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6 Document(s) [ Subject: Population%20growth ]
| Committee: | House County Affairs | |
| Title: | Interim Report | |
| Subjects: | Counties | County jails | Ebola | Emergency management | Homelessness | Hospitals | Jail population | Jail Standards, Texas Commission on | Managed care | Marijuana | Medicaid | Mental health services | Population growth | Specialty courts | Veterans | | |
| Library Call Number: | L1836.83 C832 | |
| Session: | 83rd R.S. (2013) | |
| Online version: | View report [106 pages] | |
| Charges: | This report should address the charges below. | |
| 1. | Examine population growth in Texas counties and the impact the growth has had on housing, available land resources, businesses in Texas, as well as the impact of growth on the state's economy. Evaluate Texas's preparedness to respond to future growth and ensure economic stability. | |
| 2. | Continue oversight of the Texas Commission on Jail Standards and issues jails currently face, including the mental health of those in jail, and make recommendations for refinement or improvement of processes and programs. | |
| 3. | Monitor the health advisory panel stemming from HB 3793, 83rd R.S.. | |
| 4. | Determine which counties have implemented a cite-and-summons policy, whether the policy has been effective in lessening overcrowding in county jails, and whether those cited by peace officers comply with the policy. | |
| 5. | Study the implementation of SB 462, 83rd R.S.. Examine which counties currently have veterans courts, as well as veterans courts in other states, and determine how those programs are working and whether these courts provide additional services or resources for veterans. Make appropriate recommendations. (Joint charge with the House Committee on Defense and Veterans' Affairs) | |
| 6. | Conduct legislative oversight and monitoring of the agencies and programs under the committee’s jurisdiction and the implementation of relevant legislation passed by the 83rd Legislature. In conducting this oversight, the committee should: a. consider any reforms to state agencies to make them more responsive to Texas taxpayers and citizens; b. identify issues regarding the agency or its governance that may be appropriate to investigate, improve, remedy, or eliminate; c. determine whether an agency is operating in a transparent and efficient manner; and d. identify opportunities to streamline programs and services while maintaining the mission of the agency and its programs. | |
| Supporting documents | ||
| Committee: | House County Affairs | |
| Title: | Committee meeting handouts and testimony, March 10, 2014 (Population growth, Texas Commission on Jail Standards and county jails, HB 3793 mental health advisory panel, Medicaid 1115 waiver, veterans courts) | |
| Library Catalog Title: | Minutes | |
| Library Call Number: | L1801.9 C832 83 2014: MAR 10 | |
| Session: | 83rd R.S. (2013) | |
| Online version: | View document [170 pages File size: 8,459 kb] | |
| Committee: | House County Affairs | |
| Title: | Committee meeting handouts and testimony, October 20, 2014 (Population growth, Texas Commission on Jail Standards and county jails, HB 3793 mental health advisory panel, emergency response preparedness/ebola) | |
| Library Call Number: | ||
| Session: | 83rd R.S. (2013) | |
| Online version: | View document [171 pages File size: 12,739 kb] | |
| Committee: | House Land and Resource Management | |
| Title: | Interim Report | |
| Subjects: | Coastal protection | Extraterritorial jurisdiction | General Land Office, Texas | Municipal annexation | Municipalities | Population growth | School Land Board | Tropical storms | Zoning | | |
| Library Call Number: | L1836.83 L229 | |
| Session: | 83rd R.S. (2013) | |
| Online version: | View report [66 pages] | |
| Charges: | This report should address the charges below. | |
| 1. | Examine population growth in Texas cities and the impact the growth has had on housing, available land resources, city centers, businesses, and the state's economy. Evaluate Texas's preparedness to respond to future growth and ensure economic stability. (Joint charge with the House Committee on Urban Affairs) | |
| 2. | Study the effectiveness of the implementation of HB 3459, 83rd R.S. and examine the feasibility and desirability of creating and maintaining a coastal barrier system. | |
| 3. | Study current regulatory authority available to municipalities in their extraterritorial jurisdiction. Examine how citizens are involved in the zoning process, and make necessary recommendations to ensure a proper balance between development activities, municipal regulations, and the effect zoning decisions have on Texas citizens. | |
| 4. | Examine opportunities to improve the resiliency of the Texas coast to withstand tropical storms. Study strategies to incentivize and encourage hazard mitigation, and consider the current state of building codes and how they might more effectively protect property and reduce losses. Examine the proper role of insurance in protecting the Texas coast. Coordinate as necessary with the joint interim committee created by HB 3459, 83rd R.S.. (Joint charge with the House Committee on Insurance) | |
| 5. | Conduct legislative oversight and monitoring of the agencies and programs under the committee’s jurisdiction and the implementation of relevant legislation passed by the 83rd Legislature. In conducting this oversight, the committee should: a. consider any reforms to state agencies to make them more responsive to Texas taxpayers and citizens; b. identify issues regarding the agency or its governance that may be appropriate to investigate, improve, remedy, or eliminate; c. determine whether an agency is operating in a transparent and efficient manner; and d. identify opportunities to streamline programs and services while maintaining the mission of the agency and its programs. | |
| Committee: | Senate Natural Resources | |
| Title: | Interim Report - Analysis of State Natural Disaster Efforts | |
| Library Catalog Title: | The Senate Interim Committee on Natural Resources interim report to the 78th Legislature : analysis of state natural disaster efforts. | |
| Subjects: | Emergency Management, Texas Division of | Flooding | Land use regulations | Liability | Natural disasters | Population growth | Property rights | Tropical storms | | |
| Library Call Number: | L1836.77 n219d | |
| Session: | 77th R.S. (2001) | |
| Online version: | View report [114 pages File size: 1,394 kb] | |
| Charge: | This report should address the charge below. | |
| 1. | Study and evaluate the state's ability to respond to natural disasters, such as hurricanes, tropical storms, coastal flooding and flooding along the state's river basins; assess the extent to which population growth and land use along the coast and the river basins has increased the state's vulnerability to such hazards. The Committee shall make recommendations on the state's flood mitigation program and state coordination with the federal government and political subdivisions of the state. | |
| Committee: | House Urban Needs, House Joint | |
| Title: | Interim Report | |
| Library Catalog Title: | To the speaker and members of the Texas House of Representatives, 67th Legislature : report / of the Joint Committee on Urban Needs, Texas House of Representatives, 66th Legislature. | |
| Subjects: | Crime prevention | Energy policy | Health care providers | Mental health services | Municipal budgets | Municipalities | Population growth | Social service agencies | Transportation | Transportation planning | Workforce | | |
| Library Call Number: | L1836.66 ur1n | |
| Session: | 66th R.S. (1979) | |
| Online version: | View report [154 pages File size: 6,492 kb] | |
| Charges: | This report should address the charges below. | |
| 1. | Investigate developments in Texas in the next decade and corresponding needs which the Legislature could address. | |
| 2. | Investigate developments in Texas for the rest of the 20th century, including: the needs of Texas cities; energy needs; human services; transportation; the effect of growth on labor availability; and crime prevention. * | |
| 3. | Consider the effects of population growth on the demand for government services, and review possible sources of additional revenue. * | |
| 4. | Study the economics of Texas' cities, including such issues as revenue projections, expenditure levels, grants, etc. | |
| 5. | Study Texas' energy needs for industrial, commercial and residential purposes. | |
| 6. | Study the need for expanded human resources, such as mental and physical heath services, social service availability and related issues. Forecast future needs. | |
| 7. | Study the future of transportation in urban areas. | |
| 8. | Determine crime prevention needs in terms of law enforcement, neighborhood efforts and other related matters. | |
| 9. | Study industrial and commercial growth and its effect on labor availability. | |
* This represents an abstract of the report contents. Charge text is incomplete or unavailable.
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