The Texas Health and Human Services Commission posted notices of nine upcoming meetings for various advisory committees and councils scheduled between November 10 and December 3, 2026, all in Austin except one online webinar.
Texas Governor-Elect Gina Hinojosa announced Thursday that she and her transition team are actively interviewing candidates to replace Texas Education Agency Commissioner Mike Morath, fulfilling a campaign promise to remove him when she takes office.
Meta President Dina Powell McCormick said a newly elected governor who campaigned on restricting data centers requested a meeting after taking office, stating "we don't want these jobs to go elsewhere." McCormick declined to name the governor but multiple sources identify the governor-elect as Gina Hinojosa of Texas.
$about $145 billion for meta data center capital expenditure
Dina Powell McCormick, Meta President; Gina Hinojosa, Texas Governor-elect; Greg Abbott, Texas Governor
The Texas Department of Insurance adopted rules implementing Senate Bill 458 from 2025, which requires personal automobile and residential property insurance policies in Texas to include an appraisal provision.
The Texas Department of State Health Services scheduled ImmTrac2 (the state immunization registry) for downtime on November 6, 2026, from 6:30 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. (CT) to perform system maintenance including a hardware refresh.
Texas Department of State Health Services, government agency scheduling maintenance
Dr. Nancy Currie-Gregg, director of the Texas A&M University Space Institute, discussed her background as a former NASA astronaut and her work preparing the institute for opening. The institute, located on 32 acres adjacent to NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston, will support mission training and research across engineering disciplines.
Dr. Nancy Currie-Gregg, Director of Texas A&M University Space Institute and former NASA astronaut; Texas A&M University Space Institute, Institution preparing for opening adjacent to NASA Johnson Space Center
Democrat Gina Hinojosa defeated Gov. Greg Abbott in the Texas gubernatorial race after campaigning on a moratorium on data center development. Voters in Texas and other states approved restrictions on data center projects, and tech companies face new scrutiny from Democratic leaders.
$$1 billion for planned data center construction spending
Gina Hinojosa, Democrat, Texas governor-elect; Greg Abbott, Republican, outgoing Texas governor; Dina Powell McCormick, Meta president and 3 more
The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board invited Texas public universities, community colleges, and technical colleges to participate in the Open Educational Resources Fifth Biennial Landscape Survey, which assesses adoption and use of OER across Texas higher education institutions.
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, government agency conducting survey; Carrie Gits, Assistant Commissioner, Student Success and Institutional Partnerships; Maryanne Maddoux, Program Director, Student Success and Institutional Partnerships