Sunday, March 20, 2016

Interim Committee Charges Texas House of Representatives 84th Legislature

This is stuff Speaker Straus requested that legislators work on prior to the start of the 85th session.

- Click here for it.

The Texas Standard summarizes it all here.

Highlighted items include:

  • Creating opportunity through education
  • Continuing to make government more transparent and accountable
  • Private sector growth
  • The Texas Commission on Jail Standards
  • Oilfield theft
  • Border security
  • Human trafficking of youth
  • Renewable energy regulations
  • Body cameras and best practices
  • Expanding the state parks system
  • Juvenile justice penalties
  • Dark money and politics
  • Best practices for dealing with wildfire, flood and other natural hazards
  • Texas workers’ compensation and benefits for injured employees