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Bill would create temporary task force to review Texas State Guard operations and readiness

3464588 · May 23, 2025

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HB 101 would create a temporary task force of state agency leaders to assess mission needs and recommend improvements for the Texas State Guard; the task force would report to the adjutant general and governor by Aug. 31, 2026, and expire Sept. 1, 2026; the committee left the bill pending.

The Committee on Veteran Affairs heard House Bill 101, which would create a temporary task force to assess the Texas State Guard's mission needs, operational challenges, and long‑term professionalization strategies.

Senator Eckhart said the task force would be composed of state agency leaders and would deliver a final report to the adjutant general and governor by Aug. 31, 2026. “HB 101 creates a temporary task force composed of state agency leaders assigned to assess mission needs, operational challenges, and long term strategies for the Texas State Guard,” Eckhart said. He added the task force is designed to expire on Sept. 1, 2026.

A resource witness from the Texas Military Department attended. The committee opened public testimony and closed it with no registrants; the committee left HB 101 pending.