May 2017

Austin – The Texas Senate today concurred with the Texas House on House Bill 810 by Chair Tan Parker (R-Flower Mound) and sponsored by Senator Paul Bettencourt (R-Houston). HB 810 allows patients with terminal illnesses or severe chronic diseases to …

Austin – Governor Greg Abbott today signed Senate Bill 7 into law at the Texas Capitol. He was joined by the bill’s author, Senator Paul Bettencourt (R-Houston). The new law strengthens educator misconduct laws in Texas. SB 7 won unanimous …

Austin – The Texas Senate early this morning passed the property tax rollback and automatic election provisions of Senate Bill 2, the Property Tax Reform and Relief Act by Senator Paul Bettencourt (R-Houston), as an amendment to House Bill 4180 …

Austin – At another bill signing today, Governor Greg Abbott said that the property tax measure the House passed Saturday was not strong enough, stating, “I want to see the rate rollback part of property taxes achieved.” The Texas House …

Austin – The Texas Senate today concurred with the Texas House on Senate Bill 7 by Senator Paul Bettencourt (R-Houston) to strengthen educator misconduct laws in Texas and prevent educators who engage in inappropriate relationships with students from being able to …

Austin – The Texas House of Representatives today failed to appoint conference conferees for Senate Bill 669 by Senator Jane Nelson (R-Flower Mound), which effectively killed property tax relief for the 85th Regular Session. SB 669 in conference could have …

Austin – The Texas Senate today unanimously passed House Bill 810, authored by Representative Tan Parker and sponsored by Senator Paul Bettencourt (R-Houston). The legislation previously was unanimously approved by the Health & Human Services Committee chaired by Senator Charles …

Austin – The Senate Health & Human Services Committee chaired by Senator Charles Schwertner (R-Georgetown) today voted unanimously 9-0 to approve House Bill 810, authored by Representative Tan Parker and sponsored by Senator Paul Bettencourt (R-Houston). The legislation grants patients …

Austin – Today the Texas Senate unanimously by a vote of 30-0 passed the Homeowners Religious Freedom Act, providing protection for homeowners who wish to place certain religious displays on their front door. Too many homeowners’ associations (HOAs) had adopted …

Austin – The Texas House unanimously passed Senate Bill 7, by Senator Bettencourt (R-Houston) by a vote of 146-0. Representative Ken King (R-Canadian) sponsored the bill in the Texas House and brought the bill to the House floor today. The bill …