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Statement From Sen. Watson Regarding the Bombings in Austin

March 21, 2018

The following is a statement from Sen. Watson regarding the bombings in Austin: The bombings over the past few weeks have left us all frightened and shaken. They...

We should all learn from #MeToo

February 12, 2018

By: Senator Kirk Watson (Originally published in the Daily Texan) Speaking before a Texas Senate committee last year, a group of remarkable young women — many of them survivors of sexual assault — ...

Sen. Kirk Watson, Texas Secretary of State Rolando Pablos Register Students to Vote

February 12, 2018

Sen. Kirk Watson and Texas Secretary of State Rolando Pablos visited Austin High School yesterday to emphasize to students the importance of registering to vote. Primary elections in Texas begin Ma...

$15.5 Million Awarded for Austin State Hospital Redesign

January 8, 2018

AUSTIN, Texas — Dell Medical School at The University of Texas at Austin will lead a $15.5 million redesign of the Austin State Hospital — taking it from a critical but outdated and deteriorating ment...

Sen. Watson Statement on Sexual Harassment Policy in the Texas Senate

December 14, 2017

The following is a statement from Sen. Watson regarding the sexual harassment policy in the Texas Senate: The Legislature has clearly failed to create a safe environment for women in the Capitol. Tha...

Efforts to Raise Billboards Higher Misguided

November 9, 2017

The state of Texas has drawn a line in the sky that limits the height of billboards along our highways. Unfortunately, many billboard owners regularly ignore it. A number of the billboards that are...