Update: TCEQ and the Texas Water Development Board

The 82nd Legislature passed a number of bills with implications for the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) and the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB). Most notably, the legislature passed the two agencies’ sunset bills (HB 2694 and SB 660, respectively), which renew the agencies until 2023. This paper discusses significant changes made by the sunset bills to TCEQ’s and TWDB’s authority.