| From | Fran Rhodes/Citizen Advocates <[email protected]> |
| Subject | Lege Update: Bleak Results in 3rd Special |
| Date | November 3, 2023 2:09 PM |
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Greetings Citizen Advocates!
This week in the Texas Legislature, the war between House, Senate and Governor continues. School choice legislation is apparently dead, the bill to make it a crime to illegally cross into Texas is still pending, but weakened, and the House can barely get a quorum to conduct business.
3rd SPECIAL SESSION RESULTS:
As the 3rd special session of the 88th Texas Legislature draws to a close on Tuesday Nov 7th, let's look back at what's been accomplished in the THIRD 30 day special session.
Bills Passed by the House and Senate: 204
Bills passed that are House or Senate Resolutions (commemorating or honoring something or someone): 202
Bills passed that are actually legislation: 2
Bills sent to the Governor's Office: 2
Bills signed by the Governor: 0
Just to give you an idea about the Resolutions, here are a few of the Resolution bills captions:
Congratulating the Robstown High School band on qualifying for the 2023 UIL 4A Open Class State Marching Band Contest.
Commemorating the 35th anniversary of Uni-Trade Group in Laredo.
Recognizing Carolyn Guidry Beckham on the occasion of her 85th birthday.
In memory of Bill Sullivan Jr.
Of course there's nothing wrong with congratulating, commemorating, memorializing, or wishing someone happy birthday! But is this what we sent our legislators to accomplish?
The 2 bills that have actually passed and been sent to the Governor are SB4 (increased penalties for human smuggling) and SB7 (prohibits employers covid vaccine mandates). But notice that the Governor hasn't signed them yet. He may be holding out to use them as leverage to get his school choice legislation pushed through.
The Covid mandate bill is a big victory, but it still doesn't cover students. The fine for firing an employee on the issue was raised from $10,000 to $50,000 with an amendment, but amid quarrels between the bill sponsor, Jeff Leach, and Rep. Brian Harrison, with Leach getting caught in a lie, and trying to take credit for the bill during closing statements, after opposing the amendment to strengthen it.
Except for the increase in penalties for human smuggling, the border issues remain unaddressed, and the border remains wide open, with no additional appropriations for additional barriers.
Something could still happen on some of these issues, but with the fighting going on between Phelan and Patrick, only 4 actual conservative House members trying to stand for actual conservative bills (against the other 146 members), and the Governor making pie crust promises, it just doesn't seem likely. This is your tax dollars at work, folks!
And they will come back to us in the primary campaigns and tell you there just wasn't enough time! But as Michael Quinn Sullivan observes, "The House did not run out of time. The Phelan House ran out the clock."
CHAOS CONTINUES IN THE TEXAS HOUSE
We talked last week about the chaos in the Texas House. This seems to be continuing. For a very good summary and commentary on it, please watch the Luke Macias show. He gives video clips, and spot on commentary about how Dade Phelan is completely out of control, and most Republican and all Democrats are just working hard to fool the public into thinking they're accomplishing good things.
The Luke Macias Show
The takeaway from all of this is: Do you know what YOUR House Representative and State Senator have been doing? Are you paying attention? Many of the Republicans who supported Phelan's impeachment of Paxton are now being given opportunities to win back favor with the voters by sponsoring the RPT priority Senate bills in the House. Then they can go back to voters next spring and brag about the great conservative bills that they carried and passed in the House. Case in point: Jeff Leach's weird "hugging" thing with Brian Harrison - acting like he is agreeing with everything in the bill and taking credit for it, right after fighting Harrison on the amendment. (it's in the Luke Macias video at 16:00). Don't be fooled! It's just a big dog and pony show for primary voters.
ACTION ITEM:
I try each week to give you action items with specific, constructive things to do. But this week, I'm just at a loss! Maybe prayer is the best action we can take at this time.
But do pay attention to what your House Rep and Senator are doing. Don't believe the campaign mailers, and the radio and tv commercials. Take a good close look at what's happening behind the scenes.
A lot of people ask me where to find the voting records of legislators as they make decisions about voting. But the vote is only part of the story. So much happens before a bill even gets to a vote on the floor of the House or Senate and you need to pay attention to those things. Sometimes people vote FOR a bill on the floor where the eyes of Texas are upon them, when they were desperately trying to kill the bill in committees in the previous weeks.
Now you're going to ask me how to find out about those things. So I have to tell you - it's not easy. There is no report, or website, or person you can go to and see what kind of trickery is being played by lawmakers, or who is actually standing up for the principles you believe in. But there ARE good sources out there that will tell you. You just have to find them!
My favorites are Texas Scorecard, and The Texan.News. There's also the videos and podcasts from folks like Luke Macias, Chris Salcedo, Bill Peacock, and many others. And of course, you can follow other groups who work towards the same goals TTP does - Texans for Vaccine Choice, Texans for Strong Borders, Texas Gun Rights, Advancing Integrity, Texans for Fiscal Responsibility, Texas Eagle Forum, Texas Public Policy Foundation.
Opportunities to learn and know are out there. You just have to take the time to investigate. Of course, you can always trust TTP to give you our best, informed recommendation - but YOU should do your own research and make up your own mind.
So your action items for this week are:
1) Pray for our state, our country and the safety, security, and salvation of all our people.
2) Find at least 2 NEW sources of political information, subscribe to them and start using them.
This month, many of our Satellite groups are gathering with friends to share a meal, play some games, and give thanks. During this season of Thanksgiving, I want you all to know how thankful I am for you. Your dedication, financial support, encouragement, and prayers keep me going and uplifted every day. TTP is growing and accomplishing great things thanks to YOU!
God Bless You All, and Stay Engaged!
