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89TH TEXAS LEGISLATURE - WEEK 4


This is the abridged version of the Friday Message. If you want all the de=
tails, please click here.


THIS WEEK:

Governor Abbott kicked off the week with his State of the State Address, wh=
ere he outlines his emergency issues for the 89th Legislature. He identif=
ied 7 emergency issues:

These emergency items are important because constitutionally, the legislatu=
re cannot debate or vote on any bills during the first 60 days of session, =
except issues on the Governor=E2=80=99s emergency list.

If you click on the link to the Governor=E2=80=99s address above, there are=
links within for each issue containing specific plans and expectations. T=
hey also contain a bit of bragging on the Governor=E2=80=99s part about wha=
t he has done as governor on that issue. But, hey! Can=E2=80=99t blame a =
guy for tooting his own horn, right?

We had a good turn out for TTP Tuesdays this week. There were about 45 to =
50 people joining us as we delivered legislative priority papers for TTP, T=
XGR, and TURF to all 108 Republican House Members and Senators. Several gr=
oups also enjoyed a visit with legislators or staff. Julie had a lovely en=
counter with her State Rep, Gio Capriglione. Here's what she posted on Fac=
ebook:

"My own State Rep, Gio, was on my assigned list of offices to visit, totall=
y by chance. I dutifully led my little group into his office but told them =
they'd have to do the speaking because I'm not good at faking pleasantries.=
We awkwardly smiled an uncomfortable hello, and then he started spewing ou=
t lies to the people I was with, including children. I tried... I really tr=
ied... to bite my tongue. Then I slipped in one "clarification" to somethin=
g he said. He kept rattling on lies as if *I* was the one incorrect so I go=
t a little more determined. Finally I put up my hand and said to the group,=
"I can't do this." And to Gio I said, "You are from Satan." And I walked o=
ut. Gio was visibly shaky from the moment he saw me... with good reason. We=
are taking him down next election."

In The Senate:

The Senate has been busy since almost first week of session. Committees we=
re appointed very quickly, SB2, the ESA bill was filed, assigned to committ=
ee, testimony taken at hearing, and the Committee voted it out - all during=
week 3. Don=E2=80=99t ever let them tell you they ran out of time! They =
find time for whatever they want to pass.

Following the Governor=E2=80=99s address that included school choice as an =
emergency item, the Senate then passed SB2 on Wednesday. There were 37 am=
endments filed, 19 of which were passed. I have not yet had time to dig in=
to the amendments to see what was changed, but you can see for yourself at =
the TLO. Click on the text icon on the far right to read the amendment. =
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In The House:

The House met Tuesday for 1hr 22 minutes; Wednesday for 1 hr 13 minutes, an=
d Thursday for 31 minutes. Let=E2=80=99s be clear =E2=80=93 we know that e=
ven when they are not on the House floor debating and voting, they are stil=
l working. And until the Governor does his emergency items, there=E2=80=99=
s not a lot they can do. BUT=E2=80=A6. The Senate has given us an excellen=
t example of what can be done early and how it can be done. Speaker Burrow=
s seems to be deliberately dragging his feet on moving the agenda, and we b=
elieve it is so he can run out the clock. Now that we know the emergency i=
tems, there is plenty that can be done, but we don=E2=80=99t even have comm=
ittee assignments yet. So we wait.

They actually did accomplish something on Thursday. They published the lis=
t of House officers, and swore them in. Click here to see the list of off=
icers. It=E2=80=99s on page 218 of Thursday's journal.

On Tuesday, another motion was made to adjourn for more than 3 days, from T=
hursday to Tuesday. Representative Brian Harrison, with several other gras=
sroots conservative members standing with him, gave a passionate objection =
to the motion. Watch the video clip here. Harrison and his colleagues are=
ready to get to work, like the Senate is doing, but their hands are tied b=
y the Speaker=E2=80=99s brief scheduling and lengthy days off. As I=E2=80=
=99ve mentioned, they still have work when not on the floor, and the devote=
d ones will be working diligently. But the slackers will go home for a 4 d=
ay week-end. It=E2=80=99s time to start doing actual House stuff!

Also on Tuesday, they passed HR 161, Congratulating Beyonc=C3=A9 for winnin=
g three Grammys at the 2025iGrammy Awards

Maybe the biggest news out of the House this week is that the Freshmen beat=
the Veterans in the annual House football game on Tuesday. Go Freshmen!

