A Very Successful Session

I'm a head'n home boys. This session is over. But before I go, here is a list that we've been keepin' and a checkin'. This is a draft of the bills I had the fortune to participate in passing in the 80th Legislative Session. Hope to see you soon in the Valley.

District Projects:

$5,000,000 to fund the RAHC in Edinburg (see HB1375 above); Article III, page 156

$3,000,000 for construction of Substance Abuse Facility, Edinburg; Art. II, page 63

$750,000 in funds for Museum of South Texas History, Edinburg; Article VI, page 40

$1,600,000 for Agricultural Research in the district.

A 13% increase in funding for the University of Texas Pan American.

More Valley delegation Projects:

$45,000,000 for regional DPS facility

$5,000,000 for Rio Grande City DPS facility

$10,000,000 for South Texas Hospital

$6,000,000 for La Joya Water District

$2,000,000 for Stark Diabetes Center

$2,000,000 for McAllen City Park

$2,000,000 for Removal of Reservoir

$800,000 for Rio Grande City Park

$600,000 for Gladys Porter Zoo

$400,000 for Nature Center

$200,000 for Applied Tech. Program STC

HB109--sent to the Governor (Turner/Peña)
$80,000,000 million Relating to (CHIP) the Children's Health Insurance Program.

SB1846--sent to the Governor (McClendon/Peña Amendment)
Funding and benefits for Teacher Retirement System; 13th Check.

HCR121--sent to the Governor (Peña)
Relating to awarding the Texas Legislative Medal of Honor to Freddy Gonzalez.

HB2383--sent to the Governor (Lucio/Lucio/Peña Amendment)
Relating to scholarships for particular public school graduates.
(Peña amends bill with "46" months to qualify for scholarship)

HB1375--in the budget HB1, Article III, page 156 (Peña)
Relating to funding for the Regional Academic Health Center, Edinburg

HB1766--sent to the Governor (Peña)
Relating to the theft of aluminum, bronze or copper wiring.

HB1767--sent to the Governor (Peña)
Relating to the punishment of criminal mischief.

SB6-- sent to the Governor (Zaffirini/Peña)
Relating to on-line solicitation of a minor.

HB1907/SB584--Effective Immediately (Carona/Peña)
Relating to the issuance of an order for emergency protection.

SB867--sent to the Governor (Duncan/Peña)
Relating to criminal defendants with mental illness or mental retardation.

HB3584--sent to the Governor (Peña)
Relating to the punishment of certain theft offenses.

HB1042--sent to the Governor (Peña)
Excepting certain crime victim information from disclosure in the public information law.

HB1265--sent to the Governor (Peña)
Relating to the Task Force on Indigent Defense.

HB1267-- sent to the Governor (Peña)
Relating to appointment procedures concerning and compensation and reimbursement for counsel appointed to represent indigent defendants in criminal and post-conviction proceedings.

HB1303--sent to the Governor (Peña)
Relating to requirements applicable to orders of expunction or non-disclosure of criminal history records.

HB1545--sent to the Governor (Peña)
Relating to competency to be executed.

HB3060-sent to the Governor (Peña)
elating to issuance by a court of a capias, a capias pro fine, or an arrest warrant.

HB3059(Peña)/HB2391 (Madden)--sent to the Governor
Relating to the appearance of certain misdemeanor offenders before a magistrate.

HB8--sent to the Governor (Riddle/Peña)
Relating to the prosecution, punishment, and supervision of sex offenders.

HB48--sent to the Governor (Chavez/Peña)
Relating to distributions from the employment and training investment fund.

HB73--sent to the Governor (Flynn/Peña)
Relating to the protection of customer telephone records.

HB280--sent to the Governor (Madden/Peña)
Relating to the eligibility of juvenile correctional officers for the fire fighter and law enforcement home loan program.

HB309--sent to the Governor (Truitt/Peña)
Relating to notifications made by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice to close relatives of deceased victims.

HB530--sent to the Governor (Madden/Peña)
Relating to the operation and funding of drug court programs.

HB541--sent to the Governor (Martinez-Fischer/Peña)
Relating to persons charged with new offenses or an administrative violation of a condition of release from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.

HB587--sent to the Governor (Gonzalez-Toureilles/Peña)
Relating to the recording and availability of court documents.

HB914--sent to the Governor (Madden/Peña)
Relating to the establishment of an Office of Inspector General at the Texas Youth Commission.

HB1121--sent to the Governor (Anchia/Peña)
Relating to human trafficking or other similar abuses.

HB1212--sent to the Governor (Pierson/Peña)
Relating to the penalties for intoxication assault and intoxication manslaughter.

HB1503--sent to the Governor (Lucio III/Peña)
Relating to a person's eligibility for a license to carry a concealed handgun.

HB1519--sent to the Governor (Todd Smith/Peña)
Relating to the offense of barratry and solicitation of professional employment.

HB1887--sent to the Governor (Truitt/Peña)
Relating to the punishment for and prevention of the offense of burglary of vehicles.