Everchanging Size & Scope of State Government by Session

Most Recent Legislative Session

88th Legislative Session (2023)

New (34)

  • Advanced Air Mobility Advisory Committee
  • Artificial Intelligence Advisory Council
  • Commercial Oyster Mariculture Advisory Board
  • Committee on the Formation of a Texas Bicentennial Commission
  • Consolidation of Workforce & Social Services Taskforce
  • Core Curriculum Development Advisory Committee
  • Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment Stakeholder Work Group
  • Grid Reliability Legislative Oversight Committee
  • Instructional Materials and Technology Advisory Committee
  • Jobs, Energy, Technology, and Innovation Act Oversight Committee
  • Joint Committee to Study Effects of Media on Minors
  • Lone Star Workforce of the Future Fund Advisory Board
  • Mold Assessment and Remediation Advisory Board
  • Office of Interagency Coordination on Reportable Conduct
  • Office of School Safety and Security
  • Open Education Resource Advisory Board
  • Organized Retail Theft Task Force
  • State Anatomical Advisory Committee
  • Statewide Interagency Aging Services Coordinating Council
  • Texas Aerospace Research and Space Economy Consortium
  • Texas Aerospace Research and Space Economy Consortium Executive Committee
  • Texas Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board Investigative Committee
  • Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Advisory Committee
  • Texas Economic Development and Tourism Office Advisory Committee
  • Texas Energy Fund Advisory Committee
  • Texas Food System Security and Resiliency Planning Council
  • Texas Hydrogen Production Policy Council
  • Texas Juvenile Justice Board Advisory Committee
  • Texas Leadership Scholars Program Advisory Committee
  • Texas Pharmaceutical Initiative Governing Board
  • Texas Semiconductor Innovation Consortium
  • Texas Space Commission
  • TexMesonet Advisory Committee
  • Youth Career and Technical Education Advisory Committee

Renamed (3)

  • Support Adoption Advisory Committee
    • Formerly: Choose Life Advisory Committee
  • Texas Geographic Information Office
    • Formerly: Texas Natural Resources Information System
  • Texas Real Estate Research Center
    • Formerly: Real Estate Research Center

Abolished (9)

  • Advisory Committee on Financial Aid for Professional Nursing Students
  • Advisory Committee on Financial Aid for Vocational Nursing Students
  • Anatomical Board of the State of Texas
  • Executive Award and Review Advisory Committee
  • Higher Education Research Funds Advisory Committee
  • Product Development and Small Business Incubator Board
  • Product Development and Small Business Incubator Board Advisory Committee
  • Texas Innovative Adult Career Education Grant Program Advisory Board
  • Texas Juvenile Justice Department Industries Advisory Committee

Previous Legislative Sessions

87th Legislative Session (2021)

New (47)

  • 1836 Project
  • Adult High School Charter School Program Advisory Committee
  • Advisory Committee on the Confinement of Persons with Intellectual or Developmental Disabilities
  • Barbering and Cosmetology Advisory Board
  • Broadband Development Office
  • Capital Project Oversight Advisory Commission
  • Card Skimmers and Motor Fuel Metering Devices Stakeholder Work Group
  • Center for Healthcare Data Stakeholder Advisory Group
  • Citrus Budwood Advisory Council
  • Civics Training Program Advisory Board
  • Committee on the Formation of a Texas Bicentennial Commission
  • Continuing Education and Training Clearinghouse Advisory Group
  • Data Management Advisory Committee
  • ERCOT Board Selection Committee
  • Gulf Coast Protection District
  • I-27 Advisory Committee
  • Industry-Based Certification Advisory Council
  • Issuing Financing Entity for Customer Rate Relief Bonds
  • Joint Interim Committee on Abandoned Wells and the Oil and Gas Regulation and Cleanup Fund
  • Joint Interim Committee on Colonias and Colonia Initiatives
  • Joint Interim Committee on Land Banks
  • Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Community-Based Care Transition
  • Joint Oversight Committee on Investment in Information Technology Improvement and Modernization Projects
  • Legislative Public Health Oversight Board
  • Motor Fuel Metering and Quality Advisory Board
  • Office of Community-Based Care Transition
  • Personal Protective Equipment Reserve Advisory Committee
  • State Advisory Council on Educational Opportunity for Military Children
  • State Energy Plan Advisory Committee
  • State-Owned Artifacts Collection Task Force
  • Suicide Prevention Subcommittee
  • Texas Commission on Community College Finance
  • Texas Commission on Special Education Funding
  • Texas Commission on Virtual Education
  • Texas Electric Utility System Restoration Corporation
  • Texas Electricity Supply Chain Security and Mapping Committee
  • Texas Energy Reliability Council
  • Texas Holocaust, Genocide, and Antisemitism Advisory Commission
  • Texas Opioid Abatement Fund Council
  • Texas Permanent School Fund Corporation
  • Texas Produced Water Consortium
  • Texas Volunteer Incident Response Team
  • TexNet Technical Advisory Committee
  • Urban Air Mobility Advisory Committee
  • Work Group on Blockchain Matters
  • Work Group on the Preparation for Adult Living Program for Foster Youth
  • Work Group on the Strategic Plan to Improve the Child-Care Workforce

Renamed (1)

  • Financial Crimes Intelligence Center
    • Formerly: Payment Fraud Fusion Center

Abolished (20)