NEXT WEEK:

We will be at the Capitol again on Tuesday Feb 11. I plan to set several a=
ppointments with House members to discuss priorities and how we can work to=
gether. I can take one person with me to those appointments. If you=E2=80=
=99re interested, let me know. Other work we can do is address some things=
coming up in Committee during the week. =20

I=E2=80=99m changing the meet up location to the East Corridor on one of th=
e benches. We=E2=80=99ll meet up at 10 am as usual. (They took all the be=
nches out the rotunda last summer. I have no idea why, but probably just t=
o irritate me. We need benches to organize hand outs and stuff, so East Co=
rridor it is.)

I had originally planned to do a mini training this week, but I=E2=80=99ve =
been unable to reserve a room, so we=E2=80=99ll have to postpone that. Mor=
e to come soon.

What YOU can do if you can=E2=80=99t go to the Capitol

1) Contact Speaker Burrows office and tell them to get to work! Get commi=
ttee assignments done, refer bills to committees, start scheduling hearings=
on emergency items. 2,738 bills have been filed in the House so far, and N=
ONE of them have been referred to a committee.
Speaker's Office (512) 463-1000

Bob Duncan, Chief of Staff

Zak Covar, Deputy Chief of Staff

Tracy King, Sr. Advisor

Paige Holzheauser, Director of Speaker Operations

Matt Crow, District Affairs Coordinator

Mail a card or letter: PO Box 2910, Austin, TX 78768

2) Contact members of the Senate Criminal Justice Committee and ask them t=
o favorably consider SJR17 and SJR49 in the hearing on Wednesday.

3) Contact the 18 House members who voted against the motion to recess for=
a long weekend to thank them for doing the right thing. Pray for them =E2=
=80=93 they are facing huge opposition in trying to do their work. They ne=
ed your prayers.

Nays =E2=80=94 Cain; Harrison; Hickland; Holt; Hopper; Kerwin; Little; Lowe=
; Luther; Money; Morgan; Olcott; Pierson; Richardson; Schatzline; Tinderhol=
t; Toth; Virdell.

4) Pray for our efforts and our legislators.

There=E2=80=99s always something you can do! It doesn=E2=80=99t require a =
trip to Austin. You can make phone calls, write letters, and visit with fi=
eld staff in the field offices. Just be sure you=E2=80=99re doing somethin=
g!

Stay engaged!

Fran Rhodes, President.

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 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 Buses from Frisco/Waxahachie=
; Kerrville/Fredericksburg; Corpus Christi/San Antonio


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

Tuesday Apr 8 - TTP Tuesdays at the Capitol

Tuesday Apr 15 - TTP Tuesdays at the Capitol

Bus Registrations can be found on the TTP Website

We do our best to offer citizens opportunities to be engaged in our State G=
overnment in Austin. Can you help cover some of the costs? Your donation =
of $25, $50, or $75 will help us to continue these opportunities.

