The Texas Library Association Legislative Issues Network

Texline is an online publication of the Texas Library Association intended to inform members of late breaking news of interest to Texas libraries from the Texas Legislature, Texas state agencies, and other governmental entities. Texline appears irregularly as needed and will appear more frequently during legislative sessions. TLA Government Affairs Site

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• 257: Librarian Jobs for Main Street Bill - 2/01/10
• 256: Jobs for Main Street Bill – Proposal to Include Librarian Jobs - 12/16/09
• 255: USA PATRIOT Act Reforms - 11/03/09
• 254: USA PATRIOT Act Reforms - 9/30/09
• 253: CPSC Issues Rule Regarding Lead Standards - 8/27/09
• 252: Federal Broadband Applications Available - 7/15/09
• 251: Special Session and Stimulus Broadband Funds - 7/01/09
• 250: 81st Legislative Summary - 6/04/09
• 249: CALL TO ACTION on HB 3 - Conferees Named - 5/21/09
• 248: CALL to ACTION on SB 1 and Bill Update - 5/12/09
• 247: URGENT CALL TO ACTION:  LAST CHANCE FOR K-12 and TexShare Database Funding - 5/04/09
• 246: CALL TO ACTION: SB 1 - Workgroup to decide by Monday - 4/30/09
• 245: CALL  to ACTION: SB 1 - 4/28/09
• 244: CALL  to ACTION: HB 3 (school accountability bill) - 4/27/09
• 243: Budget, Bill, and Stimulus Funding Update - 4/16/09
• 242: Budget Update - 3/27/09
• 241: Budget, Hearing, and Bill Update - 3/22/09
• 240: Budget CALL TO ACTION and Update - 3/17/09
• 239: TSLAC House Budget Hearing and Legislative Day and Virtual Legislative Day - 2/20/09
• 238: Legislative Day and Virtual Legislative Day - 2/15/09
• 237: CALL TO ACTION: State Finance Committee Hearing &  Update - 2/12/09
  ADDENDUM - 2/13/09
• 236: ALA Calls for URGENT ACTION: Federal Stimulus Plan - 2/11/09
• 235: ACTION NEEDED: SAVE $200 Million from Amendment to cut libraries out of broadband package - 2/06/09
• 234: CALL TO ACTION: Federal Stimulus Bill, CPSC Stay of Implementation - 2/06/09
• 233: Federal Stimulus Bill, Consumer Product Safety Commission, and Legislative Day - 1/31/09
• 232: 81st Legislature, Library Issues, and Legislative Day - 1/12/09
• 231: Legislative Day and TSLAC Policy Updates - 11/18/08
• 230: Election Day and Upcoming State Legislative Session  - 11/03/08
• 229: Thank Legislators for K-12 Database Funding an SKILLS Act - 1/28/08
• 228: Need Texas US Reps to Co-Sponsor SKILLS Act! - 9/11/07
• 227: State Approves $7 million in New Funding; Summary of 80th Legislative Session - 5/28/07
• 226: Budget Conferees Assigned to Workgroups and Bill Update
• 225: Senate Names Budget Conferees and Bill Update
• 224: House Names Budget Conferees and Bill Update
• 223: Legislative Update and Sunset Hearing
• 222: CALL TO ACTION: Support Amendment to House Appropriations Bill
• 221: CALL TO ACTION: Update on Budget, TSLAC Reauthorization Bill Hearing and Bill Update
• 220: CALL TO ACTION: Update on School Library Database Funding
• 219: CALL TO ACTION: Update on School Library Database Funding and New Bills Update
• 218: CALL TO ACTION: Update on State Library Budget and Database Access Riders
• 217: CALL TO ACTION: Update on School Library Database Funding and School Library Bills
• 216: CALL TO ACTION: Update on State Library Budget and HB 239  - 2/21/07
• 215: CALL TO ACTION: Hearings Set for Library District Bills, HB 239 (on computer access); Appropriations Update - 2/12/07
• 214: CALL TO ACTION: TSLAC Senate Budget Hearing Set ; TLA Legislative Day Approaches - 1/23/07
• 213: 80th Legislature Underway; TLA Legislative Day Approaches - 1/18/07
• 212: UPDATE: State Library Sunset Hearing and Rule Changes - 11/16/06