  • Advisory Board on Barbering
  • Advisory Board on Cosmetology
  • Agri-Tech Program Merit Review Committee
  • Boll Weevil Eradication Rules Advisory Committee
  • Coordinated Transportation Advisory Committee
  • Early Childhood Health and Nutrition Interagency Council
  • Fire Fighter Advisory Committee
  • Food and Fibers Research Council
  • “Go Texan” Partner Program Advisory Board
  • Health Care Information Technology Advisory Committee
  • Polygraph Advisory Committee
  • Shrimp Advisory Committee
  • Stakeholder Committee on Uniform Project Prioritization Standards
  • Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Model Program Advisory Committee
  • Texas Holocaust and Genocide Commission
  • Texas Nursery and Floral Advisory Council
  • Texas Rural Foundation
  • Texas Rural Health and Economic Development Advisory Council and Rural Health Task Force
  • Texas-Israel Exchange Advisory Committee
  • Wine Industry Development Advisory Committee

86th Legislative Session (2019)

New (69)

  • Ad Hoc Committee on Guidelines for the Care of Students With Food Allergies At Risk for Anaphylaxis
  • Advisory Committee on Sexual Harassment, Sexual Assault, Dating Violence, and Stalking
  • Advisory Committee on Training Regarding the Reporting of Sexual Harassment, Sexual Assault, Dating Violence, and Stalking
  • Advisory Committee on Electronic Application for State Student Aid
  • Advisory Committee on the Financial Aid Application Graduation Requirement
  • Advisory Council on Postsecondary Education for Persons With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
  • Business Advisory Council
  • Chronic Kidney Disease Task Force
  • Collaborative Task Force on Public School Mental Health Services
  • Compensatory Education Allotment Advisory Committee
  • Computer Science Strategic Advisory Committee
  • Disaster Management Information Sharing Work Group
  • Disaster Recovery Task Force
  • Educator Advisory Committee for Assessment Instruments
  • Electronic Prescribing Waivers Interagency Work Group
  • Emergency Management Personnel Training and Credentialing Work Group
  • Governor’s Broadband Development Council
  • Human Trafficking Prevention Coordinating Council
  • Interregional Planning Council
  • Joint Interim Committee on the Use of Prior Authorization and Utilization Review Processes
  • Joint Interim Committee to Study a Coastal Barrier System
  • Joint Oversight Committee on Government Facilities
  • K-3 Reading Standards Advisory Board
  • Land Surveying Advisory Committee
  • Long-Term Care Facilities Council
  • Motor Vehicle Licensing Transition Work Group
  • Motorcycle Safety Advisory Board
  • Payment Fraud Fusion Center
  • Pediatric Acute-Onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome Advisory Council
  • Permitting Task Force
  • Pilot Program Work Group for Improving Certain Service Delivery Models
  • Ports-to-Plains Advisory Committee
  • Prescription Data Monitoring Advisory Committee
  • Property Tax Administration Advisory Board
  • Rural Hospital Advisory Committee
  • Sexual Assault Survivors’ Task Force
  • Sickle Cell Task Force
  • Special Education Allotment Advisory Committee
  • Stakeholder Work Group on Apprentice and Provisional Court Reporter Certification
  • Stakeholder Work Group on Certain Disciplinary Action Against Shorthand Reporting Firms
  • Stakeholder Work Group on the Transfer of Motor Fuel Regulatory Authority
  • STAR Kids Managed Care Advisory Committee
  • State Flood Plan Implementation Advisory Committee
  • Statewide Behavioral Health Coordinating Council
  • Statewide Meta Majors Advisory Committee
  • Statewide Telehealth Center for Sexual Assault Forensic Medical Examination
  • Suicide Prevalence and Prevention Stakeholder Work Group
  • Task Force on Detention Standards for Persons With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
  • Task Force on Disaster Issues Affecting Persons Who Are Elderly and Persons With Disabilities
  • Task Force on Faith-Based Disaster Response
  • Technical Advisory Committee for Assessment Instruments
  • Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council
  • Texas Behavioral Health Incubation Task Force
  • Texas Child Mental Health Care Consortium
  • Texas Commission on Judicial Selection
  • Texas Electric Grid Security Council
  • Texas Infrastructure Resiliency Fund Advisory Committee
  • Texas Olive Oil Industry Advisory Board
  • Texas Privacy Protection Advisory Council
  • Texas Private Security Advisory Committee
  • Texas Veterans County Service Officer Task Force
  • Unmanned Aircraft Study Group
  • Wet Debris Study Group
  • Wet Debris Work Group
  • Windstorm Insurance Legislative Funding and Funding Structure Oversight Board
  • Work Group for Developing Title Application Forms for Certain Off-Highway Vehicles
  • Work Group on Incentivizing the Purchase of Texas-Grown Fruits and Vegetables Under SNAP
  • Work Group on Local Restrictions that Impede Disaster Recovery Efforts
  • Work Group on the Creation of a Defense from Liability for Persons Engaged in Certain Recycling Transactions

Renamed (4)

  • Information Sharing and Analysis Organization
    • Formerly: Information Sharing and Analysis Center
  • Motor Vehicle Crime Prevention Authority
    • Formerly: Automobile Burglary and Theft Prevention Authority
  • Texas Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors
    • Formerly: Texas Board of Professional Engineers
  • Texas Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Review Committee
    • Formerly: Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Task Force

Abolished (12)

  • Advisory Committee on Dissemination of Bacterial Meningitis Information
  • Advisory Committee on Scholarships for Fifth-Year Accounting Students
  • Comptroller’s Property Value Study Advisory Committee
  • High School Completion and Success Initiative Council
  • Interagency Obesity Council
  • San Jacinto Historical Advisory Board
  • Select Committee to Determine Sufficient Economic Stabilization Fund Balance
  • Texas Board of Professional Land Surveying
  • Texas Courthouse Preservation Program Advisory Committee
  • Texas Preservation Trust Fund Account Advisory Board
  • Texas Private Security Board
  • Texas State Board of Plumbing Examiners

85th Legislative Session (2017)

