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Policy Report Texas Fact Book 2010
Texas Fact Book 2010 Legislative Budget Board LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD EIGHTY-FIRST TEXAS LEGISLATURE 2009 – 2010 DAVID DEWHURST, JOINT CHAIR Lieutenant Governor JOE STRAUS, JOINT CHAIR Representative District 121, San Antonio Speaker of the House of Representatives STEVE OGDEN Senatorial District 5, Bryan Chair, Senate Committee on Finance ROBERT DUNCAN Senatorial District 28, Lubbock JOHN WHITMIRE Senatorial District 15, Houston JUDITH ZAFFIRINI Senatorial District 21, Laredo JIM PITTS Representative District 10, Waxahachie Chair, House Committee on Appropriations RENE OLIVEIRA Representative District 37, Brownsville Chair, House Committee on Ways and Means DAN BRANCH Representative District 108, Dallas SYLVESTER TURNER Representative District 139, Houston JOHN O’Brien, Director COVER PHOTO COURTESY OF HOUSE PHOTOGRAPHY CONTENTS STATE GOVERNMENT STATEWIDE ELECTED OFFICIALS . 1 MEMBERS OF THE EIGHTY-FIRST TEXAS LEGISLATURE . 3 The Senate . 3 The House of Representatives . 4 SENATE STANDING COMMITTEES . 8 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES STANDING COMMITTEES . 10 BASIC STEPS IN THE TEXAS LEGISLATIVE PROCESS . 14 TEXAS AT A GLANCE GOVERNORS OF TEXAS . 15 HOW TEXAS RANKS Agriculture . 17 Crime and Law Enforcement . 17 Defense . 18 Economy . 18 Education . 18 Employment and Labor . 19 Environment and Energy . 19 Federal Government Finance . 20 Geography . 20 Health . 20 Housing . 21 Population . 21 Science and Technology . 22 Social Welfare . 22 State and Local Government Finance . 22 Transportation . 23 Border Facts . 24 STATE HOLIDAYS, 2010 . 25 STATE SYMBOLS . 25 POPULATION Texas Population Compared with the U .s . 26 Texas and the U .s . Annual Population Growth Rates . 27 Resident Population, 15 Most Populous States . 28 Percentage Change in Population, 15 Most Populous States . 28 Texas Resident Population, by Age Group . -
Randi Shade Austin City Council Council Member Place 3 (512) 974-2255 (Phone) (512) 974-1888 (Fax) Http:/!
Page 2 of 5 Council Member Place 3 (512) 974-2255 (phone) (512) 974-1888 (fax) http://www.ci .austin.tx.us/council/shade.htm From: Coleman, Glen Sent: Thursday, June 10, 2010 11:27 AM To: Shade, Randi; Riley, Chris Subject: RE: Please postpone agenda item #29 Legal has no issues with suggested changes - just read the language in From: Shade, Randi Sent: Thursday, June 10, 2010 11:21 AM To: Riley, Chris; Coleman, Glen Subject: RE: Please postpone agenda item #29 Great. Glen, please proceed ASAP with legal and with the co-sponsors. Thanks! Randi Shade Austin City Council Council Member Place 3 (512) 974-2255 (phone) (512) 974-1888 (fax) http:/!www.ci.austin.tx.us/council/shade.htm From: Riley, Chris Sent: Thursday, June 10, 2010 11:05 AM To: Shade, Randi; Coleman, Glen Subject: RE: Please postpone agenda item #29 The 2 paragraphs basically say -- (1) The HLC can generally initiate as many cases per month as it wants in response to demo requests. (2) BUT within historic districts, the # of HLC-initiated nominations is limited to one per month, if both other slots are filled. I think it’s reasonable to conclude that within historic districts, the # of HLC-initiated nominations is limited to one per month, even in response to demo permits. How about this -- (1) add “or relocation” after demolition (2) after “located in National Register of Local Historic Districts,” insert” , other than those initiated by the Commission in response to a request for a demolition or relocation permit,” Makes (2) pretty wordy, but could avoid arguments/concerns. -
Policy Report Texas Fact Book 2008
