Subject: ACTION ALERT: Week 11 at the Capitol

From	Fran Rhodes/TTP Citizen Advocates <[email protected]>
Subject	ACTION ALERT: Week 11 at the Capitol
Date	March 17, 2023 7:06 PM

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Dear Friends,

Welcome to Week 11 of the Texas Legislature!

Remember last week the House passed a group of Resolutions that included one designating Feb 14, 2023 as LGBQT Chamber of Commerce day at the Capitol? Because it was a "package" deal, it was approved unanimously, but several people altered their votes afterwards. While we appreciate those representatives trying to do the right thing after the fact, it doesn't change the outcome of the vote which was unanimous support for the Resolutions.

Did you even know that they could change the votes after the fact? They can, and do! Here's what SREC SD12 Jill Glover said about it:

"A little lesson in state government. When our representatives take a vote on the House floor, but go back and "change" it later, that vote is meaningless. Only the one in real time counts. The changing of the vote is only to appease those who might object. Rarely, an elected official makes a mistake and votes the opposite of how they intended. But that is very rare.

Most of the time, they "change" their vote for record purposes to help them in the primary. This is why is it important to get screenshots when votes happen. The same goes for authoring bills. They can add their name to a bill even after session ends up until October!! Then they can say they were a co-author. Again, this is why screen shots are important. This type of game should be called out."

"Let your yes be yes and your no be no" Matt 5:37"

This week the Resolutions Committee put forth another LGBQT Resolution for the Thursday calendar, honoring a gay couple from Collin County for their activism for the cause. HR85 was again bundled with a group of other resolutions. Several members publicly stated they would vote against the entire packet if that one was included, and many of you made phone calls objecting. And it worked! Rep. Plesa, who submitted the resolution, withdrew it, saying she "won't allow a radical agenda of hatred and division to tarnish the resolution." See her full statement here.

This was a win for us. Grassroots people spoke up, and House members stood up and said NO. Let's leave the politics out of House Resolutions!

Other Legislative News This Week:

On Monday, the Senate State Affairs Committee met to hear testimony on several bills of interest - including SB175 (stop taxpayer funded lobbyists), SB921 (prohibit ranked choice voting), and SB15 (protect women's sports). We had lots of friends testifying in support of these bills. All three were passed out of Committee 7-3. On to the Senate floor vote!

On Tuesday, the Senate passed SB2, the bill to restore penalties for election fraud back to a felony status. (last session a last minute amendment changed it from felony to misdemeanor). Now we just need to convince the House (and specifically Speaker Phelan) to pass it as well. Last session during one of the specials, Speaker Phelan stated that he had no interest in "re-litigating" the subject. Let's make sure he is interested in doing it this time! (SB2 was received in the House on 3/15/23)

On Thursday the Senate State Affairs Committee took testimony on Senator Campbell's SB14 to protect children by stopping gender modification of minors. Thanks to everyone who attended and testified in support of the bill. The Committee has not yet voted on it.

What's Happening This Coming Week?

I'll be at the Capitol with anyone who wants to join us on Tuesday, and again on Wednesday. On Tuesday, I'll be in the Rotunda at 10:00. On Wednesday, please let me know you are coming and we'll make arrangements to meet up. I'll be in the Senate Education Committee hearing starting at 9:00. There is one important bill in the House Education Committee on Monday. I cannot be there on Monday, but perhaps some of you can, details below.

Monday:

HB98 will be heard in the Youth Health & Safety Committee on Monday. This is a BAD BILL! We need people to testify against it and/or make on line comments. We've already seen the school districts conducting "mental health" assessments on kids, tracking them, collecting data and sometimes selling the data to outside groups. This bill wants to allow the school district to be a Medicaid provider for mental health services, which would allow them to monetize the mental health services they are providing. The left keep pushing schools to completely take over every aspect of children's lives. We must not let them! Here is an excerpt from the bill

Sec.A38.038.REIMBURSEMENT UNDER MEDICAID. The Health and
Human Services Commission shall allow a school district to enroll
as a provider under the medical assistance program under Chapter
32, Human Resources Code, to provide and receive reimbursement for
the provision of mental health services to district students who
are medical assistance recipients.

The job of school districts is to educate children, not be their healthcare provider!

Tuesday:

Rep. Schatzline is asking for help getting a Committee Hearing on his HB 3570, requiring ID to access porn sites. I will have a position paper to deliver to the members of the Committee on Youth Health & Safety. We're also looking for co-authors on this bill, so you can talk to your own Representatives about that.

Lots of Committee Hearings happening on Tuesday. Of note are HB69 and HB928 regarding asset forfeiture in House Criminal Jurisprudence, and HB900 regarding dirty books in schools in House Public Education. There's also HB636 in the House Committee on Community Safety, which allows election judges to carry guns to polling places.

House Committees Tuesday 3/21

Senate Committees Tuesday 3/21

After clicking the link, click on the calendar day to see the list of committees meeting that day.

Wednesday:

Again - multiple Committees meeting in both Chambers. Of note are the Senate Ed Committee considering multiple bills regarding the school choice issue, parental empowerment, and parents rights. Both House & Senate Transportation Committees meet on Wednesday, and our friend Terri Hall, with TURF will provide us a list of bills to support or oppose along with talking points.

