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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 – Senator Paul Bettencourt (R-Houston) released the following statement after receiving a constant number of positive comments regarding 2023 ISD property tax bills. As taxpayers pay their property taxes at the close of 2023 they are noticing the very …

Houston, TX – Senator Paul Bettencourt (R-Houston) hosted a press conference with the House Elections Committee Chair, Representative Reggie Smith (R-Sherman) Senate State Affairs Committee Chair, Senator Bryan Hughes (R-Tyler), Representative Charles Cunningham (R-Kingwood), Representative Tom Oliverson (R-Cypress), Representative Lacey Hull …

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 …

Austin, TX – Senator Paul Bettencourt (R-Houston) released the following statement after receiving the “2023 Legislator of the Year” award from ALEC after the passage and implementation of his record $18 billion property tax reduction plan, SB 2 and SB 3. …

Houston, TX – Senator Paul Bettencourt (R-Houston) commented favorably on the Texas Supreme Court’s decision to deny Harris County’s emergency motion for temporary relief (TRO) regarding of the implementation of Senate Bill 1750. “This bill has always been about performance not politics. …