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OPINION
• HB 3164 - Relating to
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article will help you decide if
TA
TEXAS PRESS ASSOCIATION
The Henderson News
MEMBER
2019
Texas House made headlines
by filing House Bill 3, which is
an omnibus bill that address-
person. Another person you
need to meet with is a tax pro-
fessional.
Amanda McFadin — Circulation
Supervisor
circulation@thehendersonnews.com
Dan Moore — Editor & Publisher
publisher@thehendersonnews.com
Legislative Spotlight
Last week we filed four
pieces of legislation:
• HB 2963 - Relating to
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TRAVIS
CLARDY
Nancy Harris — Office Manager and
Bookkeeper
officemanager@thehendersonnews.com
Debra Odom — Classified Manager
classifieds @thehendersonnews .com
much since one of Chris’ best friends used to
be a plumber and knows how to do both jobs.
Over half our return is going to fixing these
issues and it’s almost heartbreaking but as
Ashton Griffin — Managing Editor
managingeditor@thehendersonnews.com
Tiffani Patterson — Marketing Executive
advertising@thehendersonnews.com
Ben Marmolejo-Najera — Graphic
Designer
graphics@thehendersonnews.com
TORY VAN
BLARCUM
Revenue total announced
Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar on March
ate Bill 6 will serve as a road
map to prepare our state for
future hurricanes and natural
disasters,” said Kolkhorst.
- SB 7 by Sen. Brandon
Creighton, R-Conroe, would
create a financial structure
to pay for aid, planning and
flood projects, considering that
many federal aid programs
require that local entities put
money up front to qualify for
fund matches. Creighton’s bill
would tap into the state’s Rainy
Governor Greg Abbott
PO Box 12428
Austin, Texas 78711
(800) 843-5789
U.S. Rep. Louie Gohmert
2243 Rayburn HOB
Washington, D.C. 20515
(866) 535-6302
State Rep. Travis Clardy
202 East Pilar RM 310
Nacogdoches, Texas 75961
(936)560-3982
Dr. Ray Perryman is President and
CEO of The Perryman Group, an eco-
nomic research and analysis firm based
in Waco, Texas.
U.S. Senator
John Cornyn
United States Senate
Washington, D.C. 20510-5922
(202) 224-2934
(713) 572-3337 Houston
cornyn.senate.gov/public
U.S. Senator Ted Cruz
B40B Dirksen
Senate Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20510
(202) 224-5922
State Senator
Bryan Hughes
100 Independence
Place, Suite 301
Tyler, Texas 75703
(903) 581-1776
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DR. RAY
PERRYMAN
The Economist
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STERLING
I am told by my mom it’s
called “adulting.”
I have to say being an
adult is not all the good it
sounds like when you’re a
teenager.
Growing up you always
want to be older and to
be more independent, not
needing your parents but I
have to admit I would trade
places with my youngest
brother any day.
I miss the days when mom and dad would
pay for my gas and all of my bills.
I was looking forward to getting spoil myself
Lawmakers start rolling out high priority legislation
*
Government
Access
President Donald Trump
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue
Washington, D.C. 20500
(202) 456-1414
comments@whitehouse.gov
‘We said at the time we would dedicate our- when he was first elected to Congress as a
Democrat. He changed from a Democrat to a
Republican in 2004 and continued to serve as a
member of Congress until January 2015.
Ed Sterling is Director of Member Services with Austin-
based Texas Press Association.
HENDERSON NEWS
Sunday, March 17, 2019 PAGE 4
Seven in a row
One of the
most visible
indicators of
economic
success is
Site Selection
Magazine’s
“Governor’s
Cup” com-
petition, and
Texas has
won for the
seventh con-
secutive year.
The Cup goes to the state with
the most major corporate loca-
tion and expansion projects each
year.
In addition to winning every
round since 2012, the Lone Star
State has been coming in at or
near the top of the list for about
15 years (since the passage and
implementation of key incentive
legislation).
The only initiatives counted
for the Cup involve a capital
investment of at least $1 million,
20 or more new jobs, or 20,000
square feet of new construction.
In 2018, Texas had 608 qualify-
ing projects, up slightly from
last year.
Ohio again ranked second
with 455 (only three-fourths of
the Texas total), then Illinois
with 444, Georgia with 300, and
it drops off quickly from there.
Major Texas projects range
from large new corporate head-
quarters operations to petro-
chemical facilities to steel mills
to cutting-edge technology
firms.
While some of the initiatives
are an obvious outgrowth of the
state’s natural resource base and
position on the coast (such as
petrochemicals), others are the
product of decades of efforts to
position Texas to attract and
expand emerging industries
(such as tech and healthcare).
Another positive outcome
this year is that Texas cracked
the top 10 in projects per capita.
