DOCSLIB.ORG

Passage of HB 3883 Without Substitutions.” Will Suffice

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
Passage of HB 3883 Without Substitutions.” Will Suffice Dear Friends of the Texas Hill Country, On Tuesday, April 6th the House Committee on Land and Resource Management heard 24 speakers who testified in favor of HB 3883, Representative Kyle Biedermann’s bill to provide citizens of nine Hill Country counties the opportunity to vote on giving their county limited authority to control development. Only one person spoke against the bill, representing the Texas Builder’s Association. Sadly, this one speaker seemed to make more of an impression on some of the Committee members than did county commissioners, members of Hill Country groundwater conservation districts, and many concerned citizens speaking for the bill. HB 3883 was left pending in committee and, there was talk of crafting a committee substitute that would be more favorable to the builders. One way to move this bill is to contact the members of the Committee and urge them to send HB 3883 – as is – on to a vote by the Texas House. House Committee on Land and Resource Management Chairman Chair: Rep. Joe Deshotel Vice Chair: Rep. Ben Leman Members: Rep. Kyle Biedermann Rep. Dustin Burrows Rep. Tom Craddick Rep. Ramon Romero Rep. Jon E. Rosenthal Rep. David Spiller Rep. Shawn Thierry Here are some talking points in support of HB 3883. You can read GEAA’s comments here. If you do not have time craft detailed comments, a simple statement of support “I support passage of HB 3883 without substitutions.” will suffice. If you are tired of spending your time and money fighting goofy projects that will negatively impact your property values and our water resources, take a minute to contact the members of the Committee and let them know how you feel. I guarantee you, without passage of HB 3883, our health, safety, and quality of life will remain at risk of death by a thousand new projects. .
Load more

Recommended publications
  • NAMI Central Texas, NAMI Temple Area, NAMI Brazos Valley, NAMI Waco the Candidates Were Asked the Following Open-Ended Questions
    NAMI Texas #Vote4MentalHealth Region 5 State Candidate Questionnaire For NAMI Affiliates: NAMI Central Texas, NAMI Temple Area, NAMI Brazos Valley, NAMI Waco The candidates were asked the following open-ended questions: 1. Texas is experiencing a shortage of mental health and addiction care providers, especially in rural and underserved areas. How will you make sure more people have access to mental health treatment and services? 2. State and federal law requires mental health parity, or the During February 2020 and September-October 2020, NAMI equal treatment of mental health conditions and substance Texas’ Public Policy Team and our volunteers sent out a six- use disorders, compared to physical health conditions, in question mental health policy questionnaire via Google Forms to insurance plans. However, individuals in Texas still often every individual running for a state legislative seat in a contested receive unequal coverage for mental health treatment and race. Candidates were also provided information on NAMI Texas’ services. What will you do to improve coverage for public policy platform. We are only sharing the results for mental health care? candidates who are in a contested race. If we have not received a 3. At least 30% of individuals in local Texas jails have a completed questionnaire from a candidate, we will indicate that we severe mental illness, and more than half of justice- have not received a response yet. Reminders were sent on a weekly involved individuals nationwide have at least one mental basis to candidates who had not yet responded to the health condition. What will you do to divert people with questionnaire.
