State Representative
Drew Darby
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MEET DREW DARBY
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Drew is a lifelong West Texan, a native of San Angelo, and attended San Angelo public schools. Drew graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a Bachelor of Business Administration, majoring in Finance and minoring in Accounting. He earned a Doctorate of Jurisprudence from the University of Texas and is a graduate of the Emerging Political Leaders Program at the Darden School of Business, University of Virginia.
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TEXAS PRIORITIES
For far too long, legislators and big cities to our east have treated West Texas like nothing more than the place they get their energy, food, tax dollars, and water. West Texas isn’t a “piggy bank,” it’s where we live, work, and raise our families. Drew Darby, our state representative, watches out for West Texas.
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During the 88th Legislative Session, I authored and worked hard to pass House Bill 617, which reauthorizes the Next Generation 9-1-1 Telemedicine Pilot Project.
Over the past ten years, 21 hospitals in rural Texas have closed, and one out of every four that remain open are at risk of closure—a number significantly higher than any other state in the country. In many areas of the state, the nearest Class I Trauma facility is more than 60 miles away.
This level of healthcare access is not sustainable and is detrimental to the people who live and work in our rural communities when every second means the difference between life and death. With this in mind, I worked diligently on the original Next Generation 9-1-1 Telemedicine Pilot Project in 2015. One of my priorities for this session was reauthorizing it. Undoubtedly, the program cuts time, allows medical professionals to make critical decisions en route to a hospital, and saves precious lives. This essential project will enable the deployment of new technology in ambulances to make crucial life-saving decisions.
As the Legislature makes significant strides to improve broadband access and reliability in rural Texas, we must ensure that we have the infrastructure and data to roll out the next generation of trauma care and telemedicine. The original program was incredibly successful and will serve as a building block for the renewed project.
Thank you to the Commission on State Emergency Communications and Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center for their work on this vital program.
The Texas Tribune recently did a story on the program, and you can read that here: bit.ly/DarbyTelemed ... See MoreSee Less
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The annual Texas Sales Tax Holiday begins today! The tax holiday will run through midnight this Sunday, August 13th. Qualifying items can be purchased from a Texas store or online retailer doing business in the state. For a list of qualifying items and answers to more questions, please refer to the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts website here: bit.ly/TXSalesHoliday ... See MoreSee Less
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Taxation Is Theft.
Happy 88th birthday to the Texas Department of Public Safety! On this day in 1935, the Department of Public Safety was established by the Texas Legislature. Since then, troopers have answered the call for our state. I am grateful to the brave men and women of the Department for their daily sacrifices to protect and serve our communities. God bless our officers! ... See MoreSee Less
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Thankful for all officers who have served and are serving to protect us!
Thank you to all the law enforcement officers for their services and sacrifices