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October 26, 2016

Brandon Creighton

During his presidency, Herbert Hoover was known to attend church on Sunday mornings.  In spite of the economic stress and distress of the day, it was easy to remain inconspicuous, and quietly slipped in and out of church without much fanfare.  Perhaps this gave President Hoover a chance to quietly decompress and reflect on the events of the day.

 

Hoover was not known as a particularly warm and fuzzy guy; rather he was more terse and acerbic.  When he arrived back at the White House following the service, his wife was eager to hear how things went.  

 

“How was church, dear?”
“It was fine.”
“Were there many people in the pews?”
“I didn’t count.”
“How was the choir?”
“I didn’t listen.”
“How was the minister’s sermon?”
“Straightforward.”
“What was his theme this Sunday?”
“Sin.”
“What did he have to say on the subject?”
“He was against it.”

 

And so it goes…

 

We had the pleasure this week of listening to our State Senator for the 4th District, the Hon. Brandon Creighton. Since arriving in the Texas Senate, Senator Creighton has maintained his focus on the fundamental purposes of government, securing tax reductions and advocating for crucial infrastructure improvements in commercial waterways and ports.

 

The Texas legislature will convene in January 2017 to do its Biennial work: passing a budget, addressing the needs of the Texas citizenry, and keeping the Texas economic engine purring (or silently humming if you’re driving President Ted Moor’s Tesla).

 

Our job as a legislature, Senator Creighton suggests, is to maintain and run the Texas economic engine that continues to fuel our growth and our prosperity.  People who have relocated to Texas in recent years are so pleased with their lives that they wonder what took them so long to choose to come here.  Senator Creighton wants to keep that narrative running long into the future.

 

In that future, near and long term, Creighton sees our ports and waterways playing a key role.  If we can remain nimble and creative, we can bring more and more business to our state through our ports.  Busy, revenue-generating ports and waterways are always good for southeast Texas and for the entire Texas Gulf region.

 

Keeping our state budget balanced and keeping our priorities straight will be at the heart of the discussions in the state halls of power.  Tort reform, reasonable regulation, and job creation we can protect will be driving a number of these conversations.  Over 5,000 bills will be filed when the legislative session opens.  The hours will be long, the discussions and debates will be passionate, and Senator Creighton is committed to doing the work and getting it done. “There is no ‘center aisle’ dividing the room in the Texas capitol building. We all sit together, and together we work to figure it out,” Creighton is proud to say. 

 

We are always deeply appreciative that our elected government officials visit us at the Beaumont Rotary Club, and we always deeply appreciate their willingness to serve us and great state of Texas.