Press Room: Senator Lois Kolkhorst — District 18
Press Room Archives
08/28/2025 
Secretary Kennedy, Governor Abbott Join Senator Kolkhorst to Sign SB 25
07/15/2025
Lt. Gov. Patrick Names Kolkhorst to Select Committee
06/26/2025
Bill to Make Texas Healthy Again Signed Into Law
06/11/2025
Kolkhorst Announces Funding for New DPS Office in Brenham
05/30/2025 
VIDEO: Press conference regarding passage of SB 17, relating to ownership of real property in Texas by designated foreign hostile entities
05/15/2025
Texas A&M System Picks Up 12th University
04/16/2025
Senate Votes Unanimously to Transfer UH-V to the Texas A&M System
04/16/2025
Texas Senate Votes to Stop the Slop
03/20/2025
Kolkhorst Passes Legislation to Protect Texas Land, Resources
02/25/2025
VIDEO: Press conference regarding the “Make Texas Healthy Again” legislative agenda, a suite of bills aimed at improving the health of Texans
01/29/2025
Texas Senate Adjourns in Memory of Sgt. Mark Butler
09/23/2024
Kolkhorst Named to Joint Committee
07/18/2024
Kolkhorst Selected to Serve on Special Senate Committee for Hurricane Preparedness and Recovery
04/12/2024
Statement From Senator Lois W. Kolkhorst on Today's Incident in Brenham
10/13/2023 
Kolkhorst Supports Passage of 3rd Special Session Priority Legislation
09/16/2023
Statement From Senator Lois W. Kolkhorst on the Impeachment Trial of Ken Paxton
08/30/2023
OP-ED: Texans Deserve a Fair Look at the Fairfield Park Deal
08/09/2023
Kolkhorst Celebrates Signing of Largest Property Tax Cut in Texas History
04/27/2023
Kolkhorst Land Protection Bill Passes Senate with Bipartisan Support
04/13/2023
Senate Passes Kolkhorst Sweeping Mental Health Plan for Texas
03/29/2023
Kolkhorst Holds Press Conference and Bill Hearing on Forced Organ Harvesting
03/29/2023
VIDEO: Press conference regarding proposed legislation aimed at combatting the practice of forced organ harvesting for transplant
03/08/2023
Kolkhorst Files Border Security Legislation
03/02/2023
Committee Substitute for SB 147 (88R)
02/28/2023
Kolkhorst to Lay Out SB 147 Before Senate State Affairs
02/22/2023
Kolkhorst Files Series of Bills to End COVID Mandates
01/23/2023
Senator Kolkhorst Re-Appointed Senate Health and Human Services Committee Chair
12/12/2022
Kolkhorst Takes Aim at Foreign Ownership of Texas Lands
05/11/2022
Senator Lois W. Kolkhorst Appointed to State Affairs Committee
06/16/2021
Kolkhorst Supports Construction of Texas Border Wall
06/07/2021
Kolkhorst Bill Bans Vaccine Passports in Texas
04/27/2021
Senator Kolkhorst Appointed to State Budget Writing Committee
03/24/2021
Senator Kolkhorst Surveys Crisis at Texas-Mexico Border
03/17/2021
Senator Kolkhorst's Essential Caregiver Legislation Gains Senate Approval
03/02/2021
Senator Kolkhorst Files Legislation Capping the Cost of Insulin
02/23/2021
Senator Kolkhorst Files Legislation Protecting Texans Against Electricity Price Gouging
01/12/2021
87th Legislature Begins; Senator Kolkhorst Takes Oath of Office
04/18/2019
Senator Kolkhorst Named to Budget Conference Committee
04/10/2019
Senator Kolkhorst Passes Priority Legislation to Fully Fund State Parks and Historic Sites
04/04/2019
Senator Kolkhorst's Eminent Domain Reform Legislation Passes State Senate
03/20/2019
Texas Senate Passes Kolkhorst's Hurricane Harvey Legislation
03/06/2019
Senator Kolkhorst Files Priority Hurricane Recovery Legislation
02/12/2019
Senator Kolkhorst Files Maternal and Infant Health Improvement Package
02/04/2019
Senator Kolkhorst Files Legislation Promoting Coordination of Mental Health Services
02/01/2019
Senator Kolkhorst Bolsters Food Freedom Movement
01/30/2019
VIDEO: Press conference regarding a proposal for funding state parks and historic sites
01/24/2019
Senator Kolkhorst Files Major Eminent Domain Reform Legislation
01/18/2019
Senator Kolkhorst Named Senate Health and Human Services Committee Chair
12/20/2018
Senator Kolkhorst Files Legislation to Fully Fund State Parks and Historic Sites
09/25/2018
