Local & Rural Issues

As a lifelong resident of East Texas, Chuck uses his experience to help pass legislation important to rural communities.  “One-size fits all” solutions that overlook small towns and rural areas have increased as the populations of Texas’ largest metropolitan areas have swelled. Chuck has devoted himself to providing East Texans with a voice in the Texas Legislature and championing the East Texas ideal that local control works best.

2009

HB 1918 – Relating to changing the name of the Office of Rural Community Affairs to the Texas Department of Rural Affairs.

HB 3668 Relating to the injunction of municipal purchasing contracts.

HB 3669 Relating to the authority of certain counties to impose a hotel occupancy tax.

2005

HB 304 Relating to conditions of employment for police officers employed by certain municipalities.

HB 894 Relating to produce samples at municipally owned farmers’ markets.

2003

SB 902 Relating to the term of a contract between an appraisal district and the financial entity designated as the depository for the district.

2001

HB 7 Relating to creating the Office of Rural Community Affairs.

HB 244 Relating to exempting certain emergency service organizations from the sales and use tax on boats and boat motors.

HB 2604 Relating to assistance to certain volunteer fire departments and to the imposition of an assessment on certain insurers to finance that assistance.