Patrick Rose

“The state’s most recent quality review clearly shows the system is broken,” said Rep. Patrick Rose, the Dripping Springs Democratic chairman of the committee that oversees the state schools. “It underscores the need to pass legislation next session that allows us to provide services to this population in a different and more cost effective way.”

Dripping Springs, Texas (October 17, 2008)—The Rose ‘08 Campaign announced today that State Rep. Patrick M. Rose (D-Dripping Springs) will receive the endorsement of the leading small business association in Texas.  The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB/Texas) will visit Buda with Rep. Rose to meet with local community leaders and small business owners to [...]

Rose has voted his district, and his list of accomplishments includes road improvements, funding for Texas State University and support for local schools. In a district of independent-minded voters, Rose has gained their support by voting their interests, not either party’s.

Pedernales Electric Cooperative will issue $4.7 million in bill credits to its customers this month as part of a provision in a contested settlement in a member-led lawsuit, the co-op said Wednesday.
The move marks the first round of bill credits that will be issued as part of a five-year plan for the Johnson City-based utility, which has 226,000-plus member-owners.

“I share the values of Blanco, Caldwell and Hays County families and I will always fight for your 2nd Amendment Rights in Austin,” said Rep. Patrick Rose.

Driftwood, Texas (September 29, 2008) – Over 1,000 supporters joined State Rep. Patrick M. Rose (D-Dripping Springs) on Sunday for his 5th Annual BBQ Round Up at the Salt Lick in Driftwood.  Jack Ingram, Academy of Country Music’s 2008 New Male Vocalist of the Year, entertained the crowd while Blanco, Caldwell and Hays County supporters [...]

State Rep. Patrick Rose, D-Dripping Springs, plans to sponsor legislation once again that would require Texas health insurance plans to cover eating disorders. Similar bills died in committee in 2005 and 2007, but Rose is hopeful that momentum is on his side for the 2009 legislative session, which begins in January.

State Rep. Patrick Rose, D-Dripping Springs, who co-authored HB 2313 establishing Texas Obesity Awareness Week (Sept. 8-11), will be at the Thursday event to accept an award from the Michael & Susan Dell Center for Advancement of Healthy Living.

As the State Representative for PEC’s Johnson City headquarters, and thousands of PEC members and employees, I am committed to ensuring our co-op’s long-term success by ending this patter of abuse. It has become clear that state government must act — the only way to ensure real change at PEC and to prevent similar events similar events at other Texas electric cooperatives is to pass reforms next session.

State Rep. Patrick Rose, D-Dripping Springs, told the committee he is prepared to file legislation that would make co-ops subject to the state’s open records and open meetings laws as well as Public Utility Commission review. “I am committed to reforms that strike a balance between statutory oversight and local control,” Rose said.