Texas Fact Book 2 0 0 8 L e g i s l a t i v e B u d g e t B o a r d LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD EIGHTIETH TEXAS LEGISLATURE 2007 – 2008 DAVID DEWHURST, JOINT CHAIR Lieutenant Governor TOM CRADDICK, JOINT CHAIR Representative District 82, Midland Speaker of the House of Representatives STEVE OGDEN Senatorial District 5, Bryan Chair, Senate Committee on Finance ROBERT DUNCAN Senatorial District 28, Lubbock JOHN WHITMIRE Senatorial District 15, Houston JUDITH ZAFFIRINI Senatorial District 21, Laredo WARREN CHISUM Representative District 88, Pampa Chair, House Committee on Appropriations JAMES KEFFER Representative District 60, Eastland Chair, House Committee on Ways and Means FRED HILL Representative District 112, Richardson SYLVESTER TURNER Representative District 139, Houston JOHN O’Brien, Director COVER PHOTO COURTESY OF SENATE MEDIA CONTENTS STATE GOVERNMENT STATEWIDE ELECTED OFFICIALS . 1 MEMBERS OF THE EIGHTIETH TEXAS LEGISLATURE . 3 The Senate . 3 The House of Representatives . 4 SENATE STANDING COMMITTEES . 8 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES STANDING COMMITTEES . 10 BASIC STEPS IN THE TEXAS LEGISLATIVE PROCESS . 14 TEXAS AT A GLANCE GOVERNORS OF TEXAS . 15 HOW TEXAS RANKS Agriculture . 17 Crime and Law Enforcement . 17 Defense . 18 Economy . 18 Education . 18 Employment and Labor . 19 Environment and Energy . 19 Federal Government Finance . 20 Geography . 20 Health . 20 Housing . 21 Population . 21 Social Welfare . 22 State and Local Government Finance . 22 Technology . 23 Transportation . 23 Border Facts . 24 STATE HOLIDAYS, 2008 . 25 STATE SYMBOLS . 25 POPULATION Texas Population Compared with the U .s . 26 Texas and the U .s . Annual Population Growth Rates . 27 Resident Population, 15 Most Populous States . -
Texas Tug-Of-War
TEXAS TUG-OF-WAR POLITICAL STRUGGLES BETWEEN ENERGY INTERESTS AND ENVIRONMENTALISTS By Peter Quist NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON MONEY IN STATE POLITICS APRIL 22, 2009 833 NORTH LAST CHANCE GULCH, SECOND FLOOR • HELENA, MT • 59601 PHONE 406-449-2480 • FAX 406-457-2091 • E-MAIL [email protected] www.followthemoney.org TABLE OF CONTENTS Overview .................................................................................................................... 1 Methodology .............................................................................................................. 2 Overview of Coalition Contributions ....................................................................... 3 Coalition Contributions To Candidates and Current Officials .................. 5 Total Received From Coalition By Office.................................................. 6 Coalition Contributions To Political Parties............................................... 8 Energy Contributions, 2008....................................................................................... 9 Energy Contributions From Outside The Coalition ................................. 11 Lobbying Leverage..................................................................................... 12 Pro-Environment Groups And Alternative Energy Companies............................ 13 2009 Climate-Related Legislations......................................................................... 14 House Bill 634 and House Bill 4346........................................................ -
Housecommittee on Elections Texas House of Representatives Interim Report 2000 a Report to the House of Representatives 77Th
HOUSE COMMITTEE ON ELECTIONS TEXAS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES INTERIM REPORT 2000 A REPORT TO THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 77TH TEXAS LEGISLATURE DEBRA DANBURG CHAIR COMMITTEE CLERK PAUL S. HARRIS Committee On Elections January 26, 2001 Debra Danburg P.O. Box 2910 Chair Austin, Texas 78768-2910 The Honorable James E. "Pete" Laney Speaker, Texas House of Representatives Members of the Texas House of Representatives Texas State Capitol, Rm. 2W.13 Austin, Texas 78701 Dear Mr. Speaker and Fellow Members: The Committee on Elections of the Seventy-Sixth Legislature hereby submits its interim report including recommendations for consideration by the Seventy-Seventh Legislature. Respectfully submitted, Debra Danburg, Chair Jesse Jones, Vice-Chair Sherri Greenberg Kip Averitt Terri Hodge Mary Denny Jerry Madden Jesse Jones Vice-Chairman Members: Kip Averitt, Mary Denny, Pete Gallego, Sherri Greenberg, Terri Hodge, Jerry Madden, D.R. (Tom) Uher Pete Gallego D.R. (Tom) Uher Jesse Jones Vice-Chairman Members: Kip Averitt, Mary Denny, Pete Gallego, Sherri Greenberg, Terri Hodge, Jerry Madden, D.R. (Tom) Uher TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION .............................................................1 INTERIM STUDY CHARGES AND SUBCOMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS .................2 SUBCOMMITTEE ON UNIFORM ELECTION DATES ...............................3 BACKGROUND ..................................................4 FINDINGS .......................................................7 RECOMMENDATIONS ............................................9 SUBCOMMITTEE ON CAMPAIGN -
