State Representative Phil King (R-Weatherford) announced today that Wise County will be receiving one new Sergeant and two new Commercial Vehicle Enforcement (CVE) Officers from the Department of Public Safety this year.

An expansive bill that would have lowered retail electric rates and increased consumer protections was killed on a hyper-technical procedural motion on Monday night. SB 482, sponsored by Representative Phil King (R-Weatherford), included a process to scrutinize the pending $45 billion buy-out of TXU by private investors.

Senate Bill 247, the “Stop the Darfur Genocide Act”, which Representative Phil King (R-Weatherford) was a co-sponsor of, passed the Texas House of Representatives unanimously today. The bill has already cleared the Texas Senate and is on its way to the Governor’s desk, pending a procedural vote tomorrow. Governor Perry endorsed the targeted divestment legislation in his inaugural address and State of the State speech.

On Monday, the Texas House of Representatives gave approval to HB 13, a bill which provides more than $100 million dollars for measures designed to beef up Texas border security. The bill, which has six major provisions that strengthen homeland and border security, now heads for the Texas Senate for approval.

On Thursday and Friday, the Texas House of Representatives gave approval to two key bills protecting the property rights of Texas citizens. Both bills included provisions authored by Rep. Phil King (R-Weatherford) which provide procedural safeguards to the condemnation process governing pipeline companies.

The House of Representatives passed a bill authored by State Representative Phil King which requires that those who wish to register to vote in Texas must first have their citizenship verified. Yesterday, the bill passed on an initial vote of 89-57 and today received a 88-56 vote on final passage.

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.

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.

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