| From | Fran Rhodes/Citizen Advocates <[email protected]> |
| Subject | 88th Lege Session Round 3! |
| Date | October 6, 2023 12:40 PM |
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Hello Patriots!
It's finally here! The third Special Session of the 88th Texas Legislature is scheduled to begin on Monday Oct 9 at 1:00 pm. And guess what? It's not just about school choice!
Special sessions are called by the Governor, lasting 30 days, and only issues on the Governor's proclamation may be considered.
The Governor's proclamation for this 3rd Session includes the following issues:
Legislation providing education savings accounts for
all Texas schoolchildren.
Legislation to do more to reduce illegal immigration by creating a criminal
offense for illegal entry into this state from a foreign nation and authorizing
all licensed peace officers to remove illegal immigrants from Texas.
Legislation to impede illegal entry into Texas by increasing the penalties for
certain criminal conduct involving the smuggling of persons or the operation
of a stash house.
Legislation to impede illegal entry into Texas by providing more funding for
the construction, operation, and maintenance of border barrier infrastructure.
Legislation concerning public safety, security, environmental quality, and
property ownership in areas like the Colony Ridge development in Liberty
County, Texas.
Legislation prohibiting COVID-19 vaccine mandates by private employers.
Next week's legislative schedule currently includes 2 Senate Committee Hearings:
Senate Finance Committee (to consider teacher pay increases & school funding) Oct 9, 2:00 pm
Senate Education Committee (to consider ESA's) Oct 10, 9:30 am
If you would like to express your opinions to these 2 committees, you can call or write the members of the Committees.
Senate Finance Committee names and contact information
Senate Education Committee names and contact information
Typically, the Senate is getting to work right away, while the House drags teir feet. Nothing is currently scheduled in the House. Be prepared to see a possible motion to vacate the chair and replace Dade Phelan when the House begins this session. Things might get interesting!
For folks in North Texas, Troy Jackson has arranged a bus for Citizen Advocates to go to the Capitol on Tuesday Oct. 10. Bus will depart New Beginnings Church, 2000 Forum Parkway, Bedford, TX 76021 at 7:30 am, returning the same day. If you would like to reserve a seat on that bus, please email Troy at [email protected]. Their plan is to advocate for school choice legislation.
I will be at the Capitol on Tuesday, Oct. 17th if anyone would like to join me there. Beyond that, we'll be keeping an eye on what's happening and where we need to focus efforts. I'll be posting updates as they come in on the TTP Citizen Advocate Facebook page. Be sure to watch there for new information.
For information on school choice issues and which legislators lean which way on that subject, please refer to our Friday Message from last week.
Thanks for all you do! Remember - when you can't go to the Capitol to speak to law makers, you can always call or write. Those contacts are important, and we're seeing the proof of that in this special session proclamation that includes additional issues that grassroots activists have been pushing for. Well done!
Stay Engaged!
Fran Rhodes, President
PS: Don't forget we have an election coming up in a few weeks. Early voting starts on Oct 23. Find our TTP recommendations for the candidates, bonds, and Constitutional Amendments on our Election 2023 web page.
