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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…
REP. PATTERSON FILES IMPROVED FLORIDA PARENTAL RIGHTS BILL, HB 1155
January 3, 2023(Austin, TX) – Today, State Representative Jared Patterson filed HB 1155 to prohibit public school classroom instruction on gender identity or sexual orientation from kindergarten through eighth grade. This legislation would restrict all…
REP. PATTERSON FILES SOCIAL MEDIA PROHIBITION FOR MINORS
December 7, 2022(Austin, TX) — Today, Representative Jared Patterson filed HB 896 making good on a promise earlier this year to protect children from the harmful mental health effects of social media. HB 896…
REP. PATTERSON RESPONDS TO FRISCO ISD APPEAL DECISIONS
December 1, 2022(Frisco, TX) — Yesterday, Frisco ISD Board of Trustees voted to remove five out of seven sexually explicit books from district circulation. All seven titles were among the group of books that…