ERCOT Issues Weather Watch for Wednesday, May 8
ERCOT has issued a Weather Watch for Wednesday, May 8, due to unseasonably high temperatures, high levels of expected maintenance outages during the spring shoulder months, and the potential for [...]
Upcoming Interim Hearings
See below for upcoming interim legislative hearings. Hearing dates and times are subject to change. Please note that additional hearings dates may also be added at any time. See Texas [...]
Speaker Phelan Creates Committee on Securing Texas from Hostile Foreign Organizations
House Speaker Dade Phelan has announced the creation of the House Select Committee on Securing Texas from Hostile Foreign Organizations with the following purpose: Study the threat posed by hostile [...]
Comptroller’s Regional Economic Reports 2024 Edition
The 2024 edition of the Comptroller's Texas Regional Reports is now available online. The Texas Regional Reports provide an overview of population, demographics, income, jobs, wages, infrastructure, health care access [...]
State Sales Tax Revenue Totaled Nearly $4B in April
Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced state sales tax revenue totaled $3.96 billion in April, 3.2% less than in April 2023. The majority of April sales tax revenue is based on sales [...]
May 2024 ISD Bond Election Results
119 school districts went out for a bond in the May 4, 2024 bond election. In total, approximately $10.5 billion was on the ballot. More than $7 billion passed, which [...]
CMS Releases Latest Enrollment Figures
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released the latest enrollment figures for Medicare, Medicaid, and the Children’s Health Insurance Program. As of January 2024, 66,990,317 people are enrolled in [...]
PUC Adopts New Texas Energy Fund Rule
The Pubic Utility Commission has adopted new rules relating to the Texas Energy Fund In-ERCOT Generation Loan Program as established by SB 2627 88(R). The new rule establishes procedures for [...]
EPA Lead & Copper Fact Sheet
Please see below for a fact sheet on the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed Lead and Copper Rule Improvements (LCRI). The public comment period for the LCRI ended on [...]
Registrations Open for EPA’s June 2024 Water Quality Standards Academy
Registrations are now open for the June 2024 Virtual Water Quality Standards Academy hosted by the US Environmental Protection Agency. Registration is free and open to the public. Registration will [...]