Upcoming Pension Review Board Meeting – July 25, 2024

Upcoming Pension Review Board Meeting – July 25, 2024

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 [...]

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Governor Abbott Names Black Chief of Staff, Announces Additional Leadership Changes

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 [...]

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Governor Abbott Appoints Rutherford to TRS Board, Names Walls Chair

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, [...]

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SCOTUS Overrules Chevron v. Natural Resources Defense Council

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 [...]

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Upcoming Stakeholder Meetings: Federal Clean Air Act Section 185 Penalty Fee

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 [...]

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Federal Fiscal Year 2025 Clean Water Act Section 319(h) Grant Solicitation Announcement

On June 26, 2024, TCEQ posted its Request for Grant Applications for nonpoint source projects under the Clean Water Act Section 319(h) Grant Program. Solicitation Name: RFGA FY2025 Clean Water [...]

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EPA Proposes Removing Affirmative Defense for Violation Due to Malfunction

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to remove the affirmative defense provisions associated with violation of emission standards due to malfunctions. This proposal is part of a series [...]

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Comment Period Open for Proposed Non-Rule Air Quality Standard Permit for Natural Gas EGUs

The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality is proposing a new non-rule air quality standard permit for natural gas fired electric generating units. The proposed standard permit would provide a preconstruction authorization [...]

By |2024-07-02T11:10:36-05:00July 2nd, 2024|88th Interim v23|0 Comments
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