** REVISION ** — HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES — NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

** REVISION **
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

COMMITTEE:    Governmental Oversight, Select 

TIME & DATE:  10:00 AM, Wednesday, August 26, 2026 

PLACE:        E2.028 
CHAIR:        Rep. Cody Vasut 

The committee will meet to hear invited and public testimony regarding:

Education Foundations: Examine the role and structure of education foundations that are affiliated with Texas public school districts, including the scope and sources of their revenues and the nature of their financial relationships with school districts. Review the practice of public funds being transferred to or used by these foundations. Assess the applicability of state transparency, reporting, and oversight laws, and determine whether existing law adequately ensures accountability, prevents conflicts of interest, and protects taxpayer resources.

Texas Public Information Act: Study the applicability of the Texas Public Information Act, the entities currently subject to the Act, its effectiveness, and the necessity of current exemptions from public disclosure. Additionally, review requirements related to public notices and make recommendations to improve citizen awareness and transparency.

Texas Open Meetings Act: Evaluate the authority of political subdivisions to hold meetings subject to the Texas Open Meetings Act outside of the territory of the political subdivision.

Electronic public comment will be available for:

Education Foundations

Texas Public Information Act

Texas Open Meetings Act

Texas residents who wish to electronically submit comments related to

agenda items on this notice without testifying in person can do so until

the hearing is adjourned by visiting:

https://comments.house.texas.gov/home?c=c075

For those persons who will be testifying, information for in-person witness registration, can be found here: https://mytxlegis.capitol.texas.gov/HWRSPublic/About.aspx

A live video broadcast of this hearing will be available here: https://house.texas.gov/video-audio/

Instructions related to public access to the meeting location are available here: https://house.texas.gov/committees/public-access-house-committee-meetings/

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NOTICE OF ASSISTANCE AT PUBLIC MEETINGS

Persons with disabilities who plan to attend this meeting and who may need assistance, such as a sign language interpreter, are requested to contact Stacey Nicchio at (512) 463-0850, 72 hours prior to the meeting so that appropriate arrangements can be made.