Nebraska led this category for
the third year in a row with 118
projects, a large number given
the size of the state. Nebraska is
seeing results from innovative
education programs, low costs
for businesses, and other advan-
tages.
Ohio tends to show up on
both lists, but Texas is less likely,
finishing nth in 2017 and 10th
last year. It’s a movement in
the right direction, as well as an
indicator that there’s still room
to improve (as well as the fact
that Texas is a very big place).
Texas has the potential to
continue to win in the highly
competitive market for quality
corporate locations and expan-
sions, with a favorable combi-
nation of resources and a busi-
ness-friendly mindset. There are
other states with the first but
not the second (such as Califor-
nia), as well as those without the
resources that companies need.
It is imperative to keep press-
ing forward, as past success
is not necessarily predictive.
Investing in infrastructure and
education to ensure future com-
petitiveness is essential.
Proactively seeking to attract
and retain corporate locations
(including the judicious use of
incentives) is also crucial, as
is supporting workforce avail-
ability and development and
enhanced quality of place.
It’s an impressive feat to cap-
ture the Governor’s Cup even
once. It’s a Texas-sized accom-
plishment to bring it home seven
times in a row.
Tory Van Blarcum — Reporter
society@thehendersonnews.com
PO Box 30 — Henderson, Texas 75653 — 903-657-2501 — (Fax) 903-657-2452— www.thehendersonnews.com
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A note from Rep. Travis Clardy
es pub-
lic school
a d m in -
istrat io n
and pub-
lic school
finance
reform. I
am proud
to be a co-
author of
the bill and
will provide
AUSTIN — With the filing of legislation that
would give teachers an across-the-board pay
increase, Texas lawmakers showed progress
toward solving the complex issues of school
finance and property tax reform.
Senate Bill 3, passed March 4 by the full
Senate on a voice vote, would entitle each
classroom teacher and full-time librarian to
a state-financed $5,000 increase above their
2018-19 school year salary. The bill would
not stop school districts from providing merit-
based raises to teachers in addition to the state’s
$5,000 increase.
Authored by Senate Finance Committee
Chair Jane Nelson, R-Flower Mound, SB 3, if Day Fund to help local governmental bodies
approved by the House, would make the raise satisfy buy-in requirements.
effective for the school year beginning in the - SB 8 by Sen. Charles Perry, R-Lubbock,
fall. Nelson said it would cost $4 billion to would create a statewide flood mitigation plan
give the state’s estimated 350,000 teachers the that divides Texas into regions based on river
raise, and that funds to cover the pay hike will basins, then allows regional officials and stake-
be in the state budget. holders to decide what projects they need to
“The one thing we should do, first and fore- protect people and property from flooding. The
most, is to recognize the need to uplift our state would ensure that those plans work with
entire teaching profession,” she said. each other and combine them into a statewide
Meanwhile, in the west end of the Capitol plan, according to the Senate News Service.
building, House members have been working
on their own school finance reform legislation.
House Bill 3 is called “The Texas Plan” by its 4 announced state sales tax revenue totaled
author, House Public Education Committee $2,796 billion in February, an amount 7 percent
Chair Dan Huberty, R-Houston.
Huberty said his bill, which has gained
Not pushing my luck with income tax this year
It never fails. As soon as we start getting a
little extra money something breaks and there
goes the extra money.
Chris and I both received our income tax
returns this week and it seems like a majority
of that is gone.
Out of the five vehicles we have there isn’t a
single one that doesn’t have something wrong
with it. Two are driveable, but have minor fixes
to be done.
About a week ago, my car and daily driver
decided it was tired of driving 50 miles a day
and was not going to start. We figured out
Thursday that it needs a new battery and bat-
tery terminals.
When the car first broke down I was disap-
pointed because I’ve had the car almost five and Presley with some new stuff with my
years and have never had an issue out of it. return, but it’s not looking like that will hap-
This is the first time in those five years that pen right now.
I’ve done anything more major than tires on We will still have what is left after the
it and thanks to Chris, I realized that’s a really mechanic bills, but we would like to put some
good thing. of that into savings since we have very little of
Thank goodness we have our Expedition that.
that I am able to drive in situations where I’m extremely grateful however that I am
mine needs work. Also thank goodness Chris able to receive a return. I know many people
has so many race cars so he knows how to fix that had to pay in and not receive anything
my car without having to send it to a mechanic, back.
Two of Chris’ trucks need major work as I’m not sure how I would feel about work-
well. ing hard for a year, going to the tax lady and
Don’t ask me why the man needs three finding out that I have to pay in more money,
trucks, but he feels that he does, not my choice. I try not to count on my return because I
I’m honestly not even sure what is wrong with never know how much it’s going to be until I
them either. go see the tax lady but it is a nice help when
Along with the vehicle repairs we have some times are tough.
minor home repairs to do. For instance, we I can’t remember the last time I heard my
have a small shower leak to fix before we have parents say they were getting money back,
to redo the flooring and hook up our washer They have always had to pay in and it blows my
and dryer. Hopefully all that won’t cost too mind every year.
