Austin, TX – Wednesday, May 15th, the Senate Committee on Local Government chaired by Senator Paul Bettencourt held a hearing to discuss securing Texas against “Squatters”. Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick assigned this interim charge before the…
Austin, TX – In the 2nd called Special Session of the 88th Legislature in 2023, Senator Bettencourt (R-Houston) passed SB 2, which provided historic property tax reductions, and SB 3, which doubled the franchise tax exemption taking around…
Austin, TX – Senator Paul Bettencourt (R-Houston) released the following statement regarding the American Legislative Exchange Council’s Rich States, Poor States: ALEC-Laffer State Economic Competitive Index, a well-known bellwether of…
Austin, TX – In 2023, Harris County announced they would be implementing a program titled “Uplift Harris” which would provide awarded low-income families in Harris County’s Commissioners Court selected by City of Houston ZIP codes $500 per…
Austin, TX – In the 2nd called Special Session of the 88th Legislature in 2023, Senator Bettencourt (R-Houston) passed SB 2, which provided historic property tax reductions, and SB 3, which doubled the franchise tax exemption taking around…
Austin, TX – In the 2nd called Special Session of the 88th Legislature in 2023, Senator Bettencourt (R- Houston) passed a Texas-sized record $18.1 billion property tax cut for all Texas homeowners, SB 2. Senator Bettencourt is the author…
Austin, TX – Senator Paul Bettencourt (R-Houston) released the following statement after receiving a constant number of positive comments regarding 2023 ISD property tax bills. As taxpayers pay their property taxes at the close of 2023…
Austin, TX – Senator Paul Bettencourt (R-Houston) released the following statement after receiving the “2023 Legislator of the Year” award from ALEC after the passage and implementation of his record $18 billion property tax reduction plan…
Houston, TX – Senator Paul Bettencourt (R-Houston) hosted a press conference with the House Elections Committee Chair, Representative Reggie Smith (R-Sherman) Senate State Affairs Committee Chair, Senator Bryan Hughes (R-Tyler),…
Houston, TX – Senator Paul Bettencourt (R-Houston) commented favorably on the Texas Supreme Court’s decision to deny Harris County’s emergency motion for temporary relief (TRO) regarding of the implementation of Senate Bill 1750. “This…
Austin, TX – Senator Paul Bettencourt (R-Houston) sponsored House Joint Resolution 2 authored by Representative Will Metcalf (R-Conroe), the constitutional amendment for Senator Bettencourt’s $18 billion property tax relief bills, SB 2 &…
Austin, TX – Senator Paul Bettencourt (R-Houston), as primary author of the record $18 billion dollar Property Tax Relief Plan, with 30 co-authors, SB 2 & SB 3, passed the largest property tax cut in Texas history out of the Texas Senate.…
Austin, TX – Senator Paul Bettencourt (R-Houston), filed as primary author the largest property tax cut bill in Texas history, SB 2, the $18 billion property tax reduction plan, as announced by Lt. Governor Dan Patrick and Speaker Dade…
Houston, TX – Senator Paul Bettencourt (R-Houston), author of SB 1750, released the following statement in response to today’s news conference by Harris County officials: “Another frivolous lawsuit by Harris County against the State of…
Austin, TX – Senator Paul Bettencourt (R-Houston), as primary author of the record $18 billion dollar Senate Property Tax Relief Plan, SB 1, once again passed unanimously onto the Texas House, explains the important tie-in to the…
Austin, TX – 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 passage of the largest property tax relief bill in Texas history.…
Houston, TX – Senator Paul Bettencourt (R- Houston) highlights figures used by Lt. Governor Dan Patrick last week and makes new comments on how the Senate Plan helps not only 5.72 million Texas homeowners, but future ISD school debt monies…
Houston, TX – Senator Paul Bettencourt, (R-Houston) the principal author of SB 1365 (87R), that restored Texas’ education system oversight & A-F accountability system, cited repeatedly by the Texas Supreme Court in the Houston Independent…
Austin, TX – Senator Paul Bettencourt’s (R-Houston) bill to deny county officials from using the litigation exception to delay releasing election records on public information requests finally passed. SB 1910 passed as an amendment to HB…
Here’s a legislative update! Both the Texas Senate and House have budgeted a $5 billion increase in new state education funding. This does not include funds already budgeted for record property tax relief legislation which I, as the…
Austin, TX – Senator Paul Bettencourt (R-Houston) passed Senate Bill 1630 out of the Texas Senate on Thursday, April 20, 2023, on an overwhelming vote of 30-1. SB 1630 will create a top-down policy guideline for schools creating and…
Austin, TX – Senator Paul Bettencourt (R-Houston) and Senator Royce West (D-Dallas), the two longest-serving members of the Senate Education Committee, passed Senate Bill 1861 out of the Texas Senate on a bipartisan vote, 28-3. SB 1861 is…
Austin, TX – Senator Paul Bettencourt (R-Houston) passed Senate Bill 220 out of the Texas Senate on Wednesday, April 19, 2023. SB 220 addresses the thousands of voter irregularities that occurred in the 2022 election by allowing the Texas…
Austin, TX – Senator Paul Bettencourt (R-Houston) passed SB 1750 out of the Texas Senate on Tuesday, April 18, 2023. SB 1750 will restore voter trust, accountability, and transparency in Harris County elections by returning the management…
Austin, TX – Senator Paul Bettencourt (R-Houston) passed three more of his Election Integrity bills out of the Texas Senate on Thursday, April 13, 2023, including Senate Bill 1039. The Heritage Foundation’s Hans von Spakovsky, Manager,…
Austin, TX – Senator Paul Bettencourt (R-Houston), with ten co-authors, passed two more Election Integrity bills on Thursday, April 6, 2023, in response to the botched 2022 primary and general elections in Harris County. There were over…
Austin, TX – Senator Paul Bettencourt (R-Houston) passed SB 1910 out of the Texas Senate, 24-7 to deny County officials from using the litigation exception in the Texas Public Information Act through the Texas Attorney General’s office to…
Austin, TX – Senator Paul Bettencourt (R-Houston) passed five more of his Election Integrity bills out of the Senate Committee on State Affairs, Chaired by Senator Bryan Hughes (R-Tyler), on Thursday, March 30th, 2023. “Senate Bill 1039,…
Austin, TX – Senator Paul Bettencourt (R-Houston) passed his Ballot Language bill, Senate Bill 221, out of the Texas Senate with bipartisan support, 22-8 to prevent local governments from misleading voters at the polls with deceptive…
Austin, TX – The Texas Senate’s unprecedented $16.5 billion Property Tax Plan that will provide unprecedented relief to homeowners, business owners, and all taxpayers has left the train station! Lt. Governor Dan Patrick’s (R-Texas)…