Jose Menendez

Texas Senate On the last day of the regular legislative session in 2017, Menéndez used a filibuster to kill a bill supported by Republican Donna Campbell of New Braunfels, which would have made it more difficult for municipalities to annex surrounding territory.

Menéndez was the author of "David's Law" which classified cyberbullying as a misdemeanor and allowed courts to issue subpoenas to curb the anonymous harassment of minors on the internet. The law was named after David Molak, a San Antonio teenager who committed suicide after being harassed and bullied online.

In the 2017 special legislative session, Menéndez spoke against a bill to increase the penalty from misdemeanor to felony when one is convicted of intentionally submitting false information on a mail-in ballot application. Menéndez argued that such legislation would lead to "unintended consequences." Kelly Hancock, a Republican senator from North Richland Hills in Tarrant County, argued that the legislation is needed because mail-in voting has been linked to illegal voting and election fraud.

During the impeachment trial of Attorney General Ken Paxton, Paxton's attorneys made a motion to disqualify Menéndez and two other senators from serving as jurors in the case, claiming they had shown bias and could not be impartial. Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick dismissed this motion.

Personal life Menéndez and his wife, Cehlia Newman-Menéndez, have three children: Dominic Newman-Menéndez, Victoria Newman-Menéndez, and Austin Newman-Menéndez. Menéndez and his family reside in San Antonio and Austin, Texas.