Fran Rhodes, President
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ttom: 10px;">This week in the Texas Legislature, the war between House, Sen=
ate and Governor continues. School choice legislation is apparently d=
ead, the bill to make it a crime to illegally cross into Texas is still pen=
ding, but weakened, and the House can barely get a quorum to conduct busine=
ss.</p> <p style=3D"color: #3c4144; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif=
; font-weight: 400; padding: 0; margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-align: left; fon=
t-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 10px; Margin-bottom: 10px;">=
<strong>3rd SPECIAL SESSION RESULTS:</strong></p> <p style=3D"color: #3c414=
4; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: 400; padding: 0; m=
argin: 0; Margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5; m=
argin-bottom: 10px; Margin-bottom: 10px;">As the 3rd special session of the=
88th Texas Legislature draws to a close on Tuesday Nov 7th, let's look bac=
k at what's been accomplished in the THIRD 30 day special session.</p>=20
<ul style=3D"list-style-position: inside; Margin: 0 0 10px 0=
; padding: 0 0 0 10px;">=20
<li style=3D"display: list-item; line-height: 1.5em; Margin=
: 0; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0; word-break: break-word; list-st=
yle: disc outside; mso-special-format: bullet;">Bills Passed by the House a=
nd Senate: 204</li>=20
<li style=3D"display: list-item; line-height: 1.5em; Margin=
: 0; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0; word-break: break-word; list-st=
yle: disc outside; mso-special-format: bullet;">Bills passed that are House=
or Senate Resolutions (commemorating or honoring something or someon=
e): 202</li>=20
<li style=3D"display: list-item; line-height: 1.5em; Margin=
: 0; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0; word-break: break-word; list-st=
yle: disc outside; mso-special-format: bullet;">Bills passed that are <stro=
ng><em>actually legislation</em></strong>: 2</li>=20
<li style=3D"display: list-item; line-height: 1.5em; Margin=
: 0; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0; word-break: break-word; list-st=
yle: disc outside; mso-special-format: bullet;">Bills sent to the Governor'=
s Office: 2</li>=20
<li style=3D"display: list-item; line-height: 1.5em; Margin=
: 0; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0; word-break: break-word; list-st=
yle: disc outside; mso-special-format: bullet;">Bills signed by the Governo=
r: 0</li>=20
</ul> <p style=3D"color: #3c4144; font-family: arial,helveti=
ca,sans-serif; font-weight: 400; padding: 0; margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-ali=
gn: left; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 10px; Margin-bo=
ttom: 10px;">Just to give you an idea about the Resolutions, here are a few=
of the Resolution bills captions:</p>=20
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; padding: 0 0 0 10px;">=20
<li style=3D"display: list-item; line-height: 1.5em; Margin=
: 0; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0; word-break: break-word; list-st=
yle: disc outside; mso-special-format: bullet;">Congratulating the Robstown=
High School band on qualifying for the 2023 UIL 4A Open Class State Marchi=
ng Band Contest.</li>=20
<li style=3D"display: list-item; line-height: 1.5em; Margin=
: 0; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0; word-break: break-word; list-st=
yle: disc outside; mso-special-format: bullet;">Commemorating the 35th anni=
versary of Uni-Trade Group in Laredo.</li>=20
<li style=3D"display: list-item; line-height: 1.5em; Margin=
: 0; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0; word-break: break-word; list-st=
yle: disc outside; mso-special-format: bullet;">Recognizing Carolyn Guidry =
Beckham on the occasion of her 85th birthday.</li>=20
<li style=3D"display: list-item; line-height: 1.5em; Margin=
: 0; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0; word-break: break-word; list-st=
yle: disc outside; mso-special-format: bullet;">In memory of Bill Sullivan =
Jr.</li>=20
</ul> <p style=3D"color: #3c4144; font-family: arial,helveti=
ca,sans-serif; font-weight: 400; padding: 0; margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-ali=
gn: left; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 10px; Margin-bo=
ttom: 10px;">Of course there's nothing wrong with congratulating, commemora=
ting, memorializing, or wishing someone happy birthday! But is this w=
hat we sent our legislators to accomplish?</p> <p style=3D"color: #3c4144; =
font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: 400; padding: 0; marg=
in: 0; Margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5; marg=
in-bottom: 10px; Margin-bottom: 10px;">The 2 bills that have actually passe=
d and been sent to the Governor are SB4 (increased penalties for human smug=
gling) and SB7 (prohibits employers covid vaccine mandates). But noti=
ce that the Governor hasn't signed them yet. He may be holding out to=
use them as leverage to get his school choice legislation pushed through.<=
/p> <p style=3D"color: #3c4144; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; fo=
nt-weight: 400; padding: 0; margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-align: left; font-si=
ze: 12pt; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 10px; Margin-bottom: 10px;">The =
Covid mandate bill is a big victory, but it still doesn't cover students.&n=
bsp; The fine for firing an employee on the issue was raised from $10,000 t=
o $50,000 with an amendment, but amid quarrels between the bill sponsor, Je=
ff Leach, and Rep. Brian Harrison, with Leach getting caught in a lie, and =
trying to take credit for the bill during closing statements, after opposin=
g the amendment to strengthen it.</p> <p style=3D"color: #3c4144; font-fami=
ly: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: 400; padding: 0; margin: 0; Ma=
rgin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom=
: 10px; Margin-bottom: 10px;">Except for the increase in penalties for huma=
n smuggling, the border issues remain unaddressed, and the border remains w=
ide open, with no additional appropriations for additional barriers.</p> <p=
style=3D"color: #3c4144; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-wei=
ght: 400; padding: 0; margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 12=
pt; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 10px; Margin-bottom: 10px;">Something =
could still happen on some of these issues, but with the fighting going on =
between Phelan and Patrick, only 4 <span style=3D"text-decoration: underlin=
e;">actual conservative</span> House members trying to stand for <span styl=
e=3D"text-decoration: underline;">actual conservative bills</span> (against=
the other 146 members), and the Governor making pie crust promises, it jus=
t doesn't seem likely. This is your tax dollars at work, folks!</p> <=
p style=3D"color: #3c4144; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-we=
ight: 400; padding: 0; margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 1=
2pt; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 10px; Margin-bottom: 10px;">And they =
will come back to us in the primary campaigns and tell you there just wasn'=
t enough time! But as <a title=3D" Michael Quinn Sullivan " href=
=3D"[link removed]
kenUZ0Uhbh6sFKE8qSsdHLfbd4=3D/qyWlrdHg3WFgstvpY3l3gnoR3DVE3PTGLJA5Pap9eRk=
=3D" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener" style=3D"color: #0074d9; text-decor=
ation: none; font-weight: inherit; padding: 0; text-align: left; line-heigh=
t: 1.5;"> Michael Quinn Sullivan </a>observes,<em><strong> "The House did n=
ot run out of time. The Phelan House ran out the clock.</strong></em>"</p> =
<p style=3D"color: #3c4144; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-w=
