Covering Texas state agencies, regulatory commissions, and governmental bodies shaping policy across the Lone Star State.
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 Legislature has not overridden a governor's veto since 1979.
A five-member board most Texans have never heard of meets Tuesday to decide how much money from state-owned land goes directly to public schools over the next two years.
Two middle schools in Austin drew a fifth straight failing grade in the school report cards the state released Friday, and that makes Austin the only district in Texas where the education commissioner is now required by law to step in.
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality meets Monday morning to take up the budget request it will send the Legislature, four days before that request is due.
The Texas Medical Association is celebrating a ruling by the full U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit in the association's third lawsuit over federal No Surprises Act rules, according to an Aug. 12 news release.
Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller responded Wednesday to Tyson Foods' announcement that it is restructuring its U.S. beef operations amid historically tight cattle supplies, warning that the move demonstrates the mounting consequences of America's shrinking cattle herd and prolonged disruptions to cattle trade with Mexico, according to an Aug. 13 news release from the Texas Department of Agriculture.
Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller praised the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's decision to issue an Emergency Use Authorization for Simparica TRIO to treat New World screwworm infestations in dogs and puppies, according to an Aug. 13 news release from the Texas Department of Agriculture.
The Texas Department of Transportation is supporting increased law enforcement efforts statewide from Aug. 14 through Sept. 7 and taking its Drive Sober.
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is reminding hunters and anglers to purchase their new licenses for the 2026-27 season, with sales opening Aug. 15, according to a news release.
The Texas Workforce Commission has awarded Workforce Solutions Lower Rio Grande an $85,924 High Demand Job Training grant to prepare local students for long-term, in-demand careers, according to an Aug. 12 news release from the agency.
The Texas Health and Human Services Commission is hosting a public forum Aug. 19 in Big Spring to provide information and gather feedback on the state's Rural Texas Strong plan, according to an Aug. 12 media advisory from the agency.
Gov. Greg Abbott announced that the Texas Health and Human Services Commission received federal approval to extend the time SNAP recipients can apply for replacement benefits for food lost or destroyed by July flooding, according to an Aug. 3 news release from HHSC.
Texas Animal Health Commission officials received confirmation of anthrax in a Spanish goat on an Edwards County premises on Aug. 12, the agency announced in a news release.