New (34)

  • Advisory Committee on Dental Anesthesia
  • Article V Oversight Committee
  • Behavior Analyst Advisory Board
  • Commission to Study Non-Criminal Penal Laws
  • Committee on Disciplinary Rules and Referenda
  • Compact Facility Legislative Oversight Committee
  • Dental Review Committee
  • Electronic Visit Verification System Stakeholder Work Group
  • Extracurricular and Cocurricular Student Activity Indicator Advisory Committee
  • Family and Protective Services Council
  • House Select Committee on Cybersecurity
  • Informal Settlement Conference Panel
  • Joint Interim Committee on Higher Education Formula Funding
  • Joint Interim Committee on Prescribing and Dispensing Controlled Substances
  • Joint Interim Committee to Study a Coastal Barrier System
  • Local Accountability Plan Review Panel
  • Massage Therapy Advisory Board
  • Mental Health Condition and Substance Use Disorder Parity Work Group
  • Pediatric Tele-Connectivity Resource Program Work Group
  • Postsecondary Educational Institution Advisory Committee for Electronic Reporting of Certain Incidents
  • Postsecondary Educational Institution Advisory Committee for Students Reporting Certain Incidents
  • Prevention Task Force
  • P-TECH Advisory Council
  • Senate Select Committee on Cybersecurity
  • Stakeholder Panel on Autism Grant Program
  • Stakeholder Panel on Dyslexia Grant Program
  • Task Force of Border Health Officials
  • Task Force on Academic Credit and Industry Recognition
  • Texas Child Support Enforcement System 2.0 Executive Steering Committee
  • Texas Commission on Public School Finance
  • Texas Medicaid and Healthcare Partnership Executive Steering Committee
  • Texas Peace Officers’ Memorial Ceremony Committee
  • TexNet Technical Advisory Committee
  • Work Group on Mental Health Access for First Responders

Renamed (2)

  • Cybersecurity Council
    • Formerly: Private Industry-Government Council
  • Towing and Storage Advisory Board
    • Formerly: Towing, Storage, and Booting Advisory Board

Abolished (31)

  • Advisory Board of Economic Development Stakeholders
  • Advisory Oversight Community Outreach Committee
  • Agriculture and Wildlife Research and Management Advisory Committee
  • Agriculture Policy Board
  • Agriculture Policy Board Ad Hoc Advisory Committee
  • Alternative Fuels Council
  • Border Security Council
  • College Opportunity Act Committee
  • Communities in Schools Advisory Committee
  • Dental Hygiene Advisory Committee
  • Dental Laboratory Certification Council
  • Fire Ant Research Management Account Advisory Committee
  • Independent Review Organization Advisory Group
  • Information Resources Steering Committee
  • Joint Interim Committee to Study a Coastal Barrier System
  • Oil and Gas Regulation and Cleanup Fund Advisory Committee
  • Premarital Education Handbook Advisory Committee
  • Qualified Agricultural Land Property Tax Valuation Manuals Approval Committee
  • Qualified Timber Land Property Tax Valuation Manuals Approval Committee
  • Rain Harvesting and Water Recycling Task Force
  • Residential Mortgage Fraud Task Force
  • State Cogeneration Council
  • State Council on Competitive Government
  • State of Texas Anniversary Remembrance Day Medal Committee
  • Statewide Procurement Advisory Council
  • Texas Bioenergy Policy Council
  • Texas Bioenergy Research Committee
  • Texas Distinguished Service Awards Committee
  • Texas Emissions Reduction Plan Advisory Board
  • Texas State Board of Podiatric Medical Examiners
  • Vehicle Protection Product Warrantor Advisory Board

84th Legislative Session (2015)

New (46)

  • ABLE Program Advisory Committee
  • Advisory Council on Cultural Affairs
  • Commission to Study Non-Criminal Penal Laws
  • Dietitians Advisory Board
  • Driver and Traffic Safety Education Advisory Committee
  • Economic Incentive Oversight Board
  • Epinephrine Auto-Injectors in Schools Advisory Committee
  • Forensic Mental Health Services Work Group
  • Governor’s University Research Initiative Advisory Board
  • Health and Human Services Commission Executive Council
  • Health and Human Services Transition Legislative Oversight Committee
  • Hearing Instrument Fitters and Dispensers Advisory Board
  • House Select Committee on State Real Property Data Collection, Reporting, and Assessment
  • House Select Committee on Transportation Planning
  • Interagency Data Transparency Commission
  • Joint Interim Committee to Study Border Security
  • Joint Interim Committee to Study a Coastal Barrier System
  • Joint Interim Committee to Study Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS) Health Benefit Plans
  • Joint Oversight Committee on Government Facilities
  • Juvenile Records Advisory Committee
  • Long-Term Care Facility Survey and Informal Dispute Resolution Council
  • Medical Physicist Licensure Advisory Committee
  • Midwives Advisory Board
  • Orthotists and Prosthetists Advisory Board
  • Palliative Care Interdisciplinary Advisory Council
  • Perfusionist Licensure Advisory Committee
  • Purchasing From People With Disabilities Advisory Committee
  • Senate Select Committee on State Real Property Data Collection, Reporting, and Assessment
  • Senate Select Committee on Transportation Planning
  • Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists Advisory Board
  • Task Force on Improving Outcomes for Juveniles Adjudicated of Sexual Offenses
  • Task Force to Promote Uniformity in Collection and Reporting of Information on Family Violence, Sexual Assault, Stalking, and Human Trafficking
  • Technical Advisory Committee to the Bureau of Economic Geology
  • Texas Adult Stem Cell Research Coordinating Board
  • Texas Board of Medical Radiologic Technology
  • Texas Board of Respiratory Care
  • Texas Bullion Depository
  • Texas Commission on Next Generation Assessments and Accountability
  • Texas Forensic Science Commission Advisory Committee
  • Texas Good Neighbor Committee
  • Texas Health Improvement Network
  • Texas Health Improvement Network Advisory Council
  • Timothy Cole Exoneration Review Commission
  • Uniform Pre-Nursing Curriculum Advisory Committee
  • Wine Industry Development Advisory Committee
  • Women’s Health Advisory Committee

