Public Utility Commission – July 20, 2023
The Public Utility Commission met on July 20 to take up a number of items. The commission focused on discussion concerning electricity market design changes made by the legislature. A [...]
Senate Passes out HB 1500
HB 1500, the PUCT and ERCOT Sunset bill, passed the Senate this evening after adding 15 amendments. Many of the amendments were bills previously filed by the Senate which may [...]
Texas House Gives Initial Approval to Texas Energy Fund and Grid Reliability Bills
The Texas House has given initial approval to SB 7, relating to grid reliability, and SB 2627/SJR 93, creating the Texas Energy Fund, by passing them to third reading. Each [...]
Senate Business & Commerce – May 21, 2023
The Senate Committee on Business & Commerce met on May 21 to take up & vote out HB 173 (Klick), HB 2702 (Guillen), HB 2266 (Leach), and HB 5 (Hunter). [...]
TCEQ Sunset Update
The Sunset Bill (SB 1397) for the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) passed out of the House finally on May 17th (142-2) with one adopted floor amendment. The bill [...]
SB 2627 & SJR 93 Voted Favorably from House State Affairs
House State Affairs met in a formal meeting on May 17th and voted out SB 2627 (Schwertner), relating to funding mechanisms to support the construction, maintenance, and modernization of dispatchable [...]
Senate Business & Commerce – May 16, 2023
The Senate Committee on Business & Commerce met on May 16th to take up several bills. The report covers HB 3536 (Manuel), HB 4142 (Thompson, Ed), HB 2188 (Paul), HB [...]
Texas Energy Fund Discussion in House State Affairs
SB 2627 (Schwertner | et al.) & SJR 93 (Schwertner) relating to the creation of the Texas Energy Fund have passed through the Senate and have been heard in House [...]
House State Affairs – May 10, 2023
The House State Affairs Committee met on May 10th to take up several bills. This report covers SB 2627 (Schwertner | et al.) & SJR 93 (Schwertner). The notice for [...]
Senate Local Government – May 8, 2023
The Senate Local Government Committee met on May 8th to take up several bills. This report covers HB 3514 (Burns), HB 260 (Murr), HB 2701 (Guillen), HB 3053 (Dean | et al.), HB 1285 (Shine), [...]