eight: 400; padding: 0; margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: =
12pt; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 10px; Margin-bottom: 10px;"><strong>=
CHAOS CONTINUES IN THE TEXAS HOUSE</strong></p> <p style=3D"color: #3c4144;=
font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: 400; padding: 0; mar=
gin: 0; Margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5; mar=
gin-bottom: 10px; Margin-bottom: 10px;">We talked last week about the chaos=
in the Texas House. This seems to be continuing. For a very go=
od summary and commentary on it, please watch the Luke Macias show. H=
e gives video clips, and spot on commentary about how Dade Phelan is comple=
tely out of control, and most Republican and all Democrats are just working=
hard to fool the public into thinking they're accomplishing good things.</=
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The Luke Macias Show
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</table> <p style=3D"color: #3c4144; font-family: arial,helv=
etica,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;">The takeaway from all of this is: <strong>Do you know=
what YOUR House Representative and State Senator have been doing? </s=
trong> Are you paying attention? Many of the Republicans who supporte=
d Phelan's impeachment of Paxton are now being given opportunities to win b=
ack favor with the voters by sponsoring the RPT priority Senate bills in th=
e House. Then they can go back to voters next spring and brag about t=
he great conservative bills that they carried and passed in the House. =
; Case in point: Jeff Leach's weird "hugging" thing with Brian Harris=
on - acting like he is agreeing with everything in the bill and taking cred=
it for it, right after fighting Harrison on the amendment. (it's in the Luk=
e Macias video at 16:00). Don't be fooled! It's just a big dog =
and pony show for primary voters.</p> <p style=3D"color: #3c4144; font-fami=
ly: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: 400; padding: 0; margin: 0; Ma=
rgin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom=
: 10px; Margin-bottom: 10px;"><strong>ACTION ITEM</strong>:</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;">I try each week to =
give you action items with specific, constructive things to do. But t=
his week, I'm just at a loss! <strong>Maybe prayer is the best action=
we can take at this time. </strong></p> <p style=3D"color: #3c4144; =
font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: 400; padding: 0; marg=
in: 0; Margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5; marg=
in-bottom: 10px; Margin-bottom: 10px;">But do pay attention to what your Ho=
use Rep and Senator are doing. Don't believe the campaign mailers, an=
d the radio and tv commercials. Take a good close look at what's happ=
ening behind the scenes. </p> <p style=3D"color: #3c4144; font-family:=
arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: 400; padding: 0; margin: 0; Margi=
n: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 1=
0px; Margin-bottom: 10px;">A lot of people ask me where to find the voting =
records of legislators as they make decisions about voting. But the v=
ote is only part of the story. So much happens before a bill even get=
s to a vote on the floor of the House or Senate and you need to pay attenti=
on to those things. Sometimes people vote FOR a bill on the floor whe=
re the eyes of Texas are upon them, when they were desperately trying to ki=
ll the bill in committees in the previous weeks.</p> <p style=3D"color: #3c=
4144; 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;">Now you're going to ask me how=
to find out about those things. So I have to tell you - it's not eas=
y. There is no report, or website, or person you can go to and see wh=
at kind of trickery is being played by lawmakers, or who is actually standi=
ng up for the principles you believe in. But there ARE good sources o=
ut there that will tell you. You just have to find them!</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;">My favorites are=
<a title=3D"Texas Scorecard" href=3D"[link removed]
cking/click-link/p6AAwCHFedmxqSSU6kenUZ0Uhbh6sFKE8qSsdHLfbd4=3D/qyWlrdHg3WF=
gstvpY3l3gkll79-fhSVManhJX7Anwt4=3D" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener" sty=
le=3D"color: #0074d9; text-decoration: none; font-weight: inherit; padding:=
0; text-align: left; line-height: 1.5;">Texas Scorecard</a>, and <a title=
=3D"The Texan.News" href=3D"[link removed]
k-link/p6AAwCHFedmxqSSU6kenUZ0Uhbh6sFKE8qSsdHLfbd4=3D/qyWlrdHg3WFgstvpY3l3g=
nfAPbCLLEGdrGiNlxqndJM=3D" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener" style=3D"colo=
r: #0074d9; text-decoration: none; font-weight: inherit; padding: 0; text-a=
lign: left; line-height: 1.5;">The Texan.News</a>. There's also the v=
ideos and podcasts from folks like <a title=3D"Luke Macias" href=3D"https:/=
/api.neonemails.com/emails/tracking/click-link/p6AAwCHFedmxqSSU6kenUZ0Uhbh6=
sFKE8qSsdHLfbd4=3D/qyWlrdHg3WFgstvpY3l3ghfFQq16HWKmZp1xE5eCxiI=3D" target=
=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener" style=3D"color: #0074d9; text-decoration: none=
; font-weight: inherit; padding: 0; text-align: left; line-height: 1.5;">Lu=
ke Macias</a>, <a title=3D"Chris Salcedo," href=3D"[link removed]
om/emails/tracking/click-link/p6AAwCHFedmxqSSU6kenUZ0Uhbh6sFKE8qSsdHLfbd4=
=3D/qyWlrdHg3WFgstvpY3l3gtfCouf1J3RIr3QIFwWivT0=3D" target=3D"_blank" rel=
=3D"noopener" style=3D"color: #0074d9; text-decoration: none; font-weight: =
inherit; padding: 0; text-align: left; line-height: 1.5;">Chris Salcedo,</a=
> <a title=3D"Bill Peacock" href=3D"[link removed]
ing/click-link/p6AAwCHFedmxqSSU6kenUZ0Uhbh6sFKE8qSsdHLfbd4=3D/qyWlrdHg3WFgs=
tvpY3l3gnKkA28ZdyiOyj41yzFjTOs=3D" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener" style=
=3D"color: #0074d9; text-decoration: none; font-weight: inherit; padding: 0=
; text-align: left; line-height: 1.5;">Bill Peacock</a>, and many others. A=
nd of course, you can follow other groups who work towards the same goals T=
TP does - <a title=3D"Texans for Vaccine Choice" href=3D"[link removed]
ails.com/emails/tracking/click-link/p6AAwCHFedmxqSSU6kenUZ0Uhbh6sFKE8qSsdHL=
fbd4=3D/qyWlrdHg3WFgstvpY3l3giLZYNbYly114mE21k0Ap_E=3D" target=3D"_blank" r=
el=3D"noopener" style=3D"color: #0074d9; text-decoration: none; font-weight=
: inherit; padding: 0; text-align: left; line-height: 1.5;">Texans for Vacc=
ine Choice</a>, <a title=3D"Texans for Strong Borders" href=3D"[link removed]
neonemails.com/emails/tracking/click-link/p6AAwCHFedmxqSSU6kenUZ0Uhbh6sFKE8=
qSsdHLfbd4=3D/qyWlrdHg3WFgstvpY3l3gjlxOoC2TKvbJ4WgJyD3SjA=3D" target=3D"_bl=
ank" rel=3D"noopener" style=3D"color: #0074d9; text-decoration: none; font-=
weight: inherit; padding: 0; text-align: left; line-height: 1.5;">Texans fo=
r Strong Borders</a>, <a title=3D"Texas Gun Rights" href=3D"[link removed]
nemails.com/emails/tracking/click-link/p6AAwCHFedmxqSSU6kenUZ0Uhbh6sFKE8qSs=
dHLfbd4=3D/qyWlrdHg3WFgstvpY3l3ggZ3xEsVbzqqlXmkP1IEx2g=3D" target=3D"_blank=
" rel=3D"noopener" style=3D"color: #0074d9; text-decoration: none; font-wei=
ght: inherit; padding: 0; text-align: left; line-height: 1.5;">Texas Gun Ri=
ghts</a>, <a title=3D"Advancing Integrity" href=3D"[link removed]
om/emails/tracking/click-link/p6AAwCHFedmxqSSU6kenUZ0Uhbh6sFKE8qSsdHLfbd4=
=3D/qyWlrdHg3WFgstvpY3l3gtvm7AdNwIEiANJfcTHk200=3D" target=3D"_blank" rel=
=3D"noopener" style=3D"color: #0074d9; text-decoration: none; font-weight: =
inherit; padding: 0; text-align: left; line-height: 1.5;">Advancing Integri=
ty</a>, <a title=3D"Texans for Fiscal Responsibility" href=3D"[link removed]
eonemails.com/emails/tracking/click-link/p6AAwCHFedmxqSSU6kenUZ0Uhbh6sFKE8q=
SsdHLfbd4=3D/qyWlrdHg3WFgstvpY3l3ggeHSF_bE4zOdVTumtZpAcI=3D" target=3D"_bla=
nk" rel=3D"noopener" style=3D"color: #0074d9; text-decoration: none; font-w=
