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BCMS LEGISLATIVE AND Rep. Lyle Larson (Dist. 122) (left) and Bill Hinchey, MD, vis-
ADVOCACY NEWS ited during the April 30 Last Thursday event in the Capitol.
84th David Henkes, MD (from left); Bill Hinchey, MD; Maegan
Collins, legislative staffer in the office of Speaker Joe Straus; Jen-
Regular legislative nifer Rushton, MD, and Jennifer Lewis discussed medicine’s issues
session closes; during the April 30 Last Thursday visit to the Capitol.
last First Tuesdays
concludes BCMS First Tuesdays participants paused for a photo May 5
with Sen. Jose Menendez (Dist. 26): (back row from left) James
Minjarez sworn in as L. Mims, III, MD; Menendez; Pam Hall, MD; Ryan Van
state representative Ramshorst, MD; (front row from left) Gabriel Ortiz, MD; Car-
men Garza, MD; Courtney Hobza; Mary Nava and Raymond Os-
By Mary E. Nava, MBA bourn, MD.
BCMS Chief Governmental and
Community Relations Officer Pausing for a brief visit with Sen. Carlos Uresti (Dist. 19) during
the May 5 First Tuesdays were (back row from left) Pam Hall, MD;
The final two TMA/BCMS legislative events of Mary Nava; Ryan Van Ramshorst, MD; James L. Mims, III, MD;
the 84th regular session in Austin included a special (front row from left) Carmen Garza, MD; Uresti; Raymond Os-
“Last Thursday” held during TMA’s annual meeting, bourn, MD, and Courtney Hobza.
TexMed, on April 30, and the last “First Tuesdays”
event on May 5.
A big thanks to the following individuals who par-
ticipated: Carmen Garza, MD; Pam Hall, MD;
David Henkes, MD; Bill Hinchey, MD; James L.
Mims, III, MD; Gabriel Ortiz, MD; Raymond Os-
bourn, MD; Jennifer Rushton, MD; Ryan Van
Ramshorst, MD; Courtney Hobza, medical student,
and Jennifer Lewis, BCMS Alliance president-elect.
The newly elected state representative for Texas
House District 124, Ina Minjarez, was sworn in dur-
ing the week of April 27. Minjarez assumes the seat
formerly held by now-Sen. Jose Menendez (Dist. 26).
At the time of this writing, the 84th regular leg-
islative session was scheduled to end sine die on June
1. Stay tuned for more information on the session
wrap-up and results of bills signed into law or vetoed.
A complete wrap-up will be coming soon. Look for
additional highlights in the BCMS newsletter, The
Weekly Dose.
For local discussion on this and other legislative
advocacy topics, consider joining the BCMS Leg-
islative and Socioeconomics Committee by contact-
ing Mary Nava at mary.nava@bcms.org.
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