REP. ANCHIA REACTS TO ENACTMENT OF OPEN CARRY BILL JANUARY 1ST
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Liz Zornes (512) 463-0746 DECEMBER 31, 2015 REP. ANCHIA REACTS TO ENACTMENT OF OPEN CARRY BILL JANUARY 1ST Texas' law is the most extreme open carry law in the nation Dallas - Today, Rep. Rafael Anchia (D-Dallas), a long-time advocate of sensible gun safety laws, outlined the reasons for his opposition to HB 910, which takes effect tomorrow and will allow people with Concealed Handgun Licenses to openly carry a handgun in a belt or shoulder holster. The bill passed with overwhelming Republican support during the 2015 legislative session. "Unlike
REP. ANCHIA AND SEN. SELIGER REACT TO CONGRESS’ DECISION TO LIFT THE CRUDE OIL EXPORT BAN
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Liz Zornes (512) 463-0746 DECEMBER 18, 2015 REP. ANCHIA AND SEN. SELIGER REACT TO CONGRESS' DECISION TO LIFT THE CRUDE OIL EXPORT BAN Chairman Rafael Anchia (D-Dallas) and Senator Kel Seliger (R-Amarillo) joined together to applaud Congress for voting to lift the 40-year old ban on American crude oil exports. Seliger and Anchia worked jointly during the 2015 Legislature to pass Senate Concurrent Resolution 13, “Urging the U.S. Congress to end the ban on crude oil exports.” The measure was passed with nearly unanimous support from
Anchia Files for Re-Election
Rafael Anchia State Representative District 103 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Liz Zornes November 16, 2015 (512) 463-0746 Anchia Files for Re-Election Representative Aims to Continue Advocating for State and Region DALLAS –State Representative Rafael Anchia announced today his intention to run for a seventh term in the Texas House of Representatives for District 103 which spans a western corridor of Dallas County, including parts of Dallas, Irving, and Farmers Branch. Anchia’s experience as an effective Chairman for the Committee on International Trade and Intergovernmental Affairs, coupled with his
Rangel: Next legislative session shaping up as heated
AUSTIN — The start of the 85th Texas Legislature is more than a year away but there are already signs the 2017 session could be one of the most polemical since Republicans gained control of all branches of the state government 13 years ago
Rafael Anchia: The Trans-Pacific Partnership makes sense for Texas
The Obama administration recently completed negotiations with 11 other nations on the Trans-Pacific Partnership, and we now have access to the full and complete text of the agreement
Anti-Gay Texas State Lawmaker: Marriage Equality Doesn’t Exist (Audio)
Democrat Responds To Homophobic Lawmaker: 'Them's The Rules, Bubby'
Abbott’s Campaign Against Sanctuary Cities is Misguided
Two tweets appeared consecutively on Gov. Greg Abbott's account yesterday
ANCHIA APPALLED AT GOV. ABBOTT’S CALL FOR SANCTUARY CITY LEGISLATION
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE OCTOBER 27, 2015 Contact: Liz Zornes (214) 943-6081 ANCHIA APPALLED AT GOV. ABBOTT’S CALL FOR SANCTUARY CITY LEGISLATION Criticizes Governor as being most anti-Hispanic governor in history of Texas Yesterday Texas State Rep. Rafael Anchia (D-Dallas) expressed his strong disapproval of Governor Greg Abbott’s statement in which the Governor, among other things, urged legislators to (1) pass laws that prohibit any policy or action that promotes sanctuary to people in this state illegally, and (2) enact laws that make it illegal for a Sheriff’s Department to not
Rafael Anchia Honored by the Dallas Hispanic Bar Association
The Dallas Hispanic Bar Association recently awarded Haynes and Boone, LLP Of Counsel Rafael Anchia with the “La Luz” Award, the organization’s highest honor, at their 10th Annual Noche de Luz celebration
The Audacity of Pope
Love each other and our planet. Like many Texans, both Catholic and otherwise, I listened closely to the hopeful yet cautionary message that Pope Francis delivered Wednesday on the south lawn of the White House