Representative Murphy Offers Comments on the City of Houston Local Action Plan Mayor Turner, The forthcoming allocation of CDBG-DR funds to the City of Houston for local administration represents a unique opportunity to provide targeted, locally-controlled disaster relief to residents of our city. You and I have both seen firsthand the ongoing efforts of Houstonians…
read moreRepresentative Murphy Offers Comments on the Harris County Flood Control Bond Program Mr. Poppe, Buffalo Bayou runs entirely through House District 133 and many residents of our district are still feeling the effects of flooding from Harvey rainfall and releases from Addicks and Barker reservoirs. As the primary waterway for conveyance from these reservoirs and…
read moreThe American Conservative Union Foundation (ACUF) recently released their ratings for the 85th Legislature and Rep. Jim Murphy was awarded with the American Conservative Union Foundation’s Award for Conservative Achievement with an overall rating of 88%. The ACUF has reviewed each piece of legislation voted on in both the Senate and House of Representatives to…
read moreAUSTIN – Governor Greg Abbott signed House Bill 215, strengthening abortion reporting requirements, specifically relating to minors. The bill requires doctors who perform abortions on minors, to document and report additional information. This includes how a minor obtained authorization for the procedure, such as from a parent or judge. The pro-life legislation is yet another…
read moreAUSTIN – Four property tax reform bills aimed at bringing added transparency, accountability and simplicity to the property tax process in Texas have been signed by Gov. Greg Abbott. Officials said three bills authored by Sen. Paul Bettencourt, as well as one bill authored by Rep. Jim Murphy and sponsored in the Senate by Bettencourt, will now become law “Any…
read moreTexas Gov. Greg Abbott has signed a measure that tweaks Texas law relating to captive insurance companies. Abbot signed House Bill 1944 on June 15. The bill was authored by Jim Murphy (R – Houston) and sponsored in the Senate by Bryan Hughes (R, Mineola). The Texas Legislature in 2013 first approved the licensing of…
read moreby David Yates | Jun. 26, 2017, 1:52pm ————- AUSTIN – Earlier this month, Gov. Greg Abbott signed Senate Bill 873 into law, modifying the Texas water code to benefit apartment owners, operators and their residents, according to RealPage, a provider of software and data analytics to the real estate industry. Regulatory professionals at RealPage worked closely…
read moreNow that our committees have been appointed, our schedules will become more regular and busier as we work towards our May 31 adjournment. The 38 committees will begin hearing bills; some will pass out of committee and be considered before the full House (aka “going to the floor”). And Senate bills will also start coming…
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