Today, Texas State Representative Terry Canales (D-Edinburg) was reappointed to serve as Chairman of the powerful Texas House Committee on Transportation by Texas Speaker of the House Dade Phelan.

Expanding Medicaid would provide necessary care to an estimated 2.2 million uninsured adults. Expanding the coverage would lead to lower premiums, and lower prescription drug costs and will infuse Texas with an estimated $10 billion of federal funds every year.

Texas State Representative Terry Canales (D-Edinburg) announced today that the State of Texas is allocating $200 million in CARES Act funding to help students stay connected to their schools while learning from home during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Every year the American press celebrates Sunshine Week, which is a time to not only inform the public but also stress the
importance of open government and the dangers of government secrecy. This year, after a seemingly long hiatus, Texas finally has something to celebrate regarding transparency and open government, and I am proud to have been leading many of these fights alongside the Texas Press Association. 

State Rep. Terry Canales, D-Edinburg, was appointed by Texas House Speaker Dennis Bonnen to the Sunset Advisory
Commission, which conducts rigorous evaluations or each state agency or program.

On December 20, 2019, Representative Terry Canales, Chairman of the House Committee on Transportation in the Texas House of Representatives, was tapped by Speaker of the House Dennis Bonnen to sit on the powerful Sunset Advisory Commission.

Yesterday, Speaker of the House Dennis Bonnen delivered interim charges to the House Committees, which includes the House Committee on Transportation that Chairman Terry Canales oversees.

The Watchdog loves it when folks get involved in their government by becoming fellow watchdogs and keeping a sharp eye on their leaders’ doings. I need the help.

That's why I'm pleased to tell you about a new state law that will change the face of all local governments in Texas.

This new law has gotten very little attention, but it's quite significant, even stunning.

Some residents across the Rio Grande Valley have been forced to endure a sort of battle of wits with elected officials who don’t seem interested in being responsive to those who elected them. Several elected bodies have restricted access to public comments during open meetings, or constantly changed the timing of comment periods in efforts to avoid certain speakers or certain issues.

Fortunately, a new law that took effect Sept. 1 should help make officials more accountable, and help standardize public meetings. State Rep. Terry Canales, D-Edinburg, authored House Bill 2840, which requires a governmental body to allow members of the public to address any item on a meeting agenda before or during the body’s consideration of the item.