    [Show full text]
  • IDEOLOGY and PARTISANSHIP in the 87Th (2021) REGULAR SESSION of the TEXAS LEGISLATURE
    IDEOLOGY AND PARTISANSHIP IN THE 87th (2021) REGULAR SESSION OF THE TEXAS LEGISLATURE Mark P. Jones, Ph.D. Fellow in Political Science, Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy July 2021 © 2021 Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy This material may be quoted or reproduced without prior permission, provided appropriate credit is given to the author and the Baker Institute for Public Policy. Wherever feasible, papers are reviewed by outside experts before they are released. However, the research and views expressed in this paper are those of the individual researcher(s) and do not necessarily represent the views of the Baker Institute. Mark P. Jones, Ph.D. “Ideology and Partisanship in the 87th (2021) Regular Session of the Texas Legislature” https://doi.org/10.25613/HP57-BF70 Ideology and Partisanship in the 87th (2021) Regular Session of the Texas Legislature Executive Summary This report utilizes roll call vote data to improve our understanding of the ideological and partisan dynamics of the Texas Legislature’s 87th regular session. The first section examines the location of the members of the Texas Senate and of the Texas House on the liberal-conservative dimension along which legislative politics takes place in Austin. In both chambers, every Republican is more conservative than every Democrat and every Democrat is more liberal than every Republican. There does, however, exist substantial ideological diversity within the respective Democratic and Republican delegations in each chamber. The second section explores the extent to which each senator and each representative was on the winning side of the non-lopsided final passage votes (FPVs) on which they voted.
    [Show full text]
  • Texas Pro-Life Voter Guide 2018 Republican Primary C4 2.17.18 7
    TEXAS PRO-LIFE VOTER GUIDE 2018 REPUBLICAN PRIMARY U.S. Senate Ted Cruz Early voting: February 20 - March 2 Election Day: March 6 U.S. Congress Please vote for all of Texas Right to Life’s endorsed candidates, & 1: Louie Gohmert take this Pro-Life voter guide with you into the voting booth. 2: Kathaleen Wall 3: Van Taylor Judge, Court of Criminal Texas House cont. Texas House cont. 4: John Ratcliffe Appeals, Place 8 18: Emily Kebodeaux Cook 93: Matt Krause 5: Bunni Pounds Michelle Slaughter 19: James White 94: Tony Tinderholt 6: Ron Wright State Board of Education, 21: Dade Phelan 96: Bill Zedler 7: John Culberson District 7 Matt Robinson 23: Mayes Middleton 97: Craig Goldman 8: Kevin Brady 24: Greg Bonnen 98: Armin Mizani 10: Michael McCaul Texas Senate 26: Rick Miller 99: Bo French 2: Bob Hall 11: Mike Conaway 29: Ed Thompson 105: Rodney Anderson 7: Paul Bettencourt 14: Randy Weber 45: Amber Pearce 106: Jared Patterson 8: Phillip Huffines 17: Bill Flores 47: Jay Wiley 107: Deanna Maria Metzger 9: Kelly Hancock 21: Chip Roy 52: Jeremy Story 108: Morgan Meyer 10: Konni Burton 22: Pete Olson 55: Brandon Hall 113: Jonathan Boos 16: Don Huffines 24: Kenny Marchant 56: Charles “Doc” Anderson 114: Lisa Luby Ryan 17: Joan Huffman 25: Roger Williams 59: Chris Evans 115: Matt Rinaldi 30: Pat Fallon 26: Michael Burgess 60: Mike Lang 121: Matt Beebe 31: Mike Canon and 31: John Carter 61: Phil King 122: Chris Fails Victor Leal 36: Brian Babin 62: Brent Lawson 126: Kevin Fulton Governor Greg Abbott Texas House 63: Tan Parker 128: Briscoe Cain Lieutenant Governor 2: Bryan Slaton 66: Matt Shaheen 129: Dennis Paul Dan Patrick 3: Cecil Bell, Jr.
