SB 1933 by Senator Paul Bettencourt starts SOS oversite and follows his SB 1750 moving elections back to the elected County Clerk and Tax Assessor-Collector Senator Paul Bettencourt (R-Houston) hosted a press conference with the House Elections Committee Chair, Representative Reggie […]
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Sen. Bettencourt sees eye-popping savings in unanimously passed record $18 billion Senate plan
SB 26 raises homestead exemption to 100K, lowers rollback rate by 30% & doubles franchise tax exemption Senator Paul Bettencourt (R-Houston), at a press conference with Lt. Governor Dan Patrick (R-Texas) and the entire Texas Senate at his side, announced the […]
Sen. Bettencourt’s bill to make the platting process less complicated passes the Texas Senate
SB2037 makes clear that cities in the ETJ & counties in unincorporated areas may not regulate lot density Senator Paul Bettencourt (R-Houston) passed Senate Bill 2037 out of the Texas Senate to stop the unauthorized over-regulation to approve plats by […]
Sen. Bettencourt and Sen. West’s bipartisan Virtual Education bill bolts out of the TX Senate 28-3!
SB 1861 is the result of the Texas Commission on Virtual Education’s recommendations to advise the Legislature on how to improve virtual education in Texas Senator Paul Bettencourt (R-Houston) and Senator Royce West (D-Dallas), the two longest-serving members of the […]
Sen. Paul Bettencourt passes Five more Election Integrity Bills to the full Texas Senate!
Sen. Bettencourt’s SB 1039, lauded by Heritage Foundation & four other Election Integrity bills pass out of Committee Senator Paul Bettencourt (R-Houston) passed five more of his Election Integrity bills out of the Senate Committee on State Affairs, Chaired by […]
Senator Paul Bettencourt reappointed Chairman of TX Senate Committee on Local Government
Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick reappoints Sen. Bettencourt to lead Senate Committee on Local Government & will also serve on Senate Finance, Education, State Affairs, and Criminal Justice Senator Paul Bettencourt (R-Houston) has been reappointed Chairman of the Senate Committee on […]
Senator Bettencourt Files Sb 465 To Hold Criminals Targeting Catalytic Converters Accountable
SB 465 makes a list of businesses allowed to possess converters & creates an automatic offense to assist prosecutors and law enforcement Senator Paul Bettencourt (R-Houston) filed Senate Bill 465 in response to the 5,300 percent jump in catalytic converter […]
Texas Taxpayers Save $8 billion on Property Taxes this year!
A combination of legislative bills, public votes on propositions, and tax rate votes by taxing jurisdictions are responsible for a surprise gift of lower Property Tax Homesteads in mailboxes this year. On Tuesday, December 20th, Senator Paul Bettencourt (R-Houston) hosted […]
Sen. Bettencourt lauds Office of Attorney General Writ to SCOT on Harris Co provisional ballots
Harris County’s November 9th district hearing excluded the AG’s office & Harris County Republican Party Senator Paul Bettencourt (R- Houston) supports the Writ of Mandamus filed by the Attorney General’s Office in the Texas Supreme Court against “The ongoing disregard […]
Senate Bill 1111 is Common Sense Election Law
In response to the ruling against Senate Bill 1111, Senator Paul Bettencourt the primary author of SB 1111 issued the following statement: ” Senate Bill 1111 is common sense election law, and I am genuinely disappointed in the ruling; I […]
