Tuesday, January 27, 2009

Texas House Rules Resolution Released

This comes from Quorum Report:

From the resolution:

Government Reform is merged into State Affairs, Judiciary is merged into Civil Jurisprudence, Law Enforcement is merged into Criminal Jurisprudence and Law Enforcement, Local Government Ways and Means is merged into Ways and Means, and Pensions and Investments is merged into Financial Services and Pensions. One committee, Regulated Industries, was eliminated and its duties distributed to five different committees. One new committee was created – Technology and Workforce Training.

The entire Resolution can be found
here.

Each new session of the Texas Legislature -- and the U.S. Congress as well -- begins with consideration of the rules it will adhere.