Speaker Phelan Announces Changes to Senior Staff
Speaker of the Texas House Dade Phelan announced today a series of changes and a new addition to his senior staff. Veteran Capitol staffer and current Deputy Chief of Staff [...]
Dixon Named HHSC Chief Policy and Regulatory Officer
Jordan Dixon has been named the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's Chief Policy and Regulatory Officer. Dixon will oversee five divisions of HHSC that are responsible for licensing and [...]
Lt. Gov. Patrick Appoints Three to Broadband Advisory Board
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick has announced the appointments of Sergio Contreras, Robert F. McGee and Scott R. Muri, Ed. D., to the Broadband Development Office Board of Advisors. This board [...]
Election Update
Monday, December 13th, was the candidate filing deadline for the March 2022 Primary Election and November 2022 General Election. Early voting for the March Primary begins on Monday, February 14th, [...]
Governor Abbott Sends Letter to State Agencies on the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
Governor Greg Abbott sent a letter asking Texas state agency leaders to review all provisions of the federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) before accepting or applying for federal [...]
Consolidated Appropriations Act Medicaid Guidance Letters
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has released two State Medicaid Director Letters clarifying new Medicaid requirements related to the Consolidated Appropriations Act enacted on December 27th, 2020. SMD [...]
State Board for Educator Certification – December 10, 2021
The State Board for Educator Certification met on December 10 to hear an update from Commissioner Mike Morath, discuss alternative solutions to the current PPR teacher certification exam, and to [...]
Railroad Commission – November 30, 2021
The Railroad Commission met on November 30 to discuss and adopt rules relating to the designation of critical natural gas infrastructure. A video archive of the meeting can be found [...]
Public Utility Commission Work Session – November 30, 2021
The PUC held a work session on November 30th to discuss alternative ratemaking mechanisms for water and sewer utilities, electric service emergency operations plans, administrative penalty authority, and critical natural [...]
PUC Commissioner McAdams Memo on Dispatchable Energy Credits
In a November 17th memo to Public Utility Commission (PUC), Commissioner Will McAdams has proposed that the PUC adopt a Dispatchable Portfolio Standard (DPS) to address reliability in ERCOT, as [...]