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Week 18: 89th Texas Legislature

THIS WEEK=20

What a great day we had at the Capitol on Tuesday! We had around 25 people =
with us. We delivered position papers on 3 bills, urging committee action,=
we did hundreds of green and red cards to Calendars Committee, and we did =
post cards to committees where good bills are stuck. =20

The best thing about the group is that they came from all over the state. W=
e had people from Tarrant County, Travis County, Harris County, Grayson Cou=
nty, Bastrop County, Collin County, Fayette County, Williamson County, and =
maybe a few others that I don't know about. This is so important when we w=
ork with legislators to know that our support comes from multiple districts=
, not just one area, and we have constituents speaking to their own represe=
ntatives in some cases. (this is why we call it the grassroots army) Well d=
one, everyone!

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HAPPENINGS AROUND THE CAPITOL

The Senate is moving along at a good pace, and on schedule, but the House i=
s grossly behind. They took Sunday the 11th off instead of working which l=
eft them with multiple page calendars for Monday the 12th and the rest of t=
he week. A handful of representatives objected each night to the adjournme=
nt motion at 10 or 11 pm, but not enough votes to stop it.

This =E2=80=9Crun out the clock=E2=80=9D syndrome is employed most sessions=
, but this 89th Session is the worst we=E2=80=99ve ever seen. Because of t=
he late start this session, the House ought to be working nearly 24/7 to ge=
t these things done, but they are not. Another annoying problem is how man=
y Democrat authored bills are given priority on the calendar while Republic=
an priority bills are left hanging in committees or in calendars.

A few good things did happen this week for our priority bills, but even the=
n, the progress on the House floor was slowed by the Democrats chubbing. (=
If you don=E2=80=99t know what that means, click here for an explanation). =
Here=E2=80=99s a summary of the good and the not so good:

THE GOOD:

HB1056 (Dorazio) Trans Gold =E2=80=93 Passed House, had public hearing in S=
enate 5/14, left pending

HB2963 (Capriglione) Right to Repair Cars =E2=80=93 Passed House, Scheduled=
for Senate Public Hearing on 5/15.

HB796 (Bell, C.) Texas Sovereignty Act =E2=80=93 Passed House, Scheduled fo=
r Senate Public Hearing on 5/15/2025

HB170 (Guillen) Kyle=E2=80=99s Law (justifiable use of force) =E2=80=93 Pas=
sed House and is in Senate State Affairs. A similar bill, SB1730 (Hall) pa=
ssed Senate and is now in House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence.

SB1362 (Hughes) Ban Red Flag Laws - Passed Senate, reported favorably out o=
f House Committee on 5/12.

HB4623 (Little) Removes immunity from public school employees in sexual abu=
se cases =E2=80=93 Passed the House 109 to 19! It=E2=80=99s now headed to =
the Senate.

HB229 (Troxclair) The bill that dares to ask the question =E2=80=93 =E2=80=
=9CWhat is a Woman?=E2=80=9D =E2=80=93 Passed the House (after hours of the=
aforementioned chubbing) and is now set for public hearing in the Senate o=
n 5/15/2025

HB2858 (Lopez, Ray) A Guest Worker Program was DEFEATED in the House by a v=
ote of 76 to 65. (But we have to ask =E2=80=93 why did this bill make it t=
his far in the first place?)

HB3225 (Alders) Restricts children from dirty books in public libraries. =
=E2=80=93 Passed the House and is scheduled for a public hearing in the Sen=
ate on 5/15.

SB17 (Kolkhorst & a whole bunch of others) Prevent purchase of TX land and =
resources by hostile foreigners =E2=80=93 Passed both chambers and is heade=
d to conference committee. Fingers crossed that the conf. committee remove=
s the Shaheen amendment which weakened the bill.

SB1257 (Hughes) Insurance Coverage for de-transitioners or trans gender com=
plications =E2=80=93 Passed both chambers and is on its way to the Governor=
.

SB888 (Kolkhorst) Allows the AG to defend DA=E2=80=99s =E2=80=93 Passed bot=
h chambers and is on its way to the Governor.

THE NOT SO GOOD

SB5 (Huffman) Creates the Dementia Research Institute =E2=80=93 Passed both=
chambers and is on its way to the Governor.

SB22 (Huffman) Hollywood subsidies =E2=80=93 Reported favorably out of the =
House Committee, now goes to Calendars (this is one where the clock might b=
e in our favor! May 27 is last day for House to consider 2nd reading of Se=
nate bills)

HB4687 (Gerwin-Hawkins) Grants Charter Schools the same immunity public sch=
ools have in abuse cases (Just the opposite of Little=E2=80=99s bill to rem=
ove immunity from public schools) =E2=80=93 Passed the House 115 to 27. Th=
is seems very strange to me. They voted to remove immunity from public sch=
ools and grant it to charter schools all in the same day.

Numerous Republican priority bills are still left hanging in Calendars or o=
ther Committees with time running out. This includes issues like requiring=
E Verify, Closed Primaries, Requiring proof of citizenship to register to =
vote, and many others.

Lizzy=E2=80=99s Bills (SB2119 and SB407 with their House Counterparts) are =
effectively dead. Gary VanDeaver, Chair of the House Public Health Committ=
ee has refused to give them a hearing, claiming that there are adequate pro=
tections for exemptions in place via the DHHS rules. If that=E2=80=99s the=
case, then I guess Senator Sparks and Senator Middleton and everyone who s=
upported this effort just wasted a whole lot of time trying to pass this le=
gislation! If you are reading this and live in VanDeaver=E2=80=99s distric=
t, you really should give him a call and let him know what you think about =
it. (Just for the record).

Favorite Video clip from this week: Rep. Little was laying out his HB4623 =
to eliminate qualified immunity for public schools in abuse cases. This is=
Rep. Jolanda Jones=E2=80=99 feeble attempt at chubbing, and Rep. Little=E2=
=80=99s brilliant response.

Mitch at his Best!

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NEXT WEEK

Next week, May 20th, we will be doing a day of prayer. We=E2=80=99ll divid=
e up into small groups and go all over the Capitol praying. Prayers may be=
out loud or silent, anywhere that you feel moved. At this late date, pray=
er is about the only tool we have left to make good things happen. Next we=
ek is week 19 out of 20. Committees will mostly be done, and the race will=
be on to complete whatever is on the calendars for the remaining time.

We=E2=80=99ll meet up at 10 am in the Seal Court, and then divide up into p=
rayer teams. There may be a few legislative activities to take care of, bu=
t mostly the day will be devoted to prayer. I hope many of you will join u=
s and someone remind me to do a group photo!!!!

