The RPMUD board will meet this Thursday, October 22, at 4 p.m. at the MUD office.
1. Confirm minutes of the 9/25 meeting
2. Comments from the public.
3. Discuss increasing insurance coverage
4. Review administrative reports
5. Discuss any new or unfinished business
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
River Plantation Forum Youtube Site!
Please check out the RP Community Forum Youtube site (http://www.youtube.com/user/RiverPlantationForum). Hopefully there will be semi-regular postings of RPMUD and/or RPCIA meetings on this site. I will also try to post the newest videos on this blog when they appear to make it easier for everyone to go right to the newest content. There will also be a new banner on this blog for you to be able to navigate right to the Youtube site if you forget the URL.
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Warning - Snakes
Tracy in the RP Pro Shop has advised us that water moccasins (Western Cottonmouths) have been seen in the drainage ditches on the golf course. Also noticed were some of our younger residents walking through the same ditches. Please warn your children and grandchildren about the danger of snake bites.
A three-and-a-half foot dead snake (a non-poisonous water snake) was seen on Mosswood Drive this morning, along with a smaller snake (dead also) some distance away.
A three-and-a-half foot dead snake (a non-poisonous water snake) was seen on Mosswood Drive this morning, along with a smaller snake (dead also) some distance away.
Friday, April 24, 2009
Important Toxic Well Info
IMPORTANT Toxic Well Info
From: Jennifer Real (jreal1@peoplepc.com)
Sent: Thu 4/23/09 8:52 AM
To: jreal1@peoplepc.com (jreal1@peoplepc.com)
Last Call for Garage Sale Donations!......We have NOT had a very big donation turn out....we need your help. Thank you to those who have donated.
If you have not donated PLEASE clean those closets & garages etc... and DONATE NOW!.
Bring your donation Friday Evening between 6 pm- 7:30 pm or call for appt time if needed. If you don't having a donation that must mean you have space at your house....so come buy some goodies to take home ;-) Bring to: 12051 FM 3083 Conroe, TX 77302
BBQ - Come one Come ALL - Come eat with us or get a to go box....BUT COME and SUPPORT THE EFFORT! Sat April 25th @ 11:00 & Sun April 26th @ Noon
BBQ Sandwich, Chips & Drink .......................ONLY $6.00
Hot Dog, Chips & Drink....................................................3.00
This is one way to help with little time and or money....but will help in a BIG way getting us closer to our legal and awareness goals needed to continue to fight the TOXIC WELLS and protect our drinking water.
Thanks so much for your continued support and protection of your community!
Jennifer Real
936-499-7173
From: Jennifer Real (jreal1@peoplepc.com)
Sent: Thu 4/23/09 8:52 AM
To: jreal1@peoplepc.com (jreal1@peoplepc.com)
Last Call for Garage Sale Donations!......We have NOT had a very big donation turn out....we need your help. Thank you to those who have donated.
If you have not donated PLEASE clean those closets & garages etc... and DONATE NOW!.
Bring your donation Friday Evening between 6 pm- 7:30 pm or call for appt time if needed. If you don't having a donation that must mean you have space at your house....so come buy some goodies to take home ;-) Bring to: 12051 FM 3083 Conroe, TX 77302
BBQ - Come one Come ALL - Come eat with us or get a to go box....BUT COME and SUPPORT THE EFFORT! Sat April 25th @ 11:00 & Sun April 26th @ Noon
BBQ Sandwich, Chips & Drink .......................ONLY $6.00
Hot Dog, Chips & Drink....................................................3.00
This is one way to help with little time and or money....but will help in a BIG way getting us closer to our legal and awareness goals needed to continue to fight the TOXIC WELLS and protect our drinking water.
Thanks so much for your continued support and protection of your community!
Jennifer Real
936-499-7173
Monday, April 20, 2009
RPMUD Board Meeting this Thursday at 7 PM
The RPMUD board will meet in an open and public meeting on Thursday, April 23, at 7 PM at the MUD office at 610 River Plantation Drive to:
1. Confirm minutes of the 3/26/09 meeting.
2. Comments from the Public.
3. Review/Approve pay estimate 7 from Schier Construction for WTP3 Ground Storage Tank and Booster Pumps.
4. Discuss/Approve WTP3 change order request.
5. Approve Certificate of Completion for WTP3.
6. Sign resolution adopting and approving Identity Theft Prevention Program.
7. Review administrative reports.
8. Discuss any new or unfinished business.
1. Confirm minutes of the 3/26/09 meeting.
2. Comments from the Public.
3. Review/Approve pay estimate 7 from Schier Construction for WTP3 Ground Storage Tank and Booster Pumps.
4. Discuss/Approve WTP3 change order request.
5. Approve Certificate of Completion for WTP3.
6. Sign resolution adopting and approving Identity Theft Prevention Program.
7. Review administrative reports.
8. Discuss any new or unfinished business.
Sunday, April 19, 2009
Donations for CROW (Toxic Well) Garage Sale
Today Drop off Toxic Wells Garage Sale
From: Jennifer Real (jreal1@peoplepc.com)
Sent: Sun 4/19/09 8:18 AM
To: jreal1@peoplepc.com (jreal1@peoplepc.com)
We need donations!!!
