Upcoming Legislative 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 [...]
Lt. Governor Makes Appointments to Committee to Study Media Effects on Minors
Lt. Governor Dan Patrick has made the following appointments to the Joint Committee to Study the Effects of Media on Minors. This committee was founded by HB 18 88(R). Senator [...]
State Sales Tax Revenue Totaled $3.8b in September
Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced state sales tax revenue totaled nearly $3.85b in September, 1.5% more than in September 2023. The majority of September sales tax revenue is based on sales [...]
TEA Letters to Administrators Update
The Texas Education Agency has published the following new letters to school administrators: Final Expenditure Report Dates for Active Federal and State-Funded Grants - Notifying school systems that the Texas [...]
SBEC Rules Update
The State Board for Educator Certification recently adopted the following rules at its September 20, 2024, meeting. Rules adopted by SBEC are subject to State Board of Education Review before becoming [...]
THECB Releases Healthcare Workforce Task Force Recommendations
The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board's Healthcare Workforce Task Force has released their report of recommendations to address healthcare workforce shortages. In April 2024, Governor Abbott sent a letter to [...]
HHS Releases Final Guidance for Second Cycle of the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program
The Department of Health and Human Services released final guidance outlining the process for the second cycle of negotiations under the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program. In August, the administration [...]
EPA PFAS Update: Final Aquatic Life Criteria and Proposed Addition to TRI
PFAS Aquatic Life Criteria and Benchmarks The EPA has finalized water quality concentrations for 10 PFAS that could negatively impact aquatic life. The levels, referred to as water quality criteria [...]
EPA Issues National Discharge Standards
The Environmental Protection Agency has announced the finalization of national discharge standards to control the release of pollutants and invasive species from approximately 85k vessels operating in U.S. waters. These [...]
TTC Approves Funding for Texas Ship Channels
The Texas Transportation Commission has approved approved $400 million in Ship Channel Improvement Revolving Fund (SCIRF) loans for two projects near Beaumont and Brownsville. The funding is the result of [...]