| From | Fran's Friday Message <[email protected]> |
| Subject | Dustin Burrows is speaker. Now What? |
| Date | January 17, 2025 1:04 PM |
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89TH TEXAS LEGISLATURE - WEEK 1
THIS WEEK:
What a week this has been in the TX Legislature! Thousands of Republican g=
rassroots activists showed up at the Capitol on opening day in support of R=
ep David Cook as speaker, and supporting the Ban Democrat Chairs rules chan=
ge. Unfortunately, there was no joy in Mudville that day as 36 Republicans=
voted with Democrats to elect Dustin Burrows as Speaker of the House. =20
The important thing to remember is that we, the grassroots, have shone a bi=
g bright light on the subject! A few years ago, most people didn=E2=80=99t=
know there was a Speaker of the TX House, let alone care about who it was.=
That=E2=80=99s thanks to YOU. Burrows had serious challenges to winning t=
he Speaker vote, and that has not happened before.
Let me be clear=E2=80=A6. This changes nothing! True Texas Project will co=
ntinue to fight for good bills, and against bad ones. We=E2=80=99ll be at =
the Capitol every week doing the work of the people. We may have more chal=
lenges than we might have if Rep Cook had become speaker, but it doesn=E2=
=80=99t change the work. So =E2=80=93 GAME ON!
On Wednesday the House met and was rumored to consider a Housekeeping Resol=
ution on Thursday Jan 16, however, that was postponed, and the House adjour=
ned until 1/22/25. They are supposed to take up the Housekeeping Resolutio=
n and the rules at that time. There are two parts of the Housekeeping Reso=
lution that concern us.=20
1) There is a new power grab on page 15 of the resolution. The new language=
would give Burrows the unilateral authority to hire an attorney to file la=
wsuits on behalf of the House. This authority currently, constitutionally, =
resides with the House as a body. Tony McDonald explains it well in this X=
post.
2) Per RPT Chair Abraham George, "One of our Legislative Priorities=E2=80=
=99, =E2=80=98No Democrat Chairs=E2=80=99, is now on the line and our party=
needs your help to secure it. Step one to ensuring Republicans occupy all =
chairmanships within the rules will be enforced by Representative Cody Vasu=
t who will take up an amendment to strike Section 5.11 of the Housekeeping =
Resolution, which was added last session as a backdoor way to prevent the v=
ote on banning Democrat chairs.
The second step will be the actual rule change to ban Democrat chairs, next=
Wednesday, which he will also carry. You need to call your Republican repr=
esentative and ask them to support this amendment. Please contact your repr=
esentative today"
Please contact your Representative to oppose Section 4.02, subsection a-3, =
and also to support Rep Vasut's amendment to strike Section 5.11 of the Res=
olution. Make those calls TODAY!
NEXT WEEK:=20
I=E2=80=99ll be at the Capitol next Tuesday for anyone who wants to join me=
. In the early weeks of session, I=E2=80=99ll be visiting with House Reps =
and Senators to promote TTP priorities and get a feel for where people stan=
d on the issues. I=E2=80=99ll also be focusing on collecting names and con=
tact information for House and Senate staff. The staff are the ones feedin=
g information to the Reps or Senators, so it=E2=80=99s important to develop=
relationships with them.
If you can go next Tuesday, meet me in the Rotunda at 10:00 AM. I=E2=80=99=
ll have assignments for you at that time. If you need a ride, let me know.=
No promises, but I=E2=80=99ll do the best I can to find you a ride. I=E2=
=80=99ll also be at the Capitol until about 3:00 pm on Wednesday the 22nd.
GET REGISTERED!
Special True Texan Days: Be sure to register for the True Texan Day at the=
Capitol and True Texas Kids at the Capitol. There=E2=80=99s no fee, but we=
need to know how many are coming so we can be prepared for you. Here are =
the registration links.
True Texan Day
Kids At the Capitol
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SAVE THE DATES!
Tuesday, Jan 21 - TTP Tuesdays at the Capitol
Tuesday, Jan 28 - NO TTP Tuesdays (Fran is attending an all-day seminar)
Tuesday Feb 4 - TTP Tuesdays at the Capitol PLUS Bus from Dallas/Waco
Tuesday Feb 11 - TTP Tuesdays at the Capitol =E2=80=93 including mini-train=
ing on Lege process
Tuesday Feb 18 - TTP Tuesdays at the Capitol =E2=80=93 WITH TFVC rally & 10=
th anniversary celebration
Monday Mar 3 - TRUE TEXAN DAY AT THE CAPITOL (rsvp required)=20
Tuesday Mar 4 - NO TTP Tuesdays (since we just did our day on Monday)
Tuesday Mar 11 - BIG TXGR engagement day, PLUS Bus from Frisco/Waxahachie *=
*TXGR is adding additional bus departures from several other locations for =
March 11. Details coming
Tuesday Mar 18 - TTP Tuesdays at the Capitol =E2=80=93 including mini-train=
ing on using the TLO
Tuesday Mar 25 - TRUE TEXAS KIDS AT THE CAPITOL (rsvp required)
Tuesday April 1 =E2=80=93 TTP Tuesdays at the Capitol PLUS Bus from Grapevi=
ne/Burleson
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Information on schedules and activities will come each week in the Fran=E2=
=80=99s Friday message. Meanwhile, please reach out if you have questions =
about anything.
