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Week 17: 89th Texas Legislature

The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly

This week in the Texas Legislature we saw a few good things, a few bad thin=
gs, and a whole lot of ugly! Pretty typical week! Let=E2=80=99s review:

THE GOOD:

We had a great day of activism on Tuesday with about 35 or 40 people there =
for Gun Owners Lobby Day. We distributed petitions to all 150 House member=
s about banning Red Flag Laws (SB1362 =E2=80=93 which had a hearing on Thur=
sday). This week was the last of our monthly bus trips this session with a=
ctivists from the Harris County region. We appreciate everyone who pitched=
in! About 3/4ths of the people were first time Capitol activists, so that=
=E2=80=99s very exciting.



These are the folks that rode the bus from the Harris County area.

Good Bills Moving!

SB412 (Middleton) =E2=80=93 The bill that closes the loophole that protects=
educators from prosecution for sexually explicit materials has passed BOTH=
chambers and is on it=E2=80=99s way to the Governor! This issue has been =
a priority for several sessions, and it=E2=80=99s finally going to get done=
.

HB796 (Bell, C) =E2=80=93 The Texas Sovereignty Act, passed to engrossment =
in the House. Now goes to Senate. (Stop Government over-reach priority)

Several good, priority issue bills got a public hearing this week, includin=
g.

SB33 (18 Republican Senators) =E2=80=93 Bans use of taxpayer money to fund =
abortion travel

SB11 (Middleton) =E2=80=93 provides for a time of prayer at the start of th=
e school day

SB13 (ALL 20 REPUBLICAN SENATORS) =E2=80=93 gives strength to the READER Ac=
t from last session about removing dirty books from school libraries. This=
one is an important priority in the =E2=80=9CStop Sexualizing Kids=E2=80=
=9D category for both TTP and the RPT. Read a summary of the hearing here.

THE BAD:

SB2119 (Sparks) and SB407 (Middleton) =E2=80=93 These are the =E2=80=9CLiz=
zy=E2=80=99s Bills=E2=80=9D that we=E2=80=99ve been trying to get moved for=
Lizzy McCarty and many medical students like her. It would prevent requir=
ing vaccines for medical students who have a medical or religious reason to=
be exempted. Both bills have passed the Senate, but have not been granted=
a hearing the House, even though Chairman Gary VanDeaver has personally pr=
omised Lizzy that they would be heard next week. Yesterday, Lizzy was told =
that they will NOT be scheduling a hearing because DHHS has rules that prov=
ide exemptions (which is not entirely correct). Schools allow exemptions, =
but hospitals where clinical training happens do not. See action items bel=
ow on how you can help move these bills in the House before it=E2=80=99s to=
o late.

The 2026-2027 Biennium Budget has been passed in both chambers to the tune =
of $337.4 BILLION. The bill now goes to conference committee to work out t=
he differences between the House & Senate versions. Texans For Fiscal Resp=
onsibility believes it=E2=80=99s a bad deal. Read why they think that here=
. Bill Peacock believes that in spite of the $337.4 Billion total, three a=
djustments based on calculations using historical trends suggest that final=
state-controlled spending for the biennium will instead be closer to $608 =
billion. (These are the games people play in the TX legislature) Mr. Peaco=
ck will be writing more about that on Monday.

SB22 (Huffman), the Hollywood subsidies bill has been reported out of the H=
ouse Committee, and will likely go to the House floor for a vote. It is no=
t government=E2=80=99s job to fund private businesses. Plus =E2=80=93 the =
fund is set up outside the state treasury, so once the money goes in =E2=80=
=93 it can never be brought back and it=E2=80=99s distribution is up to a c=
ommittee. See Action Items below on how you can help STOP this bill.

HB104 (Bonnen) =E2=80=93 The Texas Futures Fund is a really bad idea accord=
ing to Mitch Little. (and we agree!) Watch this short video of Rep. Littl=
e challenging the bill author on the House floor. It passed the House anyw=
ay with 107 yes votes. The bill takes $5 billion tax dollars out of the $2=
8.5 billion rainy day fund, to be placed into a fund and invested in techno=
logy that could provide a return on the money. Essentially, it=E2=80=99s th=
e State of Texas being allowed to invest $5 billion into the stock market. =
See Action Items below on how you can help STOP this bill.

THE UGLY:

Speaker Burrows fires General Council and Policy Advisor. While we=E2=80=
=99re used to seeing UGLY at the Capitol, this one is at the top of the lis=
t. Texas Scorecard does a great job of summing up.

Legislation to get dirty books out of school and public libraries heard tes=
timony about how these bills are offensive and hurtful to professional Libr=
arians! I know I=E2=80=99m really concerned about the feelings of libraria=
ns =E2=80=93 aren=E2=80=99t you? (Forget kids! Let's protect librarians)

A Property Tax Relief Deal has been struck between Gov. Abbott, LG Patrick,=
and Speaker Burrows. With over $50 Billion of =E2=80=9Cextra=E2=80=9D mon=
ey in the treasury this year, the Big Three have agreed to give YOU, the ta=
xpayer, about $3 Billion of it in =E2=80=9Ctax relief=E2=80=9D. The deal =
includes increased homestead exemptions, increased School M&O rate compress=
ion, and increase the business property tax exemptions. City of Ft Worth m=
anager, already reporting that this might mean the City would have to raise=
their tax rate. Hold on to your checkbooks!

SB19 (Middleton) =E2=80=93 the bill that would ban taxpayer funded lobbying=
is STILL stuck in House State Affairs Committee with no hearing scheduled.

SB2646 (Middleton) and HB951 (Schofield) =E2=80=93 Closed Primaries are bot=
h in respective committees with no hearing scheduled. Senate bill in Senate=
State Affairs, and House bill in House Elections.

Tons of other good bills stuck in Committees or stuck in House Calendars Co=
mmittee.

Just the Facts, Ma=E2=80=99am!

There=E2=80=99s been a lot of chatter going on in social media circles and =
other places, about the =E2=80=9CMuslim Invasion of Texas=E2=80=9D. Includ=
ed in all that chatter is a whole lot of misinformation and conjecture. Ju=
lie and I get questions daily about it. We agree =E2=80=93 it=E2=80=99s co=
ncerning. But we need to address it armed with facts, and truth, not unfou=
nded accusations, and conjecture.

There have been a lot of resolutions and bills filed in the Texas House reg=
arding Muslim holidays and other related subjects, and I did some research =
on them this week. Most of them can be attributed to one or both of the 2 =
Democrat, Muslim Representatives =E2=80=93 Solmon Bhojani, District 92, and=
Suleman Lalani, District 76. However, several of the measures have co-aut=
hors that are Republicans, and they should be called out about it. For any=
Republican grassroots voters who care about these issues, these two distri=
cts should be a target for primary challenges in 2026.

I=E2=80=99ve researched the status of 17 bills, which you can view here. T=
his is just the facts. It shows where each one stands in the process and w=
ho authored or co-authored the bills, so that we know what we=E2=80=99re de=
aling with.

If you are concerned about these bills, I would encourage you to contact yo=
ur representatives and Senators to let them know your opinion.

NEXT WEEK AT THE CAPITOL

We will meet up at 10:00 AM in the Seal Court. We will focus on priority b=
ills that are stuck in committee, any hearings that are happening for prior=
ity legislation, and of course =E2=80=93 calendars committee cards. I won=
=E2=80=99t know exactly what we=E2=80=99ll do until Monday. If you plan to=
come on Tuesday =E2=80=93 please email me ([email protected]) to l=
et me know you=E2=80=99re coming. It helps with the planning and printing.

ACTION ITEMS (Choose 1 or 2, or all!)

**NOTE: For the remainder of session, we=E2=80=99re highlighting one actio=
n item from this message each day Monday through Thursday, in a One & Done =
message. One thing to do each day to make a difference! Watch for those a=
lerts on social media. Look for this graphic:



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1) Call Chairman Gary VanDeaver in House Public Health Committee, and tell =
him to set SB407 and HB4927 for a hearing as he promised Lizzy. (SB2119 ha=
s not yet been referred, so 4927 is a place holder for it). Lizzy=E2=80=99=
s bill to provide exemption to medical students from vaccine requirements. =
Phone calls only =E2=80=93 it=E2=80=99s too late for emails.=20

Chairman Gary VanDeaver, 512-463-0692

2) Call members of the Calendars Committee, asking them to NOT schedule SB2=
2 for a floor vote. This is the Hollywood Subsidies bill which already pas=
sed the Senate. Funding Hollywood is not government=E2=80=99s job! Phone c=
alls only =E2=80=93 it=E2=80=99s too late for emails.

Calendars Committee:

Rep. Ana Hernandez

(512) 463-0614

Rep. Jeff Leach

(512) 463-0544

Rep. Todd Hunter (Chair)

(512) 463-0672

Rep. Toni Rose

(512) 463-0664

Rep. Terry Canales

(512) 463-0426

Rep. Ramon Romero, Jr.

(512) 463-0740

Rep. Carl Tepper

(512) 463-0676

Rep. Janie Lopez

(512) 463-0640

Rep. Cody Harris

(512) 463-0730

Rep. Stan Gerdes

(512) 463-0682

Rep. Ann Johnson

(512) 463-0389

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3) Call your OWN House Representative to tell them to vote NO on SB22 if i=
t comes to a floor vote.

4) Call members of the Senate Finance Committee to object to HB104 =E2=80=
=93 The Texas Futures Fund. This bill will take $5 billion out of the rain=
y-day fund to invest in stock market. Not a good use of our money, plus, g=
ives power to the government to affect stock prices with that much capital =
investment. Phone calls only =E2=80=93 it=E2=80=99s too late for emails.

