House & Senate Floor

The House will reconvene on Tuesday, February 21 at 2:00 PM

The Senate will reconvene on Tuesday, February 21 at 11:00 AM

Video Broadcasts: House | Senate

Upcoming Legislative Hearings

Please note hearing dates and times are subject to change and additional hearings dates may be added at any time.

House

Criminal Jurisprudence – February 21, 2023, at 2:30 or upon adj.

  • The committee will meet for an organizational hearing on issues under the committee’s jurisdiction.

House Appropriations Subcommittees

House Appropriations subcommittees have scheduled multiple hearings on successive days. These hearings are listed below by budget article.

Subcommittee on Article II

February 27, 2023, at 10:00 AM

  • Health and Human Services Commission & Office of Inspector General
  • Texas Civil Commitment Office
  • Department of State Health Services
  • Department of Family and Protective Services

February 28, 2023, at 8:00 AM

  • Public testimony on Article II agencies

Subcommittee on Article III

February 21, 2023, at 8:00 AM

The subcommittee will meet to hear invited and public testimony on:

  • Overview of GAIs, Lamar State Colleges, and TSTC
  • Overview of Health Related Institutions
  • Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
  • University of Houston System & Institutions
  • Texas Tech University System & Institutions
  • The University of Texas System & Institutions

February 22, 2023, at 8:00 AM

  • Texas State University System & Institutions
  • Texas A&M University System & Institutions

February 23, 2023, at 8:00 AM

  • Higher Education Fund
  • Available University Fund
  • National Research University Fund
  • Higher Education Group Insurance
  • Junior Colleges and Community Colleges
  • Texas State Technical College System & Institutions
  • Texas Woman’s University System & Institutions
  • Stephen F. Austin State University
  • Texas Southern University
  • Baylor College of Medicine

February 27, 2023, at 9:00 AM

  • Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired
  • Texas School for the Deaf
  • Special Provisions for School for the Blind and Visually Impaired
  • Special Provisions for the School for the Deaf
  • Texas Education Agency
  • Texas Permanent School Corporation
  • Teacher Retirement System
  • Optional Retirement Program

Subcommittee on Art I, IV, & V

February 21, 2023, at 8:00 AM

  • Office of the Attorney General
  • Comptroller of Public Accounts
  • Texas Commission on the Arts
  • Bond Review Board
  • Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas
  • Texas Commission on State Emergency Communications
  • Emergency Services Retirement System
  • Employees Retirement System & Social Security Benefit Replacement
  • Texas Ethics Commission
  • Texas Historical Commission

February 22, 2023, at 8:00 AM

  • Office of the Governor and Trusteed Programs
  • Texas Facilities Commission and Revenue Bonds for Lease Payments
  • Department for Informational Resources
  • Texas State Library and Archives Commission
  • Texas Public Finance Authority & GO Bond Debt Service
  • Pension Review Board
  • State Preservation Board
  • State Office of Risk Management
  • Texas Secretary of State
  • Texas Veterans Commission

February 23, 2023, at 8:00 AM

  • Supreme Court of Texas
  • Office of the State Prosecuting Attorney
  • Court of Criminal Appeals & 14 Courts of Appeals
  • Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council
  • Texas Indigent Defense Commission
  • Comptroller’s Department, Judiciary Section
  • Special Prosecution Unit
  • Office of Capital and Forensic Writs
  • State Law Library
  • State Commission on Judicial Conduct

February 27, 2023, at 8:00 AM

  • Department of Public Safety
  • Overview of Criminal and Juvenile Justice Correctional Populations
  • Texas Juvenile Justice Department
  • Texas Department of Criminal Justice
  • Board of Pardons and Paroles
  • Texas Military Department
  • Texas Commission on Fire Protection
  • Texas Commission on Jail Standards
  • Texas Commission on Law Enforcement
  • Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission

Subcommittee on Art VI, VII, & VIII

February 21, 2023, at 8:00 AM

  • Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs
  • Texas Lottery Commission
  • Texas Department of Motor Vehicles
  • Texas Department of Transportation
  • Texas Workforce Commission
  • Reimbursement to the Unemployment Compensation Benefit Account

February 22, 2023, at 8:00 AM

  • LBB Presentation on Article VIII Health-Related Agencies
  • Behavioral Health Executive Council
  • Board of Chiropractic Examiners
  • Texas State Dental Examiners
  • Health Professions Council
  • Texas Medical Board
  • Texas Board of Nursing
  • Optometry Board
  • Board of Pharmacy
  • Council on Physical Therapy & Occupational Therapy Examiners
  • Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners

February 23, 2023, at 8:00 AM

  • Public Utility Commission of Texas & Office of Public Utility Counsel
  • State Office of Administrative Hearings
  • Funeral Service Commission
  • Board of Professional Geoscientists
  • Office of Injured Employee Counsel
  • Texas Department of Insurance & Office of Public Insurance Counsel
  • Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation
  • Board of Plumbing Examiners
  • Texas Racing Commission
  • Securities Board

February 27, 2023, at 8:00 AM

  • Texas Railroad Commission
  • Department of Agriculture
  • Texas Animal Health Commission
  • Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
  • General Land Office and Veterans’ Land Board
  • Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact Commission
  • Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
  • Texas Water Development Board
  • Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board

Senate

Senate Finance – February 21, 2023, at 9:00 AM

  • The committee will meet to hear public testimony on Article II – Health and Human Services Agencies

Upcoming Agency Meeting Spotlight

Texas Commission on Environmental Quality – February 22, 2023

Texas Water Development Board – March 9, 2023