Renamed (6)

  • Auctioneer Advisory Board
    • Formerly: Auctioneer Education Advisory Board
  • Combative Sports Advisory Board
    • Formerly: Medical Advisory Committee Concerning Health Issues for Combative Sports and Event Contestants
  • Drug Utilization Review Board
    • Formerly: Texas Medicaid Drug Utilization Review Board
  • Office of Capital and Forensic Writs
    • Formerly: Office of Capital Writs
  • Southwestern States Water Commission
    • Formerly: Multi-State Water Resources Planning Commission
  • Texas Civil Commitment Office
    • Formerly: Office of Violent Sex Offender Management

Abolished (62)

  • Advisory Committee on Inpatient Mental Health Services
  • Advisory Committee on Medicaid and Child Health Plan Program Rate and Expenditure Disparities
  • Advisory Committee on Promoting Adoption of Minority Children
  • Advisory Committee on Qualifications for Health Care Translators and Interpreters
  • Advisory Panel on Health Care-Associated Infections and Preventable Adverse Events
  • Aging and Disability Services Council
  • Arthritis Advisory Committee
  • Assistive and Rehabilitative Services Council
  • Behavioral Health Integration Advisory Committee
  • Children’s Policy Council
  • Consumer Direction Work Group
  • Council on Children and Families
  • Department of Aging and Disability Services (DADS)
  • Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services (DARS)
  • Drug Demand Reduction Advisory Committee
  • Electronic Health Information Exchange System Advisory Committee
  • Family and Protective Services Council
  • Guardianship Advisory Board
  • Health and Human Services Council
  • Hospital Payment Advisory Committee
  • Interagency Coordinating Council for HIV and Hepatitis
  • Interagency Inspection Task Force
  • Interagency Task Force for Children With Special Needs
  • Interagency Task Force on Electronic Benefits Transfers
  • Interagency Task Force on Ensuring Appropriate Care Settings for Persons With Disabilities
  • Jail-Based Restoration of Competency Pilot Program Stakeholder Workgroup
  • Local Authority Network Advisory Committee
  • Medicaid and CHIP Quality-Based Payment Advisory Committee
  • Medicaid and Public Assistance Fraud Oversight Task Force
  • Midwifery Board
  • Military Base Realignment and Closure Task Force
  • Office for the Prevention of Developmental Disabilities
  • Parental Advisory Committee
  • Pharmaceutical and Therapeutics Committee
  • Public Assistance Health Benefit Review and Design Committee
  • Renewing Our Communities Account Advisory Committee
  • Sickle Cell Advisory Committee
  • STAR + PLUS Nursing Facility Advisory Committee
  • STAR + PLUS Quality Council
  • State Board of Examiners for Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology
  • State Committee of Examiners in the Fitting and Dispensing of Hearing Instruments
  • State Health Services Council
  • State Medicaid Managed Care Advisory Committee
  • Task Force on Domestic Violence
  • Telemedicine and Telehealth Advisory Committee
  • Texas Board of Licensure for Professional Medical Physicists
  • Texas Board of Orthotics and Prosthetics
  • Texas Council on Autism and Pervasive Developmental Disorders
  • Texas Council on Purchasing From People With Disabilities
  • Texas Emerging Technology Advisory Committee
  • Texas Institute of Health Care Quality and Efficiency
  • Texas Medical Child Abuse Resources and Education System (MEDCARES) Advisory Committee
  • Texas Skill Standards Board
  • Texas Small Business Industrial Development Corporation
  • Texas State Board of Examiners of Dieticians
  • Texas State Perfusionist Advisory Committee
  • Texas System of Care Consortium
  • Texas Traumatic Brain Injury Advisory Council
  • Volunteer Advocate Program Advisory Committee
  • Wine Industry Development and Marketing Advisory Committee
  • Worksite Wellness Advisory Board
  • Youth Camp Training Advisory Committee

83rd Legislative Session (2013)

New (44)

  • Adult Education and Literacy Advisory Committee
  • Beginning Teacher Induction and Mentoring Programs Advisory Committee
  • Behavioral Health Integration Advisory Committee
  • Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas Program Integration Committee
  • Court Reporters Certification Advisory Board
  • Customer Advisory Committee
  • Education Research Center Advisory Board
  • Employment-First Task Force for Individuals with Disabilities
  • Expanded Learning Opportunities Council
  • Fingerprinting Practices of Juvenile Probation Departments Advisory Committee
  • Guardianship Certification Advisory Board
  • House Select Committee on Transportation Funding, Expenditures, and Finance
  • Intellectual and Developmental Disability System Redesign Advisory Committee
  • Interagency Prescription Monitoring Work Group
  • Joint Interim Committee on Judicial Selection
  • Joint Interim Committee to Study a Coastal Barrier System
  • Judicial Branch Certification Commission
  • Legislative Committee to Review the Texas Lottery and Texas Lottery Commission
  • Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Task Force
  • Military Base Realignment and Closure Task Force
  • Office of Small Business Assistance Advisory Task Force
  • Outpatient Mental Health Services and Beds in State Hospitals Allocation Plan Advisory Panel
  • Perinatal Advisory Council
  • Private Industry-Government Council on Cybersecurity
  • Process Server Certification Advisory Board
  • Procurement Coordination Committee
  • Protect Our Kids Commission
  • Red River Boundary Commission
  • School Safety Task Force
  • Select Committee to Determine Sufficient Economic Stabilization Fund Balance
  • Select Interim Committee to Study Ethics Laws
  • Senate Select Committee on Transportation Funding, Expenditures, and Finance
  • STAR + PLUS Nursing Facility Advisory Committee
  • STAR + PLUS Quality Council
  • STAR Kids Managed Care Advisory Committee
  • State Water Implementation Fund for Texas Advisory Committee
  • Task Force on Domestic Violence
  • Texas 2036 Commission
  • Texas Innovative Adult Career Education Grant Program Advisory Board
  • Texas Rising Star Program Review Work Group
  • Unclaimed Mineral Proceeds Commission
  • Uniform Application Form for Disaster Assistance Workgroup
  • Uniform Prior Authorization Form for Health Care Services Benefits Advisory Committee
  • Workers’ Compensation Independent Review Advisory Group

