Austin, TX – Senator Paul Bettencourt (R-Houston) has been reappointed Chairman of the Senate Committee on Local Government for the 88th Legislative Session by Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick (R- Texas). Senator Drew Springer (R-Muenster) will serve as Committee Vice Chairman. "I'm …
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Houston, TX – Senator Paul Bettencourt (R- Houston) comments on a long awaited verdict argued in October of 2022 by the Supreme Court of Texas. The Houston Independent School District (HISD) tried to prevent the TEA conservator from making district level …
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Austin, TX – Senator Paul Bettencourt (R-Houston) filed Senate Bill 465 in response to the 5,300 percent jump in catalytic converter theft insurance claims in Texas since 2019. The spike is fueled by organized criminal rings who target catalytic converters for …
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Houston, TX – Senator Paul Bettencourt (R-Houston) reacts to the record number of a dozen or more election challenges filed in Harris County. "When government calls an election and the County Election Administrator fails to get enough paper ballots to the polls …
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