Covering Texas state agencies, regulatory commissions, and governmental bodies shaping policy across the Lone Star State.
Texas State Senator Mayes Middleton (R-Galveston) sent a formal letter to the Texas State Board of Education (SBOE) urging the final adoption of the current social studies Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) curriculum standards.
The Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT), alongside its partner regulatory agencies, has finalized updates to the Texas Electricity Supply Chain Map to strengthen state preparedness ahead of the upcoming hurricane season.
The Texas Hemp Business Council (THBC) legal team filed a formal Motion for Rehearing on June 22 requesting that the newly established 15th Court of Appeals reconsider its recent decision to lift a temporary injunction protecting the industry from state agency rules.
The New World screwworm outbreak has spread into Crockett County, marking the fifteenth confirmed detection in the United States.
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.