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DESCRIPTION:Occupation: President and CEO\, Bettencourt Tax Advisors L.L.C
 . Legislative Experience: Senate Member: 2015 - present   First elected 
 to the Senate in 2014\, Senator Paul Bettencourt represents Senate Distric
 t 7\, which encompasses most of West Harris County and now parts of Montgo
 mery County. He previously served 10 years\, from 1998 - 2008\, as the Har
 ris County Tax Assessor-Collector\, where he introduced “Smart Governmen
 t” at the Harris County Tax Office and developed a customer service-driv
 en organization. His team created the first major county online property t
 ax payment system and the first county tax office website with online vehi
 cle registration in Texas. (His motto was “Get on-line\, not in-line.”
 ) He is well-known as the “Tax Man” for his outspoken efforts to cut p
 roperty taxes. A champion for conservative solutions to Texas' challenges\
 , Senator Bettencourt has built a strong reputation at the Capitol advocat
 ing for taxpayers. His work during the 86th and 87th Sessions earned him t
 he distinction of many awards by leading organizations such as\; "Senate M
 VP" by Capitol Inside\, "Bull of the Brazos" by Texas Monthly\, the Legisl
 ative Legacy Award by Texas Public Policy Foundation and many others. Sena
 tor Bettencourt is the Chair of the Senate Committee on Local Government a
 nd serves on the Senate Finance\, Education\, Criminal Justice\, and State
  Affairs Committees. In addition to serving on these Legislative Committee
 s\, Senator Bettencourt was appointed to serve on the Special Education Fu
 nding Commission\, the Texas Commission on Virtual Education\, and the Tex
 as Commission on Virtual Education Funding Subcommittee during the interim
 . He was also named to the Redistricting and Protect All Texans Committees
  by Lt. Governor Patrick. He also served as the Chair of the Senate Republ
 ican Caucus from January 2016 to February 2021. A Bachelor of Science grad
 uate of Texas A&M University in Industrial Distribution\, Senator Bettenco
 urt is the President and CEO of a tax consulting company in Houston. He is
  also a radio and television personality.. 
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SUMMARY:Senator Paul Bettencourt
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p><strong>Occupation:</strong>&nbsp\;Presiden
 t and CEO\, Bettencourt Tax Advisors L.L.C.</p>\n\n<p><strong>Legislative 
 Experience:</strong>&nbsp\;Senate Member: 2015 - present</p>\n\n<p>&nbsp\;
 </p>\n\n<p>First elected to the Senate in 2014\, Senator Paul Bettencourt 
 represents Senate District 7\, which encompasses most of West Harris Count
 y and now parts of Montgomery County. He previously served 10 years\, from
  1998 - 2008\, as the Harris County Tax Assessor-Collector\, where he intr
 oduced &ldquo\;Smart Government&rdquo\; at the Harris County Tax Office an
 d developed a customer service-driven organization. His team created the f
 irst major county online property tax payment system and the first county 
 tax office website with online vehicle registration in Texas. (His motto w
 as &ldquo\;Get on-line\, not in-line.&rdquo\;) He is well-known as the &ld
 quo\;Tax Man&rdquo\; for his outspoken efforts to cut property taxes.</p>\
 n\n<p>A champion for conservative solutions to Texas&#39\; challenges\, Se
 nator Bettencourt has built a strong reputation at the Capitol advocating 
 for taxpayers. His work during the 86th and 87th Sessions earned him the d
 istinction of many awards by leading organizations such as\; &quot\;Senate
  MVP&quot\; by Capitol Inside\, &quot\;Bull of the Brazos&quot\; by Texas 
 Monthly\, the Legislative Legacy Award by Texas Public Policy Foundation a
 nd many others.</p>\n\n<p>Senator Bettencourt is the Chair of the Senate C
 ommittee on Local Government and serves on the Senate Finance\, Education\
 , Criminal Justice\, and State Affairs Committees. In addition to serving 
 on these Legislative Committees\, Senator Bettencourt was appointed to ser
 ve on the Special Education Funding Commission\, the Texas Commission on V
 irtual Education\, and the Texas Commission on Virtual Education Funding S
 ubcommittee during the interim. He was also named to the Redistricting and
  Protect All Texans Committees by Lt. Governor Patrick. He also served as 
 the Chair of the Senate Republican Caucus from January 2016 to February 20
 21.</p>\n\n<p>A Bachelor of Science graduate of Texas A&amp\;M University 
 in Industrial Distribution\, Senator Bettencourt is the President and CEO 
 of a tax consulting company in Houston. He is also a radio and television 
 personality..</p>\n
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