Renamed (7)

  • Beef Promo on and Research Council of Texas
    • Formerly: Texas Beef Council
  • Oil and Gas Regulation and Cleanup Fund Advisory Committee
    • Formerly: Oil-Field Cleanup Fund Advisory Committee
  • Real Property Advisory Council
    • Formerly: Real Property Advisory Committee
  • Texas Commission on Law Enforcement
    • Formerly: Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Education
  • Texas Military Department
    • Formerly: Adjutant General’s Department
  • Texas Nonprofit Council
    • Formerly: Task Force on Improving Relations with Nonprofits
  • Texas System of Care Consortium
    • Formerly: Texas Integrated Funding Initiative Pilot Project Consortium

Abolished (22)

  • Adult Education Advisory Committee
  • Breast Cancer Advisory Council
  • Breast Cancer Screening Advisory Committee
  • Court Reporters Certification Board
  • Guardianship Certification Board
  • Interagency Literacy Council
  • Interagency Work Group on Rural Issues
  • Lung Cancer Advisory Council
  • Office of the Fire Fighters’ Pension Commissioner
  • Osteoporosis Task Force
  • Oyster Advisory Committee
  • Process Server Review Board
  • Prostate Cancer Task Force
  • Repayment of Certain Physical Therapist Education Loans Advisory Committee
  • Roberta High Memorial Pharmacy Residency Program Advisory Committee
  • Rural Communities Health Care Investment Program Advisory Panel
  • Rural Physician Relief Advisory Committee
  • State Medical Education Board
  • Technology Workforce Development Grant Program Advisory Committee
  • Texas Engineering and Technical Consortium Advisory Committee
  • Texas Health Insurance Pool Board of Directors
  • Texas Partnership and Scholarship Program Advisory Council

82nd Legislative Session (2011)

New (52)

  • Advisory Council on Juvenile Services
  • Alamo Preservation Advisory Board
  • Appraisal Management Companies Advisory Committee
  • Choose Life Advisory Committee
  • Coastal Coordination Advisory Committee
  • Consortium to Assist in Developing an Appraisal and Professional Development System for Principals
  • Cybersecurity, Education, and Economic Development Council
  • Dog or Cat Breeders Act Advisory Committee
  • Emergency Communications Advisory Committee
  • Equine Dental Provider Advisory Committee
  • Expert Panel to Advise the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association
  • High-Performance Building Standards Advisory Committee
  • Insurance Adjuster Advisory Board
  • Interagency Council for Addressing Disproportionality
  • Interstate Advisory Health Care Commission
  • Investment Advisory Committee for the Employees Retirement System of Texas
  • Joint Interim Committee to Study the Public School Finance System
  • Joint Interim Committee to Study Seacoast Territory Insurance
  • Joint Task Force on the Scope of Practice of Architecture and Engineering
  • Judicial Committee for Additional Resources at Trial
  • Juvenile Justice Services and Facilities Transition Team
  • Medicaid and CHIP Quality-Based Payment Advisory Committee
  • Medicaid Reform Waiver Legislative Oversight Committee
  • Metal Recycling Entities Advisory Committee
  • Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Council
  • Office of Violent Sex Offender Management
  • Parental Rights Advisory Panel
  • Partnership Advisory Commission for Facility and Infrastructure Projects
  • Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) Support Team
  • Promotora and Community Health Worker Training and Certification Advisory Committee
  • Public Health Funding and Policy Committee
  • Quality Assurance Panel for Workers’ Compensation Medical Case Reviews
  • Rural Health Task Force
  • Select Committee on Economic Development
  • Sickle Cell Disease Advisory Committee
  • Specialty Courts Advisory Council
  • Task Force to Address the Relationship Between Domestic Violence and Child Abuse and Neglect
  • Task Force on Health Information Technology
  • Task Force on Improving Relations with Faith- and Community-Based Nonprofits
  • Task Force to Reduce Child Abuse and Neglect and Improve Child Welfare
  • Task Force on Rules for Additional Resources at Trial
  • Texas Bleeding Disorders Advisory Council
  • Texas Coordinating Council for Veterans Services
  • Texas Fusion Center Policy Council
  • Texas Grain Producer Indemnity Board
  • Texas High Performance Schools Consortium
  • Texas HIV Medication Advisory Committee
  • Texas Indigent Defense Commission
  • Texas Institute of Health Care Quality and Efficiency
  • Texas Juvenile Justice Board
  • Texas Juvenile Justice Department
  • Texas Rural Health and Economic Development Advisory Council

Renamed (4)

