Covering Texas state agencies, regulatory commissions, and governmental bodies shaping policy across the Lone Star State.
Texas school districts and charter schools will have 24 hours, not 48, to report suspected abuse or neglect of a student starting Oct. 25, under a rule the Texas Education Agency adopted and filed with the Secretary of State on Oct. 5.
Nearly a third of the in-home nursing hours that Texas Medicaid approved for medically fragile children were never delivered, state health officials told a public meeting in Austin on Oct. 15.
Four state agencies that each regulate a piece of Texas child care meet together Oct. 26 to sign off on their answers to the public’s complaints about rules that contradict one another.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton secured a $45 million settlement with Gilead Sciences, Inc. to resolve claims that the company engaged in an illegal kickback scheme that influenced prescriptions paid for by Texas Medicaid, according to an Oct. 22 news release from the Office of the Attorney General.
Railroad Commission of Texas (RRC) Commissioner Wayne Christian praised remarks by U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright on responsible data center growth, according to an Oct. 22 news release from the commission.
Texas Comptroller Don Huffines launched the Texas Fraud Investigation and Recovery Strike Team, known as Texas FIRST, on Oct. 22, according to a news release from the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts.
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) celebrated the opening of the Dan A. Hughes Unit of Devils River State Natural Area with speeches, refreshments and a ribbon cutting on Oct. 9, according to an Oct. 22 news release from the agency.
Gov. Greg Abbott announced on Oct. 22 that the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) plans to award $8 million in Rural Texas Strong grants to 28 rural healthcare providers across the state, according to a news release from the governor’s office.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton secured an Assurance of Voluntary Compliance with Lululemon USA Inc. that requires the company to maintain chemical safety standards and oversight of materials used in its products, according to an Oct. 22 news release from the Office of the Attorney General.
Dropping a termination notice in the mail is still enough to get a Texas home buyer out of a contract — and the lawyers and brokers who write those contracts said Oct. 9 they would rather it were not.
Dr. Joshua Rhodes did the math so the rest of Texas wouldn't have to.
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality approved penalties totaling $2,172,074 against 93 regulated entities for violations of state environmental regulations, the agency said in an Oct. 21 news release.
A new explainer from the Texas Water Newsroom, posted Oct. 21, describes how smart water meters are helping Amarillo and other Texas communities conserve water by turning consumption data into information utilities can act on.
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department received confirmation on Oct. 21 of a New World screwworm detection in a hunter-harvested female elk in Pecos County, the agency said in a news release.