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Senator Charles Schwertner, MD Senate District 5 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 6, 2023 Contact: Drew Graham (972) 816-4287 Senator Schwertner Files Bill to Protect Fairfield Lake State Park and Reservoir from Becoming Gated Community Development Senate Bill 1656 would allow the state to acquire the park for continued public use and crucial conservation efforts to…

In less than 100 days, Texans will have the opportunity to make their voices heard at the ballot box. Thankfully, in the last Legislative Session, we made it easy to vote and hard to cheat in Texas. The Texas Legislature did not ignore the monumental importance of free and fair elections in our state. Before the…

Senator Charles Schwertner, MD Senate District 5 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 23, 2021 Contact: Drew Graham (972) 816-4287 Senator Schwertner Welcomes Samsung to Taylor, TX; Announces New $17B Manufacturing Facility Samsung’s plan to build a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Eastern Williamson County represents the largest foreign direct investment in Texas history. AUSTIN, TX – Today,…

A longtime advocate for private property rights, Senator Charles Schwertner introduces legislation to protect landowners from unfair taxation and eminent domain abuse. AUSTIN, TX — Today, Senator Charles Schwertner (R-Georgetown) and Representative Ben Leman (R-Iola) introduced several pieces of legislation to support private landowner rights and strengthen protections against unfair taxation and eminent domain abuse.…

Texans suffered greatly throughout the Valentine’s Day winter storm. The failure of the Texas power grid revealed many underlying issues which the Legislature must address. As a member of the Senate Business and Commerce Committee, I heard testimony last week from the industry stakeholders involved in the failures that occurred during the storm. Some of…

Proposed legislation will push back against the Austin City Council’s plan to relocate its homeless population to Williamson County without the appropriate resources or support. AUSTIN, TX – Today, Senator Charles Schwertner (R-Georgetown) announced his opposition to the City of Austin’s plan to relocate homeless individuals to Williamson County. The Austin City Council recently announced…

SB 473 would expand curriculum options for Texas high school students, allowing career and technical education courses to count towards graduation requirements. AUSTIN, TX – Today, Senator Charles Schwertner (R-Georgetown) filed SB 473 to improve access to career and technical education (CTE) coursework for Texas high school students. Currently, students must take one credit of fine arts but…

AUSTIN, TX – Today, Lt. Governor Dan Patrick appointed State Senator Charles Schwertner, MD (R-Georgetown) to serve as Chair of the Senate Committee on Administration.  “I am honored by Lt. Governor Patrick’s trust in my ability to lead this important committee,” said Schwertner. “The Senate Committee on Administration handles a broad range of issues that…

Dr. Charles Schwertner’s SB 245 would direct the Office of Public Insurance Council to monitor the adequacy of managed care networks and advocate for Texas consumers. AUSTIN, TX — Today, Senator Charles Schwertner (R-Georgetown) filed legislation to grant the state’s Office of Public Insurance Council (OPIC) the authority to better represent the interests of Texas consumers in matters…

Schwertner’s proposal includes capping college fees at their current levels and requiring public universities to submit their annual report on cost transparency to the Legislature. AUSTIN, TX — Today, Senator Charles Schwertner (R-Georgetown) filed legislation to make higher education more affordable for Texas families by addressing the significant cost growth at Texas’ public colleges and…