Paul Bettencourt
May 2nd, 2022
In the growing cities of Texas, Austin, Dallas-Fort Worth, San Antonio and metro Houston, appraisals have exploded with an average increase of 30%.
December 20th, 2017
We are a party with diverse opinions. At a recent Austin conference of the Texas Taxpayer and Research Association (TTARA), Senator Paul Bettencourt continued to champion fiscal conservative standards against bigger-...
May 18th, 2015
The 84th Texas Legislature is coming to a fast and furious close. Will there be a special session? Will there be TWO special sessions? Only time will tell.
March 4th, 2014
There was a remarkable event Monday morning at the headquarters of the Harris County Republican Party. It was a packed standing room only crowd expressing unity at a Republican press conference with a wide swath of Texans,...
November 6th, 2012
Election Day voting in Harris County is very stong in traditional Republican polling locations. This according to former Harris County Tax Man, Paul Bettencourt. In a conversation today Bettencourt said we could see voter...
February 17th, 2012
Speaking before a sold-out crowd of over 800 Houston business and community leaders, radio talk-show host Michael Berry joined with Texans for Sensible Immigration Reform activist Norman Adams, immigration attorney C
October 11th, 2010
The Texas Tea Party Patriots PAC put on a "America Strikes Back" event Friday which included keynote speaker Andrew Breitbart from Big Government. Conservative luminaries at the event included Dan Patrick, Paul Bettencourt,...
December 16th, 2020
Election integrity should be one of the most important issues on everyone’s (Republicans AND Democrats) mind right now. What people DO NOT KNOW is that we already have the tools to better secure our elections from fraudulent...
June 15th, 2017
What the State of Texas needs is more un-elected bureaucrats and more management districts able to pass bonds stealthily and meet without notifying the public. Said no one ever. I can't remember the last time I met a tax...
May 14th, 2015
Representative Rogers: “Mr. Chairman, I request that the dialogue between myself and Representative Smith be placed in the Journal to be used for legislative intent.”The Chair: “Any objection. Hearing none so ordered.”
July 13th, 2013
The beautiful city of San Antonio, Texas has become the go-to place for high level Texas political leaders to make important announcements about their political future. This week, Texas Governor Rick Perry traveled to the...
November 6th, 2012
As I have said for weeks now, this election is not about winning, it's about sending a message to Washington D.C. and to Austin, Texas. No more big government. No more big spending. No more abuse of government processes to...
November 7th, 2011
On Tuesday, November 8, voters across Texas will go to the polls to decide many important issues and races. One of those races is that of Houston City Council, District C. I sat down this morning with candidate and long term...
March 27th, 2010
The State Republican Executive Committee (SREC) quarterly meeting is March 26th and March 27th. Most of the meetings are restricted to the public, as elected Republican executives discuss executive matters, but parts are...