Austin, TX – Senate Bill 5 & and the Constitutional Amendments for SB 3, SB 4, and SB 5, launched out of the Senate Committee on Finance, Chaired by Senator Joan Huffman (R-Houston) on Monday, March 20, 2023, on a unanimous …
With the recent CDC announcement about masks no longer being required for folks with full vaccinations, why does Harris County Judge Lina Hildago still insist upon maintaining a Red Threat Level-1 Alert? Is it some type of blind obedience …
Austin, Texas – Senator Paul Bettencourt (R-Houston), along with 5 joint-authors, Senators Birdwell, Creighton, Kolkhorst, Hall, and Schwertner, have signed onto most all these voter registration and election code violation bills, to protect voter integrity in Texas. These 7 bills are …
Houston, TX – Senator Paul Bettencourt (R-Houston) filed SB 581, the Homeowners Religious Freedom Act, providing protection for homeowners who wish to place certain religious displays on their front door. Too many homeowners’ associations (HOAs) had adopted restrictive rules that would …
Houston, TX – Senator Paul Bettencourt (R-Houston), current Chair of the Local Government, and past chair of former Senate Property Tax in the 86th session, filed a package of Property Tax bills to address taxpayer issues including uniformity of bond elections, …
Houston, TX – Senator Paul Bettencourt (R-Houston), Chair of the Local Government Committee, filed SB 591, to close a property tax loophole, from the 85th legislative session, that removes entire apartment complexes from the tax roles. This legislation would prevent local …