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of the Constitution of Texas. The
committee may adopt and report a
complete committee substitute in lieu
of an original bill, in which event the
committee substitute shall be the
matter then before the House for its
consideration, after proper action by
the Committee on Rules. Should the
author or sponsor of the bill, resolu-
tion, or other proposal, not be satis-
fied with the final recommendation or
form of the committee report, he shall
have the privilege of offering on the
Floor of the House such amendments
or changes thereto as he deems neces-
sary and desirable, and his amend-
ments or changes shall be given pri-
ority during the periods of time when
original amendments are in order un-
der the provisions of Section 3 of
Rule XX.
Section 34. Standing committees of
the House shall be and hereby are
charged with the responsibility and
duty of formulating legislative pro-
grams and initiating legislation on
all matters within the jurisdiction of
such committee. Each standing com-
mittee shall make a continuing study
of the matters under its jurisdiction,
conduct such investigations as it feels
are necessary to supply it with ade-
quate information, and shall recom-
mend to the House such legislation
within its area of jurisdiction as it
deems necessary and desirable.
It shall be the duty of the Chair-
man of each standing committee to
introduce, or cause to be introduced,
the legislative programs developed by
such committee and to mobilize the
efforts of such committee to secure
passage of the proposals thus recom-
mended.
It is the intent of this rule to give
each standing committee wide discre-
tion in the matters to be considered
by such committee within the area of
its jurisdiction, to the end that the
committee shall not be confined in its
legislative endeavors to proposals
submitted to it by individual mem-
bers of the House, but each commit-
tee shall be independent in seeking
out the problems within its area of
jurisdiction and in formulating legis-
lative programs to solve such prob-
lems.
Section 35. To the extent practi-
cable during each Regular Session,
standing committees shall conduct

regular committee meetings in ac-
cordance with a schedule of such
meetings to be promulgated by the
Committee on House Administration.
Standing committees shall meet at
such other times as may be deter-
mined by the committee, or as may
be called by the Chairman thereof.
When the Legislature is not in ses-
sion, the Speaker shall have authori-
ty to determine the times and places
that each standing committee shall
meet, or he may delegate such au-
thority to the committee itself, or
the Chairman thereof. Interim work
of each standing committee shall be
as assigned by the Speaker or by res-
olution passed by the House. Each
committee shall meet as often as
necessary to transact effectively the
business of the committee. Unless
otherwise determined by the Commit-
tee, or by the Chairman thereof, all
committee meetings shall be in Aus-
tin, but such committee may meet
elsewhere within the State of Texas
if deemed necessary by the commit-
tee or its Chairman for the orderly
transaction of its business.
Section 36. Each standing commit-
tee shall have the power to issue
process to witnesses at any place in
the State of Texas, to compel their
attendance, and to compel the produc-
tion of all books, records, and instru-
ments, and to issue attachments where
necessary to obtain compliance with
subpoenas or other process, all of
which may be addressed to and served
by either a Sergeant-At-Arms ap-
pointed by such committee, or by any
peace officer of the State of Texas;
and to cite for contempt, and cause
to be prosecuted for contempt, any-
one disobeying the subpoenas or other
process lawfully issued by it, in the
manner provided by law. The Chair-
man of the committee shall issue, in
the name of the committee, such sub-
poenas and other process as a ma-
jority of the entire membership of
the committee may direct. Each stand-
ing committee is hereby authorized to
request the assistance, when needed
in the discharge of its duties, of the
State Auditor's Department, the Tex-
as Legislative Council, the Depart.
ment of Public Safety, the Attorney
General's Department, and all other
state agencies and offices and it shall
be the duty of such departments,
agencies and offices to assist the com-
mittee when requested to do so. Each

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