HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

 

COMMITTEE:   Land & Resource Management 

TIME & DATE: 10:00 AM, Wednesday, September 21, 2016 

PLACE:       E2.016 
CHAIR:       Rep. Joe Deshotel 

 

The Committee will meet to consider the following interim charges:

 

Examine current regulatory authority available to municipalities in their extraterritorial jurisdiction. Study current annexation policies in Texas. Make necessary legislative recommendations to ensure a proper balance between development, municipal regulations, and the needs of citizens in Texas.

 

Conduct legislative oversight and monitoring of the agencies and programs under the committee's jurisdiction and the implementing of relevant legislation passed by the 84th Legislature, and specifically:

     a. consider any reforms to state agencies to make them more

        responsive to Texas taxpayers and citizens;

     b. identify issues regarding the agency or its governance that may be

        appropriate to investigate, improve, remedy, or eliminate;

     c. determine whether an agency is operating in a transparent and

        efficient manner; and

     d. identify opportunities to streamline programs and services while

        maintaining the mission of the agency and its programs.

 

The committee will hear invited and public testimony.

 

 

 

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