, coordinate with state and local emergency management officials, and communicate with the public.

Interim Hearings - Week of September 4, 2017

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 7

House Committee on Urban Affairs

Topic: State's response to short- and long-term housing needs of people displaced by Hurricane Harvey and related flooding

 

Interim Hearings - Week of August 21, 2017

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.

 

August 22

House Committee on County Affairs

Topic: Implementation of SB 1849, 85th R.S., the Sandra Bland Act

Interim Hearings - Week of July 10, 2017

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 11

House Committee on Defense & Veterans' Affairs (El Paso)

July 13

House Committee on Defense & Veterans' Affairs  (Del Rio)

Topic: Encroachment on military installations

Interim Hearings - Week of June 26, 2017

Interim Hearings - Week of June 26

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.

 

June 27

House Committee on Defense & Veterans' Affairs  (Fort Worth)

Topic: Encroachment on military installations

Interim Hearings - Week of June 19, 2017

Interim Hearings - Week of June 19

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.

 

June 19

House Committee on Defense & Veterans' Affairs  (San Antonio)

Topic: Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) and encroachment on military installations

 

Interim Hearings - Week of December 5, 2016

Interim Hearings - Week of December 5 

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 7

House Committee on Transportation

Topic:  Autonomous vehicles

 

Topic: Safety issues

Topic: Sunset

 

House Select Committee on Transportation Planning 

Topic: Update from TxDOT on HB 20, 84th Legislature

 

Interim Hearings - Week of November 28, 2016

Interim Hearings - Week of November 28

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 30

Topic: Determine and adopt a sufficient balance to maintain in the Economic Stabilization Fund

 

December 1

House Committee on Insurance

Charge: Weather-related property insurance claims and incidence of litigation of these claims

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