| From | Fran Rhodes/TTP Citizen Advocates <[email protected]> |
| Subject | CALL TO ACTION: AT the Capitol Week 7, 88th Session |
| Date | February 17, 2023 7:12 PM |
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Dear TTP Citizen Advocates:
We are now starting week 7 of the 88th Session. The Senate has been busy, meeting in chamber, referring bills to Committees, in general, taking care of business. The House? Not so much.
On Tuesday the 14th, the House adopted a resolution to allow themselves to be adjourned for more than 3 days as provided by House rules. This time they have adjourned for 6 days! They met on Wednesday the 15th, but won't be back until Tuesday the 21st.
Since the start of session on Jan 10th, the House has met 13 times in 46 days, and basically done nothing. Last week Committee assignments were released, but no bills have been referred to committees at this time.
Last night, Governor Abbott delivered his State of the State address and listed his emergency items for this session. Issues on the Governor's emergency list can be taken up in the House and Senate before the 60 day filing deadline that governs non emergency items. Gov. Abbott's emergency items are:
Cutting Property Taxes
End COVID Restrictions
Education Freedom (School Choice)
School Safety
Ending Revolving-door Bail
Doing More to Secure the Border
Addressing the Fentanyl Crisis
The rules of the legislature allow both chambers to take up legislation prior to the 60 day filing deadline if the issue is on the Governor's emergency list. Several of these items fit into the RPT and TTP legislative priorities, so we need to get moving!
Rep. Tinderholt pointed out on Tuesday, that previous legislatures have suspended the rules to take up legislation prior to the 60 day filing deadline, but he was told by Speaker Phelan to "take his seat." Click here to see the video of that exchange in a Texas Scorecard article. It's a doozy!
ACTION FOR EVERYONE:
Let's flood the speaker's phone lines with calls to GET TO WORK! Get bills assigned to Committees; get Committees organized and holding hearings; get bills to the floor for debate and vote. The House is famous for running out the clock, so we need to pressure them to get things started.
Call Speaker Phelan's Office: (512) 463-1000
Write him a letter or post card: PO Box 2910, Austin, TX 78768
AT THE CAPITOL - Join us if you can!
Tuesday, Feb. 21:
Let's meet up in the Rotunda at 10. There is a House Appropriations Committee meeting on Tuesday, and Tracy Shannon has asked for help in testifying against funding medical centers at universities that require a rotation on pediatric gender medicine and gender mutilation of children. This is in line with our priority to ban child gender modification. Please consider testifying in this committee. I will sign up to testify, and Tracy will also be there. We can give talking points, and advise anyone who needs help.
This week we will also focus on some of the Senate Committees who have had bills from from our priorities list referred to committees. I will have position papers on several bills and we'll deliver them to the offices of Committee members.
If you'd like to look them up ahead of time, the bills we'll be working on are SB166 on changing the penalty for voter fraud from misdemeanor back to felony; and SB175 which bans taxpayer funded lobbying. Both of these bills are referred to the Senate State Affairs Committee.
I'll bring lists of Committee members and their office numbers, and we'll divide them up to deliver position papers.
Feb 28: Matt and I will do another "mini" training from 10 to noon. This time the topic is Using the TLO. (That's the Texas Legislature On Line). Every activist needs to know how to us this on line tool that contains all things TX Lege!
Ag Commissioner Sid Miller has graciously offered us the use of his Conference room, so we'll meet there at 10. Commissioner Miller's office is in a different building just north of the Capitol at 1700 Colorado Street (Stephen F. Austin Building) on the corner of 17th and Colorado. In the afternoon, we'll have work for you to do, and hopefully we'll have some House bills assigned to committees by then.
Save the Date! March 28
Tuesday March 28 will be our "True Texan Day at the Capitol" for the 88th Session. We're planning a tour of the Capitol Building, a meeting with a State Wide Elected officer, a tour of the Supreme Court Building, and visits to legislators offices. We hope to have a really large group that day - representing True Texas Project and having fun. It's a great time to bring older kids along if they are home schooled, or can be excused from school for a field trip. Plans are still developing, so we might add some surprises. Whatever we do - I know you'll enjoy it and you'll learn something.
Our grassroots efforts are paying off! That's why we have 8 standing committees chaired by Democrats instead of 13. Keep up the good work. See you on the 21st!
Fran Rhodes, President, True Texas Project
REMEMBER
TTP, along with Fredericksburg Tea Party, will have people at the Capitol every Tuesday! Pick a Tuesday and plan to be with us to advocate for our bills, testify at hearings, learn more about the process and how to be effective, and be a part of the legislative action. Anyone is welcome. I'm always asked to give more notice for these events - so here is your notice through May 31, 2023! Every Tuesday! We'll be there other days too as needed, and I cannot give good notice of those because we never know until a day or two ahead. So - keep an eye out for your Citizen Advocate messages, and think fast!
