For the fifth year in a row State Representative Alma Allen, in partnership with AT&T rewarded top graduates of District 131 with laptops.  On May 30th and 31st of  2009, State Board of Education Member Lawrence A. Allen, on behalf of State Representative Dr. Alma Allen, who was attending legislative duties, along presented laptops to the [...]

Currently, one in every 150 children is born with autism spectrum disorder.  Statistics show that with early intervention many children improve to the point where the disorder is virtually unrecognizable and others become productive and self sufficient with little assistance needed later in life.  With the advancement of research, more is known about autism and [...]

  State Representative Dr. Alma Allen, District 131, with the help of State Senator Rodney Ellis, has placed Texas on record against the poll tax, 45 years after ratification.  House Joint Resolution 39 (HJR 39) was approved in the Texas House on May 5th, and finally passed in the Texas Senate May 22, 2009.  HJR [...]