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BIPARTISAN, BICAMERAL COALITION UNVEILS AGENDA TO PROTECT SENIORS AFTER MURDERS
March 9, 2021Austin, Texas — Responding to a tragic murder spree in senior living facilities that left at least 18 seniors dead, today a bipartisan coalition of North Texas legislators announced a suite of…
REP. JARED PATTERSON FILES HB 1818 TO PROTECT PETS
March 1, 2021For Immediate Release
March 1, 2021
(Austin, TX) – Representative Jared Patterson filed HB 1818, which seeks to clarify lawful commercial pet sales for cats and dogs in Texas by only allowing pet stores…
REP. JARED PATTERSON REFILES BILL TO CORRECT MARKET PRICE DISTORTIONS THAT HAVE LED TO ELECTRICITY SHORTAGES IN TEXAS
February 18, 2021For Immediate Release
February 17, 2021
(Frisco, TX) – Yesterday, Governor Greg Abbott made reforming the Texas electricity grid operator, Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), a state emergency item. Today, Representative Patterson refiled…
REP. JARED PATTERSON FILES CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT TO PROTECT BUSINESS OWNERS AND WORKERS
February 10, 2021For Immediate Release
February 9, 2021
(Austin, TX) – For nearly two decades, Texas has led the nation in job creation and economic growth. Policies like lowering taxes and decreasing regulation combined with a…
REP. JARED PATTERSON ANNOUNCES COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS FOR THE 87TH LEGISLATURE
February 4, 2021For Immediate Release
February 4, 2021
(Austin, TX) – Today, State Representative Jared Patterson was appointed by Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan to serve on the House Committees on Business & Industry, Calendars, and…
REP. JARED PATTERSON FILES HB 1378 AND HB 1379 FOR RESTAURANT EQUALITY
January 28, 2021For Immediate Release
January 28, 2021
(Austin, TX) – Executive Order No. GA-28, defined restaurants as businesses “that have less than 51 percent of their gross receipts from the sale of alcoholic beverages.” However…