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In the 2011 House session, Lavender served on the (1) Land and Resource Management and (2) Transportation committees.<ref name=lrl/>

In the 2011 House session, Lavender served on the (1) Land and Resource Management and (2) Transportation committees.<ref name=lrl/>

Lavender was best known as the author of legislation, signed into law by [[Governor]] [[Rick Perry]], which permits the manufacture of incandescent light bulbs in Texas. Under current federal law signed in 2007 by U.S. President [[George W. Bush]] (also Perry's predecessor as governor), effective in 2012, incandescent bulbs must be replaced by fluorescent lights on grounds that the latter are more energy-efficient. Lavender, however, notes that the fluorescent bulbs contain [[mercury]] and are manufactureed mostly in [[China]]. "The last thing we need in this economy is to send American jobs overseas and raise costs to consumer based on dubious claims of increased energy efficiency. This law defends our constitutional rights from an overreaching federal government," said Lavender."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.scribd.com/fullscreen/58821320?access_key=key-hvx7ylz2vu517dhvovi|title=Let There Be Light in the Lone Star State: Governor Perry Signs Lavender's Incandescent Light Bulb Bill into Law|publisher=scribd.com|accessdate=September 29, 2011}}</ref>

Lavender was best known as the author of legislation, signed into law by [[Governor]] [[Rick Perry]], which permits the manufacture of incandescent light bulbs in Texas. Under current federal law signed in 2007 by U.S. President [[George W. Bush]] (also Perry's predecessor as governor), effective in 2012, incandescent bulbs must be replaced by fluorescent lights on grounds that the latter are more energy-efficient. Lavender, however, notes that the fluorescent bulbs contain [[mercury]] and are manufactureed mostly in [[China]]. "The last thing we need in this economy is to send American jobs overseas and raise costs to consumer based on dubious claims of increased energy efficiency. This law defends our constitutional rights from an overreaching federal government," said Lavender."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.scribd.com/fullscreen/58821320?access_key=key-hvx7ylz2vu517dhvovi|title=Let There Be Light in the Lone Star State: Governor Perry Signs Lavender's Incandescent Light Bulb Bill into Law|publisher=scribd.com|accessdate=September 29, 2011}}</ref>

Lavender was defeated for re-nomination in 2014 by Gary VanDeaver, a retired educator; he failed in a rematch with VanDeaver in the Republican primary held on March 1, 2016.  

Lavender was defeated for re-nomination in 2014 by Gary VanDeaver, a retired educator; he failed in a rematch with VanDeaver in the Republican primary held on March 1, 2016.