| From | Fran's Friday Message <[email protected]> |
| Subject | ACTION ALERT: We're being ignored! |
| Date | August 27, 2025 4:07 PM |
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ACTION ALERT! TIME TO TAKE IT TO THE NEXT LEVEL
#1 - Regarding SB13 and HB186, the identical bills to ban taxpayer funded l=
obbying (TPFL): =20
=C2=B7 SB 13 passed the Senate (for the 3rd time), on 8/19 and was =
referred to the House State Affairs Committee, chaired by Ken King.
=C2=B7 HB 186 has also been referred to House State Affairs Committ=
ee, and now has 67 co-authors
=C2=B7 We=E2=80=99ve been trying to contact Chairman King about hol=
ding a hearing on one of these bills. His emails are not being monitored.
=C2=B7 When asked why King=E2=80=99s emails are not being monitored=
, I was told because they are short staffed
=C2=B7 When asked to speak to someone on the phone about TPFL bills=
, I was transferred to Mike Olcott=E2=80=99s office. Mike Olcott is the au=
thor of the House bill. Clearly, King=E2=80=99s office is avoiding the sub=
ject.
=C2=B7 During regular session, our TTP activists spent many days tr=
ying to convince the State Affairs Committee to hold a hearing for SB12, th=
e TPFL bill from that session. We were met with brick walls. One member o=
f the committee even told me in person, =E2=80=9Cthat=E2=80=99s never going=
to happen=E2=80=9D.
Now, I believe it=E2=80=99s time to take this issue to a higher level. It=
=E2=80=99s time to go over Ken King=E2=80=99s head. The Governor put this =
issue on the special session call for both first and second special session=
, so he apparently wants to see it done. We need Governor Abbott to pressu=
re the State Affairs Committee to move this bill.
Secondly, Speaker Burrows has influence over the Committee, and could influ=
ence them to move the bills. Last summer, then Representative Burrows, sig=
ned on to the Texas Conservative Commitment, which lists banning TPFL as on=
e of the priorities, so he has publicly supported the issue too. See Burro=
ws X post about it.
ACTION:
Contact both Governor Abbott and Speaker Burrows, and demand that they infl=
uence the State Affairs Committee to move either SB13 or HB186 to a floor d=
ebate and vote in the House. I suggest you use both email and phone call. =
Time is short due to special session timeframes, and emails might take day=
s to be seen or read.
Governor:
Email: Use this link to email through the website
Phone: 512-463-1782
Mailing Address: Office of the Governor, PO Bo 12428, Austin 78711-2428
Speaker:
Email: Use this link to email through the website
Phone: 512463-1000 (Chief of Staff is Bob Duncan)
Mailing Address: PO Box 12910, Austin 78711-2910
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#2 - Regarding Election Integrity =E2=80=93 SB54
=C2=B7 In the regular session, SB2217, focused on improving transpa=
rency, accuracy and accountability in elections, and passed the House 139 t=
o 1.
=C2=B7 An amendment by Rep Shaheen, added that voters who have chan=
ged address within the same county could submit a change of address at any =
time and it would become effective immediately (even on election day). The=
amendment was adopted 138 to zero.
=C2=B7 Tom Glass brought this amendment to grassroots=E2=80=99 atte=
ntion last week, and the Governor has now added it to the special session #=
2. The amended wording opens doors for manipulation of voters to swing the=
votes in certain districts, and it needs to be removed.
=C2=B7 The Senate has passed SB54 on Tuesday, to remove the offendi=
ng section from Shaheen=E2=80=99s amendment.
=C2=B7 There are 3 House Bills that are identical to SB54. HB295 i=
s the only one of the three that has been referred to committee. (Election=
s, Chaired by Shaheen)
=C2=B7 Either SB54 or one of the House bills needs to be moved imme=
diately so that the error of SB2217 from regular session can be corrected.
ACTION:
Contact Speaker Burrows and Chairman Shaheen about moving SB54 or HB295 tho=
ugh the Elections Committee quickly and get it to a floor vote as soon as p=
ossible. Apparently, no one realized the potential damage, and opportuniti=
es for election manipulation that could result when the amendment was adopt=
ed. We need to get this fixed.
Speaker:
Email: Use this link to email through the website
Phone: 512463-1000 (Chief of Staff is Bob Duncan)
Mailing Address: PO Box 12910, Austin 78711-2910
Chairman Shaheen:
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 512-463-0594
Mailing Address: PO Box 12910, Austin 78711-2910
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Aren=E2=80=99t special sessions fun? If you need help with either of these=
items, just reply to this email. I=E2=80=99m always happy to help and/or =
provide backup documentation.
**Something to note: Julie and I have been told by multiple lawmakers that=
if they get 10 calls on an issue, that=E2=80=99s considered A LOT! Let=E2=
=80=99s give these folks HUNDREDS of calls on these important issues. This=
message goes out to tens of thousands of supporters. Surely, we can get 1=
00 of those people to take action. It only takes a couple minutes and YOU =
could be one of those 100!!
Thanks for staying engaged!
