Sen. Nichols receives committee assignments

Freshman State Sen. Robert Nichols (R-Jacksonville) received his committee assignments last week for the 80th session of the Texas Legislature.

Sen. Nichols will serve on: Committee on Transportation and Homeland Security; Committee on Health and Human Services, which oversees Rusk State Hospital; Committee on Nominations; Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs and Subcommittee on Evacuations and Flooding.

As a former commissioner of the Texas Department of Transportation, Nichols will bring practical know-how and credibility to his new role on the Senate Transportation and Homeland Security Committee.