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Austin American-Statesman
September 16, 2016
Prior to a 13-year career at the American Heart Association, Oaks worked as a legislative assistant for state Rep. Dora Olivo, D-Rosenberg, and as a project coordinator for the Texas Healthy Kids Corporation and the Texas Medical Foundation. Throughout his career, he has focused on improving health outcomes forÃâà...
The Texas Observer
May 18, 2016
If Texas state Representative Ron Reynolds loses his fight against a 2015 conviction for ambulance chasing, the popular Fort Bend County Democrat may go ... district is home to about 170,000 voters and hasn't seen a Democratic primary since 2010, when Reynolds beat seven-term incumbent Dora Olivo.
Fortbendstar.com
February 28, 2016
Bryant, an attorney who owns a law practice in Richmond, served one term on the Fort Bend ISD board of trustees and lost to former District 27 Rep. Dora Olivo (D-Rosenberg), 60.8 to 39.2 in the 2006 District 27 General Election. “District 27 needs a person who will cross the aisle,” Bryant said. “Olivo andÃâà...
Texas Tribune
February 14, 2016
"The first thing is I have a record of success," said Reynolds, D-Missouri City, who has easily won re-election twice since defeating 14-year incumbent Dora Olivo in 2010. "I was able to get more accomplished than she did in 14 years. I worked across the aisle." Reynolds started strong three terms ago as theÃâà...
Houston Chronicle
February 9, 2016
He won the 2006 Republican primary but lost in the general election to Dora Olivo. .... State Rep. Gene Wu saw his next constituents. His southwest Houston district of Gulfton and Sharpstown might as well be the Ellis Island of Houston, serving as home to the waves of immigrants that come to our nation inÃâà...
San Antonio Express-News
November 22, 2015
In Ruth Jones McClendon's first legislative session, in 1997, the first bill on the calendar was hers. When it was approved, she was surprised to see her fellow lawmakers, Republicans and Democrats alike, gather around her. They escorted her to the lectern at the front of the podium, where she wasÃâà...
San Antonio Express
September 1, 2013
In 2001, former Democratic state Rep. Dora Olivo, an attorney and former teacher, introduced legislation requiring the state to use multiple indicators in deciding whether to retain a child. Olivo said the state had begun phasing in the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills or TAKS by the late '90s, andÃâà...
Victoria Advocate
November 6, 2012
In House District 85, Republican Phil Stephenson, a Wharton accountant defeated Democrat Dora Olivo. "I am humbled and honored to receive the support of ... Olivo, a former representative from District 27, was previously in the House from 1997-2010. House District 85 includes southwestern Fort BendÃâà...
Houston Chronicle
August 22, 2009
State lawmakers attempted to address the issue earlier this year. State Rep. Dora Olivo, D-Rosenberg, introduced a bill that would require taxing authorities to reject payments made by lenders on behalf of borrowers who have deferred taxes. But the bill never made it out of a Senate finance committee.
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