Spotlight on Upcoming Legislative Interim Hearings
See below for interim legislative hearings coming up in the next few weeks. Hearing dates and times are subject to change. Please note that additional hearings dates may also be [...]
Texas Water Development Board – July 23, 2024
The Texas Water Development Board met on July 23 to discuss the Texas Water Fund and approved a total of $3,031,935,000 in financial assistance for water and wastewater projects through [...]
Spotlight on Upcoming Legislative Interim Hearings
See below for interim legislative hearings coming up in the next few weeks. Hearing dates and times are subject to change. Please note that additional hearings dates may also be [...]
Governor Abbott Announces State of Texas Taiwan Office in Taipei, Meets with President Lai
Governor Greg Abbott met with President Lai and announced the state’s plan to open a State of Texas Taiwan Office at a press event in Taipei on the first full [...]
Governor Abbott Champions Texas-South Korea Economic Partnership in Seoul
Governor Greg Abbott delivered remarks at the U.S. Embassy in the Republic of Korea while in Seoul on the second day of a three-nation economic development mission to Taiwan, South [...]
EPA Releases 2023 Beach Report
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released Beach Report: 2023 Swimming Season (PDF), a national summary of beach closings and advisories from the 2023 swimming season. This annual report [...]
HHSC Transformation Rules Relocation
In response to recommendations from the Sunset Advisory Commission and SB 200 (84R), functions of the Texas Health and Human Services (HHS) system were reorganized under the Health and Human [...]
Spotlight on Upcoming Legislative Interim Hearings
See below for interim legislative hearings coming up in the next few weeks. Hearing dates and times are subject to change. Please note that additional hearings dates may also be [...]
Upcoming Pension Review Board Meeting – July 25, 2024
The Pension Review Board will meet on July 25, 2024, to hear updates from subcommittees, discuss the agency's 2026-2027 Legislative Appropriations Request, and consider new rule adoptions, among other agenda [...]
Governor Abbott Names Black Chief of Staff, Announces Additional Leadership Changes
Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Robert Black as Chief of Staff, effective July 22, 2024. This announcement follows the departure of the Governor’s current Chief of Staff, Gardner Pate, effective [...]