  • Advisory Committee on Medicaid and Child Health Plan Program Rate and Expenditure Disparities Between the Texas-Mexico Border Region and Other Areas of the State
    • Formerly: Advisory Committee on Funding Disparities in Health Programs
  • Institutional Review Board for Health Care Data Requests
    • Formerly: Scientific Review Panel
  • Office of Independent Ombudsman for the Texas Juvenile Justice Department
    • Formerly: Office of Independent Ombudsman of the Texas Youth Commission
  • Telemedicine and Telehealth Advisory Committee
    • Formerly: Telemedicine Advisory Committee

Abolished (34)

  • Advisory Council on Continuing Education for Insurance Agents
  • Coastal Coordination Council
  • Consumer Assistance Program for Health Maintenance Organizations Advisory Committee
  • Coordinated Strategic Planning Committee for Juvenile Justice
  • Electric Utility Restructuring Legislative Oversight Committee
  • Equine Research Account Advisory Committee
  • Fire Detection and Alarm Devices Advisory Council
  • Fire Extinguisher Advisory Council
  • Fire Protection Advisory Council
  • Fireworks Advisory Council
  • Health Disparities Task Force
  • Health Maintenance Organization Solvency Surveillance Committee
  • Insurance Adjusters Examination Advisory Board
  • Insurance Agent License Examination Advisory Board
  • Insurance Utilization Review Agents Advisory Committee
  • Joint Advisory Committee on the Practice of Engineering and Architecture
  • Joint Advisory Committee on the Practice of Engineering, Architecture, and Landscape Architecture
  • On-Site Wastewater Treatment Research Council
  • Promotora Program Development Committee
  • Property and Casualty Insurance Legislative Oversight Committee
  • Public Insurance Adjusters Examination Advisory Committee
  • Task Force on Indigent Defense
  • Technical Advisory Committee on Electronic Health Care Data Exchange
  • Technical Advisory Committee on Health Insurance Claims Processing
  • Telecommunications Competitiveness Legislative Oversight Committee
  • Texas Department of Rural Affairs
  • Texas Emancipation Juneteenth Cultural and Historical Commission
  • Texas Health Care Policy Council
  • Texas HIV Medication Program Advisory Committee
  • Texas Juvenile Probation Commission
  • Texas Organ, Tissue, and Eye Donor Council
  • Texas Residential Property Insurance Market Assistance Program Executive Committee
  • Texas Youth Commission
  • TexLink to Health Coverage Program Task Force

81st Legislative Session (2009)

New (72)

  • Adoption Review Committee
  • Advisory Committee on Dyslexia Practitioners and Therapists
  • Advisory Committee on Qualifications for Health Care Translators and Interpreters
  • Advisory Committee on the Regulation of Insurance-Funded Prepaid Funeral Benefits
  • Advisory Committee on the Title IV-D Child Health Care Program
  • Advisory Panel on Recreational Boating Safety
  • Autism Spectrum Disorders Resource Center
  • Board of the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles
  • Campus Distinction Designation Criteria Committee(s)
  • Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas Ad Hoc Advisory Committee(s)
  • Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas University Advisory Committee
  • Capital Writs Committee
  • Committee to Select Independent Researcher to Study Nursing Educational Programs
  • Committee to Study Juvenile Justice System Alternatives for Child Prostitution
  • Communications Coordination Group
  • Comptroller’s Property Value Study Advisory Committee
  • Coordinated Strategic Planning Committee
  • Council on Children and Families
  • Department of Motor Vehicles Transition Team
  • Early Childhood Health and Nutrition Interagency Council
  • Electronic Health Information Exchange System Advisory Committee
  • Healthy Food Advisory Committee
  • Housing and Health Services Coordination Council
  • House Interim Committee to Study Newborn Screening
  • Human Trafficking Prevention Task Force
  • Interagency Council on Controlled Substances Transition Plan
  • Interagency Coordinating Group for Faith- and Community-Based Initiatives
  • Interagency Farm-to-School Coordination Task Force
  • Interagency Literacy Council,
  • Interagency Task Force for Children with Special Needs
  • Interagency Task Force for Economic Growth and Endangered Species
  • Interim Committee to Study Dyslexia and Related Disorders
  • Interim Select Committee on Criminal Commitments of Individuals with Mental Retardation
  • Interstate Commission on Educational Opportunity for Military Children
  • Jobs and Education for Texans (JET) Grant Program Advisory Board
  • Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction Advisory Committee(s)
  • Legislative Committee on Aging
  • Media Production Advisory Committee
  • Natural Disaster Housing Reconstruction Advisory Committee
  • Newborn Screening Advisory Committee
  • Offender Reentry Task Force
  • Office of Independent Ombudsman for State Supported Living Centers
  • Physician Health and Rehabilitation Advisory Committee
  • Pollution Control Property Advisory Committee
  • Polygraph Advisory Committee
  • Public Corruption Unit
  • Renewing Our Communities Account Advisory Committee
  • Select Committee on Public School Finance Weights, Allotments, and Adjustments
  • Select Interim Committee to Study Technology Research Data Collection
  • Southern High-Speed Rail Commission
  • State Council to Coordinate Participation in and Compliance with the Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children
  • Task Force to Reduce Child Abuse and Neglect
  • Task Force on Driver Education Courses
  • Task Force on Strengthening Nonprofit Capacity
  • Task Force on Uniform County Subdivision Regulation
  • Texas Bioenergy Policy Council
  • Texas Bioenergy Research Committee
  • Texas Department of Motor Vehicles
  • Texas Emergency Services Retirement System Medical Board
  • Texas Holocaust and Genocide Commission
  • Texas Invasive Species Coordinating Committee
  • Texas-Israel Exchange Advisory Committee
  • Texas Medical Child Abuse Resources and Education System (MEDCARES) Advisory Committee
  • Texas Nursery and Floral Advisory Council
  • Texas Physician Health Program Governing Board
  • Texas Tax Professional Advisory Committee
  • Timothy Cole Advisory Panel on Wrongful Convictions
  • Used Automotive Parts Recycling Advisory Board
  • Volunteer Advocate Program Advisory Committee
  • Windstorm Insurance Legislative Oversight Board
  • Wine Industry Development and Marketing Advisory Committee
  • Workgroup on Integration of Health and Behavioral Health Services

