February 4, 2021 AUSTIN – Speaker Dade Phelan (R-Beaumont) announced committee assignments for the 87th Legislature today. Representative Valoree Swanson was appointed to serve as Vice Chair of the Committee on Juvenile Justice and Family Issues, as a returning member of the Committee on Elections, and as a new member of the Committee on Resolutions. […]
Rep. Swanson Files Fair Play in Women’s Sports Act
Early Voting Locations and Schedules – General Election 2020
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Representative Swanson Calls on Governor and AG to Stop Harris County’s “Unconstitutional” Mask Order.
Wednesday, April 22, 2020, Representative Swanson sent a letter to Governor Greg Abbott and Attorney General Ken Paxton calling on them to supersede the “unconstitutional” mask mandate from Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo. Judge Hidalgo’s order is set to be effective on Monday, April 27 and last through the following 30 days. Representative Swanson cited […]
Representative Swanson Calls for Reopening of Day Programs for Texans With Special Needs
Wednesday, April 22, 2020, Representative Swanson sent a letter to Governor Greg Abbott to call for reopening of day programs for individuals with special needs in Texas. In her letter, Representative Swanson stressed that lack of access to day programs has created “extreme hardship” for parents of medically fragile and developmentally disabled children and urged […]
Freedom Caucus Calls on Governor Abbott to Begin Lifting Restrictions
Monday, April 14, 2020, Representative Valoree Swanson and fellow Texas House Freedom Caucus members sent a letter to Governor Abbott calling for a responsible reopening of the Texas economy. The letter, signed by all members of the Caucus, requests that the Governor Abbott begin lifting restrictions so Texans can get back to work. Full letter […]
Rep. Swanson Calls on Dept. of Insurance to Investigate Mass Denials of Business Interruption Claims
Monday, April 13, 2020, Representative Valoree Swanson sent a letter to the Commissioner of the Texas Department of Insurance, Kent Sullivan. Representative Swanson is calling on the Texas Department of Insurance to investigate the mass denials of business interruption claims due to the Coronavirus pandemic. Full letter below:
Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo Issues “Stay-at-Home” Orders for Coronavirus
This morning, Tuesday, March 24th, Judge Lina Hidalgo issued orders for all Harris County residents to stay at home, effective 11:59 TONIGHT through April 3rd. We have just received a copy of the full orders, and I wanted to share them with you. · All Harris County residents are ordered to stay in their residences except for “Essential […]
Swanson Officially Files for Re-Election to Texas House
On Wednesday, Rep. Swanson made the following announcement to her Facebook followers: “It’s official! I officially filed for re-election to the Texas House at Harris County GOP headquarters Monday night. Thank you for your support!!! “I’m proud to represent District 150 and to fight for conservative values, such as LIFE, the Second Amendment, strong communities […]
2019 Constitutional Amendments Election Results
Before the polls closed at 7PM on November 5, Texans voted on ten proposed amendments to the Texas Constitution, and all but one of them passed. The only proposition to fail was Proposition 1, which would have allowed for a person to hold more than one office as a municipal judge at the same time. […]