House Environmental Regulation – March 23, 2023
House Environmental Regulation met on March 23 to discuss TCEQ’s Sunset bill HB 1505 (Bell, Keith). An archive of this hearing can be found here. This report is intended to [...]
House Natural Resources – March 21, 2023
House Natural Resources met to discuss the following bills: HB 1565 (Canales), HB 2443 (Harris), HB 2388 (Harris), HB 3582 (Harris), HB 2757 (Tepper), HB 1699 (T. King), HB 1646 [...]
House Energy Resources – March 20, 2023
House Energy Resources met on March 20 to hear invited testimony only from the following: Texas Railroad Commission, Texas Oil and Gas Association, Texas Pipeline Association, and the University of [...]
SB 28 Creates Texas Water Fund
From Sen. Charles Perry's March 7th press release: Sen. Charles Perry filed Senate Bill 28 and Senate Joint Resolution 75 to create the Texas Water Fund (TWF) at the Texas [...]
EPA Announces Good Neighbor Plan
On March 15, 2023, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued its final Good Neighbor Plan, which secures significant reductions in ozone-forming emissions of nitrogen oxides (NOX) from power plants [...]
Texas Register Spotlight – March 10, 2023
Below is a spotlight on the proposed, withdrawn, and adopted rules from the March 10 edition of the Texas Register. Environment TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY Proposed Rules TRAINING – [...]
Speaker Phelan Announces Additional House Priorities
Speaker Phelan has announced additional legislative priorities for the 88th Session. The Speaker noted additional legislative priorities of the Texas House will be announced in the coming days. Infrastructure Priorities [...]
$2.4b Announced for Clean Water Infrastructure Upgrades Through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced over $2.4 billion from The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for states, Tribes, and territories through this year’s Clean Water State Revolving Fund. The funding will [...]
House Culture, Recreation & Tourism – March 9, 2023
The House Culture, Recreation & Tourism Committee met on March 9 to hear invited testimony only on state efforts to preserve and develop Texas state parks, specifically focusing on Fairfield [...]
House Culture, Recreation & Tourism – March 2, 2023
House Culture, Recreation & Tourism met on March 2 to hear invited testimony only from the agencies under their purview. This report covers discussions concerning the following agencies: Texas Parks [...]