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ttom: 10px;">Next week's legislative schedule currently includes 2 Senate C=
ommittee Hearings:</p> <p style=3D"color: #3c4144; font-family: arial,helve=
tica,sans-serif; font-weight: 400; padding: 0; margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-a=
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ight: inherit; padding: 0; text-align: left; line-height: 1.5;">Senate Fina=
nce Committee</a> (to consider teacher pay increases & school funding) =
Oct 9, 2:00 pm</p> <p style=3D"color: #3c4144; font-family: arial,helvetica=
,sans-serif; font-weight: 400; padding: 0; margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-align=
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ion Committee</a> (to consider ESA's) Oct 10, 9:30 am</p> <p style=3D"color=
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: 1.5; margin-bottom: 10px; Margin-bottom: 10px;">If you would like to expr=
ess your opinions to these 2 committees, you can call or write the members =
of the Committees.</p> <p style=3D"color: #3c4144; font-family: arial,helve=
tica,sans-serif; font-weight: 400; padding: 0; margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-a=
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bottom: 10px;"><a title=3D"Senate Finance Committee" href=3D"[link removed]
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Kzc0vwxU=3D/53mNBkFB3njHDAf7KGWPUeCBtQlQfEEsQ1WvS2gfWTg=3D" target=3D"_blan=
k" rel=3D"noopener" style=3D"color: #0074d9; text-decoration: none; font-we=
ight: inherit; padding: 0; text-align: left; line-height: 1.5;">Senate Fina=
nce Committee</a> names and contact information</p> <p style=3D"color: #3c4=
144; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: 400; padding: 0;=
margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5;=
margin-bottom: 10px; Margin-bottom: 10px;"><a title=3D"Senate Education Co=
mmittee
" href=3D"[link removed]
racking/click-link/bRT5Jkk898XcL7_o6wZpENeSjIlv46YDo1CKzc0vwxU=3D/53mNBkFB3=
njHDAf7KGWPUTpSXhaqM09-MtIMmPnJBqk=3D" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener" s=
tyle=3D"color: #0074d9; text-decoration: none; font-weight: inherit; paddin=
g: 0; text-align: left; line-height: 1.5;">Senate Education Committee </a>n=
ames and contact information</p> <p style=3D"color: #3c4144; font-family: a=
rial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: 400; padding: 0; margin: 0; Margin:=
0; text-align: left; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 10p=
x; Margin-bottom: 10px;">Typically, the Senate is getting to work right awa=
y, while the House drags teir feet. Nothing is currently scheduled in=
the House. Be prepared to see a possible motion to vacate the chair =
and replace Dade Phelan when the House begins this session. Things mi=
ght get interesting!</p> <p style=3D"color: #3c4144; font-family: arial,hel=
vetica,sans-serif; font-weight: 400; padding: 0; margin: 0; Margin: 0; text=
-align: left; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 10px; Margi=
n-bottom: 10px;">For folks in North Texas, <strong>Troy Jackson has arrange=
d a bus for Citizen Advocates to go to the Capitol on Tuesday Oct. 10</stro=
ng>. Bus will depart New Beginnings Church, 2000 Forum Parkway, Bedfo=
rd, TX 76021 at 7:30 am, returning the same day. If you would like to=
<strong>reserve a seat </strong>on that bus, please email Troy at <a title=
=3D"[email protected]" href=3D"mailto:troy.jackson@newbeginnin=
gs.org" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener" style=3D"color: #0074d9; text-de=
coration: none; font-weight: inherit; padding: 0; text-align: left; line-he=
ight: 1.5;">[email protected]</a>. Their plan is to advo=
cate for school choice legislation.</p> <p style=3D"color: #3c4144; font-fa=
mily: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: 400; padding: 0; margin: 0; =
Margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5; margin-bott=
om: 10px; Margin-bottom: 10px;">I will be at the Capitol on <strong>Tuesday=
, Oct. 17th</strong> if anyone would like to join me there. Beyond th=
at, we'll be keeping an eye on what's happening and where we need to focus =
efforts. I'll be posting updates as they come in on the <a title=3D"T=
TP Citizen Advocate Facebook page." href=3D"[link removed]
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r" style=3D"color: #0074d9; text-decoration: none; font-weight: inherit; pa=
dding: 0; text-align: left; line-height: 1.5;">TTP Citizen Advocate Faceboo=
k page.</a> Be sure to watch there for new information.</p> <p style=
=3D"color: #3c4144; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: 4=
00; padding: 0; margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 12pt; li=
ne-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 10px; Margin-bottom: 10px;">For information =
on school choice issues and which legislators lean which way on that subjec=
t, please refer to our <a title=3D"Friday Message from last week." href=3D"=
[link removed]
NeSjIlv46YDo1CKzc0vwxU=3D/53mNBkFB3njHDAf7KGWPUUNXscH2BiXqPEsUkg-cd8Y=3D" t=
arget=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener" style=3D"color: #0074d9; text-decoration:=
none; font-weight: inherit; padding: 0; text-align: left; line-height: 1.5=
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ttom: 10px; Margin-bottom: 10px;">Thanks for all you do! Remember - w=
hen you can't go to the Capitol to speak to law makers, you can always call=
or write. Those contacts are important, and we're seeing the proof o=
f that in this special session proclamation that includes additional issues=
that grassroots activists have been pushing for. Well done!</p> <p s=
tyle=3D"color: #3c4144; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weigh=
t: 400; padding: 0; margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 12pt=
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font-weight: 400; padding: 0; margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-align: left; font-=
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Hello Patriots!
