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STATEMENT BY REP. JOE FARIAS ON OPPOSING THE BUDGET
Apr 5, 2013
BUDGET IS A STEP IN RIGHT DIRECTION, BUT DOES NOT FULLY RESTORE PUBLIC EDUCATION CUTS
I was elected to serve and respond to the voters of House District 118. As a result, I could not vote in support of the budget presented on the floor today. The budget does not restore the full $5.4 billion in funding for Texas public school children and their families... [READ MORE]
Rep. Joe Farias' House Bill 634 - helping the VA identify veterans within the prison system - Passes Out of Committee with Unanimous Vote
Mar 18, 2013
Austin, TX-- Representative Joe Farias (D - San Antonio) hailed the passage of House Bill 634 out of the House Committee on Corrections today. The bill seeks to verify an offender's VA status in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) system by using data made available from the Public Assistance Reporting Information System (PARIS) through the Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC)... [READ MORE] Austin, TX-- Representative Joe Farias (D - San Antonio) hailed the passage of House Bill 633 out of the House Committee on Defense & Veterans' Affairs today. The bill would allow a person to voluntarily contribute to the Fund for Veterans Assistance on the front page of an application for an original or renewal driver's license or personal identification certificate... [READ MORE] Austin, TX-- Representative Joe Farias (D - San Antonio) hailed the passage of House Bill 307 out of the House Committee on Transportation today. The bill would require that a person may not operate a bicycle during the 30-minute period after sunset, or during the 30-minute period before sunrise unless the person or bicycle is equipped with a lamp that emits a white light visible from a distance of at least 500 feet in front of the bicycle and a lamp that emits a red light visible from a distance of 500 feet to the rear of the bicycle... [READ MORE] San Antonio, TX -- Representative Joe Farias (D - San Antonio) hailed the decision of the San Antonio Water System (SAWS) on Tuesday to give a 2.5% wage increase to all former Bexar Metropolitan Water District (BexarMet) employees who are now employed by SAWS. During the 81st and 82nd Legislative Sessions, Representative Farias worked with the authors of the legislation, which called for an election to dissolve BexarMet, in both the House and the Senate to ensure that BexarMet employees would be protected if the utility was dissolved... [READ MORE]
Rep. Joe Farias' House Bill 633 - Providing An Opportunity to Contribute to the Fund for Veterans Assistance - Passes Out of Committee with Unanimous Vote
Mar 18, 2013
Rep. Joe Farias' House Bill 307 - Protecting Cyclists and Drivers - Passes Out of Committee with Unanimous Vote
Mar 18, 2013
Rep. Joe Farias Applauds San Antonio Water System Decision to Give Former BexarMet Employees 2.5% Wage Increase; Former BexarMet Customers will not see rate increase in 2012
Apr 10, 2012
