Covering Texas state agencies, regulatory commissions, and governmental bodies shaping policy across the Lone Star State.
Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller declared an Agricultural Emergency on July 16 in response to catastrophic flooding across Central and South Texas, activating Texas Department of Agriculture relief resources for farmers, ranchers, and agribusinesses recovering from widespread flood damage.
The Texas Education Agency announced on July 16 that Houston ISD school board member Michelle Cruz Arnold has resigned after three years of service and that the agency has appointed Karen Duffy to fill the seat, effective immediately.
Governor Greg Abbott's deadline for regulators to spell out how they will keep data-center costs off Texans' electric bills arrives Friday, but the state's push to rein in the industry is running into a problem it cannot regulate away: the calendar.
Confirmed New World screwworm infestations in the United States have risen to 39, according to the U.
The Texas Regulatory Efficiency Office has released a draft regulatory efficiency review of the Texas State Board of Dental Examiners that recommends repealing or amending 14 of the board's 227 rules, projecting between $29.
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department will host its annual Shark Celebration from 11 a.
In mid-July 2026, a high-stakes legal and regulatory campaign by Texas's top executive and legislative leaders positioned the state at the forefront of the national debate over birthright citizenship and reproductive bioethics.
Governor Greg Abbott has announced 15 grants totaling more than $4.
Texas regulators are collecting the first statewide data on why insurance companies decline, cancel or refuse to renew home and auto policies, under House Bill 2067, a law that took effect Jan.
Texas utility regulators have two days to answer the governor.