Houston Daily

Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Jerome Greener as Director of the Texas Regulatory Efficiency Office (TREO). The office was established to identify and remove unnecessary regulations within state agencies and develop best practices to reduce regulatory burdens on residents.

“Texans deserve a government that protects individual liberty and fosters economic opportunity,” said Governor Abbott. “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. Prior to this role, he served as State Director for Americans for Prosperity and as 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 with responsibilities that include helping state agencies repeal ineffective rules, assessing regulatory costs on the public, and providing guidelines for adopting new rules. 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 state rules by subject matter and see which activities or businesses are regulated.