Love it or hate it, "DOGE" has become a new word in the political dictionary this year as President Trump's Department of Government Efficiency, implemented by Elon Musk, seeks to slash federal government spending.

The first bill to reach Abbott’s desk this session creates a regulation-cutting state agency under the purview of the governor. It was passed with bipartisan supermajorities.

Although Republicans have run state government for two decades, the governor said he was "shocked" to learn Texas has fifth highest regulatory burden.