Texas House
Standing Committee
Oversees government efficiency, state agency operations, technology and artificial intelligence policy, cybersecurity, open government, and the prevention of fraud, waste, and abuse.
Committee Leadership
Committee Composition
Committee Size
13 Members
Republicans
8
Democrats
5
Committee Partisan Split
8R – 5D
Committee Membership
Most Recent Session Activity
Metrics reflect activity during the most recent legislative session.
Legislation Referred
172
Legislation Voted Out
79
Overall Efficiency
45.93%
Committee Meetings
24
Interim Charges
- Monitoring: Monitor the implementation and associated rulemaking of all legislation passed by the Committee and enacted by the 89th Legislature to ensure that legislative purposes are properly implemented, including the following:
- HB 150, relating to the establishment of the Texas Cyber Command and the transfer to it of certain powers and duties of the Department of Information Resources;
- HB 3963, relating to an early childhood integrated data system; and
- SB 14, relating to reforming the procedure by which state agencies adopt rules and impose regulatory requirements and the deference given to the interpretation of laws and rules by state agencies in certain judicial proceedings.
- Preventing Fraud, Waste, and Abuse: Study methods by which the state can leverage technology, including artificial intelligence, to detect fraud, waste, and abuse of taxpayer resources.
- Data Privacy and Security: Study the implementation and effectiveness of the Texas Data Privacy and Security Act to determine whether the law provides adequate protection for Texas residents and businesses.
- Agency Oversight: Pursuant to the broad oversight responsibilities granted to the Committee under Section 301.014, Government Code, and the House Rules of Procedure, monitor the agencies under the Committee’s jurisdiction, including for fraud, waste, and abuse, where applicable. The jurisdiction of the Delivery of Government Efficiency Committee includes the following agencies:
- The Department of Information Resources;
- The Sunset Advisory Commission; and
- The Texas Space Commission.
Committee Jurisdiction
The committee shall have 13 members, with jurisdiction over all matters pertaining to:
- The organization, operation, powers, regulations, and management of state departments, agencies, institutions, and advisory committees.
- Elimination of inefficiencies in the provision of state services.
- The integrity and accountability of agency regulatory responsibility, review, and oversight, including the agency rulemaking process, agency review of existing rules, and judicial review of agency rules and decisions.
- Open government matters, including open records and open meetings.
- Access of state agencies to scientific and technological information.
- The use by state agencies of advances in science and technology, including telecommunications, electronic technology, automated data processing, and artificial intelligence.
- The uses of artificial intelligence and emerging technology.
- The application of artificial intelligence and emerging technologies on various sectors of society, including employment, health care, homeland and national security, and transportation.
- Privacy and identity theft.
- Cybersecurity.
- Cooperation between the state or a local governmental entity and the scientific and technological community, including private businesses, institutions of higher education, and federal governmental laboratories.
- Inquiries to detect fraud, waste, and abuse in state government programs and operations and recommend appropriate legislation or other action.
- The following state agencies: the Department of Information Resources, the Sunset Advisory Commission, and the Texas Space Commission.
Committee Contact Information
Capitol Location
Capitol Extension, E2.126
Phone Number
(512) 463-9904
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