eight: inherit; padding: 0; text-align: left; line-height: 1.5;">Texans for=
Fiscal Responsibility</a>, <a title=3D"Texas Eagle Forum," href=3D"https:/=
/api.neonemails.com/emails/tracking/click-link/p6AAwCHFedmxqSSU6kenUZ0Uhbh6=
sFKE8qSsdHLfbd4=3D/qyWlrdHg3WFgstvpY3l3got3HIXfCJ7TFWEaBC2IY3o=3D" target=
=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener" style=3D"color: #0074d9; text-decoration: none=
; font-weight: inherit; padding: 0; text-align: left; line-height: 1.5;">Te=
xas Eagle Forum,</a> <a title=3D"Texas Public Policy Foundation" href=3D"ht=
tps://api.neonemails.com/emails/tracking/click-link/p6AAwCHFedmxqSSU6kenUZ0=
Uhbh6sFKE8qSsdHLfbd4=3D/qyWlrdHg3WFgstvpY3l3gjUcTTjv_5yxgDUOyC4SCuc=3D" tar=
get=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener" style=3D"color: #0074d9; text-decoration: n=
one; font-weight: inherit; padding: 0; text-align: left; line-height: 1.5;"=
>Texas Public Policy Foundation</a>.</p> <p style=3D"color: #3c4144; font-f=
amily: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: 400; padding: 0; margin: 0;=
Margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5; margin-bot=
tom: 10px; Margin-bottom: 10px;">Opportunities to learn and know are out th=
ere. You just have to take the time to investigate. Of course, =
you can always trust TTP to give you our best, informed recommendation - bu=
t YOU should do your own research and make up your own mind.</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;"><strong>So your =
action items for this week are:</strong></p> <p style=3D"color: #3c4144; fo=
nt-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;">1) Pray for our state, our count=
ry and the safety, security, and salvation of all our people.</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;">2) Find at least=
2 NEW sources of political information, subscribe to them and start using =
them.</p> <p style=3D"color: #3c4144; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-ser=
if; font-weight: 400; padding: 0; margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-align: left; f=
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">This month, many of our Satellite groups are gathering with friends to sh=
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Greetings Citizen Advocates!
This week in the Texas Legislature, the war between House, Senate and Governor continues. School choice legislation is apparently dead, the bill to make it a crime to illegally cross into Texas is still pending, but weakened, and the House can barely get a quorum to conduct business.
3rd SPECIAL SESSION RESULTS:
As the 3rd special session of the 88th Texas Legislature draws to a close on Tuesday Nov 7th, let's look back at what's been accomplished in the THIRD 30 day special session.
Bills Passed by the House and Senate: 204
Bills passed that are House or Senate Resolutions (commemorating or honoring something or someone): 202
Bills passed that are actually legislation: 2
Bills sent to the Governor's Office: 2
Bills signed by the Governor: 0
Just to give you an idea about the Resolutions, here are a few of the Resolution bills captions:
Congratulating the Robstown High School band on qualifying for the 2023 UIL 4A Open Class State Marching Band Contest.
Commemorating the 35th anniversary of Uni-Trade Group in Laredo.
Recognizing Carolyn Guidry Beckham on the occasion of her 85th birthday.
In memory of Bill Sullivan Jr.
Of course there's nothing wrong with congratulating, commemorating, memorializing, or wishing someone happy birthday! But is this what we sent our legislators to accomplish?
The 2 bills that have actually passed and been sent to the Governor are SB4 (increased penalties for human smuggling) and SB7 (prohibits employers covid vaccine mandates). But notice that the Governor hasn't signed them yet. He may be holding out to use them as leverage to get his school choice legislation pushed through.
The Covid mandate bill is a big victory, but it still doesn't cover students. The fine for firing an employee on the issue was raised from $10,000 to $50,000 with an amendment, but amid quarrels between the bill sponsor, Jeff Leach, and Rep. Brian Harrison, with Leach getting caught in a lie, and trying to take credit for the bill during closing statements, after opposing the amendment to strengthen it.
Except for the increase in penalties for human smuggling, the border issues remain unaddressed, and the border remains wide open, with no additional appropriations for additional barriers.
Something could still happen on some of these issues, but with the fighting going on between Phelan and Patrick, only 4 actual conservative House members trying to stand for actual conservative bills (against the other 146 members), and the Governor making pie crust promises, it just doesn't seem likely. This is your tax dollars at work, folks!
And they will come back to us in the primary campaigns and tell you there just wasn't enough time! But as Michael Quinn Sullivan observes, "The House did not run out of time. The Phelan House ran out the clock."
CHAOS CONTINUES IN THE TEXAS HOUSE
We talked last week about the chaos in the Texas House. This seems to be continuing. For a very good summary and commentary on it, please watch the Luke Macias show. He gives video clips, and spot on commentary about how Dade Phelan is completely out of control, and most Republican and all Democrats are just working hard to fool the public into thinking they're accomplishing good things.
The Luke Macias Show
The takeaway from all of this is: Do you know what YOUR House Representative and State Senator have been doing? Are you paying attention? Many of the Republicans who supported Phelan's impeachment of Paxton are now being given opportunities to win back favor with the voters by sponsoring the RPT priority Senate bills in the House. Then they can go back to voters next spring and brag about the great conservative bills that they carried and passed in the House. Case in point: Jeff Leach's weird "hugging" thing with Brian Harrison - acting like he is agreeing with everything in the bill and taking credit for it, right after fighting Harrison on the amendment. (it's in the Luke Macias video at 16:00). Don't be fooled! It's just a big dog and pony show for primary voters.
ACTION ITEM:
I try each week to give you action items with specific, constructive things to do. But this week, I'm just at a loss! Maybe prayer is the best action we can take at this time.
But do pay attention to what your House Rep and Senator are doing. Don't believe the campaign mailers, and the radio and tv commercials. Take a good close look at what's happening behind the scenes.
A lot of people ask me where to find the voting records of legislators as they make decisions about voting. But the vote is only part of the story. So much happens before a bill even gets to a vote on the floor of the House or Senate and you need to pay attention to those things. Sometimes people vote FOR a bill on the floor where the eyes of Texas are upon them, when they were desperately trying to kill the bill in committees in the previous weeks.
Now you're going to ask me how to find out about those things. So I have to tell you - it's not easy. There is no report, or website, or person you can go to and see what kind of trickery is being played by lawmakers, or who is actually standing up for the principles you believe in. But there ARE good sources out there that will tell you. You just have to find them!
My favorites are Texas Scorecard, and The Texan.News. There's also the videos and podcasts from folks like Luke Macias, Chris Salcedo, Bill Peacock, and many others. And of course, you can follow other groups who work towards the same goals TTP does - Texans for Vaccine Choice, Texans for Strong Borders, Texas Gun Rights, Advancing Integrity, Texans for Fiscal Responsibility, Texas Eagle Forum, Texas Public Policy Foundation.
