Sunset Review

Related Documents:

The Port Authority's Formal Response to the Report (August 15, 2012, 860 KB)

The Sunset Advisory Commission Staff Report (August 3, 2012, 1.3 MB)

The Port Authority's Update to Self-Evaluation Report (March 2012, 726 KB)

The Port Authority's Self-Evaluation Report (September 2011, 2.2 MB)
 

The mission and performance of the Port of Houston Authority are currently being reviewed by the Legislature as required under the Texas Sunset Act. In 2011, the Legislature provided for the Sunset Commission, composed of legislators and public members, to evaluate the Authority’s governance, management, operating structure, and compliance with legislative requirements. Unlike other state agencies undergoing Sunset review, the Authority is not subject to abolishment under the Sunset Act. However, based on the recommendations of the Sunset Commission, the Texas Legislature will ultimately decide whether changes are needed to improve the Authority’s mission and performance.

The Port Authority is still in the early stages of this process. These recommendations will be considered by the Sunset Commission at a public hearing in Austin on September 5.  The Sunset Advisory Commission will adopt a final set of recommendations in November that will be submitted to the Legislature during its regular legislative session starting in January.  The public can continue to provide input on Sunset’s recommendations through this process as well as on their web page - www.sunset.state.tx.us/process.html.

Information about the Sunset process, including information on Sunset Commission meetings, can be found at: www.sunset.state.tx.us.

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