Covering Texas state agencies, regulatory commissions, and governmental bodies shaping policy across the Lone Star State.
Governor Greg Abbott announced a series of state agency directives aimed at immediately scaling up Texas' workforce development pipelines and steering more citizens into high-demand, high-paying trade careers.
Texas expanded its workforce for the 26th consecutive month, hitting another record high for total jobs, total employed, and total labor force.
Governor Greg Abbott announced the launch of a comprehensive, centralized website designed to provide Texans with a single point of access for information and resources regarding the New World screwworm (NWS).
As Texas moves forward on the 765-kilovolt transmission expansion estimated at more than $33 billion, state utility regulators are reworking the rules that determine which customers pay for the new infrastructure.
The national registry for the New World screwworm outbreak has maintained a stable count of 12 confirmed cases into Friday morning, according to data from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS).
A statewide rate increase sought by one of the largest private water utilities in Texas is advancing toward a negotiated settlement that does not include the customers who filed thousands of formal protests.
The Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) voted unanimously to deny a request for a hearing on the route adequacy of the proposed Bell County East to Big Hill 765-kilovolt transmission line.
Texas Railroad Commissioner Wayne Christian announced the next phase of the Delivering Oil and Gas Efficiently (DOGE) Task Force, moving the initiative into an expanded implementation phase to modernize operations and streamline the state's energy regulatory agency.
In mid-June 2026, the release of the state's annual standardized testing data placed the future of Texas public education at the center of intense regulatory, political, and institutional focus.
The Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) voted unanimously to pause its review of the first of five high-voltage transmission line segments planned for the Permian Basin.