Texas House Research Organization

08/31/2022

Interim News Briefs updated with post on electric vehicles.

With increased attention to electric vehicles (EVs) nationwide, including recent federal action to extend and revise tax credits for consumers who buy them, Texas lawmakers have considered how grow…

08/04/2022

Interim News Briefs updated with post on community college funding.

As some community colleges in Texas struggle with recent decreases in post-secondary students and resources, a new commission is tasked with making recommendations on community college funding. Whi…

04/21/2022

Interim News Briefs updated with post on best management practices for sand mining near San Jacinto River.

Texas House of Representatives ★ House Research Organization

02/16/2022

Interim News Briefs updated with post on 87th Legislature's requirements for new law enforcement training programs.

The fiscal 2022-23 Texas state budget appropriated $1.5 million to the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement (TCOLE) for training for law enforcement officers, county jailers, and telecommunicators. …

02/11/2022

Interim News Briefs updated with post on statutory changes to barbering and cosmetology licensing.

Laws governing barbering and cosmetology licensing in Texas were revised last year during the regular session of the 87th Legislature. State lawmakers enacted the changes as part of a broader revie…

08/19/2021

HRO report on eight proposed amendments to Texas Constitution on Nov. 2 ballot.https://hro.house.texas.gov/pdf/focus/amend87.pdf

06/29/2021

Interim News Briefs updated with post on Texas Supreme Court ruling in charter school property tax case.

A public open-enrollment charter school in Galveston County is not entitled to a property tax exemption for property it subleases, according to a 6-3 decision earlier this month by the Texas Suprem…

01/11/2021

New HRO report discusses potential topics for the upcoming legislative session.https://hro.house.texas.gov/pdf/focus/topics87-1.pdf

12/31/2020

New HRO report discusses aggregate industry regulations in Texas.https://hro.house.texas.gov/pdf/focus/aggregate.pdf

11/09/2020

The HRO has a job posting for administrative clerk for the upcoming session.https://house.texas.gov/resources/employment/jobs/House-Research-Organization-Administrative-Clerk.pdf

09/22/2020

Interim News Briefs updated with post on availability of nursing home data after open records ruling.

Following an open records letter ruling issued July 6 by the Texas attorney general’s office, the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) in late July released the names and locations of …

07/09/2020

Interim News Briefs updated with post on existing medical parole program.

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, many local, state, and federal criminal justice systems have been working since early spring to reduce the number of people held in correctional facilities to …