SD 11 SREC: Opening Day of the 86th Legislature

January 3, 2018

TEXAS HOUSE DISTRICT 129 NEWSLETTER

Swearing In of the 86th Texas Legislature

Please make plans to join me in Austin for the Opening Day of the 86th Texas Legislature on Tuesday, January 8th. My office will be open throughout the festivities, with an assortment of food and beverages.

The swearing-in ceremony for the Texas House of Representatives begins at noon. If you plan to watch the ceremony from the House gallery, please arrive early as seating is extremely limited and is provided on a first come, first served basis. The gallery will open around 10:30 a.m., however, lines will begin forming well before then. You can also watch the ceremony from my office.

For more information or to RSVP, please contact my Capitol office at (512) 463-0734.

Governor's Inaugural Festivities

The Oath of Office Ceremony for Governor Greg Abbott and Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick will be held on the steps of the Capitol at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, January 15th.

Following the ceremony, there will be an inaugural barbeque held on the Capitol grounds at 12:30 p.m. Tickets are $10 per person.

The Texas Inaugural Ball will be held at the Palmer Events Center in Austin later that evening at 8:00 p.m. The ball is Boots & Black Tie optional and will feature live musical performances by Aaron Watson and George Strait. Tickets for this event go on sale tomorrow, Friday, January 4, at 10:00 a.m.

For more information or to purchase tickets to any of the inaugural festivities, please visit www.2019texas.com.

How to Keep Track of Legislation

Beginning on November 12th, members of the incoming 86th Texas Legislature began filing legislation. I personally have filed 6 bills so far, and have several more that I will be filing in the months ahead. To keep track of my legislation, and the legislation of other members, you can visit the Texas Legislature Online by clicking this link: www.capitol.texas.gov.

I have filed the following bills:

HB 302 Relating to the carrying, storage, or possession of a firearm or firearm ammunition by certain persons on certain residential or commercial property.

HB 303 Relating to entities eligible to authorize the creation of a spaceport development corporation.

HB 304 Relating to the governance and operation of municipal management districts.

HB 305 Relating to the requirement that a state agency or political subdivision with authority to impose a tax post certain information on an Internet website.

HB 458 Relating to notice of a scheduled disconnection of water utility service.

HB 470 Relating to the calculation of the ad valorem rollback tax rate of a taxing unit and voter approval of a proposed tax rate that exceeds the rollback tax rate.