House Committees Wednesday 3/22

Senate Committees Wednesday 3/22 (*There are a lot of Education bills in the Education Committee. On Wednesday, I'll have a list of recommendations for most of them.)

ACTION FOR EVERYONE:

Attend and testify at the Committee on Youth Health & Safety if possible, on Monday 3/20, 2:00 pm, room E2.026. If you cannot attend, submit an on-line comment on the bill. Click on this link to comment. The link is open now and will probably remain open until the hearing is underway on Monday.

Contact members of the House Youth Health & Safety Committee to urge them to schedule a hearing for HB3570 (ID required to access porn sites)

Contact your own House Representatives and ask them to sign on to HB3570. Also ask them to support SB2 in the House, and demand that it be assigned to Committee and a hearing held quickly.

Contact Speaker Phelan's office ((512) 463-1000) and tell him he needs to pass SB2 in the House to restore the penalties for election fraud. He may not be interested in doing it - but the people of Texas are.

Review the bills being heard in Committee this week, (links above) find bills that interest you or fit your priorities, then oppose or support at the kiosks or contact committee members. Remember, for House Bills in Committee, you can make on line comments about the bills being heard. Links are at the bottom of each Committee schedule.

For guidance on bills, go to the RPT website, click on TXLEGE, download the list of approved bills that fit the RPT Leg Priorities. Also find there the weekly report from the Leg Priorities Committee, and talking points for the priority issues.

REMINDER! (It's NEXT week!)

TRUE TEXAN DAY AT THE CAPITOL, MARCH 28, 2023

Get ready to show your True Texan-ness at the Capitol on March 28.

Join True Texas Project Citizen Advocates for TRUE TEXAN DAY at the Capitol! We'll have a full day of activities for you, including a tour of the Capitol Building, a meeting with a State-Wide elected officer, tour of the Supreme Court Building, legislative update from legislators, visits to your own House Representatives and Senators, and some fun games along the way. Students are welcome and this is a great opportunity to introduce them to state government, and basic civics. Registration is required so we can make plans to accommodate everyone, but there is no fee involved. Please enter the name of each person attending, and the age if under 16. (example: Jason Smith, age 12)

RSVP True Texan Day

Thank you to everyone who has been showing up at the Capitol on a regular basis. We've developed a nice little group who are mostly coming every week. But we need more! I realize most people cannot come every week, but maybe you can arrange to come one or two times during the session. Or maybe you are helping by making contacts from home. If you are - thank you! Our strength is showing, and we are making a difference!

Personal story - I visit a lot of offices when I'm there, and it just makes my heart sing when I go into an office, introduce myself, and have the people respond "Oh, your people were just in here last week." or "Oh, I know True Texas Project!" Please know that it's working, the TTP message is spreading and we are having an impact.

God Bless Texas and Texas Patriots!