Opportunities to learn and know are out there. You just have to take the time to investigate. Of course, you can always trust TTP to give you our best, informed recommendation - but YOU should do your own research and make up your own mind.
So your action items for this week are:
1) Pray for our state, our country and the safety, security, and salvation of all our people.
2) Find at least 2 NEW sources of political information, subscribe to them and start using them.
This month, many of our Satellite groups are gathering with friends to share a meal, play some games, and give thanks. During this season of Thanksgiving, I want you all to know how thankful I am for you. Your dedication, financial support, encouragement, and prayers keep me going and uplifted every day. TTP is growing and accomplishing great things thanks to YOU!
God Bless You All, and Stay Engaged!
Fran Rhodes, President
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Greetings Citizen Advocates!
This week in the Texas Legislature, the war between House, Senate and Governor continues. School choice legislation is apparently dead, the bill to make it a crime to illegally cross into Texas is still pending, but weakened, and the House can barely get a quorum to conduct business.
3rd SPECIAL SESSION RESULTS:
As the 3rd special session of the 88th Texas Legislature draws to a close on Tuesday Nov 7th, let's look back at what's been accomplished in the THIRD 30 day special session.
Bills Passed by the House and Senate: 204
Bills passed that are House or Senate Resolutions (commemorating or honoring something or someone): 202
Bills passed that are actually legislation: 2
Bills sent to the Governor's Office: 2
Bills signed by the Governor: 0
Just to give you an idea about the Resolutions, here are a few of the Resolution bills captions:
Congratulating the Robstown High School band on qualifying for the 2023 UIL 4A Open Class State Marching Band Contest.
Commemorating the 35th anniversary of Uni-Trade Group in Laredo.
Recognizing Carolyn Guidry Beckham on the occasion of her 85th birthday.
In memory of Bill Sullivan Jr.
Of course there's nothing wrong with congratulating, commemorating, memorializing, or wishing someone happy birthday! But is this what we sent our legislators to accomplish?
The 2 bills that have actually passed and been sent to the Governor are SB4 (increased penalties for human smuggling) and SB7 (prohibits employers covid vaccine mandates). But notice that the Governor hasn't signed them yet. He may be holding out to use them as leverage to get his school choice legislation pushed through.
The Covid mandate bill is a big victory, but it still doesn't cover students. The fine for firing an employee on the issue was raised from $10,000 to $50,000 with an amendment, but amid quarrels between the bill sponsor, Jeff Leach, and Rep. Brian Harrison, with Leach getting caught in a lie, and trying to take credit for the bill during closing statements, after opposing the amendment to strengthen it.
Except for the increase in penalties for human smuggling, the border issues remain unaddressed, and the border remains wide open, with no additional appropriations for additional barriers.
Something could still happen on some of these issues, but with the fighting going on between Phelan and Patrick, only 4 actual conservative House members trying to stand for actual conservative bills (against the other 146 members), and the Governor making pie crust promises, it just doesn't seem likely. This is your tax dollars at work, folks!
And they will come back to us in the primary campaigns and tell you there just wasn't enough time! But as Michael Quinn Sullivan observes, "The House did not run out of time. The Phelan House ran out the clock."
CHAOS CONTINUES IN THE TEXAS HOUSE
We talked last week about the chaos in the Texas House. This seems to be continuing. For a very good summary and commentary on it, please watch the Luke Macias show. He gives video clips, and spot on commentary about how Dade Phelan is completely out of control, and most Republican and all Democrats are just working hard to fool the public into thinking they're accomplishing good things.
The Luke Macias Show
The takeaway from all of this is: Do you know what YOUR House Representative and State Senator have been doing? Are you paying attention? Many of the Republicans who supported Phelan's impeachment of Paxton are now being given opportunities to win back favor with the voters by sponsoring the RPT priority Senate bills in the House. Then they can go back to voters next spring and brag about the great conservative bills that they carried and passed in the House. Case in point: Jeff Leach's weird "hugging" thing with Brian Harrison - acting like he is agreeing with everything in the bill and taking credit for it, right after fighting Harrison on the amendment. (it's in the Luke Macias video at 16:00). Don't be fooled! It's just a big dog and pony show for primary voters.
ACTION ITEM:
I try each week to give you action items with specific, constructive things to do. But this week, I'm just at a loss! Maybe prayer is the best action we can take at this time.
But do pay attention to what your House Rep and Senator are doing. Don't believe the campaign mailers, and the radio and tv commercials. Take a good close look at what's happening behind the scenes.
A lot of people ask me where to find the voting records of legislators as they make decisions about voting. But the vote is only part of the story. So much happens before a bill even gets to a vote on the floor of the House or Senate and you need to pay attention to those things. Sometimes people vote FOR a bill on the floor where the eyes of Texas are upon them, when they were desperately trying to kill the bill in committees in the previous weeks.
Now you're going to ask me how to find out about those things. So I have to tell you - it's not easy. There is no report, or website, or person you can go to and see what kind of trickery is being played by lawmakers, or who is actually standing up for the principles you believe in. But there ARE good sources out there that will tell you. You just have to find them!
My favorites are Texas Scorecard, and The Texan.News. There's also the videos and podcasts from folks like Luke Macias, Chris Salcedo, Bill Peacock, and many others. And of course, you can follow other groups who work towards the same goals TTP does - Texans for Vaccine Choice, Texans for Strong Borders, Texas Gun Rights, Advancing Integrity, Texans for Fiscal Responsibility, Texas Eagle Forum, Texas Public Policy Foundation.
Opportunities to learn and know are out there. You just have to take the time to investigate. Of course, you can always trust TTP to give you our best, informed recommendation - but YOU should do your own research and make up your own mind.
So your action items for this week are:
1) Pray for our state, our country and the safety, security, and salvation of all our people.
2) Find at least 2 NEW sources of political information, subscribe to them and start using them.
This month, many of our Satellite groups are gathering with friends to share a meal, play some games, and give thanks. During this season of Thanksgiving, I want you all to know how thankful I am for you. Your dedication, financial support, encouragement, and prayers keep me going and uplifted every day. TTP is growing and accomplishing great things thanks to YOU!
God Bless You All, and Stay Engaged!
Fran Rhodes, President
True Texas Project works hard to train and engage activists.
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Click here to donate to our movement.
