-Originally aired on 07/04/2015-

Episode 22 of "In The Oil Patch"

This week on "In The Oil Patch": host Kym Bolado and her co-hosts Alvin Bailey and Roy Holley have Texas State Senator Carlos I. Uresti in the studio to talk about the latest congressional session, the bills that were proposed/passed and why he believes the oil & gas industry is heading in the right direction.

From Texas State Senator Carlos I. Uresti's website:

"State Senator Carlos I. Uresti is a leader for Senate District 19 and the State of Texas. Senator Uresti envisions thriving communities, safe and healthy children, an educated workforce, and responsible economic growth. A lifelong resident of his district, he is deeply committed to the success of each District 19 community.

"Senator Uresti represents almost 800,000 people in District 19, one the largest geographical legislative districts in the United States. District 19 contains all or part of seventeen counties, covers more than 35,000 square miles, and spans about 400 miles of the Texas-Mexico border. It contains fifty-five school districts; nearly 23,000 oil and gas wells, ten state parks, three national parks, and more than 2,700 miles of highways and interstate transportation infrastructure."

For more information, please visit:

http://www.carlosuresti.com

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