Duncan heads for another victory
AUSTIN – It looks like state Sen. Robert Duncan is headed for another easy victory.As it happened four years ago, Duncan, R-Lubbock, is leading his Libertarian Party of Texas challenger M.J. “Smitty,”...
View ArticleSen. Robert Duncan, Rep. John Frullo take early leads in races
AUSTIN – After a long delay, the first votes counted in Texas House District 84 look quite encouraging for state Rep. John Frullo.With nearly 29,000 of the votes counted, Frullo, R-Lubbock, is leading...
View ArticleExperience deficit might prove boon for State Rep. John Smithee
AUSTIN — State Rep. John Smithee doesn’t walk up to the microphone very often when the Texas Legislature is in session. But when he does, everyone pays attention, colleagues said.read more
View ArticleArea civic leaders, school districts sign resolution opposing high-stakes...
Elected officials from Lubbock and Wolfforth have joined a statewide call for the Texas Legislature to reassess the “over-emphasis” on high-stakes testing for Texas public school students.Lubbock Mayor...
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Local lawmakers to speak at breakfast State Sen. Robert Duncan and state Reps. John Frullo and Charles Perry will discuss the upcoming legislative session at the League of Women Voter’s Legislative...
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Senator, reps to speak at women voter’s breakfast State Sen. Robert Duncan and state Reps. John Frullo and Charles Perry will discuss the upcoming legislative session at the League of Women Voter’s...
View ArticleLegislators to discuss upcoming session
Legislators to discuss upcoming session State Sen. Robert Duncan and state Reps. John Frullo and Charles Perry will discuss the upcoming legislative session at the League of Women Voter’s Legislative...
View ArticleOff and running
AUSTIN — Without a speaker’s race or any controversial issue on the agenda, the 83rd Texas Legislature got off to a smooth beginning Tuesday, a sharp contrast to the previous three sessions when...
View ArticleTexas House Speaker Joe Straus announces committee appointments
AUSTIN – Texas House Speaker Joe Straus announced his committee appointments for the 83rd session on Thursday and it was welcome news for West Texas legislators because each got at least one of the...
View ArticleOur View: Voters would have control over the temporary sales tax option
At all levels of government, most expenditures are made by elected representatives deciding how they will spend public money.Does the concept of taking a direct vote from the citizens themselves to...
View ArticleRangel: Appointments allow region to keep legislative clout
AUSTIN — Last Sunday, while millions of football fans in Texas and across the nation watched the Super Bowl with family and friends, Lubbock’s state Rep. Charles Perry was back in Austin.Though he...
View ArticleBills your representatives have filed
Lubbock area state representatives and senators have filed an assortment of bills for the 83rd legislative session.The last day to file bills is March 8.Here is a list of bills authored and filed by...
View ArticleUniversal fund critical for sparsely populated areas
AUSTIN — Telecommunications services are critical to the economic well-being of rural Texas and without Universal Service Fund programs the infrastructure such areas are heavily dependent on would be...
View ArticleRangel: Charter school issue shows art of political compromise
AUSTIN — For David Dunn, charter schools have blossomed in Texas since the first campuses opened in 1996 for a simple reason.“Kids bring to the classroom different needs, different interests, and so...
View ArticleLetter: Retirees met with legislators
Eleven hundred retired teachers were in Austin recently to talk to our legislators about the Teacher Retirement System and our need for a cost-of-living raise. Thirty of these retirees were from...
View ArticleLubbock Area Republican Women hosting "Texas Legislative Update"
GOP women set legislative update Lubbock Area Republican women are hosting the “83rd Texas Legislative Update” at 3:15 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 15, at Hillcrest Country Club.The event will feature comments...
View ArticleRangel: Texas Legislature facing another round of high turnover
AUSTIN — The Texas Legislature finally adjourned a month ago but something unusual happened in Austin more recently. On Aug. 22, after House Appropriations Committee Chairman Jim Pitts announced he...
View ArticleTexas legislators visiting Lubbock to speak on Proposition 6 for water projects
Two state legislators will be in Lubbock today, Oct. 29, to promote a Texas constitutional amendment proposing a state fund for water projects.Texas house speaker Joe Straus, R-San Antonio, and Rep....
View ArticleRangel: Duncan's possible move to Tech will affect Legislature
AUSTIN — Here is some food for thought, courtesy of state Sen. Robert Duncan.Although the Lubbock Republican has made it clear it is up to the Texas Tech Board of Regents to choose the successor of...
View ArticleLetter: Women see through subterfuge
Recently, Texas Tribune’s Evan Smith put legislators Robert Duncan, John Frullo and Drew Springer on the “hot seat” about the past Texas legislative sessions. HB 2, the bill passed restricting women’s...
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