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m: 10px; text-align: center;"><strong>89TH TEXAS LEGISLATURE - WEEK 4<br></=
strong></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"color: #3c4144; font-family: ar=
ial,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 is the abridged version of the Friday =
Message.&nbsp; If you want all the details, please <a title=3D"click here" =
href=3D"[link removed]
58FoXlwhs7tvQJcFYweo_5gnI9Eo2g=3D/8Ws8cZdtkrLP2paiji6nRXsOD6g8H3EELAJz0cofQ=
mc=3D" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener" style=3D"color: #0074d9; text-dec=
oration: none; font-weight: inherit; padding: 0; text-align: left; line-hei=
ght: 1.5;">click here</a>.<br></strong></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; line-=
height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 10px; Margin-bottom: 10px;"><strong>THIS WEEK:<=
/strong></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"color: #3c4144; font-family: a=
rial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: 400; padding: 0; margin: 0; Margin:=
0; text-align: left; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 10p=
x; Margin-bottom: 10px;">Governor Abbott kicked off the week with his <a hr=
ef=3D"[link removed]
FoXlwhs7tvQJcFYweo_5gnI9Eo2g=3D/8Ws8cZdtkrLP2paiji6nRQLJnsZBLnjHCLiySVGWIOs=
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padding: 0; text-align: left; line-height: 1.5;">State of the State Address=
</a>, where he outlines his emergency issues for the 89^th Legisl=
ature. <span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>He identified =
7 emergency issues:</p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" 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;">These emergency items are important bec=
ause constitutionally, the legislature cannot debate or vote on any bills d=
uring the first 60 days of session, except issues on the Governor=E2=80=99s=
emergency list.</p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" 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;">If you click on the link to the Governor=
=E2=80=99s address above, there are links within for each issue containing =
specific plans and expectations.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; <=
/span>They also contain a bit of bragging on the Governor=E2=80=99s part ab=
out what he has done as governor on that issue.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun:=
yes;">&nbsp; </span>But, hey!<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </s=
pan>Can=E2=80=99t blame a guy for tooting his own horn, right?</p> <p class=
=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"color: #3c4144; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-s=
erif; font-weight: 400; padding: 0; margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-align: left;=
font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 10px; Margin-bottom: 10p=
x;">We had a good turn out for TTP Tuesdays this week.&nbsp; There were abo=
ut 45 to 50 people joining us as we delivered legislative priority papers f=
or TTP, TXGR, and TURF to all 108 Republican House Members and Senators.&nb=
sp; Several groups also enjoyed a visit with legislators or staff.&nbsp; Ju=
lie had a lovely encounter with her State Rep, Gio Capriglione.&nbsp; Here'=
s what she posted on Facebook:</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; line-height: 1=
.5; margin-bottom: 10px; Margin-bottom: 10px;"><em><span class=3D"x193iq5w =
xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm=
7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u x1yc45=
3h" dir=3D"auto">"My own State Rep, Gio, was on my assigned list of offices=
to visit, totally by chance. I dutifully led my little group into his offi=
ce but told them they'd have to do the speaking because I'm not good at fak=
ing pleasantries. We awkwardly smiled an uncomfortable hello, and then he s=
tarted spewing out lies to the people I was with, including children. I tri=
ed... I really tried... to bite my tongue. Then I slipped in one "clarifica=
tion" to something he said. He kept rattling on lies as if *I* was the one =
incorrect so I got a little more determined. Finally I put up my hand and s=
aid to the group, "I can't do this." And to Gio I said, "You are from Satan=
." And I walked out. Gio was visibly shaky from the moment he saw me... wit=
h good reason. We are taking him down next election."</span></em></p> <p cl=
ass=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"color: #3c4144; font-family: arial,helvetica,san=
s-serif; font-weight: 400; padding: 0; margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-align: le=
ft; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 10px; Margin-bottom: =
10px;"><strong>In The Senate:</strong></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; line-h=
eight: 1.5; margin-bottom: 10px; Margin-bottom: 10px;">The Senate has been =
busy since almost first week of session.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;">=
&nbsp; </span>Committees were appointed very quickly, SB2, the ESA bill was=
filed, assigned to committee, testimony taken at hearing, and the Committe=
e voted it out - all during week 3.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp=
; </span><strong>Don=E2=80=99t ever let them tell you they ran out of time!=
</strong><span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;"><strong>&nbsp;</strong> </span>=
They find time for whatever they want to pass.</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=
; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 10px; Margin-bottom: 10px;">Following th=
e Governor=E2=80=99s address that included school choice as an emergency it=
em, the Senate then passed SB2 on Wednesday. <span style=3D"mso-spacerun: y=
es;">&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>There were 37 amendments filed, 19 of which were pa=
ssed.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>I have not yet had ti=
me to dig into the amendments to see what was changed, but you can see for =
yourself at the <a href=3D"[link removed]
-link/WjSwLdn2PctYk58FoXlwhs7tvQJcFYweo_5gnI9Eo2g=3D/8Ws8cZdtkrLP2paiji6nRW=
YkGuTb3VQvt0ERzcRGE8Y=3D" style=3D"color: #0074d9; text-decoration: none; f=
ont-weight: inherit; padding: 0; text-align: left; line-height: 1.5;"><stro=
ng>TLO</strong>.</a><span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>Click =
on the text icon on the far right to read the amendment.<span style=3D"mso-=
spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </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; line-height: 1=
.5; margin-bottom: 10px; Margin-bottom: 10px;"><strong>In The House:</stron=
g></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"color: #3c4144; font-family: arial,h=
elvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: 400; padding: 0; margin: 0; Margin: 0; te=
xt-align: left; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 10px; Mar=
gin-bottom: 10px;">The House met Tuesday for 1hr 22 minutes; Wednesday for =
1 hr 13 minutes, and Thursday for 31 minutes.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: y=
es;">&nbsp; </span>Let=E2=80=99s be clear =E2=80=93 we know that even when =
they are not on the House floor debating and voting, they are still working=
.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>And until the Governor do=
es his emergency items, there=E2=80=99s not a lot they can do.<span style=
=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>BUT=E2=80=A6. The Senate has given us=
an excellent example of what can be done early and how it can be done.<spa=
n style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>Speaker Burrows seems to be de=
liberately dragging his feet on moving the agenda, and we believe it is so =
he can run out the clock.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>N=
ow that we know the emergency items, there is plenty that can be done, but =
we don=E2=80=99t even have committee assignments yet.<span style=3D"mso-spa=
cerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>So we wait.</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; line-h=
eight: 1.5; margin-bottom: 10px; Margin-bottom: 10px;">They actually did ac=
complish something on Thursday.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </=
span>They published the list of House officers, and swore them in.<span sty=
le=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span><span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;">=
&nbsp;</span><a title=3D"Click here to see the list of officers" href=3D"ht=
tps://api.neonemails.com/emails/tracking/click-link/WjSwLdn2PctYk58FoXlwhs7=
tvQJcFYweo_5gnI9Eo2g=3D/8Ws8cZdtkrLP2paiji6nRZuIeUP3WArlTgMtg7jHkUI=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;"=
>Click here to see the list of officers</a>.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: ye=
s;">&nbsp; </span>It=E2=80=99s on page 218 of Thursday's journal.</p> <p cl=
ass=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"color: #3c4144; font-family: arial,helvetica,san=
s-serif; font-weight: 400; padding: 0; margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-align: le=
ft; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 10px; Margin-bottom: =
10px;">On Tuesday, another motion was made to adjourn for more than 3 days,=
from Thursday to Tuesday.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>=
Representative Brian Harrison, with several other grassroots conservative m=
embers standing with him, gave a passionate objection to the motion.<span s=
tyle=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span><a href=3D"[link removed]
.com/emails/tracking/click-link/WjSwLdn2PctYk58FoXlwhs7tvQJcFYweo_5gnI9Eo2g=
=3D/8Ws8cZdtkrLP2paiji6nRUTPlaRArMyH0d9XoN5p86c=3D" style=3D"color: #0074d9=
; text-decoration: none; font-weight: inherit; padding: 0; text-align: left=
; line-height: 1.5;">Watch the video clip here</a>.<span style=3D"mso-space=
run: yes;">&nbsp; </span>Harrison and his colleagues are ready to get to wo=
rk, like the Senate is doing, but their hands are tied by the Speaker=E2=80=
=99s brief scheduling and lengthy days off.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes=
;">&nbsp; </span>As I=E2=80=99ve mentioned, they still have work when not o=
n the floor, and the devoted ones will be working diligently.<span style=3D=
"mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>But the slackers will go home for a 4 da=
y week-end.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>It=E2=80=99s ti=
me to start doing actual House stuff!</p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"c=
olor: #3c4144; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: 400; p=
adding: 0; margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 12pt; line-he=
ight: 1.5; margin-bottom: 10px; Margin-bottom: 10px;">Also on Tuesday, they=
passed HR 161, Congratulating Beyonc=C3=A9 for winning three Grammys at th=
e&nbsp;2025iGrammy Awards</p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" 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;">Maybe the biggest news out of the=
House this week is that the Freshmen beat the Veterans in the annual House=
football game on Tuesday.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>=
<strong>Go Freshmen!</strong></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"color: #3=
c4144; 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</strong>:</=
p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"color: #3c4144; font-family: arial,helve=
tica,sans-serif; font-weight: 400; padding: 0; margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-a=
lign: left; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 10px; Margin-=
bottom: 10px;">We will be at the Capitol again on Tuesday Feb 11.<span styl=
e=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>I plan to set several appointments w=
ith House members to discuss priorities and how we can work together.<span =
style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>I can take one person with me to=
those appointments. If you=E2=80=99re interested, let me know.<span style=
=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>Other work we can do is address some =
things coming up in Committee during the week.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: =
yes;">&nbsp; </span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" 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;">I=E2=80=99m&nbsp;<strong>changing the =
meet up location to the East Corridor</strong> on one of the benches.<span =
style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>We=E2=80=99ll meet up at 10 am a=
s usual.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>(They took all the=
benches out the rotunda last summer.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;">&nb=
sp; </span>I have no idea why, but probably just to irritate me.<span style=
=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>We need benches to organize hand outs=
and stuff, so East Corridor it is.)</p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"co=
lor: #3c4144; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: 400; pa=
dding: 0; margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 12pt; line-hei=
ght: 1.5; margin-bottom: 10px; Margin-bottom: 10px;">I had originally plann=
ed to do a mini training this week, but I=E2=80=99ve been unable to reserve=
a room, so we=E2=80=99ll have to postpone that.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun=
