Today's Committee Meetings on the LRL website is a calendar of interim committee hearings with links to agendas. Below are resources related to upcoming Interim Hearings.
April 10
House Committee on Defense & Veterans' Affairs (San Antonio)
Charge: Aid to federal military installations and their communities in order to minimize the negative consequences of a Base Realignment and Closure
- Interim Report to the 85th Texas Legislature (Topic 1 – Maintaining the military value of defense installations and communities, including Charge 4 – Aid to federal military installations), House Committee on Defense & Veterans' Affairs, December 2016
- Preparing for Duty: State Policy Options to Sustain Military Installations, National Conference of State Legislatures, December 2016
- Report and Recommendations to the 85th Texas Legislature (Charge 5 – Best practices for improving military value at military installations in Texas), Senate Committee on Veteran Affairs and Military Installations, November 2016
- "Military Installations Worth Billions for Texas: Comptroller Study Weighs Economic Impacts," Fiscal Notes, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, September 2016
April 12
House Committee on Economic & Small Business Development (Richardson)
Charge 2: Development of high-growth, high-tech start-ups, "sandbox" regulatory approach
- Arizona Becomes First State to Establish FinTech Sandbox (HB2434, AZ Leg. 2018), Competitive Enterprise Institute, March 24, 2018
- Financial Technology: Additional Steps By Regulators Could Protect Consumers and Aid Regulatory Oversight, U.S. Government Accountability Office, March 2018
- "Activists Fear Arizona Will Let Companies Prey in a 'Regulatory Sandbox'," Phoenix New Times, February 27, 2018
- Modernizing Regulation to Encourage Fintech Innovation (Testimony and Attachments), U.S. House Committee on Financial Services, Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit Examining Opportunities and Challenges in the Financial Technology ("Fintech") Marketplace, January 30, 2018
- "Regulatory Sandboxes Can Help States Advance FinTech," American Banker, September 5, 2017
Charge 3: Workforce needs of the state's businesses and industries
- The Myth of the Skills Gap," MIT Technology Review, August 25, 2017
- State and Local Government Workforce: 2017 Trends (Survey Findings), Center for State & Local Government Excellence, June 2017
- State Workforce and Economic Development: Opportunities for Collaboration, Urban Institute, November 2016
- Prosperity Requires Being Bold: Integrating Education and the Workforce for a Bright Texas Future (Tri-Agency Report to the Office of the Governor), Texas Education Agency, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, Texas Workforce Commission, November 2016
- "Which Industries Need Workers? Exploring Differences in Labor Market Activity," Monthly Labor Review (Bureau of Labor Statistics), January 2016
- The Workforce in Texas: Aligning Education to Meet the Needs of Texas Employers, Texas Association of Workforce Boards, February 2015
- A Workforce That Works: County Innovations in Workforce Development, National Association of Counties, July 2014
Charge 4: Distribution of state economic development incentives
- All Texas Enterprise Fund Awarded Projects to Date, Office of the Governor, February 28, 2018
- How States Are Improving Tax Incentives For Jobs and Growth: A National Assessment of Evaluation Practices, The Pew Charitable Trusts, May 2017
- Texas Enterprise Fund: 2017 Legislative Report (Includes maps of all funded projects by region), Office of the Governor, 2017
- Investing In Texas: Economic Incentives and Programs, TTARA Research Foundation, February 2015
- An Audit Report on the Texas Enterprise Fund at the Office of the Governor, Texas State Auditor's Office, September 2014
- Texas Government Code §§ 481.078 - 481.080, Texas Enterprise Fund
- Texas Government Code §§ 490G.001 - 490G.009, Economic Incentive Oversight Board
House Committee on Insurance
Charge: Effect of Hurricane Harvey on the insurance market in Texas
- "Nearly 670K Property Insurance Claims in Texas from Hurricane Harvey: TDI," Insurance Journal, February 13, 2018
- Hurricane Harvey Data Call, Presentation to the Senate Business and Commerce Committee (Data on claims and losses; residential property, automobile, flood insurance, and commercial property data by region), Texas Department of Insurance, January 23, 2018
- "In Post-Harvey Houston, Insurance Has Created a New Gap Between the Haves and Have Nots," Dallas Morning News, December 27, 2017
- "ICT Estimates Hurricane Harvey Insured Losses at $19 Billion" (Press Release), Insurance Council of Texas, September 15, 2017
Charge: Coverage provided by the most common homeowners' insurance policy forms in Texas
- Regulating Homeowners Insurance in Texas, House Research Organization, October 18, 2010
- Homeowners Insurance, Texas Department of Insurance
- Residential Property Insurance, Office of Public Insurance Counsel
Charge: Appraisal processes under property insurance policies in Texas
- What if I Disagree with My Insurer's Decision?, Texas Department of Insurance
- Just the Facts: TWIA Appraisal Process and Deadlines and Dispute a Claim, Texas Windstorm Insurance Association
Charge: Texas' financial responsibility laws for automobile insurance, including the minimum liability limits required by state law
- Texas Transportation Code §§ 601.051 - 601.053, Requirement of Financial Responsibility; Evidence of Financial Responsibility
- Texas Transportation Code §§ 601.451 - 601.454, Financial Responsibility Verification Program (TexasSure)
- Texas Transportation Code § 601.072, Minimum Coverage Amounts; Exclusions
- Texas Transportation Code § 521.143, Evidence of Financial Responsibility Required
Topic: Cost increases in life insurance policies and consumer protections for life insurance policy holders
- Life Insurance Settlements: Regulatory Inconsistencies May Pose a Number of Challenges (GAO-10-775), U.S. Government Accountability Office, July 9, 2010
- 28 Texas Administrative Code §§ 3.1201 - 3.1203, Discretionary Clauses; Adopted Rules (Discussion, commentary, agency response), Official Order of the Commissioner of Insurance of the State of Texas, No. 10-1035 (Deceptive Clauses), Texas Department of Insurance
