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Focus Report: Volume 75, Number 2, January 1997

Description: This is a report to rewrite the 1993 and 1995 stalking laws. The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals found the laws unconstitutionally vague requiring new legislation.
Date: January 10, 1997
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. Research Organization.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Focus Report, Volume 75, Number 3, January 1997

Description: Periodical summarizing Texas annexation law and discussing the benefits and drawbacks of cities' having broad annexation authority.
Date: January 13, 1997
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. Research Organization.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Focus Report, Volume 75, Number 4, January 1997

Description: Report on the legislative process as defined in the Texas Constitution.
Date: January 30, 1997
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. Research Organization.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Focus Report, Volume 75, Number 5, February 1997

Description: Periodical discussing Texas House of Representatives committee procedures which reviews the rules and procedures used in house committees.
Date: February 11, 1997
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. Research Organization.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Focus Report, Volume 75, Number 6, February 1997

Description: 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.
Date: February 17, 1997
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. Research Organization.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Focus Report, Volume 75, Number 8, February 1997

Description: 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.
Date: February 25, 1997
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. Research Organization.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Focus Report: Volume 75, Number 9, March 1997

Description: This is a report on the judicial selection of state judges. The report addresses issues of partisan election practices and finance reform.
Date: March 10, 1997
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. Research Organization.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Focus Report, Volume 75, Number 10, July 1997

Description: 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.
Date: July 1, 1997
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. Research Organization.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Focus Report, Volume 75, Number 10, March 1997

Description: Report on professional sports facilities in Texas being built with local support.
Date: March 12, 1997
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. Research Organization.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Focus Report: Volume 75, Number 12, April 1997

Description: 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.
Date: April 4, 1997
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. Research Organization.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Focus Report: Volume 75, Number 13, April 1997

Description: 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.
Date: April 15, 1997
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. Research Organization.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Focus Report, Volume 75, Number 14, April 1997

Description: Report on affirmative action in Texas after the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals decision in Hopwood v. University of Texas School of Law.
Date: April 22, 1997
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. Research Organization.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Focus Report, Volume 75, Number 19, October 1997

Description: Report on newly adopted State Board of Education (SBOE) course requirements for public schools in Texas.
Date: October 7, 1997
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. Research Organization.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Focus Report, Volume 75, Number 20, November 1997

Description: 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.
Date: November 5, 1997
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. Research Organization.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Focus Report, Volume 75, Number 21, February 1998

Description: Report on legislative appropriations to prevent and protect against Y2K issues in state-owned technology.
Date: February 20, 1998
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. Research Organization.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Focus Report, Volume 75, Number 22, April 1998

Description: 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.
Date: April 2, 1998
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. Research Organization.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Focus Report, Volume 75, Number 23, June 1998

Description: 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.
Date: June 17, 1998
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. Research Organization.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Focus Report, Volume 75, Number 24, August 1998

Description: Report on life without parole as a sentencing option for high-profile/serious crimes.
Date: August 10, 1998
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. Research Organization.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Focus Report, Volume 75, Number 25, September 1998

Description: 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.
Date: September 29, 1998
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. Research Organization.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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