It's finally here! The third Special Session of the 88th Texas Legislature is scheduled to begin on Monday Oct 9 at 1:00 pm. And guess what? It's not just about school choice!
Special sessions are called by the Governor, lasting 30 days, and only issues on the Governor's proclamation may be considered.
The Governor's proclamation for this 3rd Session includes the following issues:
Legislation providing education savings accounts for
all Texas schoolchildren.
Legislation to do more to reduce illegal immigration by creating a criminal
offense for illegal entry into this state from a foreign nation and authorizing
all licensed peace officers to remove illegal immigrants from Texas.
Legislation to impede illegal entry into Texas by increasing the penalties for
certain criminal conduct involving the smuggling of persons or the operation
of a stash house.
Legislation to impede illegal entry into Texas by providing more funding for
the construction, operation, and maintenance of border barrier infrastructure.
Legislation concerning public safety, security, environmental quality, and
property ownership in areas like the Colony Ridge development in Liberty
County, Texas.
Legislation prohibiting COVID-19 vaccine mandates by private employers.
Next week's legislative schedule currently includes 2 Senate Committee Hearings:
Senate Finance Committee (to consider teacher pay increases & school funding) Oct 9, 2:00 pm
Senate Education Committee (to consider ESA's) Oct 10, 9:30 am
If you would like to express your opinions to these 2 committees, you can call or write the members of the Committees.
Senate Finance Committee names and contact information
Senate Education Committee names and contact information
Typically, the Senate is getting to work right away, while the House drags teir feet. Nothing is currently scheduled in the House. Be prepared to see a possible motion to vacate the chair and replace Dade Phelan when the House begins this session. Things might get interesting!
For folks in North Texas, Troy Jackson has arranged a bus for Citizen Advocates to go to the Capitol on Tuesday Oct. 10. Bus will depart New Beginnings Church, 2000 Forum Parkway, Bedford, TX 76021 at 7:30 am, returning the same day. If you would like to reserve a seat on that bus, please email Troy at [email protected]. Their plan is to advocate for school choice legislation.
I will be at the Capitol on Tuesday, Oct. 17th if anyone would like to join me there. Beyond that, we'll be keeping an eye on what's happening and where we need to focus efforts. I'll be posting updates as they come in on the TTP Citizen Advocate Facebook page. Be sure to watch there for new information.
For information on school choice issues and which legislators lean which way on that subject, please refer to our Friday Message from last week.
Thanks for all you do! Remember - when you can't go to the Capitol to speak to law makers, you can always call or write. Those contacts are important, and we're seeing the proof of that in this special session proclamation that includes additional issues that grassroots activists have been pushing for. Well done!
Stay Engaged!
Fran Rhodes, President
PS: Don't forget we have an election coming up in a few weeks. Early voting starts on Oct 23. Find our TTP recommendations for the candidates, bonds, and Constitutional Amendments on our Election 2023 web page.
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Hello Patriots!
It's finally here! The third Special Session of the 88th Texas Legislature is scheduled to begin on Monday Oct 9 at 1:00 pm. And guess what? It's not just about school choice!
Special sessions are called by the Governor, lasting 30 days, and only issues on the Governor's proclamation may be considered.
The Governor's proclamation for this 3rd Session includes the following issues:
Legislation providing education savings accounts for
all Texas schoolchildren.
Legislation to do more to reduce illegal immigration by creating a criminal
offense for illegal entry into this state from a foreign nation and authorizing
all licensed peace officers to remove illegal immigrants from Texas.
Legislation to impede illegal entry into Texas by increasing the penalties for
certain criminal conduct involving the smuggling of persons or the operation
of a stash house.
