Texas District 1 Republican Senator Bryan Hughes has been named to the newly-created Senate Select Committee on Religious Liberty. The committee was created by Lt. Governor Dan Patrick, and will be chaired by Sen. Phil King, R-Weatherford. Upon creating the committee, Lt. Gov. Patrick issued the following statement:

“For the past year, I have had the honor of serving as Chairman of President Trump’s Religious Liberty Commission in Washington, D.C. Through the Commission’s important work, I have learned that many Americans and Texans alike do not fully understand their God-given religious liberty rights secured under the First Amendment. Today, I am appointing the Senate Select Committee on Religious Liberty to find ways to educate Texans on their religious liberty rights and to make sure Texans do not have those rights infringed upon.”

Also on the committee are Sen. Angela Paxton, R-McKinney, Vice Chair; Sen. César Blanco, D-El Paso; Sen. Brent Hagenbuch, R-Denton; Sen. Adam Hinojosa, R-Corpus Christi; and Sen. Charles Perry, R-Lubbock.