TABLE OF CONTENTS
Overview
Agency History
Scope and Contents of the Records
Arrangement of the Records
Restrictions
Index Terms
Related Material
Administrative Information
Description of Series
Records,
1987-1998 (bulk 1992-1994, 1998),
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Texas Legislature, House of Representatives, Committee on
Business and Industry
An Inventory of Records at the Texas State Archives,
1987-1998 (bulk 1992-1994, 1998)
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Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. Committee on Business and
Industry. |
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Records |
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1987-1998 |
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(bulk 1992-1994, 1998) |
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Abstract: |
Reports,
correspondence, memoranda, printed materials, notes, minutes, agenda, and
drafts dating 1987-1998 (bulk 1992-1994, 1998) document the activities of the
Texas House of Representatives' Committee on Business and Industry during the
73rd and 75th Legislature's interim sessions. Subjects covered by the material
include insurance pools; worker's compensation; legislative reporting
requirements for Texas state agencies; telemarketing; truth-in-hiring; and
mergers and acquisitions. |
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Quantity: |
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Language |
English. |
The Texas House of Representatives' Committee on Business and Industry
began in 1993 with the 73rd Legislature. An earlier incarnation of this
committee may have been the House Committee on Business and Commerce. Business
and Industry is a standing House Committee with nine members. It has
jurisdiction over all matters pertaining to: industry and manufacturing;
industrial safety and adequate and safe working conditions, and the regulation
and control of those conditions; hours, wages, collective bargaining, and the
relationship between employers and employees; the regulation of business
transactions and transactions involving property interests; the organization,
incorporation, management, and regulation of private corporations and
professional associations and the Uniform Commercial Code and the Limited
Partnership Act; the protection of consumers, governmental regulations incident
thereto, the agencies of government authorized to regulate such activities, and
the role of the government in consumer protection; and oversight of the
following state agencies: the Texas Workers' Compensation Commission, the Texas
Workers' Compensation Research Center, the State Office of Risk Management, and
the Risk Management Board.
During the interim session of the 73rd Legislature, the committee was
assigned three charges by the Speaker of the House: to study the various
insurance pools that provide workers' compensation coverage for public entities
(cities, school districts, water districts, etc.) and determine whether or not
regulation is needed; to study the method by which the state provides workers'
compensation to its employees; and to conduct active oversight of the agencies
under the committee's jurisdiction. To meet these charges, the committee
divided into three sub-committees, namely the Subcommittee on Public Insurance
Pools, the Subcommittee on State Employees' Workers' Compensation, and the
Subcommittee on Legislative Reporting Requirements.
During the 75th Interim Session (1997-1998), Speaker James E. "Pete"
Laney assigned the committee five tasks: 1) to study the development of
commerce on the Internet to determine whether existing consumer protection laws
are adequate to deal with the present and future issues that may arise; 2) to
review consumer protection issues as they pertain to telemarketing and
determine whether the registration of telemarketers may be necessary to provide
adequate protection of the public; 3) to study the issues surrounding
"truth-in-hiring" legislation and investigate the possibility of protecting
both employees and employers when prospective employers request job references;
4) to review the Texas Free Enterprise and Antitrust Act of 1983 and assess its
adequacy in protecting the public interest when mergers and acquisitions occur;
5) and to review workers' compensation insurance carriers' payments and denials
of medical benefits and supplemental income benefits and determine whether
carriers' actions are reasonable and consistent with the overall design. On
this occasion the committee divided itself into five subcommittees, namely the
Subcommittee on Internet Consumer Protection, the Subcommittee on
Telemarketing, the Subcommittee on Truth-in-Hiring Legislation, the
Subcommittee on Mergers and Acquisitions, and the Subcommittee on Workers'
Compensation Insurance Carrier Practices.
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Reports, correspondence, memoranda, printed materials, notes, minutes,
agenda, and drafts dating 1987-1998 (bulk 1992-1994, 1998) document the
activities of the Texas House of Representatives' Committee on Business and
Industry during the 73rd and 75th Legislature's interim session. Each of the
committee's appointed subcommittees during each interim is represented in the
records. Subjects covered by the material include insurance pools; worker's
compensation funds, carriers, and issues; legislative reporting requirements
for Texas state agencies; telemarketing; truth-in-hiring; and mergers and
acquisitions. A single file on the House Committee on Insurance's related 73rd
interim activities has been included in the records.
