Rep. Miklos reports on his journey to Austin to serve you in the Texas Legislature.
When a company delivers a service, like electricity or natural gas, they deserve to be rewarded for giving the public a vital need and creating jobs. When one of those companies endangers thousands by neglecting to replace dangerous and dilapidated pipelines, they need to fix the problem and apologize. They don’t need to compound the problem with the sort of corporate greed we’ve seen on Wall Street. Read More »
When was the last time someone running for office asked what YOU cared about? When was the last time some fancy ad asked what YOU thought? Read More »
After making a $777 million dollar profit last year, State Farm announced on the Friday afternoon before Memorial Day Weekend that it would raise home insurance rates in Texas by another 35%. That’s right, raise their rates! This is State Farm’s third increase in a year, and other insurance companies are sure to follow, as they have done in the past. Read More »
We need to get serious about creating jobs, and investing in the Texas economy. As it stands now, Texas’ unemployment rate is 8.2 percent. While that’s a little bit lower than the national unemployment rate, it still means that too many of our friends and neighbors are either unemployed, or struggling to pay their bills on a part-time or temporary paycheck. Read More »
The Texas insurance industry is a nightmare for consumers. While our friends and neighbors struggle to make house payments, the biggest homeowners’ insurer in Texas raises their rates by double digits and there’s nothing that the Texas Department of Insurance can do about it.
These days, it seems like we all know someone who is struggling financially. Whether their house has been foreclosed on, their credit card debt is too high, or they simply can’t get a loan because of their credit score, it’s important to have the right information to survive this tough economy. Read More »
I think we can all agree: our electric bills are too expensive. Between the cold winter and the grueling hot summers, our heaters and air conditioners never catch a break – and neither do our pocketbooks. Read More »
I am proud to announce the opening of our Balch Springs Office! Read More »
I’m betting Texans have a pretty bad case of indigestion – and not because they ate too much during Thanksgiving dinner. Two recent developments in Austin are reason enough to cause upset. Read More »
I recently spent the evening with several hundred of my neighbors and friends for National Night Out. Despite some lingering rain, the streets and churches were filled with people. That’s what National Night Out is all about – getting folks out of their homes and talking with their neighbors. Read More »
