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Rusk State Hospital breathes ‘sigh of relief’

admin — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 21:27:13 +0000

“…a rider authored by state Rep. Chuck Hopson (R-Jacksonville) stipulates that the private company would have to show a $10 million savings by privatizing a hospital over a four-year period.”

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Hopson strengthens bill to protect against vicious dog attacks

admin — Wed, 04 May 2011 22:33:59 +0000

“State Rep Chuck Hopson, a Jacksonville Republican, authored the bill after a two-year-old and a 12-year-old in his district were killed by vicious dogs. He says, as the law stands now, it clearly isn’t a deterrent. So, he wants to make the punishment stronger.”

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House votes to add strength to “Lillian’s” dangerous dog law

admin — Wed, 04 May 2011 22:30:49 +0000

“Two prominent cases in Rusk County in East Texas convinced State Representative Chuck Hopson, a pediatrician, that more had to be done. The death of 10-year-old Justin Clinton in 2009 and 2-year-old Kaden Muckleroy in 2010 led Hopson to team with Representative Mark Shelton to strengthen the penalties in cases where the victims of attacks are children or elderly.”

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Rusk County leaders visit with legislators

admin — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 22:38:47 +0000

More than 40 government, community and business leaders traveled to Austin on Tuesday to meet with state legislators.

The trip, billed as “Rusk County Days,” was organized by the Henderson Area Chamber of Commerce. Most of the group rode a chartered bus to Austin for the two-day event.

State Representative Chuck Hopson briefed the group on recent action on the state budget during a luncheon Tuesday afternoon. Tuesday evening, State Senator Kevin Eltife gave his perspective on the budget debate.

Wednesday morning, the group was recognized by both the House and Senate during the opening portion of the day’s business.

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Rep. Hopson gets HB 1 rider passed

admin — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 22:44:54 +0000

“The Texas House of Representatives passed the omnibus spending bill HB 1 at 11 p.m. Sunday. Of the 317 amendments considered in the final hours of debate, state Rep. Chuck Hopson (R-Jacksonville) added a rider which will make it more difficult to privatize any of the state hospitals.”

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Hopson authors House Bill aimed to prosecute timber thieves

admin — Sat, 12 Mar 2011 22:47:35 +0000

“House Bill 612, authored by Rep. (R) Chuck Hopson, is designed to increase penalties for timber theft and accidental harvesting.

“We have timber stolen pretty regularly in East Texas,” Hopson said. “The way things are now, it’s the (value) of the timber harvested times three (for a fine) and that’s the current law.””

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Rep. Hopson appointed vice-chair

admin — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 22:49:13 +0000

“At a time when rural Texas is struggling to meet its needs, it is more important than ever to have the support of members like Rep. Hopson.”

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Hopson chairs ethics committee

admin — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 22:52:49 +0000

“This will be one of the toughest legislative sessions Texas has faced,” Hopson said. “Texas must address an unprecedented budget short fall, pass much needed voter identification legislation, and redraw legislative districts.”

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Hopson focusing on ‘big 3’ issues

admin — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 21:33:33 +0000

“Our public schools budget doesn’t reflect any growth in the state in the next two years.

The budget that we have is the amount of money it will take to educate the number of kids that we have now. And both of them are getting kids every day.

We’re the second fastest growing state in the United States. We’re getting a lot of kids coming in daily, and we’re not budgeting for them right now in this initial budget – so we’ve got to address all that too.”

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Manufacturers PAC of Texas (MPACT) Endorses State Representative Chuck Hopson

admin — Sun, 24 Oct 2010 20:18:17 +0000

Manufacturers PAC of Texas (MPACT) Endorses
State Representative Chuck Hopson

AUSTIN – The Texas Association of Manufacturers (TAM) political action committee, the Manufacturers PAC of Texas (MPACT), today announced its endorsement of incumbent State Representative Chuck Hopson (HD-11) for his reelection in 2010.

“Representative Hopson received our endorsement due to his tireless efforts to advocate for a strong manufacturing climate in Texas. As a result, he has helped strengthen an industry that provides and creates jobs with the highest average salaries in the private sector, for workers in his district, as well as statewide,” said Warren Mayberry, Chairman of MPACT.

“In this global economy, it is extremely important for Texans to elect leaders who understand the positive impact of maintaining and expanding the state’s manufacturing industry. Representative Hopson not only gets it, he is a champion of our industry” added Luke Bellsnyder, Executive Director of TAM.

Manufacturing is the engine that drives prosperity in Texas and across the United States. It is central to our economic security – creating high quality jobs and benefits, and providing significant tax revenue for schools and other government services.

For a complete list of the Texas Association of Manufacturers’ policy principles, please visit www.manufacturetexas.org.

MPACT is the Political Action Committee for the Texas Association of Manufacturers that represents over 450 businesses ranging in size from small enterprises to some of the largest companies in the state with thousands of employees. TAM members comprise every sector of the manufacturing industry across Texas.