Rio Grande Guardian reporting State Rep. Puente to retire
State Representative Robert Puente to retire
By Staff (Rio Grande Guardian) (condensed version)
San Antonio- October 17 - State Rep. Robert Puente, D-San Antonio, chair of the House Natural Resources Committee, is to retire from the Texas House, the Guardian has learned. Puente, a key lieutenant to Republican Speaker Tom Craddick for the past three sessions and leader of the Bexar County delegation in the House, is expected to announce his retirement at a news conference on Saturday.
Rumors about Puente’s retirement have been circulating in San Antonio political circles for months. There was much talk of it at a Mexican American Legislative Caucus event in Austin on Tuesday. At the beginning of this year’s legislative session Puente unsuccessfully challenged for the chairmanship of MALC.
"As much as I loved serving in the Legislature, it is time to get out of the Austin bubble," Puente told the Quorum Report, an Austin-based online political newsletter. "It's time to stand aside and let some new blood represent this district."
The Guardian will have reaction to Puente's decision later today.
By Staff (Rio Grande Guardian) (condensed version)
San Antonio- October 17 - State Rep. Robert Puente, D-San Antonio, chair of the House Natural Resources Committee, is to retire from the Texas House, the Guardian has learned. Puente, a key lieutenant to Republican Speaker Tom Craddick for the past three sessions and leader of the Bexar County delegation in the House, is expected to announce his retirement at a news conference on Saturday.
Rumors about Puente’s retirement have been circulating in San Antonio political circles for months. There was much talk of it at a Mexican American Legislative Caucus event in Austin on Tuesday. At the beginning of this year’s legislative session Puente unsuccessfully challenged for the chairmanship of MALC.
"As much as I loved serving in the Legislature, it is time to get out of the Austin bubble," Puente told the Quorum Report, an Austin-based online political newsletter. "It's time to stand aside and let some new blood represent this district."
The Guardian will have reaction to Puente's decision later today.
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