Jane Nelson
Politician
State board says tuition plan will pay earnings...to Nov. 30. About 5,300 families have received refunds since the letters went out, DeSilva said. In September, state Sen. Jane Nelson, R-Flower Mound, wrote to Combs, expressing "deep concern." More than 40 Democratic House members... In this article: Texas Legislature, Texas Tomorrow Fund, Jane Nelson, and Flower Mound |
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Ft. Worth Star-Telegram | 3 days ago
Texas taxpayers could get dinged by tuition plan’s financial woes
...helped approve a policy change that would limit refunds to the amount of money an individual had paid into the fund. State Sen. Jane Nelson of Flower Mound is one of those who howled in protest. "Many of the parents would never have...
In this article: Texas, Recession, Tax, Texas Tomorrow Fund, Flower Mound, and Fort Worth
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Ft. Worth Star-Telegram | 7 days ago
Unpopular policy on prepaid-tuition refunds likely to be reversed
...plan." Combs called for an interim study by lawmakers to prepare recommendations for the 2011 Legislature. State Sen. Jane Nelson, R-Flower Mound, wrote Combs to strongly object to the board's May decision. More than 40 Democratic...
In this article: Texas, Texas Tomorrow Fund, Flower Mound, Austin, and Fort Worth
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Dallas Morning News | October 18, 2009
Parents face decision as change in Texas prepaid college tuition policy looms
...by the Legislature. While there are no signs that the Legislature will step in, lawmakers have already expressed concern. Sen. Jane Nelson, R-Flower Mound, wrote to Texas Comptroller Susan Combs, who chairs the prepaid tuition board, saying...
In this article: Texas, Texas Legislature, Tax, Inflation, and The Dallas Morning News
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Ft. Worth Star-Telegram | October 18, 2009
PoliTex: Assistant U.S. attorney discovers perils of being 'pushy
...during a particularly profligate spending session in Congress," said Tom Schatz, the group's president. Once more Republicans Sen. Jane Nelson of Flower Mound and Rep. Rob Orr of Burleson kicked off their re-election campaigns Friday.
In this article: Kay Bailey Hutchison, Eddie Bernice Johnson, Texas, and Dallas
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NBC | October 12, 2009
Child Abuse Investigator Plan Struggles
...would help all law enforcement workers. "It will benefit you when you deal with families as a police officer," he said. State Sen. Jane Nelson, a Lewisville Republican whose CPS reform bill created the special investigator position, said...
In this article: Houston, KPRC, Houston Chronicle, Breast cancer, and Child Protection Services
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Houston Chronicle | October 12, 2009
CPS officers' exits threaten plan to save kids
...parent agency, the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services. 'Muddled' goals Lawmakers like state Sen. Jane Nelson, whose 2005 CPS reform bill created the "special investigator" position, have been monitoring the turnover rate...
In this article: Houston, Austin, and Harris County Sheriff's Office
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Ft. Worth Star-Telegram | October 10, 2009
NTTA's late-fee collection has 'gotten out of hand,' state senator says
...dollars in fines and fees. Some motorists say they never received the original bills. State Sen. Jane Nelson, R-Flower Mound, says she has seen enough of what she calls "exorbitant" penalties. She says the $11 million in penalties collected...
In this article: Revenue, Tarrant County, Flower Mound, and Dallas
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Ft. Worth Star-Telegram | October 10, 2009
Fort Worth pastor gives prayer in U.S. House
...of these days. Give us as well the gift of unity, as we are reminded that a house divided cannot stand." Budget woes State Sen. Jane Nelson recently warned a local Republican club that the state's money woes will alter the politics of the...
In this article: Fort Worth, U.S. House, and Sam Johnson
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The Dallas Morning News | October 06, 2009
Texas Sen. Jane Nelson: Do deaths of Arlington toddler, 3 others signal wider CPS problem?
...from a mother with a history of neglect may be part of a broader pattern, a powerful state senator suggested Monday. Sen. Jane Nelson noted that Darrell "Tre" Singleton III is one of at least four Texas children who have died in recent...
In this article: Texas, Houston, Wfaa-tv, and Houston Chronicle
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Fox News | August 31, 2009
Elderly Couple's House Set for Sale
...Tuesday. aEURoeI could not believe that what I was seeing was taking place in this country,aEUR� said Senator Jane Nelson. Nelson heads the committee that oversees the Department of Aging and Disability. That agency is now the...
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Description from Wikipedia:
Jane Gray Nelson
(born 5 October 1951)
is the second highest ranking Republican in the Texas Senate and serves as Chairman of the Health & Human Services Committee.
Senator Jane Nelson is a former public school teacher who represents Senate District 12, which includes portions of Tarrant and Denton counties. She joined the Senate in 1992 after two successful terms on the State Board of Education in which she led the fight to correct more than 5,000 factual errors in our public school textbooks.
The second highest ranking Republican in the Texas Senate, she is Chairman of the Senate Health & Human Services Committee; the Medicaid Reform Legislative Oversight Committee; and the Joint interim Committee on Health & Human Services Eligibility. She also serves on the Finance, Government Reform, and Nominations committees, as well as Texas Legislative Council.
Last session she never missed a record vote and authored key efforts approved by the Legislature -- the state's reform plan for Medicaid and the uninsured (SB 10); stronger protections against child abuse (SB 758); expanded physical activity in schools SB 530) and Proposition 15, establishing the Cancer Prevention & Research Institute of Texas (HJR 90).
According to the National Federation of Independent Business, she was the only State Senator to score a perfect 100% voting record in support of small business. Similarly, the Texas Association of Business named her a Champion of Free Enterprise. And, for her efforts in the fight against breast cancer, Susan G. Komen for the Cure presented her with its first-ever legislative champion award. She also received awards from the Texas Medical Association, Texas Hospital Association, and the American Cancer Society.
She and her husband, Mike, own and operate an aircraft component manufacturing company in Denton. They have five adult children and two grandsons.
- Birth Date:
- October 05, 1951
- Birthplace:
- Hamilton, Ohio
- Nationality:
- American
- Spouse:
- J. Michael Nelson
- Residence:
- Flower Mound, Texas
- University Attended:
- B.S., North Texas State University
- Occupation:
- Businesswoman
- Political party:
- Republican
- Represents:
- 9th
- Member Of:
- Texas
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