: yes;">&nbsp; </span>More to come soon.</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; li=
ne-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 10px; Margin-bottom: 10px;"><strong>What YOU=
can do if you can=E2=80=99t go to the Capitol</strong></p> <p class=3D"Mso=
Normal" style=3D"color: #3c4144; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; f=
ont-weight: 400; padding: 0; margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-align: left; font-s=
ize: 12pt; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 10px; Margin-bottom: 10px;">1)<=
span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>Contact Speaker Burrows off=
ice and tell them to get to work!&nbsp; Get committee assignments done, ref=
er bills to committees, start scheduling hearings on emergency items. 2,738=
bills have been filed in the House so far, and NONE of them have been refe=
rred to a committee.</p> <h4 class=3D"Speaker-title" style=3D"padding: 0; m=
argin: 0; Margin: 0; text-align: left; line-height: 130%; color: inherit; w=
ord-wrap: normal; font-weight: 400; margin-bottom: 10px; Margin-bottom: 10p=
x; font-size: 24px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Spe=
aker's Office (512) 463-1000</strong></h4>=20
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e-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; overflo=
w-wrap: break-word; list-style: disc outside; mso-special-format: bullet;">=
<strong>Bob Duncan</strong>, Chief of Staff</li>=20
<li style=3D"display: list-item; line-height: 1.5em; Margin=
: 0; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0; word-break: break-word; overflo=
w-wrap: break-word; list-style: disc outside; mso-special-format: bullet;">=
<strong>Zak Covar</strong>, Deputy Chief of Staff</li>=20
<li style=3D"display: list-item; line-height: 1.5em; Margin=
: 0; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0; word-break: break-word; overflo=
w-wrap: break-word; list-style: disc outside; mso-special-format: bullet;">=
<strong>Tracy King</strong>, Sr. Advisor</li>=20
<li style=3D"display: list-item; line-height: 1.5em; Margin=
: 0; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0; word-break: break-word; overflo=
w-wrap: break-word; list-style: disc outside; mso-special-format: bullet;">=
<strong>Paige Holzheauser</strong>, Director of Speaker Operations</li>=20
<li style=3D"display: list-item; line-height: 1.5em; Margin=
: 0; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0; word-break: break-word; overflo=
w-wrap: break-word; list-style: disc outside; mso-special-format: bullet;">=
<strong>Matt Crow</strong>, District Affairs Coordinator</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;"><strong>Mail a card or letter:&nbsp; PO Box 2910, Austin, TX 7=
8768</strong></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" 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;">2)<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; <=
/span>Contact <a href=3D"[link removed]
ink/WjSwLdn2PctYk58FoXlwhs7tvQJcFYweo_5gnI9Eo2g=3D/8Ws8cZdtkrLP2paiji6nRcMp=
f3d-JE1_-gOIxAaimG4=3D" style=3D"color: #0074d9; text-decoration: none; fon=
t-weight: inherit; padding: 0; text-align: left; line-height: 1.5;">members=
of the Senate Criminal Justice Committee</a> and ask them to favorably con=
sider SJR17 and SJR49 in the hearing on Wednesday.</p> <p class=3D"MsoNorma=
l" 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;">3)<span =
style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>Contact the 18 <a title=3D"House=
members" href=3D"[link removed]
wLdn2PctYk58FoXlwhs7tvQJcFYweo_5gnI9Eo2g=3D/8Ws8cZdtkrLP2paiji6nRZaoTP5cO6m=
Ldw6s9MvY6WI=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;">House members</a> who voted against the motion to rece=
ss for a long weekend to thank them for doing the right thing.<span style=
=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>Pray for them =E2=80=93 they are faci=
ng huge opposition in trying to do their work.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: =
yes;">&nbsp; </span>They need your prayers.</p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" styl=
e=3D"color: #3c4144; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: =
400; padding: 0; margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 12pt; l=
ine-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 10px; Margin-bottom: 10px;"><strong>Nays =
=E2=80=94 Cain; Harrison; Hickland; Holt; Hopper; Kerwin; Little; Lowe; Lut=
her; Money; Morgan; Olcott; Pierson; Richardson; Schatzline; Tinderholt; To=
th; Virdell.</strong></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"color: #3c4144; f=
ont-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: 400; padding: 0; margi=
n: 0; Margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5; margi=
n-bottom: 10px; Margin-bottom: 10px;">4) Pray for our efforts and our legis=
lators.</p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"color: #3c4144; font-family: ar=
ial,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;">There=E2=80=99s always something you can do!<span s=
tyle=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>It doesn=E2=80=99t require a trip=
to Austin.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>You can make ph=
one calls, write letters, and visit with field staff in the field offices.<=
span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>Just be sure you=E2=80=99re=
doing something!</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; line-height: 1.5; margin-bo=
ttom: 10px; Margin-bottom: 10px;">Stay engaged!</p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" =
style=3D"color: #3c4144; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weig=
ht: 400; padding: 0; margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 12p=
t; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 10px; Margin-bottom: 10px;">Fran Rhodes=
, President.</p> <p class=3D"MsoNoSpacing" style=3D"color: #3c4144; font-fa=
mily: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: 400; padding: 0; margin: 0; =
Margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5; margin-bott=
om: 10px; Margin-bottom: 10px;"><strong>GET REGISTERED!</strong></p> <p cla=
ss=3D"MsoNoSpacing" style=3D"color: #3c4144; font-family: arial,helvetica,s=
ans-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;">&nbsp; =
</span>Be sure to register for the True Texan Day at the Capitol and True T=
exas Kids at the Capitol. There=E2=80=99s no fee, but we need to know how m=
any are coming so we can be prepared for you.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: y=
es;">&nbsp; </span>Here are the registration links.</p>=20
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center; margin-bottom: 0;"><a class=3D"titan__email-button mceEditable" st=
