In 1998 and 1999, TALI was again at the forefront in working for open records on both the national and state levels. In the 1999 session the Texas Legislature renamed the Texas Board of Private Investigators and Private Security Agencies to the Texas Commission on Private Security. 2000 to present In 2001, TALI and its members appeared before the Texas Legislative Committees, fighting for Texas Open Records and the continuing survival of the regulatory agency. In this session the legislature moved the Private Security Board employees and budget under the control of the Texas Department of Public Safety for oversight. The number of employees were reduced to eight, including the executive director. The Private Security Board remained freestanding and separate from the Department of Public Safety. By 2003, TALI initiatives with the Texas legislature had resulted in the establishment of the Private Security Bureau within the Texas Department of Public Safety. Approximately 28 state troopers and supervisors were assigned to the Private Security Bureau under the direction of a DPS captain. Their primary function was to enforce Article 1702 of the Occupations Code and the rules established by the Private Security Board. In 2005, TALI assisted with the Texas Department of Public Safety’s request for additional funding for the Private Security Bureau. By a vote of the membership, the TALI board of directors was increased to include the formerly appointed regional directors. There was a major re-write of the by-laws that resulted in new leadership joining the board of directors. In 2006, TALI joined with representatives of DPS, the Private Security Board, and security, alarm, and locksmith associations to prepare for the 2007 legislative session. In a joint effort, HB 2833 was passed by the legislature. TALI members were instrumental in the development and passage of this initiative. The act covered many areas, including strengthening Article 1702 of the Occupations Code, and set the groundwork for future joint efforts of the professions regulated by the Private Security Board and The Texas Department of Public Safety, Private Security Bureau. Section 1702.104 of the bill was controversial in that it began requiring any person or company performing computer forensic investigations, data collections, analysis of computer-based data, or computer repairs to become a licensed Private Investigator, a requirement made based on the advice of the Private Investigator industry and without consultation of the computer forensic/investigations industry - fields which have extremely different skill