State Disaster Recovery officials along with Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) officials moved into Parker County Wednesday to set up offices and begin assisting those individuals in the Horseshoe Bend and Rio Brazos areas affected by the floods.

“It’s particularly frustrating because I had worked very hard with the Higher Education Committee and with Appropriations to try to get additional funding for Weatherford College and ... compared to the other colleges they came out well.” - Rep. Phil King

“It’s just bad politics. I mean, politically, it’s just not smart to veto that bill. It’s such a good bill.” — State Rep. Phil King

State Rep. Phil King, R-Weatherford, said that one new sergeant and two new commercial vehicle enforcement officers from the Department of Public Safety will be stationed in Wise County this year.

“All these other entities are benefiting from the economic benefit that is coming with the development of the Barnett Shale, but the money to offset to the infrastructure costs is not getting back to [the road and bridge fund] where it needs to be,” King said.

State Rep. Phil King, R-Weatherford, talked to the Decatur Rotary Club and guests Thursday about the good, the bad and the ugly of the recently completed 80th Texas legislative session.

As you can see there are great benefits to having responsible drilling taking place in our county, but it is also important that the drilling companies carry their share of the load and not leave the taxpayers with the burden of repairing the roads that they benefit from using.

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 (R-Weatherford) officially unveiled legislation designed to create a groundwater conservation district in Parker and Wise counties Wednesday.

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