(AUSTIN, TEXAS) State Representative John Raney (R-Bryan) has been appointed to the newly created House Select Committee on Health Care Education and Training by Speaker Joe Straus. The committee will focus on preparing more Texans for careers in the state’s growing health sector. Committee members will assess the demand for health professionals across the state, […]

(AUSTIN, TEXAS) State Representatives Kyle Kacal (R-College Station) and John Raney (R-Bryan) attended a legislative tour and security briefing on Tuesday in the Rio Grande Valley to see first-hand the operations being conducted by the Department of Public Safety along the Texas-Mexico Border. Led by DPS Director Steve McCraw and accompanied by five other House […]

(BRYAN, TEXAS) State Representative John Raney (R-Bryan) applauds Governor Rick Perry, Lt. Governor David Dewhurst and Speaker Joe Straus for their directive to the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) to immediately begin law enforcement surge operations on the Texas-Mexico border to combat the flood of illegal immigration into the state. “I am proud that […]

As a member of the Texas House of Representatives, I am approached often with questions on a wide variety of issues affecting our state. A recurring topic is leadership — specifically, Speaker Joe Straus and my opinion of his leadership in the Texas Legislature. Since taking the oath of office on Dec. 23, 2011, I […]