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.
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is inviting Texans to bring friends and family into the outdoors for National Hunting and Fishing Day on Sept. 26, a celebration that recognizes hunters and anglers for their contributions to wildlife and conservation, according to a Sept. 21 news release from the agency.
Oil and natural gas exploration and production employment in Texas increased by 400 jobs in August 2026 compared with July, according to a Sept. 21 news release from the Texas Oil & Gas Association citing newly released Texas Workforce Commission data.
Texas Oil & Gas Association President Todd Staples on Sept. 21 issued a statement opposing calls for a ban on diesel exports, warning that such a move would cost domestic jobs and create fuel shortages at home, according to a news release from the association.
Texas Comptroller Don Huffines said the approximately $7.5 billion the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has approved to reimburse Texas for border security costs is the first installment of what the federal government owes the state, according to a Sept. 21 news release from the Comptroller's office.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has secured a settlement with Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. that ensures none of the grocer's produce will be misted with the synthetic antimicrobial pesticide ProduceMaxx, according to a Sept. 21 news release from the Office of the Attorney General.
Governor Greg Abbott on Sept. 21 directed the Texas Division of Emergency Management to activate state emergency response resources ahead of heavy rainfall and flooding threats expected to affect portions of West Texas and the Texas Panhandle over the next several days, according to a news release from the Governor's office.
Governor Greg Abbott on Sept. 21 directed the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to halt all permits sought by data centers until the Electric Reliability Council of Texas completes its audit of data center projects, according to a news release from the Governor's office.
Governor Greg Abbott on Sept. 21 delivered remarks at the groundbreaking ceremony for Eli Lilly and Company's $6.5 billion active pharmaceutical ingredient manufacturing site at Generation Park in Harris County, according to a news release from the Governor's office.
The three members of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality will decide Sept. 23 whether people who objected to a seawater desalination plant at Port Aransas get a trial-like hearing, or whether the permit moves toward approval without one.
Six days after its regular September meeting, the Texas Bond Review Board has been called back Sept. 23 to sign off on refinancing the bonds behind state home and land loans for Texas veterans.
The board that hands out Texas's space grants will vote Sept. 23 on setting aside part of a $450 million state fund for something it has never spent the money on — helping land a major NASA or Defense Department facility in Texas.
The Texas Ethics Commission takes up a question about its own power Sept. 23: whether it can fine someone for filing a required financial disclosure late when the commission never sent the notice telling that person to file.