Thanks for staying engaged!
Fran Rhodes, President
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True Texas Project works hard to train and engage activists.
Can you help?
We are 100% donation-based.
Click here to donate to our movement. =20
TrueTexasProject.com
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: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: 400; padding: 0; margin: 0; Marg=
in: 0; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 10px; Margin-botto=
m: 10px; text-align: center;"><strong>89TH TEXAS LEGISLATURE - WEEK 1</stro=
ng></p> <p class=3D"MsoNoSpacing" style=3D"color: #3c4144; font-family: ari=
al,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;"><strong>THIS WEEK:</strong></p> <p class=3D"MsoNoSpa=
cing" style=3D"color: #3c4144; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; fon=
t-weight: 400; padding: 0; margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-align: left; font-siz=
e: 12pt; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 10px; Margin-bottom: 10px;">What =
a week this has been in the TX Legislature!<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes=
;"> </span>Thousands of Republican grassroots activists showed up at =
the Capitol on opening day in support of Rep David Cook as speaker, and sup=
porting the Ban Democrat Chairs rules change.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: y=
es;"> </span>Unfortunately, there was no joy in Mudville that day as =
36 Republicans voted with Democrats to elect Dustin Burrows as Speaker of t=
he House.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p> <p class=3D"=
MsoNoSpacing" style=3D"color: #3c4144; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-se=
rif; 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 important thing to remember is that we, the grassroots, have shone a=
big bright light on the subject!<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;"> =
</span>A few years ago, most people didn=E2=80=99t know there <span style=
=3D"text-decoration: underline;">was</span> a Speaker of the TX House, let =
alone care about <span style=3D"text-decoration: underline;">who</span> it =
was.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That=E2=80=99s thanks =
to YOU.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;"> Burrows had serious challenges t=
o winning the Speaker vote, and that has not happened before.<br></span></p=
> <p class=3D"MsoNoSpacing" 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;">Let me be clear=E2=80=A6. This changes nothing!<span style=
=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>True Texas Project will continue to f=
ight for good bills, and against bad ones.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;=
"> </span>We=E2=80=99ll be at the Capitol every week doing the work o=
f the people.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We may have m=
ore challenges than we might have if Rep Cook had become speaker, but it do=
esn=E2=80=99t change the work.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;"> </s=
pan>So =E2=80=93 GAME ON!</p> <p class=3D"MsoNoSpacing" 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;">On Wednesday the House met and=
was rumored to consider a Housekeeping Resolution on Thursday Jan 16, howe=
ver, that was postponed, and the House adjourned until 1/22/25.<span style=
=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They are supposed to take up the Hous=
ekeeping Resolution and the rules at that time.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun:=
yes;"> </span>There are two parts of the Housekeeping Resolution tha=
t concern us.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p> <p class=3D"Ms=
oNoSpacing" style=3D"color: #3c4144; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-seri=
f; font-weight: 400; padding: 0; margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-align: left; fo=
nt-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 10px; Margin-bottom: 10px;"=
><span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;">1) T<span class=3D"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo=
r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3">here is a new power grab on page 15 of the re=
solution. The new language would give Burrows the unilateral authority to h=
ire an attorney to file lawsuits on behalf of the House. This authority cur=
rently, constitutionally, resides with the House as a body. </span>&nb=
sp;</span><strong><a title=3D"Tony McDonald explains" href=3D"[link removed]
eonemails.com/emails/tracking/click-link/i5BlDNDTKh24He2-JreQ6BWo7-A9W1_dTw=
LrIheh3Nc=3D/t5d4IOV3qBP2bPbf56YXrYkigi2M-6FBtyrZQ_Epa6I=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;">Tony McDon=
ald explains</a></strong> it well in this X post.</p> <p class=3D"MsoNoSpac=
ing" 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;">2)&nbs=
p; Per RPT Chair Abraham George, "One of our Legislative Priorities=E2=80=
=99, =E2=80=98No Democrat Chairs=E2=80=99, is now on the line and our party=
needs your help to secure it. Step one to ensuring Republicans occupy all =
chairmanships within the rules will be enforced by Representative Cody Vasu=
t who will take up an amendment to strike Section 5.11 of the Housekeeping =
Resolution, which was added last session as a backdoor way to prevent the v=
ote on banning Democrat chairs.</p> <p style=3D"color: #3c4144; font-family=
: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: 400; padding: 0; margin: 0; Marg=
in: 0; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 10px; Margin-botto=
m: 10px; text-align: justify;">The second step will be the actual rule chan=
ge to ban Democrat chairs, next Wednesday, which he will also carry. You ne=
ed to call your Republican representative and ask them to support this amen=
dment. Please contact your representative today"</p> <p class=3D"MsoNoSpaci=
ng" 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;">Please&=
nbsp;<strong><a title=3D"contact your Representative" href=3D"[link removed]
eonemails.com/emails/tracking/click-link/i5BlDNDTKh24He2-JreQ6BWo7-A9W1_dTw=
LrIheh3Nc=3D/t5d4IOV3qBP2bPbf56YXrXWAa1-NyViYLGl2iLaJuf0=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;">contact yo=
ur Representative</a> </strong>to oppose Section 4.02, subsection a-3, and =
also to support Rep Vasut's amendment to strike Section 5.11 of the Resolut=
ion. Make those calls TODAY!</p> <p class=3D"MsoNoSpacing" 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;"><strong>NEXT WEEK: </s=
trong></p> <p class=3D"MsoNoSpacing" 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: 10=
px; Margin-bottom: 10px;">I=E2=80=99ll be at the Capitol next Tuesday for a=
nyone who wants to join me.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span=
>In the early weeks of session, I=E2=80=99ll be visiting with House Reps an=
d Senators to promote TTP priorities and get a feel for where people stand =
on the issues.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I=E2=80=99ll=
also be focusing on collecting names and contact information for House and=
Senate staff.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The staff ar=
e the ones feeding information to the Reps or Senators, so it=E2=80=99s imp=