Legislation to impede illegal entry into Texas by providing more funding for
the construction, operation, and maintenance of border barrier infrastructure.
Legislation concerning public safety, security, environmental quality, and
property ownership in areas like the Colony Ridge development in Liberty
County, Texas.
Legislation prohibiting COVID-19 vaccine mandates by private employers.
Next week's legislative schedule currently includes 2 Senate Committee Hearings:
Senate Finance Committee (to consider teacher pay increases & school funding) Oct 9, 2:00 pm
Senate Education Committee (to consider ESA's) Oct 10, 9:30 am
If you would like to express your opinions to these 2 committees, you can call or write the members of the Committees.
Senate Finance Committee names and contact information
Senate Education Committee names and contact information
Typically, the Senate is getting to work right away, while the House drags teir feet. Nothing is currently scheduled in the House. Be prepared to see a possible motion to vacate the chair and replace Dade Phelan when the House begins this session. Things might get interesting!
For folks in North Texas, Troy Jackson has arranged a bus for Citizen Advocates to go to the Capitol on Tuesday Oct. 10. Bus will depart New Beginnings Church, 2000 Forum Parkway, Bedford, TX 76021 at 7:30 am, returning the same day. If you would like to reserve a seat on that bus, please email Troy at [email protected]. Their plan is to advocate for school choice legislation.
I will be at the Capitol on Tuesday, Oct. 17th if anyone would like to join me there. Beyond that, we'll be keeping an eye on what's happening and where we need to focus efforts. I'll be posting updates as they come in on the TTP Citizen Advocate Facebook page. Be sure to watch there for new information.
For information on school choice issues and which legislators lean which way on that subject, please refer to our Friday Message from last week.
Thanks for all you do! Remember - when you can't go to the Capitol to speak to law makers, you can always call or write. Those contacts are important, and we're seeing the proof of that in this special session proclamation that includes additional issues that grassroots activists have been pushing for. Well done!
Stay Engaged!
Fran Rhodes, President
PS: Don't forget we have an election coming up in a few weeks. Early voting starts on Oct 23. Find our TTP recommendations for the candidates, bonds, and Constitutional Amendments on our Election 2023 web page.
True Texas Project works hard to train and engage activists.
Can you help?
We are 100% donation-based.
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eas like the Colony Ridge development in Liberty<br>County, Texas.</li>=20
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ttom: 10px;">Next week's legislative schedule currently includes 2 Senate C=
ommittee Hearings:</p> <p style=3D"color: #3c4144; font-family: arial,helve=
tica,sans-serif; font-weight: 400; padding: 0; margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-a=
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bottom: 10px;"><a title=3D"Senate Finance Committee" href=3D"[link removed]
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ight: inherit; padding: 0; text-align: left; line-height: 1.5;">Senate Fina=
nce Committee</a> (to consider teacher pay increases & school funding) =
Oct 9, 2:00 pm</p> <p style=3D"color: #3c4144; font-family: arial,helvetica=
,sans-serif; font-weight: 400; padding: 0; margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-align=
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c0vwxU=3D/53mNBkFB3njHDAf7KGWPUSk_bZSwqurcP9A_QYantek=3D" target=3D"_blank"=
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ht: inherit; padding: 0; text-align: left; line-height: 1.5;">Senate Educat=
ion Committee</a> (to consider ESA's) Oct 10, 9:30 am</p> <p style=3D"color=
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: 1.5; margin-bottom: 10px; Margin-bottom: 10px;">If you would like to expr=
ess your opinions to these 2 committees, you can call or write the members =
of the Committees.</p> <p style=3D"color: #3c4144; font-family: arial,helve=
tica,sans-serif; font-weight: 400; padding: 0; margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-a=
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bottom: 10px;"><a title=3D"Senate Finance Committee" href=3D"[link removed]
onemails.com/emails/tracking/click-link/bRT5Jkk898XcL7_o6wZpENeSjIlv46YDo1C=
Kzc0vwxU=3D/53mNBkFB3njHDAf7KGWPUeCBtQlQfEEsQ1WvS2gfWTg=3D" target=3D"_blan=
k" rel=3D"noopener" style=3D"color: #0074d9; text-decoration: none; font-we=
ight: inherit; padding: 0; text-align: left; line-height: 1.5;">Senate Fina=
nce Committee</a> names and contact information</p> <p style=3D"color: #3c4=
144; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: 400; padding: 0;=
margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5;=
margin-bottom: 10px; Margin-bottom: 10px;"><a title=3D"Senate Education Co=
mmittee
" href=3D"[link removed]
racking/click-link/bRT5Jkk898XcL7_o6wZpENeSjIlv46YDo1CKzc0vwxU=3D/53mNBkFB3=