Fran Rhodes, President, True Texas Project

True Texas Project works hard to train and engage activists.
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400; padding: 0; margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 12pt; l=
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eek the House passed a group of Resolutions that included one designating F=
eb 14, 2023 as LGBQT Chamber of Commerce day at the Capitol?  Because =
it was a "package" deal, it was approved unanimously, but several people al=
tered their votes afterwards.  While we appreciate those representativ=
es trying to do the right thing after the fact, it doesn't change the outco=
me of the vote which was unanimous support for the Resolutions. <p styl=
e=3D"color: #3c4144; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: =
400; padding: 0; margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 12pt; l=
ine-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 10px; Margin-bottom: 10px;">Did you=
even know that they could change the votes after the fact?  =
They can, and do!  Here's what SREC SD12 Jill Glover said about it:</p=
> <p 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; padding=
-left: 40px;">"A little lesson in state government. When our representa=
tives take a vote on the House floor, but go back and "change" it later, th=
at vote is meaningless. Only the one in real time counts. The changing of t=
he vote is only to appease those who might object. Rarely, an elected offic=
ial makes a mistake and votes the opposite of how they intended. But that i=
s very rare. <p style=3D"color: #3c4144; font-family: arial,helvet=
ica,sans-serif; font-weight: 400; padding: 0; margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-al=
ign: left; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 10px; Margin-b=
ottom: 10px; padding-left: 40px;">Most of the time, they "change" their=
vote for record purposes to help them in the primary. This is why is it im=
portant to get screenshots when votes happen. The same goes for authoring b=
ills. They can add their name to a bill even after session ends up until Oc=
tober!! Then they can say they were a co-author. Again, this is why screen =
shots are important. This type of game should be called out." <p s=
tyle=3D"color: #3c4144; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weigh=
t: 400; padding: 0; margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 12pt=
; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 10px; Margin-bottom: 10px; padding-left:=
40px;">"Let your yes be yes and your no be no" Matt 5:37" <p =
style=3D"color: #3c4144; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weig=
ht: 400; padding: 0; margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 12p=
t; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 10px; Margin-bottom: 10px;">This week t=
he Resolutions Committee put forth another LGBQT Resolution for the Thursda=
y calendar, honoring a gay couple from Collin County for their activism for=
the cause. <a title=3D"HR85" href=3D"[link removed]
cking/click-link/Kl9ophfJX5p3J6q5n22WL5cPj9Yv3adCoPYFJn40Dw4=3D/-qAyTQRGd1V=
3Q55kb3_rb1qLs9mndCrkgVChm2Fi0Ls=3D" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener" sty=
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;">HR85</a> was again bundled with a group of other resolutions.  =
Several members publicly stated they would vote against the entire packet i=
f that one was included, and many of you made phone calls objecting.  =
And it worked!  Rep. Plesa, who submitted the resolut=
ion, withdrew it, saying she "won't allow a radical agenda of hatred and di=
vision to tarnish the resolution."  See her <a title=3D"full statement=
here" href=3D"[link removed]
fJX5p3J6q5n22WL5cPj9Yv3adCoPYFJn40Dw4=3D/-qAyTQRGd1V3Q55kb3_rb0yLv29td9ZPgu=
X9NIgsvDE=3D" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener" style=3D"color: #0074d9; t=
ext-decoration: none; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight:=
inherit; padding: 0; text-align: left; line-height: 1.5;">full statement h=
ere</a>. <p 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: 10=
px;">This was a win for us.  Grassroots people spoke up, and House mem=
bers stood up and said NO. Let's leave the politics out of House Resolution=
s!=20
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</figure> <p style=3D"color: #3c4144; font-family: arial,hel=
vetica,sans-serif; font-weight: 400; padding: 0; margin: 0; Margin: 0; text=
-align: left; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 10px; Margi=
n-bottom: 10px;">  <p style=3D"color: #3c4144; font-family: arial,=
helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: 400; padding: 0; margin: 0; Margin: 0; t=
ext-align: left; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 10px; Ma=
rgin-bottom: 10px;">Other Legislative News This Week: =
<p style=3D"color: #3c4144; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-w=
eight: 400; padding: 0; margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: =
12pt; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 10px; Margin-bottom: 10px;">On Monda=
y, the Senate State Affairs Committee met to hear testimony on several bill=
s of interest - including <a title=3D"SB175" href=3D"[link removed]
.com/emails/tracking/click-link/Kl9ophfJX5p3J6q5n22WL5cPj9Yv3adCoPYFJn40Dw4=
=3D/-qAyTQRGd1V3Q55kb3_rbww6XwLUY9X4-Vj_zK1556U=3D" target=3D"_blank" rel=
=3D"noopener" style=3D"color: #0074d9; text-decoration: none; font-family: =
arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: inherit; padding: 0; text-align: l=
eft; line-height: 1.5;">SB175</a> (stop taxpayer funded lobbyists), <a titl=
e=3D"SB921" href=3D"[link removed]
l9ophfJX5p3J6q5n22WL5cPj9Yv3adCoPYFJn40Dw4=3D/-qAyTQRGd1V3Q55kb3_rb8krVrn8s=
fIWsAcEXWiMf8Y=3D" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener" style=3D"color: #0074=
d9; text-decoration: none; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-we=
ight: inherit; padding: 0; text-align: left; line-height: 1.5;">SB921</a> (=
prohibit ranked choice voting), and <a title=3D" SB15 " href=3D"https:=
//api.neonemails.com/emails/tracking/click-link/Kl9ophfJX5p3J6q5n22WL5cPj9Y=
v3adCoPYFJn40Dw4=3D/-qAyTQRGd1V3Q55kb3_rb4nIYC5fJijFURAhNYY7E6g=3D" target=
=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener" style=3D"color: #0074d9; text-decoration: none=
; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: inherit; padding: 0=
; text-align: left; line-height: 1.5;"> SB15 </a>(protect women's sports).&=
nbsp; We had lots of friends testifying in support of these bills.  <s=
trong>All three were passed out of Committee 7-3.  On to the =
Senate floor vote! <p style=3D"color: #3c4144; font-family: arial,helve=
tica,sans-serif; font-weight: 400; padding: 0; margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-a=
