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Dear Friends,
This week’s Friday message is going to be brief and I hope you’ll grant some mercy.  I was at the Capitol both Tuesday and Wednesday this week, and Thursday in San…

Greetings Fellow Patriots!
Week 12 is now in the books, and puts us beyond the half way point in the session.  We have a small chance to push back against the tyranny and…

Are you feeling a bit railroaded by the Texas Legislature this session?  I sure am!  In the Republican Senate, it seems like things are moving along really fast, but on a lot…

Are you mad yet?  I am furious!  And you should be too!  One of the top priorities for TTP, RPT, and many other organizations was gutted Wednesday night in the Senate. The…

THIS WEEK:
March 3rd was TRUE TEXAN DAY AT THE CAPITOL!
This week’s TTP Tuesday was a very special day! We declared it True Texan Day at the Capitol, and we welcomed about 80…

Week 7:  89th Texas Legislature
I want to start this week’s message with a great big THANK YOU to all of you who respond when we ask you to do things.  You are…

THIS WEEK:
TTP TUESDAY 2/18/25:  This week TTP Tuesday was devoted to supporting Texans For Vaccine Choice in their rally and 10th anniversary celebration.  We had a robust group of advocates who delivered…

by Fran Rhodes, President
THIS WEEK:
Committees At Last!  The long awaited House Committee assignments finally happened on Thursday.  There were really no surprises, as the pseudo-republican Burrows followers received the primo positions on…

Our friend Steve Sullivan at Robson Ranch Conservatives shared this article in a recent newsletter.  It’s worth a read!

Part 2 – Raise Teacher Pay?
The last newsletter I mentioned the failing grades that…

by Fran Rhodes, President
THIS WEEK:
Governor Abbott kicked off the week with his State of the State Address, where he outlines his emergency issues for the 89th Legislature.  He identified 7 emergency issues:

Property…