On May 12th, the Texas Senate finalized action on Senate Bill (SB) 5 and Senate Joint Resolution (SJR) 3, both authored by Senator Joan Huffman, to allocate funding for research, prevention, and treatment of dementia,…
On May 9th, the Texas Senate passed House Bill (HB) 331, authored by Representative Jared Patterson and Senator Juan “Chuy” Hinojosa. This important bill ensures that firefighters, peace officers, and emergency medical technicians (EMTs) who…
Today, the Texas Senate passed House Bill (HB) 3093, authored by Representative Denise Villalobos and Senator Juan “Chuy” Hinojosa. This bill is designed to provide more tax revenue certainty and protect local governments along the…
The Texas Senate has concurred with House amendments to Senate Bill 1967, authored by Senator Juan “Chuy” Hinojosa, paving the way for important funding opportunities for flood mitigation projects. The bill will now head to…
Yesterday, the Texas Transportation Commission announced an $8 million grant to the Rural Economic Assistance League, Inc. (R.E.A.L. Inc.) for the construction of a maintenance facility in Alice. This funding, which is part of the…
On Wednesday, the Texas Senate took a significant step forward in the fight against dementia by passing Senate Bill (SB) 5 and Senate Joint Resolution (SJR) 3, both authored by Senator Joan Huffman. Senator Juan…
Last week, the Texas Senate passed several bail reform bills that were priorities for Lt. Governor Dan Patrick and were declared Emergency Items by Governor Greg Abbott. The bills—SJR 1, SJR 5, SB 9, and…
Last week, the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) approved the request from the Nueces County Water Control and Improvement District No. 3 (District) for $9,304,876 in financial assistance consisting of $2,410,000 in financing and $6,894,876…
Yesterday, the Texas Senate passed Senate Bill (SB) 4 and Senate Joint Resolution (SJR) 2, which I joint-authored with Senator Paul Bettencourt. These bills are once again priorities for Lt. Governor Dan Patrick and Governor…
On Friday, the Texas Senate Finance Committee heard testimony from the Texas A&M University System, including the presidents of all A&M Universities. Chancellor John Sharp, who last year announced his retirement for later this year,…