lign: left; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 10px; Margin-=
bottom: 10px;">On Tuesday, the Senate passed <a title=3D"SB2" href=3D"https=
://api.neonemails.com/emails/tracking/click-link/Kl9ophfJX5p3J6q5n22WL5cPj9=
Yv3adCoPYFJn40Dw4=3D/-qAyTQRGd1V3Q55kb3_rb9D8rGVLF2YCsTW66vDlEZg=3D" target=
=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener" style=3D"color: #0074d9; text-decoration: none=
; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: inherit; padding: 0=
; text-align: left; line-height: 1.5;">SB2</a>, the bill to restore penalti=
es for election fraud back to a felony status. (last session a last minute =
amendment changed it from felony to misdemeanor).  Now we just need to=
convince the House (and specifically Speaker Phelan) to pass it as well.&n=
bsp; Last session during one of the specials, Speaker Phelan stated that he=
had no interest in "re-litigating" the subject.  Let's make sure he i=
s interested in doing it this time!  (SB2 was received in the House on=
3/15/23) <p style=3D"color: #3c4144; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans=
-serif; font-weight: 400; padding: 0; margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-align: lef=
t; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 10px; Margin-bottom: 1=
0px;">On Thursday the Senate State Affairs Committee took testimony on Sena=
tor Campbell's <a title=3D"SB14" href=3D"[link removed]
tracking/click-link/Kl9ophfJX5p3J6q5n22WL5cPj9Yv3adCoPYFJn40Dw4=3D/-qAyTQRG=
d1V3Q55kb3_rb6g231BBAV7ZX312nMas2q4=3D" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener" =
style=3D"color: #0074d9; text-decoration: none; font-family: arial,helvetic=
a,sans-serif; font-weight: inherit; padding: 0; text-align: left; line-heig=
ht: 1.5;">SB14</a> to protect children by stopping gender modification of m=
inors.  Thanks to everyone who attended and testified in support of th=
e bill.  The Committee has not yet voted on it. <p style=3D"color:=
#3c4144; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: 400; paddin=
g: 0; margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 12pt; line-height:=
1.5; margin-bottom: 10px; Margin-bottom: 10px;">What's Happening T=
his Coming Week? <p style=3D"color: #3c4144; font-family: aria=
l,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: 400; padding: 0; margin: 0; Margin: 0;=
text-align: left; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 10px; =
Margin-bottom: 10px;">I'll be at the Capitol with anyone who wants to join =
us on Tuesday, and again on Wednesday.  On Tuesday, I'll be in the Rot=
unda at 10:00.  On Wednesday, please let me know you are coming and we=
'll make arrangements to meet up.  I'll be in the Senate Education Com=
mittee hearing starting at 9:00.  There is one important bill in the H=
ouse Education Committee on Monday.  I cannot be there on Monday, but =
perhaps some of you can, details below. <p 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;">Monday: <p 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;"><a title=3D"HB98=
" href=3D"[link removed]
p3J6q5n22WL5cPj9Yv3adCoPYFJn40Dw4=3D/-qAyTQRGd1V3Q55kb3_rbw_IJ16LjjdS9U9Umr=
EHQUc=3D" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener" style=3D"color: #0074d9; text-=
decoration: none; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: inh=
erit; padding: 0; text-align: left; line-height: 1.5;">HB98 </a>will be hea=
rd in the Youth Health & Safety Committee on Monday.  This=
is a BAD BILL!  We need people to testify against it and/or =
make on line comments.  We've already seen the school districts conduc=
ting "mental health" assessments on kids, tracking them, collecting data an=
d sometimes selling the data to outside groups.  This bill wants to al=
low the school district to be a Medicaid provider for mental health service=
s, which would allow them to monetize the mental health services they are p=
roviding.  The left keep pushing schools to completely take over every=
aspect of children's lives.  We must not let them!  Here is an e=
xcerpt from the bill <p style=3D"color: #3c4144; font-family: arial,hel=
vetica,sans-serif; font-weight: 400; padding: 0; margin: 0; Margin: 0; text=
-align: left; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 10px; Margi=
n-bottom: 10px;">Sec.A<sp=
an dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"left: 25.37%; top: 74.74%; font-size: calc(var(--sc=
ale-factor)*10.06px); font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(1.5722);" =
role=3D"presentation">38.038.REIMBURSEMENT=
 UNDER MEDICAID. The <s=
pan dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"left: 78.97%; top: 74.74%; font-size: calc(var(--s=
cale-factor)*10.06px); font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(1.55546);=
" role=3D"presentation">Health and</sp=
an> Human Services <sp=
an dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"left: 30.1%; top: 77.14%; font-size: calc(var(--sca=
le-factor)*10.06px); font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(1.36294);" =
role=3D"presentation">Commission shal=
l allow a <sp=
an dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"left: 60.59%; top: 77.14%; font-size: calc(var(--sc=
ale-factor)*10.06px); font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(1.55599);"=
role=3D"presentation">school distric=
t to enroll <span=
dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"left: 11.76%; top: 79.54%; font-size: calc(var(--scal=
e-factor)*10.06px); font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(1.41986);" r=
ole=3D"presentation">as a p=
rovider under the medical =
assistance =
program under Chapter <st=
rong>32, Hum=
an Resources Code, to <sp=
an dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"left: 46.43%; top: 81.93%; font-size: calc(var(--sc=
ale-factor)*10.06px); font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(1.59982);"=
role=3D"presentation">provide and</sp=
an> receive reimbursement for</stron=
g> the<=
/span> provision of mental <sp=
an dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"left: 41.57%; top: 84.33%; font-size: calc(var(--sc=
ale-factor)*10.06px); font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(1.65013);"=
role=3D"presentation">health service=
s to district students <s=
pan dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"left: 87.48%; top: 84.33%; font-size: calc(var(--s=
cale-factor)*10.06px); font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(1.22576);=
" role=3D"presentation">who <=
em>are medical assistance recipients.</sp=
an> <p style=3D"color: #3c4144; font-family: arial,helvet=
ica,sans-serif; font-weight: 400; padding: 0; margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-al=
ign: left; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 10px; Margin-b=
ottom: 10px;">The job of school districts is to e=
ducate children, not be their healthcare provider! <p style=3D"color: #3c4144; font-family: a=