Senate Finance Committee

Joan Huffman (Chair)

512-463-0117

Juan Hinojosa

512-463-0120

Carol Alvarado

512-463-0106

Paul Bettencourt

512-463-0107

Donna Campbell

512-463-0125

Brandon Creighton

512-463-0104

Pete Flores

512-463-0124

Bob Hall

512-463-0102

Lois Kolkhorst

512-463-0118

Robert Nichols

512-463-0103

Angela Paxton

512-463-0108

Charles Perry

512-463-0128

Charles Schwertner

512-463-0105

Royce West

512-463-0123

Judith Zaffirini

512-463-0121

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5) If you=E2=80=99re feeling extra energetic =E2=80=93 we have a long list=
of bills stuck in calendars committee. You could contact the committee ab=
out moving them. If interested, email me ([email protected])

6) Keep us always in your prayers!

We are so close to the finish line! Only 3 more Tuesdays til end of sessio=
n. I'm so grateful to everyone who contributes with visits to the Capitol,=
phone calls, emails, post cards & prayers. We are absolutely having an im=
pact! Keep up the good work, and count down the days til we get our lives =
back (until next session!)

Be safe and stay engaged!

Fran Rhodes, President.

[email protected]

SAVE THE DATES!

Tuesday May 20 - TTP Tuesdays at the Capitol

Tuesday May 27 - TTP Tuesdays at the Capitol

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10px; text-align: center;"><strong>Week 17: 89th Texas Legislature</strong>=
</p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" 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;"><strong>The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly</strong></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;">This week in the Texas Legislature we saw a few good things, a few b=
ad things, and a whole lot of ugly!<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp=
; </span>Pretty typical week!<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </sp=
an>Let=E2=80=99s review:</p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"color: #3c4144=
; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: 400; padding: 0; ma=
rgin: 0; Margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5; ma=
rgin-bottom: 10px; Margin-bottom: 10px;"><strong>THE GOOD:</strong></p> <p =
class=3D"MsoNormal" 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;">We had a great day of activism on Tuesday with about 35 or 40 peop=
le there for Gun Owners Lobby Day.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp;=
</span>We distributed petitions to all 150 House members about banning Red=
Flag Laws (SB1362 =E2=80=93 which had a hearing on Thursday).<span style=
=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>This week was the last of our monthly=
bus trips this session with activists from the Harris County region.<span =
style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>We appreciate everyone who pitch=
ed in!<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>About 3/4ths of the =
people were first time Capitol activists, so that=E2=80=99s very exciting.<=
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gin: 0; Margin: 0; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 10px; =
Margin-bottom: 10px; text-align: center;"><strong>These are the folks that =
rode the bus from the Harris County area.</strong></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;"><strong>=
Good Bills Moving!</strong></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"color: #3c4=
144; 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;"><a title=3D"SB412 (Middleton)" =
href=3D"[link removed]
ZTrcC3F5xvJyxTBnMU4ig35yGzjsWQ=3D/r4ojgJkgv5CQrYImOBkyBihnzmH5jUp_rYSO-T4m2=
xI=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;">SB412 (Middleton)</a> =E2=80=93 The bill that closes the loophol=
e that protects educators from prosecution for sexually explicit materials =
has passed BOTH chambers and is on it=E2=80=99s way to the Governor!<span s=
tyle=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>This issue has been a priority fo=
r several sessions, and <strong>it=E2=80=99s finally going to get done</str=
ong>.</p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"color: #3c4144; font-family: aria=
l,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;"><a title=3D"HB796 (Bell, C) " href=3D"[link removed]
nemails.com/emails/tracking/click-link/AnfbYgOsSPbZeZTrcC3F5xvJyxTBnMU4ig35=
yGzjsWQ=3D/r4ojgJkgv5CQrYImOBkyBgLpERugRnGuKzEJrDLtOMY=3D" target=3D"_blank=
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ght: inherit; padding: 0; text-align: left; line-height: 1.5;">HB796 (Bell,=
C) </a>=E2=80=93 The Texas Sovereignty Act, passed to engrossment in the H=
ouse.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>Now goes to Senate. (=
Stop Government over-reach priority)</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;"><strong>Several good, =
priority issue bills got a public hearing this week, including.</strong></p=
> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"color: #3c4144; font-family: arial,helvet=
ica,sans-serif; font-weight: 400; padding: 0; margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-al=
ign: left; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 10px; Margin-b=
ottom: 10px;"><a title=3D"SB33 (18 Republican Senators)" href=3D"[link removed]
i.neonemails.com/emails/tracking/click-link/AnfbYgOsSPbZeZTrcC3F5xvJyxTBnMU=
4ig35yGzjsWQ=3D/r4ojgJkgv5CQrYImOBkyBgJq6aHnugnTEttY_cLo3_4=3D" target=3D"_=
blank" rel=3D"noopener" style=3D"color: #0074d9; text-decoration: none; fon=
t-weight: inherit; padding: 0; text-align: left; line-height: 1.5;">SB33 (1=
8 Republican Senators)</a> =E2=80=93 Bans use of taxpayer money to fund abo=
rtion travel</p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"color: #3c4144; font-famil=
y: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: 400; padding: 0; margin: 0; Mar=
gin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom:=
10px; Margin-bottom: 10px;"><a title=3D"SB11 (Middleton) " href=3D"https:/=
/api.neonemails.com/emails/tracking/click-link/AnfbYgOsSPbZeZTrcC3F5xvJyxTB=
nMU4ig35yGzjsWQ=3D/r4ojgJkgv5CQrYImOBkyBp3hKeEVfb0MP-N2ED3uBkI=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;">SB=
11 (Middleton) </a>=E2=80=93 provides for a time of prayer at the start of =
the school day</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; line-height: 1.5; margin-botto=
m: 10px; Margin-bottom: 10px;"><a title=3D"SB13 (Paxton) " href=3D"[link removed]
api.neonemails.com/emails/tracking/click-link/AnfbYgOsSPbZeZTrcC3F5xvJyxTBn=
MU4ig35yGzjsWQ=3D/r4ojgJkgv5CQrYImOBkyBklpxUC7u96p21X-PfxyWhg=3D" target=3D=
"_blank" rel=3D"noopener" style=3D"color: #0074d9; text-decoration: none; f=
ont-weight: inherit; padding: 0; text-align: left; line-height: 1.5;">SB13 =
(ALL 20 REPUBLICAN SENATORS) </a>=E2=80=93 gives strength to the READER Act=
from last session about removing dirty books from school libraries.<span s=
tyle=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>This one is an important priority=
in the =E2=80=9CStop Sexualizing Kids=E2=80=9D category for both TTP and t=
he RPT.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span><a href=3D"[link removed]
api.neonemails.com/emails/tracking/click-link/AnfbYgOsSPbZeZTrcC3F5xvJyxTBn=
MU4ig35yGzjsWQ=3D/r4ojgJkgv5CQrYImOBkyBta4hRDz6wA-5BfK9VxjhW0=3D" style=3D"=
color: #0074d9; text-decoration: none; font-weight: inherit; padding: 0; te=
xt-align: left; line-height: 1.5;">Read a summary of the hearing here</a>.<=
/p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"color: #3c4144; font-family: arial,helv=
etica,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>THE BAD</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; li=
ne-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 10px; Margin-bottom: 10px;"><strong><a title=
=3D"SB2119 (Sparks)" href=3D"[link removed]
ck-link/AnfbYgOsSPbZeZTrcC3F5xvJyxTBnMU4ig35yGzjsWQ=3D/r4ojgJkgv5CQrYImOBky=
BnhhVUr0RFFBPifirPCz8CI=3D" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener" style=3D"col=
or: #0074d9; text-decoration: none; font-weight: inherit; padding: 0; text-=
align: left; line-height: 1.5;">SB2119 (Sparks)</a></strong> and <a title=
=3D" SB407 (Middleton) " href=3D"[link removed]
/click-link/AnfbYgOsSPbZeZTrcC3F5xvJyxTBnMU4ig35yGzjsWQ=3D/r4ojgJkgv5CQrYIm=
OBkyBty7JnjjGJWdIMarbWmjpV4=3D" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener" style=3D=
"color: #0074d9; text-decoration: none; font-weight: inherit; padding: 0; t=
ext-align: left; line-height: 1.5;"> <strong>SB407 (Middleton) </strong></a=
>=E2=80=93 These are the =E2=80=9CLizzy=E2=80=99s Bills=E2=80=9D that we=E2=
=80=99ve been trying to get moved for Lizzy McCarty and many medical studen=
ts like her.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>It would preve=
nt requiring vaccines for medical students who have a medical or religious =
reason to be exempted.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>Both=
bills have passed the Senate, but have not been granted a hearing the Hous=
e, <em>even though Chairman Gary VanDeaver has personally promised Lizzy th=
at they would be heard next week.</em><span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;"> Y=
esterday, Lizzy was told that they will NOT be scheduling a hearing because=
DHHS has rules that provide exemptions (which is not entirely correct).&nb=
sp; Schools allow exemptions, but hospitals where clinical training happens=
do not.&nbsp; </span><strong>See action items below on how you can help mo=
ve these bills in the House before it=E2=80=99s too late.</strong></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; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 10px; Margin-bottom:=
10px;"><strong>The 2026-2027 Biennium Budget</strong> has been passed in b=
oth chambers to the tune of $337.4 BILLION. <span style=3D"mso-spacerun: ye=
s;">&nbsp;</span>The bill now goes to conference committee to work out the =
differences between the House &amp; Senate versions.<span style=3D"mso-spac=
erun: yes;">&nbsp; </span><a href=3D"[link removed]
king/click-link/AnfbYgOsSPbZeZTrcC3F5xvJyxTBnMU4ig35yGzjsWQ=3D/r4ojgJkgv5CQ=
rYImOBkyBvsIjUcSMgBWo8S3Q9Gub3o=3D" style=3D"color: #0074d9; text-decoratio=
n: none; font-weight: inherit; padding: 0; text-align: left; line-height: 1=
.5;">Texans For Fiscal Responsibility</a> believes it=E2=80=99s a bad deal.=
<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span><a href=3D"[link removed]
nemails.com/emails/tracking/click-link/AnfbYgOsSPbZeZTrcC3F5xvJyxTBnMU4ig35=
yGzjsWQ=3D/r4ojgJkgv5CQrYImOBkyBtE7ZBf-aTQgAkysBLgZFBU=3D" style=3D"color: =
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n: left; line-height: 1.5;">Read why they think that here</a>.<span style=
=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>Bill Peacock believes that in spite o=
f the $337.4 Billion total, <span class=3D"x193iq5w">three adjustments base=
d on calculations using historical trends suggest that final state-controll=
ed spending for the biennium will instead be closer to $608 billion.<span s=
tyle=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;"> (These are the games people play in the TX leg=
islature)&nbsp; Mr. Peacock</span> will be writing more about that on Monda=
y.</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: 10=
px; Margin-bottom: 10px;"><span class=3D"x193iq5w"><a title=3D"SB22" href=
=3D"[link removed]
C3F5xvJyxTBnMU4ig35yGzjsWQ=3D/r4ojgJkgv5CQrYImOBkyBhnG2ovGPfJN-J8eQrCtsJ4=
=3D" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener" style=3D"color: #0074d9; text-decor=
ation: none; font-weight: inherit; padding: 0; text-align: left; line-heigh=
t: 1.5;">SB22 (Huffman)</a>, the Hollywood subsidies bill has been reported=
out of the House Committee, and will likely go to the House floor for a vo=
te.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>It is not government=E2=
=80=99s job to fund private businesses.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;">&=
nbsp; </span>Plus =E2=80=93 the fund is set up outside the state treasury, =
so once the money goes in =E2=80=93 it can never be brought back and it=E2=
=80=99s distribution is up to a committee.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;=
">&nbsp; </span><strong>See Action Items below on how you can help STOP thi=
s bill.</strong></span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" 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=
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=3D"HB104 (Bonnen) " href=3D"[link removed]
ck-link/AnfbYgOsSPbZeZTrcC3F5xvJyxTBnMU4ig35yGzjsWQ=3D/r4ojgJkgv5CQrYImOBky=
BkusABWeGDcdFZMf3gCSkTU=3D" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener" style=3D"col=
or: #0074d9; text-decoration: none; font-weight: inherit; padding: 0; text-=
align: left; line-height: 1.5;">HB104 (Bonnen) </a>=E2=80=93 The Texas Futu=
res Fund is a really bad idea according to Mitch Little.<span style=3D"mso-=
spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>(and we agree!)<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: y=
es;">&nbsp; </span><a title=3D"Watch this short video of Rep. Little" href=
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C3F5xvJyxTBnMU4ig35yGzjsWQ=3D/r4ojgJkgv5CQrYImOBkyBh4tl9j_LGnoO-enYp1tARI=
=3D" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener" style=3D"color: #0074d9; text-decor=
ation: none; font-weight: inherit; padding: 0; text-align: left; line-heigh=
t: 1.5;">Watch this short video of Rep. Little</a> challenging the bill aut=
hor on the House floor.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>It =
passed the House anyway with 107 yes votes.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes=
;">&nbsp; </span>The bill </span><span class=3D"css-1jxf684">takes $5 billi=