yle=3D"box-sizing: border-box; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; tex=
t-decoration: none; border: 0 solid #2199e8; padding-left: 0; padding-right=
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r-left: solid 18px #282968; border-right: solid 18px #282968; color: #fffff=
f; display: inline-block; background-color: #282968; width: auto; border-ra=
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=
"[link removed]
hs7tvQJcFYweo_5gnI9Eo2g=3D/8Ws8cZdtkrLP2paiji6nRZEnsb3IUdViwqO1IL8vmU4=3D" =
target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener" data-bgcolor=3D"#282968" data-bordercolo=
r=3D"#282968" data-textcolor=3D"#FFFFFF" data-url=3D"[link removed]
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solid 18px #682838; color: #ffffff; display: inline-block; background-colo=
r: #682838; width: auto; border-radius: 4px; font-size: 18px; font-weight: =
400; line-height: 28px; text-align: center; padding: unset; margin-bottom: =
0;" title=3D"Kids At the Capitol" href=3D"[link removed]
/tracking/click-link/WjSwLdn2PctYk58FoXlwhs7tvQJcFYweo_5gnI9Eo2g=3D/8Ws8cZd=
tkrLP2paiji6nRcvjS2N32aT5ejrdgVEM4xc=3D" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener"=
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8046" data-text=3D"Kids At the Capitol" data-borderradius=3D"4px" data-btns=
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in-bottom: 10px; Margin-bottom: 10px;">&nbsp;</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 =
Feb 11 - TTP Tuesdays at the Capitol =E2=80=93 including mini-training on L=
ege 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; margi=
n-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: none;">Tuesday Feb 18 - TTP Tuesdays at =
the Capitol =E2=80=93 <strong>WITH TFVC</strong> rally &amp; 10<sup>th</sup=
> anniversary celebration</span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"color:=
#3c4144; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: 400; paddin=
g: 0; margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 12pt; Margin-botto=
m: 10px; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; line-height: normal;"><span style=3D"font-fa=
mily: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color=
: #3c4144; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Monday Mar 3 - <str=
ong>TRUE TEXAN DAY AT THE CAPITOL (rsvp required) </strong></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 4 - <strong>NO</strong> TTP Tuesdays (since we j=
ust did our day on Monday)</span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"color=
: #3c4144; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: 400; paddi=
ng: 0; margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 12pt; Margin-bott=
om: 10px; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; line-height: normal;"><span style=3D"font-f=
amily: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; colo=
r: #3c4144; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Tuesday Mar 11 - <=
strong>BIG TXGR</strong> engagement day, <strong>PLUS</strong> Buses from F=
risco/Waxahachie; Kerrville/Fredericksburg; Corpus Christi/San Antonio<br><=
/span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" 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; 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-kernin=
g: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Tuesday Mar 18 - TTP Tuesdays at the Capitol =
=E2=80=93 including mini-training on using the TLO</span></p> <p class=3D"M=
soNormal" 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: n=
one;">Tuesday Mar 25 - <strong>TRUE TEXAS KIDS AT THE CAPITOL (rsvp require=
d)</strong></span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"color: #3c4144; font=
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0; Margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 12pt; Margin-bottom: 10px; margi=
n-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: none;">Tuesday April 1 =E2=80=93 TTP Tue=
sdays at the Capitol <strong>PLUS</strong> Bus from Grapevine/Burleson</spa=
n></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"color: #3c4144; font-family: arial,h=
elvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: 400; padding: 0; margin: 0; Margin: 0; te=
xt-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: 0=
pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Tuesday Apr 8 - TTP Tuesdays at the Capitol</span=
></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"color: #3c4144; font-family: arial,he=
lvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: 400; padding: 0; margin: 0; Margin: 0; tex=
t-align: left; font-size: 12pt; Margin-bottom: 10px; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; =
line-height: normal;"><span style=3D"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-f=
areast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #3c4144; mso-font-kerning: 0p=
t; mso-ligatures: none;">Tuesday Apr 15 - TTP Tuesdays at the Capitol</span=
></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal align-center" style=3D"color: #3c4144; font-fam=
ily: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: 400; padding: 0; margin: 0; M=
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height: normal; text-align: center;"><strong><span style=3D"font-family: 'A=
rial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #3c414=
4; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><strong>Bus Registrations c=
an be found on the <a title=3D"TTP Website" href=3D"[link removed]
com/emails/tracking/click-link/WjSwLdn2PctYk58FoXlwhs7tvQJcFYweo_5gnI9Eo2g=
=3D/8Ws8cZdtkrLP2paiji6nRTBUeRDnX1CVsYD-hZuQJ6E=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;">TTP Website</a></=
strong></span></strong></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal align-center" style=3D"co=
lor: #3c4144; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: 400; pa=
dding: 0; margin: 0; Margin: 0; font-size: 12pt; Margin-bottom: 10px; margi=
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yle=3D"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New=
Roman'; color: #3c4144; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">We do=
our best to offer citizens opportunities to be engaged in our State Govern=
ment in Austin.&nbsp; Can you help cover some of the costs?&nbsp; Your dona=
tion of $25, $50, or $75 will help us to continue these opportunities.</spa=
n></strong></p>=20
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center; padding: unset; margin-bottom: 0;" title=3D"DONATE" href=3D"https:/=
/api.neonemails.com/emails/tracking/click-link/WjSwLdn2PctYk58FoXlwhs7tvQJc=
FYweo_5gnI9Eo2g=3D/8Ws8cZdtkrLP2paiji6nRXrat8qi-2NTyGxReSc2LBc=3D" target=
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89TH TEXAS LEGISLATURE - WEEK 4


