The council denied a petition seeking changes to informal conference (ISC) procedures and adopted a package of proposed rule changes, including clarifying when staff may handle certain ISCs without a professional board member present while preserving opportunities to consult professional members or secure expert reviewers for contested professional matters.

The council approved several license revocations and denials (psychologist revocation, multiple license denials and revocations for LPAs, LPCs and social workers) and heard an update that the CE Broker system is live and that roughly 28,000 licensees (≈32%) had accounts as of Feb. 1.

Major Sharon Jones told the Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council DPS has established statewide behavioral threat assessment and management teams that have thwarted multiple targeted‑violence plots and asked the council to support draft legislation to protect mental‑health professionals who share clinical information within those confidential teams.

The THECB Health‑Related Institutions Formula Advisory Committee voted to adopt a recommended behavioral‑health instruction & operations weight (2.075) after review of cost data; members also approved a final report for non‑substantive staff edits and agreed to complete final approval by email with edits due by the 14th.

Working group recommended a graduate behavioral health weight of 2.075 and asked institutions to identify program hours and FTSE for reclassification; optometry funding was discussed but the committee recommended schools pursue cost‑based options through the general academic (GAI) side rather than HRI formulas.

BHEC staff reported a 33% rise in complaints to more than 800 last fiscal year, described current hiring challenges for enforcement attorneys and flagged possible use of law student interns and other efficiency measures.

The council moved forward with a set of rule proposals tied to recent statutes, supervision language and professional titles, adopted several board rules and directed the LPC board to withdraw one adoption packet for more development.

CE Broker allows seamless management of required continuing education for Texas licensed professionals.

BHEC states licensees must self-assess CEU eligibility; no preapproval available.

Several key healthcare bills, including mental health and reciprocity measures, failed in Texas legislature.