• 211: UPDATE: State Library Sunset Hearing Next Week , State Library Revises Budget – 11/07/06
• 210: UPDATE: State Library Legislative Appropriations Request – 10/17/06
• 209: UPDATE: Sunset Commission Draft Recommendations Released – 9/20/06
• 208: UPDATE: 65% Rule – 8/8/06
• 207: URGENT ACTION ALERT: Call Representatives TODAY and ask them to oppose DOPA – 7/26/06
• 206: TEA Rules on Reimbursements to Media Specialists and Teachers – 6/15/06
• 205: UPDATES:  Telecom Discounts, State Library Sunset, Special Session Wrap-Up – 5/16/06
• 204: CALL TO ACTION: Hearing Scheduled on 65% Rule – 4/29/06
• 203: CALL TO ACTION: 65% Rule Published – 4/21/06
• 202: UPDATE School 65% Rule; Special Session Opens – 4/17/06
• 201: CALL TO ACTION: Federal Relief for Libraries – 2/22/06
• 200: UPDATE & CALL TO ACTION: School Instructional Costs – 10/26/05
• 199: UPDATE: School Instructional Costs and Telecom Discounts – 8/26/05
• 198: CALL TO ACTION: Urge Senate to Include Libraries as Instructional Costs  – 7/29/05
• 197: CALL TO ACTION: Urge Senate to Include Libraries in Instructional Cost  – 7/26/05
• 196: CALL TO ACTION: FEDERAL PATRIOT ACT – 7/18/05
• 195: URGENT CALL TO ACTION: Media Resources Not Included as Instructional Cost – 7/14/05
• 194: URGENT Call to Action: Media Resources Not Included As Instructional Cost – 7/06/05
• 193: Special Session Announced; New Library Laws – 6/20/05
• 192: Summary of 79th Legislative Session – 5/31/05
• 191: URGENT CALL TO ACTION: School Database Bill & Update – 5/19/05
• 190: CALL TO ACTION: Save TexShare Funding – 4/29/05
• 189: CALL TO ACTION: School Library Initiatives – 4/18/05
• 188: CALL TO ACTION: Final Push for Library Funding – 4/18/05
• 187: UPDATE: Library Bills Moving Forward – 3/20/05
• 186: UPDATE: School Library Bills Set for Hearing – 3/13/05
• 185: URGENT CALL TO ACTION: Support Continuation of Telecom Discounts – 3/08/05
• 184: CALL TO ACTION: Support Funding for School Library Databases – 3/04/05
• 183: CALL TO ACTION: Support Library Funding – 2/25/05
• 182: CALL TO ACTION: Hearing Set for HB 789 (King) – 2/20/05
• 181: CALL TO ACTION: House Appropriations General Government Subcommittee Budget Hearing for TSLAC – 2/07/05
• 180: CALL TO ACTION: Senate Hearing Scheduled; School Library Bills Filed – 1/31/05
• 179:  Senate Hearing Postponed – 1/25/05
• 178: CALL TO ACTION: Library Funding Hearing Set (TSLAC Budget) – 1/24/05
• 177: Support Federal Library Funding – 11/05/04
• 176: ALA CALL TO ACTION: Important E-Rate Hearing Tomorrow - Call your Senators TODAY! – 10/04/04
• 175: CALL TO ACTION: Stop Federal INDUCE Legislation – 9/29/04
• 174: Public Feedback on Telecommunications Discounts Due JUNE 16 - 6/09/04
• 173: PUC Begins Review of Public Testimony on H.B.1 - 5/28/04
• 172: Senate to Take Public Testimony on HB 1 - 5/11/04
• 171: House to Vote on School Finance Bill - 5/03/04
• 170: Announcement: House Continues Work on HB 1 - 4/29/04
• 169: Announcement: Hearing on Governor's Proposal - 4/16/04
• 168: Announcement: Special Session Called on School Finance - 4/13/04
• 167: CALL TO ACTION on FEDERAL FUNDING
• 166: Announcement: ALA Training Lawyers for Libraries - 1/22/04
• 165: Update on State Educational Employee Conference Reimbursement Rates - 10/09/03
• 164: LSTA Reauthorized: CALL TO ACTION ON FUNDING - 9/30/03
• 163: Announcement: News about retirement benefits and upcoming statewide vote - 9/05/03
• 162: Announcement: Alert Senators of Library Funding Opportunities - 8/21/03
• 161: Announcement: TRS Emergency Rules and Privacy Bill Introduced - 7/31/03
