Covering Texas state agencies, regulatory commissions, and governmental bodies shaping policy across the Lone Star State.
Texas firefighters would have to spend at least four hours a year actually pulling hose, throwing ladders and working in an air pack — not clicking through modules on a station computer — under a rule change the state’s firefighter advisory committee took up Sept. 24.
Gary VanDeaver, the former rural superintendent who fought private school vouchers in 2023 who was one of only two House Republicans to vote no when they passed in 2025, will take over the Texas Association of School Boards on Oct. 1.
Attorney General Ken Paxton warned Texas businesses and nonprofit organizations on Sept. 17 about a surge in demand letters alleging website privacy violations under California law.
A land developer told the House Committee on Environmental Regulation on Sept. 15 that his 75-unit housing project in Williamson County waited exactly two years for one wastewater permit.
The board that decides which Texas places Washington should consider for the National Register of Historic Places meets Sept. 19 in Amarillo to vote on 10 nominations.
Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller is again urging Gov. Greg Abbott to temporarily suspend the state's 20-cent-per-gallon tax on gasoline and undyed diesel, saying the step would give Texas families and producers immediate relief from soaring fuel costs.
The National Association of State Departments of Agriculture has recognized Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller for more than a decade of leadership on behalf of Texas agriculture, the Texas Department of Agriculture announced in a Sept. 16 news release.
The Texas Department of Transportation is inviting parents and caregivers to schedule free car seat safety checks across the state, pointing to national data showing that 46% of child car seats are misused or are the wrong seat for a child's size.
Gov. Greg Abbott has selected 13 members to serve on a Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board working group charged with developing a statewide framework for three-year bachelor's degree pathways, his office announced in a Sept. 16 news release.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has approved a Fire Management Assistance Grant for the Hydra Fire in Bosque County, Gov. Greg Abbott announced in a Sept. 16 news release.
The Texas Department of Insurance has identified a set of actions intended to protect consumers and make property and casualty insurance more affordable for Texans, responding to an August directive from Gov. Greg Abbott, the governor's office announced in a Sept. 16 news release.
The Texas Veterans Land Board has memorialized two Medal of Honor recipients at the West Texas State Veterans Cemetery in Lubbock, the first time recipients of the nation's highest military decoration have been honored at any VLB cemetery, Land Commissioner and VLB Chairwoman Dawn Buckingham announced in a Sept. 16 news release.
The board that licenses Texas teachers votes Sept. 18 on rules that would give a failing teacher-preparation program an extra year before the clock starts on losing its accreditation.
The Public Utility Commission votes Sept. 18 on the rule that decides how data centers and other enormous new electricity users get onto the Texas grid.