SPEAKER STRAUS RELEASES COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS

REP. LONGORIA NAMED VICE-CHAIR OF APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE; CONTINUES SERVING ON INVESTMENTS & FINANCIAL SERVICES AND APPOINTED TO LOCAL & CONSENT CALENDARS

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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2017

AUSTIN, TX—This morning, Texas House Speaker Joe Straus announced committee assignments for the 85th Legislative Session. State Representative Oscar Longoria (House District 35) will serve as Vice-Chair of the Appropriations Committee, he will continue serving on the Investments & Financial Services Committee, and was newly appointed to the Local & Consent Calendars Committee.

Representative Longoria’s continued …

01/10/2017

AUSTIN, TX – At noon today, Representative Oscar Longoria (HD 35) was sworn into his third term in the Texas House of Representatives for the 85th Texas Legislature by Secretary of State Rolando B. Pablos. He was surrounded by his wife Jennifer Ruiz Longoria, their two daughters Camilla and Madison Longoria, family, friends, and constituents from throughout the district.

“I am honored and humbled to represent the people of the 35th District of Texas in the Rio Grande Valley and Texans across the state. We have …

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LONGORIA FILES FOR RE-ELECTION TO TEXAS HOUSE DISTRICT 35

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MONDAY, AUGUST 3, 2015
MISSION, TX- Representative Oscar Longoria (D-La Joya) announced today that he will seek a third term representing the people of House District 35 in the Texas House of Representatives.

“It has been an honor and a privilege to serve my community, and it is my hope that the citizens of the counties of Hidalgo and Cameron will allow me to continue representing them,” Longoria said. “I am proud of my track record in …

04/09/2015

AUSTIN, TX—Today, the Texas House of Representatives, with a unanimous vote of 143, voted to pass House Bill 12 by State Representative Oscar Longoria (La Joya). This legislation codifies the Border Prosecution Unit (BPU), formalizing the organizational structure of the BPU and providing a statutory basis for its operations, duties and responsibilities.

H.B. 12 amends the Government Code to establish the border prosecution unit as an independent unit that cooperates with and supports attorneys in a border region who represent the state in the prosecution of …

by: Rep. Longoria, Oscar

03/12/2015

AUSTIN, TX—This morning, the Texas House Appropriations Committee, of which State Representative Oscar Longoria (La Joya) is a member, approved funding to the Medicaid-to-Medicare Parity Payments in the base bill in the amount of $460 million in General Revenue. The appropriation was approved upon the recommendation of the Sub-Committee on Article II – Health and Human Services (HHSC) of which Representative Longoria also serves on.

The recent federal funding to increase primary care physician payments expired December 31, 2014. Without the higher payments, …

by: Rep. Longoria, Oscar

03/11/2015

THE BPU IS AN INDEPENDENT UNIT THAT COOPERATES WITH AND SUPPORTS BORDER PROSECUTING ATTORNEYS IN PROSECUTING BORDER CRIMES

AUSTIN, TX—Today, State Representative Oscar Longoria (House District 35) filed House Bill 12. This bill codifies the original intent of the Border Prosecution Unit (BPU), which has been modeled after the Special Prosecution Unit in Walker County in Huntsville, Texas. It will put everything relating to the BPU into law.

The border prosecution unit is an independent unit that cooperates with and supports border prosecuting attorneys …

by: Rep. Longoria, Oscar

02/04/2015

AUSTIN, TX—Today, Texas House Speaker Joe Straus announced committee assignments for the 84th Legislative Session. State Representative Oscar Longoria (House District 35) will serve as Vice Chair of the Investments & Financial Services Committee and will continue his appointment to the House Appropriations Committee.

Representative Longoria’s continued appointment to the House Appropriations Committee secures his influential leadership position and his significant impact on the budget-writing process that will benefit the Rio Grande Valley.

Representative Oscar Longoria issued the following statement:

“It is an honor to …

Rep. Longoria, Oscar

Representative Longoria Pre-Files Legislation for 2015 Session 
by: Rep. Longoria, Oscar

01/06/2015

Priorities Include: Bus Safety, Extended Lunch Hours for Teachers, and Procedures for Defendants

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
TUESDAY, JANUARY 6, 2015

AUSTIN, TX- In advance of the 84th Texas Legislative Session, Representative Oscar Longoria – Texas House District 35, has pre-filed several bills, which range from bus safety to changing procedures for defendants. The Texas Legislature reconvenes from January 13, 2015 to June 1, 2015.

“My staff and I have worked closely throughout the interim with District 35 …