Nichols and McReynolds file bill to keep prison labor from costing Texans jobs

On Thursday state Sen. Robert Nichols (R-Jacksonville) and state Rep. Jim McReynolds (D-Lufkin) filed companion bills to reform Texas' prison labor program. Nichols and McReynolds first started investigating the program when workers in East Texas lost jobs to prison labor. (Senate Bill 1169 and House Bill 1914)

"Rep. McReynolds and worked for almost two years to eliminate the threat this program poses to the jobs of hardworking Texans," said Nichols. "I believe this bill will finally settle the issue."

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