2023

Here’s a legislative update! Both the Texas Senate and House have budgeted a $5 billion increase in new state education funding.  This does not include funds already budgeted for record property tax relief legislation which I, as the “architect” of …

Austin, TX – Senator Paul Bettencourt (R-Houston) passed Senate Bill 220 out of the Texas Senate on Wednesday, April 19, 2023. SB 220 addresses the thousands of voter irregularities that occurred in the 2022 election by allowing the Texas Secretary of …

Austin, TX – Senator Paul Bettencourt (R-Houston) passed three more of his Election Integrity bills out of the Texas Senate on Thursday, April 13, 2023, including Senate Bill 1039. The Heritage Foundation’s Hans von Spakovsky, Manager, Election Law Reform Initiative & …

Austin, TX – Senator Paul Bettencourt (R-Houston) passed SB 1910 out of the Texas Senate, 24-7 to deny County officials from using the litigation exception in the Texas Public Information Act through the Texas Attorney General’s office to delay releasing election …

Austin, TX – Senator Paul Bettencourt (R-Houston) passed his Ballot Language bill, Senate Bill 221, out of the Texas Senate with bipartisan support, 22-8 to prevent local governments from misleading voters at the polls with deceptive proposition ballot language, spending taxpayer …

Austin, TX – Senator Paul Bettencourt (R-Houston) and Senator Royce West (D-Dallas), the two longest-serving members of the Senate Education Committee, passed Senate Bill 1861 out of the Texas Senate on a bipartisan vote, 28-3. SB 1861 is based on the …

Austin, TX – Senator Paul Bettencourt (R-Houston) passed SB 1750 out of the Texas Senate on Tuesday, April 18, 2023. SB 1750 will restore voter trust, accountability, and transparency in Harris County elections by returning the management of elections back to …

Austin, TX – Senator Paul Bettencourt (R-Houston), with ten co-authors, passed two more Election Integrity bills on Thursday, April 6, 2023, in response to the botched 2022 primary and general elections in Harris County. There were over ten thousand voter irregularities …

Austin, TX – Senator Paul Bettencourt (R-Houston) passed five more of his Election Integrity bills out of the Senate Committee on State Affairs, Chaired by Senator Bryan Hughes (R-Tyler), on Thursday, March 30th, 2023. “Senate Bill 1039, which is the best voter …

Austin, TX – The Texas Senate’s unprecedented $16.5 billion Property Tax Plan that will provide unprecedented relief to homeowners, business owners, and all taxpayers has left the train station! Lt. Governor Dan Patrick’s (R-Texas) priority bills, SB 3, 4, and 5, along with …