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Gov. Greg Abbott signs SB 14 to create Texas Regulatory Efficiency Office
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Gov. Greg Abbott signed Senate Bill 14 into law, establishing a Texas Regulatory Efficiency Office that officials say will tighten standards for new rules and host a public portal for regulatory reviews. Business groups at the ceremony hailed the measure as a win for small business.
Gov. Greg Abbott signed Senate Bill 14 into law during a bill-signing event, establishing the Texas Regulatory Efficiency Office to review new rules and, officials said, put stricter standards on future regulations to limit growth of the administrative state.
Abbott framed the measure as part of an effort to make government "more responsible, more responsive, less costly, and more efficient," and said the law "will ensure that Texas is operating at the speed of business." He declared, "Texas regulatory reform is now law in the state of Texas." (remarks appear in the event transcript.)
Supporters at the ceremony said the office will reduce unnecessary rules and increase transparency. Jeff Burdette, identified in the transcript as a director with the National Federation of Independent Business, said the bill is a…
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