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Hello, True Texans!
Nobody does it like you! On Monday this week I was in awe of what we, together, have created for Texas. Do you have any idea the impact True Texas Project makes on a regular basis? And we just got even bigger!
How? Well, it was True Texan Day at the Capitol in Austin, but our Capitol day was not like other organizations' days. Lots of groups have big rallies with impressive speakers. There's a place for that, and we've hosted many of them through the years, but what tends to happen is that everyone shows up for one day for the extravaganza, but no actual work gets done. So for our Capitol day, we changed it up a bit.
We brought in 80 NEW activists - EIGHTY! - and spent the day training them to be great citizen advocates. What does that mean? They'll be back. We just keep on growing and growing! True Texans are at work all across the state making an impact wherever they go. You're pretty darn impressive!
And if you don't mind, I'd like to give a special shout out to our Hill Country satellite. They had the wonderful idea to create goody bags for each participant. Nobody asked them to do it, and they didn't know who would be attending. But as part of the True Texas family and being right there in Austin, they felt like welcoming these new activists to their home. It was very thoughtful and very much appreciated! We all play so many parts in saving Texas, don't we?
I want to recognize one other person from the trip. We got to hear a brief update from freshman State Rep Helen Kerwin.
Rep Kerwin went through the 5 classes required to become a Certified True Texan AFTER she'd already been elected! It wasn't a gimmick to trick voters or earn our endorsement. She saw value in our training and took us up on it. You can too! All 5 classes are online. Thank you, Helen Kerwin! She told our group that her top priority is eliminating property tax, and we're fully on board with that!
Don't Fall For It
I got to have a great one-on-one conversation with freshman State Rep Andy Hopper while I was in Austin. We chatted about how the Undocumented Democrats (the RINOs) will soon be bragging about all the conservative legislation they are working on and/or passing. Just remember, they are there to represent you and me. So as they highlight things other than the priorities that we all voted on at the State GOP Convention last summer, you are completely justified in saying, "That's great, but what about the priorities?"
(Notice "school choice" isn't even on the list)! With the clock quickly winding down, we need to focus, people!
Losers Are Winners
I gotta tell ya... for many of these freshmen State Reps... losing their first elections made them stronger. Yeah, it's hard when we run candidates and they lose, but when they then come back even stronger and more resolute, we ultimately win. This includes some of our rock stars like Andy Hopper, Mike Olcott, David Lowe, Brent Money, and Shelley Luther.
Texas Tough Come celebrate all our growth and influence with us! Our annual gala is fast approaching. We're just one month out!
SECOND lesson is TODAY! Come to any or all of these fun classes.
Capitol Engagement:
Every Tuesdaywe are at the Capitol! If you bring a carpool, we'll pay for your gas! Here are some more important dates:
Join us this TUESDAY, March 11, for a day full of legislative engagement with Texas Gun Rights! There are bus stops in SEVEN locations across Texas to head to the capitol and get citizens engaged. This is going to be awesome and we don't want anyone to miss out! Find your location below, and get registered. It's FREE - plus you get a free tshirt and a free lunch!
Fran, Susan and I will be blowing and going again this month as we travel the state to meet with True Texans. Wanna chat with us? Meet us there!
March 3 Julie, Fran, and Susan were at TTP Day in Austin
March 6 Susan is at the Denton coffee Social
March 9 Susan and Julie are at the dance lesson
March 10 Julie is at the Tarrant meeting; Fran is at the Hill Country meeting
March 11 Julie, Susan, and Fran are at the Capitol; then Susan hits the Brazos meeting
March 13 Fran is teaching at the Lubbock meeting, while Julie is trying to decide between the Collin and Dallas meetings
March 16 Susan is at the dance lesson
March 17 Susan is at the Beaumont meeting while Julie is in Harlingen with our RGV Director
March 18 Susan attends the Bay Area meeting; Fran is at the Capitol before hitting the Wilco meeting; Julie is going to try to get to the Rockwall meeting if another meeting ends in time
March 20 Susan attends the Katy Area meeting
March 21 Susan is at the Denton social (psst... it's her birthday!)
March 23 Julie & Susan hit the dance lesson
March 25 Julie, Fran, and Susan are all 3 at TTP Kids at the Capitol
March 28 Susan joins the Denton Happy Hour Social
We are definitely ramping up the activism in March, so jump in any chance you get! Plus, as always, we have 16 + meetings happening statewide and plenty of social events to choose from!
Our TTP@Home podcast is offered on the 1st Friday of every month -- which means we just released one this past week! Check out our conversation with Rob Kohler on expanded gambling and the Texas lottery... or any other shows you may have missed!
The next one drops Friday, April 4, with all our partnered organizations as we review and strategize we're at mid-session of the Texas legislature.
CONTACTS: Reach out to the directors listed below to get more info on a meeting near you, or with any other question or comment about True Texas Project, activism, or politics. If they don't know the answer, they will help you find it!
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