ortant to develop relationships with them.</p> <p class=3D"MsoNoSpacing" st=
yle=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;">If you can go=
next Tuesday, meet me in the Rotunda at 10:00 AM.<span style=3D"mso-spacer=
un: yes;"> </span>I=E2=80=99ll have assignments for you at that time.=
<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If you need a ride, let me=
know.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>No promises, but I=
=E2=80=99ll do the best I can to find you a ride.<span style=3D"mso-spaceru=
n: yes;"> </span>I=E2=80=99ll also be at the Capitol until about 3:00=
pm on Wednesday the 22<sup>nd</sup>.</p> <p class=3D"MsoNoSpacing" 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>GET REGI=
STERED!</strong></p> <p class=3D"MsoNoSpacing" style=3D"color: #3c4144; fon=
t-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;">Special True Texan Days:<span style=3D"=
mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Be sure to register for the True Texan Da=
y at the Capitol and True Texas Kids at the Capitol. There=E2=80=99s no fee=
, but we need to know how many are coming so we can be prepared for you.<sp=
an style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Here are the registration lin=
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dius: 0; font-size: 18px; font-weight: 400; line-height: 28px; text-align: =
center; padding: unset; margin-bottom: 0;" title=3D"True Texan Day" href=3D=
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in-bottom: 10px; Margin-bottom: 10px;"> </p> <p class=3D"MsoNoSpacing"=
style=3D"color: #3c4144; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-wei=
ght: 400; padding: 0; margin: 0; Margin: 0; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1=
.5; margin-bottom: 10px; Margin-bottom: 10px; text-align: center;" align=3D=
"center"><strong>SAVE THE DATES!</strong></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" 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; Ma=
rgin-bottom: 10px; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; line-height: normal;"><span style=
=3D"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Ro=
man'; color: #3c4144; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Tuesday,=
Jan 21 - TTP Tuesdays at the Capitol</span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" sty=
le=3D"color: #3c4144; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight:=
400; padding: 0; margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 12pt; =
Margin-bottom: 10px; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; line-height: normal;"><span styl=
e=3D"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New R=
oman'; color: #3c4144; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Tuesday=
, Jan 28 - <strong>NO </strong>TTP Tuesdays (Fran is attending an all-day s=
eminar)</span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"color: #3c4144; font-fam=
ily: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: 400; padding: 0; margin: 0; M=
argin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 12pt; Margin-bottom: 10px; margin-bo=
ttom: 7.5pt; line-height: normal;"><span style=3D"font-family: 'Arial',sans=
-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #3c4144; mso-fon=
t-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Tuesday Feb 4 - TTP Tuesdays at the C=
apitol <strong>PLUS</strong> Bus from Dallas/Waco</span></p> <p class=3D"Ms=
oNormal" 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; Margin-bottom: 10px; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; line-height: normal;=
"><span style=3D"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: =
'Times New Roman'; color: #3c4144; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: no=
ne;">Tuesday Feb 11 - TTP Tuesdays at the Capitol =E2=80=93 including mini-=
training on Lege process</span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" 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; Margin-bottom=
: 10px; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; line-height: normal;"><span style=3D"font-fam=
ily: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color:=
#3c4144; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Tuesday Feb 18 - TTP=
Tuesdays at the Capitol =E2=80=93 <strong>WITH TFVC</strong> rally & 1=
0<sup>th</sup> anniversary celebration</span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" st=
yle=3D"color: #3c4144; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight=
: 400; padding: 0; margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 12pt;=
Margin-bottom: 10px; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; line-height: normal;"><span sty=
le=3D"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New =
Roman'; color: #3c4144; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Monday=
Mar 3 - <strong>TRUE TEXAN DAY AT THE CAPITOL (rsvp required) </strong></s=
pan></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" 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; Margin-bottom: 10px; margin-bottom: 7.5p=
t; line-height: normal;"><span style=3D"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; ms=
o-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #3c4144; mso-font-kerning:=
0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Tuesday Mar 4 - <strong>NO</strong> TTP Tuesday=
s (since we just did our day on Monday)</span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" 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=
; Margin-bottom: 10px; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; line-height: normal;"><span st=
yle=3D"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New=
Roman'; color: #3c4144; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Tuesd=
ay Mar 11 - <strong>BIG TXGR</strong> engagement day, <strong>PLUS</strong>=
Bus from Frisco/Waxahachie **TXGR is adding additional bus departures from=
several other locations for March 11. Details coming</span></p> <p c=
lass=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"color: #3c4144; font-family: arial,helvetica,sa=
ns-serif; font-weight: 400; padding: 0; margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-align: l=
eft; font-size: 12pt; Margin-bottom: 10px; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; line-heigh=
t: normal;"><span style=3D"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-fon=
t-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #3c4144; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-lig=
atures: none;">Tuesday Mar 18 - TTP Tuesdays at the Capitol =E2=80=93 inclu=
ding mini-training on using the TLO</span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" 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; Ma=
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89TH TEXAS LEGISLATURE - WEEK 1
THIS WEEK:
What a week this has been in the TX Legislature! Thousands of Republican grassroots activists showed up at the Capitol on opening day in support of Rep David Cook as speaker, and supporting the Ban Democrat Chairs rules change. Unfortunately, there was no joy in Mudville that day as 36 Republicans voted with Democrats to elect Dustin Burrows as Speaker of the House.
