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- Focus Report, Volume 87, Number 5, January 10, 2022
- Report on the bills that Gov. Greg Abbott vetoed in the 2021 regular legislative session. (p.1)
- Focus Report, Volume 87, Number 1, January 8, 2021
- Report on topics for the upcoming 87th Legislature including spending, taxes, revenue, economic development, education, and more.
- Focus Report, Volume 86, Number 6, December 22, 2020
- Report focusing on regulations regarding the construction boom in Texas, including aggregate operations, air permits, regulation recommendations, and various proposals.
- Focus Report, Volume 87, Number 4, November 2021
- "This report examines the 25-year history of charter schools in Texas and policy proposals related to their growth and operations" (p. 1).
- Focus Report, Volume 87, Number 2, April 2021
- "This report presents an overview of the proposed state budget and of each article of CSSB 1. It highlights some of the significant budget issues, including different proposals for funding individual agencies and programs" (p. 1).
- Focus Report, Volume 87, Number 3, August 2021
- Report on the proposed constitutional amendments that will be submitted for voter approval in the November 2, 2021 general election, including an explanation of the constitutional amendment process.
- Focus Report, Volume 87, Number 1, March 2021
- Report on the creation and implementation of Texas' state budget for fiscal 2022-23, including information on how the two-year cycle works.
- Focus Report, Volume 86, Number 1, December 2018
- Report over the topics for the 86th Legislature, including appropriations and spending; taxes and revenue; business and economic development; criminal justice and public safety; health and human services; public education; higher education; energy, environment, and natural resources; transportation; government organization; regulatory issues; and judiciary and civil jurisprudence.
- Focus Report, Volume 86, Number 1, February 2019
- Report over the process of writing Texas's state budget, covering the initial budget development, general appropriations bill, legislative action, overview of the legislative appropriations process, action after final passage, interim budget action, and restrictions on spending.
- Focus Report, Volume 86, Number 4, September 2019
- Report including a digest of each vetoed measure, the governor's stated reason for the veto, and a response to the veto by the author or sponsor of the bill.
- Focus Report, Volume 86, Number 3, August 2019
- Report containing an explanation of the process by which constitutional amendments are adopted and information on the proposed 2019 amendments, including a background, analysis, and arguments for and against each proposal.
- Focus Report, Volume 86, Number 5, December 2019
- Report of the highlights of the session, summarizing proposals that were approved and not approved, and including arguments for and against each.
- Focus Report, Volume 85, Number 10, October 2018
- Periodical titled "Lawmakers may consider proposed changes to civil asset forfeiture" that discusses how Texas's laws regarding civil asset forfeiture compare to federal and other states' regulations, and presents arguments in favor and opposed to changing the practice.
- Focus Report, Volume 85, Number 9, October 2018
- Report on policy responses to opioid crisis for the 85th Legislature.
- Focus Report, Volume 85, Number 8, December 2017
- Report on major issues for the first regular session of the 85th legislature.
- Focus Report, Volume 85, Number 6, September 2017
- Report on the amendments proposed for the November 2017 ballot by the Texas House of Representatives.
- Focus Report, Volume 85, Number 7, October 5th, 2017
- "This report includes a digest of each vetoed measure, Gov. Greg Abbott's stated reason for the veto, and a response to the veto by the author or the sponsor of the bill."
- Focus Report, Volume 85, Number 2, February 21, 2017
- "This report summarizes the key constitutional provisions and rules governing bills in the Legislature, with an emphasis on House rules."
- Focus Report, Volume 85, Number 3, March 3, 2017
- Report explores how transport network companies (TNCs) are regulated by state and local laws in Texas and reviews some proposed legislative approaches.
- Focus Report, Volume 85, Number 5, March 10, 2017
- Report focusing on emerging issues and debate in Texas on the regulation of telemedicine.
- Focus Report, Volume 84, Number 10, September 27, 2016
- "This report reviews some recent history of the school finance system in Texas and the Supreme Court's latest ruling upholding its constitutionality."
- Focus Report, Volume 84, Number 11, October 25, 2016
- An article presenting the question of Texas' age for entering the adult criminal justice system.
- Focus Report, Volume 85, Number 1, December 20, 2016
- Periodical discusses many of the issues the 85th Texas Legislature may consider during its 2017 regular session.
- Focus Report, Volume 84, Number 8, July 12, 2016
- Report providing an introduction to ASR in Texas, including a history of ASR projects and a review of the regulatory structure that has evolved around the technology, including enactment of a new state law in 2015.
- Focus Report, Volume 84, Number 9, August 16, 2016
- "This report examines current Texas law and policies to help prevent financial exploration of the elderly and a few issues the Legislature may consider."