To prepare this inventory, the described materials were cursorily
reviewed to delineate series, to confirm the accuracy of contents lists, to
provide an estimate of dates covered, and to determine record types.
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Arrangement of the Records |
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Records have been left in the order in which they arrived. They are in
chronological order by legislative session. Each subcommittee has a separate
group of files within the appropriate interim session, some of the groups are
in alphabetical order. The single file on the House Committee on Insurance's
related 73rd interim activities is listed at the end of the 73rd interim
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Restrictions on Access
Because of the possibility that portions of these records fall under
the Public Information Act exceptions including violations of the privacy of
individuals, these records must be reviewed by an archivist before they can be
accessed for research. The records may be requested for research under the
provisions of the Public Information Act (Texas Government Code, Chapter 552).
The researcher may request an interview with an archivist or submit a request
by mail, fax, or email including enough description and detail about the
information requested to enable the archivist to accurately identify and locate
the information requested. If our review reveals records covered by exceptions
to the Public Information Act, we are obligated to seek an Open Records Opinion
from the Attorney General before the files can be provided to the researcher.
The Public Information Act allows the Archives ten business days after
receiving the written request to make this determination.
Restrictions on Use
Where necessary, records will be redacted or restricted to comply
with the Public Information Act and the Attorney General's decision.
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The terms listed here were used to catalog the records. The terms can
be used to find similar or related records. |
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Corporate Names: |
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Texas. Legislature. House
of Representatives. Committee on Insurance. |
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Subjects: |
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Workers'
compensation--Texas--State supervision. |
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Insurance
pools--Texas. |
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Legislative
bodies--Texas. |
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Telemarketing--Law and
legislation--Texas. |
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Employee selection--Law and
legislation--Texas. |
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Consolidation and merger of
corporations--Law and legislation--Texas. |
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Document Types: |
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Reports--Legislative
bodies--Texas--1987-1998. |
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Correspondence--Legislative
bodies--Texas--1987-1998. |
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Memorandums--Legislative
bodies--Texas--1987-1998. |
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Notes--Legislative
bodies--Texas--1987-1998. |
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Minutes--Legislative
bodies--Texas--1987-1998. |
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Agenda--Legislative
bodies--Texas--1987-1998. |
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Drafts--Legislative
bodies--Texas--1987-1998. |
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Functions: |
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Investigating workers'
compensation. |
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Investigating insurance
pools. |
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Representing
state. |
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Investigating
telemarketing. |
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Texas State ArchivesTexas Legislature, House of Representatives, Committee on
Insurance, Records of the committee chair, 1939-1996 (bulk 1991-1995), 15.8
cubic ft.Texas Legislature, House of Representatives, Records of
Kenneth (Kim) Brimer, 1989-1991, 9 cubic ft.Texas Workers' Compensation Center, Board of director's
meeting agenda and minutes, 1991-1995, fractionalTexas Workers' Compensation Commission, Agenda and meeting
documents, 1994-2000, 2.31 cubic ft.Texas Legislative Oversight Committee on Workers'
Compensation, Minutes, 1990-1995, 0.12 cubic ft.Texas Research and Oversight Council on Workers'
Compensation, Minutes, 1998-2000, fractionalTexas Research and Oversight Council on Workers'
Compensation, Records, 1989-1999, 12 cubic ft. |
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Records, Committee on Business and Industry, House of
Representatives, Texas Legislature. Archives and Information Services Division,
Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
Accession numbers: 2000/142, 2001/089
These records were transferred to the Archives and Information
Services Division of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission by the
Texas House of Representative's Committee on Business and Industry on April 13,
2000 and January 8, 2001.
Nancy Enneking, May 2000, January 2001
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Records,
1987-1998 (bulk 1992-1994, 1998),
7 cubic ft. |
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73rd Interim Legislature, 1993-1994
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General |
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73rd Interim report: |
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Report to the 74th Legislature,
1994 |
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Interim report to the 74th Legislature,
1994 |
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Subcommittee on Public Insurance
Pools |
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City of Arlington,
1990-1994 |
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City of Austin,
1994 |
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Carrolton-Farmers Branch ISD [Independent School
District], Crabb, Subcommittee,
1994 |
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Channelview ISD,
1994 |
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Chapter 504 - statute,
1994 |
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Clear Creek ISD,
1992-1994 |
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Constitutional provisions,
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Dallas County,
1989-1994 |
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Dallas County Schools,
1988-1994 |
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Dallas ISD,
1987-1994 |
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Deep East Texas Self Insurance Fund,
1989-1994 |
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Dickinson ISD,
1994 |
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Documents from 1990-1993 re. pol. [Policy?] subs.
