Rep. Todd Hunter, R-Corpus Christi, earlier this week issued an electronic appeal for feedback on a revolving-door topic: term limits. He said the response was overwhelming.{read more}

CORPUS CHRISTI — Coastal Bend lawmakers leave little doubt as to their stances on gambling. Rep. Todd Hunter, R-Corpus Christi, on Friday told a group of casino executives, gaming interests, anti-gaming advocates and racetrack owners from around the state that the idea should be put to a vote. “Let’s roll the dice,” he said. “If you guys don’t want to give it to the rest of the state, give it to me in Nueces County.”{read more}

CORPUS CHRISTI – Rep. Todd Hunter, R-Corpus Christi, earlier this week issued an electronic appeal for feedback on a revolving-door topic: term limits. He said the response was overwhelming.{read more}

CORPUS CHRISTI — Corpus Christi attorney Bill Edwards, who pushed for a new anti-barratry law, will discuss the measure on Friday at a Texas State Bar seminar in Dallas for personal injury lawyers. The new law created a set of civil remedies for barratry, also known as ambulance chasing or case running. Edwards, a well-known personal injury trial lawyer, credited State Reps. Todd Hunter, R-Corpus Christi, and Connie Scott, R-Robstown, for supporting the legislation, which passed the House and Senate without a single dissenting vote.{read more}

CORPUS CHRISTI — Corpus Christi attorney Bill Edwards, who pushed for a new anti-barratry law, will discuss the measure on Friday at a Texas State Bar seminar in Dallas for personal injury lawyers. The new law created a set of civil remedies for barratry, also known as ambulance chasing or case running. Edwards, a well-known personal injury trial lawyer, credited State Reps. Todd Hunter, R-Corpus Christi, and Connie Scott, R-Robstown, for supporting the legislation, which passed the House and Senate without a single dissenting vote.{read more}

ROCKPORT – The Aransas County Commissioners Court took action today to pass resolutions recognizing State Sen. Glenn Hegar and State Rep. Todd Hunter for their support in passage of three legislative bills directly relating to Aransas County.{read more}

LUFKIN – Three months ago, we wrote in support of House Bill 2973, filed by state Rep. Todd Hunter (R-Corpus Christi), because we believed Texans deserved protection from frivolous lawsuits arising from comments or other communications that clearly are protected by free speech. We were pleased to hear this week that Gov. Rick Perry had signed the Texas Citizen Participation Act, as it is called, into law.{read more}

ROCKPORT – The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) pushed three projects significantly ahead of schedule to assist with regional and state economic development and recovery with the leadership and assistance of State Representative Todd A. Hunter, whose legislative district includes parts of Nueces and all of San Patricio and Aransas Counties.{read more}

CORPUS CHRISTI — A last-minute bid to kill the state’s insurer of last resort for property owners along the Texas coast is designed to force discussions on the issue during the interim, a local lawmaker said. Senate Bill 44, introduced late Thursday by Sen. Troy Fraser, R-Horseshoe Bay, would require the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association to pay out all fees and obligations and turn over remaining assets to the state, leaving about 270,000 property owners without insurance. Nineteen senators, two from Houston, signed the bill. Rep. Todd Hunter, R- Corpus Christi, said Friday that passage of Fraser’s bill during the special session isn’t likely, but it will add fuel to the debate in between sessions.{read more}

CORPUS CHRISTI — Two South Texas lawmakers — state Rep. Todd Hunter, R-Corpus Christi, and state Sen. Juan “Chuy” Hinojosa, D-McAllen — stood especially tall in the 82nd Legislature’s recently concluded regular session. Hunter, as chairman of the House Calendars Committee, lived up to the unofficial title of third most powerful person in the Legislature, after House Speaker Joe Straus and Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst. Hunter loomed that large, not only because of the power of the position, but how he wielded it. There are ways to unleash the genie without causing resentment, but even the diplomatically gifted may find it easier to force a camel through a needle’s eye. The House Republican supermajority added another temptation toward heavy handedness. Hunter didn’t give in to it. “He understands that members should be treated fairly and with respect,” Rep. Garnet Coleman, D-Houston, told Rick Spruill of the Caller-Times. “There was no bum’s rush.”{read more}