The following is a list of
Texas state agencies.
List of agencies
*Angelina and Neches River Authority
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Brazos River Authority
*Canadian River Municipal Water Authority
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Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas
The Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) is a state agency that funds cancer research in Texas. It is funded by bonds issued by the state of Texas. Researchers and organizations in Texas are invited to apply for grants that ...
*Edwards Aquifer Authority
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Employees Retirement System of Texas
Employees Retirement System of Texas (ERS) is an agency of the Texas state government.
ERS was created in 1947. It oversees retirement benefits of state employees. It is headquartered at 200 E 18th Street in Austin, Texas
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* Executive Council of Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy Examiners of Texas
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Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority
The Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority or GBRA was formed in 1933 by the Texas legislature. Its main concerns are water supply and water conservation in the Guadalupe River Basin, which includes the Blanco, Comal, and San Marcos rivers. The authori ...
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Lower Colorado River Authority
The Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA) is a nonprofit public utility created in November 1934 by the Texas Legislature. LCRA's mission is to enhance the lives of the Texans it serves through water stewardship, energy and community service. LCR ...
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Office of the Governor of Texas
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Office of the Lieutenant Governor of Texas
*Office of the Public Utility Counsel of Texas
*Office of the State Prosecuting Attorney
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Public Utility Commission of Texas
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Railroad Commission of Texas
*Red River Authority
*Sabine River Authority (Texas)
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State Bar of Texas
The State Bar of Texas (the Texas Bar) is an agency of the judiciary under the administrative control of the Texas Supreme Court. It is responsible for assisting the Texas Supreme Court in overseeing all attorneys licensed to practice law in Te ...
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Teacher Retirement System of Texas
Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS) is a public pension plan of the State of Texas. Established in 1937, TRS provides retirement and related benefits for those employed by the public schools, colleges, and universities supported by the S ...
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Texas A&M AgriLife Research
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Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service was formally established in 1915 after the 1914 passing of the Smith-Lever Act and in conjunction with Texas A&M University. Originally named Texas Agricultural Extension Service, then later Texas Cooperative ...
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Texas A&M University System
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Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission
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Texas Animal Health Commission
*Texas Apiary Inspection Service
*Texas Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board
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Texas Attorney General
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Texas Board of Architectural Examiners
*Texas Board of Chiropractic Examiners
*Texas Board of Nursing
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Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles
*Texas Board of Pharmacy
*Texas Board of Plumbing Examiners
*Texas Board of Podiatric Medical Examiners
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Texas Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors
*Texas Board of Professional Geoscientists
*Texas Bond Review Board
*Texas Commission of State Emergency Communications
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Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
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Texas Commission on Fire Protection
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Texas Commission on Jail Standards
The Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) is an agency of the Government of Texas.
Headquartered in the William Clements State Office Building in Downtown Austin
Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of Texas, as well as the sea ...
*Texas Commission on Judicial Conduct
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*Texas Commission on the Arts
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Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts
*Texas Council for Developmental Disabilities
*Texas Council on Competitive Government
*Texas County and District Retirement System
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Texas Court of Appeals
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Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals (CCA) is the court of last resort for all criminal matters in Texas. The Court, which is based in the Supreme Court Building in Downtown Austin, is composed of a Presiding Judge and eight judges.
Article V of ...
*Texas Credit Union Department
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Texas Department of Agriculture
The Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) is a state agency within the state of Texas, which is responsible for matters pertaining to agriculture, rural community affairs, and related matters. It is currently headed by Agriculture Commissioner S ...
* Texas Department of Banking
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Texas Department of Criminal Justice
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Texas Department of Family and Protective Services
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Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs
The Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA) is the state's lead agency responsible for homeownership, affordable rental housing, community and energy assistance programs, and colonia activities serving primarily low income Texans. ...
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Texas Department of Information Resources
Texas Department of Information Resources (DIR) is a state agency of Texas
Texas (, ; Spanish: ''Texas'', ''Tejas'') is a state in the South Central region of the United States. At 268,596 square miles (695,662 km2), and with more t ...
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Texas Department of Insurance
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Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation
The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR) is a state agency of Texas.
TDLR is responsible for licensing and regulating a broad range of occupations, businesses, facilities, and equipment in Texas.
TDLR has its headquarters in the Er ...
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Texas Department of Public Safety
*Texas Department of Savings and Mortgage Lending
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Texas Department of State Health Services
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Texas Department of Transportation
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Texas Education Agency
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Texas Engineering Experiment Station
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Texas Engineering Extension Service
Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX, pronounced "teeks") is a state extension agency that offers training programs and technical assistance to public safety workers, both in Texas and around the world. Established in 1940 as the Industri ...
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Texas Ethics Commission
The Texas Ethics Commission was established in 1991 to "provide guidance on various public ethics laws" within the state of Texas. The agency is headquartered on the 10th Floor of the Sam Houston State Office Building at 201 East 14th Street in Dow ...