Senator Kolkhorst Appointed to Water Infrastructure Advisory Committee
04/17/2018
Senator Kolkhorst Receives Legislator of the Year Award
01/18/2018
NFIB-Texas Praises Senator Kolkhorst for 100 Percent Small Business Voting Record
12/14/2017
Senator Kolkhorst Oversees Hearing on Sexual Harassment
12/08/2017
Senator Kolkhorst Sets Hearing on Sexual Harassment
09/15/2017
Senator Lois Kolkhorst Re-appointed to Statewide Committee to Study Coastal Barriers
08/16/2017
Senator Kolkhorst Delivers on Governor Abbott's Special Session Agenda
07/17/2017
Senator Kolkhorst Files Priority Maternal Mortality Legislation for Special Session
06/06/2017
Senator Kolkhorst Comments on Governor Abbott's Call for Special Session
05/27/2017
Senator Kolkhorst Protects Fort Bend County Hike and Bike Trails
04/18/2017
Senator Kolkhorst Appointed to Budget Conference Committee
03/31/2017
Senator Kolkhorst Passes Texas Port Expansion Act
03/21/2017
Senator Kolkhorst Pushes Passage of Tax Relief Package
03/16/2017
Senator Kolkhorst Secures Rural Mental Health Pilot Program
03/15/2017
Texas Senate Approves Senate Bill 6, the Texas Privacy Act
03/08/2017
Texas Privacy Act Passed by Senate Committee
03/02/2017
OP-ED: Women's Rights Are Human Rights
02/22/2017
Senator Lois Kolkhorst Comments on Federal Decision to Rescind Obama Mandate
02/09/2017
Senator Kolkhorst Introduces Legislative Package to Protect Private Property Rights
02/06/2017
Senator Kolkhorst Appointed to State Preservation Board
01/18/2017
Senator Kolkhorst Named Senate Administration Committee Chair
01/12/2017
Senator Kolkhorst Pushes School Financial Support Bill
01/05/2017
VIDEO: Press conference regarding the filing of Senate Bill 6, the Texas Privacy Act
01/05/2017
Texas Privacy Act Filed By Senator Kolkhorst
12/19/2016
Senator Lois W. Kolkhorst Honors Fallen Law Enforcement
09/16/2016
Senator Kolkhorst Appointed to Texas Agriculture Policy Board
09/06/2016
Senator Kolkhorst's Eminent Domain Protections Become Law
08/31/2016
Senator Kolkhorst Attends Rural & Community Hospital Town Hall
06/30/2016
Joint Interim Committee to Study Cruise Ship Industry to hold hearing in Corpus Christi
06/20/2016
Texas Education Agency to Implement Senator Kolkhorst's Education Initiatives
05/19/2016
Senator Lois Kolkhorst Tours the Port of Victoria
04/14/2016
Senator Kolkhorst Praises PUC Power Line Decision
03/22/2016
Senator Lois Kolkhorst Tours Port Freeport
02/09/2016
Senator Lois W. Kolkhorst Appointed to Senate Committee on Texas Ports
10/26/2015
Senator Kolkhorst to Host School Board Trustee Roundtable Series
09/21/2015
Senator Lois W. Kolkhorst Appointed to Statewide Committee to Study Coastal Barriers
08/11/2015
Senator Kolkhorst to Open Fort Bend District Office
07/22/2015
Senator Kolkhorst Receives Legislative Leadership Award from the Sheriffs' Association of Texas
06/30/2015
Senator Kolkhorst to Open Southern District Office in Victoria
06/17/2015
Governor Signs Kolkhorst Bill to Create a Texas Gold Bullion Depository
06/12/2015
Governor Signs Four Kolkhorst Bills to Improve Texas Schools
05/27/2015
Senator Kolkhorst Passes Reservoir Real Estate Transparency Legislation
05/26/2015
Kolkhorst Passes Key Legislation for University of Houston - Victoria
05/15/2015
Senator Kolkhorst Comments on Blue Bell Creameries
04/23/2015
Freshman Senator Lois W. Kolkhorst Appointed to Senate Budget Conference Committee
04/23/2015
Senator Lois W. Kolkhorst Passes Four Bills to Improve Public Schools
04/14/2015
Senator Kolkhorst Passes SB 1210 to Stop Illegal Gambling Operations in Fort Bend County
04/09/2015
Senator Lois W. Kolkhorst Passes SB 474 to Protect Landowners' Property Rights
04/09/2015
Texas Senate Adjourns in Memory of Mr. T.J. Mills
04/07/2015
Senator Lois W. Kolkhorst Passes First Bills as Senator
01/24/2015
Senator Lois W. Kolkhorst Receives Five Senate Committee Appointments
01/15/2015
Senator Kolkhorst Appointed to Senate Canvassing Committee
12/22/2014
VIDEO: Oath of Office Ceremony for Senator Lois W. Kolkhorst
