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AUSTIN–We sometimes wish we could look into another person’s heart and mind and try to understand why they feel as they do. I do not know why Dan Ramos, the current Bexar County Democratic Party Chairman, would be moved to make the remarks he recently made which were hateful, small-minded and contrary to all we…

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Also Appointed to Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence Committee; Will Head Effort to Protect Children, Medicaid and CHIP Austin – Texas House Speaker Joe Straus, (R-San Antonio) today named Representative Richard Peña Raymond (D-Laredo) as Chairman of the crucial Human Services Committee that will take the lead role in protecting children, as well as the Medicaid…

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State Representative Richard Peña Raymond (D-Laredo) has announced he will introduce a constitutional amendment that establishes honesty in taxation and classifies fees, surcharges and other revenue-generating measures as taxes. “Two weeks ago I met with staff members of the Legislative Council and directed them to draft the appropriate bill establishing once and for all what…

By Ray Gomez Pro8 News Webb County may soon be seeing a lot more doctors in the area because of a new program offering incentives for physicians. Today State Representative Richard Raymond became an honorary doctor in a ceremony at the Gateway Community Health Center. Raymond worked on a recently passed bill that will attract…

AUSTIN, May 26 – Holding up framed poll tax receipts he said his father had to pay for to cast a vote, state Rep. Richard Peña Raymond on Tuesday told House members he would continue to fight the controversial voter ID bill for the fifth consecutive day. The Laredo Democrat delivered a personal privilege address…