    [Show full text]
  • November 2018, General Election
    Texas Secretary of State Rolando B. Pablos Race Summary Report Unofficial Election Tabulation 2018 General Election November 6, 2018 U. S. Senator Early Provisional 12,98 Total Provisional 46,090 Precincts 7,971 o 7,971 100.00 Early % Vote Total % Ted Cruz - Incumbent REP* 3,060,859 51.06% 4,244,204 50.93% Beto O'Rourke DEM* 2,897,477 48.34% 4,024,777 48.29% Neal M. Dikeman LIB* 35,804 0.60% 65,240 0.78% Registered 15,793,257 Total Votes 5,994,140 37.95% Voting 8,334,221 52.77% Voting Total Number of Voters 8,438,214 U. S. Representative District 1 Multi County Precincts 253 o 253 100.00 Early % Vote Total % Louie Gohmert - Incumbent REP* 116,486 72.75% 167,734 72.31% Shirley J. McKellar DEM* 41,652 26.01% 60,957 26.28% Jeff Callaway LIB* 1,972 1.23% 3,278 1.41% Total Votes 160,110 231,969 U. S. Representative District 2 Single County Precincts 1,013 o 1,013 100.00 Early % Vote Total % Dan Crenshaw REP* 100,836 53.00% 139,012 52.87% Todd Litton DEM* 86,821 45.64% 119,708 45.53% Patrick Gunnels LIB* 1,379 0.72% 2,371 0.90% Scott Cubbler IND* 1,207 0.63% 1,833 0.70% Total Votes 190,243 262,924 U. S. Representative District 3 Single County Precincts 69 o 69 100.00 Early % Vote Total % Van Taylor REP* 139,106 54.69% 168,775 54.26% Lorie Burch DEM* 112,056 44.06% 137,547 44.22% Christopher J.
    [Show full text]
  • Texas House of Representatives Contact Information - 2017 Representative District Email Address (512) Phone Alma A
    Texas House of Representatives Contact Information - 2017 Representative District Email Address (512) Phone Alma A. Allen (D) 131 [email protected] (512) 463-0744 Roberto R. Alonzo (D) 104 [email protected] (512) 463-0408 Carol Alvarado (D) 145 [email protected] (512) 463-0732 Rafael Anchia (D) 103 [email protected] (512) 463-0746 Charles "Doc" Anderson (R) 56 [email protected] (512) 463-0135 Rodney Anderson (R) 105 [email protected] (512) 463-0641 Diana Arévalo (D) 116 [email protected] (512) 463-0616 Trent Ashby (R) 57 [email protected] (512) 463-0508 Ernest Bailes (R) 18 [email protected] (512) 463-0570 Cecil Bell (R) 3 [email protected] (512) 463-0650 Diego Bernal (D) 123 [email protected] (512) 463-0532 Kyle Biedermann (R) 73 [email protected] (512) 463-0325 César Blanco (D) 76 [email protected] (512) 463-0622 Dwayne Bohac (R) 138 [email protected] (512) 463-0727 Dennis H. Bonnen (R) 25 [email protected] (512) 463-0564 Greg Bonnen (R) 24 [email protected] (512) 463-0729 Cindy Burkett (R) 113 [email protected] (512) 463-0464 DeWayne Burns (R) 58 [email protected] (512) 463-0538 Dustin Burrows (R) 83 [email protected] (512) 463-0542 Angie Chen Button (R) 112 [email protected] (512) 463-0486 Briscoe Cain (R) 128 [email protected] (512) 463-0733 Terry Canales (D) 40 [email protected] (512) 463-0426 Giovanni Capriglione (R) 98 [email protected] (512) 463-0690 Travis Clardy (R) 11 [email protected] (512) 463-0592 Garnet Coleman (D) 147 [email protected] (512) 463-0524 Nicole Collier (D) 95 [email protected] (512) 463-0716 Byron C.