[?],
1991-1994 |
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East Texas Educational Insurance Association,
1994 |
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Educators group health insurance,
1989, 1994 |
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Fort Worth, City of,
1994 |
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General information, letters, lists, etc.,
1993-1994 |
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Glossary of insurance terms,
undated |
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Houston ISD,
1994 |
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Huffman ISD,
1992-1994 |
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Humble ISD,
1992-1994 |
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Interlocal Cooperation Act,
undated |
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City of Irving,
1989-1994 |
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Irving ISD,
1992-1994 |
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La Marque ISD,
1989-1993 |
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Lewisville ISD,
1989-1994 |
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City of Longview, Texas,
1987, 1994 |
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Meeting,
May 25, 1994 |
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Meeting,
August 24, 1994 |
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Mesquite ISD,
1989-1994 |
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North Texas Educational Insurance Organization,
1994 |
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Other states, 1994
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Overview of pools and self-insurance, general,
1992-1994 |
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Regulation of pools, NAIC [National Association of
Insurance Commissioners] model,
1994 |
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Regulation of pools, Public Risk Management
Association,
1992 |
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Responses to letters,
1994 |
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Rural and Community Hospitals Protect Cooperative,
1994-1995 |
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San Benito ISD,
1989-1994 |
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SchoolComp,
1994 |
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Side-by-side chapters 502, 503, 504, 505 Labor Code,
1994 |
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South Plains School Workers' Compensation Program,
1994 |
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State Auditor comments,
1992-1994 |
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Texas Association of Counties,
1994-1995 |
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Texas Association of School Boards,
1994 |
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Texas Council Risk Management Fund,
1989-1994 |
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Texas Educational Entity Cooperative (TEEC),
1993-1994 |
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TDI [Texas Department of Insurance] cost estimate,
1994 |
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TPA Act,
1993 |
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Texas Municipal League,
1993-1995 |
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Texas Public Junior and Community College Employee
Benefits Consortium,
1991, 1994 |
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Texas Political Subdivisions Joint Self-Insurance
Funds,
1988-1994 |
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Texas Public WCP [Workers' Compensation Program],
1994 |
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Texas Water Conservation Association,
1989-1994 |
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Third Party Administrators,
1993-1994 |
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[Loose Spring ISD annual financial reports and
correspondence],
1989-1994 |
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[Loose Bridgeport ISD annual financial reports and
correspondence],
1989-1994 |
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Subcommittee on State Employees'
Workers' Compensation |
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| 2000/142-4 |
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Attorney General's office,
1994 |
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A&M [Texas A&M],
1991-1992, 1994 |
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Chapter 501, 502, 503, and 505 statues,
1993 |
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General information, letters, etc.,
1994 |
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Meetings,
August 30, 1994
[2 files] |
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UT WC [University of Texas Workers Compensation]
Program,
1994 |
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Testimony, Meeting
May 26, 1994
[2 files] |
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TDMHMR [Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental
Retardation],
1994 |
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TWCC [Texas Workers' Compensation Commission] risk
management reports,
1994 |
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TWCC risk management,
1994 |
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Texas Department of Transportation,
1994 |
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UT [University of Texas],
1994 |
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Subcommittee on Legislative
Reporting Requirements |
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| 2000/142-5 |
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General information, letters, etc.,
1994 |
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"Guide to Required Reports Prepared by State
Agencies and Institutions of Higher Education,"
1992-1993 |
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TWCC,
1994 |
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TWC [Texas Workers' Compensation Insurance] Fund,
1993-1994 |
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Meeting,
June 27, 1994
[2 files] |
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House Committee on Insurance,
Legislative Oversight Subcommittee |
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Bob Duncan,
1994 |
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75th Interim Legislature, 1997-1998
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Interim report |
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Signature page,
1998 |
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Proof sheets,
1998 |
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TCC [Texas Conservative Coalition] report,
undated |
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Internet section,
[1998] |
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Telemarketing section,
[1998] |
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T-IH [Truth-in-Hiring] section,
[1998] |
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M&A [Mergers and Acquisitions],
[1998] |
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WC [Workers' Compensation] section,
[1998] |
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Master copy,
1998 |
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Mergers and Acquisitions |
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| 2001/089-1 |
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Opposition letters,
1998 |
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Current laws,
[1998] |
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Model legislation,
[1998?] |
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HRO [House Research Organization] report,
undated |
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Article,
1998 |
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NAAG voluntary compact,
undated |
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Protocol for merger investigations,
undated |
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Hospital mergers,
undated |
