The House Committee on Transparency in State Agency Operations, Select

83rd Legislature

August 11, 2014

10:00 a.m.

JHR 140

 

Pursuant to a notice posted on August 6, 2014, the House Committee on Transparency in State Agency Operations, Select met in a public hearing and was called to order by the co-chair, Representative Carol Alvarado, at 10:13 a.m.

 

The initial quorum call was answered as follows: Representatives Alvarado; Flynn; Gonzalez, Naomi; Larson; Martinez Fischer; Perry; and Price.

 

A quorum was present.

 


 

Representative Flynn moved to recess the committee into executive session.

 

The motion prevailed by the following record vote:

 

Ayes:                           Representatives Alvarado; Flynn; Gonzalez, Naomi; Larson; Martinez Fischer; Perry; Price (7).

 

Nays:                           None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

 

Absent:                        Representative Johnson (1).

 

The committee reconvened at 2:01 p.m. and was called to order by Representative Alvarado.

 

The quorum call was answered as follows: Representatives Alvarado; Flynn; Gonzalez, Naomi; Larson; Martinez Fischer; Perry; and Price.

 

A quorum was present.

 

 

Representative Price moved that the Committee admonish and censure University of Texas System Board of Regent Wallace Hall for the reasons referenced in the attached motion.

 

The motion was seconded by Representative Naomi Gonzalez.

 

The motion prevailed by the following record vote:

 

Ayes:                           Representatives Alvarado; Flynn; Gonzalez, Naomi; Larson; Martinez Fischer; Price (6).

 

Nays:                           Representative Perry (1).

 

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

 

Absent:                        Representative Johnson (1).

 

 

 

Pursuant to the motion to admonish and censure University of Texas System Board of Regent Wallace Hall, the Committee appointed Representatives Larson and Martinez Fischer to have ongoing oversight over the Board of Regents of The University of Texas System, The University of Texas System, and The University of Texas System component institutions.

 

 

 

 

 

At 2:14 p.m., on the motion of the chair and without objection, the meeting was adjourned subject to the call of the chair.

 

 

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Rep. Alvarado, Co-Chair

 

 

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Rep. Flynn, Co-Chair

 

 

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Crystal Ford, Clerk