The important thing to remember is that we, the grassroots, have shone a big bright light on the subject! A few years ago, most people didn’t know there was a Speaker of the TX House, let alone care about who it was. That’s thanks to YOU. Burrows had serious challenges to winning the Speaker vote, and that has not happened before.
Let me be clear…. This changes nothing! True Texas Project will continue to fight for good bills, and against bad ones. We’ll be at the Capitol every week doing the work of the people. We may have more challenges than we might have if Rep Cook had become speaker, but it doesn’t change the work. So – GAME ON!
On Wednesday the House met and was rumored to consider a Housekeeping Resolution on Thursday Jan 16, however, that was postponed, and the House adjourned until 1/22/25. They are supposed to take up the Housekeeping Resolution and the rules at that time. There are two parts of the Housekeeping Resolution that concern us.
1) There is a new power grab on page 15 of the resolution. The new language would give Burrows the unilateral authority to hire an attorney to file lawsuits on behalf of the House. This authority currently, constitutionally, resides with the House as a body. Tony McDonald explains it well in this X post.
2) Per RPT Chair Abraham George, "One of our Legislative Priorities’, ‘No Democrat Chairs’, is now on the line and our party needs your help to secure it. Step one to ensuring Republicans occupy all chairmanships within the rules will be enforced by Representative Cody Vasut who will take up an amendment to strike Section 5.11 of the Housekeeping Resolution, which was added last session as a backdoor way to prevent the vote on banning Democrat chairs.
The second step will be the actual rule change to ban Democrat chairs, next Wednesday, which he will also carry. You need to call your Republican representative and ask them to support this amendment. Please contact your representative today"
Please contact your Representative to oppose Section 4.02, subsection a-3, and also to support Rep Vasut's amendment to strike Section 5.11 of the Resolution. Make those calls TODAY!
NEXT WEEK:
I’ll be at the Capitol next Tuesday for anyone who wants to join me. In the early weeks of session, I’ll be visiting with House Reps and Senators to promote TTP priorities and get a feel for where people stand on the issues. I’ll also be focusing on collecting names and contact information for House and Senate staff. The staff are the ones feeding information to the Reps or Senators, so it’s important to develop relationships with them.
If you can go next Tuesday, meet me in the Rotunda at 10:00 AM. I’ll have assignments for you at that time. If you need a ride, let me know. No promises, but I’ll do the best I can to find you a ride. I’ll also be at the Capitol until about 3:00 pm on Wednesday the 22nd.
GET REGISTERED!
Special True Texan Days: Be sure to register for the True Texan Day at the Capitol and True Texas Kids at the Capitol. There’s no fee, but we need to know how many are coming so we can be prepared for you. Here are the registration links.
True Texan Day
Kids At the Capitol
SAVE THE DATES!
Tuesday, Jan 21 - TTP Tuesdays at the Capitol
Tuesday, Jan 28 - NO TTP Tuesdays (Fran is attending an all-day seminar)
Tuesday Feb 4 - TTP Tuesdays at the Capitol PLUS Bus from Dallas/Waco
Tuesday Feb 11 - TTP Tuesdays at the Capitol – including mini-training on Lege process
Tuesday Feb 18 - TTP Tuesdays at the Capitol – WITH TFVC rally & 10th anniversary celebration
Monday Mar 3 - TRUE TEXAN DAY AT THE CAPITOL (rsvp required)
Tuesday Mar 4 - NO TTP Tuesdays (since we just did our day on Monday)
Tuesday Mar 11 - BIG TXGR engagement day, PLUS Bus from Frisco/Waxahachie **TXGR is adding additional bus departures from several other locations for March 11. Details coming
Tuesday Mar 18 - TTP Tuesdays at the Capitol – including mini-training on using the TLO
Tuesday Mar 25 - TRUE TEXAS KIDS AT THE CAPITOL (rsvp required)
Tuesday April 1 – TTP Tuesdays at the Capitol PLUS Bus from Grapevine/Burleson
Information on schedules and activities will come each week in the Fran’s Friday message. Meanwhile, please reach out if you have questions about anything.
Thanks for staying engaged!
Fran Rhodes, President
True Texas Project works hard to train and engage activists.
