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Texas State Auditor's Office; Texas State Board of Dental Examiners; Texas State Board for Educator Certification; Texas State Board of Examiners of Psychologists; Texas State Board of Public Accountancy; Texas State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners; Texas State Cemetery; Texas State Law Library; Texas State Library and Archives Commission
The Governor appoints the directors of a handful of state agencies, and the Governor exercises direct authority over these offices. [4] Most state agencies are headquartered in Austin. The Texas Administrative Code contains the compiled and indexed regulations of Texas state agencies and is published yearly by the Secretary of State. [5]
Texas Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors; Texas Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse; Texas Commission on Fire Protection; Texas Commission on Jail Standards; Texas County & District Retirement System; Texas Department of Information Resources; Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation; Texas Department of Motor Vehicles
The Texas Education Agency is funded by the people of the State of Texas, at the direction of their elected legislature and with the consent of the Governor of Texas. The agency's budget must be approved on the legislature's biannual schedule. Revenues for the agency come from the state general fund (primarily sales taxes), the federal ...
State and local government commissions in the United States (1 C, 4 P) Commission of Indian Affairs (6 P) State corrections departments of the United States (2 C, 107 P)
In 1931, during the Great Depression, Texas and other states created a movement that sought to "reform the administrative machinery, and to reduce the high cost of state government." [ 4 ] The Texas Legislature enrolled Griffenhagen and Associates, "specialists in public administration and finance who had worked on similar projects throughout ...
A department in turn usually consists of several divisions, offices, and/or agencies. A state government may also include various boards, commissions, councils, corporations, offices, or authorities, which may either be subordinate to an existing department or division, or independent altogether.
The Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) is an agency within the Texas Health and Human Services System. It was established by House Bill 2292 in 2003 during the 78th Legislature, [ 1 ] which consolidated twelve different healthcare agencies into five entities under the oversight of HHSC.