njHDAf7KGWPUTpSXhaqM09-MtIMmPnJBqk=3D" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener" s=
tyle=3D"color: #0074d9; text-decoration: none; font-weight: inherit; paddin=
g: 0; text-align: left; line-height: 1.5;">Senate Education Committee </a>n=
ames and contact information</p> <p style=3D"color: #3c4144; font-family: a=
rial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: 400; padding: 0; margin: 0; Margin:=
0; text-align: left; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 10p=
x; Margin-bottom: 10px;">Typically, the Senate is getting to work right awa=
y, while the House drags teir feet. Nothing is currently scheduled in=
the House. Be prepared to see a possible motion to vacate the chair =
and replace Dade Phelan when the House begins this session. Things mi=
ght get interesting!</p> <p style=3D"color: #3c4144; font-family: arial,hel=
vetica,sans-serif; font-weight: 400; padding: 0; margin: 0; Margin: 0; text=
-align: left; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 10px; Margi=
n-bottom: 10px;">For folks in North Texas, <strong>Troy Jackson has arrange=
d a bus for Citizen Advocates to go to the Capitol on Tuesday Oct. 10</stro=
ng>. Bus will depart New Beginnings Church, 2000 Forum Parkway, Bedfo=
rd, TX 76021 at 7:30 am, returning the same day. If you would like to=
<strong>reserve a seat </strong>on that bus, please email Troy at <a title=
=3D"[email protected]" href=3D"mailto:troy.jackson@newbeginnin=
gs.org" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener" style=3D"color: #0074d9; text-de=
coration: none; font-weight: inherit; padding: 0; text-align: left; line-he=
ight: 1.5;">[email protected]</a>. Their plan is to advo=
cate for school choice legislation.</p> <p style=3D"color: #3c4144; font-fa=
mily: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: 400; padding: 0; margin: 0; =
Margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5; margin-bott=
om: 10px; Margin-bottom: 10px;">I will be at the Capitol on <strong>Tuesday=
, Oct. 17th</strong> if anyone would like to join me there. Beyond th=
at, we'll be keeping an eye on what's happening and where we need to focus =
efforts. I'll be posting updates as they come in on the <a title=3D"T=
TP Citizen Advocate Facebook page." href=3D"[link removed]
ls/tracking/click-link/bRT5Jkk898XcL7_o6wZpENeSjIlv46YDo1CKzc0vwxU=3D/53mNB=
kFB3njHDAf7KGWPUV6MjcdmzjhiY39wNSbWzKY=3D" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopene=
r" style=3D"color: #0074d9; text-decoration: none; font-weight: inherit; pa=
dding: 0; text-align: left; line-height: 1.5;">TTP Citizen Advocate Faceboo=
k page.</a> Be sure to watch there for new information.</p> <p style=
=3D"color: #3c4144; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: 4=
00; padding: 0; margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 12pt; li=
ne-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 10px; Margin-bottom: 10px;">For information =
on school choice issues and which legislators lean which way on that subjec=
t, please refer to our <a title=3D"Friday Message from last week." href=3D"=
[link removed]
NeSjIlv46YDo1CKzc0vwxU=3D/53mNBkFB3njHDAf7KGWPUUNXscH2BiXqPEsUkg-cd8Y=3D" t=
arget=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener" style=3D"color: #0074d9; text-decoration:=
none; font-weight: inherit; padding: 0; text-align: left; line-height: 1.5=
;">Friday Message from last week.</a></p> <p style=3D"color: #3c4144; font-=
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; Margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5; margin-bo=
ttom: 10px; Margin-bottom: 10px;">Thanks for all you do! Remember - w=
hen you can't go to the Capitol to speak to law makers, you can always call=
or write. Those contacts are important, and we're seeing the proof o=
f that in this special session proclamation that includes additional issues=
that grassroots activists have been pushing for. Well done!</p> <p s=
tyle=3D"color: #3c4144; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weigh=
t: 400; padding: 0; margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 12pt=
; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 10px; Margin-bottom: 10px;">Stay Engaged=
!</p> <p style=3D"color: #3c4144; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; =
font-weight: 400; padding: 0; margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-align: left; font-=
size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 10px; Margin-bottom: 10px;">Fr=
an Rhodes, President</p> <p style=3D"color: #3c4144; font-family: arial,hel=
vetica,sans-serif; font-weight: 400; padding: 0; margin: 0; Margin: 0; text=
-align: left; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 10px; Margi=
n-bottom: 10px;">PS: Don't forget we have an election coming up in a =
few weeks. Early voting starts on Oct 23. Find our TTP recommen=
dations for the candidates, bonds, and Constitutional Amendments on our <a =
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color: #0074d9; text-decoration: none; font-weight: inherit; padding: 0; te=
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Hello Patriots!