rial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: 400; padding: 0; margin: 0; Margin:=
0; text-align: left; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 10p=
x; Margin-bottom: 10px;">Tuesday:  <p 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;">Rep. Schatzline is ask=
ing for help getting a Committee Hearing on his <a title=3D"HB 3570" href=
=3D"[link removed]
22WL5cPj9Yv3adCoPYFJn40Dw4=3D/-qAyTQRGd1V3Q55kb3_rbzPLt5Maydoi0Leb_V_OjOA=
=3D" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener" style=3D"color: #0074d9; text-decor=
ation: none; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: inherit;=
padding: 0; text-align: left; line-height: 1.5;">HB 3570</a>, requiring ID=
to access porn sites.  I will have a position paper to deliver to the=
members of the Committee on Youth Health & Safety.  We're also lo=
oking for co-authors on this bill, so you can talk to your own Representati=
ves about that. <p style=3D"color: #3c4144; font-family: arial,helvetic=
a,sans-serif; font-weight: 400; padding: 0; margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-alig=
n: left; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 10px; Margin-bot=
tom: 10px;">Lots of Committee Hearings happening on Tuesday.  Of note =
are <a title=3D"HB69" href=3D"[link removed]
ick-link/Kl9ophfJX5p3J6q5n22WL5cPj9Yv3adCoPYFJn40Dw4=3D/-qAyTQRGd1V3Q55kb3_=
rbwYJ5Eje6y5FAuGgDrZkB5U=3D" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener" style=3D"co=
lor: #0074d9; text-decoration: none; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-seri=
f; font-weight: inherit; padding: 0; text-align: left; line-height: 1.5;">H=
B69</a> and <a title=3D"HB928" href=3D"[link removed]
acking/click-link/Kl9ophfJX5p3J6q5n22WL5cPj9Yv3adCoPYFJn40Dw4=3D/-qAyTQRGd1=
V3Q55kb3_rb4pjoFUpOOqm260YdEVJ97M=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;">HB928</a> regarding asset forfeiture in House Criminal Jurisprudenc=
e, and <a title=3D"HB900" href=3D"[link removed]
g/click-link/Kl9ophfJX5p3J6q5n22WL5cPj9Yv3adCoPYFJn40Dw4=3D/-qAyTQRGd1V3Q55=
kb3_rb6tmeO1HaECMlxC5ZpPr4_k=3D" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener" style=
=3D"color: #0074d9; text-decoration: none; font-family: arial,helvetica,san=
s-serif; font-weight: inherit; padding: 0; text-align: left; line-height: 1=
.5;">HB900</a> regarding dirty books in schools in House Public Education.&=
nbsp; There's also <a title=3D"HB636" href=3D"[link removed]
ails/tracking/click-link/Kl9ophfJX5p3J6q5n22WL5cPj9Yv3adCoPYFJn40Dw4=3D/-qA=
yTQRGd1V3Q55kb3_rb_i7Cz-YaIJhJ9S3oYJngso=3D" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noope=
ner" style=3D"color: #0074d9; text-decoration: none; font-family: arial,hel=
vetica,sans-serif; font-weight: inherit; padding: 0; text-align: left; line=
-height: 1.5;">HB636</a> in the House Committee on Community Safety, which =
allows election judges to carry guns to polling places. <p style=3D"col=
or: #3c4144; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: 400; pad=
ding: 0; margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 12pt; line-heig=
ht: 1.5; margin-bottom: 10px; Margin-bottom: 10px;"><a title=3D"House Commi=
ttees Tuesday 3/21" href=3D"[link removed]
k-link/Kl9ophfJX5p3J6q5n22WL5cPj9Yv3adCoPYFJn40Dw4=3D/-qAyTQRGd1V3Q55kb3_rb=
6UceSNg7iwIt8SHcN_HBto=3D" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener" style=3D"colo=
r: #0074d9; text-decoration: none; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;=
font-weight: inherit; padding: 0; text-align: left; line-height: 1.5;">Hou=
se Committees Tuesday 3/21</a> <p 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;"><a title=3D"Senate Committees Wednesday 3/22" hr=
ef=3D"[link removed]
5n22WL5cPj9Yv3adCoPYFJn40Dw4=3D/-qAyTQRGd1V3Q55kb3_rb8bxfYWLc8pO07JX33drybY=
=3D" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener" style=3D"color: #0074d9; text-decor=
ation: none; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: inherit;=
padding: 0; text-align: left; line-height: 1.5;">Senate Committees Tuesday=
3/21</a> <p style=3D"color: #3c4144; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans=
-serif; font-weight: 400; padding: 0; margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-align: lef=
t; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 10px; Margin-bottom: 1=
0px;">After clicking the link, click on the calendar day to see the list of=
committees meeting that day. <p 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;">Wednesday: <p style=3D"color=
: #3c4144; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: 400; paddi=
ng: 0; margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 12pt; line-height=
: 1.5; margin-bottom: 10px; Margin-bottom: 10px;">Again - multiple Committe=
es meeting in both Chambers.  Of note are the Senate Ed Committee cons=
idering multiple bills regarding the school choice issue, parental empowerm=
ent, and parents rights.  Both House & Senate Transportation Commi=
ttees meet on Wednesday, and our friend Terri Hall, with <a title=3D"TURF" =
href=3D"[link removed]
6q5n22WL5cPj9Yv3adCoPYFJn40Dw4=3D/-qAyTQRGd1V3Q55kb3_rbzGAy8MZTQ4FoVgMJ1-o3=
Gc=3D" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener" style=3D"color: #0074d9; text-dec=
oration: none; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: inheri=
t; padding: 0; text-align: left; line-height: 1.5;">TURF</a> will provide u=
s a list of bills to support or oppose along with talking points. <p 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;"><a title=3D"H=
ouse Committees Wednesday 3/22" href=3D"[link removed]
racking/click-link/Kl9ophfJX5p3J6q5n22WL5cPj9Yv3adCoPYFJn40Dw4=3D/-qAyTQRGd=
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t: 1.5;">House Committees Wednesday 3/22</a> <p style=3D"color: #3c4144=
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rgin-bottom: 10px; Margin-bottom: 10px;"><a title=3D"Senate Committees Wedn=
esday 3/22" href=3D"[link removed]
l9ophfJX5p3J6q5n22WL5cPj9Yv3adCoPYFJn40Dw4=3D/-qAyTQRGd1V3Q55kb3_rb5lzmgSm1=
bPKpwlN6siaiuw=3D" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener" style=3D"color: #0074=
d9; text-decoration: none; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-we=
ight: inherit; padding: 0; text-align: left; line-height: 1.5;">Senate Comm=
ittees Wednesday 3/22  </a>(*There are a lot of Education bills in the=
Education Committee.  On Wednesday, I'll have a list of recommendatio=
ns for most of them.) <p 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=
in-bottom: 10px;">ACTION FOR EVERYONE: <p style=3D"col=
or: #3c4144; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: 400; pad=
ding: 0; margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 12pt; line-heig=
ht: 1.5; margin-bottom: 10px; Margin-bottom: 10px;">Attend and test=
ify at the Committee on Youth Health & Safety if possible, on =
Monday 3/20, 2:00 pm, room E2.026.  If you cannot attend, subm=
it an on-line comment on the bill.  <a title=3D"Click on this=
link to comment. " href=3D"[link removed]
/click-link/Kl9ophfJX5p3J6q5n22WL5cPj9Yv3adCoPYFJn40Dw4=3D/-qAyTQRGd1V3Q55k=
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erif; font-weight: inherit; padding: 0; text-align: left; line-height: 1.5;=
">Click on this link to comment. </a> The link is open now and will pr=
obably remain open until the hearing is underway on Monday. <p 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;">Contact mem=
bers of the <a title=3D"House Youth Health & Safety Committee" href=3D"=
[link removed]
5cPj9Yv3adCoPYFJn40Dw4=3D/-qAyTQRGd1V3Q55kb3_rb98PGSEa5ShgSRu2f0nJyUs=3D" t=
arget=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener" style=3D"color: #0074d9; text-decoration:=
none; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: inherit; paddi=
ng: 0; text-align: left; line-height: 1.5;">House Youth Health & Safety=
Committee</a> to urge them to schedule a hearing for HB3570 (ID r=
equired to access porn sites) <p 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;"><a title=3D"Contact your own House Representative=
s" href=3D"[link removed]
p3J6q5n22WL5cPj9Yv3adCoPYFJn40Dw4=3D/-qAyTQRGd1V3Q55kb3_rb8M-MMlUyMLmFDcHJx=
q229o=3D" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener" style=3D"color: #0074d9; text-=
decoration: none; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: inh=
erit; padding: 0; text-align: left; line-height: 1.5;">Contact your=
own House Representatives</a> and ask them to sign on to HB3570.&=
nbsp; Also ask them to support SB2 in the House, and demand that it be assi=
gned to Committee and a hearing held quickly. <p style=3D"color: #3c414=
4; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: 400; padding: 0; m=
argin: 0; Margin: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5; m=
argin-bottom: 10px; Margin-bottom: 10px;"><a title=3D"Contact Speaker Phela=
n's office" href=3D"[link removed]
l9ophfJX5p3J6q5n22WL5cPj9Yv3adCoPYFJn40Dw4=3D/-qAyTQRGd1V3Q55kb3_rb6lCHsclc=
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d9; text-decoration: none; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-we=
ight: inherit; padding: 0; text-align: left; line-height: 1.5;">Con=
tact Speaker Phelan's office</a> ((512) 463-1000)=
and tell him he needs to pass SB2 in the House to restore the penalties fo=
r election fraud.  He may not be interested in doing it - but the peop=
le of Texas are. <p style=3D"color: #3c4144; font-family: arial,helveti=
ca,sans-serif; font-weight: 400; padding: 0; margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-ali=
gn: left; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 10px; Margin-bo=
ttom: 10px;">Review the bills being heard in Committee this week</s=
trong>, (links above) find bills that interest you or fit your priorities, =
then oppose or support at the kiosks or contact committee members. Reme=
mber, for House Bills in Committee, you can make on line comments about the=
bills being heard. Links are at the bottom of each Committee schedule=
. <p style=3D"color: #3c4144; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; =
font-weight: 400; padding: 0; margin: 0; Margin: 0; text-align: left; font-=
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title=3D"For guidance on bills, go to the RPT website" href=3D"[link removed]
.neonemails.com/emails/tracking/click-link/Kl9ophfJX5p3J6q5n22WL5cPj9Yv3adC=
oPYFJn40Dw4=3D/-qAyTQRGd1V3Q55kb3_rbxoHFj9bruAhOpUVLOcJxD4=3D" target=3D"_b=
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-align: left; line-height: 1.5;">For guidance on bills, go to the R=
PT website</a>, click on TXLEGE, download the lis=
t of approved bills that fit the RPT Leg Priorities.  Also find there =
the weekly report from the Leg Priorities Committee, and talking points for=
the priority issues. <p style=3D"color: #3c4144; font-family: arial,he=
lvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: 400; padding: 0; margin: 0; Margin: 0; tex=
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in-bottom: 10px;">  <p class=3D"align-center" style=3D"color: #3c4=
144; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: 400; padding: 0;=
margin: 0; Margin: 0; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 10=
px; Margin-bottom: 10px; text-align: center;">REMINDER! (It's NEXT week!) <p class=3D"alig=
n-center" style=3D"color: #3c4144; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;=
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>TRUE TEXAN DAY AT THE CAPITOL, MAR=
CH 28, 2023 <p class=3D"align-center" style=3D"color: #=
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0; margin: 0; Margin: 0; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom:=
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your True Texan-ness at the Capitol on March 28.   <p sty=
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line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 10px; Margin-bottom: 10px;">Join True Texa=
s Project Citizen Advocates for TRU=
E TEXAN DAY at the Capitol!  We'll have a full day of =
activities for you, including a tour of the Capitol Building, a meeting wit=
h a State-Wide elected officer, tour of the Supreme Court Building, legisla=
tive update from legislators, visits to your own House Representatives and =
Senators, and some fun games along the way.  Students are welcome and =
this is a great opportunity to introduce them to state government, and basi=
c civics.  Registration is required so we can make plans to accommodat=
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ch person attending, and the age if under 16.  (example:  Jason S=
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gin-bottom: 10px; text-align: left;">Thank you to everyone who has been sho=
wing up at the Capitol on a regular basis.  We've developed a nice lit=
tle group who are mostly coming every week.  But we need more! I reali=
ze most people cannot come every week, but maybe you can arrange to come on=
e or two times during the session.  Or maybe you are helping by making=
contacts from home.  If you are - thank you!  Our strength is sh=
owing, and we are making a difference! <p class=3D"align-left" style=3D=
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n-bottom: 10px; Margin-bottom: 10px; text-align: left;">Personal st=
ory - I visit a lot of offices when I'm there, and it just makes m=
y heart sing when I go into an office, introduce myself, and have the peopl=
e respond "Oh, your people were just in here last week."  or "Oh, I kn=
ow True Texas Project!"  Please know that it's working, the TTP messag=
e is spreading and we are having an impact. <p class=3D"align-left" sty=
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Dear Friends,

