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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of Texas at Austin will lead a $15.5 million redesign of the Austin State Hospital — taking it from a critical but outdated and deteriorating ment...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...

Capitol Complex Transformation Creates Opportunity for Austin

November 9, 2017

The lonely stretch of Congress Avenue between the Texas Capitol and the University of Texas offers very little to entice anyone — unless, of course, you enjoy a good Railroad Commission hearing. Bu...

Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas – Open Government Group Honors Sen. Watson

September 16, 2017

The Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas has honored Sen. Kirk Watson of Austin and Rep. Giovanni Capriglione of Southlake with its Open Government Lawmaker of the Year Award. T...