Mar 27, 2026 | 2026 Interim, Capitol Watch
After releasing round one of Senate interim charges on January 30 and announcing new chairs of standing and interim select committees on March 23, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick has released his second round of interim charges for the Texas Senate to study in preparation for...
Mar 26, 2026 | 2026 Interim, Capitol Watch
Speaker Dustin Burrows released House Interim Charges for the 89th Legislature, assigning each committee a charge to monitor key legislation passed during the 89th and special sessions, along with additional charges under their purview. Burrows added three new select...
Mar 23, 2026 | 2026 Interim, Capitol Watch
With the exit of five Texas Senate members, including four committee chairs, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick has named new chairs to lead standing and new interim select committees. The chairs serving on the interim select committees will remain in their positions through the...
Mar 9, 2026 | 2026 Interim, Capitol Watch
The Comptroller has identified vendor-related data discrepancies that affect a significant number of districts statewide. These issues are actively being corrected, and the Comptroller will issue a recertification of the affected data once updates are complete. TEA is...
Feb 2, 2026 | 2026 Interim, Capitol Watch
The first round of interim charges for the Texas Senate committees were released January 30, 2026. In a statement from Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, he said: “These first 5 interim charges, released today, reflect issues that I am particularly focused on, and Texans...
Aug 17, 2025 | 2025 Special Session, Capitol Watch
Blink and you may have missed it. The House and Senate adjourned the first special session sine die on the morning of Friday, August 15, without passing any legislation. Soon after, Gov. Greg Abbott announced that he had issued a proclamation calling for a second...