Fran Rhodes, President
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verflow-wrap: break-word; width: 564px; padding-left: 24px; padding-right: =
24px; border-collapse: collapse; padding-top: 12px; padding-bottom: 12px;">=
<p class=3D"MsoNoSpacing" style=3D"color: #3c4144; font-family: arial,helve=
tica,sans-serif; font-weight: 400; padding: 0; margin: 0; Margin: 0; font-s=
ize: 12pt; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 10px; Margin-bottom: 10px; text=
-align: center;" align=3D"center"><strong>ACTION ALERT!<span style=3D"mso-s=
pacerun: yes;"> </span>TIME TO TAKE IT TO THE NEXT LEVEL</strong></p>=
<p class=3D"MsoNoSpacing" 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>#1 - Regarding <a href=3D"[link removed]
m/emails/tracking/click-link/lV_TvFocvFHjj2oNePoQR7fY5o4mWoo_DAfpOy1TNok=3D=
/ZK2L336Pfhp-zmeUctLZJZlKcrgRwhT-kFFQn1BSzWo=3D" style=3D"color: #0074d9; t=
ext-decoration: none; font-weight: inherit; padding: 0; text-align: left; l=
ine-height: 1.5;">SB13</a> and <a href=3D"[link removed]
/tracking/click-link/lV_TvFocvFHjj2oNePoQR7fY5o4mWoo_DAfpOy1TNok=3D/ZK2L336=
Pfhp-zmeUctLZJWJgnpm9gs2yNghPrR3cJok=3D" style=3D"color: #0074d9; text-deco=
ration: none; font-weight: inherit; padding: 0; text-align: left; line-heig=
ht: 1.5;">HB186</a>, the identical bills to ban taxpayer funded lobbying (T=
PFL):<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></strong></p> <p clas=
s=3D"MsoNoSpacing" 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; margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.25in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1;"><=
!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style=3D"font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-fo=
nt-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;"><span style=3D"mso-list: =
Ignore;">=C2=B7<span style=3D"font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> &=
nbsp; </span></span></span><!--[endif]-->SB 1=
3 passed the Senate (for the 3<sup>rd</sup> time), on 8/19 and was referred=
to the House State Affairs Committee, chaired by Ken King.</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; margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.25in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1;"><!-- =
[if !supportLists]--><span style=3D"font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-f=
amily: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;"><span style=3D"mso-list: Igno=
re;">=C2=B7<span style=3D"font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';">  =
; </span></span></span><!--[endif]-->HB 186 h=
as also been referred to House State Affairs Committee, and now has 67 co-a=
uthors</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: 10=
px; Margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.25in; mso-list: =
l1 level1 lfo1;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style=3D"font-family: Symb=
ol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;"><span s=
tyle=3D"mso-list: Ignore;">=C2=B7<span style=3D"font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roma=
n';"> </span></span></span>=
<!--[endif]-->We=E2=80=99ve been trying to contact Chairman King about hold=
ing a hearing on one of these bills.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbs=
p; </span>His emails are not being monitored.</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; margin-left=
: .5in; text-indent: -.25in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1;"><!-- [if !supportLi=
sts]--><span style=3D"font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;=
mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;"><span style=3D"mso-list: Ignore;">=C2=B7<sp=
an style=3D"font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> &=
nbsp; </span></span></span><!--[endif]-->When asked why King=E2=
=80=99s emails are not being monitored, I was told because they are short s=
taffed</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: 10=
px; Margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.25in; mso-list: =
l1 level1 lfo1;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style=3D"font-family: Symb=
ol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;"><span s=
tyle=3D"mso-list: Ignore;">=C2=B7<span style=3D"font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roma=
n';"> </span></span></span>=
<!--[endif]-->When asked to speak to someone on the phone about TPFL bills,=
I was transferred to Mike Olcott=E2=80=99s office.<span style=3D"mso-space=
run: yes;"> </span>Mike Olcott is the author of the House bill.<span =
style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Clearly, King=E2=80=99s office i=
s avoiding the subject.</p> <p class=3D"MsoNoSpacing" 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; margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -=
.25in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style=3D"=
font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family:=
Symbol;"><span style=3D"mso-list: Ignore;">=C2=B7<span style=3D"font: 7.0p=
t 'Times New Roman';"> </sp=
an></span></span><!--[endif]-->During regular session, our TTP activists sp=
ent many days trying to convince the State Affairs Committee to hold a hear=
ing for SB12, the TPFL bill from that session.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: =
yes;"> </span>We were met with brick walls.<span style=3D"mso-spaceru=
n: yes;"> </span>One member of the committee even told me in person, =
=E2=80=9Cthat=E2=80=99s never going to happen=E2=80=9D.</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;">=
Now, I believe it=E2=80=99s time to take this issue to a higher level.<span=
style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It=E2=80=99s time to go over Ke=
n King=E2=80=99s head.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The =
Governor put this issue on the special session call for both first and seco=
nd special session, so he apparently wants to see it done.<span style=3D"ms=
o-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We need Governor Abbott to pressure the Sta=
te Affairs Committee to move this bill.</p> <p class=3D"MsoNoSpacing" 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;">Secondly, Speake=
r Burrows has influence over the Committee, and could influence them to mov=
e the bills.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Last summer, t=
hen Representative Burrows, signed on to the Texas Conservative Commitment,=
which lists banning TPFL as one of the priorities, so he has publicly supp=
orted the issue too.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><a hre=
f=3D"[link removed]
ePoQR7fY5o4mWoo_DAfpOy1TNok=3D/ZK2L336Pfhp-zmeUctLZJX-keKNjoHn52WXW9JaYja4=
=3D" style=3D"color: #0074d9; text-decoration: none; font-weight: inherit; =
padding: 0; text-align: left; line-height: 1.5;">See Burrows X post</a> abo=
ut it.</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: 10=