House Committee on Public Education January 2013
Interim Report to the 83rd Texas Legislature House Committee on PUBLIC EDUCATION January 2013 HOUSE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC EDUCATION TEXAS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES INTERIM REPORT 2012 A REPORT TO THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 83RD TEXAS LEGISLATURE ROB EISSLER CHAIRMAN COMMITTEE CLERK JENNA WATTS Committee On Public Education January 2, 2013 Rob Eissler P.O. Box 2910 Chairman Austin, Texas 78768-2910 The Honorable Joe Straus Speaker, Texas House of Representatives Members of the Texas House of Representatives Texas State Capitol, Rm. 2W.13 Austin, Texas 78701 Dear Mr. Speaker and Fellow Members: The Committee on Public Education of the Eighty-second Legislature hereby submits its interim report including recommendations for consideration by the Eighty-third Legislature. Respectfully submitted, _______________________ Rob Eissler, Chair _______________________ Scott Hochberg, Vice Chair _______________________ Alma Allen _______________________ Jimmie Don Aycock _______________________ Harold Dutton, Jr. _______________________ Ryan Guillen _______________________ Dan Huberty _______________________ Mark Shelton _______________________ Todd Smith _______________________ Mark Strama _______________________ Randy Weber Scott Hochberg Vice-Chairman Alma Allen, Jimmie Don Aycock, Harold Dutton, Ryan Guillen, Dan Huberty, Mark Shelton, Todd Smith, Mark Strama, Randy Weber TABLE OF CONTENTS INTERIM STUDY CHARGES ...................................................................................................... 4 REVIEW OF UNIVERSITY INTERSCHOLASTIC -
Policy Report Texas Fact Book 2006
Te x a s F a c t Book 2006 LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD SEVENTY-NINTH TEXAS LEGISLATURE 2005 – 2006 DAVID DEWHURST, CO-CHAIR Lieutenant Governor, Austin TOM CRADDICK, CO-CHAIR Representative District 82, Midland Speaker of the House of Representatives STEVE OGDEN Senatorial District 5, Bryan Chair, Senate Committee on Finance ROBERT DUNCAN Senatorial District 28, Lubbock JOHN WHITMIRE Senatorial District 15, Houston JUDITH ZAFFIRINI Senatorial District 21, Laredo JIM PITTS Representative District 10, Waxahachie Chair, House Committee on Appropriations JAMES KEFFER Representative District 60, Eastland Chair, House Committee on Ways and Means FRED HILL Representative District 112, Richardson VILMA LUNA Representative District 33, Corpus Christi JOHN O’BRIEN, Deputy Director CONTENTS STATE GOVERNMENT STATEWIDE ELECTED OFFICIALS . 1 MEMBERS OF THE SEVENTY-NINTH TEXAS LEGISLATURE . 3 The Senate . 3 The House of Representatives . 4 SENATE STANDING COMMITTEES . 8 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES STANDING COMMITTEES . 10 BASIC STEPS IN THE TEXAS LEGISLATIVE PROCESS . 14 TEXAS AT A GLANCE GOVERNORS OF TEXAS . 15 HOW TEXAS RANKS Agriculture . 17 Crime and Law Enforcement . 17 Defense . 18 Economy . 18 Education . 18 Employment and Labor . 19 Environment and Energy . 19 Federal Government Finance . 20 Geography . 20 Health . 20 Housing. 21 Population . 21 Social Welfare . 22 State and Local Government Finance . 22 Technology . 23 Transportation . 23 Border Facts . 24 STATE HOLIDAYS, 2006 . 25 STATE SYMBOLS . 25 POPULATION Texas Population Compared with the U.S. 26 Texas and the U.S. Annual Population Growth Rates . 27 Resident Population, 15 Most Populous States . 28 Percentage Change in Population, 15 Most Populous States . 28 Texas Resident Population, by Age Group . -
78Th Legislative Session