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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;">Greetings Ci=
tizen Advocates!</p> <p style=3D"color: #3c4144; font-family: arial,helveti=
ca,sans-serif; font-weight: 400; padding: 0; margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-ali=
gn: left; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 10px; Margin-bo=
ttom: 10px;">This week in the Texas Legislature, the war between House, Sen=
ate and Governor continues. School choice legislation is apparently d=
ead, the bill to make it a crime to illegally cross into Texas is still pen=
ding, but weakened, and the House can barely get a quorum to conduct busine=
ss.</p> <p style=3D"color: #3c4144; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif=
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argin-bottom: 10px; Margin-bottom: 10px;">As the 3rd special session of the=
88th Texas Legislature draws to a close on Tuesday Nov 7th, let's look bac=
k at what's been accomplished in the THIRD 30 day special session.</p>=20
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s Office: 2</li>=20
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gn: left; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 10px; Margin-bo=
ttom: 10px;">Just to give you an idea about the Resolutions, here are a few=
of the Resolution bills captions:</p>=20
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yle: disc outside; mso-special-format: bullet;">Congratulating the Robstown=
High School band on qualifying for the 2023 UIL 4A Open Class State Marchi=
ng Band Contest.</li>=20
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: 0; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0; word-break: break-word; list-st=
yle: disc outside; mso-special-format: bullet;">Commemorating the 35th anni=
versary of Uni-Trade Group in Laredo.</li>=20
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: 0; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0; word-break: break-word; list-st=
yle: disc outside; mso-special-format: bullet;">Recognizing Carolyn Guidry =
Beckham on the occasion of her 85th birthday.</li>=20
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: 0; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0; word-break: break-word; list-st=
yle: disc outside; mso-special-format: bullet;">In memory of Bill Sullivan =
Jr.</li>=20
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ca,sans-serif; font-weight: 400; padding: 0; margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-ali=
gn: left; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 10px; Margin-bo=
ttom: 10px;">Of course there's nothing wrong with congratulating, commemora=
ting, memorializing, or wishing someone happy birthday! But is this w=
hat we sent our legislators to accomplish?</p> <p style=3D"color: #3c4144; =
font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: 400; padding: 0; marg=
in: 0; Margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5; marg=
in-bottom: 10px; Margin-bottom: 10px;">The 2 bills that have actually passe=
d and been sent to the Governor are SB4 (increased penalties for human smug=
gling) and SB7 (prohibits employers covid vaccine mandates). But noti=
ce that the Governor hasn't signed them yet. He may be holding out to=
use them as leverage to get his school choice legislation pushed through.<=
/p> <p style=3D"color: #3c4144; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; fo=
nt-weight: 400; padding: 0; margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-align: left; font-si=
ze: 12pt; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 10px; Margin-bottom: 10px;">The =
Covid mandate bill is a big victory, but it still doesn't cover students.&n=
bsp; The fine for firing an employee on the issue was raised from $10,000 t=
o $50,000 with an amendment, but amid quarrels between the bill sponsor, Je=
ff Leach, and Rep. Brian Harrison, with Leach getting caught in a lie, and =
trying to take credit for the bill during closing statements, after opposin=
g the amendment to strengthen it.</p> <p style=3D"color: #3c4144; font-fami=
ly: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: 400; padding: 0; margin: 0; Ma=
rgin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom=
: 10px; Margin-bottom: 10px;">Except for the increase in penalties for huma=
n smuggling, the border issues remain unaddressed, and the border remains w=
ide open, with no additional appropriations for additional barriers.</p> <p=
style=3D"color: #3c4144; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-wei=
ght: 400; padding: 0; margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 12=
pt; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 10px; Margin-bottom: 10px;">Something =
could still happen on some of these issues, but with the fighting going on =
between Phelan and Patrick, only 4 <span style=3D"text-decoration: underlin=
e;">actual conservative</span> House members trying to stand for <span styl=
e=3D"text-decoration: underline;">actual conservative bills</span> (against=
the other 146 members), and the Governor making pie crust promises, it jus=
t doesn't seem likely. This is your tax dollars at work, folks!</p> <=
p style=3D"color: #3c4144; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-we=
ight: 400; padding: 0; margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 1=
2pt; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 10px; Margin-bottom: 10px;">And they =
will come back to us in the primary campaigns and tell you there just wasn'=
t enough time! But as <a title=3D" Michael Quinn Sullivan " href=
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kenUZ0Uhbh6sFKE8qSsdHLfbd4=3D/qyWlrdHg3WFgstvpY3l3gnoR3DVE3PTGLJA5Pap9eRk=
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t: 1.5;"> Michael Quinn Sullivan </a>observes,<em><strong> "The House did n=
ot run out of time. The Phelan House ran out the clock.</strong></em>"</p> =
<p style=3D"color: #3c4144; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-w=
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12pt; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 10px; Margin-bottom: 10px;"><strong>=
CHAOS CONTINUES IN THE TEXAS HOUSE</strong></p> <p style=3D"color: #3c4144;=
font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: 400; padding: 0; mar=
gin: 0; Margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5; mar=
gin-bottom: 10px; Margin-bottom: 10px;">We talked last week about the chaos=
in the Texas House. This seems to be continuing. For a very go=
od summary and commentary on it, please watch the Luke Macias show. H=
e gives video clips, and spot on commentary about how Dade Phelan is comple=
tely out of control, and most Republican and all Democrats are just working=
hard to fool the public into thinking they're accomplishing good things.</=
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</table> <p style=3D"color: #3c4144; font-family: arial,helv=
etica,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;">The takeaway from all of this is: <strong>Do you know=
what YOUR House Representative and State Senator have been doing? </s=
trong> Are you paying attention? Many of the Republicans who supporte=
d Phelan's impeachment of Paxton are now being given opportunities to win b=
ack favor with the voters by sponsoring the RPT priority Senate bills in th=
e House. Then they can go back to voters next spring and brag about t=
he great conservative bills that they carried and passed in the House. =
; Case in point: Jeff Leach's weird "hugging" thing with Brian Harris=
on - acting like he is agreeing with everything in the bill and taking cred=
it for it, right after fighting Harrison on the amendment. (it's in the Luk=
e Macias video at 16:00). Don't be fooled! It's just a big dog =
and pony show for primary voters.</p> <p style=3D"color: #3c4144; font-fami=
ly: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: 400; padding: 0; margin: 0; Ma=
rgin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom=
: 10px; Margin-bottom: 10px;"><strong>ACTION ITEM</strong>:</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;">I try each week to =
give you action items with specific, constructive things to do. But t=
his week, I'm just at a loss! <strong>Maybe prayer is the best action=
we can take at this time. </strong></p> <p style=3D"color: #3c4144; =
