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General Investigating Committee, Texas House of Representatives

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The General Investigating Committee is a standing committee of the Texas House of Representatives.

Per the House Rules, committees of the Texas House of Representatives are assigned half by seniority and half by the Speaker of the House. Representatives select three committees they wish to serve on, and half of a committee's seats are filled in this manner based on seniority. In the case of equal seniority, the Speaker decides the seat. Once half of each committee is selected through this method, the Speaker appoints the rest of the committees.[1] Committees are assigned at the start of each legislative session.[2] A majority of appointed members make up a committee's quorum.[3] The Speaker is not recognized as an ex officio member of any committee.

DocumentIcon.jpg See rules: House Rules

Function

“ The committee shall have five members of the house appointed by the

speaker. The speaker shall appoint the chair and the vice-chair of the committee.

  • The committee has all the powers and duties of a general investigating committee and shall operate as the general investigating committee of the house according to the procedures prescribed by Subchapter B, Chapter 301, Government Code, and the rules of the house, as applicable.
    • The committee may begin work as soon as it desires after its members are appointed. The committee shall meet, organize, and adopt rules of evidence and procedure and any other necessary rules. The committee rules may not conflict with Section 301.025, Government Code.
    • Whether or not the legislature is in session, the committee may meet at any time or place in the state determined necessary by the committee.
    • If the committee decides not to conduct joint hearings as provided by Section 301.019, Government Code, the committee shall establish a liaison to fully inform the chair of the senate committee of the nature and progress of any inquiry by the other committee.
    • On a majority vote of the committee, the committee may conduct joint hearings and investigations.
    • The committee may:
      • initiate or continue inquiries and hearings concerning:
        • state government;
        • any agency or subdivision of government within the state;
        • the expenditure of public funds at any level of government within the state; and
        • any other matter the committee considers necessary for the information of the legislature or for the welfare and protection of state citizens; and
      • inspect the records, documents, and files and may examine the duties, responsibilities, and activities of each state department, agency, and officer and of each municipality, county, or other political subdivision of the state.
  • If a person disobeys a subpoena or other process that the committee lawfully issues, the committee may cite the person for contempt and cause the person to be prosecuted for contempt according to the procedure prescribed by Subchapter B, Chapter 301, Government Code, or by other law.
  • The committee shall make reports to members of the legislature that the committee determines are necessary and appropriate.
  • Information held by the committee that if held by a law enforcement agency or prosecutor would be excepted from the requirements of Section 552.021, Government Code, under Section 552.108 of that code is confidential and not subject to public disclosure.
  • If for any reason it is necessary to obtain assistance in addition to the services provided by the state auditor, attorney general, Texas Legislative Council, or Department of Public Safety, the committee may employ and compensate assistants to assist in any investigation, audit, or legal matter.
  • The committee may investigate a matter related to the misconduct, malfeasance, misfeasance, abuse of office, or incompetency of an individual or officer under Chapter 665, Government Code. The committee has all the powers and duties conferred by that chapter for the purpose of conducting the investigation, including the authority to propose articles of impeachment.
  • The committee has original jurisdiction over the receipt, processing, investigation, and resolution of complaints related to appropriate workplace conduct under Rule 15, the housekeeping resolution, and policies adopted by the Committee on House Administration. If a complaint relates to the conduct of a member of the committee, that member's employee, or an individual related to the member or the member's employee within the third degree by consanguinity or within the second degree by affinity as determined under Chapter 573, Government Code:
    • the member shall not participate in any committee proceedings related to the complaint; and
    • the speaker shall designate a member of the house drawn by lot under Subsection (e) of this section to act in the place of the disqualified member. The designation of a member under this subsection ends when the committee makes its final disposition of the complaint.
    • When a member of the committee is disqualified under Subsection (d) of this section, the chief clerk shall prepare a list of the currently qualified members of the house, omitting the names of the speaker, the disqualified member, each other member of the committee, and any member elected from the same county as the disqualified member. The chief clerk shall write on a separate piece of paper of uniform size and color the name of each member that appears on the prepared list. The chief clerk shall deposit the pieces of paper in an opaque container that is designed to permit the random distribution of the pieces of paper after their initial deposit and to prevent the viewing of any of the pieces of paper at any time. After the pieces of paper are randomly distributed in the container, the sergeant-at-arms shall draw a single piece of paper and deliver that piece of paper to the chief clerk. The chief clerk shall inform the speaker of the name drawn by the sergeant-at-arms for designation under Subsection (d).[4][5]
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Membership

Note: This membership information was last updated in September 2023. Ballotpedia completes yearly updates of committee membership. If you would like to send us an update, email us at: editor@ballotpedia.org

2023-2024 legislative session

General Investigating Committee, 2023-2024
Democratic members (2) Republican members (3) Third-party members(0)

2021-2022 legislative session

General Investigating Committee, 2021-2022
Democratic members (1) Republican members (3) Third-party members(0)

Leo Pacheco (D) left this committee on December 31, 1969. [Source]

2017 legislative session

The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2017 legislative session.

General Investigating & Ethics Members, 2017
Democratic members (3)Republican members (4)
• Joseph Moody, Vice chair• Sarah Davis, Chair
• Poncho Nevarez• Giovanni Capriglione
• Chris Turner• Four Price
• Hugh Shine

2015 legislative session

The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.

2013-2014

The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2013 legislative session.

2011-2012

The following table describes committee membership for the 2011 legislative session.

2009-2010

The following table describes committee membership for the 2009 legislative session.

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Texas State Legislature, "House Rules," accessed February 23, 2021(Rule 4-2)
  2. ↑ Texas State Legislature, "House Rules," accessed February 23, 2021(Rule 4-1)
  3. ↑ Texas State Legislature, "House Rules," accessed February 23, 2021(Rule 4-16)
  4. ↑ Texas State Legislature, "House Rules," accessed February 24, 2021(Rule 3-13)
  5. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.


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