Journal of the House of Representatives of the Regular Session of the Seventy-Ninth Legislature of the State of Texas, Volume 1 Page: 56
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79th LEGISLATURE REGULAR SESSION
(5) the following state agencies: the Texas Department of Criminal
Justice, the Board of Pardons and Paroles, the Texas Youth Commission, the
Council on Sex Offender Treatment, the Texas Correctional Office [Ceti e4] on
Offenders with Medical or Mental Impairments, the Private Sector Prison
Industries Oversight Authority, and the Criminal Justice Policy Council.
Sec. 8 [7]. COUNTY AFFAIRS. The committee shall have nine members,
with jurisdiction over all matters pertaining to:
(1) counties, including their organization, creation, boundaries,
government, and finance and the compensation and duties of their officers and
employees;
(2) establishing districts for the election of governing bodies of
counties;
(3) regional councils of governments;
(4) multicounty boards or commissions;
(5) relationships or contracts between counties;
(6) other units of local government; and
(7) the following state agency: the Commission on Jail Standards.
Sec. 9 [8]. CRIMINAL JURISPRUDENCE. The committee shall have
nine members, with jurisdiction over all matters pertaining to:
(1) criminal law, prohibitions, standards, and penalties;
(2) probation and parole;
(3) criminal procedure in the courts of Texas;
(4) revision or amendment of the Penal Code; and
(5) the following state agencies: the Office of State Prosecuting
Attorney and the Texas State Council for Interstate Adult Offender Supervision.
Sec. 10 [3-2-]. DEFENSE AFFAIRS AND STATE-FEDERAL
RELATIONS. The committee shall have nine members, with jurisdiction over all
matters pertaining to:
(1) the relations between the State of Texas and the federal government;
(2) the relations between the State of Texas and other sovereign states
of the United States;
(3) the various branches of the military service of the United States;
(4) the realignment or closure of military bases;
(5) the defense of the state and nation, including terrorism response;
(6) emergency preparedness;
(7) veterans of military and related services; and
(8) the following state agencies: the Office of State-Federal Relations,
the Texas Military Facilities Commission, the Adjutant General's Department, the
Texas Veterans Commission, the Veterans Land Board, the Texas Strategic
Military Planning Commission, the Division of Emergency Management, and the
Emergency Management Council.
Sec. 11 [9]. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. The committee shall have
seven members, with jurisdiction over all matters pertaining to:
(1) commerce, trade, and manufacturing;
(2) economic and industrial development;
(3) job creation and job-training programs;56
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Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. Journal of the House of Representatives of the Regular Session of the Seventy-Ninth Legislature of the State of Texas, Volume 1, legislative document, 2005; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth97462/m1/60/?q=%222005-01-11%22: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.