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Please join me next Thursday for Congressman Ted Poe's 3rd Annual "Honor our Heroes"

Please join me next Thursday, August 20th, for Congressman Ted Poe's 3rd Annual "Honor our Heroes" event from 6:00 - 7:30 pm at the Trini Mendenhall Center in Houston.  The event pays tribute to past, present and future service men and women and is open to the public.  I am honored to be joined as a Special Guest by Craig Roberts, Councilwoman Brenda Stardig, and Congressman Sam Johnson (TX-3), who was held as a POW for 7 years in Vietnam's infamous "Hanoi Hilton."

Before the event, there will be an information session from 5:15 - 5:45 pm for high school students interested in the Service Academy nomination process.  

I hope you can join me to help celebrate our brave service men and women. Please RSVP to 281.446.0242.  If you are a service member, please email your service photo to tx02veterans@mail.house.gov before the event.  

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Representative Bohac Reminds Families to Take Advantage of Texas’ Sales Tax Holiday this Weekend, August 7-9

HOUSTON, TX -- With the start of the new school year around the corner, State Representative Dwayne Bohac (R-Houston) reminds families and shoppers to take advantage of our state's annual sales tax holiday this weekend, August 7-9. 

"Over the years, the back-to-school tax-free weekend has offered consumers important savings, and that is why I am encouraging all families and shoppers to take advantage of it," Rep. Bohac said.  "As a father with school aged children, I truly understand how costly clothing, shoes and school supplies can be, and every bit of savings helps.  The sales tax holiday will help families save almost 10 percent while getting the essentials to outfit their children and equip them to learn during the upcoming school year." 

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Rep. Dwayne Bohac Outlines Accomplishments of the 84th Legislative Session

Highlights include a balanced state budget, $4 billion in tax relief, the strongest border security measures in Texas history, increased funding and major reforms for public education, and transportation prioritization

With the 84th Legislative Session recently adjourning Sine Die, State Representative Dwayne Bohac (R-Houston) is pleased to announce some of the highlights that will benefit all Texas taxpayers and families.

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Bohac: Tax-credit proposal is a boost for education marketplace

{via The Houston Chronicle}

We get to choose what kind of cellphone we have; we get to choose where we shop for groceries; and we get to choose our dry cleaner. Choosing a child's education is even more important. To that end, the Educational Tax Credit Scholarship bill (HB 1043/SB 4) would help bring meaningful choice and increase equity in the education marketplace for working-class families.

The Educational Tax Credit Scholarship is simple: It allows Texas businesses to invest in their future workforce by receiving a tax credit from the franchise or insurance premium tax when they contribute to nonprofit organizations that award K-12 scholarships to both public school and private school students. In fact, 40,000 public school students could use this stipend for after-school tutoring or transportation costs associated with public-to-public school transfers. Because the cost of the program is capped, and the scholarship amounts limited, roughly 10,000 students would participate in the private school tax credit component. Most of the benefit would go to public school students through scholarships for educational resources.

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Rep. Bohac Announces Honorary Pages for 84th Session

Austin, TX -- State Representative Dwayne Bohac (R- Houston) is pleased to announce the names of the students who will be serving as honorary pages during the 84th Legislative Session.  The honorary pages will accompany the Texas House pages to interface with Representatives and staff on the House floor and around the Capitol complex. Pages will receive an official badge and photo to keep as a remembrance of their special day. 

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Texas lawmakers call for Sales Tax Holiday for small businesses

Texas’ top accountant and several state lawmakers announced their support today for “Small Business Saturday,” a sales-tax-free counterpoint to the Black Friday sales spree that follows Thanksgiving. According to the proposal, shoppers on that Saturday would pay no state sales tax at Texas-based businesses that bring in less than $5 million annually. State Comptroller Glenn Hegar and Republican representatives Angie Chen Button and Dwayne Bohac said the idea is to encourage shoppers to spread the love.

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LEGISLATURE: Rep. Bohac legislation would beef up border security and crackdown on drug trafficking, human smuggling

State Representative Dwayne Bohac (Houston) has announced the authorship of two bills that significantly strengthen border security and help law enforcement crackdown on border-related crime. HB 11, the “Stronger Border, Safer Texas Act,” is an omnibus bill that will dramatically increase the number of Department of Public Safety (DPS) Troopers in the border region, impose tougher penalties on smugglers, and provide more resources for police statewide. HB 1450 will establish the Texas Border Security Division which will focus on busting up criminal cartels throughout the southern border region.

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Rep. Bohac Authors Legislation to Beef Up Border Security and Crackdown on Drug Trafficking and Human Smuggling

Austin, TX -- State Representative Dwayne Bohac (R-Houston) announces authorship of two  bills to significantly strengthen border security and help law enforcement crackdown on border-related crime.  HB 11, the “Stronger Border, Safer Texas Act,” is an omnibus bill that will dramatically increase the number of Department of Public Safety (DPS) Troopers in the border region, impose tougher penalties on smugglers and provide more resources for police statewide.  HB 1450 will establish the Texas Border Security Division which will focus on busting up  criminal cartels throughout the southern border region.

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