This is the abridged version of the Friday Message. If you want all the details, please click here.


THIS WEEK:

Governor Abbott kicked off the week with his State of the State Address, where he outlines his emergency issues for the 89th Legislature. He identified 7 emergency issues:

These emergency items are important because constitutionally, the legislature cannot debate or vote on any bills during the first 60 days of session, except issues on the Governor’s emergency list.

If you click on the link to the Governor’s address above, there are links within for each issue containing specific plans and expectations. They also contain a bit of bragging on the Governor’s part about what he has done as governor on that issue. But, hey! Can’t blame a guy for tooting his own horn, right?

We had a good turn out for TTP Tuesdays this week. There were about 45 to 50 people joining us as we delivered legislative priority papers for TTP, TXGR, and TURF to all 108 Republican House Members and Senators. Several groups also enjoyed a visit with legislators or staff. Julie had a lovely encounter with her State Rep, Gio Capriglione. Here's what she posted on Facebook:

"My own State Rep, Gio, was on my assigned list of offices to visit, totally by chance. I dutifully led my little group into his office but told them they'd have to do the speaking because I'm not good at faking pleasantries. We awkwardly smiled an uncomfortable hello, and then he started spewing out lies to the people I was with, including children. I tried... I really tried... to bite my tongue. Then I slipped in one "clarification" to something he said. He kept rattling on lies as if *I* was the one incorrect so I got a little more determined. Finally I put up my hand and said to the group, "I can't do this." And to Gio I said, "You are from Satan." And I walked out. Gio was visibly shaky from the moment he saw me... with good reason. We are taking him down next election."