px; Margin-bottom: 10px;"><strong>ACTION:</strong></p> <p class=3D"MsoNoSpa=
cing" 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; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 10px; Margin-bottom: 10px;">Conta=
ct both Governor Abbott and Speaker Burrows, and demand that they influence=
the State Affairs Committee to move either SB13 or HB186 to a floor debate=
and vote in the House.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I s=
uggest you use both email and phone call.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;"=
> </span>Time is short due to special session timeframes, and emails =
might take days to be seen or read.</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;"><strong>Governor:</s=
trong></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: 10=
px; Margin-bottom: 10px;"><strong>Email:<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;">=
</span></strong><a href=3D"[link removed]
g/click-link/lV_TvFocvFHjj2oNePoQR7fY5o4mWoo_DAfpOy1TNok=3D/ZK2L336Pfhp-zme=
UctLZJYe2aUMcWYmMPN1-KH-8Wo4=3D" style=3D"color: #0074d9; text-decoration: =
none; font-weight: inherit; padding: 0; text-align: left; line-height: 1.5;=
"><strong>Use this link</strong></a><strong> to email through the website</=
strong></p> <p class=3D"MsoNoSpacing" style=3D"color: #3c4144; font-family:=
arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: 400; padding: 0; margin: 0; Margi=
n: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 1=
0px; Margin-bottom: 10px;"><strong>Phone:<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;"=
> </span>512-463-1782</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; text-align: left; font-size: 12pt; line-=
height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 10px; Margin-bottom: 10px;"><strong>Mailing Add=
ress:<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Office of the Governo=
r, PO Bo 12428, Austin 78711-2428</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;"><strong>Speak=
er:</strong></p> <p class=3D"MsoNoSpacing" style=3D"color: #3c4144; font-fa=
mily: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: 400; padding: 0; margin: 0; =
Margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5; margin-bott=
om: 10px; Margin-bottom: 10px;"><strong>Email:<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: =
yes;"> </span></strong><a href=3D"[link removed]
racking/click-link/lV_TvFocvFHjj2oNePoQR7fY5o4mWoo_DAfpOy1TNok=3D/ZK2L336Pf=
hp-zmeUctLZJaus9O1QEypGo-eyvzbHF2k=3D" style=3D"color: #0074d9; text-decora=
tion: none; font-weight: inherit; padding: 0; text-align: left; line-height=
: 1.5;"><strong>Use this link</strong></a><strong> to email through the web=
site</strong></p> <p class=3D"MsoNoSpacing" style=3D"color: #3c4144; font-f=
amily: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: 400; padding: 0; margin: 0;=
Margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5; margin-bot=
tom: 10px; Margin-bottom: 10px;"><strong>Phone:<span style=3D"mso-spacerun:=
yes;"> </span>512463-1000 (Chief of Staff is Bob Duncan)</strong></p=
> <p class=3D"MsoNoSpacing" 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;"><strong>Mailing Address:<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;"=
> </span>PO Box 12910, Austin 78711-2910</strong></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> </strong></p> <p class=3D"MsoNoSpacing" 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>#2 - Regarding Election =
Integrity =E2=80=93 <a href=3D"[link removed]
lick-link/lV_TvFocvFHjj2oNePoQR7fY5o4mWoo_DAfpOy1TNok=3D/ZK2L336Pfhp-zmeUct=
LZJagdEWRXSx-rbDdveiKDD74=3D" style=3D"color: #0074d9; text-decoration: non=
e; font-weight: inherit; padding: 0; text-align: left; line-height: 1.5;">S=
B54</a></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; margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.25in; =
mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style=3D"font-fa=
mily: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol=
;"><span style=3D"mso-list: Ignore;">=C2=B7<span style=3D"font: 7.0pt 'Time=
s New Roman';"> </span></sp=
an></span><!--[endif]-->In the regular session, <a title=3D"SB2217" href=3D=
"[link removed]
R7fY5o4mWoo_DAfpOy1TNok=3D/ZK2L336Pfhp-zmeUctLZJVxgOLtWWlD_gOEyrzNuEbU=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;">SB2217</a>, focused on improving transparency, accuracy and accountabil=
ity in elections, and passed the House 139 to 1.</p> <p class=3D"MsoNoSpaci=
ng" 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; margin-l=
eft: .5in; text-indent: -.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2;"><!-- [if !suppor=
tLists]--><span style=3D"font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symb=
ol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;"><span style=3D"mso-list: Ignore;">=C2=B7=
<span style=3D"font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> &nbs=
p; </span></span></span><!--[endif]-->An amendment by Rep=
Shaheen, added that voters who have changed address within the same county=
could submit a change of address at any time and it would become effective=
immediately (even on election day).<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbs=
p; </span>The amendment was adopted 138 to zero.</p> <p class=3D"MsoNoSpaci=
ng" 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; margin-l=
eft: .5in; text-indent: -.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2;"><!-- [if !suppor=
tLists]--><span style=3D"font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symb=
ol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;"><span style=3D"mso-list: Ignore;">=C2=B7=
<span style=3D"font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> &nbs=
p; </span></span></span><a title=3D"Tom Glass" href=3D"ht=
tps://api.neonemails.com/emails/tracking/click-link/lV_TvFocvFHjj2oNePoQR7f=
Y5o4mWoo_DAfpOy1TNok=3D/ZK2L336Pfhp-zmeUctLZJSofyQRHonn-Yvk_wa_sk8g=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;"=
>Tom Glass</a> brought this amendment to grassroots=E2=80=99 attention last=
week, and the Governor has now added it to the special session #2.<span st=
yle=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The amended wording opens doors fo=
r manipulation of voters to swing the votes in certain districts, and it ne=
eds to be removed.</p> <p class=3D"MsoNoSpacing" 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; margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.25in=
; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style=3D"font-=
family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symb=
ol;"><span style=3D"mso-list: Ignore;">=C2=B7<span style=3D"font: 7.0pt 'Ti=
mes New Roman';"> </span></=
span></span><!--[endif]-->The Senate has passed SB54 on Tuesday, to remove =
the offending section from Shaheen=E2=80=99s amendment.</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; m=
