Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Jerome Greener as Director of the Texas Regulatory Efficiency Office (TREO), an agency established to review and reduce unnecessary regulations in state government. The office aims to develop best practices for state agencies and minimize regulatory burdens on Texans.
“Texans deserve a government that protects individual liberty and fosters economic opportunity,” Governor Abbott stated. “Through the Texas Regulatory Efficiency Office, we will cut red tape, streamline regulations, and put a check on the growth of the administrative state to keep Texas the best place to live, work, and raise a family. With a proven record of championing limited government and commonsense public policy, Jerome is an exceptional choice to lead TREO as it works to ease burdens on Texans and make government leaner, faster, and more accountable.”
Jerome Greener is currently Executive Vice President at the Texas Public Policy Foundation. Before joining the foundation in 2020, he was State Director for Americans for Prosperity and Senior Advisor for Americans for Prosperity Action. He studied Politics and Business Administration at the University of Dallas.
Senate Bill 14, signed into law by Governor Abbott in April, created TREO. The legislation tasks TREO with assisting state agencies in identifying outdated or ineffective rules, evaluating regulatory costs to the public, and issuing guidelines for how agencies should adopt new rules while conducting required analyses such as cost and employment impact statements.
The law also requires collaboration between the Department of Information Resources, Secretary of State, and TREO to create an accessible website where Texans can search for state rules by subject matter and see which activities or businesses are regulated.