In The Senate:

The Senate has been busy since almost first week of session. Committees were appointed very quickly, SB2, the ESA bill was filed, assigned to committee, testimony taken at hearing, and the Committee voted it out - all during week 3. Don’t ever let them tell you they ran out of time! They find time for whatever they want to pass.

Following the Governor’s address that included school choice as an emergency item, the Senate then passed SB2 on Wednesday. There were 37 amendments filed, 19 of which were passed. I have not yet had time to dig into the amendments to see what was changed, but you can see for yourself at the TLO. Click on the text icon on the far right to read the amendment.

In The House:

The House met Tuesday for 1hr 22 minutes; Wednesday for 1 hr 13 minutes, and Thursday for 31 minutes. Let’s be clear – we know that even when they are not on the House floor debating and voting, they are still working. And until the Governor does his emergency items, there’s not a lot they can do. BUT…. The Senate has given us an excellent example of what can be done early and how it can be done. Speaker Burrows seems to be deliberately dragging his feet on moving the agenda, and we believe it is so he can run out the clock. Now that we know the emergency items, there is plenty that can be done, but we don’t even have committee assignments yet. So we wait.

They actually did accomplish something on Thursday. They published the list of House officers, and swore them in. Click here to see the list of officers. It’s on page 218 of Thursday's journal.

On Tuesday, another motion was made to adjourn for more than 3 days, from Thursday to Tuesday. Representative Brian Harrison, with several other grassroots conservative members standing with him, gave a passionate objection to the motion. Watch the video clip here. Harrison and his colleagues are ready to get to work, like the Senate is doing, but their hands are tied by the Speaker’s brief scheduling and lengthy days off. As I’ve mentioned, they still have work when not on the floor, and the devoted ones will be working diligently. But the slackers will go home for a 4 day week-end. It’s time to start doing actual House stuff!

Also on Tuesday, they passed HR 161, Congratulating Beyoncé for winning three Grammys at the 2025iGrammy Awards

Maybe the biggest news out of the House this week is that the Freshmen beat the Veterans in the annual House football game on Tuesday. Go Freshmen!

NEXT WEEK:

We will be at the Capitol again on Tuesday Feb 11. I plan to set several appointments with House members to discuss priorities and how we can work together. I can take one person with me to those appointments. If you’re interested, let me know. Other work we can do is address some things coming up in Committee during the week.

I’m changing the meet up location to the East Corridor on one of the benches. We’ll meet up at 10 am as usual. (They took all the benches out the rotunda last summer. I have no idea why, but probably just to irritate me. We need benches to organize hand outs and stuff, so East Corridor it is.)

I had originally planned to do a mini training this week, but I’ve been unable to reserve a room, so we’ll have to postpone that. More to come soon.

What YOU can do if you can’t go to the Capitol

1) Contact Speaker Burrows office and tell them to get to work! Get committee assignments done, refer bills to committees, start scheduling hearings on emergency items. 2,738 bills have been filed in the House so far, and NONE of them have been referred to a committee.
Speaker's Office (512) 463-1000

Bob Duncan, Chief of Staff

Zak Covar, Deputy Chief of Staff

Tracy King, Sr. Advisor

Paige Holzheauser, Director of Speaker Operations

Matt Crow, District Affairs Coordinator

Mail a card or letter: PO Box 2910, Austin, TX 78768

2) Contact members of the Senate Criminal Justice Committee and ask them to favorably consider SJR17 and SJR49 in the hearing on Wednesday.

3) Contact the 18 House members who voted against the motion to recess for a long weekend to thank them for doing the right thing. Pray for them – they are facing huge opposition in trying to do their work. They need your prayers.

Nays — Cain; Harrison; Hickland; Holt; Hopper; Kerwin; Little; Lowe; Luther; Money; Morgan; Olcott; Pierson; Richardson; Schatzline; Tinderholt; Toth; Virdell.

4) Pray for our efforts and our legislators.

There’s always something you can do! It doesn’t require a trip to Austin. You can make phone calls, write letters, and visit with field staff in the field offices. Just be sure you’re doing something!

Stay engaged!

Fran Rhodes, President.

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Tuesday Mar 4 - NO TTP Tuesdays (since we just did our day on Monday)

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Tuesday Mar 18 - TTP Tuesdays at the Capitol – including mini-training on using the TLO

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Tuesday April 1 – TTP Tuesdays at the Capitol PLUS Bus from Grapevine/Burleson

Tuesday Apr 8 - TTP Tuesdays at the Capitol

Tuesday Apr 15 - TTP Tuesdays at the Capitol

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