Paul Bettencourt, former Harris County tax assessor-collector, won election to a Houston seat in the Texas Senate in 2014, succeeding Dan Patrick, who was elected lieutenant governor, in representing District 7.
Paul Bettencourt
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"194,000 criminal aliens booked into Texas jails from 2011-2019 were charged with more than 299,000 criminal offenses."
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Says a change in law he carried stopped a $100 million tax increase in the Dallas school district.