Tan Parker is the 2006 Republican Party nominee for Texas House District 63 race. He defeated Anne Lakusta in an April 11 runoff in Denton County, Texas. This is a text version of this page
This Saturday, August 7th, I will be attending an out of state Legislative Conference, and unable to host my open office hours regularly scheduled for the first Saturday morning of each month.
However, my staff will be in office this Saturday morning, and I will be back the following month (September 4th) to host open office hours from 8 to 10am.
If you are interested in the injection permit request for the Bosque Disposal Well (located in the ETJ of Argyle), you may access the details and status of the request on the Railroad Commission's Web site: http://www.rrc.state.tx.us/data/online/index.php.
This link takes you to the online inquiries page. Click on the "launch application" option for the Electronic Document Management System (the last box under "Select a Query System to search”). Once the application is uploaded, click on injection/disposal permits and type in the Tracking #: 30549. Under details, you will be able to follow this specific permit's status throughout the permitting process.
Please join State Representative Tan Parker and Denton County Commissioner Andy Eads for an open house and town hall meeting to discuss the proposed compression station site and proposed waste water facility in the Bartonville/Argyle area. State agencies will be present to address and educate residents in Denton County regarding the State’s permitting processes, as well as answer questions pertaining to air and water quality issues associated with drilling in the Barnett Shale.
Thursday, January 28, 2010
6:00 pm – Open House
7:00 pm to 8:30 pm – Town Hall Meeting
State Rep. Tan Parker will seek to continue his mission of improving job growth and keeping Texas fiscally responsible. Parker (R-Flower Mound) filed Monday for re-election in the upcoming Republican primary for District 63.
Parker cited his past accomplishments, his desire to continue working on job growth initiatives and the need for strong fiscal discipline as his primary reasons for seeking re-election.
"I want to focus on expanding our job base and attracting new companies with new jobs to Texas in an effort to make sure that the Texas economy is as robust as possible," Parker said. "Without a strong and dynamic Texas economy, we as a state cannot address the other important issues of the day such as education, transportation and health and human services.
A year ago, state legislators across Texas were campaigning to be re-elected.
This year, many of them are lobbying for propositions on the ballot, or at least accurate information about them.
State Representative Tan Parker (R-Flower Mound), for example, is one of several legislators making a push for the correct information to be disseminated about propositions 2, 3 and 5 before the Nov. 3 general election.
Parker, as well as Rep. Jim Jackson (R-Carrollton) and others, say inaccurate e-mails have been circulating about these propositions and some of the information indicates that passage of these propositions would result in a statewide property tax, which they say is not true.
Our images of bravery usually come wrapped in Army green or police-force blue.
But bravery comes in blond, too.
Jenna Quinn may look more like a beauty queen than an icon of bravery, but her courage is something to behold.
Jenna is a triumphant survivor of sexual abuse.
No, more than mere survivor, she has become a valiant warrior against sexual abuse of children and adolescents.
A new Texas law bears her name. And the 22-year-old Carrollton woman leaves today for Boston, where she will meet with legislators and others to encourage the fight against sexual molestation.
While attending a recent Flower Mound Chamber of Commerce luncheon, Michael Quinn Sullivan, President of Texans for Fiscal Responsibility (TFR), presented State Representative Tan Parker with The Heroes and Champions Award. Parker was bestowed this honor by TFR, Texas' leading taxpayer advocacy organization, because of his strong support for a state budget that responsibly limited the growth of spending while reducing business taxes, and his opposition to legislation that would have increased government spending and raised taxes. President Sullivan of TFR stated, "State Rep. Tan Parker is one of the true leaders in the Legislature seeking to ensure a strong, vibrant Texas economy. He works diligently to keep the burden of government low and the return to the taxpayers high, by ensuring that state government is transparent and accountable to the taxpayers. Texas taxpayers need more champions like Tan Parker working for us in the House.”
During the 81st Legislative Session, the Texas House of Representatives unanimously passed Rep. Tan Parker's House Bill 1041, also known as Jenna's Law. Jenna's Law, supported by numerous children's advocacy groups across the state, directs school districts to include a child sexual abuse preventive policy in their school handbook and district improvement plan.
Parker stated, “Statistics have shown that most abused children are being abused by someone they trust. Since children attend school daily, it is important that teachers, parents, and school employees are educated as to the signs of child sexual abuse. With the new school year just around the corner, my hope is this legislation will raise much needed awareness as to the signs of child sexual abuse so that abused children may be identified and receive the immediate help they need.” House Bill 1041 is endorsed by the Texas PTA, Children's Advocacy Center for Denton County, TexProtects and United Ways of Texas, all of which see this legislation as an important step toward proactively promoting child sexual abuse prevention.
LEGISLATURE PASSES PARKER'S CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE PREVENTION LEGISLATION
Jenna's Law seeks to prevent Child Sexual Abuse
Austin, TX –During the 81st Legislative Session, the Texas House of Representatives unanimously passed Rep. Tan Parker's House Bill 1041, also known as Jenna's Law. Jenna's Law, supported by numerous children's advocacy groups across the state, directs school districts to include a child sexual abuse preventive policy in their school handbook and district improvement plan.
Parker stated, “Statistics have shown that most abused children are being abused by someone they trust. Since children attend school daily, it is important that teachers, parents, and school employees are educated as to the signs of child sexual abuse. With the new school year just around the corner, my hope is this legislation will raise much needed awareness as to the signs of child sexual abuse so that abused children may be identified and receive the immediate help they need.”
DALLAS, Working with the American Foundation for the Blind, AT&T* announced today that it is holding its first training sessions nationwide to help people with vision loss make better use of their wireless phones. The public service initiative is an expansion of AT&T's popular cell phone training program for senior citizens.
"AT&T's free education program is a wonderful way to provide people with a better understanding of all the advantages available from wireless technology," said Judy Scott, director of the AFB Center on Vision Loss in Dallas, where two-day sessions are being held.
ROANOKE — A downtown redevelopment in a suburban city of 7,000 residents might seem like small potatoes.
But what Roanoke has on the menu is a three-course plan to revitalize downtown and formalize its reputation as a North Texas dining destination that draws customers and sales tax revenues from nearby — and perhaps not-so-nearby — cities.
Already home to such draws as Classic Cafe and Babe’s Chicken Dinner House, the city has for the first time offered cash inducements to attract two more chef-driven restaurants. A seafood restaurant is also in the works and expected to open this month or in early August.
