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An Army Wife’s Sacrifice to Protect our Freedoms

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Have you seen Red State Women’s latest video? It’s their third installment in a series of videos telling the stories of Texas women. Kristyn Weaver is an army wife. She is proud of her husband, her country, and his service. You really don’t want to miss this video. Read her story here. See her video […]

New GOP PAC targeting women in Texas

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Red State Women, a PAC targeting women voters in Texas launched on Wednesday. RedStateWomen.com From the Politico exclusive: RedState Women went live online Wednesday morning, after officials provided an exclusive first look to POLITICO. The organization will offer web-based videos featuring both elected officials and voters that are designed to show that Democrats don’t have a monopoly […]

Interim Charges for the Texas 83rd Legislative Session

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Today, Speaker Joe Straus issued interim charges to every standing committee in the Texas House of Representatives. The charges highlight some of the issues that the House will study and investigate to prepare for the next legislative session, which will begin in January 2015. Friday’s charges are based on requests and suggestions made by House […]

Lara Keel Lobbyist News: Texas Attorney General Challenges EEOC Hiring Guidelines

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Lara Keel Lobbyist News: Texas Attorney General Challenges EEOC Hiring Guidelines On November 4th, Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott filed a legal action that challenges employment hiring guidelines he finds disagreeable. These guidelines have been issued by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Those that oppose these hiring guidelines feel that it places great limitations on […]

Lara Keel Lobbyist News: Gov. Perry Announces GEICO Expansion in Katy

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Lara Keel Lobbyist News: Gov. Perry Announces GEICO Expansion in Katy Governor Perry announced that GEICO will be expanding its operations in Katy, Texas to create 1,000 new jobs over the next 3 years. The expansion includes 8.5 million dollars of investment. GEICO was founded in Forth Worth in 1936; it is not the fastest […]

Lara Keel Texas News for Lobbyists: Attorney General Abbott Addresses Texas Association of Mexican American Chambers of Commerce’s Annual Convention

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Lara Keel Texas News for Lobbyists: Attorney General Abbott Addresses Texas Association of Mexican American Chambers of Commerce’s Annual Convention Earlier this month, Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott met with Hispanic Business owners and South Texas Legislators in Houston for the “Texas Association of Mexican American Chambers of Commerce” awards banquet. The banquet was held […]

Lara Keel Lobbyist News: Attorney General Abbott Recovers More Than $10 Million for Texas

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Lara Keel Lobbyist News: Attorney General Abbott Recovers More Than $10 Million for Texas Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott announced on October 15th the end of a Medicaid fraud investigation that will return more than $10 million dollars back to the State of Texas. After a time consuming investigation, the Office of the Attorney General […]