2017

AUSTIN – Following the calls by Senator Paul Bettencourt (R-Houston), the Houston Independent School District’s Board of Trustees has scheduled a new HISD “recapture” election to be held on May 6 to allow voters the opportunity to avoid the lose-lose-lose …

AUSTIN – Senator Paul Bettencourt (R-Houston) filed Senate Bill 542, a companion bill to House Bill 1184 by Representative Dwayne Bohac (R-Houston), which would create a $100 million school choice tax credit scholarship pilot program to help defray educational costs …

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AUSTIN – State Senator Paul Bettencourt (R-Houston) today issued the following statement of congratulations to Donna Bahorich after Governor Greg Abbott reappointed her to chair the State Board of Education (SBOE): “I have followed Donna’s career on the State Board …

AUSTIN – Senator Paul Bettencourt (R-Houston) issued the following statement about Senate Bill 1, the Senate’s base budget filed today by Senator Jane Nelson (R-Flower Mound), Chair of the Senate Finance Committee during the 84th Legislative Session: “Senator Jane Nelson’s …

AUSTIN – Senator Paul Bettencourt (R-Houston) and Senator Eddie Lucio Jr. (D-Brownsville), who served as Chair of the Senate Intergovernmental Affairs Committee during the 84th Legislative Session, today filed Senate Bill 488, the Texas Ballot Integrity Act to prevent local …