TSHA Legislative News
The purpose of this page is to provide Texas residents with information and resources about Texas legislature and advocacy. Resources listed on this page are intended to guide constituents to various governmental and private agencies. All sources provide information relevant to the mission of TSHA, to protect and improve the well-being of children and youth in Texas by supporting comprehensive school health programs. Only through education and awareness may these objectives be met.
* The views and opinions stated in the sources below do NOT represent the views, opinions, or mission of the Texas School Health Association
For more information about the Texas School Health Association’s stance on policy and legislature, please contact the TSHA Legislature Committee Chair, Matthew Lee Smith, MPH, CHES, CPP at matlsmit@tamu.edu.
2007 House of Representatives: 80th Legislature
This spreadsheet provides legislative information from House of Representatives committees addressing issues relevant to children and the mission of the Texas School Health Association. Information including bill numbers, bill authors, and bill details are provided for bills going “in” and “out” of each committee. Website links are also provided for each bill. Information is provided for the following House of Representatives committees:
- Higher & Public Education Finance Committee
- Higher Education Committee
- Juvenile Justice & Family Issues – Committee
- Public Education Committee
- Public Health Committee
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2007 Senate: 80th Legislature
This spreadsheet provides legislative information from Senate committees addressing issues relevant to children and the mission of the Texas School Health Association. Information including bill numbers, bill authors, and bill details are provided for bills going “in” and “out” of each committee. Website links are also provided for each bill. Information is provided for the following Senate committees:
- Education Committee
- S/C on Higher Education
- Health & Human Services Committee
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TSHA Legislature Resources
AAHPERD Legislative Action Center
http://member.aahperd.org/advocacy/
Texas Legislature Online
http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/
Texas Online
http://www.texasonline.com/
Texas House of Representatives
http://www.house.state.tx.us/welcome.php
Senate Journal Online
http://tlo2.tlc.state.tx.us/sjrnl/home.htm
Who Represents Me?
http://www.fyi.legis.state.tx.us/
The Texas Constitution
http://tlo2.tlc.state.tx.us/txconst/toc.html
Texas Legislative Council
http://www.tlc.state.tx.us/
The Texas Senate
http://www.senate.state.tx.us/
Texas Politics
http://texaspolitics.laits.utexas.edu/html/leg/index.html
Texas Library Association: Government Affairs
http://www.txla.org/html/govt_aff.html
United States Governmental Parties
The Republican National Committee
http://www.gop.com/
The Democratic Party
http://www.democrats.org/
The Independent American Party
http://www.usiap.org/
The Libertarian Party
http://www.lp.org/
The Green Party of the United States
http://www.gp.org/
Advocacy Resources
Advocacy Center at ISC (Institute for Sustainable Communities)
http://www.advocacy.org/
Advocacy, Incorporated
http://www.advocacyinc.org/index.cfm
National Association of Social Workers (NASW): Advocacy
http://www.socialworkers.org/advocacy/networknew.asp
Professional Advocacy Association of Texas (PAAT)
http://texasadvocacy.com/
Children’s Advocacy Center of Texas (CACTX)
http://www.cactx.org/
Texas Advocacy Project
http://www.women-law.org/
The Texas Department of Insurance
http://www.tdi.state.tx.us/consumer/hicap/hicaphme.html
Texas Senior Advocacy Coalition
http://www.tsac.org/
Texas Watch
http://www.texaswatch.org/TW/
Equality Texas
http://eqfed.org/eqtx/home.html
Children’s Advocacy Center of Central Texas (CACCT)
http://www.cacct.com/
Texas Impact
http://texasimpact.org/node/135
March of Dimes: Advocacy
http://www.marchofdimes.com/texas/10131.asp
Health Education Advocate
http://www.healtheducationadvocate.org/
