Texas State Representative for Washington, Austin, Grimes and Walker County Lois W. Kolkhorst

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Rep. Lois W. Kolkhorst is a member of the Texas House of Representatives, serving House District 13, which includes Austin, Grimes, Walker, and Washington Counties. She is responsible for a district spanning over 3,000 square miles, stretching over central Texas, from the pine forests of East Texas to the Coastal Gulf Plains.

As the Chair of the House Committee on Public Health, she helps manage the state’s $52 billion health care system and ... read more

State Rep Lois Kolkhorst, center, visits with Walker County Judge Danny Pierce, left, and HEARTS Veterans Museum Board Chairman Richie Harris at the Nov. 11 dedication of the new museum.
Photo by Free Press – Rich Heiland

Free Press Person of the Year 2009: Lois Kolkhorst
State Rep Made A Difference For Walker County
We hadn’t planned on naming a “Person of the Year.” The Chamber of Commerce has its achievement award, given this year to Charlotte Oleinik for her tireless efforts to bring about the dream of a veterans museum in Huntsville. The Huntsville Item has its Citizen of the Year and this Morris Johnson was honored.
(Read complete story from the Free Press here.)

Law Could Shorten Length
of Emergency Outages
A report from KBTX.com

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Kolkhorst Receives Dental Hygiene Award
(Bryan, TX) April 14, 2010 State Representative Lois Kolkhorst accepted the Legislator of the Year Award from the Texas Dental Hygiene Association on Tuesday. The award was presented at a luncheon hosted by the Blinn College Dental Hygiene Program in Bryan. (more)

School of Nursing Celebrates 120th Anniversary
(GuidryNews.com) March 11, 2010 The University of Texas Medical Branch School of Nursing celebrated its 120th Anniversary with a luncheon at the Galveston Island Convention Center at the San Luis on Wednesday. (more)

Kolkhorst Appointed to New Committee
(Austin, TX) January 14, 2010 With Texas and the federal government not seeing eye to eye on several issues, Speaker Joe Straus (R-San Antonio) announced formation of the House Select Committee on Federal Legislation. (Complete Kolkhorst New Committee story)

Ceremony Honors All Veterans
The HEARTS Veterans Museum of Texas Grand Opening Ceremony Wednesday was marked by much emotion, with about 700 veterans and dignitaries gathering to celebrate both the opening of the museum and Veterans Day — honoring those past and present who have served their country.
(Read complete story from the Hunstville Item here.)

Local Pilot Killed In Vietnam War Laid To Rest
(Dallas, TX) U.S. Air Force Major Dan Miller, who was killed in action during the Vietnam War, is finally home in North Texas. Major Miller was laid to rest at Dallas Fort Worth National Cemetery this afternoon in a ceremony befitting a warrior. (more)