Covering Texas state agencies, regulatory commissions, and governmental bodies shaping policy across the Lone Star State.
When Texas publicly reprimands an educator, the censure is written onto the face of that person’s certificate, and nothing in the board’s disciplinary rules provides for it to expire.
Three Texas counties may leave fire sprinklers out of the cells where they lock people up — including a 500-bed jail Liberty County has not built yet — under votes the state’s jail regulator took Nov. 5.
Cities and developers seeking permission to pipe treated sewage into a Texas creek may now hire their own consultants to run the computer model that decides how clean that water has to be, under a change the state’s environmental agency put into effect Oct. 13 — with no rule, no comment period and no written policy it has published.
The Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) said most homeowners insurance companies that filed rate changes with the agency since July 1 proposed decreases, affecting about 700,000 Texas policyholders, according to an Oct. 7 news release.
The Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) launched a new webpage that gives Texans insight into why home insurance companies decline, cancel, or don’t renew certain policies, organized by ZIP code, the agency said in a Sept. 22 news release.
The Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) is clarifying its rule that insurance companies cannot decline or not renew a home insurance policy based on the age of a house or its roof, the agency said in a Sept. 29 news release.
The Texas Medical Association (TMA) said Big Lake residents of all ages are encouraged to join Zhen Lu, MD, of Reagan Hospital District for the area’s first Walk with a Doc Texas event, according to an Oct. 12 news release.
The Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) issued a bulletin pushing home insurance companies to give premium discounts to homeowners who make their homes more resistant to damage from storms and wildfires, the agency said in a Sept. 15 news release.
The Railroad Commission of Texas (RRC) issued a total of 759 original drilling permits in September 2026, the agency said in an Oct. 12 news release.
A Wharton County woman pleaded guilty to setting a house fire and was sentenced to 10 years of deferred adjudication following an investigation by the State Fire Marshal’s Office (SFMO), the Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) said in a Sept. 22 news release.
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) biologists say lower bird numbers and fluctuating habitat conditions will require hunters to be flexible as the 2026-27 waterfowl season approaches, according to an Oct. 12 news release.
The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) is urging drivers to obey barricades at flooded roadways, saying that even a road that looks passable can hide serious dangers, according to an Oct. 8 agency article.
Gov. Greg Abbott announced that 84 Jobs and Education for Texans (JET) grants totaling more than $20 million have been awarded to Texas public junior, state, and technical colleges, school districts, and open-enrollment charter schools, according to an Oct. 12 news release from the governor’s office.
The Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) released the results of its Speak Up, Texas campaign, a statewide initiative inviting Texans to share ideas for improving home and auto insurance, the agency said in a Sept. 10 news release.