on tax dollars out of the $28.5 billion rainy day fund, to be placed into a=
fund and invested in technology that could provide a return on the money. =
Essentially, it=E2=80=99s the State of Texas being allowed to invest $5 bil=
lion into the stock market.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span=
><strong>See Action Items below on how you can help STOP this bill</strong>=
.</span></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;"><span class=3D"css-1jxf684"><strong>THE UGLY:</str=
ong></span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"color: #3c4144; font-family=
: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: 400; padding: 0; margin: 0; Marg=
in: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: =
10px; Margin-bottom: 10px;"><span class=3D"css-1jxf684"><strong>Speaker Bur=
rows fires General Council and Policy Advisor.</strong><span style=3D"mso-s=
pacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>While we=E2=80=99re used to seeing UGLY at the=
Capitol, this one is at the top of the list.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: y=
es;">&nbsp; </span><a href=3D"[link removed]
ick-link/AnfbYgOsSPbZeZTrcC3F5xvJyxTBnMU4ig35yGzjsWQ=3D/r4ojgJkgv5CQrYImOBk=
yBut4T2exGgrTWoq4R4HnUUs=3D" style=3D"color: #0074d9; text-decoration: none=
; font-weight: inherit; padding: 0; text-align: left; line-height: 1.5;">Te=
xas Scorecard</a> does a great job of summing up.</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; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 10px; Margin-bottom: 10px;"><s=
pan class=3D"css-1jxf684"><strong>Legislation to get dirty books out of sch=
ool and public libraries </strong>heard testimony about how these bills are=
offensive and hurtful to professional Librarians!<span style=3D"mso-spacer=
un: yes;">&nbsp; </span>I know I=E2=80=99m really concerned about the feeli=
ngs of librarians =E2=80=93 aren=E2=80=99t you?&nbsp; (Forget kids!&nbsp; L=
et's protect librarians)</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;"><span class=3D"css-1jxf684"=
><strong>A Property Tax Relief Deal has been struck</strong> between Gov. A=
bbott, LG Patrick, and Speaker Burrows.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;">&=
nbsp; </span>With over $50 Billion of =E2=80=9Cextra=E2=80=9D money in the =
treasury this year, the Big Three have agreed to give YOU, the taxpayer, ab=
out $3 Billion of it in =E2=80=9Ctax relief=E2=80=9D.<span style=3D"mso-spa=
cerun: yes;">&nbsp;&nbsp; </span>The deal includes increased homestead exem=
ptions, increased School M&amp;O rate compression, and increase the busines=
s property tax exemptions.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>=
City of Ft Worth manager, already reporting that this might mean the City w=
ould have to raise their tax rate.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp;=
</span>Hold on to your checkbooks!</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; li=
ne-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 10px; Margin-bottom: 10px;"><span class=3D"c=
ss-1jxf684"><a title=3D"SB19 (Middleton)" href=3D"[link removed]
m/emails/tracking/click-link/AnfbYgOsSPbZeZTrcC3F5xvJyxTBnMU4ig35yGzjsWQ=3D=
/r4ojgJkgv5CQrYImOBkyBvEodeJ5yzZdLU6Tw2VyBLo=3D" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"n=
oopener" style=3D"color: #0074d9; text-decoration: none; font-weight: inher=
it; padding: 0; text-align: left; line-height: 1.5;">SB19 (Middleton)</a> =
=E2=80=93 the bill that would ban taxpayer funded lobbying is STILL stuck i=
n House State Affairs Committee with no hearing scheduled.</span></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;"><span class=3D"css-1jxf684"><a title=3D"SB2646 (Middleton) " href=3D=
"[link removed]
5xvJyxTBnMU4ig35yGzjsWQ=3D/r4ojgJkgv5CQrYImOBkyBpxxD7We6ztIJAOWX-Aix-Q=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;">SB2646 (Middleton) </a>and <a title=3D"HB951 (Schofield)" href=3D"https=
://api.neonemails.com/emails/tracking/click-link/AnfbYgOsSPbZeZTrcC3F5xvJyx=
TBnMU4ig35yGzjsWQ=3D/r4ojgJkgv5CQrYImOBkyBtfUwMxznNKjr4u9vbBUjZc=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;">HB=
951 (Schofield)</a> =E2=80=93 Closed Primaries are both in respective commi=
ttees with no hearing scheduled. Senate bill in Senate State Affairs, and H=
ouse bill in House Elections.</span></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;">Tons of other good bil=
ls <strong>stuck in Committees </strong>or stuck in House Calendars Committ=
ee.</p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"color: #3c4144; font-family: arial,=
helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: 400; padding: 0; margin: 0; Margin: 0; t=
ext-align: left; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 10px; Ma=
rgin-bottom: 10px;"><strong>Just the Facts, Ma=E2=80=99am!</strong></p> <p =
class=3D"MsoNormal" 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;">There=E2=80=99s been a lot of chatter going on in social media cir=
cles and other places, about the =E2=80=9CMuslim Invasion of Texas=E2=80=9D=
.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>Included in all that chat=
ter is a whole lot of misinformation and conjecture.<span style=3D"mso-spac=
erun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>Julie and I get questions daily about it.<span st=
yle=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>We agree =E2=80=93 it=E2=80=99s co=
ncerning.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>But we need to ad=
dress it armed with facts, and truth, not unfounded accusations, and conjec=
ture.</p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"color: #3c4144; font-family: aria=
l,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 have been a lot of resolutions and bills filed =
in the Texas House regarding Muslim holidays and other related subjects, an=
d I did some research on them this week.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;">=
&nbsp; </span>Most of them can be attributed to one or both of the 2 Democr=
at, Muslim Representatives =E2=80=93 Solmon Bhojani, District 92, and Sulem=
an Lalani, District 76.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>How=
ever, several of the measures have co-authors that are Republicans, and the=
y should be called out about it.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; <=
/span>For any Republican grassroots voters who care about these issues, the=
se two districts should be a target for primary challenges in 2026.</p> <p =
class=3D"MsoNormal" 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;">I=E2=80=99ve researched the status of 17 bills, <a href=3D"https:/=
/api.neonemails.com/emails/tracking/click-link/AnfbYgOsSPbZeZTrcC3F5xvJyxTB=
nMU4ig35yGzjsWQ=3D/r4ojgJkgv5CQrYImOBkyBghxFPZ_pUoxA30DfREIOsQ=3D" style=3D=
"color: #0074d9; text-decoration: none; font-weight: inherit; padding: 0; t=
ext-align: left; line-height: 1.5;">which you can view here</a>.<span style=
=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>This is just the facts.<span style=3D=
"mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; It shows w</span>here each one stands in the pr=
ocess and who authored or co-authored the bills, so that we know what we=E2=
=80=99re dealing with.</p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"color: #3c4144; =
font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: 400; padding: 0; marg=
in: 0; Margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5; marg=
in-bottom: 10px; Margin-bottom: 10px;">If you are concerned about these bil=
ls, I would encourage you to contact your representatives and Senators to l=
et them know your opinion.</p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"color: #3c41=
44; 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 AT THE CAPITOL=
</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: 10=
px; Margin-bottom: 10px;"><strong>We will meet up at 10:00 AM in the Seal C=
ourt.</strong><span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>We will focu=
s on priority bills that are stuck in committee, any hearings that are happ=
ening for priority legislation, and of course =E2=80=93 calendars committee=
cards.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>I won=E2=80=99t kno=
w exactly what we=E2=80=99ll do until Monday.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: y=
es;">&nbsp; </span>If you plan to come on Tuesday =E2=80=93 please email me=
(<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" style=3D"color: #0074d9; tex=
t-decoration: none; font-weight: inherit; padding: 0; text-align: left; lin=
e-height: 1.5;">[email protected]</a>) to let me know you=E2=80=99r=
e coming.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>It helps with the=
planning and printing.</p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" 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;"><strong>ACTION ITEMS (Choose 1 or 2=
, or all!)</strong></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;"><strong>**NOTE:<span style=3D"mso-space=
run: yes;">&nbsp; </span>For the remainder of session, we=E2=80=99re highli=
ghting one action item from this message each day Monday through Thursday, =
in a One &amp; Done message.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </spa=
n>One thing to do each day to make a difference!<span style=3D"mso-spacerun=
: yes;">&nbsp; </span>Watch for those alerts on social media.&nbsp; Look fo=
r this graphic:</strong></p>=20
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</figure> <p 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;">&nbsp;</p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" 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;"><strong>1) Call Chairman Gary VanDe=
aver</strong> in House Public Health Committee, and tell him to set SB407 a=
nd HB4927 for a hearing as he promised Lizzy.&nbsp; (SB2119 has not yet bee=
n referred, so 4927 is a place holder for it).<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: =
yes;">&nbsp; </span>Lizzy=E2=80=99s bill to provide exemption to medical st=
udents from vaccine requirements. Phone calls only =E2=80=93 it=E2=80=99s t=
oo late for emails.&nbsp;</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;"><strong>Chairman Gary VanDeaver, =
512-463-0692</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;"><strong>2) Call members of the Calend=
ars Committee</strong>, asking them to NOT schedule SB22 for a floor vote.<=
span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>This is the Hollywood Subsi=
dies bill which already passed the Senate. Funding Hollywood is not governm=
ent=E2=80=99s job!<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>Phone ca=
lls only =E2=80=93 it=E2=80=99s too late for emails.</p> <p class=3D"MsoNor=
mal" 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;">Calend=
ars Committee:</p>=20
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left; mso-yfti-irow: 0; mso-yfti-firstrow: yes; height: 15.0pt;">=20
<td style=3D"word-break: normal; overflow-wrap: break-wor=
d; vertical-align: top; color: #3c4144; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-s=
erif; font-weight: 400; margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: =
12pt; line-height: 1.5; width: 2.25in; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-=
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.0pt; border-collapse: collapse;" valign=3D"bottom" nowrap width=3D"216"> <=
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: 0in; line-heig=
ht: normal;"><span style=3D"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-fo=
nt-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-liga=
tures: none;">Rep. Ana Hernandez</span></p> </td>=20
<td style=3D"word-break: normal; overflow-wrap: break-wor=
d; vertical-align: top; color: #3c4144; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-s=
erif; font-weight: 400; margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: =
12pt; line-height: 1.5; width: 89.0pt; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; bord=
er-left: none; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-bottom=
-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; p=
adding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height: 15.0pt; border-collapse: collapse;" va=
lign=3D"bottom" nowrap width=3D"119"> <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: 0in; line-height: normal;"><span style=3D"font-fam=
ily: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color:=
#1b1b1b; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">(512) 463-0614</span=
></p> </td>=20
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left; mso-yfti-irow: 1; height: 15.0pt;">=20
<td style=3D"word-break: normal; overflow-wrap: break-wor=
d; vertical-align: top; color: #3c4144; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-s=
erif; font-weight: 400; margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: =
12pt; line-height: 1.5; width: 2.25in; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; bord=
er-top: none; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-bottom=
-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; p=
adding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height: 15.0pt; border-collapse: collapse;" va=
lign=3D"bottom" nowrap width=3D"216"> <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: 0in; line-height: normal;"><span style=3D"font-fam=
ily: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color:=
black; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Rep. Jeff Leach</span>=
</p> </td>=20
<td style=3D"word-break: normal; overflow-wrap: break-wor=
d; vertical-align: top; color: #3c4144; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-s=
erif; font-weight: 400; margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: =
12pt; line-height: 1.5; width: 89.0pt; border-top: none; border-left: none;=
border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0p=
t; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: soli=
d windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height: 15.0pt; border-col=
lapse: collapse;" valign=3D"bottom" nowrap width=3D"119"> <p class=3D"MsoNo=
rmal" 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; Margin-bottom: 10px; margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal;"><sp=
an style=3D"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Time=
s New Roman'; color: #1b1b1b; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">=
(512) 463-0544</span></p> </td>=20
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left; mso-yfti-irow: 2; height: 15.0pt;">=20
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d; vertical-align: top; color: #3c4144; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-s=
erif; font-weight: 400; margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: =
12pt; line-height: 1.5; width: 2.25in; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; bord=
er-top: none; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-bottom=
-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; p=
adding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height: 15.0pt; border-collapse: collapse;" va=
lign=3D"bottom" nowrap width=3D"216"> <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: 0in; line-height: normal;"><span style=3D"font-fam=
ily: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color:=
black; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Rep. Todd Hunter (Chai=
r)</span></p> </td>=20
<td style=3D"word-break: normal; overflow-wrap: break-wor=
d; vertical-align: top; color: #3c4144; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-s=
erif; font-weight: 400; margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: =
12pt; line-height: 1.5; width: 89.0pt; border-top: none; border-left: none;=
border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0p=
t; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: soli=
d windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height: 15.0pt; border-col=
lapse: collapse;" valign=3D"bottom" nowrap width=3D"119"> <p class=3D"MsoNo=
rmal" 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; Margin-bottom: 10px; margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal;"><sp=
an style=3D"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Time=
s New Roman'; color: #1b1b1b; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">=
(512) 463-0672</span></p> </td>=20
</tr>=20
<tr style=3D"padding: 0; vertical-align: top; text-align: =
left; mso-yfti-irow: 3; height: 15.0pt;">=20
<td style=3D"word-break: normal; overflow-wrap: break-wor=
d; vertical-align: top; color: #3c4144; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-s=
erif; font-weight: 400; margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: =
12pt; line-height: 1.5; width: 2.25in; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; bord=
er-top: none; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-bottom=
-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; p=
adding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height: 15.0pt; border-collapse: collapse;" va=
lign=3D"bottom" nowrap width=3D"216"> <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: 0in; line-height: normal;"><span style=3D"font-fam=
ily: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color:=
black; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Rep. Toni Rose</span><=
/p> </td>=20
<td style=3D"word-break: normal; overflow-wrap: break-wor=
d; vertical-align: top; color: #3c4144; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-s=
erif; font-weight: 400; margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: =
12pt; line-height: 1.5; width: 89.0pt; border-top: none; border-left: none;=
border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0p=
t; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: soli=
d windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height: 15.0pt; border-col=
lapse: collapse;" valign=3D"bottom" nowrap width=3D"119"> <p class=3D"MsoNo=
rmal" 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; Margin-bottom: 10px; margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal;"><sp=
an style=3D"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Time=
s New Roman'; color: #1b1b1b; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">=
(512) 463-0664</span></p> </td>=20
</tr>=20
<tr style=3D"padding: 0; vertical-align: top; text-align: =
left; mso-yfti-irow: 4; height: 15.0pt;">=20
<td style=3D"word-break: normal; overflow-wrap: break-wor=
d; vertical-align: top; color: #3c4144; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-s=
erif; font-weight: 400; margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: =
12pt; line-height: 1.5; width: 2.25in; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; bord=
er-top: none; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-bottom=
-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; p=
adding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height: 15.0pt; border-collapse: collapse;" va=
lign=3D"bottom" nowrap width=3D"216"> <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: 0in; line-height: normal;"><span style=3D"font-fam=
ily: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color:=
black; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Rep. Terry Canales</sp=
an></p> </td>=20
<td style=3D"word-break: normal; overflow-wrap: break-wor=
d; vertical-align: top; color: #3c4144; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-s=
erif; font-weight: 400; margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: =
12pt; line-height: 1.5; width: 89.0pt; border-top: none; border-left: none;=
border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0p=
t; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: soli=
d windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height: 15.0pt; border-col=
lapse: collapse;" valign=3D"bottom" nowrap width=3D"119"> <p class=3D"MsoNo=
rmal" 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; Margin-bottom: 10px; margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal;"><sp=
an style=3D"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Time=
s New Roman'; color: #1b1b1b; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">=
(512) 463-0426</span></p> </td>=20
</tr>=20
<tr style=3D"padding: 0; vertical-align: top; text-align: =
left; mso-yfti-irow: 5; height: 15.0pt;">=20
<td style=3D"word-break: normal; overflow-wrap: break-wor=
d; vertical-align: top; color: #3c4144; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-s=
erif; font-weight: 400; margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: =
12pt; line-height: 1.5; width: 2.25in; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; bord=
er-top: none; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-bottom=
-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; p=
adding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height: 15.0pt; border-collapse: collapse;" va=
lign=3D"bottom" nowrap width=3D"216"> <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: 0in; line-height: normal;"><span style=3D"font-fam=
ily: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color:=
black; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Rep. Ramon Romero, Jr.=
</span></p> </td>=20
<td style=3D"word-break: normal; overflow-wrap: break-wor=
d; vertical-align: top; color: #3c4144; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-s=
erif; font-weight: 400; margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: =
12pt; line-height: 1.5; width: 89.0pt; border-top: none; border-left: none;=
border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0p=
t; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: soli=
d windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height: 15.0pt; border-col=
lapse: collapse;" valign=3D"bottom" nowrap width=3D"119"> <p class=3D"MsoNo=
rmal" 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; Margin-bottom: 10px; margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal;"><sp=
an style=3D"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Time=
s New Roman'; color: #1b1b1b; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">=
(512) 463-0740</span></p> </td>=20
</tr>=20
<tr style=3D"padding: 0; vertical-align: top; text-align: =
left; mso-yfti-irow: 6; height: 15.0pt;">=20
<td style=3D"word-break: normal; overflow-wrap: break-wor=
d; vertical-align: top; color: #3c4144; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-s=
erif; font-weight: 400; margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: =
12pt; line-height: 1.5; width: 2.25in; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; bord=
er-top: none; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-bottom=
-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; p=
adding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height: 15.0pt; border-collapse: collapse;" va=
lign=3D"bottom" nowrap width=3D"216"> <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: 0in; line-height: normal;"><span style=3D"font-fam=
ily: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color:=
black; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Rep. Carl Tepper</span=
></p> </td>=20
<td style=3D"word-break: normal; overflow-wrap: break-wor=
d; vertical-align: top; color: #3c4144; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-s=
erif; font-weight: 400; margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: =
12pt; line-height: 1.5; width: 89.0pt; border-top: none; border-left: none;=
border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0p=
t; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: soli=
d windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height: 15.0pt; border-col=
lapse: collapse;" valign=3D"bottom" nowrap width=3D"119"> <p class=3D"MsoNo=
rmal" 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; Margin-bottom: 10px; margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal;"><sp=
an style=3D"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Time=
s New Roman'; color: #1b1b1b; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">=
(512) 463-0676</span></p> </td>=20
</tr>=20
<tr style=3D"padding: 0; vertical-align: top; text-align: =
left; mso-yfti-irow: 7; height: 15.0pt;">=20
<td style=3D"word-break: normal; overflow-wrap: break-wor=
d; vertical-align: top; color: #3c4144; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-s=
erif; font-weight: 400; margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: =
12pt; line-height: 1.5; width: 2.25in; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; bord=
er-top: none; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-bottom=
-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; p=
adding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height: 15.0pt; border-collapse: collapse;" va=
lign=3D"bottom" nowrap width=3D"216"> <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: 0in; line-height: normal;"><span style=3D"font-fam=
ily: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color:=
black; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Rep. Janie Lopez</span=
></p> </td>=20
<td style=3D"word-break: normal; overflow-wrap: break-wor=
d; vertical-align: top; color: #3c4144; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-s=
erif; font-weight: 400; margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: =
12pt; line-height: 1.5; width: 89.0pt; border-top: none; border-left: none;=
border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0p=
t; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: soli=
d windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height: 15.0pt; border-col=
lapse: collapse;" valign=3D"bottom" nowrap width=3D"119"> <p class=3D"MsoNo=
rmal" 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; Margin-bottom: 10px; margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal;"><sp=
an style=3D"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Time=
s New Roman'; color: #1b1b1b; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">=
(512) 463-0640</span></p> </td>=20
</tr>=20
<tr style=3D"padding: 0; vertical-align: top; text-align: =
left; mso-yfti-irow: 8; height: 15.0pt;">=20
<td style=3D"word-break: normal; overflow-wrap: break-wor=
d; vertical-align: top; color: #3c4144; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-s=
erif; font-weight: 400; margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: =
12pt; line-height: 1.5; width: 2.25in; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; bord=
er-top: none; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-bottom=
-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; p=
adding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height: 15.0pt; border-collapse: collapse;" va=
lign=3D"bottom" nowrap width=3D"216"> <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: 0in; line-height: normal;"><span style=3D"font-fam=
ily: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color:=
black; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Rep. Cody Harris</span=
></p> </td>=20
<td style=3D"word-break: normal; overflow-wrap: break-wor=
d; vertical-align: top; color: #3c4144; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-s=
erif; font-weight: 400; margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: =
12pt; line-height: 1.5; width: 89.0pt; border-top: none; border-left: none;=
border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0p=
t; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: soli=
d windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height: 15.0pt; border-col=
lapse: collapse;" valign=3D"bottom" nowrap width=3D"119"> <p class=3D"MsoNo=
rmal" 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; Margin-bottom: 10px; margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal;"><sp=
an style=3D"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Time=
s New Roman'; color: #1b1b1b; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">=
(512) 463-0730</span></p> </td>=20
</tr>=20
<tr style=3D"padding: 0; vertical-align: top; text-align: =
left; mso-yfti-irow: 9; height: 15.0pt;">=20
<td style=3D"word-break: normal; overflow-wrap: break-wor=
d; vertical-align: top; color: #3c4144; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-s=
erif; font-weight: 400; margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: =
12pt; line-height: 1.5; width: 2.25in; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; bord=
er-top: none; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-bottom=
-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; p=
adding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height: 15.0pt; border-collapse: collapse;" va=
lign=3D"bottom" nowrap width=3D"216"> <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: 0in; line-height: normal;"><span style=3D"font-fam=
ily: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color:=
black; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Rep. Stan Gerdes</span=
></p> </td>=20
<td style=3D"word-break: normal; overflow-wrap: break-wor=
d; vertical-align: top; color: #3c4144; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-s=
erif; font-weight: 400; margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: =
12pt; line-height: 1.5; width: 89.0pt; border-top: none; border-left: none;=
border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0p=
t; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: soli=
d windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height: 15.0pt; border-col=
lapse: collapse;" valign=3D"bottom" nowrap width=3D"119"> <p class=3D"MsoNo=
rmal" 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; Margin-bottom: 10px; margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal;"><sp=
an style=3D"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Time=
s New Roman'; color: #1b1b1b; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">=
(512) 463-0682</span></p> </td>=20
</tr>=20
<tr style=3D"padding: 0; vertical-align: top; text-align: =
left; mso-yfti-irow: 10; mso-yfti-lastrow: yes; height: 15.0pt;">=20
<td style=3D"word-break: normal; overflow-wrap: break-wor=
d; vertical-align: top; color: #3c4144; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-s=
erif; font-weight: 400; margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: =
12pt; line-height: 1.5; width: 2.25in; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; bord=
er-top: none; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-bottom=
-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; p=
adding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height: 15.0pt; border-collapse: collapse;" va=
lign=3D"bottom" nowrap width=3D"216"> <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: 0in; line-height: normal;"><span style=3D"font-fam=
ily: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color:=
black; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Rep. Ann Johnson</span=
></p> </td>=20
<td style=3D"word-break: normal; overflow-wrap: break-wor=
d; vertical-align: top; color: #3c4144; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-s=
erif; font-weight: 400; margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: =
12pt; line-height: 1.5; width: 89.0pt; border-top: none; border-left: none;=
border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0p=
t; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: soli=
d windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height: 15.0pt; border-col=
lapse: collapse;" valign=3D"bottom" nowrap width=3D"119"> <p class=3D"MsoNo=
rmal" 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; Margin-bottom: 10px; margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal;"><sp=
an style=3D"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Time=
s New Roman'; color: #1b1b1b; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">=
(512) 463-0389</span></p> </td>=20
</tr>=20
</tbody>=20
</table> <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;">&nbsp;</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>3)<span =
style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>Call your OWN House Representati=
ve</strong> to tell them to vote NO on SB22 if it comes to a floor vote.</p=
> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"color: #3c4144; font-family: arial,helvet=
ica,sans-serif; font-weight: 400; padding: 0; margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-al=
ign: left; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 10px; Margin-b=
ottom: 10px;"><strong>4)<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>Ca=
ll members of the Senate Finance Committee</strong> to object to HB104 =E2=
=80=93 The Texas Futures Fund.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </s=
pan>This bill will take $5 billion out of the rainy-day fund to invest in s=
tock market.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>Not a good use=
of our money, plus, gives power to the government to affect stock prices w=
ith that much capital investment.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; =
</span>Phone calls only =E2=80=93 it=E2=80=99s too late for emails.</p> <p =
class=3D"MsoNormal" 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;"><strong>Senate Finance Committee</strong></p>=20
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padding: 0; vertical-align: top; text-align: left; max-width: 100%; width: =
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: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;" border=3D"0" width=3D"291" cellspacing=3D"0" cellpa=
dding=3D"0">=20
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left; mso-yfti-irow: 0; mso-yfti-firstrow: yes; height: 15.0pt;">=20
<td style=3D"word-break: normal; overflow-wrap: break-wor=
d; vertical-align: top; color: #3c4144; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-s=
erif; font-weight: 400; margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: =
12pt; line-height: 1.5; width: 129.0pt; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso=
-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height: 1=
5.0pt; border-collapse: collapse;" valign=3D"bottom" width=3D"172"> <p clas=
s=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: 0in; line-height: no=
rmal;"><span style=3D"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-fam=
ily: 'Times New Roman'; color: black; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures:=
none;">Joan Huffman (Chair)</span></p> </td>=20
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d; vertical-align: top; color: #3c4144; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-s=
erif; font-weight: 400; margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: =
12pt; line-height: 1.5; width: 89.0pt; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; bord=
er-left: none; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-bottom=
-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; p=
adding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height: 15.0pt; border-collapse: collapse;" va=
lign=3D"bottom" width=3D"119"> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"color: #3c41=
44; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: 400; padding: 0; =
margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 12pt; Margin-bottom: 10p=
x; margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal;"><span style=3D"font-family: 'A=
rial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black;=
mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">512-463-0117</span></p> </td>=
=20
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left; mso-yfti-irow: 1; height: 15.0pt;">=20
<td style=3D"word-break: normal; overflow-wrap: break-wor=
d; vertical-align: top; color: #3c4144; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-s=
erif; font-weight: 400; margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: =
12pt; line-height: 1.5; width: 129.0pt; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; bor=
der-top: none; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-botto=
m-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; =
padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height: 15.0pt; border-collapse: collapse;" v=
align=3D"bottom" width=3D"172"> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"color: #3c4=
144; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: 400; padding: 0;=
margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 12pt; Margin-bottom: 10=
px; margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal;"><span style=3D"font-family: '=
Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black=
; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Juan Hinojosa</span></p> </t=
d>=20
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d; vertical-align: top; color: #3c4144; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-s=
erif; font-weight: 400; margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: =
12pt; line-height: 1.5; width: 89.0pt; border-top: none; border-left: none;=
border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0p=
t; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: soli=
d windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height: 15.0pt; border-col=
lapse: collapse;" valign=3D"bottom" width=3D"119"> <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: 0in; line-height: normal;"><span styl=
e=3D"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New R=
oman'; color: black; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">512-463-0=
120</span></p> </td>=20
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left; mso-yfti-irow: 2; height: 15.0pt;">=20
<td style=3D"word-break: normal; overflow-wrap: break-wor=
d; vertical-align: top; color: #3c4144; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-s=
erif; font-weight: 400; margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: =
12pt; line-height: 1.5; width: 129.0pt; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; bor=
der-top: none; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-botto=
m-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; =
padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height: 15.0pt; border-collapse: collapse;" v=
align=3D"bottom" width=3D"172"> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"color: #3c4=
144; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: 400; padding: 0;=
margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 12pt; Margin-bottom: 10=
px; margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal;"><span style=3D"font-family: '=
Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black=
; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Carol Alvarado</span></p> </=
td>=20
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d; vertical-align: top; color: #3c4144; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-s=
erif; font-weight: 400; margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: =
12pt; line-height: 1.5; width: 89.0pt; border-top: none; border-left: none;=
border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0p=
t; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: soli=
d windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height: 15.0pt; border-col=
lapse: collapse;" valign=3D"bottom" width=3D"119"> <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: 0in; line-height: normal;"><span styl=
e=3D"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New R=
oman'; color: black; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">512-463-0=
106</span></p> </td>=20
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left; mso-yfti-irow: 3; height: 15.0pt;">=20
<td style=3D"word-break: normal; overflow-wrap: break-wor=
d; vertical-align: top; color: #3c4144; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-s=
erif; font-weight: 400; margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: =
12pt; line-height: 1.5; width: 129.0pt; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; bor=
der-top: none; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-botto=
m-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; =
padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height: 15.0pt; border-collapse: collapse;" v=
align=3D"bottom" width=3D"172"> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"color: #3c4=
144; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: 400; padding: 0;=
margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 12pt; Margin-bottom: 10=
px; margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal;"><span style=3D"font-family: '=
Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black=
; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Paul Bettencourt</span></p> =
</td>=20
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d; vertical-align: top; color: #3c4144; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-s=
erif; font-weight: 400; margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: =
12pt; line-height: 1.5; width: 89.0pt; border-top: none; border-left: none;=
border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0p=
t; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: soli=
d windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height: 15.0pt; border-col=
lapse: collapse;" valign=3D"bottom" width=3D"119"> <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: 0in; line-height: normal;"><span styl=
e=3D"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New R=
oman'; color: black; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">512-463-0=
107</span></p> </td>=20
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left; mso-yfti-irow: 4; height: 15.0pt;">=20
<td style=3D"word-break: normal; overflow-wrap: break-wor=
d; vertical-align: top; color: #3c4144; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-s=
erif; font-weight: 400; margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: =
12pt; line-height: 1.5; width: 129.0pt; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; bor=
der-top: none; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-botto=
m-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; =
padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height: 15.0pt; border-collapse: collapse;" v=
align=3D"bottom" width=3D"172"> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"color: #3c4=
144; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: 400; padding: 0;=
margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 12pt; Margin-bottom: 10=
px; margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal;"><span style=3D"font-family: '=
Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black=
; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Donna Campbell</span></p> </=
td>=20
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d; vertical-align: top; color: #3c4144; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-s=
erif; font-weight: 400; margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: =
12pt; line-height: 1.5; width: 89.0pt; border-top: none; border-left: none;=
border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0p=
t; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: soli=
d windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height: 15.0pt; border-col=
lapse: collapse;" valign=3D"bottom" width=3D"119"> <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: 0in; line-height: normal;"><span styl=
e=3D"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New R=
oman'; color: black; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">512-463-0=
125</span></p> </td>=20
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left; mso-yfti-irow: 5; height: 15.0pt;">=20
<td style=3D"word-break: normal; overflow-wrap: break-wor=
d; vertical-align: top; color: #3c4144; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-s=
erif; font-weight: 400; margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: =
12pt; line-height: 1.5; width: 129.0pt; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; bor=
der-top: none; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-botto=
m-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; =
padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height: 15.0pt; border-collapse: collapse;" v=
align=3D"bottom" width=3D"172"> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"color: #3c4=
144; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: 400; padding: 0;=
margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 12pt; Margin-bottom: 10=
px; margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal;"><span style=3D"font-family: '=
Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black=
; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Brandon Creighton</span></p>=
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d; vertical-align: top; color: #3c4144; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-s=
erif; font-weight: 400; margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: =
12pt; line-height: 1.5; width: 89.0pt; border-top: none; border-left: none;=
border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0p=
t; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: soli=
d windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height: 15.0pt; border-col=
lapse: collapse;" valign=3D"bottom" width=3D"119"> <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: 0in; line-height: normal;"><span styl=
e=3D"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New R=
oman'; color: black; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">512-463-0=
104</span></p> </td>=20
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left; mso-yfti-irow: 6; height: 15.0pt;">=20
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d; vertical-align: top; color: #3c4144; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-s=
erif; font-weight: 400; margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: =
12pt; line-height: 1.5; width: 129.0pt; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; bor=
der-top: none; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-botto=
m-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; =
padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height: 15.0pt; border-collapse: collapse;" v=
align=3D"bottom" width=3D"172"> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"color: #3c4=
144; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: 400; padding: 0;=
margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 12pt; Margin-bottom: 10=
px; margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal;"><span style=3D"font-family: '=
Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black=
; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Pete Flores</span></p> </td>=
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d; vertical-align: top; color: #3c4144; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-s=
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12pt; line-height: 1.5; width: 89.0pt; border-top: none; border-left: none;=
border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0p=
t; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: soli=
d windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height: 15.0pt; border-col=
lapse: collapse;" valign=3D"bottom" width=3D"119"> <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: 0in; line-height: normal;"><span styl=
e=3D"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New R=
oman'; color: black; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">512-463-0=
124</span></p> </td>=20
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left; mso-yfti-irow: 7; height: 15.0pt;">=20
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d; vertical-align: top; color: #3c4144; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-s=
erif; font-weight: 400; margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: =
12pt; line-height: 1.5; width: 129.0pt; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; bor=
der-top: none; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-botto=
m-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; =
padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height: 15.0pt; border-collapse: collapse;" v=
align=3D"bottom" width=3D"172"> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"color: #3c4=
144; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: 400; padding: 0;=
margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 12pt; Margin-bottom: 10=
px; margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal;"><span style=3D"font-family: '=
Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black=
; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Bob Hall</span></p> </td>=20
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d; vertical-align: top; color: #3c4144; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-s=
erif; font-weight: 400; margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: =
12pt; line-height: 1.5; width: 89.0pt; border-top: none; border-left: none;=
border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0p=
t; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: soli=
d windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height: 15.0pt; border-col=
lapse: collapse;" valign=3D"bottom" width=3D"119"> <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: 0in; line-height: normal;"><span styl=
e=3D"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New R=
oman'; color: black; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">512-463-0=
102</span></p> </td>=20
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left; mso-yfti-irow: 8; height: 15.0pt;">=20
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d; vertical-align: top; color: #3c4144; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-s=
erif; font-weight: 400; margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: =
12pt; line-height: 1.5; width: 129.0pt; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; bor=
der-top: none; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-botto=
m-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; =
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align=3D"bottom" width=3D"172"> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"color: #3c4=
144; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: 400; padding: 0;=
margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 12pt; Margin-bottom: 10=
px; margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal;"><span style=3D"font-family: '=
Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black=
; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Lois Kolkhorst</span></p> </=
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d; vertical-align: top; color: #3c4144; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-s=
erif; font-weight: 400; margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: =
12pt; line-height: 1.5; width: 89.0pt; border-top: none; border-left: none;=
border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0p=
t; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: soli=
d windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height: 15.0pt; border-col=
lapse: collapse;" valign=3D"bottom" width=3D"119"> <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: 0in; line-height: normal;"><span styl=
e=3D"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New R=
oman'; color: black; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">512-463-0=
118</span></p> </td>=20
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left; mso-yfti-irow: 9; height: 15.0pt;">=20
<td style=3D"word-break: normal; overflow-wrap: break-wor=
d; vertical-align: top; color: #3c4144; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-s=
erif; font-weight: 400; margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: =
12pt; line-height: 1.5; width: 129.0pt; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; bor=
der-top: none; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-botto=
m-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; =
padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height: 15.0pt; border-collapse: collapse;" v=
align=3D"bottom" width=3D"172"> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"color: #3c4=
144; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: 400; padding: 0;=
margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 12pt; Margin-bottom: 10=
px; margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal;"><span style=3D"font-family: '=
Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black=
; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Robert Nichols</span></p> </=
td>=20
<td style=3D"word-break: normal; overflow-wrap: break-wor=
d; vertical-align: top; color: #3c4144; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-s=
erif; font-weight: 400; margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: =
12pt; line-height: 1.5; width: 89.0pt; border-top: none; border-left: none;=
border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0p=
t; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: soli=
d windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height: 15.0pt; border-col=
lapse: collapse;" valign=3D"bottom" width=3D"119"> <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: 0in; line-height: normal;"><span styl=
e=3D"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New R=
oman'; color: black; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">512-463-0=
103</span></p> </td>=20
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left; mso-yfti-irow: 10; height: 15.0pt;">=20
<td style=3D"word-break: normal; overflow-wrap: break-wor=
d; vertical-align: top; color: #3c4144; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-s=
erif; font-weight: 400; margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: =
12pt; line-height: 1.5; width: 129.0pt; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; bor=
der-top: none; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-botto=
m-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; =
padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height: 15.0pt; border-collapse: collapse;" v=
align=3D"bottom" width=3D"172"> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"color: #3c4=
144; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: 400; padding: 0;=
margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 12pt; Margin-bottom: 10=
px; margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal;"><span style=3D"font-family: '=
Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black=
; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Angela Paxton</span></p> </t=
d>=20
<td style=3D"word-break: normal; overflow-wrap: break-wor=
d; vertical-align: top; color: #3c4144; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-s=
erif; font-weight: 400; margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: =
12pt; line-height: 1.5; width: 89.0pt; border-top: none; border-left: none;=
border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0p=
t; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: soli=
d windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height: 15.0pt; border-col=
lapse: collapse;" valign=3D"bottom" width=3D"119"> <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: 0in; line-height: normal;"><span styl=
e=3D"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New R=
oman'; color: black; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">512-463-0=
108</span></p> </td>=20
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left; mso-yfti-irow: 11; height: 15.0pt;">=20
<td style=3D"word-break: normal; overflow-wrap: break-wor=
d; vertical-align: top; color: #3c4144; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-s=
erif; font-weight: 400; margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: =
12pt; line-height: 1.5; width: 129.0pt; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; bor=
der-top: none; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-botto=
m-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; =
padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height: 15.0pt; border-collapse: collapse;" v=
align=3D"bottom" width=3D"172"> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"color: #3c4=
144; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: 400; padding: 0;=
margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 12pt; Margin-bottom: 10=
px; margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal;"><span style=3D"font-family: '=
Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black=
; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Charles Perry</span></p> </t=
d>=20
<td style=3D"word-break: normal; overflow-wrap: break-wor=
d; vertical-align: top; color: #3c4144; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-s=
erif; font-weight: 400; margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: =
12pt; line-height: 1.5; width: 89.0pt; border-top: none; border-left: none;=
border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0p=
t; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: soli=
d windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height: 15.0pt; border-col=
lapse: collapse;" valign=3D"bottom" width=3D"119"> <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: 0in; line-height: normal;"><span styl=
e=3D"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New R=
oman'; color: black; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">512-463-0=
128</span></p> </td>=20
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left; mso-yfti-irow: 12; height: 15.0pt;">=20
<td style=3D"word-break: normal; overflow-wrap: break-wor=
d; vertical-align: top; color: #3c4144; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-s=
erif; font-weight: 400; margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: =
12pt; line-height: 1.5; width: 129.0pt; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; bor=
der-top: none; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-botto=
m-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; =
padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height: 15.0pt; border-collapse: collapse;" v=
align=3D"bottom" width=3D"172"> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"color: #3c4=
144; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: 400; padding: 0;=
margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 12pt; Margin-bottom: 10=
px; margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal;"><span style=3D"font-family: '=
Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black=
; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Charles Schwertner</span></p=
> </td>=20
<td style=3D"word-break: normal; overflow-wrap: break-wor=
d; vertical-align: top; color: #3c4144; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-s=
erif; font-weight: 400; margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: =
12pt; line-height: 1.5; width: 89.0pt; border-top: none; border-left: none;=
border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0p=
t; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: soli=
d windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height: 15.0pt; border-col=
lapse: collapse;" valign=3D"bottom" width=3D"119"> <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: 0in; line-height: normal;"><span styl=
e=3D"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New R=
oman'; color: black; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">512-463-0=
105</span></p> </td>=20
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left; mso-yfti-irow: 13; height: 15.0pt;">=20
<td style=3D"word-break: normal; overflow-wrap: break-wor=
d; vertical-align: top; color: #3c4144; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-s=
erif; font-weight: 400; margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: =
12pt; line-height: 1.5; width: 129.0pt; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; bor=
der-top: none; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-botto=
m-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; =
padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height: 15.0pt; border-collapse: collapse;" v=
align=3D"bottom" width=3D"172"> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"color: #3c4=
144; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: 400; padding: 0;=
margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 12pt; Margin-bottom: 10=
px; margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal;"><span style=3D"font-family: '=
Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black=
; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Royce West</span></p> </td>=
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d; vertical-align: top; color: #3c4144; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-s=
erif; font-weight: 400; margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: =
12pt; line-height: 1.5; width: 89.0pt; border-top: none; border-left: none;=
border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0p=
t; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: soli=
d windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height: 15.0pt; border-col=
lapse: collapse;" valign=3D"bottom" width=3D"119"> <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: 0in; line-height: normal;"><span styl=
e=3D"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New R=
oman'; color: black; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">512-463-0=
123</span></p> </td>=20
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left; mso-yfti-irow: 14; mso-yfti-lastrow: yes; height: 15.0pt;">=20
<td style=3D"word-break: normal; overflow-wrap: break-wor=
d; vertical-align: top; color: #3c4144; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-s=
erif; font-weight: 400; margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: =
12pt; line-height: 1.5; width: 129.0pt; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; bor=
der-top: none; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-botto=
m-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; =
padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height: 15.0pt; border-collapse: collapse;" v=
align=3D"bottom" width=3D"172"> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"color: #3c4=
144; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: 400; padding: 0;=
margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 12pt; Margin-bottom: 10=
px; margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal;"><span style=3D"font-family: '=
Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black=
; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Judith Zaffirini</span></p> =
</td>=20
<td style=3D"word-break: normal; overflow-wrap: break-wor=
d; vertical-align: top; color: #3c4144; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-s=
erif; font-weight: 400; margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: =
12pt; line-height: 1.5; width: 89.0pt; border-top: none; border-left: none;=
border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0p=
t; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: soli=
d windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height: 15.0pt; border-col=
lapse: collapse;" valign=3D"bottom" width=3D"119"> <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: 0in; line-height: normal;"><span styl=
e=3D"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New R=
oman'; color: black; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">512-463-0=
121</span></p> </td>=20
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</table> <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;">&nbsp;</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>5)<span =
style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>If you=E2=80=99re feeling extra =
energetic</strong> =E2=80=93 we have a long list of bills stuck in calendar=
s committee.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>You could cont=
act the committee about moving them.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbs=
p; </span>If interested, email me (<a href=3D"mailto:fran@truetexasproject.=
com" style=3D"color: #0074d9; text-decoration: none; font-weight: inherit; =
padding: 0; text-align: left; line-height: 1.5;">[email protected]<=
/a>)</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; M=
argin-bottom: 10px;"><strong>6) Keep us always in your prayers!</strong></p=
> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"color: #3c4144; font-family: arial,helvet=
ica,sans-serif; font-weight: 400; padding: 0; margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-al=
ign: left; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 10px; Margin-b=
ottom: 10px;">We are so close to the finish line!&nbsp; Only 3 more Tuesday=
s til end of session.&nbsp; I'm so grateful to everyone who contributes wit=
h visits to the Capitol, phone calls, emails, post cards &amp; prayers.&nbs=
p; We are absolutely having an impact!&nbsp; Keep up the good work, and cou=
nt down the days til we get our lives back (until next session!)</p> <p cla=
ss=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"color: #3c4144; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans=
-serif; font-weight: 400; padding: 0; margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-align: lef=
t; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 10px; Margin-bottom: 1=
0px;">Be safe and stay engaged!</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;">Fran Rhodes, President.</p>=
<p class=3D"MsoNormal" 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;"><a title=3D"[email protected]" href=3D"mailto:fran@tru=
etexasproject.com" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener" style=3D"color: #0074=
d9; text-decoration: none; font-weight: inherit; padding: 0; text-align: le=
ft; line-height: 1.5;">[email protected]</a></p> <p class=3D"MsoNoS=
pacing" style=3D"color: #3c4144; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; f=
ont-weight: 400; padding: 0; margin: 0; Margin: 0; font-size: 12pt; line-he=
ight: 1.5; margin-bottom: 10px; Margin-bottom: 10px; text-align: center;" a=
lign=3D"center"><strong>SAVE THE DATES!</strong></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"=
style=3D"color: #3c4144; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-wei=
ght: 400; padding: 0; margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 12=
pt; Margin-bottom: 10px; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; line-height: normal;"><span =
style=3D"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times N=
ew Roman'; color: #3c4144; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Tue=
sday May 20 - TTP Tuesdays at the Capitol</span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"=
style=3D"color: #3c4144; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-wei=
ght: 400; padding: 0; margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 12=
pt; Margin-bottom: 10px; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; line-height: normal;"><span =
style=3D"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times N=
ew Roman'; color: #3c4144; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Tue=
sday May 27 - TTP Tuesdays at the Capitol</span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal =
align-center" style=3D"color: #3c4144; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-se=
rif; font-weight: 400; padding: 0; margin: 0; Margin: 0; font-size: 12pt; M=
argin-bottom: 10px; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; line-height: normal; text-align: =
center;">&nbsp;</p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal align-center" style=3D"color: #3c=
4144; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: 400; padding: 0=
; margin: 0; Margin: 0; font-size: 12pt; Margin-bottom: 10px; margin-bottom=
: 7.5pt; line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><strong><span style=3D"f=
ont-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';=
color: #3c4144; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Our weekly vi=
sits to the Capitol focus on legislation, but the primary work is training =
up people to continuously be engaged in government.&nbsp; Every week, we ha=
ve new people who have never done it before and are happy to learn.&nbsp; W=
e are training up an army of grassroots activists, but we need your help to=
do it.&nbsp; <span style=3D"background-color: rgb(241, 196, 15);">Can you =
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Week 17: 89th Texas Legislature

