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- 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 25, September 1996
- Periodical discussing the disposal of low-level radioactive waste in Texas, including proposed legislation and arguments in favor and opposed to the new regulations.
- Focus Report, Volume 75, Number 25, September 1998
- Periodical discussing the arguments for and against factoring standardized test scores into education. It includes sample questions from Texas Assessment of Academic Skills [TAAS] tests, the pros and cons of expanding the use of the test, and a discussion of possible bias against minority students in the TAAS.
- Focus Report, Volume 82, Number 7, September 30, 2011
- "During its 2011 regular session, the 82nd Texas Legislature enacted 1,379 bills and adopted 11 joint resolutions after considering more than 6,000 measures filled. It also enacted eight bills during the first called session, This report includes many of the highlights of the regular session and the first called session. It summarizes some proposals that were approved and some that were not. Also included are arguments offered for and against each measure as it was debated. The legislation featured in this report is a sampling and not intended to be comprehensive."
- 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 85, Number 6, September 2017
- Report on the amendments proposed for the November 2017 ballot by the Texas House of Representatives.
- 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.