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to allow themselves to be adjourned for more than 3 days as provided by Hou=
se rules. This time they have adjourned for 6 days! They met on Wedne=
sday the 15th, but won't be back until Tuesday the 21st.
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the Governor's emergency list can be taken up in the House and Senate befo=
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Abbott's emergency items are:
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style: decimal outside;">School Safety</li>=20
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style: decimal outside;">Ending Revolving-door Bail</li>=20
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style: decimal outside;">Doing More to Secure the Border</li>=20
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style: decimal outside;">Addressing the Fentanyl Crisis</li>=20
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left; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 10px; Margin-bottom=
: 10px;">The rules of the legislature allow both chambers to take up legisl=
ation prior to the 60 day filing deadline if the issue is on the Governor's=
emergency list. Several of these items fit into the RPT and TTP legi=
slative priorities, so we need to get moving!</p>=20
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Rep. Tinderholt pointed out on Tuesday, that previous leg=
islatures have suspended the rules to take up legislation prior to the 60 d=
ay filing deadline, but he was told by Speaker Phelan to "take his seat."&n=
bsp;<a title=3D" Click here " href=3D"[link removed]
cking/click-link/fUy-oLyAhLRQEnL1hRPmUYsuHaiq_GYk-qEuIfMfhgo=3D/-m60zGOgQ3J=
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le=3D"color: #0074d9; text-decoration: none; font-family: arial,helvetica,s=
ans-serif; font-weight: inherit; padding: 0; text-align: left; line-height:=
1.5;"> Click here </a>to see the video of that exchange in a Texas Scoreca=
rd article. It's a doozy!
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<strong>ACTION FOR EVERYONE</strong>:
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Let's <strong>flood the speaker's phone lines</strong> wit=
h calls to GET TO WORK! Get bills assigned to Committees; get Committ=
ees organized and holding hearings; get bills to the floor for debate and v=
ote. The House is famous for running out the clock, so we need to pre=
ssure them to get things started.
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<strong>Call Speaker Phelan's Office</strong>: (512)=
463-1000
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<strong>Write him a letter or post card</strong>: PO=
Box 2910, Austin, TX 78768
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<strong>AT THE CAPITOL - Join us if you can!<br></strong>
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<p style=3D"color: #3c4144; font-family: arial,helvetica,sa=
ns-serif; font-weight: 400; padding: 0; margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-align: l=
eft; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 10px; Margin-bottom:=
10px;"><strong>Tuesday, Feb. 21</strong>: </p>=20
<p 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;">Let's <strong>meet up in the Rotunda at 10</strong>. There is=
a House Appropriations Committee meeting on Tuesday, and Tracy Shannon has=
asked for help in testifying against funding medical centers at universiti=
es that require a rotation on pediatric gender medicine and gender mutilati=
on of children. This is in line with our priority to ban child gender modif=
ication. Please consider testifying in this committee. I will s=
ign up to testify, and Tracy will also be there. We can give talking =
points, and advise anyone who needs help.</p>=20
<p 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;">This week we will also focus on some of the Senate Committees who h=
ave had bills from from our priorities list referred to committees. I=
will have position papers on several bills and we'll deliver them to the o=
ffices of Committee members.</p>=20
<p 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;">If you'd like to look them up ahead of time, the bills we'll be wor=
king on are <a title=3D"SB166" href=3D"[link removed]
acking/click-link/fUy-oLyAhLRQEnL1hRPmUYsuHaiq_GYk-qEuIfMfhgo=3D/-m60zGOgQ3=
Jn50nb88532I9mkuRSysCCZUsH7j5djk8=3D" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener" st=
yle=3D"color: #0074d9; text-decoration: none; font-family: arial,helvetica,=
sans-serif; font-weight: inherit; padding: 0; text-align: left; line-height=
: 1.5;">SB166</a> on changing the penalty for voter fraud from misdemeanor =
back to felony; and <a title=3D"SB175" href=3D"[link removed]
mails/tracking/click-link/fUy-oLyAhLRQEnL1hRPmUYsuHaiq_GYk-qEuIfMfhgo=3D/-m=
60zGOgQ3Jn50nb88532MwEhF5TYDRjzNJF--sS2TI=3D" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noop=
ener" style=3D"color: #0074d9; text-decoration: none; font-family: arial,he=
lvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: inherit; padding: 0; text-align: left; lin=
e-height: 1.5;">SB175</a> which bans taxpayer funded lobbying. Both o=
f these bills are referred to the Senate State Affairs Committee.</p>=20
<p 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;">I'll bring lists of Committee members and their office numbers, and=
