State Representative Phil King (R-Weatherford), a longtime supporter of reducing property taxes, cast his vote Tuesday for H.B. 216, a bill that will slow burdensome “appraisal creep” that impacts Texas homeowners.

State Representative Phil King, a longtime supporter of reducing property taxes, yesterday cast his vote for H.B. 216, a bill that will slow burdensome "appraisal creep" that impacts Texas homeowners.

Rep. Phil King of Weatherford is taking a principled stand for promoting lower electricity rates and preserving our strong business climate.

The Texas House of Representatives passed Senate Bill 482 (SB 482) Friday.

According to a release from Weatherford Rep. Phil King, the bill will work to increase competition and lower electric rates in the retail electric market.

State Representative Phil King has coauthored legislation that, if approved, would mandate a two year moratorium on the Trans Texas Corridor project.

State Representative Phil King voted for legislation to rescind Governor Rick Perry’s recent mandate that all sixth-grade girls in Texas be required to be vaccinated for the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV). The legislation was passed by the House of Representatives on Tuesday. Assuming the Senate approves the measure; parents may still voluntarily allow their children to be vaccinated for HPV but would not be required to have their children vaccinated.

Parker County’s representatives in both houses of the Texas Legislature have each co-authored legislation to allow lawmakers more time to gather public input before pushing forward on the controversial Trans-Texas Corridor.

State Rep. Phil King (R-Weatherford) has three bills that he intends to file on a groundwater protection district that would include Wise County, he said Friday in a telephone interview.

Wise County commissioners made a major commitment Tuesday for a groundwater protection district.