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89TH TEXAS LEGISLATURE - WEEK 1
THIS WEEK:
What a week this has been in the TX Legislature! Thousands of Republican g=
rassroots activists showed up at the Capitol on opening day in support of R=
ep David Cook as speaker, and supporting the Ban Democrat Chairs rules chan=
ge. Unfortunately, there was no joy in Mudville that day as 36 Republicans=
voted with Democrats to elect Dustin Burrows as Speaker of the House. =20
The important thing to remember is that we, the grassroots, have shone a bi=
g bright light on the subject! A few years ago, most people didn=E2=80=99t=
know there was a Speaker of the TX House, let alone care about who it was.=
That=E2=80=99s thanks to YOU. Burrows had serious challenges to winning t=
he Speaker vote, and that has not happened before.
Let me be clear=E2=80=A6. This changes nothing! True Texas Project will co=
ntinue to fight for good bills, and against bad ones. We=E2=80=99ll be at =
the Capitol every week doing the work of the people. We may have more chal=
lenges than we might have if Rep Cook had become speaker, but it doesn=E2=
=80=99t change the work. So =E2=80=93 GAME ON!
On Wednesday the House met and was rumored to consider a Housekeeping Resol=
ution on Thursday Jan 16, however, that was postponed, and the House adjour=
ned until 1/22/25. They are supposed to take up the Housekeeping Resolutio=
n and the rules at that time. There are two parts of the Housekeeping Reso=
lution that concern us.=20
1) There is a new power grab on page 15 of the resolution. The new language=
would give Burrows the unilateral authority to hire an attorney to file la=
wsuits on behalf of the House. This authority currently, constitutionally, =
resides with the House as a body. Tony McDonald explains it well in this X=
post.
2) Per RPT Chair Abraham George, "One of our Legislative Priorities=E2=80=
=99, =E2=80=98No Democrat Chairs=E2=80=99, is now on the line and our party=
needs your help to secure it. Step one to ensuring Republicans occupy all =
chairmanships within the rules will be enforced by Representative Cody Vasu=
t who will take up an amendment to strike Section 5.11 of the Housekeeping =
Resolution, which was added last session as a backdoor way to prevent the v=
ote on banning Democrat chairs.
The second step will be the actual rule change to ban Democrat chairs, next=
Wednesday, which he will also carry. You need to call your Republican repr=
esentative and ask them to support this amendment. Please contact your repr=
esentative today"
Please contact your Representative to oppose Section 4.02, subsection a-3, =
and also to support Rep Vasut's amendment to strike Section 5.11 of the Res=
olution. Make those calls TODAY!
NEXT WEEK:=20
I=E2=80=99ll be at the Capitol next Tuesday for anyone who wants to join me=
. In the early weeks of session, I=E2=80=99ll be visiting with House Reps =
and Senators to promote TTP priorities and get a feel for where people stan=
d on the issues. I=E2=80=99ll also be focusing on collecting names and con=
tact information for House and Senate staff. The staff are the ones feedin=
g information to the Reps or Senators, so it=E2=80=99s important to develop=
relationships with them.
If you can go next Tuesday, meet me in the Rotunda at 10:00 AM. I=E2=80=99=
ll have assignments for you at that time. If you need a ride, let me know.=
No promises, but I=E2=80=99ll do the best I can to find you a ride. I=E2=
=80=99ll also be at the Capitol until about 3:00 pm on Wednesday the 22nd.
GET REGISTERED!
Special True Texan Days: Be sure to register for the True Texan Day at the=
Capitol and True Texas Kids at the Capitol. There=E2=80=99s no fee, but we=
need to know how many are coming so we can be prepared for you. Here are =
the registration links.
True Texan Day
Kids At the Capitol
=20
SAVE THE DATES!
Tuesday, Jan 21 - TTP Tuesdays at the Capitol
Tuesday, Jan 28 - NO TTP Tuesdays (Fran is attending an all-day seminar)
Tuesday Feb 4 - TTP Tuesdays at the Capitol PLUS Bus from Dallas/Waco
Tuesday Feb 11 - TTP Tuesdays at the Capitol =E2=80=93 including mini-train=
ing on Lege process
Tuesday Feb 18 - TTP Tuesdays at the Capitol =E2=80=93 WITH TFVC rally & 10=
th anniversary celebration
Monday Mar 3 - TRUE TEXAN DAY AT THE CAPITOL (rsvp required)=20
Tuesday Mar 4 - NO TTP Tuesdays (since we just did our day on Monday)
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m: 10px; text-align: center;"><strong>89TH TEXAS LEGISLATURE - WEEK 1</stro=
ng></p> <p class=3D"MsoNoSpacing" style=3D"color: #3c4144; font-family: ari=
al,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: 400; padding: 0; margin: 0; Margin: 0=
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cing" style=3D"color: #3c4144; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; fon=
t-weight: 400; padding: 0; margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-align: left; font-siz=
e: 12pt; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 10px; Margin-bottom: 10px;">What =
a week this has been in the TX Legislature!<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes=
;"> </span>Thousands of Republican grassroots activists showed up at =
the Capitol on opening day in support of Rep David Cook as speaker, and sup=
porting the Ban Democrat Chairs rules change.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: y=
es;"> </span>Unfortunately, there was no joy in Mudville that day as =
36 Republicans voted with Democrats to elect Dustin Burrows as Speaker of t=
he House.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p> <p class=3D"=
MsoNoSpacing" style=3D"color: #3c4144; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-se=
rif; 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 important thing to remember is that we, the grassroots, have shone a=
big bright light on the subject!<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;"> =
</span>A few years ago, most people didn=E2=80=99t know there <span style=
=3D"text-decoration: underline;">was</span> a Speaker of the TX House, let =
alone care about <span style=3D"text-decoration: underline;">who</span> it =
was.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That=E2=80=99s thanks =
to YOU.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;"> Burrows had serious challenges t=
o winning the Speaker vote, and that has not happened before.<br></span></p=
> <p class=3D"MsoNoSpacing" style=3D"color: #3c4144; font-family: arial,hel=
vetica,sans-serif; font-weight: 400; padding: 0; margin: 0; Margin: 0; text=
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n-bottom: 10px;">Let me be clear=E2=80=A6. This changes nothing!<span style=
=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>True Texas Project will continue to f=
ight for good bills, and against bad ones.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;=
