By: Hunter (Senate Sponsor - Hancock)	H.C.R. No. 96
	(In the Senate - Received from the House May 19, 2015;
	May 20, 2015, read first time and referred to Committee on
	Administration; May 26, 2015, reported favorably by the following
	vote:  Yeas 6, Nays 0; May 26, 2015, sent to printer.)
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	HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
	WHEREAS, As in previous sessions, bills have been introduced
	in both chambers of the 84th Texas Legislature to modify current
	statutes prescribing how legally required notices are posted and
	advertised to the general public; and
	WHEREAS, Abundant testimony against these measures in past
	public hearings has cited statistics that public notice placed on
	the Internet would not reach a large number of Texans, demonstrated
	problems with archiving Internet notices, raised questions about
	removing oversight and reducing transparency, and questioned the
	cost-effectiveness of posting notices on the Internet or through
	social media; there has also been testimony that publishing public
	notice on the Internet or through social media would be efficient
	and cost-effective and would increase audience reach and
	transparency; and
	WHEREAS, It is incumbent on the State of Texas to ensure that
	public notification about vital information be efficient and
	effective, and the issue of posting and advertising public notices
	on the Internet merits further examination; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the 84th Legislature of the State of Texas
	hereby request the lieutenant governor and the speaker of the house
	of representatives to create a joint interim committee to study the
	issue of advertising public notices; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That the committee's proceedings and operations be
	governed by such general rules and policies for joint interim
	committees as the 84th Legislature may adopt.
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