After several months of leading the charge to fund legal aid and indigent defense, Senator José Rodríguez was successful in persuading Senate leadership in finding $24 million to fund legal aid and indigent defense services. The funding, which was approved as an amendment to S.B. 2 by Senator Ogden is now headed to the House for final approval. Read More »
Despite one of the most difficult legislative sessions in Texas history, freshman State Senator José Rodríguez ended his first legislative session with the passage of forty one (41) measures, many of which will directly impact the people of El Paso. Read More »
Today, State Senator José Rodríguez released the following statement regarding the filibuster by State Senator Wendy Davis of S.B. 1811, the fiscal matters bill Read More »
Today, State Senator José Rodríguez released the following statement regarding his vote against the 2012-13 state budget Read More »
Today, State Senator José Rodríguez released the following statement regarding the failure of H.B. 12, the so-called “sanctuary city bill,” to come up for debate in the Texas Senate Read More »
Today, Senate Democrats delivered a letter to their Senate colleagues expressing opposition to the so-called “Anti-Sanctuary City legislation.” Read More »
State Senator José Rodríguez released the following statement regarding today’s passage of the so-called “Anti-Sanctuary City bill” by the Senate Committee on Transportation and Homeland Security: Read More »
Today, State Senator José Rodríguez reminded El Pasoans that the ENERGY STAR® sales tax holiday is just over a week away, from Saturday, May 28 through Monday, May 30 (Memorial Day). Read More »
Today, the Senate passed Senate Bill 1910, which will give El Paso Electric Company (EPEC) residential and small business customers with solar equipment the option to interconnect with the electric utility through a single meter that runs both forward and backward. It will also allow residential customers to sell any excess energy that they produce back to EPEC. Read More »
Last week, the Senate voted to approve State Senator José Rodríguez’s Senate Bill 615, which is aimed at reducing the amount of scrap tire piles littering parts of the state. Once it is passed in the House and signed into law, the measure will require that a tire retailer render a worn tire unusable to ensure that a tire will not be used on a vehicle in the future. Read More »