Renamed (6)

  • Advisory Panel on Health Care-Associated Infections and Preventable Adverse Events
    • Formerly: Advisory Panel on Health Care-Associated Infections
  • Mortgage Industry Advisory Committee
    • Formerly: Mortgage Broker Advisory Committee
  • Texas Crime Stoppers Council
    • Formerly: Crime Stoppers Advisory Council
  • Texas Department of Rural Affairs
    • Formerly: Office of Rural Community Affairs
  • Texas Private Security Board
    • Formerly: Texas Commission on Private Security
  • Towing, Storage, and Booting Advisory Board
    • Formerly: Towing and Storage Advisory Board

Abolished (17)

  • Board of Tax Professional Examiners
  • Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas Scientific Research and Prevention Programs Committee
  • Disaster Emergency Funding Board
  • Interagency Panel on State Agency Software Portfolio Management Training
  • Local Government Records Committee
  • Polygraph Examiners Board
  • Private Sector Prison Industries Oversight Authority
  • State Community Development Review Committee
  • Study Commission on Transportation Financing
  • Technical Advisory Committee on Property Tax Appraisal Studies
  • Telecommunications Planning and Oversight Council
  • Texas Environmental Education Partnership Fund Board
  • Texas Incentive and Productivity Commission
  • Texas-Israel Exchange Fund Board
  • Texas Wine Marketing Assistance Program Advisory Committee
  • Windstorm Building Code Advisory Committee
  • Wine Industry Development Advisory Committee

80th Legislative Session (2007)

New (56)

  • Advisory Board on Implementation of a Genuine Texas Program
  • Advisory Committee on Implementation and Enforcement of a Controlled Substance Monitoring System
  • Advisory Committee on Implementation of the Severe Storm Research and Planning Center
  • Advisory Committee on the Adequacy of Facility-Based Provider Network Health Benefit Plans
  • Advisory Committee on the Residential Energy Efficiency Study
  • Advisory Panel on Health Care-Associated Infections
  • Bexar Metropolitan Water District Oversight Committee
  • Border Security Council
  • Business Tax Advisory Committee
  • Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas
  • Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas Scientific Research and Prevention Programs Committee
  • Chronic Kidney Disease Task Force
  • Committee on Health and Long-Term Care Insurance Incentives
  • Committee on Licensing Standards
  • Committee on Pediatric Centers of Excellence Relating to Abuse and Neglect
  • Criminal Justice Legislative Oversight Committee
  • Enterprise Resource Planning Advisory Council
  • Environmental Flows Advisory Group
  • Health and Human Services Eligibility System Legislative Oversight Committee
  • High School Completion and Success Initiative Council
  • Interagency Obesity Council
  • Interim Committee on Creating a Fund to Provide Reimbursement for Damages from a Builder’s Actions
  • Joint Committee to Recommend Narrow Therapeutic Index Drugs
  • Joint Interim Committee on State Water Funding
  • Joint Legislative Task Force on Use of the Sales Tax on Sporting Goods
  • Judicial Compensation Commission
  • Legislative Study Committee on Private Participation in Toll Projects
  • Lung Cancer Advisory Council
  • Medicaid Cost Reporting and Auditing Process Work Group
  • Office of Independent Ombudsman of the Texas Youth Commission
  • Pain Treatment Review Committee
  • Real Estate Educational Programs Review Committee
  • Real Property Advisory Committee
  • Regional Health Care Systems Review Committee
  • Residential Mortgage Fraud Task Force
  • Review Panel for Career and Technical Education Curriculum
  • Rules Advisory Committee on Manufactured Housing Installation
  • Rules Advisory Committee on Prepayment Funding Agreements for Relocation of Utility Facilities on State Highways
  • Select Committee on Public School Accountability
  • Select Interim Committee to Study the Practice of Breeding White-Tailed and Mule Deer
  • Sexual Assault Advisory Council
  • Special Prosecution Unit
  • Statewide Procurement Advisory Council
  • Steering Committee to Oversee the Edwards Aquifer Authority Cooperative Agreement for Protection of Endangered Species
  • Structural Pest Control Advisory Committee
  • Technical Advisory Committee on Electronic Data Storage
  • Texas Bleeding Disorders Advisory Council
  • Texas Health Services Authority
  • Texas Organic Agricultural Industry Advisory Board
  • Towing and Storage Advisory Board
  • Type 2 Diabetes Risk Assessment Program Advisory Committee
  • Water Conservation Advisory Council
  • Work Group on Uncompensated Hospital Care
  • Work Group on Youth with Disabilities Transitioning from School-Oriented Living
  • Worksite Wellness Advisory Board
  • Youth Commission Advisory Board

Renamed (8)

  • Automobile Burglary and Theft Prevention Authority
    • Formerly: Automobile Theft Prevention Authority
  • Board of the Office of Rural Community Affairs
    • Formerly: Executive committee of the Office of Rural Community Affairs
  • Child Support Work Group
    • Formerly: County Advisory Work Group
  • Consumer Direction Work Group
    • Formerly: Consumer Directed Services Work Group
  • Local Authority Network Advisory Committee
    • Formerly: Local Authority Technical Advisory Committee
  • Texas Board of Nursing
    • Formerly: Texas Board of Nurse Examiners
  • Texas Emerging Technology Advisory Committee
    • Formerly: Texas Emerging Technology Committee
  • Texas Facilities Commission
    • Formerly: Texas Building and Procurement Commission