we'll divide them up to deliver position papers.</p>=20
<p style=3D"color: #3c4144; font-family: arial,helvetica,sa=
ns-serif; font-weight: 400; padding: 0; margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-align: l=
eft; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 10px; Margin-bottom:=
10px;"><strong>Feb 28</strong>: Matt and I will do another "mini" tr=
aining from 10 to noon. This time the topic is <strong>Using the TLO.=
</strong> (That's the Texas Legislature On Line). Every activis=
t needs to know how to us this on line tool that contains all things TX Leg=
e!</p>=20
<p 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;">Ag Commissioner Sid Miller has graciously offered us the use of his=
Conference room, so we'll <em>meet there at 10</em>. <em><strong>Com=
missioner Miller's office is in a different building just north of the Capi=
tol at <a title=3D"1700 Colorado Street" href=3D"[link removed]
/emails/tracking/click-link/fUy-oLyAhLRQEnL1hRPmUYsuHaiq_GYk-qEuIfMfhgo=3D/=
-m60zGOgQ3Jn50nb88532F91lgYL3oWJbpJmYUXp9u8=3D" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"no=
opener" style=3D"color: #0074d9; text-decoration: none; font-family: arial,=
helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: inherit; padding: 0; text-align: left; l=
ine-height: 1.5;">1700 Colorado Street</a> (Stephen F. Austin Building) on =
the corner of 17th and Colorado. </strong></em>In the afternoon, we'l=
l have work for you to do, and hopefully we'll have some House bills assign=
ed to committees by then.</p>=20
<p style=3D"color: #3c4144; font-family: arial,helvetica,sa=
ns-serif; font-weight: 400; padding: 0; margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-align: l=
eft; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 10px; Margin-bottom:=
10px;"><strong>Save the Date! March 28</strong></p>=20
<p 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;">Tuesday March 28 will be our <strong>"True Texan Day at the Capitol=
"</strong> for the 88th Session. We're planning a tour of the Capitol=
Building, a meeting with a State Wide Elected officer, a tour of the Supre=
me Court Building, and visits to legislators offices. We hope to have=
a really large group that day - representing True Texas Project and having=
fun. It's a great time to bring older kids along if they are home schooled=
, or can be excused from school for a field trip. Plans are still dev=
eloping, so we might add some surprises. Whatever we do - I know you'=
ll enjoy it and you'll learn something.</p>=20
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0; Margin: 0; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 10px; Margi=
n-bottom: 10px; text-align: left;">Our grassroots efforts are paying off!&n=
bsp; That's why we have 8 standing committees chaired by Democrats instead =
of 13. Keep up the good work. See you on the 21st!</p> <p class=
=3D"align-left" style=3D"color: #3c4144; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-=
serif; font-weight: 400; padding: 0; margin: 0; Margin: 0; font-size: 12pt;=
line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 10px; Margin-bottom: 10px; text-align: le=
ft;">Fran Rhodes, President, True Texas Project</p> <p class=3D"align-left"=
style=3D"color: #3c4144; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-wei=
ght: 400; padding: 0; margin: 0; Margin: 0; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1=
.5; margin-bottom: 10px; Margin-bottom: 10px; text-align: left;"> </p>=
<p class=3D"align-center" style=3D"color: #3c4144; font-family: arial,helv=
etica,sans-serif; font-weight: 400; padding: 0; margin: 0; Margin: 0; font-=
size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 10px; Margin-bottom: 10px; tex=
t-align: center;"><strong>REMEMBER</strong></p> <p class=3D"align-left" sty=
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400; padding: 0; margin: 0; Margin: 0; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5; =
margin-bottom: 10px; Margin-bottom: 10px; text-align: left;">TTP, along wit=
h Fredericksburg Tea Party,<strong> will have people at the Capitol every T=
uesday!</strong> Pick a Tuesday and plan to be with us to advocate fo=
r our bills, testify at hearings, learn more about the process and how to b=
e effective, and be a part of the legislative action. Anyone is welcome.&nb=
sp; I'm always asked to give more notice for these events - so here is your=
notice through May 31, 2023! <strong>Every Tuesday! </strong> W=
e'll be there other days too as needed, and I cannot give good notice of th=
ose because we never know until a day or two ahead. So - keep a=
n eye out for your Citizen Advocate messages, and think fast!</p></th>=20
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Dear TTP Citizen Advocates:
We are now starting week 7 of the 88th Session. The Senate has been busy, meeting in chamber, referring bills to Committees, in general, taking care of business. The House? Not so much.
On Tuesday the 14th, the House adopted a resolution to allow themselves to be adjourned for more than 3 days as provided by House rules. This time they have adjourned for 6 days! They met on Wednesday the 15th, but won't be back until Tuesday the 21st.
Since the start of session on Jan 10th, the House has met 13 times in 46 days, and basically done nothing. Last week Committee assignments were released, but no bills have been referred to committees at this time.