argin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2;"><!-- [if =
!supportLists]--><span style=3D"font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-famil=
y: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;"><span style=3D"mso-list: Ignore;"=
>=C2=B7<span style=3D"font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> &nb=
sp; </span></span></span><!--[endif]-->There are 3 =
House Bills that are identical to SB54.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;">&=
nbsp; </span><a href=3D"[link removed]
nk/lV_TvFocvFHjj2oNePoQR7fY5o4mWoo_DAfpOy1TNok=3D/ZK2L336Pfhp-zmeUctLZJQkES=
ELPJBV3Mvlqo4i0ccs=3D" style=3D"color: #0074d9; text-decoration: none; font=
-weight: inherit; padding: 0; text-align: left; line-height: 1.5;">HB295</a=
> is the only one of the three that has been referred to committee.<span st=
yle=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(Elections, Chaired by Shaheen)</p=
> <p class=3D"MsoNoSpacing" 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; margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.25in; mso-list: l0 level1=
lfo2;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style=3D"font-family: Symbol; mso-f=
areast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;"><span style=3D"m=
so-list: Ignore;">=C2=B7<span style=3D"font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';">&nbs=
p; </span></span></span><!--[endi=
f]-->Either SB54 or one of the House bills needs to be moved immediately so=
that the error of SB2217 from regular session can be corrected.</p> <p cla=
ss=3D"MsoNoSpacing" style=3D"color: #3c4144; font-family: arial,helvetica,s=
ans-serif; font-weight: 400; padding: 0; margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-align: =
left; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 10px; Margin-bottom=
: 10px;"><strong>ACTION:</strong></p> <p class=3D"MsoNoSpacing" 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;">Contact Speaker Burrow=
s and Chairman Shaheen about moving SB54 or HB295 though the Elections Comm=
ittee quickly and get it to a floor vote as soon as possible.<span style=3D=
"mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Apparently, no one realized the potentia=
l damage, and opportunities for election manipulation that could result whe=
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ACTION ALERT! TIME TO TAKE IT TO THE NEXT LEVEL
#1 - Regarding SB13 and HB186, the identical bills to ban taxpayer funded lobbying (TPFL):
· SB 13 passed the Senate (for the 3rd time), on 8/19 and was referred to the House State Affairs Committee, chaired by Ken King.
· HB 186 has also been referred to House State Affairs Committee, and now has 67 co-authors
· We’ve been trying to contact Chairman King about holding a hearing on one of these bills. His emails are not being monitored.
· When asked why King’s emails are not being monitored, I was told because they are short staffed
· When asked to speak to someone on the phone about TPFL bills, I was transferred to Mike Olcott’s office. Mike Olcott is the author of the House bill. Clearly, King’s office is avoiding the subject.
· During regular session, our TTP activists spent many days trying to convince the State Affairs Committee to hold a hearing for SB12, the TPFL bill from that session. We were met with brick walls. One member of the committee even told me in person, “that’s never going to happen”.
Now, I believe it’s time to take this issue to a higher level. It’s time to go over Ken King’s head. The Governor put this issue on the special session call for both first and second special session, so he apparently wants to see it done. We need Governor Abbott to pressure the State Affairs Committee to move this bill.
Secondly, Speaker Burrows has influence over the Committee, and could influence them to move the bills. Last summer, then Representative Burrows, signed on to the Texas Conservative Commitment, which lists banning TPFL as one of the priorities, so he has publicly supported the issue too. See Burrows X post about it.
ACTION:
Contact both Governor Abbott and Speaker Burrows, and demand that they influence the State Affairs Committee to move either SB13 or HB186 to a floor debate and vote in the House. I suggest you use both email and phone call. Time is short due to special session timeframes, and emails might take days to be seen or read.
Governor:
Email: Use this link to email through the website
Phone: 512-463-1782
Mailing Address: Office of the Governor, PO Bo 12428, Austin 78711-2428
Speaker:
Email: Use this link to email through the website
Phone: 512463-1000 (Chief of Staff is Bob Duncan)
Mailing Address: PO Box 12910, Austin 78711-2910
#2 - Regarding Election Integrity – SB54
· In the regular session, SB2217, focused on improving transparency, accuracy and accountability in elections, and passed the House 139 to 1.
· An amendment by Rep Shaheen, added that voters who have changed address within the same county could submit a change of address at any time and it would become effective immediately (even on election day). The amendment was adopted 138 to zero.
· Tom Glass brought this amendment to grassroots’ attention last week, and the Governor has now added it to the special session #2. The amended wording opens doors for manipulation of voters to swing the votes in certain districts, and it needs to be removed.
· The Senate has passed SB54 on Tuesday, to remove the offending section from Shaheen’s amendment.
· There are 3 House Bills that are identical to SB54. HB295 is the only one of the three that has been referred to committee. (Elections, Chaired by Shaheen)
· Either SB54 or one of the House bills needs to be moved immediately so that the error of SB2217 from regular session can be corrected.
ACTION:
Contact Speaker Burrows and Chairman Shaheen about moving SB54 or HB295 though the Elections Committee quickly and get it to a floor vote as soon as possible. Apparently, no one realized the potential damage, and opportunities for election manipulation that could result when the amendment was adopted. We need to get this fixed.
Speaker:
Email: Use this link to email through the website
Phone: 512463-1000 (Chief of Staff is Bob Duncan)
Mailing Address: PO Box 12910, Austin 78711-2910
Chairman Shaheen:
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 512-463-0594
Mailing Address: PO Box 12910, Austin 78711-2910
Aren’t special sessions fun? If you need help with either of these items, just reply to this email. I’m always happy to help and/or provide backup documentation.
**Something to note: Julie and I have been told by multiple lawmakers that if they get 10 calls on an issue, that’s considered A LOT! Let’s give these folks HUNDREDS of calls on these important issues. This message goes out to tens of thousands of supporters. Surely, we can get 100 of those people to take action. It only takes a couple minutes and YOU could be one of those 100!!
