Happy Sunday, True Texans!

I titled this email "Think Again."  It seems like it fits all of the topics I cover below... who you do business with, candidates to support, current events, and more.

Obviously the biggest news is that early voting starts tomorrow! Make sure you're doing your research!  You can start on our website.  We have our recommendations for the 17 Constitutional Amendments, as well as for many local and special elections.  Check it out, be prepared, and share it with others!

Wanna go a step further?  (Hopefully, yes!)  Contact a favorite candidate and volunteer to work the polls!  It is crazy to me that folks arrive at the polls not knowing who to vote for, but they do!  That last smiling face asking them to vote for our candidate right before they enter the building makes an impact more often than you'd think.  Why not donate an hour of time and sign up for a shift?  You'll feel great, and so will the candidate. 

👉Here's a sign-up form for Leigh Wambsganss's campaign, or find one in your area! 👈

Texas GOP Whiffs It Again
Y'all may or may not know that my husband is way more edgy than I am!  If Fran and I are "good cop/bad cop", then Fred and I are "bad cop/really bad cop"!  Last weekend many of us were appropriately disappointed in the State GOP for failing to properly discipline rogue State Reps. Why did that happened? The Trump team stepped in and manipulated our efforts, ticking off a lot of grassroots activists.  Here's my husband's take on it.

Good News For Us... Not So Good For UNT!
We've had tons of you contact UNT regarding death threats on a student. The outcry from the people has come from grassroots, politicians at all levels, community leaders, churches, and alumni. UNT has done nothing to answer our demands. Well, I'm actually glad, because now our great Attorney General is investigating them. How much ya wanna bet he finds a lot more corruption than just Mary-Catherine's situation? Thank you, Ken Paxton!

Patriots Supporting Patriots
Our Patriot-Owned Businesses initiative brought in a few new businesses this week! Welcome to Brenham Bungalow and to Environmental Health Center!  You can find these and many others on our website at truetexasproject.com/pob, where you'll also find information on how to sign up YOUR business.  Win-Win!

Special Edition!
I always thought South Africa was so far removed from the US - the chaos and backwardness seemed distant and "not my concern". Well, did you see the special episode of TTP@Home we released this week?  I had to think again.  The similarities are disturbing.  You should check it out!  Fran and I interviewed a man sounding the alarm... and giving us hope on how to deal with it. 

Candidate Interviews
Reminder: TTP interviews for the Primary happen the last week of October for all candidates in Tarrant County and for any candidates in Texas running for a district larger than a county. Email [email protected] to sign up.

Scholarship Applications Now Being Accepted
Every year True Texas Education, our c(3) organization, offers a scholarship to three high school students.  They can be any year in any Texas high school, and they submit an essay.  Winners receive monetary awards and join us at our annual Christmas party!  Tell the students you know!

This week at a glance...
It's a busy week, full of great meetings, fantastic speakers, candidates, and social events. Make sure you're getting involved wherever you can!

• Monday: 
  Beaumont Area Monthly Meeting - Statewide Candidates Nate Sheets & Aaron Reitz 
  TTP@Home Lubbock Meeting
  TTP@Home Lampasas Meeting
  TTP@Home North Richland Hills Meeting
• Tuesday:
  Denton County Monthly Meeting - Kevin Yeary, TX Court of Criminal Appeals
  Rockwall County Monthly Meeting - Panel Discussion with Sheriff Garrett
  NW Harris County Monthly Meeting - Statewide Candidate Nate Sheets + Harris County Judge Candidates
  Bay Area Monthly Meeting - Statewide Candidates Pete Chambers & Sid Miller
  TTP@Home Burleson Meeting
• Saturday:
  Dinner Social in Tarrant County
  TTP@Home Ennis Meeting
  NEW! Lunch & Learn Meet-Up in Cross Timbers - The Texas Border & Immigration w/ State Rep David Cook + Texans for Strong Borders

This month at a glance...
It's FALL Y'ALL🍁 Here is our October calendar. Remember you're welcome at any event, no matter where you live!

Monthly TTP podcasts
We've brought some great podcast episodes to you these last several weeks!  Don't miss our candidate interview series, as well as our special episode on South Africa. 

All our episodes are available by clicking the blue bar below.  You can watch and subscribe on You Tube, Rumble, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify.  Share it with a friend!

Remember, iron sharpens iron.  Make sure you're surrounding yourself with True Texans!  

For the love of Texas,
Julie McCarty, CEO

PS.  This is the last week for TTP meetings this month!  Make sure you check the calendar!

The Bottom Line:

CONTACTS:
Reach out to the directors listed below to get more info on a meeting near you, or with any other question or comment about True Texas Project, activism, or politics.  If they don't know the answer, they will help you find it!

• Bay Area (multiple counties in the S Harris area) - Phil Ratisseau
• Beaumont Area (multiple counties in Beaumont area) - Shilo Platts
• Bexar County - Greg Switzer
• Brazos Valley (multiple counties in Bryan/College Station) - Cathy Viens
• Cross Timbers (multiple counties in Granbury area) - Monica Brown
• Collin County - Tommy Reeves
• Dallas County - Roy Getting
• Denton County - Jennifer White
• Harris County NW - Jennifer Kratky or Cheila McKay
• Hill Country (multiple counties in Austin area) - Calvin Watson or Gerry Ward
• Katy Area (multiple counties in Katy area) - Art Hernandez or Lauren Heese
• Lubbock County - Amber Sanders or Jim Baxa
• RGV Sector (multiple counties in Rio Grande Valley) - Bonnie Brown
• Rockwall County - Randy Long
• Tarrant County - Shelia Franklin or Randy King
• Williamson County - Jim Steele
• TTP@Home groups (currently in Burleson, Cross Plains, Denison, Ennis, Lampasas, Lubbock, Kingwood, NRH) - Julie McCarty