    [Show full text]
  • Legislative Session 86Th
    OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF BUILDERS SEPT/OCT 2019 SEPT/OCT 28 Government Relations A look back at the 86th Legislative Session. 37 Vanilla Ice Electrified Sunbelt Attendees More than 2,300 people attended the Show! 43 2019 Star Awards 190 trophies handed out. FEATURES 28 Government Relations A look back at the 86th Legislative Session. 06 13 22 President's HOMEPAC Member Profile Commentary Hawaiian Luau FUNdango! Martin Villanueva, 37 Villanueva Construction Vanilla Ice Electrified 08 16 Sunbelt Attendees Executive Speaking Out 24 More than 2,300 people Director's Message Ruth R. Hughs, Texas On Council attended the Show! Workforce Commission Chair Updated TAB Contracts 10 Package Now Available! Legal Opinion 18 51 43 Mounting A Defense Featured Project 2019 Star Awards Under the RCLA From Antiquated to Luxurious Lonestar Newsmakers 190 trophies handed out. 2019 TAB Title Sponsors Published for DIRECTOR of PUBLISHING To submit editorial or request Published by Texas Association of Builders Krystie Dovenmuehler information contact Debbie Davis E&M Consulting, Inc. 313 East 12th Street, Suite #210 at [email protected] 1107 Hazeltine Boulevard, Austin, TX 78701 DESIGN MANAGER or 512.476.6346 Suite #350 p. 512.476.6346 Jeremy Davis Chaska, MN 55318 f. 512.476.6427 LAYOUT & DESIGN For information p. 800.572.0011 www.TexasBuilders.org Henry N. Harrison regarding advertising f. 952.448.9928 please contact Marc Lucia www.EMConsultingInc.com TAB EDITOR SALES MANAGER at 800.572.0011 or Debbie Davis Marc Lucia [email protected] Please note: Editorial and contents of this magazine reflect the records of the Texas Association of Builders (TAB).
    [Show full text]
  • Running on Hydrocarbons: Oil and Gas Funding to Every Texas Lawmaker
    Running on Hydrocarbons: Oil and Gas Funding to Every Texas Lawmaker Texans for Public Justice Public Citizen’s Texas Office Sierra Club May 2017 Running on Hydrocarbons: Oil and Gas Funding to Every Texas Lawmaker (2013-2016) he Texas Sunset Advisory Commission typically reviews state agencies every 12 years to determine if the agencies are efficient, need reform, or should be abolished. The Texas Railroad Commission T just underwent its third Sunset review since 2010. A hard-hitting 2013 Sunset staff report recommended the agency’s three elected commissioners should only be allowed to raise money during an 18-month period surrounding an election (instead of throughout most of their six-year terms). It also recommended that the agency develop rules to prevent informal, ex parte discussions of contested cases, and to ban commissioners from taking money from parties to contested cases. Our recent Conflicted report found that commissioners continue to take contributions from parties with pending contested cases, despite their claims that they “self-police” such conflicts. The 2016 Sunset staff report slammed the agency’s deceptive name, calling for its rechristening as the “Texas Energy Resources Commission.” It suggested that the agency’s case hearings and gas-utility rate cases could be done more professionally and transparently by the State Office of Administrative Hearings and the Public Utility Commission, respectively. In their report, Sunset staff argued that major agency changes are needed to improve pipeline safety, increase bonding requirements for new oil and gas drilling and to intensify inspection and enforcement efforts. Yet the latest report did not address commissioner fundraising conflicts.
    [Show full text]
  • "ALEC in Texas" Report
    ALEC in Texas Uncovering the Influence of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) in the Texas Legislature ALEC in Texas Uncovering the Influence of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) in the Texas Legislature Common Cause Education Fund Center for Media and Democracy August 2019 Acknowledgments The Common Cause Education Fund is the research and public education affiliate of Common Cause, founded in 1970 by John Gardner. Common Cause is a nonpartisan grassroots organization dedicated to upholding the core values of American democracy. Common Cause works to create open, honest and accountable government that serves the public interest; promote equal rights, opportunity and representation for all; and empower all people to make their voices heard in the political process. Common Cause has grown into a nationwide network of more than 1.2 million members and supporters, with a national office in Washington, DC, and offices in 30 states. Common Cause Texas is headquartered in Austin. More information on the organization and its work is available at www. commoncause.org/texas. The Center for Media and Democracy (CMD) is a nationally recognized watchdog that has been researching and exposing the undue influence of powerful special interests on our democracy for 25 years. CMD’s in-depth, award-winning investigations and exposés have pulled back the curtain on numerous cases of public corruption and corporate manipulation of public policy, elections and the media, and the organization’s publicly available re- search has made CMD a go-to source for thousands of journalists, educators, reform groups, and citizen activists. This report was written by Jay Riestenberg, David Armiak and Scott Zimmerman, and edited by Cynthia Williams, with research contributions by William Soltero and Isabel Giovannetti.
