GREETINGS DEAFBLIND FRIENDS AND ALLIES!
Hayley and Kris Cué here, with an update and a very urgent request regarding our Co-Navigator bill: House Bill (HB) 140.
On April 4th the full House passed HB140 to engrossment. And on April 12th our bill was assigned to the Senate Committee on Health & Human Services (HHS). This committee, as in the House, will (hopefully) hold a public hearing on our bill.
BUT, we do not have the full support of this committee, and more work needs to be done to persuade them of the vital need for Co-Navigator services in Texas. So we request that if — and only if — you are a “constituent” of one of these committee members, to personally contact them to request that they set a public hearing on HB 140 and vote it favorably out of committee. How do you know if you are a constituent of one of these committee members? In the section below, we’ve listed them, along with the district number & major cities that they represent and their contact information. Your state senate district number is listed on your voter registration card. Or you can look it up at https://wrm.capitol.texas.gov/home, by entering your address or zip code. Your state senator (and district number) will be listed in the third box down.
Again, you must live in one of the nine districts listed below.
We will continue to keep you updated, and please continue to help us spread the word.
PT Hugs!!!
Hayley Broadway
Kris Cué
TAD Co-Chairs, DB Legislation Subcommittee
SENATE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
District 1: Texarkana, Sulpher Springs, Mount Pleasant, Longview, Marshall, Tyler, Henderson, Mount Vernon
- Bryan Hughes – bryan.hughes@senate.texas.gov – 512-463-0101
District 2: Richardson, Garland and Corsicana
- Bob Hall – bob.hall@senate.texas.gov – 512-463-0102
District 9: Fort Worth, Richland Hills, North Richland Hills, Haltom City, Hurst
- Kelly Hancock – kelly.hancock@senate.texas.gov – 512-463-0109
District 13: Parts of Northeast & Southwest Houston, Missouri City, Stafford, Fresno
- Borris L. Miles – borris.miles@senate.texas.gov – 512-463-0113
District 18: Brenham, Lexington, Giddings, Brookshire, Gonzales, Cuero, Victoria, Port Lavaca, Rockport, Fayetteville, La Grange
- Lois Kolkhorst (Chair) – lois.kolkhorst@senate.texas.gov – 512-463-0118
District 27: Beeville, Corpus Christi, Kingsville, Harlingen, Brownsville, South Padre Island
- Morgan LaMantia – morgan.lamantia@senate.texas.gov – 512-463-0127
District 28: Lubbock, Wichita Falls, Abilene, San Angelo, Pampa, Goldthwaite, Sweetwater, Brownfield
- Charles Perry (Vice Chair) – charles.perry@senate.texas.gov – 512-463-0128
District 29: El Paso, Alpine, Fort Stockton, Pecos, Fort Davis, Marfa
- César Blanco – cesar.blanco@senate.texas.gov – 512-463-0129
District 31: Amarillo, Midland, Odessa, Big Spring, Lamesa, Hereford
- Kevin Sparks – kevin.sparks@senate.texas.gov – 512-463-0131