Angela Paxton Texas Senator - SD8 | Official Website
More specifically, the official text was summarized by the state legislature as ’’Relating to supplemental pay for members of the Texas military forces suffering an economic hardship as a result of serving on military duty’’.
The following is our breakdown, based on the actual bill text, and may include interpretation to clarify its provisions.
This bill amends the Government Code to establish supplemental pay for members of the Texas military forces experiencing economic hardship due to military duty, effective Sept. 1, 2025. Under the bill, eligible service members may receive supplemental pay to bridge the gap between their lost civilian income and military pay. The payment is contingent upon fund availability and will not exceed the necessary amount to alleviate financial difficulties. The comptroller will create a supplemental military duty pay account within the general revenue fund, which will be funded by acceptances of gifts, grants, and legislative appropriations. The bill applies to military service commencing on or after the effective date.
Angela Paxton, member of the Senate Committee on Nominations and vice chair of the Senate Committee on State Affairs, proposed another three bills during the 89(R) legislative session.
Paxton graduated from Baylor University with a BS.
Angela Paxton is currently serving in the Texas State Senate, representing the state's 8th Senate district. She replaced previous state senator Van Taylor in 2019.
Bills in Texas go through a multi-step legislative process, including committee review, debates, and votes in both chambers before reaching a final decision. Each session, there are typically thousands of bills introduced, but only a portion successfully navigate the process to become law.
You can read more about the bills and other measures here.
| Bill Number | Date Introduced | Short Description |
|---|---|---|
| SB 466 | 02/03/2025 | Relating to the definition of fetal death certificate |
| SB 206 | 02/03/2025 | Relating to a webpage and mobile application for the provision of pregnancy-related resources and information |
| SB 205 | 02/03/2025 | Relating to fetal development instruction included as part of the public school health curriculum in certain grade levels |
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