The Texas Dispatch

The new Select Committee on Government Oversight will take invited and public testimony on June 4 on local-ordinance conflicts under the Texas Regulatory Consistency Act and on whether governmental immunity statute needs an update. https://buff.ly/EJowlSN

The House Public Health committee will run a broad agenda spanning 89th Legislature implementation, the Rural Health Transformation Program, telehealth, the workforce gap and Office of Inspector General oversight on June 4.

Different wages for different educational paths: Dr. Wynn Rosser, Commissioner of Higher Education and Chief Executive Officer of the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, speaks with host Brad Swail about the importance of helping students understand educational outcomes.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has asked a Travis County district court to dismiss a lawsuit filed by the City of McKinney that seeks to validate $30 million in airport bonds.

Texas has emerged alongside California as one of the top two destinations in the United States for Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander homebuyer migration, according to a report from the Asian Real Estate Association of America shared by Texas REALTORS®.

The Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas announced it will host a free Open Government Seminar in the Dallas-Fort Worth area on Thursday, June 18.

Tools for students: Dr. Wynn Rosser, Commissioner of Higher Education and Chief Executive Officer of the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, tells host Bradley Swail about MyTexasFuture.org, which can help students in middle school and older plan their education and career paths.

Texas is undergoing a population boom that is fundamentally altering its economic and physical landscape, according to a demographic analysis published by Texas 2036.

The House Public Education committee, led by Chairman Brad Buckley, will take invited and public testimony on June 1 on the implementation of the 89th Legislature’s signature school-finance law and on what is — and isn’t — working to keep classrooms staffed.

The Texas Transportation Commission approved hundreds of millions of dollars in infrastructure construction contracts and finalized statewide transit plans during its May 2026 regular meeting.