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The Texas Legislative Council was created in 1949 by Senate Bill 316, 51st Legislature, Regular Session as a nonpartisan legislative agency to produce impartial research and information. It is governed by a council of seventeen members, including four senators appointed by the lieutenant governor, nine representatives appointed by the speaker of the House, and the chairs of the Senate and House Administration committees. Members serve terms beginning with appointment and ending with the convening of the next regular session. The lieutenant governor and the speaker serve as chair and vice chair.
Under the general direction of the executive director, the staff is organized into five major divisions: Administration, Legal, Research, Document Production, and Information Systems. The Council is responsible for providing research and information, bill drafting, computing, publishing, and document distribution services to the legislature and legislative agencies. One aspect of this work, undertaken by the Administrative Division, involves assisting the Texas Inaugural Committee with details of the swearing-in ceremony of the governor and lieutenant governor. The Council also assists state agencies, the public, legislatures from other states, and national organizations in answering questions regarding the legislature and Texas laws. The Council is also responsible for the ongoing statutory revision project, which includes a simplified classification system, improved numbering system, and clarification of the statutes without substantive change.
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One of the duties of the Administrative Division of the Texas Legislative Council is to assist in certain joint activities of the Texas House of Representatives and the Texas Senate, such as the inauguration of the governor and lieutenant governor. Records primarily illustrate planning by the Texas Legislative Council for the inaugurations of the governor and lieutenant governor of the State of Texas, and consist of plans, time schedules, scripts, and a Joint Session order of business, dating from 1955 to 2003. The only inauguration within this date span not included in these records is the 1971 re-election inauguration of Governor Preston Smith and Lieutenant Governor Ben Barnes. Also in these holdings are a transcript of the October 28, 1981 meeting of the Legislative Redistricting Board of Texas; transcripts of two 1983 meetings of the Texas House of Representatives Committee on Regions, Compacts, and Districts; and Council research associate Chris Kuykendall's resource notebook for the March 3, 1998 meeting of the Texas Legislative Council.
Inaugurations represented in these records are for Governors Allan Shivers, Price Daniel, John Connally, Preston Smith, Dolph Briscoe, William P. Clements, Mark White, Ann Richards, George W. Bush, and Rick Perry; and Lieutenant Governors Ben Ramsey, Preston Smith, Ben Barnes, William Hobby, Bob Bullock, Rick Perry, and David Dewhurst.
These records have been organized by State Archives staff into four series:
(Identify the item and cite the series), Texas Legislative Council inaugural planning documents and other material. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
Rebecca Romanchuk, April 2005
Accession numbers: 2004/087, 2005/092
These records were transferred to the Archives and Information Services Division of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission by the Texas Legislative Council on February 3, 2004 and January 26, 2005.
As part of its duties the Administrative Division of the Texas Legislative Council assists in certain joint activities of the Texas House of Representatives and the Texas Senate, such as the inauguration of the governor and lieutenant governor. Records consist of plans, time schedules, scripts, and a Joint Session order of business for inaugurations of the governor and lieutenant governor of the State of Texas from 1955-2003 created by the Texas Legislative Council.
These records are arranged in original chronological order as maintained by the agency.
(Identify the item), Inaugural planning documents, Texas Legislative Council inaugural planning documents and other material. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
Accession numbers: 2004/087, 2005/092
These records were transferred to the Archives and Information Services Division of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission by the Texas Legislative Council on February 3, 2004 and January 26, 2005.
The Special Projects and Redistricting Section of the Research Division of the Texas Legislative Council supports the legislature's redistricting activities by working with information systems staff to build and maintain election, census, and geographic databases and mapping and redistricting computer systems. The staff of the section produces maps and reports showing population and election information for proposed and enacted redistricting plans, as well as informational publications on redistricting. Records consist of a transcript of the October 28, 1981 meeting of the Legislative Redistricting Board of Texas.
These records are arranged as they were received from the agency.
Legislative Redistricting Board of Texas meeting transcript, Texas Legislative Council inaugural planning documents and other material. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
Accession number: 2004/087
These records were transferred to the Archives and Information Services Division of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission by the Texas Legislative Council on February 3, 2004.
Records consist of transcripts of two 1983 meetings of the Texas House of Representatives Committee on Regions, Compacts, and Districts.
These records were arranged chronologically by State Archives staff.
(Identify the item), House Committee on Regions, Compacts, and Districts meeting transcripts, Texas Legislative Council inaugural planning documents and other material. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
Accession number: 2004/087
These records were transferred to the Archives and Information Services Division of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission by the Texas Legislative Council on February 3, 2004.
Records consist of Council research associate Chris Kuykendall's resource notebook for the March 3, 1998 meeting of the Texas Legislative Council. The notebook contains minutes of the meeting, handwritten notes, memoranda, and reports that recap the Council's work and projects undertaken during the 75th Legislative Session, including budget overview; analysis of the Council's legal, research, document production, and information systems divisions; and construction of the Robert E. Johnson, Sr. Legislative Office Building.
These records are arranged as they were received from the agency.
Texas Legislative Council meeting notebook, Inaugural planning documents and other material. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
Accession number: 2004/087
These records were transferred to the Archives and Information Services Division of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission by the Texas Legislative Council on February 3, 2004.