Welcome to Week 11 of the Texas Legislature!

Remember last week the House passed a group of Resolutions that included one designating Feb 14, 2023 as LGBQT Chamber of Commerce day at the Capitol? Because it was a "package" deal, it was approved unanimously, but several people altered their votes afterwards. While we appreciate those representatives trying to do the right thing after the fact, it doesn't change the outcome of the vote which was unanimous support for the Resolutions.

Did you even know that they could change the votes after the fact? They can, and do! Here's what SREC SD12 Jill Glover said about it:

"A little lesson in state government. When our representatives take a vote on the House floor, but go back and "change" it later, that vote is meaningless. Only the one in real time counts. The changing of the vote is only to appease those who might object. Rarely, an elected official makes a mistake and votes the opposite of how they intended. But that is very rare.

Most of the time, they "change" their vote for record purposes to help them in the primary. This is why is it important to get screenshots when votes happen. The same goes for authoring bills. They can add their name to a bill even after session ends up until October!! Then they can say they were a co-author. Again, this is why screen shots are important. This type of game should be called out."

"Let your yes be yes and your no be no" Matt 5:37"

This week the Resolutions Committee put forth another LGBQT Resolution for the Thursday calendar, honoring a gay couple from Collin County for their activism for the cause. HR85 was again bundled with a group of other resolutions. Several members publicly stated they would vote against the entire packet if that one was included, and many of you made phone calls objecting. And it worked! Rep. Plesa, who submitted the resolution, withdrew it, saying she "won't allow a radical agenda of hatred and division to tarnish the resolution." See her full statement here.

This was a win for us. Grassroots people spoke up, and House members stood up and said NO. Let's leave the politics out of House Resolutions!

Other Legislative News This Week:

On Monday, the Senate State Affairs Committee met to hear testimony on several bills of interest - including SB175 (stop taxpayer funded lobbyists), SB921 (prohibit ranked choice voting), and SB15 (protect women's sports). We had lots of friends testifying in support of these bills. All three were passed out of Committee 7-3. On to the Senate floor vote!

On Tuesday, the Senate passed SB2, the bill to restore penalties for election fraud back to a felony status. (last session a last minute amendment changed it from felony to misdemeanor). Now we just need to convince the House (and specifically Speaker Phelan) to pass it as well. Last session during one of the specials, Speaker Phelan stated that he had no interest in "re-litigating" the subject. Let's make sure he is interested in doing it this time! (SB2 was received in the House on 3/15/23)

On Thursday the Senate State Affairs Committee took testimony on Senator Campbell's SB14 to protect children by stopping gender modification of minors. Thanks to everyone who attended and testified in support of the bill. The Committee has not yet voted on it.

