Friends, The latest update from Oncor can be found HERE. I will make certain that the legislature takes up this issue of outages immediately! I have already been in contact with the Speaker and the Chair for the State Affairs committee discussing hearings as soon as we can reconvene session. Similar problems on a smaller scale occurred in […]
Friends, I know many of you are frustrated with the outages of electricity, gas and water many of us are experiencing right now. The power at our home began cycling off and on every ten minutes or so yesterday evening and went completely down at 1:40 am. I know many others are in the same predicament. […]
Governor Abbott State Of The State Address The Governor has prioritized five key emergency items for the Legislature to address during the 140-day legislative session. Each of these items can be taken up during the first 60 days of the session; unlike other bills affected by the 60-day calendar rule. Additionally the legislature was also […]
Parker County Hospital District to serve as Regional Rural Vaccine Hub We are so excited to announce that Parker County was selected by the Texas Department of State Health Services to serve as a Regional Rural Vaccine Hub for all House District 61 constituents as well as residents in the surrounding counties. By the […]
Complete the 2020 Census: Why Does it Matter? Texas ranks 39th with only 59.4% of Texans responding to the census. The deadline to complete the count is September 30, 2020, just around the corner. Much of the federal funding that comes to Texas is allocated on a per capita basis. Federal funding comes from your hard earned […]
Editorial in Fort Worth Star Telegram To download click HERE. Prayer Gathering Please join me tonight at Heritage Park at 7:00 pm. Let’s join together and pray for our nation.
Higher Burden After Successful Appraisal Protest Many times I’ve heard constituents complain of appealing their new property tax appraisal, prevailing in that appeal, only to see their valuation raised right back up at the next appraisal. This hasn’t been unique to Parker and Wise counties. Last year I was able to pass a property owner protection […]
I am so frustrated over the scope of this shutdown. I represent about 200,000 constituents in the Texas House. Thirty have tested positive for COVID-19. Yet thousands have lost their job or seen their income drastically reduced. Sheltering is a double-edged sword. Its intent is to protect our health and every life is precious. But […]
Update from the Texas Workforce Commission Staggered Access to Unemployment Benefit Services Over half a million Texans have filed unemployment claims in the last 18 days as a result of COVID-19. The Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) will soon outpace the total number of claims received in all of 2019. This unprecedented increase has led to long […]