Thanks for staying engaged!
Fran Rhodes, President
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ACTION ALERT! TIME TO TAKE IT TO THE NEXT LEVEL
#1 - Regarding SB13 and HB186, the identical bills to ban taxpayer funded l=
obbying (TPFL): =20
=C2=B7 SB 13 passed the Senate (for the 3rd time), on 8/19 and was =
referred to the House State Affairs Committee, chaired by Ken King.
=C2=B7 HB 186 has also been referred to House State Affairs Committ=
ee, and now has 67 co-authors
=C2=B7 We=E2=80=99ve been trying to contact Chairman King about hol=
ding a hearing on one of these bills. His emails are not being monitored.
=C2=B7 When asked why King=E2=80=99s emails are not being monitored=
, I was told because they are short staffed
=C2=B7 When asked to speak to someone on the phone about TPFL bills=
, I was transferred to Mike Olcott=E2=80=99s office. Mike Olcott is the au=
thor of the House bill. Clearly, King=E2=80=99s office is avoiding the sub=
ject.
=C2=B7 During regular session, our TTP activists spent many days tr=
ying to convince the State Affairs Committee to hold a hearing for SB12, th=
e TPFL bill from that session. We were met with brick walls. One member o=
f the committee even told me in person, =E2=80=9Cthat=E2=80=99s never going=
to happen=E2=80=9D.
Now, I believe it=E2=80=99s time to take this issue to a higher level. It=
=E2=80=99s time to go over Ken King=E2=80=99s head. The Governor put this =
issue on the special session call for both first and second special session=
, so he apparently wants to see it done. We need Governor Abbott to pressu=
re the State Affairs Committee to move this bill.
Secondly, Speaker Burrows has influence over the Committee, and could influ=
ence them to move the bills. Last summer, then Representative Burrows, sig=
ned on to the Texas Conservative Commitment, which lists banning TPFL as on=
e of the priorities, so he has publicly supported the issue too. See Burro=
ws X post about it.
ACTION:
Contact both Governor Abbott and Speaker Burrows, and demand that they infl=
uence the State Affairs Committee to move either SB13 or HB186 to a floor d=
ebate and vote in the House. I suggest you use both email and phone call. =
Time is short due to special session timeframes, and emails might take day=
s to be seen or read.
Governor:
Email: Use this link to email through the website
Phone: 512-463-1782
Mailing Address: Office of the Governor, PO Bo 12428, Austin 78711-2428
Speaker:
Email: Use this link to email through the website
Phone: 512463-1000 (Chief of Staff is Bob Duncan)
Mailing Address: PO Box 12910, Austin 78711-2910
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#2 - Regarding Election Integrity =E2=80=93 SB54
=C2=B7 In the regular session, SB2217, focused on improving transpa=
rency, accuracy and accountability in elections, and passed the House 139 t=
o 1.
=C2=B7 An amendment by Rep Shaheen, added that voters who have chan=
ged address within the same county could submit a change of address at any =
time and it would become effective immediately (even on election day). The=
amendment was adopted 138 to zero.
=C2=B7 Tom Glass brought this amendment to grassroots=E2=80=99 atte=
ntion last week, and the Governor has now added it to the special session #=
2. The amended wording opens doors for manipulation of voters to swing the=
votes in certain districts, and it needs to be removed.
=C2=B7 The Senate has passed SB54 on Tuesday, to remove the offendi=
ng section from Shaheen=E2=80=99s amendment.
=C2=B7 There are 3 House Bills that are identical to SB54. HB295 i=
s the only one of the three that has been referred to committee. (Election=
s, Chaired by Shaheen)
=C2=B7 Either SB54 or one of the House bills needs to be moved imme=
diately so that the error of SB2217 from regular session can be corrected.
ACTION:
Contact Speaker Burrows and Chairman Shaheen about moving SB54 or HB295 tho=
ugh the Elections Committee quickly and get it to a floor vote as soon as p=
ossible. Apparently, no one realized the potential damage, and opportuniti=
es for election manipulation that could result when the amendment was adopt=
ed. We need to get this fixed.
Speaker:
Email: Use this link to email through the website
Phone: 512463-1000 (Chief of Staff is Bob Duncan)
Mailing Address: PO Box 12910, Austin 78711-2910
Chairman Shaheen:
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 512-463-0594
Mailing Address: PO Box 12910, Austin 78711-2910
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Aren=E2=80=99t special sessions fun? If you need help with either of these=
items, just reply to this email. I=E2=80=99m always happy to help and/or =
provide backup documentation.
**Something to note: Julie and I have been told by multiple lawmakers that=
if they get 10 calls on an issue, that=E2=80=99s considered A LOT! Let=E2=
=80=99s give these folks HUNDREDS of calls on these important issues. This=
message goes out to tens of thousands of supporters. Surely, we can get 1=
00 of those people to take action. It only takes a couple minutes and YOU =
could be one of those 100!!
Thanks for staying engaged!
