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Russell wrote:I'll be calling my rep again today to ask that he sign on as a sponsor or co-author. He seems more interested in policing emoji's though, so we'll see how it goes. http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-39039170

Russell wrote:I'll be calling my rep again today to ask that he sign on as a sponsor or co-author. He seems more interested in policing emoji's though, so we'll see how it goes. http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-39039170

An emoji of the Chilean flag is widely available while one of the Texas flag is not yet.

Say what? Let me clear my ears....

If any of our members live in Parker or Wise county, please write your representative Phil King and ask him to support this bill. He is the chair of the committee the bill has been assigned to, Homeland Security and Public Safety. There are nine members of this committee. They will decide whether this bill gets sent to the full house for a vote. Here are the representatives that need to be contacted.

Phil King, Parker and Wise counties - Chair
Poncho Nevarez, West Texas including Pecos, Marfa, and Van Horn - Vice Chair
DeWayne Burns, Bosque County and Johnson County
Gina Hinojosa, parts of Austin
Justin Holland, Collin County and part of Rockwall County
Jarvis D. Johnson, part of Harris County
Will Metcalf, part of Montgomery County including Conroe
Matt Schaefer, part of Smith County including Tyler
Jon Wray, Ellis County and part of Henderson County

Here is a link to the committee where you can find info on each member.

http://www.house.state.tx.us/committees ... ittee=C420

Lynyrd wrote:If any of our members live in Parker or Wise county, please write your representative Phil King and ask him to support this bill. He is the chair of the committee the bill has been assigned to, Homeland Security and Public Safety. There are nine members of this committee. They will decide whether this bill gets sent to the full house for a vote. Here are the representatives that need to be contacted.

Phil King, Parker and Wise counties - Chair
Poncho Nevarez, West Texas including Pecos, Marfa, and Van Horn - Vice Chair
DeWayne Burns, Bosque County and Johnson County
Gina Hinojosa, parts of Austin
Justin Holland, Collin County and part of Rockwall County
Jarvis D. Johnson, part of Harris County
Will Metcalf, part of Montgomery County including Conroe
Matt Schaefer, part of Smith County including Tyler
Jon Wray, Ellis County and part of Henderson County

Here is a link to the committee where you can find info on each member.

http://www.house.state.tx.us/committees ... ittee=C420

Does it do any good if the rest of use contact them, after all they now represent the all of the State by being on a committee?

troglodyte wrote:

Lynyrd wrote:If any of our members live in Parker or Wise county, please write your representative Phil King and ask him to support this bill. He is the chair of the committee the bill has been assigned to, Homeland Security and Public Safety. There are nine members of this committee. They will decide whether this bill gets sent to the full house for a vote. Here are the representatives that need to be contacted.

Phil King, Parker and Wise counties - Chair
Poncho Nevarez, West Texas including Pecos, Marfa, and Van Horn - Vice Chair
DeWayne Burns, Bosque County and Johnson County
Gina Hinojosa, parts of Austin
Justin Holland, Collin County and part of Rockwall County
Jarvis D. Johnson, part of Harris County
Will Metcalf, part of Montgomery County including Conroe
Matt Schaefer, part of Smith County including Tyler
Jon Wray, Ellis County and part of Henderson County

Here is a link to the committee where you can find info on each member.

http://www.house.state.tx.us/committees ... ittee=C420

Does it do any good if the rest of use contact them, after all they now represent the all of the State by being on a committee?

How could it hurt? Maybe someone who is more in touch with how the legislature works would care to answer his question.

Was a little disheartened to read the email update from TSRA this morning.....
HB560 is listed as their #5 priority.

Hoping that's high enough to push it through.

I appreciate the politics of LTC fee reduction in the #1 spot, but was hoping to see 560 as priority #2.

Taken directly from TSRA email...

"TSRA's 2017 Legislative Agenda
Bills are not necessarily in priority order!"

RoyGBiv wrote:Was a little disheartened to read the email update from TSRA this morning.....
HB560 is listed as their #5 priority.

Hoping that's high enough to push it through.

I appreciate the politics of LTC fee reduction in the #1 spot, but was hoping to see 560 as priority #2.

I suspect that HB560 is higher than #5 on the TSRA priority list, but is listed as #5 for other reasons.

Kkpsiknl wrote:Taken directly from TSRA email...

"TSRA's 2017 Legislative Agenda
Bills are not necessarily in priority order!"

Thanks! I'll be filing for a refund on my speed reading class....

Has there been any traction on this bill recently?

troglodyte wrote:

Lynyrd wrote:If any of our members live in Parker or Wise county, please write your representative Phil King and ask him to support this bill. He is the chair of the committee the bill has been assigned to, Homeland Security and Public Safety. There are nine members of this committee. They will decide whether this bill gets sent to the full house for a vote. Here are the representatives that need to be contacted.

Phil King, Parker and Wise counties - Chair
Poncho Nevarez, West Texas including Pecos, Marfa, and Van Horn - Vice Chair
DeWayne Burns, Bosque County and Johnson County
Gina Hinojosa, parts of Austin
Justin Holland, Collin County and part of Rockwall County
Jarvis D. Johnson, part of Harris County
Will Metcalf, part of Montgomery County including Conroe
Matt Schaefer, part of Smith County including Tyler
Jon Wray, Ellis County and part of Henderson County

Here is a link to the committee where you can find info on each member.

http://www.house.state.tx.us/committees ... ittee=C420

Does it do any good if the rest of use contact them, after all they now represent the all of the State by being on a committee?

My first line was:
As a Member of the Homelands Security and Public Safety Committee, Please vote yes on HB421 and nix HB659.
You can substitute Chair or Co-Chair for Member.

Russell wrote:

gljjt wrote:

RoyGBiv wrote:Was a little disheartened to read the email update from TSRA this morning.....
HB560 is listed as their #5 priority.

Hoping that's high enough to push it through.

I appreciate the politics of LTC fee reduction in the #1 spot, but was hoping to see 560 as priority #2.

I suspect that HB560 is higher than #5 on the TSRA priority list, but is listed as #5 for other reasons.

For all the folks that seem to feel that Constitutional Carry is the top priority of the decade and are therefor using every single ounce of political capital to push it?

Yep. Keep them happy, off the protest circuit and out of capital offices. Reduce the negative publicity that some can and have brought out in the past. Meanwhile, hopefully HB560 works its way through the system.

gljjt wrote:

Russell wrote:

gljjt wrote:

RoyGBiv wrote:Was a little disheartened to read the email update from TSRA this morning.....
HB560 is listed as their #5 priority.

Hoping that's high enough to push it through.

I appreciate the politics of LTC fee reduction in the #1 spot, but was hoping to see 560 as priority #2.

I suspect that HB560 is higher than #5 on the TSRA priority list, but is listed as #5 for other reasons.

For all the folks that seem to feel that Constitutional Carry is the top priority of the decade and are therefor using every single ounce of political capital to push it?

Yep. Keep them happy, off the protest circuit and out of capital offices. Reduce the negative publicity that some can and have brought out in the past. Meanwhile, hopefully HB560 works its way through the system.

I would be very happy with a ninja style legislative maneuver on HB560. It just needs to get through. Period.