• 160: Announcement: Special Session and Governor's Veto Proclamations - 7/27/03
• 159: Announcement: Supreme Court Upholds Use of Filters - 6/23/03
• 158: Review of the 78th Legislative Session - 6/05/03
• 157: URGENT CALL TO ACTION: More Cuts Made to TexShare and TLC-Update - 5/17/03
• 156: CALL TO ACTION: Budget Conference Committee at Work - 5/07/03
• 155:  Announcement: TIF Bill Hearing Set- 5/02/03
• 154:  Budget and Bill Update- 4/28/03
• 153:  Announcement: HB 1635 Left Pending- 4/10/03
• 152: URGENT CALL TO ACTION: TLC Funding in Danger - 4/10/03
• 151: CALL TO ACTION: Hearing set for HB 1635 eliminating TIF grants for libraries - 4/04/03
• 150: URGENT CALL TO ACTION: TLC and School Rider Funding in Danger - 3/21/03
• 149: Hearing and Bill Update - 3/17/03
• 148: Texline 148 - Budget and Bill Update -3/11/03
• 147: HB 1635 eliminates TIF funding for libraries -3/10/03
• 146:  CALL TO ACTION on Agencies' Budgets - 3/02/03
• 145:  Update on the Telecommunications Infrastructure Fund Board (TIFB) - 3/02/03
• 144:  State Legislative Update: TSLAC and TEA - 3/02/03
• 143:  URGENT: TIF Funding for Libraries in Immediate Danger - 2/14/03
• 142: Legislative Update - 1/30/03
• 141: Addendum CALL TO ACTION: Frozen TIF Grants - 1/23/03
• 141: CALL TO ACTION: 2003 TIF Grants Frozen- 1/21/03
• 140: State legislative Update - 1/16/03
• 139: Museum and Library Service Act of 2003 H.R. 13 – Sponsors Needed - 1/12/03
• 138: Companion TIF Reauthorization Bill Introduced in Senate - 11/22/02
• 137: First TIF Reauthorization Bill Introduced - 11/18/02
• 136: RIDER 67 for school library materials deleted from TEA Preliminary Budget- 9/26/02
• 135: CALL TO ACTION: Schedule a vote on H.R. 3784- 9/26/02
• 134: URGENT ACTION: Sign letter to schedule vote on H.R. 3784- 9/12/02
• 133: LSTA and School Funding to Senate Subcommittee: CALL TO ACTION - 7/11/02
• 132: LSTA Draft Plan – Comments Solicited - 6/28/02
• 131: TIF, TSLAC, NCIPA Requirements - 6/19/02
• 130: CIPA, LSTA, and Improving Literacy Through School Libraries - 6/01/02
• 129: TIF Hearing Set: CALL TO ACTION - 5/01/02
• 128: Sunset Commission Hearing on SBEC - 4/19/02
• 127: Hearings on TIF and LSTA - 4/14/02
• 126: State Affairs to begin interim work on state broadband policy and TIF - 4/09/02
• 125: LSTA and ESEA Update - 3/19/02
• 124: CALL: LSTA - CALL TO ACTION - 2/15/02
• 123: Federal Legislative Update: ESEA; LSTA: USA Patriot Act - 2/4/02
• 122: State and Federal Policy and Legislative Update - 12/20/01
• 121A: Addendum - School Library Resources; Education Appropriations - 10/10/01
• 121: Federal School Library Resource Program Stalled - 10/08/01
• 120: Update: Federal School Library Resource Bill - 07/30/01
• 119: Update: Federal Legislative Initiatives - 05/30/01
• 118: Summation of Library Legislation: 77th Legislature - 05/29/01
• 117: Update on Library Legislation - 05/14/01
• 116A: Addendum ESEA Reauthorization and School Libraries - 05/07/01
• 116: School Library Materials Program - CALL TO ACTION - 05/05/01
• 115: Filtering Rider Remains Attached to Appropriations Bill - Urgent CALL TO ACTION - 05/02/01
• 114: Hearing on TIF Bill (HB 1783) Set for Monday -  Announcement - 04/27/01
• 113: Filtering Rider Attached to Appropriations Bill -  CALL TO ACTION - 04/24/01
• 112: ESEA Reauthorization: School Library Funding at Stake -  CALL TO ACTION - 04/20/01
• 111: Update on TIF, Library Districts, Internet Access Bill -  04/19/01
• 110: Conference Committee to Decide Library Funding - CALL TO ACTION - 04/19/01
• 109: Hearing Tomorrow on Internet Access Bill - Urgent CALL TO ACTION - 04/16/01
• 108: UPDATE ON HEARINGS - 04/09/01