Fran Rhodes, President
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pacerun: yes;"> </span>TIME TO TAKE IT TO THE NEXT LEVEL</strong></p>=
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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>#1 - Regarding <a href=3D"[link removed]
m/emails/tracking/click-link/lV_TvFocvFHjj2oNePoQR7fY5o4mWoo_DAfpOy1TNok=3D=
/ZK2L336Pfhp-zmeUctLZJZlKcrgRwhT-kFFQn1BSzWo=3D" style=3D"color: #0074d9; t=
ext-decoration: none; font-weight: inherit; padding: 0; text-align: left; l=
ine-height: 1.5;">SB13</a> and <a href=3D"[link removed]
/tracking/click-link/lV_TvFocvFHjj2oNePoQR7fY5o4mWoo_DAfpOy1TNok=3D/ZK2L336=
Pfhp-zmeUctLZJWJgnpm9gs2yNghPrR3cJok=3D" style=3D"color: #0074d9; text-deco=
ration: none; font-weight: inherit; padding: 0; text-align: left; line-heig=
ht: 1.5;">HB186</a>, the identical bills to ban taxpayer funded lobbying (T=
PFL):<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></strong></p> <p clas=
s=3D"MsoNoSpacing" 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; margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.25in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1;"><=
!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style=3D"font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-fo=
nt-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;"><span style=3D"mso-list: =
Ignore;">=C2=B7<span style=3D"font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> &=
nbsp; </span></span></span><!--[endif]-->SB 1=
3 passed the Senate (for the 3<sup>rd</sup> time), on 8/19 and was referred=
to the House State Affairs Committee, chaired by Ken King.</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; margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.25in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1;"><!-- =
[if !supportLists]--><span style=3D"font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-f=
amily: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;"><span style=3D"mso-list: Igno=
re;">=C2=B7<span style=3D"font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';">  =
; </span></span></span><!--[endif]-->HB 186 h=
as also been referred to House State Affairs Committee, and now has 67 co-a=
uthors</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: 10=
px; Margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.25in; mso-list: =
l1 level1 lfo1;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style=3D"font-family: Symb=
ol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;"><span s=
tyle=3D"mso-list: Ignore;">=C2=B7<span style=3D"font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roma=
n';"> </span></span></span>=
<!--[endif]-->We=E2=80=99ve been trying to contact Chairman King about hold=
ing a hearing on one of these bills.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbs=
p; </span>His emails are not being monitored.</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; margin-left=
: .5in; text-indent: -.25in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1;"><!-- [if !supportLi=
sts]--><span style=3D"font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;=
mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;"><span style=3D"mso-list: Ignore;">=C2=B7<sp=
an style=3D"font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> &=
nbsp; </span></span></span><!--[endif]-->When asked why King=E2=
=80=99s emails are not being monitored, I was told because they are short s=
taffed</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: 10=
px; Margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.25in; mso-list: =
l1 level1 lfo1;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style=3D"font-family: Symb=
ol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;"><span s=
tyle=3D"mso-list: Ignore;">=C2=B7<span style=3D"font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roma=
n';"> </span></span></span>=
<!--[endif]-->When asked to speak to someone on the phone about TPFL bills,=
I was transferred to Mike Olcott=E2=80=99s office.<span style=3D"mso-space=
run: yes;"> </span>Mike Olcott is the author of the House bill.<span =
style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Clearly, King=E2=80=99s office i=
s avoiding the subject.</p> <p class=3D"MsoNoSpacing" 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; margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -=
.25in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style=3D"=
font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family:=
Symbol;"><span style=3D"mso-list: Ignore;">=C2=B7<span style=3D"font: 7.0p=
t 'Times New Roman';"> </sp=
an></span></span><!--[endif]-->During regular session, our TTP activists sp=
ent many days trying to convince the State Affairs Committee to hold a hear=
ing for SB12, the TPFL bill from that session.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: =
yes;"> </span>We were met with brick walls.<span style=3D"mso-spaceru=
n: yes;"> </span>One member of the committee even told me in person, =
=E2=80=9Cthat=E2=80=99s never going to happen=E2=80=9D.</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;">=
Now, I believe it=E2=80=99s time to take this issue to a higher level.<span=
style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It=E2=80=99s time to go over Ke=
n King=E2=80=99s head.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The =
Governor put this issue on the special session call for both first and seco=
nd special session, so he apparently wants to see it done.<span style=3D"ms=
o-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We need Governor Abbott to pressure the Sta=
te Affairs Committee to move this bill.</p> <p class=3D"MsoNoSpacing" 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;">Secondly, Speake=
r Burrows has influence over the Committee, and could influence them to mov=
e the bills.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Last summer, t=
hen Representative Burrows, signed on to the Texas Conservative Commitment,=
which lists banning TPFL as one of the priorities, so he has publicly supp=
orted the issue too.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><a hre=
f=3D"[link removed]
ePoQR7fY5o4mWoo_DAfpOy1TNok=3D/ZK2L336Pfhp-zmeUctLZJX-keKNjoHn52WXW9JaYja4=
=3D" style=3D"color: #0074d9; text-decoration: none; font-weight: inherit; =
padding: 0; text-align: left; line-height: 1.5;">See Burrows X post</a> abo=
ut it.</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: 10=
px; Margin-bottom: 10px;"><strong>ACTION:</strong></p> <p class=3D"MsoNoSpa=
cing" 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; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 10px; Margin-bottom: 10px;">Conta=
ct both Governor Abbott and Speaker Burrows, and demand that they influence=
the State Affairs Committee to move either SB13 or HB186 to a floor debate=
and vote in the House.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I s=
