Lara Keel Lobbyist News: Texas Workforce Data Indicates Texas Job Growth Texas continues to be a leader in our nation in job creation with 43,800 new jobs added in September and October of 2013. In addition, the unemployment rate in Texas fell in October to 6.2%. This is the third month of decline and puts […]
Texas Lobbyist News: Governor Perry Names Hecht as Chief Justice of Texas Supreme Court
Texas Lobbyist News: Governor Perry Names Hecht as Chief Justice of Texas Supreme Court On September 10th of 2013, Governor Rick Perry officially appointed a Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. Justice Nathan L. Hecht was chosen for the position. Hecht’s term will begin on October 1st of 2013, and will last until the next […]
Lara Keel Texas News: Millions in Mental Health Program Grants Awarded
http://wallaby.telicon.com/library/2013081321.PDF Millions of dollars in Texas financial aid is about to be distributed to support ongoing and new in-state mental health organizations and programs. The Texas Legislature just gave it’s approval on a 298 million increase in funding. This money will assist various state hospitals, community services, and crisis services. There will also be a […]
Lara Keel Lobbyist Update: Final Legislation Announcement
Lara Keel Lobbyist Update: Final Legislation Announcement On June 14th 2013, Rick Perry made an announcement on his final decisions on various pieces of legislation that passed in the 83rd session. Governor Perry also applauded some of the session’s major legislative changes, and the vigilant efforts to keep taxes down for citizens. These large scale […]
Lara Keel Legislative Update: HB 7
Lara Keel Legislative Update: HB 7 House Bill No. 7 was first filed on June 27th of 2013. The bill was authored by Representative Moody. As the bill has just been introduced, it has yet to see any motion towards being passed. If H.B. 7 is passed with a majority in the House and Senate, […]