- Focus Report, Volume 83 , Number 10, August 21, 2014
- A report of the Texas House of Representatives House Research Organization describing the history of online education in Texas, legislation in the 83rd Legislature of Texas that related to it, and future issues.
- Focus Report, Volume 75, Number 10, July 1997
- This report addresses the 37 measures vetoed by Governor George W. Bush. The 75th Legislatures vetoed measures included 19 House bills, 17 Senate bills, and one Senate concurrent resolution.
- Focus Report: Volume 75, Number 11, March 1997
- This is a report on Governor George W. Bush's property tax relief proposal for home owners. It looks at the plan to use state revenue to cover a greater share of public education financing.
- Focus Report: Volume 75, Number 12, April 1997
- This is a report over the Safe Schools Act as part of the 1995 rewrite of the Education Code. The report looks at the two main objects of the Legislature attempts to give administrators authority to remove disruptive students and create a safety net so expelled students are not cast into the streets.
- Focus Report: Volume 75, Number 13, April 1997
- Periodical discussing the future water needs for the State of Texas. The Texas Water Development Board addresses the projected needs over the next 50 years.
- Focus Report, Volume 77, Number 12, August 2001
- Periodical discussing the 19 Texas constitutional amendments proposed to be voted on in the 2001 general election.
- Focus Report, Volume 74, Number 2, January 1995
- Report on the February 8th, 1995 deadline for the 74th legislature to enact a law creating a board to license dentists and dental hygienists in Texas, as required under the Texas Dental Practice Act.
- Focus Report, Volume 75, Number 10, March 1997
- Report on professional sports facilities in Texas being built with local support.
- Focus Report, Volume 75, Number 6, February 1997
- Report on revisions to mandatory supervision release law that requires some convicted criminals to be released from prison automatically without the approval of the Board of Pardons and Paroles and before their sentences are complete.
- Focus Report, Volume 75, Number 8, February 1997
- Periodical discussing issues related to recycling waste tires. It provides information on Texas's waste tire recycling program, existing problems with the program, and possible solutions to deal with waste tires.
- Focus Report: Volume 75, Number 9, March 1997
- This is a report on the judicial selection of state judges. The report addresses issues of partisan election practices and finance reform.
- Focus Report, Volume 75, Number 3, January 1997
- Periodical summarizing Texas annexation law and discussing the benefits and drawbacks of cities' having broad annexation authority.
- Focus Report, Volume 75, Number 4, January 1997
- Report on the legislative process as defined in the Texas Constitution.
- Focus Report, Volume 75, Number 5, February 1997
- Periodical discussing Texas House of Representatives committee procedures which reviews the rules and procedures used in house committees.
- Focus Report, Volume 74, Number 12, May 1995
- Report on school financing issues after the Texas Supreme Court ruling about the constitutionality of the 1995 Texas school finance plan.
- Focus Report: Volume 74, Number 14, August 1995
- This is a report by the Texas House of Representatives concerning the 74th Legislature adoption of a new education code. Some of the items covered are the mission and objectives of the code, the Texas Education Agency, and teacher services.
- Focus Report, Volume 74, Number 15, September 1995
- This is a report by the 74th Legislature presenting the fourteen amendments proposed at the general election on November 7, 1995. The report gives the procedures on amendment implementation and information on each amendment proposed.
- Focus Report: Volume 74, Number 17, December 1995
- This is a report by the Texas House of Representatives covering the 1995 Legislature cutting drug treatment plans following findings of gross fiscal mismanagement by the Texas Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse.
- Focus Report, Volume 74, Number 19, March 1996
- Report on challenges to affirmative action efforts in the state of Texas.
- Focus Report, Volume 74, Number 23, July 1996
- Report on sex offender notification laws in Texas and surrounding controversy.
- Focus Report, Volume 75, Number 22, April 1998
- Periodical titled "Texas Looks to Grandfathered Facilities For Air Quality Improvements" that discusses air quality issues and regulations on emissions at the state and federal levels.
- Focus Report, Volume 75, Number 23, June 1998
- Periodical discussing the legislation related to end-of-life care and decisions. It includes the historic precedents for such legislation, the complex ethical and moral issues surrounding end-of-life care, and possible legal consequences of proposed and existing legislation.
- Focus Report, Volume 75, Number 24, August 1998
- Report on life without parole as a sentencing option for high-profile/serious crimes.
- Focus Report, Volume 75, Number 19, October 1997
- Report on newly adopted State Board of Education (SBOE) course requirements for public schools in Texas.
- Focus Report, Volume 75, Number 20, November 1997
- Periodical discussing the capacity of the Texas prison system, presenting the current status of the prison system and possibly solutions to meet the demands on the system.