• 107: TIF Hearing Set for April 5 - CALL TO ACTION - 04/03/01
• 106B: Addendum – Update ON Hearing  - 04/03/01
• 106: Internet Filtering Bill Hearing Is Set for Tomorrow - Urgent CALL TO ACTION - 04/03/01
• 105: Announcements: Public Library Districts, TexShare, and Tuition Exemption Bills - 03/25/01
• 104: Hearing Set on TIF Bills - CALL TO ACTION - 03/19/01
• 103: Loan Star Libraries: Direct Aid for Public Libraries and Scholl Library Materials - 03/19/01
• 102: Telecommunications Infrastructure Fund Related Legislation - 03/11/01
• 101: Internet Filtering Legislation Introduced - 03/11/01
• 100: E-Rate and ESEA Reauthorization - CALL TO ACTION - 03/05/01
• 99: BUDGET HEARINGS Set - CALL TO ACTION - 02/27/01
• 98: Critical Time for Legislative Agenda- CALL TO ACTION - 02/15/01
• 97: UCITA to be introduced - CALL TO ACTION - 02/13/01
• 96: Funding Committees to Review Library Programs - 01/28/01
• 95: TSLAC, TEA Budget Hearings Set - CALL TO ACTION - 01/23/01
• 94: LEGISLATIVE DAY - February 6-7 - 01/04/ 00
• 93: Filtering Mandates Remain in H.R. 4577 - CALL TO ACTION - 10/31/00
• 92: SACS proposals include no mention of libraries or librarians - CALL TO ACTION - 10/10/00
• 91: Federal Filtering Mandates On the Move in Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Bill Negotiations - CALL to ACTION - 9/20/000
• 90: Decision Reached in Wichita Fall on Book Removal Petition Case - 9/20/000
• 89: Filtering Mandates Considered -CALL to ACTION - 8/08/00
• 88: SBOE accepts SBEC recommendations for School Librarian Certification
• 87: SBOE Proposes to Eliminate Classroom Teaching Requirement from School Librarian Certification - 7/01/00
• 86: TSLAC Gives Initial Approval for Direct Aid Program - 5/18/00
• 85: Oppose Cuts! Call to Action - 5/12/00
• 84: FDLP, GPO, LC Funding Threatened - 5/10/00
• 83: 76th Session Ends--Final Tally - 6/01/99
• 82: Last Library Bills Set for Vote - 5/25/99
• 81: District Bill; Director Salary; License Plates - 5/13/99
• 80: District Bill; Appropriations; Yesterday's Glitch - 5/11/99
• 79: Conf. Cmte. Approves School Library Funding Rider - 5/7/99
• 78: Public Library Fund Bill Sent to Governor - 5/01/99
• 77: Senate Passes Teacher/Librarian Pay Raise Bill - 4/29/99
• 76: Conference Cmte. Considers TSLAC Budget - 4/28/99
• 75: Conference Cmte. Appointed--CALL TO ACTION - 4/26/99
• 74: Senate Passes Public Library Fund Bill - 4/15/99
• 73: House Passes Public Library Fund Bill - 4/14/99
• 73: House Passes Public Library Fund Bill - 4/13/99
• 72: Bills Stalled in Calendars--CALL TO ACTION - 4/13/99
• 71: House Passes TexShare Bill - 4/7/99
• 70: Senate Education Approves Library Bills 4/01/99
• 69: Senate Education to Hear Library Bills - 3/29/99
• 68: License Plate Bills Would Help Libraries - 3/22/99
• 67: TLA Joins Nolo Suit - 3/17/99
• 66: Rep. Cuellar's $1.85M School Library Rider Adopted - 3/17/79
• 65: SFIR Committee Refers Library Bills - 3/16/99
• 64: S Finance Holds Mark-up of TSLAC Budget -3/15/99t
• 63: S Finance to Mark-up TSLAC Budget--CALL TO ACTION - 3/11/99
• 62: Appropriations Mark-Up of TSLAC Budget - 3/11/99
• 61: TSLAC Budget Set for Hearing--CALL TO ACTION - 3/3/99
• 60: Bills Set for Hearing--CALL TO ACTION - 3/2/99
• 59: Sen. Lucio Files PL Fund Bill - 2/25/99
• 58: Public Library Fund Bill Filed - 2/23/99
• 57: Library Districts Bill Filed--CALL TO ACTION - 2/18/99
• 56: TexShare Bill Introduced - 2/16/99
• 55: Gov.'s Budget Recommends TSLAC Increase - 2/01/99
• 54: CALL TO ACTION--TSLAC Budget Hearing Set - 1/28/99
• 53: Senate Finance Appointments; SBEC - 1/22/99
• 52: TSLAC Flat-funded in Proposed State Budget - 1/14/99