During the 82nd Texas Legislature, a number of bills were filed and eventually passed with the objective of combating criminal activity in the State of Texas. As criminals have adapted,…
read moreDuring the 82nd Texas Legislature, a number of bills were filed and eventually passed with the objective of combating criminal activity in the State of Texas. As criminals have adapted,…
read moreThe following is a collection of news and notes from your State Capitol involving issues that affect House District 32. FOOD ALLERGY BILL PASSES OUT OF COMMITTEE On April 12,…
read moreCORRECTIONS COMMITTEE During the second week of February, Speaker Straus named the committee assignments for the Texas House of Representatives of the 82nd Legislative Session. In this week’s article, I…
read moreSTATE CAPITOL NEWS AND NOTES The following is a collection of news and notes from your State Capitol involving issues that affect House District 32. TEXAS CENSUS NUMBERS RELEASED On…
read moreTEXAS HOUSE GIVEN COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS Last week, Speaker Joe Straus announced the committee assignments for the Texas House of Representatives of the 82nd Legislative Session. I received the great honor…
read moreVOTER IDENTIFICATION BILL PASSED OUT OF SENATE The first bill of the 82nd Legislative Session has made its way out of the Texas Senate. On January 25, 2011 Senate Bill…
read moreTHE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS (PART II) In last week’s article, I began outlining the Texas lawmaking process. In that article, I covered how a law or bill begins from its initial…
read moreTHE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS Over the past several weeks, I have used my weekly article to introduce to you some of the bills which have been filed for the 82nd Legislative…
read moreTHE 82ND LEGISLATIVE SESSION BEGINS (PART II) The 140 day clock of the 82nd Legislative session officially began ticking away at noon on January 11th with the swearing in of…
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