Berman to Run for Re-Election

TYLER — State Representative Leo Berman of Tyler has announced he will seek re-election to the Texas House of Representatives District 6 seat. Berman, a Republican, was first elected to the seat in 1999. His only announced opponent so far is fellow Republican Matt Schaefer of Tyler.

Meanwhile, Berman has added an item to his list of suggested study topics for House committees during the interim before the 2013 legislative session. In a letter to House Speaker Joe Straus, Berman says he thinks it’s time to take a look at the success of English as a Second Language or bilingual education compared to English immersion. He says he believes such a study would be important in regard to the dropout rate of Hispanic students.

Berman also wants committees to study assertion of state sovereignty as well as clampdowns on illegal aliens and Sharia law. Additionally, Berman would like lawmakers to consider a requirement that missing or dead children be reported to authorities within one hour from discovery. That suggestion was spurred by the Casey Anthony case.