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Texas Facilities Commission
The Texas Facilities Commission is a Texas state agency.
TFC's main duty is to manage state government buildings (excluding those operated by universities, the Texas State Capitol, and the Governor's Mansion). TFC also handles the sale of surpl ...
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Texas Film Commission
The Texas Film Commission is a state agency of Texas, under the oversight of the Governor of Texas. Its headquarters are in Suite 3.410 in the Texas Insurance Building in Downtown Austin
Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of Texas, ...
* Texas Finance Commission
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Texas Forest Service
* Texas Funeral Service Commission
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Texas General Land Office
The Texas General Land Office (GLO) is a state agency of the U.S. state of Texas, responsible for managing lands and mineral rights properties that are owned by the state. The GLO also manages and contributes to the state's Permanent School Fund. T ...
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Texas Health and Human Services Commission
The Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) is an agency within the Texas Health and Human Services System.
In September 2016, Texas began transforming how it delivers health and human services to qualified Texans, with a goal of makin ...
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Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
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Texas Historical Commission
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Texas Juvenile Justice Department
*Texas Legislative Budget Board
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Texas Legislative Council
The Texas Legislature is the state legislature of the US state of Texas. It is a bicameral body composed of a 31-member Senate and a 150-member House of Representatives. The state legislature meets at the Capitol in Austin. It is a powerful arm ...
*Texas Legislative Reference Library
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Texas Lottery Commission
The Texas Lottery is the government-operated lottery available throughout Texas. It is operated by the Texas Lottery Commission, headquartered in downtown Austin, Texas.
History
House Bill 54 was introduced for a state lottery on July 11, 1 ...
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Texas Medical Board
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Texas Military Department
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Texas Music Office
The Texas Music Office (TMO) is a state-funded business promotion office and information clearinghouse for the Texas music industry. It is headquartered in the State Insurance Building in Austin.
More than 14,000 individual clients use TMO resour ...
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Texas Office of Consumer Credit Commissioner
*Texas Office of Court Administration
*Texas Office of Public Insurance Counsel
*Texas Office of State-Federal Relations
*Texas Optometry Board
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Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
*Texas Pension Review Board
*Texas Public Finance Authority
*Texas Racing Commission
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Texas Real Estate Commission
The Texas Real Estate Commission (TREC) is the state agency that governs real estate practices in the state of Texas. The agency is headquartered at 1700 North Congress in Austin, Texas, Austin.
TREC is composed of nine members appointed by the G ...
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Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired
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Texas School for the Deaf
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Texas Secretary of State
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Texas Securities Board
The Texas State Securities Board is a Texas state agency headquartered in Austin, Texas.
The Board enforces the Texas Securities Act (TEX. REV. CIV. STAT. ANN. art. 581-1) and maintains programs for enforcement, registration of securities, regist ...
*Texas State Anatomical Board
*Texas State Auditor's Office
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Texas State Board of Dental Examiners
*Texas State Board for Educator Certification
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Texas State Board of Examiners of Psychologists
The Texas State Board of Examiners of Psychologists (TSBEP) was established in 1969 by the Sixty-First Texas Legislative Session with passage of the Psychologists' Certification and Licensing Act, V.T.C.S., Article 4512c. The legislature authorize ...
*Texas State Board of Public Accountancy
*Texas State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners
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Texas State Cemetery
*Texas State Law Library
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Texas State Library and Archives Commission
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Texas State Office of Administrative Hearings The Texas State Office of Administrative Hearings (SOAH) was created in 1991 by the 72nd Texas Legislature as an independent agency to manage and conduct hearings in contested cases for most licensing and other state agencies. SOAH provides a forum ...
*Texas State Office of Risk Management
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Texas State Preservation Board
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Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board
The Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board (TSSWCB) is a state agency of Texas, headquartered in Temple. The agency enforces the state's soil and water conservation laws and coordinates conservation and nonpoint source pollution abatement ...
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Texas State Technical College System
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Texas State University System
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Texas Sunset Advisory Commission
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Texas Tech University System
*Texas Veterans Commission
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Texas Veterans Land Board The Texas Veterans Land Board, also known as VLB, is part of the Texas General Land Office. Created by the Texas Legislature in 1946, the board was established to make land available to veterans returning from World War II.
Today, the organization ...
*Texas Water Development Board
*Texas Wildlife Services
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Texas Workforce Commission
The Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) is a governmental agency in the U.S. state of Texas that provides unemployment benefits and services related to employment to eligible individuals and businesses.
For employers, TWC offers recruiting, retenti ...
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Trinity River Authority
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University of Houston System
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University of North Texas System
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University of Texas System
The University of Texas System (UT System) is an American government entity of the state of Texas that includes 13 higher educational institutions throughout the state including eight universities and five independent health institutions. The UT& ...
External links
Texas State Library and Archives Commission — List of Texas State Agencies
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