"> </span>We=E2=80=99ll be at the Capitol every week doing the work o=
f the people.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We may have m=
ore challenges than we might have if Rep Cook had become speaker, but it do=
esn=E2=80=99t change the work.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;"> </s=
pan>So =E2=80=93 GAME ON!</p> <p class=3D"MsoNoSpacing" 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;">On Wednesday the House met and=
was rumored to consider a Housekeeping Resolution on Thursday Jan 16, howe=
ver, that was postponed, and the House adjourned until 1/22/25.<span style=
=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They are supposed to take up the Hous=
ekeeping Resolution and the rules at that time.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun:=
yes;"> </span>There are two parts of the Housekeeping Resolution tha=
t concern us.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p> <p class=3D"Ms=
oNoSpacing" style=3D"color: #3c4144; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-seri=
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r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3">here is a new power grab on page 15 of the re=
solution. The new language would give Burrows the unilateral authority to h=
ire an attorney to file lawsuits on behalf of the House. This authority cur=
rently, constitutionally, resides with the House as a body. </span>&nb=
sp;</span><strong><a title=3D"Tony McDonald explains" href=3D"[link removed]
eonemails.com/emails/tracking/click-link/i5BlDNDTKh24He2-JreQ6BWo7-A9W1_dTw=
LrIheh3Nc=3D/t5d4IOV3qBP2bPbf56YXrYkigi2M-6FBtyrZQ_Epa6I=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;">Tony McDon=
ald explains</a></strong> it well in this X post.</p> <p class=3D"MsoNoSpac=
ing" 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;">2)&nbs=
p; Per RPT Chair Abraham George, "One of our Legislative Priorities=E2=80=
=99, =E2=80=98No Democrat Chairs=E2=80=99, is now on the line and our party=
needs your help to secure it. Step one to ensuring Republicans occupy all =
chairmanships within the rules will be enforced by Representative Cody Vasu=
t who will take up an amendment to strike Section 5.11 of the Housekeeping =
Resolution, which was added last session as a backdoor way to prevent the v=
ote on banning Democrat chairs.</p> <p style=3D"color: #3c4144; font-family=
: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: 400; padding: 0; margin: 0; Marg=
in: 0; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 10px; Margin-botto=
m: 10px; text-align: justify;">The second step will be the actual rule chan=
ge to ban Democrat chairs, next Wednesday, which he will also carry. You ne=
ed to call your Republican representative and ask them to support this amen=
dment. Please contact your representative today"</p> <p class=3D"MsoNoSpaci=
ng" 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;">Please&=
nbsp;<strong><a title=3D"contact your Representative" href=3D"[link removed]
eonemails.com/emails/tracking/click-link/i5BlDNDTKh24He2-JreQ6BWo7-A9W1_dTw=
LrIheh3Nc=3D/t5d4IOV3qBP2bPbf56YXrXWAa1-NyViYLGl2iLaJuf0=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;">contact yo=
ur Representative</a> </strong>to oppose Section 4.02, subsection a-3, and =
also to support Rep Vasut's amendment to strike Section 5.11 of the Resolut=
ion. Make those calls TODAY!</p> <p class=3D"MsoNoSpacing" style=3D"color: =
#3c4144; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: 400; padding=
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1.5; margin-bottom: 10px; Margin-bottom: 10px;"><strong>NEXT WEEK: </s=
trong></p> <p class=3D"MsoNoSpacing" 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: 10=
px; Margin-bottom: 10px;">I=E2=80=99ll be at the Capitol next Tuesday for a=
nyone who wants to join me.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span=
>In the early weeks of session, I=E2=80=99ll be visiting with House Reps an=
d Senators to promote TTP priorities and get a feel for where people stand =
on the issues.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I=E2=80=99ll=
also be focusing on collecting names and contact information for House and=
Senate staff.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The staff ar=
e the ones feeding information to the Reps or Senators, so it=E2=80=99s imp=
ortant to develop relationships with them.</p> <p class=3D"MsoNoSpacing" st=
yle=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;">If you can go=
next Tuesday, meet me in the Rotunda at 10:00 AM.<span style=3D"mso-spacer=
un: yes;"> </span>I=E2=80=99ll have assignments for you at that time.=
<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If you need a ride, let me=
know.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>No promises, but I=
=E2=80=99ll do the best I can to find you a ride.<span style=3D"mso-spaceru=
n: yes;"> </span>I=E2=80=99ll also be at the Capitol until about 3:00=
pm on Wednesday the 22<sup>nd</sup>.</p> <p class=3D"MsoNoSpacing" 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>GET REGI=
STERED!</strong></p> <p class=3D"MsoNoSpacing" style=3D"color: #3c4144; fon=
t-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;">Special True Texan Days:<span style=3D"=
mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Be sure to register for the True Texan Da=
y at the Capitol and True Texas Kids at the Capitol. There=E2=80=99s no fee=
, but we need to know how many are coming so we can be prepared for you.<sp=
an style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Here are the registration lin=
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center; padding: unset; margin-bottom: 0;" title=3D"True Texan Day" href=3D=
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0;" title=3D"Kids At the Capitol" href=3D"[link removed]
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in-bottom: 10px; Margin-bottom: 10px;"> </p> <p class=3D"MsoNoSpacing"=
style=3D"color: #3c4144; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-wei=
ght: 400; padding: 0; margin: 0; Margin: 0; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1=
.5; margin-bottom: 10px; Margin-bottom: 10px; text-align: center;" align=3D=
"center"><strong>SAVE THE DATES!</strong></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" 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; Ma=
rgin-bottom: 10px; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; line-height: normal;"><span style=
=3D"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Ro=
man'; color: #3c4144; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Tuesday,=
Jan 21 - TTP Tuesdays at the Capitol</span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" sty=
le=3D"color: #3c4144; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight:=
400; padding: 0; margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 12pt; =
