Texas House Research Organization

Interim News Briefs updated with post on electric vehicles.

Texas lawmakers may consider new electric vehicle fee 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…

Interim News Briefs updated with post on community college funding.

Commission addressing community college funding in Texas 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…

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

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

TCOLE implements new law enforcement training required by 87th Legislature 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. …

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

Barbering and cosmetology licensing statutes revised 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…

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

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

Charter school not entitled to tax exemption under recent ruling by Texas Supreme Court 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…

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

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

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

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

Coronavirus data on nursing homes released following AG 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 …

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

Existing medical parole program provides for limited release of certain seriously ill, elderly inmates 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 …