Last night, Governor Abbott delivered his State of the State address and listed his emergency items for this session. Issues on the Governor's emergency list can be taken up in the House and Senate before the 60 day filing deadline that governs non emergency items. Gov. Abbott's emergency items are:
Cutting Property Taxes
End COVID Restrictions
Education Freedom (School Choice)
School Safety
Ending Revolving-door Bail
Doing More to Secure the Border
Addressing the Fentanyl Crisis
The rules of the legislature allow both chambers to take up legislation prior to the 60 day filing deadline if the issue is on the Governor's emergency list. Several of these items fit into the RPT and TTP legislative priorities, so we need to get moving!
Rep. Tinderholt pointed out on Tuesday, that previous legislatures have suspended the rules to take up legislation prior to the 60 day filing deadline, but he was told by Speaker Phelan to "take his seat." Click here to see the video of that exchange in a Texas Scorecard article. It's a doozy!
ACTION FOR EVERYONE:
Let's flood the speaker's phone lines with calls to GET TO WORK! Get bills assigned to Committees; get Committees organized and holding hearings; get bills to the floor for debate and vote. The House is famous for running out the clock, so we need to pressure them to get things started.
Call Speaker Phelan's Office: (512) 463-1000
Write him a letter or post card: PO Box 2910, Austin, TX 78768
AT THE CAPITOL - Join us if you can!
Tuesday, Feb. 21:
Let's meet up in the Rotunda at 10. There is a House Appropriations Committee meeting on Tuesday, and Tracy Shannon has asked for help in testifying against funding medical centers at universities that require a rotation on pediatric gender medicine and gender mutilation of children. This is in line with our priority to ban child gender modification. Please consider testifying in this committee. I will sign up to testify, and Tracy will also be there. We can give talking points, and advise anyone who needs help.
This week we will also focus on some of the Senate Committees who have had bills from from our priorities list referred to committees. I will have position papers on several bills and we'll deliver them to the offices of Committee members.
If you'd like to look them up ahead of time, the bills we'll be working on are SB166 on changing the penalty for voter fraud from misdemeanor back to felony; and SB175 which bans taxpayer funded lobbying. Both of these bills are referred to the Senate State Affairs Committee.
I'll bring lists of Committee members and their office numbers, and we'll divide them up to deliver position papers.
Feb 28: Matt and I will do another "mini" training from 10 to noon. This time the topic is Using the TLO. (That's the Texas Legislature On Line). Every activist needs to know how to us this on line tool that contains all things TX Lege!
Ag Commissioner Sid Miller has graciously offered us the use of his Conference room, so we'll meet there at 10. Commissioner Miller's office is in a different building just north of the Capitol at 1700 Colorado Street (Stephen F. Austin Building) on the corner of 17th and Colorado. In the afternoon, we'll have work for you to do, and hopefully we'll have some House bills assigned to committees by then.
Save the Date! March 28
Tuesday March 28 will be our "True Texan Day at the Capitol" for the 88th Session. We're planning a tour of the Capitol Building, a meeting with a State Wide Elected officer, a tour of the Supreme Court Building, and visits to legislators offices. We hope to have a really large group that day - representing True Texas Project and having fun. It's a great time to bring older kids along if they are home schooled, or can be excused from school for a field trip. Plans are still developing, so we might add some surprises. Whatever we do - I know you'll enjoy it and you'll learn something.
Our grassroots efforts are paying off! That's why we have 8 standing committees chaired by Democrats instead of 13. Keep up the good work. See you on the 21st!
Fran Rhodes, President, True Texas Project
REMEMBER
TTP, along with Fredericksburg Tea Party, will have people at the Capitol every Tuesday! Pick a Tuesday and plan to be with us to advocate for our bills, testify at hearings, learn more about the process and how to be effective, and be a part of the legislative action. Anyone is welcome. I'm always asked to give more notice for these events - so here is your notice through May 31, 2023! Every Tuesday! We'll be there other days too as needed, and I cannot give good notice of those because we never know until a day or two ahead. So - keep an eye out for your Citizen Advocate messages, and think fast!
True Texas Project works hard to train and engage activists.
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We are 100% donation-based.
Click here to donate to our cause.
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Dear TTP Citizen Advocates:
We are now starting week 7 of the 88th Session. The Senate has been busy, meeting in chamber, referring bills to Committees, in general, taking care of business. The House? Not so much.
On Tuesday the 14th, the House adopted a resolution to allow themselves to be adjourned for more than 3 days as provided by House rules. This time they have adjourned for 6 days! They met on Wednesday the 15th, but won't be back until Tuesday the 21st.
Since the start of session on Jan 10th, the House has met 13 times in 46 days, and basically done nothing. Last week Committee assignments were released, but no bills have been referred to committees at this time.
Last night, Governor Abbott delivered his State of the State address and listed his emergency items for this session. Issues on the Governor's emergency list can be taken up in the House and Senate before the 60 day filing deadline that governs non emergency items. Gov. Abbott's emergency items are:
Cutting Property Taxes
End COVID Restrictions
Education Freedom (School Choice)
School Safety
Ending Revolving-door Bail
Doing More to Secure the Border
Addressing the Fentanyl Crisis
The rules of the legislature allow both chambers to take up legislation prior to the 60 day filing deadline if the issue is on the Governor's emergency list. Several of these items fit into the RPT and TTP legislative priorities, so we need to get moving!
Rep. Tinderholt pointed out on Tuesday, that previous legislatures have suspended the rules to take up legislation prior to the 60 day filing deadline, but he was told by Speaker Phelan to "take his seat." Click here to see the video of that exchange in a Texas Scorecard article. It's a doozy!
ACTION FOR EVERYONE:
Let's flood the speaker's phone lines with calls to GET TO WORK! Get bills assigned to Committees; get Committees organized and holding hearings; get bills to the floor for debate and vote. The House is famous for running out the clock, so we need to pressure them to get things started.
Call Speaker Phelan's Office: (512) 463-1000
Write him a letter or post card: PO Box 2910, Austin, TX 78768
AT THE CAPITOL - Join us if you can!
Tuesday, Feb. 21:
Let's meet up in the Rotunda at 10. There is a House Appropriations Committee meeting on Tuesday, and Tracy Shannon has asked for help in testifying against funding medical centers at universities that require a rotation on pediatric gender medicine and gender mutilation of children. This is in line with our priority to ban child gender modification. Please consider testifying in this committee. I will sign up to testify, and Tracy will also be there. We can give talking points, and advise anyone who needs help.
This week we will also focus on some of the Senate Committees who have had bills from from our priorities list referred to committees. I will have position papers on several bills and we'll deliver them to the offices of Committee members.
If you'd like to look them up ahead of time, the bills we'll be working on are SB166 on changing the penalty for voter fraud from misdemeanor back to felony; and SB175 which bans taxpayer funded lobbying. Both of these bills are referred to the Senate State Affairs Committee.
I'll bring lists of Committee members and their office numbers, and we'll divide them up to deliver position papers.
Feb 28: Matt and I will do another "mini" training from 10 to noon. This time the topic is Using the TLO. (That's the Texas Legislature On Line). Every activist needs to know how to us this on line tool that contains all things TX Lege!
Ag Commissioner Sid Miller has graciously offered us the use of his Conference room, so we'll meet there at 10. Commissioner Miller's office is in a different building just north of the Capitol at 1700 Colorado Street (Stephen F. Austin Building) on the corner of 17th and Colorado. In the afternoon, we'll have work for you to do, and hopefully we'll have some House bills assigned to committees by then.
Save the Date! March 28
Tuesday March 28 will be our "True Texan Day at the Capitol" for the 88th Session. We're planning a tour of the Capitol Building, a meeting with a State Wide Elected officer, a tour of the Supreme Court Building, and visits to legislators offices. We hope to have a really large group that day - representing True Texas Project and having fun. It's a great time to bring older kids along if they are home schooled, or can be excused from school for a field trip. Plans are still developing, so we might add some surprises. Whatever we do - I know you'll enjoy it and you'll learn something.
Our grassroots efforts are paying off! That's why we have 8 standing committees chaired by Democrats instead of 13. Keep up the good work. See you on the 21st!
Fran Rhodes, President, True Texas Project
REMEMBER
TTP, along with Fredericksburg Tea Party, will have people at the Capitol every Tuesday! Pick a Tuesday and plan to be with us to advocate for our bills, testify at hearings, learn more about the process and how to be effective, and be a part of the legislative action. Anyone is welcome. I'm always asked to give more notice for these events - so here is your notice through May 31, 2023! Every Tuesday! We'll be there other days too as needed, and I cannot give good notice of those because we never know until a day or two ahead. So - keep an eye out for your Citizen Advocate messages, and think fast!
True Texas Project works hard to train and engage activists.
Can you help?
We are 100% donation-based.
Click here to donate to our cause.
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lass=3D"align-left" style=3D"color: #3c4144; font-family: arial,helvetica,s=
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2pt; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 10px; Margin-bottom: 10px; text-align=
: left;">Dear TTP Citizen Advocates:</p>=20
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We are now starting week 7 of the 88th Session. The =
Senate has been busy, meeting in chamber, referring bills to Committees, in=
general, taking care of business. The House? Not so much. =
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On Tuesday the 14th, the House adopted a resolution =
to allow themselves to be adjourned for more than 3 days as provided by Hou=
se rules. This time they have adjourned for 6 days! They met on Wedne=
sday the 15th, but won't be back until Tuesday the 21st.
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Since the start of session on Jan 10th, the House has met =
13 times in 46 days, and basically done nothing. Last week Committee assign=
ments were released, but no bills have been referred to committees at this =
time.
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Last night, Governor Abbott delivered his State of the Sta=
te address and listed his emergency items for this session. Issues on=
the Governor's emergency list can be taken up in the House and Senate befo=
re the 60 day filing deadline that governs non emergency items. Gov. =
Abbott's emergency items are:
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style: decimal outside;">Cutting Property Taxes</li>=20
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in: 0; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0; word-break: break-word; list-=
style: decimal outside;">End COVID Restrictions</li>=20
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in: 0; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0; word-break: break-word; list-=
style: decimal outside;">Education Freedom (School Choice)</li>=20
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in: 0; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0; word-break: break-word; list-=
style: decimal outside;">School Safety</li>=20
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in: 0; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0; word-break: break-word; list-=
style: decimal outside;">Ending Revolving-door Bail</li>=20
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in: 0; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0; word-break: break-word; list-=
style: decimal outside;">Doing More to Secure the Border</li>=20
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in: 0; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0; word-break: break-word; list-=
style: decimal outside;">Addressing the Fentanyl Crisis</li>=20
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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;">The rules of the legislature allow both chambers to take up legisl=
ation prior to the 60 day filing deadline if the issue is on the Governor's=
emergency list. Several of these items fit into the RPT and TTP legi=
slative priorities, so we need to get moving!</p>=20
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Rep. Tinderholt pointed out on Tuesday, that previous leg=
islatures have suspended the rules to take up legislation prior to the 60 d=
ay filing deadline, but he was told by Speaker Phelan to "take his seat."&n=
bsp;<a title=3D" Click here " href=3D"[link removed]
cking/click-link/fUy-oLyAhLRQEnL1hRPmUYsuHaiq_GYk-qEuIfMfhgo=3D/-m60zGOgQ3J=
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le=3D"color: #0074d9; text-decoration: none; font-family: arial,helvetica,s=
ans-serif; font-weight: inherit; padding: 0; text-align: left; line-height:=
1.5;"> Click here </a>to see the video of that exchange in a Texas Scoreca=
rd article. It's a doozy!
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<strong>ACTION FOR EVERYONE</strong>:
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Let's <strong>flood the speaker's phone lines</strong> wit=
h calls to GET TO WORK! Get bills assigned to Committees; get Committ=
ees organized and holding hearings; get bills to the floor for debate and v=
ote. The House is famous for running out the clock, so we need to pre=
ssure them to get things started.
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<strong>Call Speaker Phelan's Office</strong>: (512)=
463-1000
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<strong>Write him a letter or post card</strong>: PO=
Box 2910, Austin, TX 78768
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<strong>AT THE CAPITOL - Join us if you can!<br></strong>
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</div>=20
<p style=3D"color: #3c4144; font-family: arial,helvetica,sa=
ns-serif; font-weight: 400; padding: 0; margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-align: l=
eft; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 10px; Margin-bottom:=
10px;"><strong>Tuesday, Feb. 21</strong>: </p>=20
<p 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;">Let's <strong>meet up in the Rotunda at 10</strong>. There is=
a House Appropriations Committee meeting on Tuesday, and Tracy Shannon has=
asked for help in testifying against funding medical centers at universiti=
es that require a rotation on pediatric gender medicine and gender mutilati=
on of children. This is in line with our priority to ban child gender modif=
ication. Please consider testifying in this committee. I will s=
ign up to testify, and Tracy will also be there. We can give talking =
points, and advise anyone who needs help.</p>=20
<p 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;">This week we will also focus on some of the Senate Committees who h=
ave had bills from from our priorities list referred to committees. I=
will have position papers on several bills and we'll deliver them to the o=
ffices of Committee members.</p>=20
<p 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;">If you'd like to look them up ahead of time, the bills we'll be wor=
king on are <a title=3D"SB166" href=3D"[link removed]
acking/click-link/fUy-oLyAhLRQEnL1hRPmUYsuHaiq_GYk-qEuIfMfhgo=3D/-m60zGOgQ3=
Jn50nb88532I9mkuRSysCCZUsH7j5djk8=3D" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener" st=
yle=3D"color: #0074d9; text-decoration: none; font-family: arial,helvetica,=
sans-serif; font-weight: inherit; padding: 0; text-align: left; line-height=
: 1.5;">SB166</a> on changing the penalty for voter fraud from misdemeanor =
back to felony; and <a title=3D"SB175" href=3D"[link removed]
mails/tracking/click-link/fUy-oLyAhLRQEnL1hRPmUYsuHaiq_GYk-qEuIfMfhgo=3D/-m=
60zGOgQ3Jn50nb88532MwEhF5TYDRjzNJF--sS2TI=3D" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noop=
ener" style=3D"color: #0074d9; text-decoration: none; font-family: arial,he=
lvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: inherit; padding: 0; text-align: left; lin=
e-height: 1.5;">SB175</a> which bans taxpayer funded lobbying. Both o=
f these bills are referred to the Senate State Affairs Committee.</p>=20
<p 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;">I'll bring lists of Committee members and their office numbers, and=
we'll divide them up to deliver position papers.</p>=20
<p style=3D"color: #3c4144; font-family: arial,helvetica,sa=
ns-serif; font-weight: 400; padding: 0; margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-align: l=
eft; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 10px; Margin-bottom:=
10px;"><strong>Feb 28</strong>: Matt and I will do another "mini" tr=
aining from 10 to noon. This time the topic is <strong>Using the TLO.=
</strong> (That's the Texas Legislature On Line). Every activis=
t needs to know how to us this on line tool that contains all things TX Leg=
e!</p>=20
<p 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;">Ag Commissioner Sid Miller has graciously offered us the use of his=
Conference room, so we'll <em>meet there at 10</em>. <em><strong>Com=
missioner Miller's office is in a different building just north of the Capi=
tol at <a title=3D"1700 Colorado Street" href=3D"[link removed]
/emails/tracking/click-link/fUy-oLyAhLRQEnL1hRPmUYsuHaiq_GYk-qEuIfMfhgo=3D/=
-m60zGOgQ3Jn50nb88532F91lgYL3oWJbpJmYUXp9u8=3D" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"no=
opener" style=3D"color: #0074d9; text-decoration: none; font-family: arial,=
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ine-height: 1.5;">1700 Colorado Street</a> (Stephen F. Austin Building) on =
the corner of 17th and Colorado. </strong></em>In the afternoon, we'l=
l have work for you to do, and hopefully we'll have some House bills assign=
ed to committees by then.</p>=20
<p style=3D"color: #3c4144; font-family: arial,helvetica,sa=
ns-serif; font-weight: 400; padding: 0; margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-align: l=
eft; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 10px; Margin-bottom:=
10px;"><strong>Save the Date! March 28</strong></p>=20
<p 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;">Tuesday March 28 will be our <strong>"True Texan Day at the Capitol=
"</strong> for the 88th Session. We're planning a tour of the Capitol=
Building, a meeting with a State Wide Elected officer, a tour of the Supre=
me Court Building, and visits to legislators offices. We hope to have=
a really large group that day - representing True Texas Project and having=
fun. It's a great time to bring older kids along if they are home schooled=
, or can be excused from school for a field trip. Plans are still dev=
eloping, so we might add some surprises. Whatever we do - I know you'=
ll enjoy it and you'll learn something.</p>=20
</div> <p class=3D"align-left" style=3D"color: #3c4144; font=
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0; Margin: 0; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 10px; Margi=
n-bottom: 10px; text-align: left;">Our grassroots efforts are paying off!&n=
bsp; That's why we have 8 standing committees chaired by Democrats instead =
of 13. Keep up the good work. See you on the 21st!</p> <p class=
=3D"align-left" style=3D"color: #3c4144; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-=
serif; font-weight: 400; padding: 0; margin: 0; Margin: 0; font-size: 12pt;=
line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 10px; Margin-bottom: 10px; text-align: le=
ft;">Fran Rhodes, President, True Texas Project</p> <p class=3D"align-left"=
style=3D"color: #3c4144; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-wei=
ght: 400; padding: 0; margin: 0; Margin: 0; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1=
.5; margin-bottom: 10px; Margin-bottom: 10px; text-align: left;"> </p>=
<p class=3D"align-center" style=3D"color: #3c4144; font-family: arial,helv=
etica,sans-serif; font-weight: 400; padding: 0; margin: 0; Margin: 0; font-=
size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 10px; Margin-bottom: 10px; tex=
t-align: center;"><strong>REMEMBER</strong></p> <p class=3D"align-left" sty=
le=3D"color: #3c4144; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight:=
400; padding: 0; margin: 0; Margin: 0; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5; =
margin-bottom: 10px; Margin-bottom: 10px; text-align: left;">TTP, along wit=
h Fredericksburg Tea Party,<strong> will have people at the Capitol every T=
uesday!</strong> Pick a Tuesday and plan to be with us to advocate fo=
r our bills, testify at hearings, learn more about the process and how to b=
e effective, and be a part of the legislative action. Anyone is welcome.&nb=
sp; I'm always asked to give more notice for these events - so here is your=
notice through May 31, 2023! <strong>Every Tuesday! </strong> W=
e'll be there other days too as needed, and I cannot give good notice of th=
ose because we never know until a day or two ahead. So - keep a=
n eye out for your Citizen Advocate messages, and think fast!</p></th>=20
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Dear TTP Citizen Advocates:
We are now starting week 7 of the 88th Session. The Senate has been busy, meeting in chamber, referring bills to Committees, in general, taking care of business. The House? Not so much.
On Tuesday the 14th, the House adopted a resolution to allow themselves to be adjourned for more than 3 days as provided by House rules. This time they have adjourned for 6 days! They met on Wednesday the 15th, but won't be back until Tuesday the 21st.
Since the start of session on Jan 10th, the House has met 13 times in 46 days, and basically done nothing. Last week Committee assignments were released, but no bills have been referred to committees at this time.
Last night, Governor Abbott delivered his State of the State address and listed his emergency items for this session. Issues on the Governor's emergency list can be taken up in the House and Senate before the 60 day filing deadline that governs non emergency items. Gov. Abbott's emergency items are:
Cutting Property Taxes
End COVID Restrictions
Education Freedom (School Choice)
School Safety
Ending Revolving-door Bail
Doing More to Secure the Border
Addressing the Fentanyl Crisis
The rules of the legislature allow both chambers to take up legislation prior to the 60 day filing deadline if the issue is on the Governor's emergency list. Several of these items fit into the RPT and TTP legislative priorities, so we need to get moving!
Rep. Tinderholt pointed out on Tuesday, that previous legislatures have suspended the rules to take up legislation prior to the 60 day filing deadline, but he was told by Speaker Phelan to "take his seat." Click here to see the video of that exchange in a Texas Scorecard article. It's a doozy!
ACTION FOR EVERYONE:
Let's flood the speaker's phone lines with calls to GET TO WORK! Get bills assigned to Committees; get Committees organized and holding hearings; get bills to the floor for debate and vote. The House is famous for running out the clock, so we need to pressure them to get things started.
Call Speaker Phelan's Office: (512) 463-1000
Write him a letter or post card: PO Box 2910, Austin, TX 78768
AT THE CAPITOL - Join us if you can!
Tuesday, Feb. 21:
Let's meet up in the Rotunda at 10. There is a House Appropriations Committee meeting on Tuesday, and Tracy Shannon has asked for help in testifying against funding medical centers at universities that require a rotation on pediatric gender medicine and gender mutilation of children. This is in line with our priority to ban child gender modification. Please consider testifying in this committee. I will sign up to testify, and Tracy will also be there. We can give talking points, and advise anyone who needs help.
This week we will also focus on some of the Senate Committees who have had bills from from our priorities list referred to committees. I will have position papers on several bills and we'll deliver them to the offices of Committee members.
If you'd like to look them up ahead of time, the bills we'll be working on are SB166 on changing the penalty for voter fraud from misdemeanor back to felony; and SB175 which bans taxpayer funded lobbying. Both of these bills are referred to the Senate State Affairs Committee.
I'll bring lists of Committee members and their office numbers, and we'll divide them up to deliver position papers.
Feb 28: Matt and I will do another "mini" training from 10 to noon. This time the topic is Using the TLO. (That's the Texas Legislature On Line). Every activist needs to know how to us this on line tool that contains all things TX Lege!
Ag Commissioner Sid Miller has graciously offered us the use of his Conference room, so we'll meet there at 10. Commissioner Miller's office is in a different building just north of the Capitol at 1700 Colorado Street (Stephen F. Austin Building) on the corner of 17th and Colorado. In the afternoon, we'll have work for you to do, and hopefully we'll have some House bills assigned to committees by then.
Save the Date! March 28
Tuesday March 28 will be our "True Texan Day at the Capitol" for the 88th Session. We're planning a tour of the Capitol Building, a meeting with a State Wide Elected officer, a tour of the Supreme Court Building, and visits to legislators offices. We hope to have a really large group that day - representing True Texas Project and having fun. It's a great time to bring older kids along if they are home schooled, or can be excused from school for a field trip. Plans are still developing, so we might add some surprises. Whatever we do - I know you'll enjoy it and you'll learn something.
Our grassroots efforts are paying off! That's why we have 8 standing committees chaired by Democrats instead of 13. Keep up the good work. See you on the 21st!
Fran Rhodes, President, True Texas Project
REMEMBER
TTP, along with Fredericksburg Tea Party, will have people at the Capitol every Tuesday! Pick a Tuesday and plan to be with us to advocate for our bills, testify at hearings, learn more about the process and how to be effective, and be a part of the legislative action. Anyone is welcome. I'm always asked to give more notice for these events - so here is your notice through May 31, 2023! Every Tuesday! We'll be there other days too as needed, and I cannot give good notice of those because we never know until a day or two ahead. So - keep an eye out for your Citizen Advocate messages, and think fast!
True Texas Project works hard to train and engage activists.
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