The phrase =E2=80=9CSeal Court=E2=80=9D is not well known by people in the =
Capitol, so let me explain again =E2=80=93 it=E2=80=99s on Level 2 of the E=
xtension, just outside the long corridor that comes from the elevators, and=
just below the Capitol Grille. It looks like this:







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ACTION ITEMS THIS WEEK

1) Contact members of the Senate Conference Committee for SB17. Ask them t=
o strip the Shaheen amendment from the bill. (changed the language to exem=
pt anyone who is "legally residing" in the US.) House Conferees have not ye=
t been assigned as I write this. I=E2=80=99ll post on social media when th=
ey are and we should contact them also.

Senate Conferees for SB17

Lois Kolkhorst, 512-463-0118

Bob Hall, 512-463-0102

Juan =E2=80=9CChuy=E2=80=9D Hinojosa, 512-463-0120

Bryan Hughes, 512-463-0101

Mayes Middleton, 512-463-0111

2) Contact the Governor=E2=80=99s office and ask him to veto or not sign SB=
5, the Dementia Research Institute. It is not government=E2=80=99s job to =
fund medical research!

Contact information for Governor

512-463-2000 =20
Opinion Hotline (512) 463-1782=20

Email: [link removed] & click on =E2=80=9CI want to share =
my opinion.=E2=80=9D

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Post message & tag Abbott on Facebook: @TexansForAbbott
Post message & tag Abbott on Twitter: @GregAbbott_TX
Post message & tag Abbott on Instagram: @governorabbott

3) Contact members of the Calendars Committee and tell them NOT to schedule=
SB22 for a floor vote. SB22 is the Hollywood subsidies bill and this one =
is not government=E2=80=99s job either! (When will they stop giving our mo=
ney away and start doing something to remove the property tax burden on cit=
izens?)

House Calendars Committee

Member

Phone #

Rep. Ana Hernandez

(512) 463-0614

Rep. Jeff Leach

(512) 463-0544

Rep. Todd Hunter, Chair

(512) 463-0672

Rep. Toni Rose, Vice Chair

(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

(If you want to do more calendars calls, I have a list of bills stuck in c=
alendars. Just email me. [email protected] and I'll send the list=
)

4) Join us in prayer, especially on May 20th when we=E2=80=99ll be devotin=
g the day to prayer at the Capitol.

Only one Tuesday left after this one! Thank you to everyone who has helped=
in our legislative efforts this session! Whether you came weekly, or just=
once or twice, or did the work from home, we love and appreciate your effo=
rts! While we have had a few wins this session, it has been more challengi=
ng than ever before, and it looks as if the end results are not going to be=
favorable for our priorities and our populist values and principles.

This means that we have to work really hard towards preventing the same sit=
uation next session. Now is the time to be working on censuring those repr=
esentatives who have not lived up to the Republican name. And now is the t=
ime to be working on recruiting candidates for 2026.

Our TTP@Home podcast for June will be covering the censure process, and how=
YOU can help. It will drop on June 6th, so watch for it and listen and le=
arn. Then take ACTION!

Stay safe, and stay engaged!

Fran Rhodes, President=20

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10px; text-align: center;"><strong>Week 18: 89th Texas Legislature</strong>=
</p> <p class=3D"MsoNoSpacing" style=3D"color: #3c4144; font-family: arial,=
helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: 400; padding: 0; margin: 0; Margin: 0; t=
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rgin-bottom: 10px;"><strong><span style=3D"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: =
'Arial',sans-serif;">THIS WEEK&nbsp;</span></strong></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; text-align: left; font-s=
ize: 12pt; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 10px; Margin-bottom: 10px;"><sp=
an style=3D"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast=
-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none=
;">What a great day we had at the Capitol on Tuesday! We had around 25 peop=
le with us.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>We delivered po=
sition papers on 3 bills, urging committee action, we did hundreds of green=
and red cards to Calendars Committee, and we did post cards to committees =
where good bills are stuck.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span=
></span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNoSpacing" 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 style=3D"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: =
'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-ke=
rning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">The best thing about the group is that th=
ey came from all over the state. We had people from Tarrant County, Travis =
County, Harris County, Grayson County, Bastrop County, Collin County, Fayet=
te County, Williamson County, and maybe a few others that I don't know abou=
t.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>This is so important whe=
n we work with legislators to know that our support comes from multiple dis=
tricts, not just one area, and we have constituents speaking to their own r=
epresentatives in some cases.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;"> (this is w=
hy we call it the grassroots army) </span>Well done, everyone!</span></p> <=
p class=3D"MsoNoSpacing" 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;">&nbsp;</p> <p class=3D"MsoNoSpacing" style=3D"color: #3c4144;=
font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: 400; padding: 0; mar=
gin: 0; Margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5; mar=
gin-bottom: 10px; Margin-bottom: 10px;"><strong><span style=3D"font-size: 1=
4.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">HAPPENINGS AROUND THE CAPITOL</spa=
n></strong></p> <p class=3D"MsoNoSpacing" 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;"><span style=3D"font-size: 14.0pt; font-famil=
y: 'Arial',sans-serif;">The Senate is moving along at a good pace, and on s=
chedule, but the House is grossly behind.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;"=
>&nbsp; </span>They took Sunday the 11^th off instead of working =
which left them with multiple page calendars for Monday the 12^th=
and the rest of the week.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>=
A handful of representatives objected each night to the adjournment motion =
at 10 or 11 pm, but not enough votes to stop it.</span></p> <p class=3D"Mso=
NoSpacing" style=3D"color: #3c4144; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif=
; font-weight: 400; padding: 0; margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-align: left; fon=
t-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 10px; Margin-bottom: 10px;">=
<span style=3D"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">This =
=E2=80=9Crun out the clock=E2=80=9D syndrome is employed most sessions, but=
this 89^th Session is the worst we=E2=80=99ve ever seen.<span st=
yle=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>Because of the late start this ses=
sion, the House ought to be working nearly 24/7 to get these things done, b=
ut they are not.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>Another an=
noying problem is how many Democrat authored bills are given priority on th=
e calendar while Republican priority bills are left hanging in committees o=
r in calendars.</span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNoSpacing" 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;"><span style=3D"font-size: 14.0pt;=
font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">A few good things did happen this week f=
or our priority bills, but even then, the progress on the House floor was s=
lowed by the Democrats chubbing.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; <=
/span>(If you don=E2=80=99t know what that means, <a href=3D"[link removed]
onemails.com/emails/tracking/click-link/He3dj-2HIusE8Obw-s4UhqgcOlFM9yYwHZf=
6wIEOi-Y=3D/E1gU72weBjpku9404W5d3agdFQgo8HZmUXJm3WrUl4w=3D" style=3D"color:=
#0074d9; text-decoration: none; font-weight: inherit; padding: 0; text-ali=
gn: left; line-height: 1.5;">click here for an explanation</a>).<span style=
=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>Here=E2=80=99s a summary of the good =
and the not so good:</span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNoSpacing" style=3D"color: #=
3c4144; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: 400; padding:=
0; margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1=
.5; margin-bottom: 10px; Margin-bottom: 10px;"><strong><span style=3D"font-=
size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">THE GOOD</span></strong><sp=
an style=3D"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">:</span></=
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<li class=3D"MsoNoSpacing" style=3D"display: list-item; lin=
e-height: 1.5em; Margin: 0; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0; word-bre=
ak: break-word; overflow-wrap: break-word; list-style: disc outside; mso-sp=
ecial-format: bullet;"><span style=3D"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Aria=
l',sans-serif;">HB1056 (Dorazio) Trans Gold =E2=80=93 Passed House, had pub=
lic hearing in Senate 5/14, left pending</span></li>=20
<li class=3D"MsoNoSpacing" style=3D"display: list-item; lin=
e-height: 1.5em; Margin: 0; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0; word-bre=
ak: break-word; overflow-wrap: break-word; list-style: disc outside; mso-sp=
ecial-format: bullet;"><span style=3D"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Aria=
l',sans-serif;">HB2963 (Capriglione) Right to Repair Cars =E2=80=93 Passed =
House, Scheduled for Senate Public Hearing on 5/15.</span></li>=20
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e-height: 1.5em; Margin: 0; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0; word-bre=
ak: break-word; overflow-wrap: break-word; list-style: disc outside; mso-sp=
ecial-format: bullet;"><span style=3D"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Aria=
l',sans-serif;">HB796 (Bell, C.) Texas Sovereignty Act =E2=80=93 Passed Hou=
se, Scheduled for Senate Public Hearing on 5/15/2025</span></li>=20
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e-height: 1.5em; Margin: 0; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0; word-bre=
ak: break-word; overflow-wrap: break-word; list-style: disc outside; mso-sp=
ecial-format: bullet;"><span style=3D"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Aria=
l',sans-serif;">HB170 (Guillen) Kyle=E2=80=99s Law (justifiable use of forc=
e) =E2=80=93 Passed House and is in Senate State Affairs.<span style=3D"mso=
-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>A similar bill, SB1730 (Hall) passed Senate =
and is now in House Judiciary &amp; Civil Jurisprudence.</span></li>=20
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e-height: 1.5em; Margin: 0; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0; word-bre=
ak: break-word; overflow-wrap: break-word; list-style: disc outside; mso-sp=
ecial-format: bullet;"><span style=3D"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Aria=
l',sans-serif;">SB1362 (Hughes) Ban Red Flag Laws - Passed Senate, reported=
favorably out of House Committee on 5/12.</span></li>=20
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e-height: 1.5em; Margin: 0; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0; word-bre=
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ecial-format: bullet;"><span style=3D"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Aria=
l',sans-serif;">HB4623 (Little) Removes immunity from public school employe=
es in sexual abuse cases =E2=80=93 Passed the House 109 to 19!<span style=
=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>It=E2=80=99s now headed to the Senate=
.</span></li>=20
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e-height: 1.5em; Margin: 0; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0; word-bre=
ak: break-word; overflow-wrap: break-word; list-style: disc outside; mso-sp=
ecial-format: bullet;"><span style=3D"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Aria=
l',sans-serif;">HB229 (Troxclair) The bill that dares to ask the question =
=E2=80=93 =E2=80=9CWhat is a Woman?=E2=80=9D =E2=80=93 Passed the House (af=
ter hours of the aforementioned chubbing) and is now set for public hearing=
in the Senate on 5/15/2025</span></li>=20
<li class=3D"MsoNoSpacing" style=3D"display: list-item; lin=
e-height: 1.5em; Margin: 0; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0; word-bre=
ak: break-word; overflow-wrap: break-word; list-style: disc outside; mso-sp=
ecial-format: bullet;"><span style=3D"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Aria=
l',sans-serif;">HB2858 (Lopez, Ray) A Guest Worker Program was <strong>DEFE=
ATED</strong> in the House by a vote of 76 to 65.<span style=3D"mso-spaceru=
n: yes;">&nbsp; </span>(But we have to ask =E2=80=93 why did this bill make=
it this far in the first place?)</span></li>=20
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e-height: 1.5em; Margin: 0; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0; word-bre=
ak: break-word; overflow-wrap: break-word; list-style: disc outside; mso-sp=
ecial-format: bullet;"><span style=3D"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Aria=
l',sans-serif;">HB3225 (Alders) Restricts children from dirty books in publ=
ic libraries. =E2=80=93 Passed the House and is scheduled for a public hear=
ing in the Senate on 5/15.</span></li>=20
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e-height: 1.5em; Margin: 0; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0; word-bre=
ak: break-word; overflow-wrap: break-word; list-style: disc outside; mso-sp=
ecial-format: bullet;"><span style=3D"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Aria=
l',sans-serif;">SB17 (Kolkhorst &amp; a whole bunch of others) Prevent purc=
hase of TX land and resources by hostile foreigners =E2=80=93 Passed both c=
hambers and is headed to conference committee.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: =
yes;">&nbsp; </span>Fingers crossed that the conf. committee removes the Sh=
aheen amendment which weakened the bill.</span></li>=20
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e-height: 1.5em; Margin: 0; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0; word-bre=
ak: break-word; overflow-wrap: break-word; list-style: disc outside; mso-sp=
ecial-format: bullet;"><span style=3D"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Aria=
l',sans-serif;">SB1257 (Hughes) Insurance Coverage for de-transitioners or =
trans gender complications =E2=80=93 <strong>Passed both chambers and is on=
its way to the Governor</strong>.</span></li>=20
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e-height: 1.5em; Margin: 0; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0; word-bre=
ak: break-word; overflow-wrap: break-word; list-style: disc outside; mso-sp=
ecial-format: bullet;"><span style=3D"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Aria=
l',sans-serif;">SB888 (Kolkhorst) Allows the AG to defend DA=E2=80=99s =E2=
=80=93 <strong>Passed both chambers and is on its way to the Governor.</str=
ong></span></li>=20
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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><span style=3D"font-size: 14.0p=
t; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">THE NOT SO GOOD</span></strong></p>=20
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; padding: 0 0 0 10px;">=20
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e-height: 1.5em; Margin: 0; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0; word-bre=
ak: break-word; overflow-wrap: break-word; list-style: disc outside; mso-sp=
ecial-format: bullet;"><span style=3D"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Aria=
l',sans-serif;">SB5 (Huffman) Creates the Dementia Research Institute =E2=
=80=93 <strong>Passed both chambers and is on its way to the Governor.</str=
ong></span></li>=20
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e-height: 1.5em; Margin: 0; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0; word-bre=
ak: break-word; overflow-wrap: break-word; list-style: disc outside; mso-sp=
ecial-format: bullet;"><span style=3D"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Aria=
l',sans-serif;">SB22 (Huffman) Hollywood subsidies =E2=80=93 Reported favor=
ably out of the House Committee, now goes to Calendars <span style=3D"text-=
decoration: underline;">(this is one where the clock might be in our favor<=
/span>!<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>May 27 is last day =
for House to consider 2^nd reading of Senate bills)</span></li>=
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e-height: 1.5em; Margin: 0; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0; word-bre=
ak: break-word; overflow-wrap: break-word; list-style: disc outside; mso-sp=
ecial-format: bullet;"><span style=3D"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Aria=
l',sans-serif;">HB4687 (Gerwin-Hawkins) Grants Charter Schools the same imm=
unity public schools have in abuse cases (Just the opposite of Little=E2=80=
=99s bill to remove immunity from public schools) =E2=80=93 Passed the Hous=
e 115 to 27.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>This seems ver=
y strange to me.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>They voted=
to remove immunity from public schools and grant it to charter schools all=
in the same day.</span></li>=20
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e-height: 1.5em; Margin: 0; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0; word-bre=
ak: break-word; overflow-wrap: break-word; list-style: disc outside; mso-sp=
ecial-format: bullet;"><span style=3D"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Aria=
l',sans-serif;">Numerous Republican priority bills are still left hanging i=
n Calendars or other Committees with time running out. <span style=3D"mso-s=
pacerun: yes;">&nbsp;</span>This includes issues like requiring E Verify, C=
losed Primaries, Requiring proof of citizenship to register to vote, and ma=
ny others.</span></li>=20
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e-height: 1.5em; Margin: 0; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0; word-bre=
ak: break-word; overflow-wrap: break-word; list-style: disc outside; mso-sp=
ecial-format: bullet;"><span style=3D"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Aria=
l',sans-serif;">Lizzy=E2=80=99s Bills (SB2119 and SB407 with their House Co=
unterparts) are effectively dead.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; =
</span>Gary VanDeaver, Chair of the House Public Health Committee has refus=
ed to give them a hearing, claiming that there are adequate protections for=
exemptions in place via the DHHS rules.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;">=
&nbsp; </span>If that=E2=80=99s the case, then I guess Senator Sparks and S=
enator Middleton and everyone who supported this effort just wasted a whole=
lot of time trying to pass this legislation!<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: y=
es;">&nbsp; </span>If you are reading this and live in VanDeaver=E2=80=99s =
district, <span style=3D"text-decoration: underline;">you really should giv=
e him a call and let him know what you think about it.&nbsp; (Just for the =
record).</span></span></li>=20
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0; Margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5; margin-=
bottom: 10px; Margin-bottom: 10px;"><span style=3D"font-size: 14.0pt; font-=
family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">Favorite Video clip from this week:<span style=
=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>Rep. Little was laying out his HB4623=
to eliminate qualified immunity for public schools in abuse cases.<span st=
yle=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>This is Rep. Jolanda Jones=E2=80=
=99 feeble attempt at chubbing, and Rep. Little=E2=80=99s brilliant respons=
e.</span></p>=20
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y: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: 400; padding: 0; margin: 0; Mar=
gin: 0; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5; Margin-bottom: 10px; text-align:=
center; margin-bottom: 0;"><a class=3D"titan__email-button mceEditable" st=
yle=3D"box-sizing: border-box; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; tex=
t-decoration: none; border: 0 solid #2199e8; padding-left: 0; padding-right=
: 0; border-top: solid 8px #282968; border-bottom: solid 8px #282968; borde=
r-left: solid 18px #282968; border-right: solid 18px #282968; color: #fffff=
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dius: 0; font-size: 18px; font-weight: 400; line-height: 28px; text-align: =
center; padding: unset; margin-bottom: 0;" title=3D"Mitch at his Best!" hre=
f=3D"[link removed]
-s4UhqgcOlFM9yYwHZf6wIEOi-Y=3D/E1gU72weBjpku9404W5d3V4Sx5kSfQHMiEmfKNcf9SY=
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rcolor=3D"#282968" data-textcolor=3D"#FFFFFF" data-url=3D"[link removed]
rch?q=3DMichael%20Quinn%20Sullivan&amp;src=3Dtyped_query" data-text=3D"Mitc=
h at his Best!" data-borderradius=3D"0" data-btnsize=3D"auto" data-textalig=
n=3D"center">Mitch at his Best!</a></p> </td>=20
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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;">&nbsp;</p> <p class=3D"MsoNoSpacing"=
style=3D"color: #3c4144; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-wei=
ght: 400; padding: 0; margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 12=
pt; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 10px; Margin-bottom: 10px;"><strong><s=
pan style=3D"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">NEXT WEEK=
</span></strong></p> <p class=3D"MsoNoSpacing" style=3D"color: #3c4144; fon=
t-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: 400; padding: 0; margin:=
0; Margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5; margin-=
bottom: 10px; Margin-bottom: 10px;"><span style=3D"font-size: 14.0pt; font-=
family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">Next week, May 20^th, we will be doi=
ng a day of prayer.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>We=E2=
=80=99ll divide up into small groups and go all over the Capitol praying.<s=
pan style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>Prayers may be out loud or s=
ilent, anywhere that you feel moved.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbs=
p; </span>At this late date, prayer is about the only tool we have left to =
make good things happen.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>Ne=
xt week is week 19 out of 20.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </sp=
an>Committees will mostly be done, and the race will be on to complete what=
ever is on the calendars for the remaining time.</span></p> <p class=3D"Mso=
NoSpacing" style=3D"color: #3c4144; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif=
; font-weight: 400; padding: 0; margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-align: left; fon=
t-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 10px; Margin-bottom: 10px;">=
<span style=3D"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">We=E2=
=80=99ll meet up at 10 am in the Seal Court, and then divide up into prayer=
teams.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>There may be a few =
legislative activities to take care of, but mostly the day will be devoted =
to prayer.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>I hope many of y=
ou will join us and someone remind me to do a group photo!!!!</span></p> <p=
class=3D"MsoNoSpacing" 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;"><span style=3D"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-se=
rif;">The phrase =E2=80=9CSeal Court=E2=80=9D is not well known by people i=
n the Capitol, so let me explain again =E2=80=93 it=E2=80=99s on Level 2 of=
the Extension, just outside the long corridor that comes from the elevator=
s, and just below the Capitol Grille.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;">&nb=
sp; </span>It looks like this:</span></p>=20
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</figure> <p class=3D"MsoNoSpacing" style=3D"color: #3c4144;=
font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: 400; padding: 0; mar=
gin: 0; Margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5; mar=
gin-bottom: 10px; Margin-bottom: 10px;">&nbsp;</p> <p class=3D"MsoNoSpacing=
" style=3D"color: #3c4144; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-we=
ight: 400; padding: 0; margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 1=
2pt; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 10px; Margin-bottom: 10px;"><strong><=
span style=3D"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">ACTION I=
TEMS THIS WEEK</span></strong></p> <p class=3D"MsoNoSpacing" 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; line-height=
: 1.5; margin-bottom: 10px; Margin-bottom: 10px;"><strong><span style=3D"fo=
nt-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">1) Contact members of th=
e Senate Conference Committee for <a title=3D"SB17" href=3D"[link removed]
nemails.com/emails/tracking/click-link/He3dj-2HIusE8Obw-s4UhqgcOlFM9yYwHZf6=
wIEOi-Y=3D/E1gU72weBjpku9404W5d3X76OWVGDjmgNMZuUGl2Ix0=3D" target=3D"_blank=
" rel=3D"noopener" style=3D"color: #0074d9; text-decoration: none; font-wei=
ght: inherit; padding: 0; text-align: left; line-height: 1.5;">SB17</a></sp=
an></strong><span style=3D"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-ser=
if;">.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>Ask them to strip th=
e Shaheen amendment from the bill.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp;=
(changed the language to exempt anyone who is "legally residing" in the US=
.) </span>House Conferees have not yet been assigned as I write this.<span =
style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>I=E2=80=99ll post on social medi=
a when they are and we should contact them also.</span></p> <p class=3D"Mso=
NoSpacing" style=3D"color: #3c4144; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif=
; font-weight: 400; padding: 0; margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-align: left; fon=
t-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 10px; Margin-bottom: 10px;">=
<strong><span style=3D"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;"=
>Senate Conferees for SB17</span></strong></p> <p class=3D"MsoNoSpacing" st=
yle=3D"color: #3c4144; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight=
: 400; padding: 0; margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 12pt;=
line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 10px; Margin-bottom: 10px;"><span style=
=3D"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">Lois Kolkhorst, 51=
2-463-0118</span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNoSpacing" style=3D"color: #3c4144; fo=
nt-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: 400; padding: 0; margin=
: 0; Margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5; margin=
-bottom: 10px; Margin-bottom: 10px;"><span style=3D"font-size: 14.0pt; font=
-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">Bob Hall, 512-463-0102</span></p> <p class=3D=
"MsoNoSpacing" style=3D"color: #3c4144; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-s=
erif; font-weight: 400; padding: 0; margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-align: left;=
font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 10px; Margin-bottom: 10p=
x;"><span style=3D"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">Jua=
n =E2=80=9CChuy=E2=80=9D Hinojosa, 512-463-0120</span></p> <p class=3D"MsoN=
oSpacing" 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 style=3D"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">Bryan Hu=
ghes, 512-463-0101</span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNoSpacing" style=3D"color: #3c=
4144; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: 400; padding: 0=
; margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5=
; margin-bottom: 10px; Margin-bottom: 10px;"><span style=3D"font-size: 14.0=
pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">Mayes Middleton, 512-463-0111</span><=
/p> <p class=3D"MsoNoSpacing" style=3D"color: #3c4144; font-family: arial,h=
elvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: 400; padding: 0; margin: 0; Margin: 0; te=
xt-align: left; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 10px; Mar=
gin-bottom: 10px;"><strong><span style=3D"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: '=
Arial',sans-serif;">2) Contact the Governor=E2=80=99s office and ask him to=
veto or not sign <a title=3D"SB5" href=3D"[link removed]
s/tracking/click-link/He3dj-2HIusE8Obw-s4UhqgcOlFM9yYwHZf6wIEOi-Y=3D/E1gU72=
weBjpku9404W5d3b0E3Gifg5st1U_Ijrg5pwg=3D" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener=
" style=3D"color: #0074d9; text-decoration: none; font-weight: inherit; pad=
ding: 0; text-align: left; line-height: 1.5;">SB5</a></span></strong><span =
style=3D"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">, the Dementi=
a Research Institute.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>It is=
not government=E2=80=99s job to fund medical research!</span></p> <p class=
=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"color: #3c4144; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-s=
erif; font-weight: 400; padding: 0; margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-align: left;=
font-size: 12pt; margin-bottom: 10px; Margin-bottom: 10px; mso-margin-top-=
alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: normal;"><strong><span=
style=3D"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-f=
ont-family: 'Times New Roman';">Contact information for Governor</span></st=
rong></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;=
font-size: 12pt; Margin-bottom: 10px; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: just=
ify; line-height: normal;"><strong><span style=3D"font-size: 14.0pt; font-f=
amily: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; colo=
r: black;">512-463-2000<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span></s=
pan></strong><span style=3D"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-se=
rif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><br><strong>Opinion Hotli=
ne</strong> (512) 463-1782 </span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"colo=
r: #3c4144; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: 400; padd=
ing: 0; margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 12pt; Margin-bot=
tom: 10px; margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal;"><strong><span style=3D=
"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-famil=
y: 'Times New Roman'; color: black;">Email</span></strong><strong><span sty=
le=3D"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-=
family: 'Times New Roman';">:&nbsp; </span></strong><span style=3D"font-siz=
e: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;"><a href=3D"[link removed]
ils.com/emails/tracking/click-link/He3dj-2HIusE8Obw-s4UhqgcOlFM9yYwHZf6wIEO=
i-Y=3D/E1gU72weBjpku9404W5d3emjsSjtETQ8Aq1RSmwSHlM=3D" target=3D"_blank" re=
l=3D"noopener" style=3D"color: #0074d9; text-decoration: none; font-weight:=
inherit; padding: 0; text-align: left; line-height: 1.5;"><span style=3D"m=
so-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #3598db;">[link removed]
as.gov/contact</span></a></span><span style=3D"font-size: 14.0pt; font-fami=
ly: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">&nbsp;=
&amp; click on =E2=80=9CI want to share my opinion.=E2=80=9D</span></p> <p=
class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"color: #3c4144; font-family: arial,helvetica,=
sans-serif; font-weight: 400; padding: 0; margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-align:=
left; font-size: 12pt; Margin-bottom: 10px; margin-bottom: 0in; line-heigh=
t: normal;"><span style=3D"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-ser=
if; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=
=3D"MsoNoSpacing" 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 style=3D"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; m=
so-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Post message &amp; tag Abbott o=
n Facebook: </span><span style=3D"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',s=
ans-serif;"><a href=3D"[link removed]
k/He3dj-2HIusE8Obw-s4UhqgcOlFM9yYwHZf6wIEOi-Y=3D/E1gU72weBjpku9404W5d3Wq4ti=
1AMXL969vSgKKxEQM=3D" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener" style=3D"color: #0=
074d9; text-decoration: none; font-weight: inherit; padding: 0; text-align:=
left; line-height: 1.5;"><span style=3D"mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times Ne=
w Roman'; color: #3598db;">@TexansForAbbott</span></a></span><span style=3D=
"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-famil=
y: 'Times New Roman';"><br>Post message &amp; tag Abbott on Twitter: </span=
><span style=3D"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;"><a hre=
f=3D"[link removed]
-s4UhqgcOlFM9yYwHZf6wIEOi-Y=3D/E1gU72weBjpku9404W5d3aHZx_ZzaqXDBjduVuUUpwg=
=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;"><span style=3D"mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: =
#3598db;">@GregAbbott_TX</span></a></span><span style=3D"font-size: 14.0pt;=
font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman=
';"><br>Post message &amp; tag Abbott on Instagram: </span><span style=3D"f=
ont-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;"><a href=3D"[link removed]
neonemails.com/emails/tracking/click-link/He3dj-2HIusE8Obw-s4UhqgcOlFM9yYwH=
Zf6wIEOi-Y=3D/E1gU72weBjpku9404W5d3Ygcdxr4xV2fzksWBKFURLA=3D" target=3D"_bl=
ank" rel=3D"noopener" style=3D"color: #0074d9; text-decoration: none; font-=
weight: inherit; padding: 0; text-align: left; line-height: 1.5;"><span sty=
le=3D"mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #3598db;">@governo=
rabbott</span></a></span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNoSpacing" style=3D"color: #3c=
4144; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: 400; padding: 0=
; margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5=
; margin-bottom: 10px; Margin-bottom: 10px;"><strong><span style=3D"font-si=
ze: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">3) Contact members of the Cal=
endars Committee and tell them NOT to schedule <a title=3D"SB22" href=3D"ht=
tps://api.neonemails.com/emails/tracking/click-link/He3dj-2HIusE8Obw-s4Uhqg=
cOlFM9yYwHZf6wIEOi-Y=3D/E1gU72weBjpku9404W5d3fRT-uCRBu7vsM9tkWHGoP4=3D" tar=
get=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener" style=3D"color: #0074d9; text-decoration: n=
one; font-weight: inherit; padding: 0; text-align: left; line-height: 1.5;"=
>SB22</a> for a floor vote</span></strong><span style=3D"font-size: 14.0pt;=
font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbs=
p; </span>SB22 is the Hollywood subsidies bill and this one is not governme=
nt=E2=80=99s job either!<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>(W=
hen will they stop giving our money away and start doing something to remov=
e the property tax burden on citizens?)</span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNoSpacing=
" style=3D"color: #3c4144; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-we=
ight: 400; padding: 0; margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 1=
2pt; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 10px; Margin-bottom: 10px;"><strong><=
span style=3D"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">House Ca=
lendars Committee</span></strong></p>=20
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left; mso-yfti-irow: 0; mso-yfti-firstrow: yes; height: 15.75pt;">=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-=
border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; background: #D9D9D9; padding: 0in 5.4pt =
0in 5.4pt; height: 15.75pt; border-collapse: collapse;" valign=3D"bottom" n=
owrap width=3D"216"> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"color: #3c4144; font-f=
amily: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: 400; padding: 0; margin: 0;=
Margin: 0; font-size: 12pt; Margin-bottom: 10px; margin-bottom: 0in; text-=
align: center; line-height: normal;" align=3D"center"><strong><span style=
=3D"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Ro=
man'; color: black;">Member</span></strong></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: 116.75pt; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; bo=
rder-left: none; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-bott=
om-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt;=
background: #D9D9D9; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height: 15.75pt; border=
-collapse: collapse;" valign=3D"bottom" nowrap width=3D"156"> <p class=3D"M=
soNormal" style=3D"color: #3c4144; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;=
font-weight: 400; padding: 0; margin: 0; Margin: 0; font-size: 12pt; Margi=
n-bottom: 10px; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center; line-height: normal=
;" align=3D"center"><strong><span style=3D"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;=
mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black;">Phone #</span><=
/strong></p> </td>=20
</tr>=20
<tr style=3D"padding: 0; vertical-align: top; text-align: =
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;">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: 116.75pt; border-top: none; border-left: non=
e; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-right: solid windowtext 1.=
0pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: so=
lid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height: 15.0pt; border-c=
ollapse: collapse;" valign=3D"bottom" nowrap width=3D"156"> <p class=3D"Mso=
Normal" style=3D"color: #3c4144; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; f=
ont-weight: 400; padding: 0; margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-align: left; font-s=
ize: 12pt; Margin-bottom: 10px; margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal;"><=
span style=3D"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Ti=
mes New Roman'; color: #1b1b1b;">(512) 463-0614</span></p> </td>=20
</tr>=20
<tr style=3D"padding: 0; vertical-align: top; text-align: =
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: 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;">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: 116.75pt; border-top: none; border-left: non=
e; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-right: solid windowtext 1.=
0pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: so=
lid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height: 15.0pt; border-c=
ollapse: collapse;" valign=3D"bottom" nowrap width=3D"156"> <p class=3D"Mso=
Normal" style=3D"color: #3c4144; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; f=
ont-weight: 400; padding: 0; margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-align: left; font-s=
ize: 12pt; Margin-bottom: 10px; margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal;"><=
span style=3D"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Ti=
mes New Roman'; color: #1b1b1b;">(512) 463-0544</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;">Rep. Todd Hunter, Chair</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: 116.75pt; border-top: none; border-left: non=
e; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-right: solid windowtext 1.=
0pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: so=
lid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height: 15.0pt; border-c=
ollapse: collapse;" valign=3D"bottom" nowrap width=3D"156"> <p class=3D"Mso=
Normal" style=3D"color: #3c4144; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; f=
ont-weight: 400; padding: 0; margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-align: left; font-s=
ize: 12pt; Margin-bottom: 10px; margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal;"><=
span style=3D"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Ti=
mes New Roman'; color: #1b1b1b;">(512) 463-0672</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;">Rep. Toni Rose, Vice Chair</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: 116.75pt; border-top: none; border-left: non=
e; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-right: solid windowtext 1.=
0pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: so=
lid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height: 15.0pt; border-c=
ollapse: collapse;" valign=3D"bottom" nowrap width=3D"156"> <p class=3D"Mso=
Normal" style=3D"color: #3c4144; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; f=
ont-weight: 400; padding: 0; margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-align: left; font-s=
ize: 12pt; Margin-bottom: 10px; margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal;"><=
span style=3D"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Ti=
mes New Roman'; color: #1b1b1b;">(512) 463-0664</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;">Rep. Terry Canales</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: 116.75pt; border-top: none; border-left: non=
e; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-right: solid windowtext 1.=
0pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: so=
lid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height: 15.0pt; border-c=
ollapse: collapse;" valign=3D"bottom" nowrap width=3D"156"> <p class=3D"Mso=
Normal" style=3D"color: #3c4144; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; f=
ont-weight: 400; padding: 0; margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-align: left; font-s=
ize: 12pt; Margin-bottom: 10px; margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal;"><=
span style=3D"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Ti=
mes New Roman'; color: #1b1b1b;">(512) 463-0426</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;">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: 116.75pt; border-top: none; border-left: non=
e; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-right: solid windowtext 1.=
0pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: so=
lid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height: 15.0pt; border-c=
ollapse: collapse;" valign=3D"bottom" nowrap width=3D"156"> <p class=3D"Mso=
Normal" style=3D"color: #3c4144; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; f=
ont-weight: 400; padding: 0; margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-align: left; font-s=
ize: 12pt; Margin-bottom: 10px; margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal;"><=
span style=3D"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Ti=
mes New Roman'; color: #1b1b1b;">(512) 463-0740</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;">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: 116.75pt; border-top: none; border-left: non=
e; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-right: solid windowtext 1.=
0pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: so=
lid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height: 15.0pt; border-c=
ollapse: collapse;" valign=3D"bottom" nowrap width=3D"156"> <p class=3D"Mso=
Normal" style=3D"color: #3c4144; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; f=
ont-weight: 400; padding: 0; margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-align: left; font-s=
ize: 12pt; Margin-bottom: 10px; margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal;"><=
span style=3D"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Ti=
mes New Roman'; color: #1b1b1b;">(512) 463-0676</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;">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: 116.75pt; border-top: none; border-left: non=
e; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-right: solid windowtext 1.=
0pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: so=
lid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height: 15.0pt; border-c=
ollapse: collapse;" valign=3D"bottom" nowrap width=3D"156"> <p class=3D"Mso=
Normal" style=3D"color: #3c4144; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; f=
ont-weight: 400; padding: 0; margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-align: left; font-s=
ize: 12pt; Margin-bottom: 10px; margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal;"><=
span style=3D"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Ti=
mes New Roman'; color: #1b1b1b;">(512) 463-0640</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;">Rep. Cody Harris</span></p> </td>=20
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ize: 12pt; Margin-bottom: 10px; margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal;"><=
span style=3D"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Ti=
mes New Roman'; color: #1b1b1b;">(512) 463-0730</span></p> </td>=20
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om: 10px; margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal;"><span style=3D"font-fam=
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span style=3D"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Ti=
mes New Roman'; color: #1b1b1b;">(512) 463-0682</span></p> </td>=20
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: #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;">Rep. Ann Johnson</span></p> </td>=20
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d; vertical-align: top; color: #3c4144; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-s=
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Normal" style=3D"color: #3c4144; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; f=
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ize: 12pt; Margin-bottom: 10px; margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal;"><=
span style=3D"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Ti=
mes New Roman'; color: #1b1b1b;">(512) 463-0389</span></p> </td>=20
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in-bottom: 10px; Margin-bottom: 10px;"><span style=3D"font-size: 14.0pt; fo=
nt-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">&nbsp;(If you want to do more calendars cal=
ls, I have a list of bills stuck in calendars.&nbsp; Just email me.&nbsp; f=
[email protected] and I'll send the list)</span></p> <p class=3D"Mso=
NoSpacing" style=3D"color: #3c4144; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif=
; font-weight: 400; padding: 0; margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-align: left; fon=
t-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 10px; Margin-bottom: 10px;">=
<span style=3D"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;"><strong=
>4)<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>Join us in prayer, espe=
cially on May 20^th</strong> when we=E2=80=99ll be devoting the d=
ay to prayer at the Capitol.</span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNoSpacing" style=3D"=
color: #3c4144; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: 400; =
padding: 0; margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 12pt; line-h=
eight: 1.5; margin-bottom: 10px; Margin-bottom: 10px;"><span style=3D"font-=
size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">Only one Tuesday left after=
this one!<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>Thank you to eve=
ryone who has helped in our legislative efforts this session!<span style=3D=
"mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>Whether you came weekly, or just once or=
twice, or did the work from home, we love and appreciate your efforts!<spa=
n style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>While we have had a few wins t=
his session, it has been more challenging than ever before, and it looks as=
if the end results are not going to be favorable for our priorities and ou=
r populist values and principles.</span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNoSpacing" styl=
e=3D"color: #3c4144; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: =
400; padding: 0; margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 12pt; l=
ine-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 10px; Margin-bottom: 10px;"><span style=3D"=
font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">This means that we hav=
e to work really hard towards preventing the same situation next session.<s=
pan style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>Now is the time to be workin=
g on censuring those representatives who have not lived up to the Republica=
n name.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>And now is the time=
to be working on recruiting candidates for 2026.</span></p> <p class=3D"Ms=
oNoSpacing" style=3D"color: #3c4144; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-seri=
f; font-weight: 400; padding: 0; margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-align: left; fo=
nt-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 10px; Margin-bottom: 10px;"=
><span style=3D"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">Our TT=
P@Home podcast for June will be covering the censure process, and how YOU c=
an help.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>It will drop on Ju=
ne 6^th, so watch for it and listen and learn.<span style=3D"mso-=
spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>Then take ACTION!</span></p> <p class=3D"MsoN=
oSpacing" style=3D"color: #3c4144; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;=
font-weight: 400; padding: 0; margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-align: left; font=
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span style=3D"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">Stay saf=
e, and stay engaged!</span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNoSpacing" style=3D"color: #=
3c4144; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: 400; padding:=
0; margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1=
.5; margin-bottom: 10px; Margin-bottom: 10px;"><span style=3D"font-size: 14=
.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">Fran Rhodes, President&nbsp;</span>=
</p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal align-center" style=3D"color: #3c4144; font-fami=
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eight: normal; text-align: center;">&nbsp;</p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal align-=
center" style=3D"color: #3c4144; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; f=
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bottom: 10px; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; line-height: normal; text-align: center=
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-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #3c4144; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-liga=
tures: none;">Our weekly visits to the Capitol focus on legislation, but th=
e primary work is training up people to continuously be engaged in governme=
nt.&nbsp; Every week, we have new people who have never done it before and =
are happy to learn.&nbsp; We are training up an army of grassroots activist=
s, but we need your help to do it.&nbsp; <span style=3D"background-color: r=
gb(241, 196, 15);">Can you chip in?</span></span></strong></p>=20
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Week 18: 89th Texas Legislature

THIS WEEK

What a great day we had at the Capitol on Tuesday! We had around 25 people with us. We delivered position papers on 3 bills, urging committee action, we did hundreds of green and red cards to Calendars Committee, and we did post cards to committees where good bills are stuck.

The best thing about the group is that they came from all over the state. We had people from Tarrant County, Travis County, Harris County, Grayson County, Bastrop County, Collin County, Fayette County, Williamson County, and maybe a few others that I don't know about. This is so important when we work with legislators to know that our support comes from multiple districts, not just one area, and we have constituents speaking to their own representatives in some cases. (this is why we call it the grassroots army) Well done, everyone!



HAPPENINGS AROUND THE CAPITOL

The Senate is moving along at a good pace, and on schedule, but the House is grossly behind. They took Sunday the 11th off instead of working which left them with multiple page calendars for Monday the 12th and the rest of the week. A handful of representatives objected each night to the adjournment motion at 10 or 11 pm, but not enough votes to stop it.

This “run out the clock” syndrome is employed most sessions, but this 89th Session is the worst we’ve ever seen. Because of the late start this session, the House ought to be working nearly 24/7 to get these things done, but they are not. Another annoying problem is how many Democrat authored bills are given priority on the calendar while Republican priority bills are left hanging in committees or in calendars.

A few good things did happen this week for our priority bills, but even then, the progress on the House floor was slowed by the Democrats chubbing. (If you don’t know what that means, click here for an explanation). Here’s a summary of the good and the not so good:

THE GOOD:

HB1056 (Dorazio) Trans Gold – Passed House, had public hearing in Senate 5/14, left pending

HB2963 (Capriglione) Right to Repair Cars – Passed House, Scheduled for Senate Public Hearing on 5/15.

HB796 (Bell, C.) Texas Sovereignty Act – Passed House, Scheduled for Senate Public Hearing on 5/15/2025

HB170 (Guillen) Kyle’s Law (justifiable use of force) – Passed House and is in Senate State Affairs. A similar bill, SB1730 (Hall) passed Senate and is now in House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence.

SB1362 (Hughes) Ban Red Flag Laws - Passed Senate, reported favorably out of House Committee on 5/12.

HB4623 (Little) Removes immunity from public school employees in sexual abuse cases – Passed the House 109 to 19! It’s now headed to the Senate.

HB229 (Troxclair) The bill that dares to ask the question – “What is a Woman?” – Passed the House (after hours of the aforementioned chubbing) and is now set for public hearing in the Senate on 5/15/2025

HB2858 (Lopez, Ray) A Guest Worker Program was DEFEATED in the House by a vote of 76 to 65. (But we have to ask – why did this bill make it this far in the first place?)

HB3225 (Alders) Restricts children from dirty books in public libraries. – Passed the House and is scheduled for a public hearing in the Senate on 5/15.

SB17 (Kolkhorst & a whole bunch of others) Prevent purchase of TX land and resources by hostile foreigners – Passed both chambers and is headed to conference committee. Fingers crossed that the conf. committee removes the Shaheen amendment which weakened the bill.

SB1257 (Hughes) Insurance Coverage for de-transitioners or trans gender complications – Passed both chambers and is on its way to the Governor.

SB888 (Kolkhorst) Allows the AG to defend DA’s – Passed both chambers and is on its way to the Governor.

THE NOT SO GOOD

SB5 (Huffman) Creates the Dementia Research Institute – Passed both chambers and is on its way to the Governor.

SB22 (Huffman) Hollywood subsidies – Reported favorably out of the House Committee, now goes to Calendars (this is one where the clock might be in our favor! May 27 is last day for House to consider 2nd reading of Senate bills)

HB4687 (Gerwin-Hawkins) Grants Charter Schools the same immunity public schools have in abuse cases (Just the opposite of Little’s bill to remove immunity from public schools) – Passed the House 115 to 27. This seems very strange to me. They voted to remove immunity from public schools and grant it to charter schools all in the same day.

Numerous Republican priority bills are still left hanging in Calendars or other Committees with time running out. This includes issues like requiring E Verify, Closed Primaries, Requiring proof of citizenship to register to vote, and many others.

Lizzy’s Bills (SB2119 and SB407 with their House Counterparts) are effectively dead. Gary VanDeaver, Chair of the House Public Health Committee has refused to give them a hearing, claiming that there are adequate protections for exemptions in place via the DHHS rules. If that’s the case, then I guess Senator Sparks and Senator Middleton and everyone who supported this effort just wasted a whole lot of time trying to pass this legislation! If you are reading this and live in VanDeaver’s district, you really should give him a call and let him know what you think about it. (Just for the record).

Favorite Video clip from this week: Rep. Little was laying out his HB4623 to eliminate qualified immunity for public schools in abuse cases. This is Rep. Jolanda Jones’ feeble attempt at chubbing, and Rep. Little’s brilliant response.

Mitch at his Best!



NEXT WEEK

Next week, May 20th, we will be doing a day of prayer. We’ll divide up into small groups and go all over the Capitol praying. Prayers may be out loud or silent, anywhere that you feel moved. At this late date, prayer is about the only tool we have left to make good things happen. Next week is week 19 out of 20. Committees will mostly be done, and the race will be on to complete whatever is on the calendars for the remaining time.

We’ll meet up at 10 am in the Seal Court, and then divide up into prayer teams. There may be a few legislative activities to take care of, but mostly the day will be devoted to prayer. I hope many of you will join us and someone remind me to do a group photo!!!!

The phrase “Seal Court” is not well known by people in the Capitol, so let me explain again – it’s on Level 2 of the Extension, just outside the long corridor that comes from the elevators, and just below the Capitol Grille. It looks like this:









ACTION ITEMS THIS WEEK

1) Contact members of the Senate Conference Committee for SB17. Ask them to strip the Shaheen amendment from the bill. (changed the language to exempt anyone who is "legally residing" in the US.) House Conferees have not yet been assigned as I write this. I’ll post on social media when they are and we should contact them also.

Senate Conferees for SB17

Lois Kolkhorst, 512-463-0118

Bob Hall, 512-463-0102

Juan “Chuy” Hinojosa, 512-463-0120

Bryan Hughes, 512-463-0101

Mayes Middleton, 512-463-0111

2) Contact the Governor’s office and ask him to veto or not sign SB5, the Dementia Research Institute. It is not government’s job to fund medical research!

Contact information for Governor

512-463-2000
Opinion Hotline (512) 463-1782

Email: [link removed] & click on “I want to share my opinion.”



Post message & tag Abbott on Facebook: @TexansForAbbott
Post message & tag Abbott on Twitter: @GregAbbott_TX
Post message & tag Abbott on Instagram: @governorabbott

3) Contact members of the Calendars Committee and tell them NOT to schedule SB22 for a floor vote. SB22 is the Hollywood subsidies bill and this one is not government’s job either! (When will they stop giving our money away and start doing something to remove the property tax burden on citizens?)

House Calendars Committee

Member

Phone #

Rep. Ana Hernandez

(512) 463-0614

Rep. Jeff Leach

(512) 463-0544

Rep. Todd Hunter, Chair

(512) 463-0672

Rep. Toni Rose, Vice Chair

(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

(If you want to do more calendars calls, I have a list of bills stuck in calendars. Just email me. [email protected] and I'll send the list)

4) Join us in prayer, especially on May 20th when we’ll be devoting the day to prayer at the Capitol.

Only one Tuesday left after this one! Thank you to everyone who has helped in our legislative efforts this session! Whether you came weekly, or just once or twice, or did the work from home, we love and appreciate your efforts! While we have had a few wins this session, it has been more challenging than ever before, and it looks as if the end results are not going to be favorable for our priorities and our populist values and principles.

This means that we have to work really hard towards preventing the same situation next session. Now is the time to be working on censuring those representatives who have not lived up to the Republican name. And now is the time to be working on recruiting candidates for 2026.

Our TTP@Home podcast for June will be covering the censure process, and how YOU can help. It will drop on June 6th, so watch for it and listen and learn. Then take ACTION!

Stay safe, and stay engaged!

Fran Rhodes, President



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