AUSTIN, April 30, 2013 — Today, the Texas House passed S.B. 120, authored by state Sen. José Rodríguez and sponsored by state Rep. Naomi Gonzalez. The bill, which establishes the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center at El Paso as …
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AUSTIN, April 18, 2013 — Yesterday, the Texas Senate Criminal Justice Committee unanimously passed Senator José Rodríguez’s SB 538, which would eliminate an unconstitutional law against homosexual conduct and delete a separate requirement that Department of Health sex-ed materials include …
AUSTIN, April 18, 2013 — Bills by Senator José Rodríguez would consolidate housing authorities, plan ETJ development, incentivize Downtown hotels, and protect workers from retaliation; bills among nine considered in committee, seven pass to Senate — Yesterday, two committees of …
AUSTIN, April 16, 2013 — Today, the Texas Senate unanimously passed Senator José Rodríguez’s SB 1708, which allows the Department of Public Safety to lease Fort Bliss property. The bill now moves to the Texas House. “This bill allows DPS …
AUSTIN, April 16, 2013 — Today, the Texas Senate unanimously passed Senator José Rodríguez’s SB 1584, a measure to allow the municipality of Presidio to use sales and use tax for the purpose of financing development projects. The bill now …
AUSTIN, April 15, 2013 — Today, the Texas Senate passed SB 336 by Senator José Rodríguez. The bill, which will make it easier for El Paso County to hire a sorely needed medical examiner, now moves to the Texas House. …