Texas Senator Jose Rodriguez has issued a call to action for El Pasoans to contact public officials as they take the next two weeks to address the Senate Budget Bill. The bill dictates amounts and types of cuts that will be made to El Paso’s key issues:  healthcare, Medicaid, mental health, the West Texas Poison Center in El Paso. “The time is now to encourage the Senate to protect funding for these essential services and programs,” said Corinne Chacon, district director for Sen. Jose Rodriguez.

Key Legislators

All senator offices can be contacted via the email format:  FirstName.LastName@senate.state.tx.us.

House of Representative email format is FirstName.LastName@house.state.tx.us.

Senate Committee on Finance

Chair: Sen. Steve Ogden

Vice Chair: Sen. Juan Hinojosa

Members:

Sen. Bob Deuell

Sen. Robert Duncan

Sen. Kevin Eltife

Sen. Craig Estes

Sen. Eddie Lucio, Jr.

Sen. Jane Nelson

Sen. Dan Patrick

Sen. Kel Seliger

Sen. Florence Shapiro

Sen. Royce West

Sen. John Whitmire

Sen. Tommy Williams

Sen. Judith Zaffirini

Subcommittee on Medicaid

Chair: Sen. Jane Nelson

Members:

Sen. Bob Deuell

Sen. Kevin Eltife

Sen. Juan Hinojosa

Sen. John Whitmire

Sen. Tommy Williams

Sen. Judith Zaffirini

Senate Committee on Health & Human Services

Chair:  Sen. Jane Nelson

Vice Chair: Sen. Bob Deuell

Members:

Sen. Joan Huffman

Sen. Robert Nichols

Sen. Dan Patrick

Sen. Jose R. Rodriguez

Sen. Carlos Uresti

Sen. Royce West

Sen. Judith Zaffirini

House Committee on Public Health

Chair:  Rep. Lois W. Kolkhorst

Vice Chair: Rep. Elliott Naishtat

Members:

Rep. Carol Alvarado

Rep. Garnet Coleman

Rep. Sarah Davis

Rep. Veronica Gonzales

Rep. Susan King

Rep. Jodie Laubenberg

Rep. Charles Schwertner

Rep. Vicki Truitt

Rep. John Zerwas