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Congressman Roger Williams told Burnet County elected officials Thursday, Aug. 17, he wants to see Congress enact tax reform that would help their constituents where they need it most — by putting money back in their pockets.
Williams met with Burnet County elected officials at the Highlander restaurant in Burnet to discuss several important issues.
We've got the highest tax rate in the world and we wonder why jobs leave here, people leave here and they don't come back and so forth," Williams said. "It's because were not competitive at all.
Fort Hood recognized Soldiers and civilians Aug. 8 at Club Hood for their service and support to the military community.
Special guests attending the award ceremony included Lt. Gen. Paul Funk II, III Corps and Fort Hood commanding general, Command Sgt. Maj. Michael Crosby, III Corps and Fort Hood command sergeant major. U.S. Congressman Roger Williams, congressman for District 25 of Texas, was the event's keynote speaker who expressed his support to the Fort Hood community.
Congressman Roger Williams (R-Austin) paid a visit to Copperas Cove on Tuesday afternoon, during which local business owners, along with elected officials and others in the community had the chance to hear what's been happening in Washington and ask him questions directly.
Questions concerned small business loans, personal income tax changes, along with a request for help for CCISD from Joan Manning, CCISD board of trustees president. Manning reminded Williams about CCISD's loss of Impact Aid that the district has had to deal with over the past several years.
Fort Hood will receive $145 million for barracks renovation, congressmen who represents the post announced this week.
The approved funding is part of the fiscal year 2017 operation and maintenance funds passed by Congress earlier this year.
Rep. John Carter, R-Round Rock, worked with House leadership and the Army to ensure this critical funding was made available to one of the military's premier installations, Carter's office announced in a release.
KILLEEN - Operation Stand Down Central Texas has been working to help homeless veterans for three years. When director Joann Courtland was invited to the Texas State Society Black Tie and Boots Ball to bring attention to the work the nonprofit does, she was hoping to make some friends and raise some funds. What she got, besides recognition in front of thousands of people, was a new 2017 Toyota Tundra.
Don't believe what you hear.
Congress hasn't gone completely to the dogs. It has gone to the cats, too.
This week, U.S. Reps. Roger Williams, R-Austin, and Marc Veasey, D-Fort Worth, teamed up to work on a project — pet adoption.
The two filed a resolution to designate April 11 as National Pet Adoption Day and the month of April as National Pet Adoption Month. They hope to encourage people to adopt pets from animal shelters and rescue efforts.
Congressman Roger Williams, R–Austin, testified in Washington, D.C., on Thursday morning to request support for various projects at Fort Hood.
Williams, whose district includes part of Fort Hood, appeared before the House Appropriations Committee's Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies to request support to improve the barracks and motor pools on Fort Hood.
U.S. Rep. Joe Barton, R-Ennis
"It is always prudent to pursue efficiencies and potential cost-saving improvements in the federal workforce," said U.S. Rep. Joe Barton, R-Ennis, whose district includes part of Arlington. "We have many dedicated and able federal employees in Texas, and we should always look for better ways to utilize their skill sets."
More than that, he and others say, the hiring freeze is just temporary and will just last for a total of three months.
When President Trump told Fox News Channel host Bill O'Reilly recently that the rollout of a Republican health-care plan would "maybe . . . take till sometime into next year," he contradicted many congressional Republicans who have promised a swift repeal of the Affordable Care Act.
And they followed what has become an uncomfortably common routine: making sense of his words, figuring out how they mesh with their own promises — and getting back to work.
North Texas lawmakers are weighing in on President Donald Trump's travel ban barring citizens of seven predominantly Muslim nations from entry into the U.S. and the protests that followed.
"This is a bad policy," Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings told NBC 5 Monday morning. "But even if you're going to have the policy, you let people know before they get on the flight, as opposed to sending them to the United States and then going through this hell."
Officials say nine people were released after they were detained overnight at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport.