
by Fran Rhodes, President
THIS WEEK:
What a week this has been in the TX Legislature! Thousands of Republican grassroots activists showed up at the Capitol on opening day in support of Rep David Cook as speaker, and supporting the Ban Democrat Chairs rules change. Unfortunately, there was no joy in Mudville that day as 36 Republicans voted with Democrats to elect Dustin Burrows as Speaker of the House. The important thing to remember is that this is the first time in legislative history that a speaker candidate has had significant opposition from his own party. In other session, there was no opposition candidate that had adequate support to challenge. We, the grassroots, have shone a big bright light on the subject! A few years ago, most people didn’t know there was a Speaker of the TX House, let alone care about who it was. That’s thanks to YOU.
Let me be clear…. This change nothing! True Texas Project will continue to fight for good bills, and against bad ones. We’ll be at the Capitol every week doing the work of the people. We may have more challenges than we might have if Rep Cook had become speaker, but it doesn’t change the work. So – GAME ON!
On Wednesday the House met and was rumored to consider a Housekeeping Resolution on Thursday Jan 16, however, that was postponed, and the House adjourned until 1/22/25. They are supposed to take up the Housekeeping Resolution and the rules at that time. There is one part of the Housekeeping Resolution that concerns us. Tony McDonald explains it well in this X post.
NEXT WEEK:
I’ll be at the Capitol next Tuesday for anyone who wants to join me. In the early weeks of session, I’ll be visiting with House Reps and Senators to promote TTP priorities and get a feel for where people stand on the issues. I’ll also be focusing on collecting names and contact information for House and Senate staff. The staff are the ones feeding information to the Reps or Senators, so it’s important to develop relationships with them.
If you can go next Tuesday, meet me in the Rotunda at 10:00 AM. I’ll have assignments for you at that time. If you need a ride, let me know. No promises, but I’ll do the best I can to find you a ride. I’ll also be at the Capitol until about 3:00 pm on Wednesday the 22nd.
GET REGISTERED!
Special True Texan Days: Be sure to register for the True Texan Day at the Capitol and True Texas Kids at the Capitol. There’s no fee, but we need to know how many are coming so we can be prepared for you. Here are the registration links.
REGISTER FOR TRUE TEXAN DAY AT THE CAPITOL, MARCH 3rd, 2025
REGISTER FOR TRUE TEXAS KIDS AT THE CAPITOL, MARCH 25th, 2025
SAVE THE DATES!
Tuesday, Jan 21 – TTP Tuesdays at the Capitol
Tuesday, Jan 28 – NO TTP Tuesdays (Fran is attending an all-day seminar)
Tuesday Feb 4 – TTP Tuesdays at the Capitol PLUS Bus from Dallas/Waco
Tuesday Feb 11 – TTP Tuesdays at the Capitol – including mini-training on Lege process
Tuesday Feb 18 – TTP Tuesdays at the Capitol – WITH TFVC rally & 10th anniversary celebration
Monday Mar 3 – TRUE TEXAN DAY AT THE CAPITOL (rsvp required)
Tuesday Mar 4 – NO TTP Tuesdays (since we just did our day on Monday)
Tuesday Mar 11 – BIG TXGR engagement day, PLUS Bus from Frisco/Waxahachie **TXGR is adding additional bus departures from several other locations for March 11. Details coming
Tuesday Mar 18 – TTP Tuesdays at the Capitol – including mini-training on using the TLO
Tuesday Mar 25 – TRUE TEXAS KIDS AT THE CAPITOL (rsvp required)
Tuesday April 1 – TTP Tuesdays at the Capitol PLUS Bus from Grapevine/Burleson
Information on schedules and activities will come each week in the Fran’s Friday message. Meanwhile, please reach out if you have questions about anything.
Thanks for staying engaged! See you next week.
Fran