1 YOUNG CONSERVATIVES OF TEXAS Ratings of the 78th Texas Legislature Rating the Texas Legislature Since 1975 2 Young Conservatives of Texas Rate the 78th Texas Legislature Young Conservatives of Texas is an independent, non-partisan youth organization dedicated to the preservation of individual liberties and freedoms through limited government. YCT is an organization that enables college students the opportunity to participate in the political process. YCT believes that there is no better way to educate and train young citizens as to the working of our government than to have them directly participate in the process. Since 1975, YCT has prepared its ratings of legislators as a public service to the citizens of Texas. The purpose is to better inform them of the activities and performance of their representative lawmakers. YCT has selected the following bills which it believes accurately serve to gage a legislator’s philosophy in light of YCT’s Statement of Principles. Over the past twenty-eight years, the YCT ratings have earned the reputation as the best and most reliable measure of determining who is conservative in the Texas Legislature. Our ratings are unique in that YCT is the only organization in Texas to produce ratings of a state legislature for the last 28 years. The YCT ratings cover an important period in Texas history. Since our first ratings, we have witnessed dramatic changes in Texas politics. During the past 28 years, Texans have seen the emergence of a viable Republican Party and the virtual disappearance of a conservative presence in the Democratic Party. These ratings serve to record the history of Texas lawmaking. -
Tort Dodgers: Business Money Tips Scales of Justice
Tort Dodgers: Business Money Tips Scales of Justice Tort PAC Contributions To the Texas Legislature 1995 Through 1996 By Lynn Tran and Andrew Wheat Texans for Public Justice April 1997 Copies of this report are available for $10 from Texans for Public Justice 609 W. 18th St., Suite E. Austin, TX 78701 (512) 472-9770 [email protected] © Texans for Public Justice, April 1997 Acknowledgements The authors gratefully acknowledge the generous assistance of Craig McDonald, Fred Richardson, Aimée Daigle and Dan Tepper in the production of this report. Tort Dodgers: Business Money Tips Scales of Justice Tort PAC Contributions To the Texas Legislature 1995 Through 1996 I. Summary of Findings …………………………………….….. 1 II. Introduction ………………………………………………….. 2 III. Methodology …………………………………………………. 4 IV. General Findings A. Industrial-Strength Tort Dodgers ……………………… 5 Deepest Pockets in Texas Bankroll TLR ……….. 8 B. Lawmakers Legalize Tort Dodging ………………….... 10 Republican Party Animals …………………….... 12 Squeaker Races …………………………………. 13 Fresh Faces, Costly Races ………………………. 15 V. Conclusion ……………………………………………………. 17 VI. Appendices Tort Bills in the 75 th Legislature ……………………….. 18 Tort Take of Individual Representatives ………………. 19 I. Summary of Findings • 22 business PACs spent $3.1 million on winning candidates in the last election cycle, finagling to get the Texas Legislature to relieve businesses of their responsibility for seriously injuring employees, customers and neighbors. • Texas’ biggest PAC, Texans for Lawsuit Reform, raised $1.5 million in the last election cycle, spending $854,826 on the Governor, Lieutenant Governor and current members of the 75th Legislature. TLR alone gave more than twice as much money as did the Texas Trial Lawyers. • 45% of TLR’s money came from just 18 wealthy families. -
July 2012 Republican Primary Runoff Election
Texas Secretary of State Hope Andrade Race Summary Report Unofficial Election Tabulation 2012 Republican Party Primary Runoff July 31, 2012 U. S. Senator Early Provisional 249 Total Provisional 948 Precincts 7,957 o 7,957 100.00 Early % Vote Total % Ted Cruz 291,040 52.92% 631,316 56.80% David Dewhurst 258,893 47.08% 480,165 43.20% Registered 13,065,42 Total Votes 549,933 4.21% Voting 1,111,481 8.51% Voting Total Number of Voters 1,139,782 U. S. Representative District 14 Multi County Precincts 282 o 282 100.00 Early % Vote Total % Felicia Harris 8,237 36.83% 13,765 37.23% Randy Weber 14,130 63.17% 23,212 62.77% Total Votes 22,367 36,977 U. S. Representative District 15 Multi County Precincts 272 o 272 100.00 Early % Vote Total % Dale A. Brueggemann 3,495 58.65% 6,398 57.30% Eddie Zamora 2,464 41.35% 4,767 42.70% Total Votes 5,959 11,165 U. S. Representative District 25 Multi County Precincts 192 o 192 100.00 Early % Vote Total % Wes Riddle 9,449 39.28% 19,210 42.04% Roger Williams 14,607 60.72% 26,487 57.96% Total Votes 24,056 45,697 11/10/2016 11:15 Page 1 of 7 Texas Secretary of State Hope Andrade Race Summary Report Unofficial Election Tabulation 2012 Republican Party Primary Runoff July 31, 2012 U. S. Representative District 34 Multi County Precincts 208 o 208 100.00 Early % Vote Total % Jessica Puente Bradshaw 2,321 51.98% 5,308 55.34% Adela Garza 2,144 48.02% 4,283 44.66% Total Votes 4,465 9,591 U. -
