April 13, 2017 - The members of the Legislature are heading home to spend the Easter weekend with their families. When we come back, we will be on the home stretch to the end of Session.
 
Here are five things happening at your Capitol this week:
 
1. State Supported Living Centers
 

April 12, 2017 - When you’re younger and your parents needed to have a serious conversation, they would call you in and ask that you have a seat. This meant that the topic was serious and required our full attention.

April 12, 2017 Austin, TX – This week, Senator Robert Nichols (R-Jacksonville) passed Senate Bill 1524 from the Texas Senate, which creates a permit allowing vehicles to carry oceangoing or international trade shipping containers within 30 miles of a port of entry, or an international bridge. 

April 12, 2017 Austin - Tuesday, Governor Greg Abbott appointed Railroad Commissioner Wayne Christian to serve as the Official Representative of Texas to the Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission (IOGCC).

"It is an honor to serve as the Official Representative for our state, and I would like to thank Governor Abbott for this appointment," Commissioner Christian said. "Texas is the number one producer of oil and natural gas in the United States and with this position, I intend to ensure our state has a stronger voice at the national level."

April 11, 2017 - Child abuse knows no boundaries and affects all segments of our state, including this community. 1 in 10 children will be sexually abused before their 18th birthday.