Abolished (13)

  • Electronic Government Program Management Office Advisory Committee
  • State Advisory Committee on Child-Care Administrators and Facilities
  • Interagency Work Group on Child Support Services
  • Interagency Work Group on Locating Parents and Relatives of Children Receiving Assistance
  • Telecommunications Infrastructure Fund Board
  • Texans Conquer Cancer Advisory Committee
  • Texas Cancer Council
  • Texas Deepwater Port Authority
  • Texas Military Facilities Commission
  • Texas National Research Laboratory Commission
  • Texas Structural Pest Control Board
  • Texas Water Advisory Council
  • Tow Truck Rules Advisory Committee

79th Legislative Session (2005)

New (58)

  • Advisory Board on Barbering
  • Advisory Board on Cosmetology
  • Advisory Board on Operations of the Texas Entrepreneurship Network
  • Advisory Committee on Designing an Heirloom Birth Certificate
  • Advisory Committee on Designing an Heirloom Wedding Anniversary Certificate
  • Advisory Committee on Issues Relating to Oysters in Texas
  • Advisory Committee on Issues Relating to Gulf Shrimp in Texas
  • Advisory Committee on Nursing Faculty Enhancement
  • Advisory Committee on Residential Foreclosures
  • Advisory Oversight Community Outreach Committee
  • Advisory Panel on Health Care Associated Infections
  • Arthritis Advisory Committee
  • Bicycle Advisory Committee
  • Binational Alcohol and Substance Abuse Task Force
  • Border Inspection, Trade, and Transportation Advisory Committee
  • (Facility Residents’ Behavior) Best Practices Work Group
  • Financial Responsibility Verification Program Working Group
  • First Responder Advisory Council
  • Food and Fibers Research Council
  • Guardianship Certification Board
  • Gulf Shrimp License Moratorium Review Board
  • Health Care Information Technology Advisory Committee
  • Indigent Health Care Advisory Committee
  • Interagency Coordinating Council on Building Healthy Families
  • Interagency Work Group on Border Issues
  • Interim Committee on the Power of Eminent Domain
  • Joint Interim Committee on the Health Insurance Risk Pool Deficit
  • Joint Interim Committee on Medical Peer Review
  • (Medicaid Long-Term Care) Fee Schedule Work Group
  • Office of Injured Employee Counsel
  • Oral Examination Evaluation Work Group
  • Oyster License Moratorium Review Board
  • Parental Advisory Committee
  • Private Sector Advisory Council
  • Rainwater Harvesting Evaluation Committee
  • School Health Advisory Committee
  • Statewide Integrated Care Management Advisory Committee
  • Stroke Committee
  • Study Commission on Availability of Pre-Owned Heavy Duty Commercial Motor Vehicles
  • Study Commission on Transportation Financing
  • Study Committee on Rule Concerning Content of Individualized Education Program for Students with Pervasive Developmental Disorder
  • Supplemental Advisory Committee on Colonia Residents Assistance
  • Task Force on Health Coverage Public Awareness and Education Program
  • Telecommunications Competitiveness Legislative Oversight Committee
  • Texas Emerging Technology Committee
  • Texas Entrepreneurship Network
  • Texas Farm and Ranch Lands Conservation Council
  • Texas Forensic Science Commission
  • Texas Health Care Policy Council
  • Texas Health Workforce Planning Partnership
  • Texas-Mexico Strategic Investment Commission
  • Texas Organ, Tissue, and Eye Donor Council
  • Texas Self-Insurance Group Guaranty Fund Board
  • Texas State Perfusionist Advisory Committee
  • Veterans Employment Program Transition Team
  • Wine Industry Development Advisory Committee
  • Work Group on the Feasibility of Registering Small Facilities
  • (Youth Camp) Training Advisory Committee

Renamed (7)

  • Department of Savings and Mortgage Lending
    • Formerly: Savings and Loan Department
  • Homeland Security Council
    • Formerly: Critical Infrastructure Protection Council
  • Regional Emergency Medical Dispatch Resource Center Pilot Program Work Group
    • Formerly: Regional Emergency Medical Dispatch Resource Center Work Group
  • Technology Workforce Development Grants Program Evaluation Committee
    • Formerly: Technology Workforce Development Grants Program Advisory Committee
  • Texas Council on Autism and Pervasive Developmental Disorders
    • Formerly: Interagency Council on Autism and Pervasive Developmental Disorders
  • Texas Medical Board
    • Formerly: Texas State Board of Medical Examiners
  • Texas Physician Assistant Board
    • Formerly: Texas State Board of Physician Assistant Examiners

Abolished (22)

  • Executive Advisory Committee
  • Food Protein Committee
  • Guaranty Association Advisory Committee
  • Health and Human Services Transition Legislative Oversight Committee
  • Interagency Council on Pharmaceuticals Bulk Purchasing
  • Long-Term Care Legislative Oversight Committee
  • Medical Advisory Committee
  • Motor Vehicle Board
  • Natural Fibers Committee
  • Psychological Associate Advisory Committee
  • Public Safety Radio Communications Council
  • Recycling Market Development Board
  • State Aircraft Pooling Board
  • State Board of Barber Examiners
  • TexasOnline Authority
  • Texas Agriculture Resources Protection Authority
  • Texas Cosmetology Commission
  • Texas Council on Environmental Technology
  • Texas Food and Fibers Commission
  • Texas State Board of Examiners of Perfusionists
  • Texas Workers’ Compensation Commission
  • Work and Family Policies Advisory Committee