Texas. Office of the Governor. Division of Budget and Planning.

In 1967, the 60th Texas Legislature, through House Bill 276, created legislation designating the Governor as the Chief Planning Officer of the state. The Division of Planning Coordination was created and charged with assisting the Governor in his planning activities and coordinating a comprehensive state planning and policy development process. The Division provided planning and technical assistance to state agencies, regional councils of government, and local governments. Responsibilities include or have included providing staff support to the Governor, and interagency councils and task forces created by the Governor, coordinating activities of planning councils, reviewing and commenting on grant applications for federal funds and state plans requiring federal assistance, coordinating and serving as a liaison for metropolitan and regional councils of government and state agencies, providing financial and technical assistance to regional councils, administering the State Planning Assistance Grant Program, and providing legislative and policy support.

In 1976, the Division was consolidated with the Governor's Budget Office and renamed the Governor's Budget and Planning Office. In addition to its planning duties, budget responsibilities by this Office include assisting in the preparation of budget recommendations to the legislature, issuing budget instructions to state agencies, conducting joint hearings with the Legislative Budget Board staff, informing the Governor of the fiscal outlook, and assisting in the analysis of agencies requests for emergency funds. The Budget and Planning programs are each administered by their own director.

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