Tory Van Blarcum is the society editor for The Hen-
derson News. Pier email address is society @thehenderson-
news.com.
© 201g, Henderson Newspapers Inc.
more than he announced in February 2018.
“Growth in sales tax revenue was led by
bipartisan support and has more than 80 mem- remittances from the construction, manufactur-
bers signed on as coauthors, would invest $9 ing and services sectors. Receipts from informa-
billion above enrollment growth while address- tion services and restaurants also grew signifi-
ing student achievement, teacher quality and cantly. Receipts from oil- and gas-mining firms
property tax reform. HB 3, Huberty added, remained about the same as a year ago,” Hegar
represents “the first major rewrite of the state’s said.
public school finance system undertaken with- On March 6 Hegar announced the comptrol-
out threat of a court order.” ler’s office would send cities, counties, transit
A few of the bill’s attributes include: systems and special-purpose taxing districts
- Lowering school property tax rates by four $711.7 million in local sales tax allocations for
cents statewide; the month. The amount is 6.1 percent more
- Funding for full-day pre-kindergarten for than the amount reported a year ago. These
low-ncome students; and allocations are based on sales made in January
- Increasing the minimum teacher salary by businesses that report tax monthly.
schedule. Texas lawmaker dies
Disaster relief is goal Former U.S. Rep. Ralph Hall of Rockwall
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick on March 6 joined Sen- died March 7 in Rockwall. He was 95. Hall
ate members in announcing a package of bills served in the U.S. Navy from 1942 to 1945 and
dealing with disaster relief and recovery from received a law degree from Southern Method-
Hurricane Harvey, which caused widespread ist University in 1947. He was elected to the
devastation in the late summer of 2017. Texas Senate in 1962 and served until 1972,
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selves to helping people rebuild their homes,
their businesses, their communities,” said Pat-
rick.
- SB 6 by Sen. Lois Kolkhorst, R-Brenham,
makes use of the knowledge gained in dealing
with Hurricane Harvey and its aftermath. “Sen-
Last week was another
busy week at the Capitol. We
laid out House Bills 685 and
686 in the House Committee
on Judiciary and Civil Juris-
prudence. HB 685 provides
protection for our county and
district clerks from liability
for public documents stored
by third party entities. HB
686 preserves a permanent
record management fee,
which helps county and dis-
trict clerks protect, maintain, updates on the bill’s status as
and digitize our historic docu- the session progresses,
ments. Capitol Spotlight
House Bill 695 was heard I was honored to be recog-
by the House Committee on nized as the Legislator of the
Transportation and would Year by the East Texas Council
allow police officers in Jack- of Governments. Judge Chris
sonville to receive training Davis of Cherokee County
from the Department of Public presented this award to me,
Safety to conduct commercial and I am grateful for both his
vehicle weight inspections, friendship and strong support
Jacksonville Chief of Police of rural Texas.
Andrew Hawkes traveled to
Austin to testify in support of
the bill.
The Homeland Security
Committee heard House Bill the conveyance of certain state
971 which would allow our vet- forest land in Cherokee Coun-
erans to receive credit toward ty under the control of the
their Intermediate, Advanced, board of regents of The Texas
and Master Peace Officer A&M University System;
Certifications. Nacogdoches • HB 3164 - Relating to
County Sheriff Jason Bridges certain images captured by an
testified in conjunction with unmanned aircraft;
this bill, attesting to the ben- • HB 3231 - Relating to
efits of giving veterans credit the regulation of firearms, air
toward the certifications. guns, knives, ammunition, or
Most House commit- firearm or air gun supplies
tees adhere to the practice of or accessories by a county or
reviewing and taking testimo- municipality;
ny on bills in one hearing, and • HB 3453 - Relating to
reserving committee votes on subpoenas, orders, and war-
the bills n a later hearing. rants for the disclosure of
This allows more time for location information, elec-
public input and for consid- tronic customer communica-
eration of testimony before tions records, and electronic
votes are cast. Keeping with customer data, and for the use
this tradition, I anticipate of pen registers, ESN read-
votes on HBs 685, 686, 695, ers, cell site simulators, and
and 971 in the near future, and mobile tracking devices; creat-
we will keep you apprised of ing a criminal offense,
the bills’ progress through the Rusk County Days will take
legislative process. place Wednesday-Thursday at
In statewide news, the the capitol.
God bless Texas!
Travis Clardy is the District 11
State Representative.
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