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Welcome. First elected to the Senate in 2014, Senator Paul Bettencourt represents Senate District 7, which encompasses most of West Harris County. He previously served 10 years, from 1998 – 2008, as the Harris County Tax Assessor-Collector, where he introduced “Smart Government” at the Harris County Tax Office and developed a customer ...
May 2, 2023 · Austin, TX – Senators Paul Bettencourt (R-Houston) and Angela Paxton (R-McKinney) passed Senate Bill 1474 to dramatically improve special education in Texas for students with disabilities based on their individual needs on Tuesday, May 2, 2023. Both Senator Bettencourt and Senator Paxton served on the Texas Commission on Special Education ...
May 4, 2023 · Here’s a legislative update! Both the Texas Senate and House have budgeted a $5 billion increase in new state education funding. This does not include funds already budgeted for record property tax relief legislation which I, as the “architect” of the Senate property tax plan, will advise you about when finally passed by the Legislature.
Mar 15, 2023 · Austin, TX – Senator Paul Bettencourt (R-Houston) and Senator Royce West (D-Dallas) filed SB 1861 based on the bipartisan unanimous recommendations of the Texas Commission on Virtual Education. Senator Bettencourt and Senator West served on the Commission, which was chaired by … Continue Reading
Jun 7, 2021 · State Sen. Paul Bettencourt, R-Houston, announced plans to seek re-election to represent Texas Senate District 7 in the 88th Texas Legislature, in a June 7 news release. Bettencourt was first ...
Feb 21, 2019 · Senate Bill 933 by State Sen. Paul Bettencourt (R–Houston) would establish an Office of the Inspector General inside the TEA, the agency tasked with overseeing the more than 1,000 school districts in Texas. “Nearly 25 percent of the current state budget goes towards public education,” said Bettencourt. “The Texas Education Agency is one ...
Jul 10, 2023 · Austin, TX – Senator Paul Bettencourt (R-Houston), filed as primary author the largest property tax cut bill in Texas history, SB 2, the $18 billion property tax reduction plan, as announced by Lt. Governor Dan Patrick and Speaker Dade Phelan on Monday, July 10, 2023. Senator Bettencourt’s SB 2 will increase every Texas homestead exemption ...
