Alma Allen, Texas State Representative of 131st District (R) | https://www.houstonvotersguide.org/2024-nov/alma-allen
Alma Allen, Texas State Representative of 131st District (R) | https://www.houstonvotersguide.org/2024-nov/alma-allen
More specifically, the official text was summarized by the state legislature as ’’Relating to program accessibility for female inmates of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice’’.
The following is our breakdown, based on the actual bill text, and may include interpretation to clarify its provisions.
This bill mandates the Texas Department of Criminal Justice to enhance accessibility to various programs for female inmates, such as parenting, educational, vocational, substance use treatment, rehabilitation, life skills training, and prerelease programs. These offerings must be equitably available to female inmates within 45 days of arrival at a facility, including opportunities like master’s level education courses. The policies must ensure vocational programs are relevant to current workforce demands without reducing male inmates' access to these programs. An annual report detailing any policy changes and listing available programs for female inmates must be submitted to relevant authorities and published online by Dec. 31. The changes take effect Sept. 1, 2025.
Alma Allen, member of the House Committee on Public Education, proposed another three bills during the 89(R) legislative session.
Allen graduated from Texas Southern University with a BS.
Alma Allen is currently serving in the Texas State House, representing the state's 131st House district. She replaced previous state representative Ronald R. "Ron" Wilson in 2005.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| HB 1415 | 03/11/2025 | Relating to corporal punishment in public schools |
| HB 1413 | 03/11/2025 | Relating to the salary and wages paid to public school employees |
| HB 1412 | 03/11/2025 | Relating to the location of certain public meetings for certain permits issued by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality |
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