Margin-bottom: 10px; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; line-height: normal;"><span styl=
e=3D"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New R=
oman'; color: #3c4144; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Tuesday=
, Jan 28 - <strong>NO </strong>TTP Tuesdays (Fran is attending an all-day s=
eminar)</span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"color: #3c4144; font-fam=
ily: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: 400; padding: 0; margin: 0; M=
argin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 12pt; Margin-bottom: 10px; margin-bo=
ttom: 7.5pt; line-height: normal;"><span style=3D"font-family: 'Arial',sans=
-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #3c4144; mso-fon=
t-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Tuesday Feb 4 - TTP Tuesdays at the C=
apitol <strong>PLUS</strong> Bus from Dallas/Waco</span></p> <p class=3D"Ms=
oNormal" 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; Margin-bottom: 10px; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; line-height: normal;=
"><span style=3D"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: =
'Times New Roman'; color: #3c4144; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: no=
ne;">Tuesday Feb 11 - TTP Tuesdays at the Capitol =E2=80=93 including mini-=
training on Lege process</span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" 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; Margin-bottom=
: 10px; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; line-height: normal;"><span style=3D"font-fam=
ily: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color:=
#3c4144; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Tuesday Feb 18 - TTP=
Tuesdays at the Capitol =E2=80=93 <strong>WITH TFVC</strong> rally & 1=
0<sup>th</sup> anniversary celebration</span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" st=
yle=3D"color: #3c4144; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight=
: 400; padding: 0; margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 12pt;=
Margin-bottom: 10px; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; line-height: normal;"><span sty=
le=3D"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New =
Roman'; color: #3c4144; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Monday=
Mar 3 - <strong>TRUE TEXAN DAY AT THE CAPITOL (rsvp required) </strong></s=
pan></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" 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; Margin-bottom: 10px; margin-bottom: 7.5p=
t; line-height: normal;"><span style=3D"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; ms=
o-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #3c4144; mso-font-kerning:=
0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Tuesday Mar 4 - <strong>NO</strong> TTP Tuesday=
s (since we just did our day on Monday)</span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" 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=
; Margin-bottom: 10px; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; line-height: normal;"><span st=
yle=3D"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New=
Roman'; color: #3c4144; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Tuesd=
ay Mar 11 - <strong>BIG TXGR</strong> engagement day, <strong>PLUS</strong>=
Bus from Frisco/Waxahachie **TXGR is adding additional bus departures from=
several other locations for March 11. Details coming</span></p> <p c=
lass=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"color: #3c4144; font-family: arial,helvetica,sa=
ns-serif; font-weight: 400; padding: 0; margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-align: l=
eft; font-size: 12pt; Margin-bottom: 10px; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; line-heigh=
t: normal;"><span style=3D"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-fon=
t-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #3c4144; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-lig=
atures: none;">Tuesday Mar 18 - TTP Tuesdays at the Capitol =E2=80=93 inclu=
ding mini-training on using the TLO</span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" 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; Ma=
rgin-bottom: 10px; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; line-height: normal;"><span style=
=3D"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Ro=
man'; color: #3c4144; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Tuesday =
Mar 25 - <strong>TRUE TEXAS KIDS AT THE CAPITOL (rsvp required)</strong></s=
pan></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" 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; Margin-bottom: 10px; margin-bottom: 7.5p=
t; line-height: normal;"><span style=3D"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; ms=
o-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #3c4144; mso-font-kerning:=
0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Tuesday April 1 =E2=80=93 TTP Tuesdays at the C=
apitol <strong>PLUS</strong> Bus from Grapevine/Burleson</span></p> <p clas=
s=3D"MsoNoSpacing" style=3D"color: #3c4144; font-family: arial,helvetica,sa=
ns-serif; font-weight: 400; padding: 0; margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-align: l=
eft; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 10px; Margin-bottom:=
10px;"> </p> <p class=3D"MsoNoSpacing" 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-bo=
ttom: 10px; Margin-bottom: 10px;">Information on schedules and activities w=
ill come each week in the Fran=E2=80=99s Friday message.<span style=3D"mso-=
spacerun: yes;"> </span>Meanwhile, please reach out if you have quest=
ions about anything.</p> <p class=3D"MsoNoSpacing" 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;">Thanks for staying engaged!</p> <p =
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a,sans-serif; font-weight: 400; padding: 0; margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-alig=
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tom: 10px;">Fran Rhodes, President</p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"colo=
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gin-bottom: 10px; text-align: center;"><strong><span style=3D"color: #cc000=
0;">True Texas Project works hard to train and engage activists.<br>Can you=
help?<br>We are 100% donation-based.</span><br><span style=3D"color: #0000=
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89TH TEXAS LEGISLATURE - WEEK 1
THIS WEEK:
What a week this has been in the TX Legislature! Thousands of Republican grassroots activists showed up at the Capitol on opening day in support of Rep David Cook as speaker, and supporting the Ban Democrat Chairs rules change. Unfortunately, there was no joy in Mudville that day as 36 Republicans voted with Democrats to elect Dustin Burrows as Speaker of the House.
