Contract with Texas/Election Integrity   The Roundup is a weekly production of the Tarrant County GOP to bring you the latest headlines on conservative victories, upcoming events, and opportunities to make a difference in Tarrant County. CLICK HERE to Help us DEFEAT Radical Democrats. DONATE TODAY to keep Tarrant County Red!   Serialized Ballots This week the Tarrant County Election Board met and approved pre-serialized ballots for the November election to keep Democrats from stealing our election. Our Chairman Bo French, as Chairman of the Republican Party, is on the board and led the charge on this decision. The vote was 4 to 1. Every ballot printed for the November election will now have a unique serial number, making it much more difficult to cheat, and easy to identify irregularities. Read the Full Story Here! Campus DEI Offices Shutting Down DEI offices at public universities in Texas shut down this week in response to SB17 which banned DEI in Texas universities. Approximately 60 liberal bureaucrats at the University of Texas alone were fired due to the bill's implementation. In addition to firing staff and shutting down DEI programs, Texas public universities will no longer be able to include DEI statements in hiring or training. We are gaining ground in Texas! Read the Full Story Here! ISD Officials Face Electioneering Charges For the first time in Texas history, ISD officials in Texas are being criminally charged for using ISD resources for political advertising. A husband and wife from Denton allegedly used the Denton ISD email system to campaign for anti-school choice candidates. Election Code Section 255.0031 governs the unlawful use of an internal mail system for political advertising. The offense is a Class A Misdemeanor and can carry up to one year in jail. The couple's arraignment - the first ever of its kind - is scheduled for May 13th. Read the Full Story Here TX DMV Raises Eyebrows for Eclipse   The Texas Department of Motor Vehicles is facing scrutiny this week for restricting heavy-load travel completely on Monday, the day of the Solar Eclipse. Oversized and overweight vehicles will not be permitted to travel in the highlighted counties above. Texans have raised concerns over the ban, which lasts from midnight to midnight on the 8th, even though the solar eclipse will only last a few minutes. The ban notably includes Tarrant County, so don't plan to drive your oversized or overweight vehicles on Monday! Read the Full Story Here!   A Contract With Texas Word began circulating this week of a "Contract with Texas" being crafted by members meant to solidify the plan to pass the Republican Party of Texas and grassroots priorities in the 2025 Legislative Session. The unprecedented turnover in March invigorated the grassroots, and legislators are planning to carry that momentum into the next Session. The Contract with Texas echoes Newt Gingrich's 1994 "Contract with America," which resulted in a landslide Republican victory. Proponents of the contract with Texas hope to see the same in Austin next year! Read more about the contract below. Read the Full Story Here! Share The Roundup with Friends! Thank you for reading The Roundup, the #1 newsletter for conservatives in Tarrant County. If the Roundup has been valuable for you, please consider sharing it with friends! You can share the Roundup on Facebook, X (Twitter), or Email using the buttons below. For new readers who want to receive this newsletter every Saturday morning, click the "Get the Roundup" button below!   Subscribe to the Roundup     Share Roundup on Facebook Share Roundup on X/Twitter Share Roundup with Email       Pol. Adv. Paid for by Tarrant County Republican Party | 7524 Mosier View Ct., Ste. 230, Fort Worth, TX 76118 Unsubscribe [email protected] Update Profile | Constant Contact Data Notice Sent by [email protected] powered by Try email marketing for free today!