REPUBLICAN PARTY OF NAVARRO COUNTY NEWSLETTER.


FEBRUARY 2025

The Republican Party Of Navarro County will hold its regularly scheduled Executive Committee Meeting on Monday March 17, 2025 at 6:30 pm at the RPNC headquarters located at 111-B West Third Avenue in downtown Corsicana.

Our speaker is County Court At Law Judge Amanda Putman will describe her duties and responsibilities –- discuss issues within her position and challenges within the county court system.

Please join us for a social from 6:00pm to 6:30pm, saluting our elected officials.
Texas House Bans Democrat Chairs - Expands Power of Democratic Vice Chairs in Rules Vote.

The Texas House draft rules filed early Thursday morning January 23, 2025 caused a frenzy. The provisions prohibited minority party chairmanships, but they increased the power held by standing committee vice chairs - positions reserved solely for members of the minority party.

Under the drafted rule, chairs shall affirm the vice chair's input on hearings, agendas for those hearings, and invited witnesses.

Six standing committee were abolished - Business and Industry, County Affairs, Defense and Veterans Affairs, Resolutions Calendars, and Urban Affairs - while two were created in the Delivery of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and Intergovernmental Affairs committees.

Jurisdiction of the axed committees is shifted to other standing committees, and 12 permanent standing subcommittees were created underneath existing committees; it is unclear whether the majority -minority restriction applies to those subcommittees.

The sizes of multiple committees were also increased so that every non-chair member may serve on two committees.

The vote passed overwhelmingly - 116 to 23, with one abstention in Speaker Dustin Burrows (R-Lubbock). All the Democrats voted for the rules package except HD142 Harold Dutton (D-Houston). Once passed, many Republicans touted the Democratic chair ban.

In the February 4 issue of the Corsicana Daily Sun, State Representative HD08 Cody Harris (R-Palestine) said "Democrat Committee Chairs were banned by the Republican majority, in the first days of the current legislative session that began in mid-January. This has been a priority of grassroots Conservatives for four years, and a Republican majority delivered on that promise," he said.

But other Republicans objected.

HD94 Tony Tinderholt (R-Arlington), one of the "No" votes on the package, said afterwards, "Today almost every House Democrat voted to 'ban Democrat chairs'. Why? Because this package gave them even more power. Democrats were laughing when it passed. This is what happens when a minority of Republicans partner with Democrats to pick the Speaker!"

Freshman House Representative HD02 Brent Money (R-Greenville) said "I have been lied to and betrayed more today than I have on any single day I can remember. Instead of allowing an open and transparent debate of the House Rules AS PROMISED, there was a coordinated and premeditated plan to end debate before debate even began and not allow any amendments.

"Lo and behold, the people who were yelling the most about banning Democratic chairs voted against banning Democratic chairs." Texas House Democratic Caucus Chair HD137 Gene Wu (D-Houston) said n a press conference, following the vote, in reference to some Republicans' vote against the whole rules package.

However, a contingent of Republicans, already upset with House Speaker Burrows, were not satisfied with the halting of debate - and they're intent upon fighting back.

Brad Johnson
The Texan
January 23, 2025

Committees will begin meeting for testimony on Monday March 17, 2025.
State Republican Executive Committee SD03 Rhonda Ward and Dan Hunt, along with former TRCCA Chairman David Covey, are hosting a "Grassroots Training" on Saturday February 22 from 10am to 4pm in Lufkin TX. Topics:
* The Politics and Process of a Committee
* How to Write a Testimony
* Testify Before a Mock Committee

David Covey challenged Dade Phelan for State Representative HD21 in 2024.

Registration $20
RSVP E-mail to [email protected].
Save The Date
Reagan Day Dinner - Monday evening May 19 at 6:00pm
Navarro College Cook Education Center
Keynote Speaker -- Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller

Commissioner Miller is a close associate of President Donald Trump.
IRepublican Party of Navarro County operations account pays for our Republican Headquarters in West Third Avenue. As Republicans, we must pay our own way. It is the other party that has free stuff. We have several contributor levels:
* Roosevelt = $ 100
* Coolidge = $ 250
* Eisenhower = $ 500
* Lincoln = $ 1000
* Reagan = $ 5000

You would receive a lapel pin, recognizing your contribution.

The Republican Headquarters is a valuable resource to the local party, as well as the Navarro County Republican Women’s club. Volunteers have been recruited, because they either called the Headquarters or came in person. Our candidates had a visible and accessible place to file for office.

Donations can be received on the www.navgop.org website.

Please keep the RPNC strong in 2024.
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