TCEQ Commissioners have voted to appoint Kelly Keel as Interim Executive Director, effective today, June 15, 2023. Keel is currently the Director of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) [...]
Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced the Comptroller's Office is making changes to the Texas Broadband Development program, which are directly related to the signing of recently-passed legislation including Senate Bill 1238 [...]
The First Called Special Session was called by Governor Abbott Monday night, May 29th at 9 PM. Currently, the two items on the call are: PROPERTY TAXES: Legislation to cut [...]
House Speaker Dade Phelan has created the House Select Committee on Educational Opportunity and Enrichment. The committee was created to consider issues and matters that broadly affect educational opportunities for [...]
In a press release, Governor Greg Abbott announced he has directed TEA Commissioner Mike Morath to waive certain requirements in order to continue offering virtual instruction options for students in [...]
Public Comment Period for Proposed New Occupational Safety and Health TEKS The SBOE approved for first reading and filing authorization proposed new TEKS for occupational safety and health at its [...]
Comptroller Glenn Hegar Distributes $1 Billion in Monthly Sales Tax Revenue to Local Governments Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced he will send cities, counties, transit systems and special purpose districts $1.03 [...]
From the Governor's office: Governor Greg Abbott today named Kathleen Jackson as the interim Chair of the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUC). The PUC regulates the state's electric, telecommunication, [...]
A bipartisan press conference was held by Senator Bryan Hughes and Senator Chuy Hinojosa along with Bishop James Dixon, Father Mark Hamlett, Senator John Whitmire, Senator Borris Miles, Senator Nathan [...]
The Texas Water Development Board (TWBD) met to approve funding for future projects. The full agenda of this meeting can be found here. The archive of this meeting can be [...]