The important thing to remember is that we, the grassroots, have shone a big bright light on the subject! A few years ago, most people didn’t know there was a Speaker of the TX House, let alone care about who it was. That’s thanks to YOU. Burrows had serious challenges to winning the Speaker vote, and that has not happened before.
Let me be clear…. This changes nothing! True Texas Project will continue to fight for good bills, and against bad ones. We’ll be at the Capitol every week doing the work of the people. We may have more challenges than we might have if Rep Cook had become speaker, but it doesn’t change the work. So – GAME ON!
On Wednesday the House met and was rumored to consider a Housekeeping Resolution on Thursday Jan 16, however, that was postponed, and the House adjourned until 1/22/25. They are supposed to take up the Housekeeping Resolution and the rules at that time. There are two parts of the Housekeeping Resolution that concern us.
1) There is a new power grab on page 15 of the resolution. The new language would give Burrows the unilateral authority to hire an attorney to file lawsuits on behalf of the House. This authority currently, constitutionally, resides with the House as a body. Tony McDonald explains it well in this X post.
2) Per RPT Chair Abraham George, "One of our Legislative Priorities’, ‘No Democrat Chairs’, is now on the line and our party needs your help to secure it. Step one to ensuring Republicans occupy all chairmanships within the rules will be enforced by Representative Cody Vasut who will take up an amendment to strike Section 5.11 of the Housekeeping Resolution, which was added last session as a backdoor way to prevent the vote on banning Democrat chairs.
The second step will be the actual rule change to ban Democrat chairs, next Wednesday, which he will also carry. You need to call your Republican representative and ask them to support this amendment. Please contact your representative today"
Please contact your Representative to oppose Section 4.02, subsection a-3, and also to support Rep Vasut's amendment to strike Section 5.11 of the Resolution. Make those calls TODAY!
NEXT WEEK:
I’ll be at the Capitol next Tuesday for anyone who wants to join me. In the early weeks of session, I’ll be visiting with House Reps and Senators to promote TTP priorities and get a feel for where people stand on the issues. I’ll also be focusing on collecting names and contact information for House and Senate staff. The staff are the ones feeding information to the Reps or Senators, so it’s important to develop relationships with them.
If you can go next Tuesday, meet me in the Rotunda at 10:00 AM. I’ll have assignments for you at that time. If you need a ride, let me know. No promises, but I’ll do the best I can to find you a ride. I’ll also be at the Capitol until about 3:00 pm on Wednesday the 22nd.
GET REGISTERED!
Special True Texan Days: Be sure to register for the True Texan Day at the Capitol and True Texas Kids at the Capitol. There’s no fee, but we need to know how many are coming so we can be prepared for you. Here are the registration links.
True Texan Day
Kids At the Capitol
SAVE THE DATES!
Tuesday, Jan 21 - TTP Tuesdays at the Capitol
Tuesday, Jan 28 - NO TTP Tuesdays (Fran is attending an all-day seminar)
Tuesday Feb 4 - TTP Tuesdays at the Capitol PLUS Bus from Dallas/Waco
Tuesday Feb 11 - TTP Tuesdays at the Capitol – including mini-training on Lege process
Tuesday Feb 18 - TTP Tuesdays at the Capitol – WITH TFVC rally & 10th anniversary celebration
Monday Mar 3 - TRUE TEXAN DAY AT THE CAPITOL (rsvp required)
Tuesday Mar 4 - NO TTP Tuesdays (since we just did our day on Monday)
Tuesday Mar 11 - BIG TXGR engagement day, PLUS Bus from Frisco/Waxahachie **TXGR is adding additional bus departures from several other locations for March 11. Details coming
Tuesday Mar 18 - TTP Tuesdays at the Capitol – including mini-training on using the TLO
Tuesday Mar 25 - TRUE TEXAS KIDS AT THE CAPITOL (rsvp required)
Tuesday April 1 – TTP Tuesdays at the Capitol PLUS Bus from Grapevine/Burleson
Information on schedules and activities will come each week in the Fran’s Friday message. Meanwhile, please reach out if you have questions about anything.
Thanks for staying engaged!
Fran Rhodes, President
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