Covering Texas state agencies, regulatory commissions, and governmental bodies shaping policy across the Lone Star State.
The Railroad Commission of Texas (RRC) launched a targeted remediation operation to plug six complex orphaned gas wells located in the coastal waters of Baffin Bay.
Governor Greg Abbott announced the launch of a free online training and certification program designed to expand the state's network of qualified New World screwworm inspectors.
Texas environmental regulators are evaluating an application to renew a permit that would authorize Lennar Homes to discharge up to 300,000 gallons of treated wastewater per day into a tributary feeding Canyon Lake.
Texas beach volunteers removed more than 8,000 pounds of trash from the Coastal Bend and South Padre Island during the initial cleanups of 2026, according to the General Land Office.
Governor Greg Abbott announced that the Texas Education Agency is distributing more than $750 million in funding through the Teacher Incentive Allotment (TIA) program for the 2025-26 school year.
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) is approaching the deadline for public comment on proposed regulations that would allow companies to apply treated oilfield wastewater onto land surfaces.
The Texas Education Agency released the Spring 2026 State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) End-of-Course (EOC) results, revealing academic gains across all five tested high school subjects.
A coalition of five Texas oil and gas industry associations issued a joint memorandum on June 10, 2026, to state leadership defending the necessity of a massive extra-high-voltage power grid expansion in West Texas, calling recent criticism of the project misleading.
The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) board of directors has approved a new data center rule that focuses on how these facilities behave once they are plugged into the state’s power grid.
This week, a biological threat long considered eradicated from the United States breached the Texas border, instantly disrupting the stability of the state's agricultural sector and triggering a major regulatory and political response.