What's Happening This Coming Week?

I'll be at the Capitol with anyone who wants to join us on Tuesday, and again on Wednesday. On Tuesday, I'll be in the Rotunda at 10:00. On Wednesday, please let me know you are coming and we'll make arrangements to meet up. I'll be in the Senate Education Committee hearing starting at 9:00. There is one important bill in the House Education Committee on Monday. I cannot be there on Monday, but perhaps some of you can, details below.

Monday:

HB98 will be heard in the Youth Health & Safety Committee on Monday. This is a BAD BILL! We need people to testify against it and/or make on line comments. We've already seen the school districts conducting "mental health" assessments on kids, tracking them, collecting data and sometimes selling the data to outside groups. This bill wants to allow the school district to be a Medicaid provider for mental health services, which would allow them to monetize the mental health services they are providing. The left keep pushing schools to completely take over every aspect of children's lives. We must not let them! Here is an excerpt from the bill

Sec.A38.038.REIMBURSEMENT UNDER MEDICAID. The Health and
Human Services Commission shall allow a school district to enroll
as a provider under the medical assistance program under Chapter
32, Human Resources Code, to provide and receive reimbursement for
the provision of mental health services to district students who
are medical assistance recipients.

The job of school districts is to educate children, not be their healthcare provider!

Tuesday:

Rep. Schatzline is asking for help getting a Committee Hearing on his HB 3570, requiring ID to access porn sites. I will have a position paper to deliver to the members of the Committee on Youth Health & Safety. We're also looking for co-authors on this bill, so you can talk to your own Representatives about that.

Lots of Committee Hearings happening on Tuesday. Of note are HB69 and HB928 regarding asset forfeiture in House Criminal Jurisprudence, and HB900 regarding dirty books in schools in House Public Education. There's also HB636 in the House Committee on Community Safety, which allows election judges to carry guns to polling places.

House Committees Tuesday 3/21

Senate Committees Tuesday 3/21

After clicking the link, click on the calendar day to see the list of committees meeting that day.

Wednesday:

Again - multiple Committees meeting in both Chambers. Of note are the Senate Ed Committee considering multiple bills regarding the school choice issue, parental empowerment, and parents rights. Both House & Senate Transportation Committees meet on Wednesday, and our friend Terri Hall, with TURF will provide us a list of bills to support or oppose along with talking points.

House Committees Wednesday 3/22

Senate Committees Wednesday 3/22 (*There are a lot of Education bills in the Education Committee. On Wednesday, I'll have a list of recommendations for most of them.)

ACTION FOR EVERYONE:

Attend and testify at the Committee on Youth Health & Safety if possible, on Monday 3/20, 2:00 pm, room E2.026. If you cannot attend, submit an on-line comment on the bill. Click on this link to comment. The link is open now and will probably remain open until the hearing is underway on Monday.

Contact members of the House Youth Health & Safety Committee to urge them to schedule a hearing for HB3570 (ID required to access porn sites)

Contact your own House Representatives and ask them to sign on to HB3570. Also ask them to support SB2 in the House, and demand that it be assigned to Committee and a hearing held quickly.

Contact Speaker Phelan's office ((512) 463-1000) and tell him he needs to pass SB2 in the House to restore the penalties for election fraud. He may not be interested in doing it - but the people of Texas are.

Review the bills being heard in Committee this week, (links above) find bills that interest you or fit your priorities, then oppose or support at the kiosks or contact committee members. Remember, for House Bills in Committee, you can make on line comments about the bills being heard. Links are at the bottom of each Committee schedule.

For guidance on bills, go to the RPT website, click on TXLEGE, download the list of approved bills that fit the RPT Leg Priorities. Also find there the weekly report from the Leg Priorities Committee, and talking points for the priority issues.

REMINDER! (It's NEXT week!)

TRUE TEXAN DAY AT THE CAPITOL, MARCH 28, 2023

Get ready to show your True Texan-ness at the Capitol on March 28.

Join True Texas Project Citizen Advocates for TRUE TEXAN DAY at the Capitol! We'll have a full day of activities for you, including a tour of the Capitol Building, a meeting with a State-Wide elected officer, tour of the Supreme Court Building, legislative update from legislators, visits to your own House Representatives and Senators, and some fun games along the way. Students are welcome and this is a great opportunity to introduce them to state government, and basic civics. Registration is required so we can make plans to accommodate everyone, but there is no fee involved. Please enter the name of each person attending, and the age if under 16. (example: Jason Smith, age 12)

RSVP True Texan Day

Thank you to everyone who has been showing up at the Capitol on a regular basis. We've developed a nice little group who are mostly coming every week. But we need more! I realize most people cannot come every week, but maybe you can arrange to come one or two times during the session. Or maybe you are helping by making contacts from home. If you are - thank you! Our strength is showing, and we are making a difference!

Personal story - I visit a lot of offices when I'm there, and it just makes my heart sing when I go into an office, introduce myself, and have the people respond "Oh, your people were just in here last week." or "Oh, I know True Texas Project!" Please know that it's working, the TTP message is spreading and we are having an impact.

God Bless Texas and Texas Patriots!

Fran Rhodes, President, True Texas Project

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