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class="table-data">Austin Office</td> </tr> <tr> <th class="table-row" scope="row">Address</th> <td class="table-data">300 E. 8th., Suite #961<br/> Austin, TX 78701</td> </tr> </table> <header class="section-header"> <h3>Texas Office</h3> </header> <hr class="thin"> <table class="table table-map" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"> <tr> <th class="table-row" scope="row">Phone</th> <td class="table-data"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151012032914/tel:+1-(214) 361-3500">(214) 361-3500</a></td> </tr> <tr> <th class="table-row" scope="row">Room</th> <td class="table-data">Dallas Office</td> </tr> <tr> <th class="table-row" scope="row">Address</th> <td class="table-data">10440 N Central Expwy, Suite #1160<br/> Dallas, TX 75231</td> </tr> </table> <header class="section-header"> <h3>Texas Office</h3> </header> <hr class="thin"> <table class="table table-map" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"> <tr> <th class="table-row" scope="row">Phone</th> <td class="table-data"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151012032914/tel:+1-(713) 653-3456">(713) 653-3456</a></td> </tr> <tr> <th class="table-row" scope="row">Room</th> <td class="table-data">Houston Office</td> </tr> <tr> <th class="table-row" scope="row">Address</th> <td class="table-data">1919 Smith St., Suite #800<br/> Houston, TX 77002</td> </tr> </table> <header class="section-header"> <h3>Texas Office</h3> </header> <hr class="thin"> <table class="table table-map" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"> <tr> <th class="table-row" scope="row">Phone</th> <td class="table-data"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151012032914/tel:+1-(210) 340-2885">(210) 340-2885</a></td> </tr> <tr> <th class="table-row" scope="row">Room</th> <td class="table-data">San Antonio Office</td> </tr> <tr> <th class="table-row" scope="row">Address</th> <td class="table-data">3133 General Hudnell Dr., Suite # 120<br/> San Antonio, TX 78226</td> </tr> </table> <header class="section-header"> <h3>Committees</h3> </header> <hr class="thin"> <table class="table"> <tr> <td class="table-data">Commerce, Science and Transportation</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="table-data">Armed Services</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="table-data">Judiciary</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="table-data">Rules and Administration</td> </tr> </table> <header class="section-header"> <h3>Staffers</h3> </header> <hr class="thin"> <table class="table"> <tr> <td class="table-data">Chip Roy</td> <td class="table-data">Chief of Staff</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="table-data">Brooke Bacak</td> <td class="table-data">Legislative Director</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="table-data">Amanda Carpenter</td> <td class="table-data">Senior Communications Advisor and Speechwriter</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="table-data">Catherine Frazier</td> <td class="table-data">Press Secretary</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="table-data">Scott Keller</td> <td class="table-data">Chief Counsel</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="table-data">Max Pappas</td> <td 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