House Speaker announces committee assignments

House Speaker Joe Straus announced committees today.

Here is a list of committee chairs most likely to receive bills affecting property rights: 

• Agriculture & Livestock: Rep. Rick Hardcastle (Vernon)
• Border & Intergovernmental Affairs: Rep. Veronica Gonzales (McAllen)
• Business & Industry: Rep. Joe Deshotel (Beaumont)
• County Affairs: Rep. Garnet Coleman (Houston)
• Culture, Recreation & Tourism: Rep. Ryan Guillen (Rio Grande City)
• Defense & Veterans' Affairs: Rep. Joe Pickett (El Paso)
• Economic & Small Business Development: Rep. John Davis (Houston)
• Energy Resources: Rep. Jim Keffer (Eastland)
• Environmental Regulation: Rep. Wayne Smith (Baytown)
• Homeland Security & Public Safety: Rep. Sid Miller (Stephenville)
• Land & Resource Management: Rep. Rene Oliveira (Brownsville)
• Licensing & Administrative Procedures: Rep. Mike Hamilton (Mauriceville)
• Natural Resources: Rep. Allan Ritter (Nederland)
• Public Health: Rep. Lois Kolkhorst (Brenham)
• State Affairs: Rep. Byron Cook (Corsicana)
• Transportation: Rep. Larry Phillips (Sherman)
• Urban Affairs: Rep. Harold Dutton Jr. (Houston)
• Ways & Means: Rep. Harvey Hilderbran (Kerrville)