STATE CAPITOL NEWS AND NOTES

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STATE CAPITOL NEWS AND NOTES The following is a collection of news and notes from your State Capitol involving issues that affect House District 32. VOTER IDENTIFICATION PASSES OUT OF THE HOUSE The Voter ID bill otherwise known as Senate Bill (SB) 14 passed out of the House on March 24, 2011 after receiving a…

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Digital disconnect is warranted

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Digital disconnect is warranted AUSTIN – When written, passed and signed into law in the 1970s, there was no way of knowing that one day communications devices that easily fit into the palm of a hand could be used to circumvent the Texas Open Meetings Act. If state Rep. Todd Hunter, R-Corpus Christi, has his…

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Ban sought on texting while lawmaking

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Ban sought on texting while lawmaking AUSTIN – Open Meetings Act addition would affect electronic communications by any public official at public meeting. On any given day when legislative committees gather, state lawmakers can be seen hammering away on BlackBerrys, iPhones and other mobile devices. But one powerful member of the Texas House wants to…

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HOUSE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE VOTES ON USING RAINY DAY FUND

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HOUSE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE VOTES ON USING RAINY DAY FUND On March 15, 2011, Gov. Rick Perry, Speaker Joe Straus and Comptroller Susan Combs announced the decision to address the $4.3 billion deficit existing in the current biennium’s budget. The decision addresses the deficit by implementing $800 million in cuts, using $300 million from increased sales…

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Local legislative delegation files 190 wide-ranging bills

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Local legislative delegation files 190 wide-ranging bills CORPUS CHRISTI — Coastal Bend legislators have authored 190 bills dealing with issues such as windstorm insurance, court redistricting, economic development and even a study of the way the state taxes boats. The local House delegation’s senior member, Todd Hunter, chairman of the influential Calendars Committee, authored 46…

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