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Governor Greg Abbott Announces Waiver of STAAR Testing Requirement
March 16, 2020On the morning of Friday, March 13th, following a good conversation with my wife, Leslie, a former public school teacher, I sent a letter to Texas Education Agency Commissioner Mike Morath. Though…
An Update on the Coronavirus
March 13, 2020My Fellow Texans,
Today I joined a conference call with Governor Abbott, state health and emergency management officials, the education commissioner, members of the legislature and locally elected officials regarding Coronavirus. I’d first…
State Representative Jared Patterson Appointed to Texas Cybersecurity Council
January 27, 2020State Representative Jared Patterson released the following statement on his recent appointment to the Texas Cybersecurity Council:
Online cyber-attacks are an insidious danger to both our public and private institutions. These attacks threaten…
State Representative Jared Patterson Appointed to Interim Study Committee
December 12, 2019State Representative Jared Patterson released the following statement on his appointment to the House Interim Study Committee on Aggregate Production Operations:
I am honored to have been appointed to serve on the House…
Governor Abbott Signs Into Law House Bill 803, Promoting Toll Transparency
July 25, 2019On Thursday, July 25, Governor Greg Abbott hosted Rep. Jared Patterson at the State Capitol for a signing ceremony on behalf of House Bill 803. The transparency measure requires all Texas toll…
House Passes Toll Transparency Legislation Authored by Rep. Jared Patterson
May 7, 2019On Tuesday, May 7, the Texas House of Representatives gave final assent to Rep. Jared Patterson’s HB 803, a transparency bill that requires all Texas toll entities to report data on their…