    [Show full text]
  • Texas-Restaurants-Letter
    July 16, 2020 Governor Greg Abbott Office of the Governor P.O. Box 12428 Austin, Texas 78711-2428 Dear Governor Abbott, Like many Texans, you and your office have been forced to make difficult decisions in an attempt to keep people safe during this uncertain time. We know you also care deeply about the Texas economy, including the livelihood of thousands of Texans who make their living in the restaurant industry. The restaurant industry directly and indirectly employs more than three million people, including farms, manufacturers, distributors, and suppliers. Additionally, the industry is a major tax contributor and community partner to towns and cities across Texas. As Governor of Texas, we ask you to help this critical industry by amending or clarifying the definition of a restaurant in Executive Order No. GA-28. Currently, restaurants are defined as businesses “that have less than 51 percent of their gross receipts from the sale of alcoholic beverages.” All other businesses with a TABC permit are treated like a bar and required to close for onsite service. This has created significant confusion in the industry because many restaurants cross the 51% threshold simply because they sell affordably-priced food and higher-priced wine, beer, or cocktails. The Texas Restaurant Association estimates this confusion has closed over 1,500 restaurants and put 35,000 employees out of work, making them once again reliant on unemployment benefits to help make ends meet. To save our state’s resources and get Texans back to work, we ask you to clarify that any business with a license or permit from TABC is still a restaurant if it meets the following criteria and abides by the Minimum Standard Health Protocols for Restaurants: 1.
    [Show full text]
  • Vote4mentalhealth Region 8 Candidate Questionnaire for NAMI
    #Vote4MentalHealth Region 8 Candidate Questionnaire For NAMI Affiliates: NAMI Greater Houston, NAMI Gulf Coast, NAMI Golden Triangle The candidates were asked the following open-ended questions: 1. Texas is experiencing a shortage of mental health and addiction care providers, especially in rural and underserved areas. How will you make sure more people have access to mental health treatment and services? 2. State and federal law requires mental health parity, or the NAMI Texas staff and NAMI volunteers sent out a mental health equal treatment of mental health conditions and substance use policy six-question questionnaire on Google Forms to every individual disorders, compared to physical health conditions, in running for a state legislative seat in a contested race. Candidates were insurance plans. However, individuals in Texas still often also provided information on NAMI Texas’ public policy platform. receive unequal coverage for mental health treatment and For now, we are only sharing the results for candidates who are in a services. What will you do to improve coverage for mental contested primary race. If we have not received a completed health care? questionnaire from a candidate, we will indicate that we have not 3. At least 30% of individuals in local Texas jails have a severe received a response yet. mental illness, and more than half of justice-involved individuals nationwide have at least one mental health NAMI Texas is a non-partisan 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. We condition. What will you do to divert people with mental DO NOT endorse any candidates, or rank or alter their answers in any illness from the criminal justice system? way.
