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Paul David Bettencourt (born October 20, 1958) is an American politician and businessman based out of Houston, Texas, who serves as a Republican member of the Texas State Senate from District 7. On January 13, 2015, he succeeded state Senator Dan Patrick of Houston, who successfully ran for Lieutenant Governor of Texas .
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Senator Bettencourt is the Chair of the Senate Committee on Local Government and serves on the Senate Finance, Education, and Criminal Justice committees. He has also been named to the Redistricting Committee by Lt. Governor Patrick. He also served as the Chair of the Senate Republican Caucus from January 2016 to February 2021.
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About Paul. 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 ...
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2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Bettencourt served on the following committees:
Bettencourt's earned his B.S. in Industrial Distribution from the Texas Agricultural and Mechanical University. His professional experience includes working as the CEO of Bettencourt Tax Advisors, LLC, which was formed in 2009, and as a tax assessor-collector for Harris County.
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Note: Please contact us if the personal information below requires an update. Bettencourt and his wife, Susan, have two children.
Mar 11, 2021 · AUSTIN – Senator Paul Bettencourt (R-Houston) and Chairman Harold Dutton (D-Houston) file The Charter School Equity Act, which levels the playing field for successful public charter schools that are prepared to meet the needs of more Texas families. This bipartisan legislation has 11 joint-authors in the Texas Senate including Senators ...
Paul.Bettencourt@senate.texas.gov: District office Address: 11451 Katy Freeway, Suite 209 Houston, TX 77079 ... Higher education Immigration Politics Public education State government ...
The 2nd phase of Greg Abbott’s “Educating Texans” plan focuses on school governance, which includes who decides how schools operate and where children go to school. In this plan he outlines a series of recommendations to give greater control to local school districts and empowers families to make decisions for their children’s education.