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Truth-in-Hiring |
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| 2001/089-1 |
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Articles,
1994-1997 |
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McCall article,
1996 |
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Court cases,
1996 |
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Other states,
1998, undated |
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House Bill 40,
1997 |
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House Bill 40, articles,
1994-1997 |
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House Bill 40, letters of support,
1995, 1997 |
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TABCC [Texas Association of Business & Chambers
of Commerce],
1998 |
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AFL-CIO,
1998 |
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TCC [Texas Conservation Coalition],
1998 |
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Internet Protection |
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| 2001/089-1 |
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Overviews,
1997 |
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Articles,
1997 |
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HRO [House Research Organization],
undated |
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E-Commerce in Texas,
1998 |
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Other states,
1997-1998 |
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California,
1996-1998 |
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Earth Link,
1998 |
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Internet State Coalition,
1998 |
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NCSG [National Council of State Governments?],
1997 |
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America Online,
1998 |
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AT&T,
1998 |
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SWB [Southwestern Bell],
1998 |
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Licensed Beverage Distributors,
1998 |
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Public Utility Commission,
1998 |
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Texas Department of Banking,
1998 |
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Lawsuits,
1998 |
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Jurisdiction,
1997 |
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Digital signatures,
1998 |
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Federal report,
1998 |
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High-tech,
1998 |
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Internet taxes,
1998 |
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Telemarketing |
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Current articles,
1998 |
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Older articles,
1998 |
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Current laws,
undated |
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FTC [Federal Trade Commission] rules,
1995 |
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DMA [Direct Marketing Association] rules,
1995-1996 |
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Comparison of [requirements],
1998 |
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Federal laws,
1995-1997 |
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Florida law,
1997-1998 |
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Other states,
1997-1998 |
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Previous legislation,
1997 |
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PUC [Public Utility Commission],
1997-1998 |
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Secretary of State,
1998 |
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ATA [American Telemarketing Association],
undated |
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IBAT [Independent Bankers Association of Texas],
undated |
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GTE,
1998 |
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MCI,
1998 |
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Sprint,
1998 |
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AARP [American Association of Retired Persons],
1996, undated |
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Public Citizen,
undated |
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Law journal article,
1996 |
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Electronic funds transfer,
1997, undated |
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Lawsuit,
1997 |
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Interim Study - Workers'
Compensation |
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[Untitled,
1998] |
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[Untitled,
1998] |
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[Untitled,
1998] |
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Articles/press releases,
1998 |
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Questions/responses from carriers,
1998 |
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CIGNA,
1998 |
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Association Casualty,
1998 |
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AIG,
1998 |
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CNA,
1998 |
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Colonial,
1998 |
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Crum and Forster,
1998 |
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EGIG, Old Republic,
1998 |
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Farmers,
1998 |
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Gulf Insurance Group (Travelers),
1998 |
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Hartford,
1998 |
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Highlands Group,
1998 |
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Houston General,
1998 |
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St. Paul,
1998 |
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Reliance,
1998 |
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Orion/EBI,
1998 |
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Liberty Mutual,
1998 |
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Kemper,
1998 |
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Zurich,
1998 |
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SORM [State Office of Risk Management],
1998 |
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TWCC [Texas Workers' Compensation Commission],
1998 |
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Fund,
1998 |
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Questions for doctors,
undated |
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Questions for issues list,
undated |
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Flahive, Ogden, and Latson,
undated |
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Harris and Harris,
1998 |
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AIA [American Insurance Association],
1998 |
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Hammerman & Gainer,
1998 |
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AWRI [Americans with Work Related Injuries],
1998 |
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AFL-CIO,
undated |
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PAT [Patient Advocates of Texas],
1998 |
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Lombrano-Williamson,
1998 |
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TAB [Texas Association of Business and Chambers of
Commerce],
1998 |
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MAC,
1998 |
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TCJL [Texas Civil Justice League],
1998 |
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Other responses,
1998 |
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AG [Attorney General] request - Workers'
Compensation,
1998 |
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