    [Show full text]
  • Liberal-Conservative Ranking and Score of Texas House Representatives: 2019
    LIBERAL-CONSERVATIVE RANKING AND SCORE OF TEXAS HOUSE REPRESENTATIVES: 2019 Lib-Con Ranking Representative Party Lib-Con Score 1 Gina Hinojosa Democrat -1.32 2 Ana-Maria Ramos Democrat -1.31 3 Jessica González Democrat -1.30 4 Toni Rose Democrat -1.20 5 Jon Rosenthal Democrat -1.18 6 Erin Zwiener Democrat -1.18 7 Vikki Goodwin Democrat -1.17 8 Lina Ortega Democrat -1.17 9 Donna Howard Democrat -1.17 10 Diego Bernal Democrat -1.17 11 Michelle Beckley Democrat -1.14 12 Victoria Neave Democrat -1.13 13 Celia Israel Democrat -1.10 14 Ron Reynolds Democrat -1.10 15 Rafael Anchia Democrat -1.10 16 Mary E. González Democrat -1.09 17 Carl Sherman, Sr. Democrat -1.08 18 Gene Wu Democrat -1.08 19 Chris Turner Democrat -1.08 20 Christina Morales Democrat -1.07 21 John Bucy III Democrat -1.07 22 Terry Meza Democrat -1.06 23 Cesar Blanco Democrat -1.06 24 Nicole Collier Democrat -1.06 25 James Talarico Democrat -1.05 26 Julie Johnson Democrat -1.04 27 John Turner Democrat -1.04 28 Jessica Farrar Democrat -1.03 29 Ramon Romero, Jr. Democrat -1.02 30 Eddie Rodriguez Democrat -1.02 31 Rhetta Bowers Democrat -1.02 32 Yvonne Davis Democrat -1.02 33 Gina Calanni Democrat -1.01 34 Ana Hernandez Democrat -1.00 35 Ray Lopez Democrat -0.99 36 Eric Johnson Democrat -0.99 Lib-Con Ranking Representative Party Lib-Con Score 37 Armando Walle Democrat -0.99 38 Sheryl Cole Democrat -0.98 39 Senfronia Thompson Democrat -0.95 40 Trey Martinez Fischer Democrat -0.94 41 Ina Minjarez Democrat -0.93 42 Shawn Thierry Democrat -0.92 43 Alex Dominguez Democrat -0.92 44 Mary Ann Perez Democrat -0.91 45 Art Fierro Democrat -0.91 46 Joseph E.
    [Show full text]
  • 2020 GHBA HOME-PAC General Election Voter Guide Early Voting for General Election: October 13-30 General Election Day: November 3
    MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD VOTE! Print this and bring it with you to the ballot box. 2020 GHBA HOME-PAC General Election Voter Guide Early Voting for General Election: October 13-30 General Election Day: November 3 Republican | Democrat | (I) incumbent TEXAS SENATE District 18: Ernest Bailes (R-Shepherd) District 131: Alma Allen (D-Houston) Liberty, San Jacinto, Walker (I) Harris (part) (I) District 4: Brandon Creighton (R-Conroe) Chambers, Galveston (part), Harris (part), District 23: Mayes Middleton (R-Wallisville) District 132: Michael Schofield (R-Katy) Jefferson, Montgomery (part) (I) Chambers, Galveston (part) (I) Harris (part) District 6: Carol Alvarado (D-Houston) District 24: Greg Bonnen (R-Friendswood) District 133: Jim Murphy (R-Houston) Harris (part) (I) Galveston (part) (I) Harris (part) (I) District 11: Larry Taylor (R-Friendswood) District 25: Cody Vasut (R-Angleton) District 134: Sarah Davis (R-West University Brazoria (part), Galveston (part), Harris (part) Brazoria (part), Matagorda Place) Harris (part) (I) (I) District 26: Jacey Jetton (R-Sugar Land) District 135: Justin Ray (R-Jersey Village) District 13: Borris Miles (D-Houston) Fort Bend (part) Harris (part) Fort Bend (part), Harris (part) (I) District 27: Ron Reynolds (D -Missouri City) District 137: Gene Wu (D-Houston) District 18: Lois Kolkhorst (R-Brenham) Fort Bend (part) (I) Harris (part) (I) Aransas, Austin, Burleson, Calhoun, Colorado, District 28: Gary Gates (R-Rosenberg) District 138: Lacey Hull (R-Houston) DeWitt, Fayette, Fort Bend (part), Goliad, Fort Bend
    [Show full text]