uggest you use both email and phone call.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;"=
> </span>Time is short due to special session timeframes, and emails =
might take days to be seen or read.</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;"><strong>Governor:</s=
trong></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: 10=
px; Margin-bottom: 10px;"><strong>Email:<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;">=
</span></strong><a href=3D"[link removed]
g/click-link/lV_TvFocvFHjj2oNePoQR7fY5o4mWoo_DAfpOy1TNok=3D/ZK2L336Pfhp-zme=
UctLZJYe2aUMcWYmMPN1-KH-8Wo4=3D" style=3D"color: #0074d9; text-decoration: =
none; font-weight: inherit; padding: 0; text-align: left; line-height: 1.5;=
"><strong>Use this link</strong></a><strong> to email through the website</=
strong></p> <p class=3D"MsoNoSpacing" style=3D"color: #3c4144; font-family:=
arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: 400; padding: 0; margin: 0; Margi=
n: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 1=
0px; Margin-bottom: 10px;"><strong>Phone:<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;"=
> </span>512-463-1782</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; text-align: left; font-size: 12pt; line-=
height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 10px; Margin-bottom: 10px;"><strong>Mailing Add=
ress:<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Office of the Governo=
r, PO Bo 12428, Austin 78711-2428</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;"><strong>Speak=
er:</strong></p> <p class=3D"MsoNoSpacing" style=3D"color: #3c4144; font-fa=
mily: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: 400; padding: 0; margin: 0; =
Margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5; margin-bott=
om: 10px; Margin-bottom: 10px;"><strong>Email:<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: =
yes;"> </span></strong><a href=3D"[link removed]
racking/click-link/lV_TvFocvFHjj2oNePoQR7fY5o4mWoo_DAfpOy1TNok=3D/ZK2L336Pf=
hp-zmeUctLZJaus9O1QEypGo-eyvzbHF2k=3D" style=3D"color: #0074d9; text-decora=
tion: none; font-weight: inherit; padding: 0; text-align: left; line-height=
: 1.5;"><strong>Use this link</strong></a><strong> to email through the web=
site</strong></p> <p class=3D"MsoNoSpacing" style=3D"color: #3c4144; font-f=
amily: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: 400; padding: 0; margin: 0;=
Margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5; margin-bot=
tom: 10px; Margin-bottom: 10px;"><strong>Phone:<span style=3D"mso-spacerun:=
yes;"> </span>512463-1000 (Chief of Staff is Bob Duncan)</strong></p=
> <p class=3D"MsoNoSpacing" 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;"><strong>Mailing Address:<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;"=
> </span>PO Box 12910, Austin 78711-2910</strong></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> </strong></p> <p class=3D"MsoNoSpacing" 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>#2 - Regarding Election =
Integrity =E2=80=93 <a href=3D"[link removed]
lick-link/lV_TvFocvFHjj2oNePoQR7fY5o4mWoo_DAfpOy1TNok=3D/ZK2L336Pfhp-zmeUct=
LZJagdEWRXSx-rbDdveiKDD74=3D" style=3D"color: #0074d9; text-decoration: non=
e; font-weight: inherit; padding: 0; text-align: left; line-height: 1.5;">S=
B54</a></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; margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.25in; =
mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style=3D"font-fa=
mily: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol=
;"><span style=3D"mso-list: Ignore;">=C2=B7<span style=3D"font: 7.0pt 'Time=
s New Roman';"> </span></sp=
an></span><!--[endif]-->In the regular session, <a title=3D"SB2217" href=3D=
"[link removed]
R7fY5o4mWoo_DAfpOy1TNok=3D/ZK2L336Pfhp-zmeUctLZJVxgOLtWWlD_gOEyrzNuEbU=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;">SB2217</a>, focused on improving transparency, accuracy and accountabil=
ity in elections, and passed the House 139 to 1.</p> <p class=3D"MsoNoSpaci=
ng" 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; margin-l=
eft: .5in; text-indent: -.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2;"><!-- [if !suppor=
tLists]--><span style=3D"font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symb=
ol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;"><span style=3D"mso-list: Ignore;">=C2=B7=
<span style=3D"font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> &nbs=
p; </span></span></span><!--[endif]-->An amendment by Rep=
Shaheen, added that voters who have changed address within the same county=
could submit a change of address at any time and it would become effective=
immediately (even on election day).<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbs=
p; </span>The amendment was adopted 138 to zero.</p> <p class=3D"MsoNoSpaci=
ng" 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; margin-l=
eft: .5in; text-indent: -.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2;"><!-- [if !suppor=
tLists]--><span style=3D"font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symb=
ol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;"><span style=3D"mso-list: Ignore;">=C2=B7=
<span style=3D"font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> &nbs=
p; </span></span></span><a title=3D"Tom Glass" href=3D"ht=
tps://api.neonemails.com/emails/tracking/click-link/lV_TvFocvFHjj2oNePoQR7f=
Y5o4mWoo_DAfpOy1TNok=3D/ZK2L336Pfhp-zmeUctLZJSofyQRHonn-Yvk_wa_sk8g=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;"=
>Tom Glass</a> brought this amendment to grassroots=E2=80=99 attention last=
week, and the Governor has now added it to the special session #2.<span st=
yle=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The amended wording opens doors fo=
r manipulation of voters to swing the votes in certain districts, and it ne=
eds to be removed.</p> <p class=3D"MsoNoSpacing" 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; margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.25in=
; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style=3D"font-=
family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symb=
ol;"><span style=3D"mso-list: Ignore;">=C2=B7<span style=3D"font: 7.0pt 'Ti=
mes New Roman';"> </span></=
span></span><!--[endif]-->The Senate has passed SB54 on Tuesday, to remove =
the offending section from Shaheen=E2=80=99s amendment.</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; m=
argin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2;"><!-- [if =
!supportLists]--><span style=3D"font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-famil=
y: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;"><span style=3D"mso-list: Ignore;"=
>=C2=B7<span style=3D"font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> &nb=
sp; </span></span></span><!--[endif]-->There are 3 =
House Bills that are identical to SB54.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;">&=
nbsp; </span><a href=3D"[link removed]
nk/lV_TvFocvFHjj2oNePoQR7fY5o4mWoo_DAfpOy1TNok=3D/ZK2L336Pfhp-zmeUctLZJQkES=
ELPJBV3Mvlqo4i0ccs=3D" style=3D"color: #0074d9; text-decoration: none; font=
-weight: inherit; padding: 0; text-align: left; line-height: 1.5;">HB295</a=
> is the only one of the three that has been referred to committee.<span st=
yle=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(Elections, Chaired by Shaheen)</p=
> <p class=3D"MsoNoSpacing" 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; margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.25in; mso-list: l0 level1=
lfo2;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style=3D"font-family: Symbol; mso-f=
areast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;"><span style=3D"m=
so-list: Ignore;">=C2=B7<span style=3D"font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';">&nbs=
p; </span></span></span><!--[endi=
f]-->Either SB54 or one of the House bills needs to be moved immediately so=
that the error of SB2217 from regular session can be corrected.</p> <p cla=
ss=3D"MsoNoSpacing" style=3D"color: #3c4144; font-family: arial,helvetica,s=
ans-serif; font-weight: 400; padding: 0; margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-align: =
left; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 10px; Margin-bottom=
: 10px;"><strong>ACTION:</strong></p> <p class=3D"MsoNoSpacing" 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;">Contact Speaker Burrow=
s and Chairman Shaheen about moving SB54 or HB295 though the Elections Comm=
ittee quickly and get it to a floor vote as soon as possible.<span style=3D=
"mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Apparently, no one realized the potentia=
l damage, and opportunities for election manipulation that could result whe=
n the amendment was adopted.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes;"> </spa=
n>We need to get this fixed.</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>Speaker:</strong></=
p> <p class=3D"MsoNoSpacing" style=3D"color: #3c4144; font-family: arial,he=
lvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: 400; padding: 0; margin: 0; Margin: 0; tex=
t-align: left; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 10px; Marg=
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ACTION ALERT! TIME TO TAKE IT TO THE NEXT LEVEL
#1 - Regarding SB13 and HB186, the identical bills to ban taxpayer funded lobbying (TPFL):
· SB 13 passed the Senate (for the 3rd time), on 8/19 and was referred to the House State Affairs Committee, chaired by Ken King.
· HB 186 has also been referred to House State Affairs Committee, and now has 67 co-authors
· We’ve been trying to contact Chairman King about holding a hearing on one of these bills. His emails are not being monitored.
· When asked why King’s emails are not being monitored, I was told because they are short staffed
· When asked to speak to someone on the phone about TPFL bills, I was transferred to Mike Olcott’s office. Mike Olcott is the author of the House bill. Clearly, King’s office is avoiding the subject.
· During regular session, our TTP activists spent many days trying to convince the State Affairs Committee to hold a hearing for SB12, the TPFL bill from that session. We were met with brick walls. One member of the committee even told me in person, “that’s never going to happen”.
Now, I believe it’s time to take this issue to a higher level. It’s time to go over Ken King’s head. The Governor put this issue on the special session call for both first and second special session, so he apparently wants to see it done. We need Governor Abbott to pressure the State Affairs Committee to move this bill.
Secondly, Speaker Burrows has influence over the Committee, and could influence them to move the bills. Last summer, then Representative Burrows, signed on to the Texas Conservative Commitment, which lists banning TPFL as one of the priorities, so he has publicly supported the issue too. See Burrows X post about it.
ACTION:
Contact both Governor Abbott and Speaker Burrows, and demand that they influence the State Affairs Committee to move either SB13 or HB186 to a floor debate and vote in the House. I suggest you use both email and phone call. Time is short due to special session timeframes, and emails might take days to be seen or read.
Governor:
Email: Use this link to email through the website
Phone: 512-463-1782
Mailing Address: Office of the Governor, PO Bo 12428, Austin 78711-2428
Speaker:
Email: Use this link to email through the website
Phone: 512463-1000 (Chief of Staff is Bob Duncan)
Mailing Address: PO Box 12910, Austin 78711-2910
#2 - Regarding Election Integrity – SB54
· In the regular session, SB2217, focused on improving transparency, accuracy and accountability in elections, and passed the House 139 to 1.
· An amendment by Rep Shaheen, added that voters who have changed address within the same county could submit a change of address at any time and it would become effective immediately (even on election day). The amendment was adopted 138 to zero.
· Tom Glass brought this amendment to grassroots’ attention last week, and the Governor has now added it to the special session #2. The amended wording opens doors for manipulation of voters to swing the votes in certain districts, and it needs to be removed.
· The Senate has passed SB54 on Tuesday, to remove the offending section from Shaheen’s amendment.
· There are 3 House Bills that are identical to SB54. HB295 is the only one of the three that has been referred to committee. (Elections, Chaired by Shaheen)
· Either SB54 or one of the House bills needs to be moved immediately so that the error of SB2217 from regular session can be corrected.
ACTION:
Contact Speaker Burrows and Chairman Shaheen about moving SB54 or HB295 though the Elections Committee quickly and get it to a floor vote as soon as possible. Apparently, no one realized the potential damage, and opportunities for election manipulation that could result when the amendment was adopted. We need to get this fixed.
Speaker:
Email: Use this link to email through the website
Phone: 512463-1000 (Chief of Staff is Bob Duncan)
Mailing Address: PO Box 12910, Austin 78711-2910
Chairman Shaheen:
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 512-463-0594
Mailing Address: PO Box 12910, Austin 78711-2910
Aren’t special sessions fun? If you need help with either of these items, just reply to this email. I’m always happy to help and/or provide backup documentation.
**Something to note: Julie and I have been told by multiple lawmakers that if they get 10 calls on an issue, that’s considered A LOT! Let’s give these folks HUNDREDS of calls on these important issues. This message goes out to tens of thousands of supporters. Surely, we can get 100 of those people to take action. It only takes a couple minutes and YOU could be one of those 100!!
Thanks for staying engaged!
Fran Rhodes, President
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