Monthly Archives: March 2015

Guns, guns, guns

Posted on March 30, 2015 by GCSW Legislative Interns

by Paige Reitz Updated March 30, 2015 to add more information about the current status of these bills and the next legislative steps. The theme in the Texas House Committee on Homeland Security and Public Safety this session is guns (the theme … Continue reading →

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The “School Social Work Bill”

Posted on March 18, 2015 by GCSW Legislative Interns

by Rob Block I have been working in the office of State Representative Jessica Farrar as part of the Austin Legislative Internship Program of the UH Graduate College of Social Work. Representative Farrar represents the 148th district in the Texas … Continue reading →

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A Little Spring Cleaning at the Lege

Posted on March 12, 2015 by GCSW Legislative Interns

by Maia McCoy To prepare myself for this week’s Criminal Jurisprudence Committee, I read through all 15 bills scheduled for hearing on Wednesday, along with the committee’s interim report, which provides insight into issues that might be addressed as session … Continue reading →

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How I Ended Up Here

Posted on March 4, 2015 by GCSW Legislative Interns

by Brittany Reyes The legislature is a small world. A month ago, I ran into a high school classmate who is a Scheduler in a representative’s’ office. Last week, I ran into a college colleague that worked in the Office … Continue reading →

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