font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: 400; padding: 0; marg=
in: 0; Margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5; marg=
in-bottom: 10px; Margin-bottom: 10px;">But do pay attention to what your Ho=
use Rep and Senator are doing. Don't believe the campaign mailers, an=
d the radio and tv commercials. Take a good close look at what's happ=
ening behind the scenes. </p> <p style=3D"color: #3c4144; font-family:=
arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: 400; padding: 0; margin: 0; Margi=
n: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 1=
0px; Margin-bottom: 10px;">A lot of people ask me where to find the voting =
records of legislators as they make decisions about voting. But the v=
ote is only part of the story. So much happens before a bill even get=
s to a vote on the floor of the House or Senate and you need to pay attenti=
on to those things. Sometimes people vote FOR a bill on the floor whe=
re the eyes of Texas are upon them, when they were desperately trying to ki=
ll the bill in committees in the previous weeks.</p> <p style=3D"color: #3c=
4144; 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;">Now you're going to ask me how=
to find out about those things. So I have to tell you - it's not eas=
y. There is no report, or website, or person you can go to and see wh=
at kind of trickery is being played by lawmakers, or who is actually standi=
ng up for the principles you believe in. But there ARE good sources o=
ut there that will tell you. You just have to find them!</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;">My favorites are=
<a title=3D"Texas Scorecard" href=3D"[link removed]
cking/click-link/p6AAwCHFedmxqSSU6kenUZ0Uhbh6sFKE8qSsdHLfbd4=3D/qyWlrdHg3WF=
gstvpY3l3gkll79-fhSVManhJX7Anwt4=3D" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener" sty=
le=3D"color: #0074d9; text-decoration: none; font-weight: inherit; padding:=
0; text-align: left; line-height: 1.5;">Texas Scorecard</a>, and <a title=
=3D"The Texan.News" href=3D"[link removed]
k-link/p6AAwCHFedmxqSSU6kenUZ0Uhbh6sFKE8qSsdHLfbd4=3D/qyWlrdHg3WFgstvpY3l3g=
nfAPbCLLEGdrGiNlxqndJM=3D" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener" style=3D"colo=
r: #0074d9; text-decoration: none; font-weight: inherit; padding: 0; text-a=
lign: left; line-height: 1.5;">The Texan.News</a>. There's also the v=
ideos and podcasts from folks like <a title=3D"Luke Macias" href=3D"https:/=
/api.neonemails.com/emails/tracking/click-link/p6AAwCHFedmxqSSU6kenUZ0Uhbh6=
sFKE8qSsdHLfbd4=3D/qyWlrdHg3WFgstvpY3l3ghfFQq16HWKmZp1xE5eCxiI=3D" target=
=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener" style=3D"color: #0074d9; text-decoration: none=
; font-weight: inherit; padding: 0; text-align: left; line-height: 1.5;">Lu=
ke Macias</a>, <a title=3D"Chris Salcedo," href=3D"[link removed]
om/emails/tracking/click-link/p6AAwCHFedmxqSSU6kenUZ0Uhbh6sFKE8qSsdHLfbd4=
=3D/qyWlrdHg3WFgstvpY3l3gtfCouf1J3RIr3QIFwWivT0=3D" target=3D"_blank" rel=
=3D"noopener" style=3D"color: #0074d9; text-decoration: none; font-weight: =
inherit; padding: 0; text-align: left; line-height: 1.5;">Chris Salcedo,</a=
> <a title=3D"Bill Peacock" href=3D"[link removed]
ing/click-link/p6AAwCHFedmxqSSU6kenUZ0Uhbh6sFKE8qSsdHLfbd4=3D/qyWlrdHg3WFgs=
tvpY3l3gnKkA28ZdyiOyj41yzFjTOs=3D" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener" style=
=3D"color: #0074d9; text-decoration: none; font-weight: inherit; padding: 0=
; text-align: left; line-height: 1.5;">Bill Peacock</a>, and many others. A=
nd of course, you can follow other groups who work towards the same goals T=
TP does - <a title=3D"Texans for Vaccine Choice" href=3D"[link removed]
ails.com/emails/tracking/click-link/p6AAwCHFedmxqSSU6kenUZ0Uhbh6sFKE8qSsdHL=
fbd4=3D/qyWlrdHg3WFgstvpY3l3giLZYNbYly114mE21k0Ap_E=3D" target=3D"_blank" r=
el=3D"noopener" style=3D"color: #0074d9; text-decoration: none; font-weight=
: inherit; padding: 0; text-align: left; line-height: 1.5;">Texans for Vacc=
ine Choice</a>, <a title=3D"Texans for Strong Borders" href=3D"[link removed]
neonemails.com/emails/tracking/click-link/p6AAwCHFedmxqSSU6kenUZ0Uhbh6sFKE8=
qSsdHLfbd4=3D/qyWlrdHg3WFgstvpY3l3gjlxOoC2TKvbJ4WgJyD3SjA=3D" target=3D"_bl=
ank" rel=3D"noopener" style=3D"color: #0074d9; text-decoration: none; font-=
weight: inherit; padding: 0; text-align: left; line-height: 1.5;">Texans fo=
r Strong Borders</a>, <a title=3D"Texas Gun Rights" href=3D"[link removed]
nemails.com/emails/tracking/click-link/p6AAwCHFedmxqSSU6kenUZ0Uhbh6sFKE8qSs=
dHLfbd4=3D/qyWlrdHg3WFgstvpY3l3ggZ3xEsVbzqqlXmkP1IEx2g=3D" target=3D"_blank=
" rel=3D"noopener" style=3D"color: #0074d9; text-decoration: none; font-wei=
ght: inherit; padding: 0; text-align: left; line-height: 1.5;">Texas Gun Ri=
ghts</a>, <a title=3D"Advancing Integrity" href=3D"[link removed]
om/emails/tracking/click-link/p6AAwCHFedmxqSSU6kenUZ0Uhbh6sFKE8qSsdHLfbd4=
=3D/qyWlrdHg3WFgstvpY3l3gtvm7AdNwIEiANJfcTHk200=3D" target=3D"_blank" rel=
=3D"noopener" style=3D"color: #0074d9; text-decoration: none; font-weight: =
inherit; padding: 0; text-align: left; line-height: 1.5;">Advancing Integri=
ty</a>, <a title=3D"Texans for Fiscal Responsibility" href=3D"[link removed]
eonemails.com/emails/tracking/click-link/p6AAwCHFedmxqSSU6kenUZ0Uhbh6sFKE8q=
SsdHLfbd4=3D/qyWlrdHg3WFgstvpY3l3ggeHSF_bE4zOdVTumtZpAcI=3D" target=3D"_bla=
nk" rel=3D"noopener" style=3D"color: #0074d9; text-decoration: none; font-w=
eight: inherit; padding: 0; text-align: left; line-height: 1.5;">Texans for=
Fiscal Responsibility</a>, <a title=3D"Texas Eagle Forum," href=3D"https:/=
/api.neonemails.com/emails/tracking/click-link/p6AAwCHFedmxqSSU6kenUZ0Uhbh6=
sFKE8qSsdHLfbd4=3D/qyWlrdHg3WFgstvpY3l3got3HIXfCJ7TFWEaBC2IY3o=3D" target=
=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener" style=3D"color: #0074d9; text-decoration: none=
; font-weight: inherit; padding: 0; text-align: left; line-height: 1.5;">Te=
xas Eagle Forum,</a> <a title=3D"Texas Public Policy Foundation" href=3D"ht=
tps://api.neonemails.com/emails/tracking/click-link/p6AAwCHFedmxqSSU6kenUZ0=
Uhbh6sFKE8qSsdHLfbd4=3D/qyWlrdHg3WFgstvpY3l3gjUcTTjv_5yxgDUOyC4SCuc=3D" tar=
get=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener" style=3D"color: #0074d9; text-decoration: n=
one; font-weight: inherit; padding: 0; text-align: left; line-height: 1.5;"=
>Texas Public Policy Foundation</a>.</p> <p style=3D"color: #3c4144; font-f=
amily: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: 400; padding: 0; margin: 0;=
Margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5; margin-bot=
tom: 10px; Margin-bottom: 10px;">Opportunities to learn and know are out th=
ere. You just have to take the time to investigate. Of course, =
you can always trust TTP to give you our best, informed recommendation - bu=
t YOU should do your own research and make up your own mind.</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;"><strong>So your =
action items for this week are:</strong></p> <p style=3D"color: #3c4144; fo=
nt-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;">1) Pray for our state, our count=
ry and the safety, security, and salvation of all our people.</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;">2) Find at least=
2 NEW sources of political information, subscribe to them and start using =
them.</p> <p style=3D"color: #3c4144; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-ser=
if; font-weight: 400; padding: 0; margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-align: left; f=
ont-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 10px; Margin-bottom: 10px;=
">This month, many of our Satellite groups are gathering with friends to sh=
are a meal, play some games, and give thanks. During this season of T=
hanksgiving, I want you all to know how thankful I am for you. Your d=
edication, financial support, encouragement, and prayers keep me going and =
uplifted every day. TTP is growing and accomplishing great things tha=
nks to YOU! </p> <p style=3D"color: #3c4144; font-family: arial,helvet=
ica,sans-serif; font-weight: 400; padding: 0; margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-al=
ign: left; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 10px; Margin-b=
ottom: 10px;">God Bless You All, and 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=
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Greetings Citizen Advocates!
