Spotlight on the SBOE’s June 28 Meeting
During the State Board of Education General Meeting on June 28 (agenda here) the SBOE approved for first reading and filing adoption: Proposed New 19 TAC Chapter 67, State Review [...]
During the State Board of Education General Meeting on June 28 (agenda here) the SBOE approved for first reading and filing adoption: Proposed New 19 TAC Chapter 67, State Review [...]
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 [...]
The Sunset Commission will hold a hearing on July 9 at 1:00 PM to hear public testimony on the Texas Lottery Commission, Sabine River Authority of Texas, and Department of [...]
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 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 [...]
Governor Greg Abbott has appointed John R. Rutherford to the Teacher Retirement System (TRS) of Texas Board of Trustees for a term set to expire on August 31, 2029. Additionally, [...]
In a 6-3 decision in favor of petitioners in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, the US Supreme Court (SCOTUS) has overruled Chevron v. Natural Resources Defense Council which gave deference [...]
The Texas Department of Transportation is soliciting feedback on the draft 2025 Unified Transportation Plan (UTP), which proposes $104.2 billion in transportation spending, making it the second year in a [...]
Governor Greg Abbott and Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick today issued the following statement concerning the future of the Texas Energy Fund: "In recent testimony before the Senate Business and Commerce [...]
During the first week of August, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality will host two identical virtual stakeholder meetings for the federal Clean Air Act Section 185 Penalty Fee. The [...]