TRS conferees named
Date Posted: 5/24/2013 | Author: Jennifer Mitchell, CAE
The conferees who will serve on a conference committee that will hammer out the differences between the House and Senate versions of Senate Bill (SB) 1458, the TRS bill, have been named. The Senate conferees are: Sen. Robert Duncan (R-Lubbock) Sen. Kirk Watson (D-Austin) Sen. Wendy Davis (D-Fort Worth) Sen. Tommy Williams (R-The Woodlands) Sen. Kel Seliger (R-Amarillo) The House conferees are: Rep. Bill Callegari (R-Katy) Rep. Roberto Alonzo (D-Dallas) Rep. Dan Branch (R-Dallas) Rep. Alma Allen (D-Houston) Rep. Phil Stephenson (R-Wharton)
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