This week in the Texas Legislature, the war between House, Senate and Governor continues. School choice legislation is apparently dead, the bill to make it a crime to illegally cross into Texas is still pending, but weakened, and the House can barely get a quorum to conduct business.
3rd SPECIAL SESSION RESULTS:
As the 3rd special session of the 88th Texas Legislature draws to a close on Tuesday Nov 7th, let's look back at what's been accomplished in the THIRD 30 day special session.
Bills Passed by the House and Senate: 204
Bills passed that are House or Senate Resolutions (commemorating or honoring something or someone): 202
Bills passed that are actually legislation: 2
Bills sent to the Governor's Office: 2
Bills signed by the Governor: 0
Just to give you an idea about the Resolutions, here are a few of the Resolution bills captions:
Congratulating the Robstown High School band on qualifying for the 2023 UIL 4A Open Class State Marching Band Contest.
Commemorating the 35th anniversary of Uni-Trade Group in Laredo.
Recognizing Carolyn Guidry Beckham on the occasion of her 85th birthday.
In memory of Bill Sullivan Jr.
Of course there's nothing wrong with congratulating, commemorating, memorializing, or wishing someone happy birthday! But is this what we sent our legislators to accomplish?
The 2 bills that have actually passed and been sent to the Governor are SB4 (increased penalties for human smuggling) and SB7 (prohibits employers covid vaccine mandates). But notice that the Governor hasn't signed them yet. He may be holding out to use them as leverage to get his school choice legislation pushed through.
The Covid mandate bill is a big victory, but it still doesn't cover students. The fine for firing an employee on the issue was raised from $10,000 to $50,000 with an amendment, but amid quarrels between the bill sponsor, Jeff Leach, and Rep. Brian Harrison, with Leach getting caught in a lie, and trying to take credit for the bill during closing statements, after opposing the amendment to strengthen it.
Except for the increase in penalties for human smuggling, the border issues remain unaddressed, and the border remains wide open, with no additional appropriations for additional barriers.
Something could still happen on some of these issues, but with the fighting going on between Phelan and Patrick, only 4 actual conservative House members trying to stand for actual conservative bills (against the other 146 members), and the Governor making pie crust promises, it just doesn't seem likely. This is your tax dollars at work, folks!
And they will come back to us in the primary campaigns and tell you there just wasn't enough time! But as Michael Quinn Sullivan observes, "The House did not run out of time. The Phelan House ran out the clock."
CHAOS CONTINUES IN THE TEXAS HOUSE
We talked last week about the chaos in the Texas House. This seems to be continuing. For a very good summary and commentary on it, please watch the Luke Macias show. He gives video clips, and spot on commentary about how Dade Phelan is completely out of control, and most Republican and all Democrats are just working hard to fool the public into thinking they're accomplishing good things.
The Luke Macias Show
The takeaway from all of this is: Do you know what YOUR House Representative and State Senator have been doing? Are you paying attention? Many of the Republicans who supported Phelan's impeachment of Paxton are now being given opportunities to win back favor with the voters by sponsoring the RPT priority Senate bills in the House. Then they can go back to voters next spring and brag about the great conservative bills that they carried and passed in the House. Case in point: Jeff Leach's weird "hugging" thing with Brian Harrison - acting like he is agreeing with everything in the bill and taking credit for it, right after fighting Harrison on the amendment. (it's in the Luke Macias video at 16:00). Don't be fooled! It's just a big dog and pony show for primary voters.
ACTION ITEM:
I try each week to give you action items with specific, constructive things to do. But this week, I'm just at a loss! Maybe prayer is the best action we can take at this time.
But do pay attention to what your House Rep and Senator are doing. Don't believe the campaign mailers, and the radio and tv commercials. Take a good close look at what's happening behind the scenes.
A lot of people ask me where to find the voting records of legislators as they make decisions about voting. But the vote is only part of the story. So much happens before a bill even gets to a vote on the floor of the House or Senate and you need to pay attention to those things. Sometimes people vote FOR a bill on the floor where the eyes of Texas are upon them, when they were desperately trying to kill the bill in committees in the previous weeks.
Now you're going to ask me how to find out about those things. So I have to tell you - it's not easy. There is no report, or website, or person you can go to and see what kind of trickery is being played by lawmakers, or who is actually standing up for the principles you believe in. But there ARE good sources out there that will tell you. You just have to find them!
My favorites are Texas Scorecard, and The Texan.News. There's also the videos and podcasts from folks like Luke Macias, Chris Salcedo, Bill Peacock, and many others. And of course, you can follow other groups who work towards the same goals TTP does - Texans for Vaccine Choice, Texans for Strong Borders, Texas Gun Rights, Advancing Integrity, Texans for Fiscal Responsibility, Texas Eagle Forum, Texas Public Policy Foundation.
Opportunities to learn and know are out there. You just have to take the time to investigate. Of course, you can always trust TTP to give you our best, informed recommendation - but YOU should do your own research and make up your own mind.
So your action items for this week are:
1) Pray for our state, our country and the safety, security, and salvation of all our people.
2) Find at least 2 NEW sources of political information, subscribe to them and start using them.
This month, many of our Satellite groups are gathering with friends to share a meal, play some games, and give thanks. During this season of Thanksgiving, I want you all to know how thankful I am for you. Your dedication, financial support, encouragement, and prayers keep me going and uplifted every day. TTP is growing and accomplishing great things thanks to YOU!
God Bless You All, and Stay Engaged!
Fran Rhodes, President
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