It's finally here! The third Special Session of the 88th Texas Legislature is scheduled to begin on Monday Oct 9 at 1:00 pm. And guess what? It's not just about school choice!
Special sessions are called by the Governor, lasting 30 days, and only issues on the Governor's proclamation may be considered.
The Governor's proclamation for this 3rd Session includes the following issues:
Legislation providing education savings accounts for
all Texas schoolchildren.
Legislation to do more to reduce illegal immigration by creating a criminal
offense for illegal entry into this state from a foreign nation and authorizing
all licensed peace officers to remove illegal immigrants from Texas.
Legislation to impede illegal entry into Texas by increasing the penalties for
certain criminal conduct involving the smuggling of persons or the operation
of a stash house.
Legislation to impede illegal entry into Texas by providing more funding for
the construction, operation, and maintenance of border barrier infrastructure.
Legislation concerning public safety, security, environmental quality, and
property ownership in areas like the Colony Ridge development in Liberty
County, Texas.
Legislation prohibiting COVID-19 vaccine mandates by private employers.
Next week's legislative schedule currently includes 2 Senate Committee Hearings:
Senate Finance Committee (to consider teacher pay increases & school funding) Oct 9, 2:00 pm
Senate Education Committee (to consider ESA's) Oct 10, 9:30 am
If you would like to express your opinions to these 2 committees, you can call or write the members of the Committees.
Senate Finance Committee names and contact information
Senate Education Committee names and contact information
Typically, the Senate is getting to work right away, while the House drags teir feet. Nothing is currently scheduled in the House. Be prepared to see a possible motion to vacate the chair and replace Dade Phelan when the House begins this session. Things might get interesting!
For folks in North Texas, Troy Jackson has arranged a bus for Citizen Advocates to go to the Capitol on Tuesday Oct. 10. Bus will depart New Beginnings Church, 2000 Forum Parkway, Bedford, TX 76021 at 7:30 am, returning the same day. If you would like to reserve a seat on that bus, please email Troy at [email protected]. Their plan is to advocate for school choice legislation.
I will be at the Capitol on Tuesday, Oct. 17th if anyone would like to join me there. Beyond that, we'll be keeping an eye on what's happening and where we need to focus efforts. I'll be posting updates as they come in on the TTP Citizen Advocate Facebook page. Be sure to watch there for new information.
For information on school choice issues and which legislators lean which way on that subject, please refer to our Friday Message from last week.
Thanks for all you do! Remember - when you can't go to the Capitol to speak to law makers, you can always call or write. Those contacts are important, and we're seeing the proof of that in this special session proclamation that includes additional issues that grassroots activists have been pushing for. Well done!
Stay Engaged!
Fran Rhodes, President
PS: Don't forget we have an election coming up in a few weeks. Early voting starts on Oct 23. Find our TTP recommendations for the candidates, bonds, and Constitutional Amendments on our Election 2023 web page.
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