2024

Austin, TX – Wednesday, May 15th, the Senate Committee on Local Government chaired by Senator Paul Bettencourt held a hearing to discuss securing Texas against "Squatters". Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick assigned this interim charge before the committee ahead of the 2025 …

Austin, TX – Senator Paul Bettencourt (R-Houston) released the following statement regarding the American Legislative Exchange Council's Rich States, Poor States: ALEC-Laffer State Economic Competitive Index, a well-known bellwether of State economic performance. This annual report evaluates the economic competitiveness and outlook …

Austin, TX – In the 2nd called Special Session of the 88th Legislature in 2023, Senator Bettencourt (R-Houston) passed SB 2, which provided historic property tax reductions, and SB 3, which doubled the franchise tax exemption taking around 67,000 Texas small …

Austin, TX – In the 2nd called Special Session of the 88th Legislature in 2023, Senator Bettencourt (R-Houston) passed SB 2, which provided historic property tax reductions, and SB 3, which doubled the franchise tax exemption taking around 67,000 Texas small …

Austin, TX – In 2023, Harris County announced they would be implementing a program titled "Uplift Harris" which would provide awarded low-income families in Harris County's Commissioners Court selected by City of Houston ZIP codes $500 per month for 18 months. …

Austin, TX – In the 2nd called Special Session of the 88th Legislature in 2023, Senator Bettencourt (R- Houston) passed a Texas-sized record $18.1 billion property tax cut for all Texas homeowners, SB 2. Senator Bettencourt is the author of SB …