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REP. PATTERSON RECEIVES SPEAKER PRIORITY FOR HB 90 – THE BISHOP EVANS ACT
March 11, 2023(Austin, TX) — HB 90, the Bishop Evans Act, has officially been designated a priority bill by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Dade Phelan. This bill seeks to guarantee workers’…
REP. PATTERSON FILES SPEAKER PRIORITY HB 900 – THE READER ACT
March 10, 2023(Austin, TX) — State Representative Jared Patterson has officially filed HB 900, designated a priority bill by the Speaker of the House. The bill is entitled the READER Act, previously filed as…
REP. PATTERSON FILES HB 2288 TO IMPLEMENT COMMON SENSE IN ERCOT
February 17, 2023(Austin, TX) — Electricity markets are exceptionally technical and exceptionally complicated. ERCOT is the only market in the country where generators are paid based on performance. This system worked remarkably well until…
REP. PATTERSON FILES LEGISLATIVE PACKAGE TO PROTECT TEXANS FROM THE DANGERS OF SOCIAL MEDIA
February 14, 2023(Austin, TX) — Social media has proven to be harmful to the mental health of its users, particularly to adolescents. Virtually every study, even by the social media companies themselves, has shown…
REP. JARED PATTERSON APPOINTED TO CALENDARS, LICENSING & ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES AND TRANSPORTATION
February 9, 2023(Austin, TX) – Speaker Dade Phelan announced committee assignments for Texas House Members on Wednesday, February 8th. Representative Jared Patterson was reappointed to the powerful Calendars Committee and appointed to serve on…
REP. PATTERSON FILES THE READER ACT
January 26, 2023(Austin, TX) — State Representative Jared Patterson has officially filed HB 1655, entitled The READER Act. READER stands for ‘Removing Explicit and Adult Designated Educational Resources’. This bill seeks to eliminate sexually…