The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly

This week in the Texas Legislature we saw a few good things, a few bad things, and a whole lot of ugly! Pretty typical week! Let’s review:

THE GOOD:

We had a great day of activism on Tuesday with about 35 or 40 people there for Gun Owners Lobby Day. We distributed petitions to all 150 House members about banning Red Flag Laws (SB1362 – which had a hearing on Thursday). This week was the last of our monthly bus trips this session with activists from the Harris County region. We appreciate everyone who pitched in! About 3/4ths of the people were first time Capitol activists, so that’s very exciting.



These are the folks that rode the bus from the Harris County area.

Good Bills Moving!

SB412 (Middleton) – The bill that closes the loophole that protects educators from prosecution for sexually explicit materials has passed BOTH chambers and is on it’s way to the Governor! This issue has been a priority for several sessions, and it’s finally going to get done.

HB796 (Bell, C) – The Texas Sovereignty Act, passed to engrossment in the House. Now goes to Senate. (Stop Government over-reach priority)

Several good, priority issue bills got a public hearing this week, including.

SB33 (18 Republican Senators) – Bans use of taxpayer money to fund abortion travel

SB11 (Middleton) – provides for a time of prayer at the start of the school day

SB13 (ALL 20 REPUBLICAN SENATORS) – gives strength to the READER Act from last session about removing dirty books from school libraries. This one is an important priority in the “Stop Sexualizing Kids” category for both TTP and the RPT. Read a summary of the hearing here.

THE BAD:

SB2119 (Sparks) and SB407 (Middleton) – These are the “Lizzy’s Bills” that we’ve been trying to get moved for Lizzy McCarty and many medical students like her. It would prevent requiring vaccines for medical students who have a medical or religious reason to be exempted. Both bills have passed the Senate, but have not been granted a hearing the House, even though Chairman Gary VanDeaver has personally promised Lizzy that they would be heard next week. Yesterday, Lizzy was told that they will NOT be scheduling a hearing because DHHS has rules that provide exemptions (which is not entirely correct). Schools allow exemptions, but hospitals where clinical training happens do not. See action items below on how you can help move these bills in the House before it’s too late.

The 2026-2027 Biennium Budget has been passed in both chambers to the tune of $337.4 BILLION. The bill now goes to conference committee to work out the differences between the House & Senate versions. Texans For Fiscal Responsibility believes it’s a bad deal. Read why they think that here. Bill Peacock believes that in spite of the $337.4 Billion total, three adjustments based on calculations using historical trends suggest that final state-controlled spending for the biennium will instead be closer to $608 billion. (These are the games people play in the TX legislature) Mr. Peacock will be writing more about that on Monday.

SB22 (Huffman), the Hollywood subsidies bill has been reported out of the House Committee, and will likely go to the House floor for a vote. It is not government’s job to fund private businesses. Plus – the fund is set up outside the state treasury, so once the money goes in – it can never be brought back and it’s distribution is up to a committee. See Action Items below on how you can help STOP this bill.

HB104 (Bonnen) – The Texas Futures Fund is a really bad idea according to Mitch Little. (and we agree!) Watch this short video of Rep. Little challenging the bill author on the House floor. It passed the House anyway with 107 yes votes. The bill takes $5 billion tax dollars out of the $28.5 billion rainy day fund, to be placed into a fund and invested in technology that could provide a return on the money. Essentially, it’s the State of Texas being allowed to invest $5 billion into the stock market. See Action Items below on how you can help STOP this bill.

THE UGLY:

Speaker Burrows fires General Council and Policy Advisor. While we’re used to seeing UGLY at the Capitol, this one is at the top of the list. Texas Scorecard does a great job of summing up.

Legislation to get dirty books out of school and public libraries heard testimony about how these bills are offensive and hurtful to professional Librarians! I know I’m really concerned about the feelings of librarians – aren’t you? (Forget kids! Let's protect librarians)

A Property Tax Relief Deal has been struck between Gov. Abbott, LG Patrick, and Speaker Burrows. With over $50 Billion of “extra” money in the treasury this year, the Big Three have agreed to give YOU, the taxpayer, about $3 Billion of it in “tax relief”. The deal includes increased homestead exemptions, increased School M&O rate compression, and increase the business property tax exemptions. City of Ft Worth manager, already reporting that this might mean the City would have to raise their tax rate. Hold on to your checkbooks!

SB19 (Middleton) – the bill that would ban taxpayer funded lobbying is STILL stuck in House State Affairs Committee with no hearing scheduled.

SB2646 (Middleton) and HB951 (Schofield) – Closed Primaries are both in respective committees with no hearing scheduled. Senate bill in Senate State Affairs, and House bill in House Elections.

Tons of other good bills stuck in Committees or stuck in House Calendars Committee.

Just the Facts, Ma’am!

There’s been a lot of chatter going on in social media circles and other places, about the “Muslim Invasion of Texas”. Included in all that chatter is a whole lot of misinformation and conjecture. Julie and I get questions daily about it. We agree – it’s concerning. But we need to address it armed with facts, and truth, not unfounded accusations, and conjecture.

There have been a lot of resolutions and bills filed in the Texas House regarding Muslim holidays and other related subjects, and I did some research on them this week. Most of them can be attributed to one or both of the 2 Democrat, Muslim Representatives – Solmon Bhojani, District 92, and Suleman Lalani, District 76. However, several of the measures have co-authors that are Republicans, and they should be called out about it. For any Republican grassroots voters who care about these issues, these two districts should be a target for primary challenges in 2026.

I’ve researched the status of 17 bills, which you can view here. This is just the facts. It shows where each one stands in the process and who authored or co-authored the bills, so that we know what we’re dealing with.

If you are concerned about these bills, I would encourage you to contact your representatives and Senators to let them know your opinion.

NEXT WEEK AT THE CAPITOL

We will meet up at 10:00 AM in the Seal Court. We will focus on priority bills that are stuck in committee, any hearings that are happening for priority legislation, and of course – calendars committee cards. I won’t know exactly what we’ll do until Monday. If you plan to come on Tuesday – please email me ([email protected]) to let me know you’re coming. It helps with the planning and printing.

ACTION ITEMS (Choose 1 or 2, or all!)

**NOTE: For the remainder of session, we’re highlighting one action item from this message each day Monday through Thursday, in a One & Done message. One thing to do each day to make a difference! Watch for those alerts on social media. Look for this graphic:





1) Call Chairman Gary VanDeaver in House Public Health Committee, and tell him to set SB407 and HB4927 for a hearing as he promised Lizzy. (SB2119 has not yet been referred, so 4927 is a place holder for it). Lizzy’s bill to provide exemption to medical students from vaccine requirements. Phone calls only – it’s too late for emails.

Chairman Gary VanDeaver, 512-463-0692

2) Call members of the Calendars Committee, asking them to NOT schedule SB22 for a floor vote. This is the Hollywood Subsidies bill which already passed the Senate. Funding Hollywood is not government’s job! Phone calls only – it’s too late for emails.

Calendars Committee:

Rep. Ana Hernandez

(512) 463-0614

Rep. Jeff Leach

(512) 463-0544

Rep. Todd Hunter (Chair)

(512) 463-0672

Rep. Toni Rose

(512) 463-0664

Rep. Terry Canales

(512) 463-0426

Rep. Ramon Romero, Jr.

(512) 463-0740

Rep. Carl Tepper

(512) 463-0676

Rep. Janie Lopez

(512) 463-0640

Rep. Cody Harris

(512) 463-0730

Rep. Stan Gerdes

(512) 463-0682

Rep. Ann Johnson

(512) 463-0389



3) Call your OWN House Representative to tell them to vote NO on SB22 if it comes to a floor vote.

4) Call members of the Senate Finance Committee to object to HB104 – The Texas Futures Fund. This bill will take $5 billion out of the rainy-day fund to invest in stock market. Not a good use of our money, plus, gives power to the government to affect stock prices with that much capital investment. Phone calls only – it’s too late for emails.

Senate Finance Committee

Joan Huffman (Chair)

512-463-0117

Juan Hinojosa

512-463-0120

Carol Alvarado

512-463-0106

Paul Bettencourt

512-463-0107

Donna Campbell

512-463-0125

Brandon Creighton

512-463-0104

Pete Flores

512-463-0124

Bob Hall

512-463-0102

Lois Kolkhorst

512-463-0118

Robert Nichols

512-463-0103

Angela Paxton

512-463-0108

Charles Perry

512-463-0128

Charles Schwertner

512-463-0105

Royce West

512-463-0123

Judith Zaffirini

512-463-0121



5) If you’re feeling extra energetic – we have a long list of bills stuck in calendars committee. You could contact the committee about moving them. If interested, email me ([email protected])

6) Keep us always in your prayers!

We are so close to the finish line! Only 3 more Tuesdays til end of session. I'm so grateful to everyone who contributes with visits to the Capitol, phone calls, emails, post cards & prayers. We are absolutely having an impact! Keep up the good work, and count down the days til we get our lives back (until next session!)

Be safe and stay engaged!

Fran Rhodes, President.

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Tuesday May 20 - TTP Tuesdays at the Capitol

Tuesday May 27 - TTP Tuesdays at the Capitol



Our weekly visits to the Capitol focus on legislation, but the primary work is training up people to continuously be engaged in government. Every week, we have new people who have never done it before and are happy to learn. We are training up an army of grassroots activists, but we need your help to do it. Can you chip in?

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