After Wednesday, the Senate has passed legislation addressing almost every topic put forth by Governor Greg Abbott for the first called session of the year. “Members, we have passed all but two bills on the governor’s proclamation, I believe, this week,” said Lt. Governor Dan Patrick, speaking from the SenateContinue Reading
Chris Paddie/ HD 9 State Rep. Last week, we welcomed the National Champion Baylor Bears men’s basketball team to the Capitol. It was great to celebrate these young men’s accomplishment! Celebrating Texans who have accomplished great feats is one of the biggest aspects missing from this session. I for one amContinue Reading
By Austin Lewter, Jimplecute Several have inquired about the status of HB 537— the subject of last week’s column. You’ll remember this is the proposed bill that would empower counties to post notices on their websites rather than in newspapers. The House County Affairs Committee heard arguments on House BillContinue Reading
By Chris Paddie, HD9 Representative Last week saw another the marathon hearing in the State Affairs committee and the House passed its first bills of the session. Last week also represented the half-way point of the 87th Legislative Session. One of the first bills to pass in the House reflectsContinue Reading
By Chris Paddie, HD9 Representative Last week, House committees continued working on several important pieces of legislation. I laid out several bills, including the Texas Small Business Recovery Act and several of the electric reform bills that I wrote about earlier this month. One of the bills that I laidContinue Reading
By Austin Lewter, Jimplecute To anyone who says, “newspapers are dead;” I say, “Sit at my desk the Monday after the post office sends a bundle of newspapers to Fort Worth by mistake.” I say, “Answer my phone when someone has a neighbor whose dog ate their paper.” I say,Continue Reading
By Gary Borders, Texas Press Association Snow, ice, single-digit temps blanket the state Texans from Lubbock to Longview shivered under single-digit temperatures as their week began, with snow and ice creating dangerous road conditions throughout the state. Gov. Greg Abbott issued a disaster declaration for all 254 Texas counties andContinue Reading
Press Release AUSTIN — State Representative Chris Paddie (R-Marshall) has been appointed as Chairman of the State Affairs Committee. “I am excited to be working on issues that are vitally important to East Texas,” said Rep. Paddie. “This committee chairmanship will allow our district to have influence on manyContinue Reading
Press Release Too many apartments being converted into property tax shelters by housing authorities around the State Rep. Murphy filed companion, HB1604, Houston Region Business Coalition, HRBC supports legislation Houston, TX – Senator Paul Bettencourt (R-Houston), Chair of the Local Government Committee, filed SB 591, to close a property tax loophole,Continue Reading
By HD 9 Representative Chris Paddie Like many things this past year, the swearing-in ceremony was far different than past years and saw the legislative session open with less pageantry. Regardless of the circumstances, I am always honored to represent East Texas in the Legislature and will continue toContinue Reading
Press Release: August 19,2020 Marion County Judge Leward J. LaFleur hosted several county elected officials from the region on August 17 for an online video conference with state Sen. Bryan Hughes. The Texas Association of Counties (TAC) organized the event at the request of county officials from Hughes’ Senate DistrictContinue Reading