Today, State Representative Phil King (R-Weatherford) announced that he will seek re-election in the Texas House of Representatives. A proven leader for Parker and Wise counties, King serves as State Representative for Texas House District 61.
I wanted to remind you that this weekend – August 9th, 10th, and 11th – is the state’s annual sales tax holiday. Texans will not pay sales tax on most clothing, footwear, school supplies and backpacks priced under $100. This exemption also includes items sold over the internet, television, or by mail.
We are writing to express our support for an audit of the Texas Education Services Center Curriculum Collaborative (TESCCC) and CSCOPE program, which has already been requested by Senator Dan Patrick and the Attorney General’s office.
Representative Phil King (R – Weatherford) was recognized by the Texas Eagle Forum with a top conservative rating in the Texas House. Representative King earned this accolade based on casting consistently conservative votes throughout the 83rd Texas Legislative Session and both Special Sessions.
“In May my office began to receive calls from residents regarding a contractor for the City of Ft. Worth dumping human waste near their homes that gave off a horrible odor,” King stated. “I called Ft. Worth Mayor Betsy Price, who immediately ordered the contractor to cease dumping until our concerns were addressed. I also contacted the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) requesting an investigation. TCEQ has since issued an enforcement letter to the contractor directing that dumping operations cease pending further investigation.”
Our founding fathers realized that “Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness” were among the most essential of the unalienable rights bestowed upon us by our Creator. Over the past several weeks a debate has been raging in Austin over the first and greatest of these enumerated rights: life. Governor Perry has now called the legislature back into a second special legislative session to pass a bill that would help protect innocent lives, but will also go a long way toward protecting women’s health.
“Over the past few weeks my office has received a number of phone calls and emails concerning the dumping of human waste at locations in both Parker and Wise counties. We believe that the company responsible for this has been hired by the City of Fort Worth and are awaiting confirmation of this fact.”
“My office has received numerous inquiries regarding the status of the CSCOPE lesson plans that many public schools utilize. This came to the attention of the legislature only in the last few months. As of May 20th, in response to legislators, concerned parents and many educators across Texas, the Texas Education Service Center Curriculum Collaborative (TESCCC) board announced it would permanently remove all lesson plans from its websites and would cease providing lesson plans through CSCOPE.”
Today marks the final day of the 83rd Texas Legislative Session. While it is likely we will be called back by the Governor into a special legislative session in the very near future to address redistricting, I wanted to share with you some of what was accomplished this session.
This past weekend Governor Perry signed SB 655, sponsored by State Representative Phil King (R-Weatherford), into law. This legislation clarifies and strengthens existing law related to eminent domain in Texas to prevent certain entities from exercising eminent domain for improper purposes.