"Chet" Edwards US House of Representatives Papers, Inclusive
Thomas Chester "Chet" Edwards U.S. House of Representatives papers, Inclusive: 1990-2010, Bulk: 1991-2010 April 26, 2017 Published by: Baylor University, Baylor Collections of Political Materials One Bear Place #97153 Waco, TX 76798-7153 US http://www.baylor.edu/lib/bcpm/ Papers Summary Title Thomas Chester "Chet" Edwards U.S. House of Representatives papers, Inclusive: 1990-2010, Bulk: 1991-2010 Repository Baylor University, W. R. Poage Legislative Library, Baylor Collections of Political Materials Creator Edwards, Chet Quantity 221 document boxes, 130 record boxes, 67 OVZ boxes Abstract The Thomas Chester "Chet" Edwards U.S. House of Representatives papers consist of personal and political materials from Edwards' 20-year career in Congress. Language of the Material English Administrative Information Physical Description General condition: Good. Biography/Profile Chet Edwards was born in Corpus Christi, Nueces County, Texas, November 24, 1951. In 1974, he graduated Magna Cum Laude with a B.A. in Economics from Texas A&M University. He then worked for three years for Congressman Olin E. "Tiger" Teague, who was the most highly decorated World War II veteran in Congress and was known for 32 years as "Mr. Veteran" in Congress. At the age of 26, Edwards was encouraged by Congressman Teague to become his successor in 1978. Congressman Edwards narrowly lost in the Democratic primary to Phil Gramm, but then went on to earn an MBA from the Harvard Business School. In the 1980's, Congressman Edwards worked at the Trammell Crow Company in commercial real estate. Additionally, he owned and was the president of Edwards Communications, a rural radio station in South Texas. -
Andrew Springer, Drph
Andrew Springer, DrPH -September 2020- Michael & Susan Dell Center for Healthy Living Department of Health Promotion and Behavioral Sciences University of Texas School of Public Health - Austin 1616 Guadalupe, Suite 6.300, Austin, TX 78701 [email protected] | (512) 391-2523 (office) BACKGROUND EDUCATION AND TRAINING Bachelor of Arts, Latin American Studies & Spanish (1985 – 1989) Wittenberg University, Springfield, Ohio Master of Public Health, International and Family Health (1992 – 1995) School of Public Health, University of Texas School of Public Health, Houston TX Doctor of Public Health, Health Promotion and Health Education (1995 – 2000) School of Public Health, University of Texas School of Public Health, Houston TX PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Project Director (1989 – 1994) Amigos de las Americas Mexico, Ecuador, Costa Rica Community Health Consultant (1998) Rusk School Health Promotion Project at Rusk Clinic Houston, TX Evaluation Specialist (1998 – 1999) Save the Children-U.S. Field Office San Salvador, El Salvador Director of Latin American Programs (2000 – 2004) Amigos de las Americas Houston, TX 1 Cancer Prevention & Control Postdoctoral Fellow (2004 – 2006) Center for Health Promotion and Prevention Research University of Texas School of Public Health at Houston, Houston, TX Assistant Professor (12/2006 – 08/2016) Department of Health Promotion and Behavioral Sciences Michael & Susan Dell Center for Healthy Living University of Texas School of Public Health, Austin Regional Campus, Austin, TX Associate Professor (Tenured) (09/2016 - present) Department of Health Promotion and Behavioral Sciences Michael & Susan Dell Center for Healthy Living University of Texas School of Public Health, Austin Regional Campus, Austin, TX HONORS AND AWARDS Nominated for University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) School (2020) of Public Health Annual Award for Excellence in Teaching by UTHealth School of Public Health - Health Promotion and Behavioral Sciences Department and Austin Campus (March 2020).