by Ron Woodruff
Bad policies, bad laws, bad court decisions! Do you feel bombarded? Are you optimistic about the future of America? Continue reading “How’s Your HQ? (Hope Quotient)”
Category: NTCL Communications
The Principles of NTCL
What is the North Texas Citizens Lobby about? Let’s explore the NTCL principles one at a time:
Our governments derive their limited powers from ‘we the people’ for the purpose of protecting the individual’s life, liberty, and property and for the defense from foreign invasion.
Principle one comes from what I consider to be the most important document in the history of our country, the Declaration of Independence. The main points are to define what the proper role of governments of free people are, and where their power originates.
Each government entity shall practice fiscal responsibility and accountability. Continue reading “The Principles of NTCL”
Perry adds Transportation, Abortion, & Mandatory Life w/Parole, to the Special Session
Gov. Perry Adds Transportation to Special Session Call
Monday, June 10, 2013 • Press Release
http://governor.state.tx.us/news/press-release/18635/
Gov. Perry Adds Two Issues to Special Session Call
Tuesday, June 11, 2013 • Press Release
(regulation of abortion procedures & mandatory sentence of life with parole for a capital felony committed by a 17-year-old offender.)
http://governor.state.tx.us/news/press-release/18638/
PUBLIC HEARING in DALLAS: THURSDAY June 6th @ 2pm
The Texas House Committee on Redistricting, Select will hold a public hearing (Thursday in Dallas) on the Texas redistricting plans which if you will recall, were decided in the courts against the will of the Texas Legislature in 2011. Governor Perry called a Special Session of the current 83rd Texas Legislature (can last for 30 days) within hours after the regular 83rd session adjourned sine die last week (May 27th), with specific instructions on the subject to be addressed:
The special session will consider the following issue: Continue reading “PUBLIC HEARING in DALLAS: THURSDAY June 6th @ 2pm”
CALL Gov. Perry – “Add Pro-Life Bills to the Call”
Contact Gov. Perry. Ask him to “add to the call” Protection of pain-capable unborn children from abortion at 20 weeks gestation
Rep Laubenberg filed a bill during the regular session, which was held up in the House Calendars committee, but she has filed the bill again in this the 1st special session… Continue reading “CALL Gov. Perry – “Add Pro-Life Bills to the Call””
CALL Gov. Perry – ask him to VETO SB1 (Budget) and HB 1025 which raids the Rainy Day Fund
Spending Up 26%!
Texas Legislature Takes Wild Left Turn & Spends like there’s No Tomorrow
JoAnn Fleming, Chairman, TX Legislature’s TEA Party Caucus Advisory Committee; Executive Director, Grassroots America
(903) 360-2858
Over the Memorial Day weekend, the GOP-controlled Texas legislature passed appropriation bills and a 2014-2015 budget that combine to increase spending 26%! Continue reading “CALL Gov. Perry – ask him to VETO SB1 (Budget) and HB 1025 which raids the Rainy Day Fund”
“NO” to 26% Increase in State Spending
Your phone calls WORKED! Gov. Perry vetoed SB 346 yesterday (May 25th), but our job is not finished! Please continue to make your voice count…
- Urge the House to Reject HB 1025 & SB 1 budget bill
- Urge the Governor to Veto if House Passes
See full explanation and contact information at: http://gawtp.com/spending-up-26-texas-legislature-takes-wild-left-turn-spends-like-theres-no-tomorrow/
IMMEDIATE ACTION: SB 346 – political contributions
Senate Bill 346 requires that any “person or group of persons” making more than $25,000 in so-called “political expenditures” in a calendar year turn over to the government the identities of the sources of all “political contributions” over $1,000 (§ 254.253(a)). This obligation applies unless the group of persons is “labor organization or any subordinate entity or associated account of a labor organization,” in which case there is no obligation to turn supporters’ identities over.
Excluded from this mandate are unions!
If Governor Perry signs SB346, this will lead to enhanced scrutiny of grassroots groups in Texas and their supporters. Supporters’ identities will have to be turned over if the groups are found to have tendered–or agreed to tender–more than $25,000 of value “in connection with” election-related activities in a calendar year, or tendered such value knowing that it could potentially be used “in connection with” such activities.
PERRY NEEDS TO VETO THIS BILL TODAY (Saturday), OR IT BECOMES LAW.
Governor Rick Perry’s contact info: Phone: (512) 463-2000 http://governor.state.tx.us/contact/
Students Lobbying in Austin
By Thatcher Townson
May 24, 2013
On Wednesday, May 22nd, five high school students along with two adults from the Collin County civics group, SALT[1], accompanied the North Texas Citizens Lobby to the capitol. We spoke with Representative Phil King, and Representative Scott Turner, and 
Continue reading “Students Lobbying in Austin”
Texas Death Panel dies in Committee, with Heated Testimonies
I want to thank Rep. Lois Kolkhorst for her leadership on the House Committee on Public Health. SB 303 (aka Death Panel bill) has died in her committee, and with good reason.
SB 303, by Representatives Deuell | Estes | Lucio III, proposes to remove my inherent right to life and Continue reading “Texas Death Panel dies in Committee, with Heated Testimonies”