New donation drop off days and times for CROW (Toxic Wells) Garage Sale (Tables & stuff to sell) & BBQ items (Briskets, Can Drinks, chips)
Drop off today Sunday April 19th between 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
or
Wednesday Eve. April 22nd between 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Where: Old Four Corner Fire Station
12051 FM 3083, Conroe, TX 77302.
We also need volunteers to help price Wednesday eve from 5:30-7:30 and work sale itself next Saturday April 25th. Please email me if you can help.
Thanks,
Jennifer
From: Jennifer Real (jreal1@peoplepc.com)
Sent: Sun 4/19/09 8:18 AM
To: jreal1@peoplepc.com (jreal1@peoplepc.com)
We need donations!!!
New donation drop off days and times for CROW (Toxic Wells) Garage Sale (Tables & stuff to sell) & BBQ items (Briskets, Can Drinks, chips)
Drop off today Sunday April 19th between 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
or
Wednesday Eve. April 22nd between 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Where: Old Four Corner Fire Station
12051 FM 3083, Conroe, TX 77302.
We also need volunteers to help price Wednesday eve from 5:30-7:30 and work sale itself next Saturday April 25th. Please email me if you can help.
Thanks,
Jennifer
Monday, April 6, 2009
Courier Article this Morning re Injection Well Bills
Conroe Courier - News
Local legislators struggling to pass injection well bills
By Lucretia Cardenas
Published: 04.06.09
Three Montgomery County lawmakers aren’t having much luck passing their injection well regulatory legislation out of the House and Senate natural resource committees.
“The odds of passing it out of either committee aren’t good,” Rep. Brandon Creighton, R-Conroe said. “It’s hard. Special interests groups are working the members.”
Creighton and Sen. Robert Nichols, R-Jacksonville, filed the bills in November and, since then, Rep. Rob Eissler, R-The Woodlands, has signed on as a co-author of the House bills.
In an attempt to address local issues, Nichols, is proposing the bills be passed only for Montgomery County, said Nichols’ Press Secretary Alicia Pierce.
The bills were heard by the natural resource committees two weeks ago, and numerous Montgomery County residents and officials went to Austin to testify. But also testifying were officials with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and representatives of TexCom Gulf Disposals, the company proposing to pump non-hazardous wastewater into an existing well at the old Conroe oilfield, and representatives from other entities that depend on injection wells to dispose of waste, Creighton said.
The bills – House Bills 177-179 and Senate Bills 273-275 – would require regular reporting of injection well water and soil testing, set limits on where an injection well can be placed and require the TCEQ to establish rules for injection well surface facilities.
The second hearing on TexCom’s permit before State Office of Administrative Hearing judges is July 20. If the bills are passed, they may not have any affect on TexCom’s proposals because the application for a permit is already on file.
Sen. Tommy Williams, R-The Woodlands
Williams is in for a busy week with more than 20 of his bills scheduled for public hearings.
Several bills being heard today are SB 20 and Senate Joint Resolution 48, which would require a residential property’s value be based on the fact the property is a residence; SB 771, which puts limits on how much an appraisal value can be increased; and SB 1497, which is related to binding arbitration of certain appraisal review board orders, according to the bills.
Several bills being heard Tuesday are SB 183, which gives certain students with disabilities a school choice program; SB 911, which regulates the licensing of pain management clinics; SB 912, which relates to diversion of controlled substances by people who have access to them through their professions; and SB 1281, which places a penalty for practitioners or providers who fraudulently obtain controlled substances, according to the bills.
One of the bills being heard on Wednesday is SB 2043, which would close certain man-made passes between the Gulf of Mexico and inland bays.
Sen. Robert Nichols, R-Jacksonville
Nichols also has several bills to go before their respective committees this week.
Senate Bill 1633 will be heard today. The bill would address an issue before the city of Conroe, which cannot create another reinvestment zone because the property in it, combined with properties in current zones, make up more than 15 percent of the total appraised value of the city’s taxable properties. The bill would raise the rate to 20 percent, allowing the city to create another investment zone and encourage development, according to the bill analysis.
Senate Bill 2378, which addresses transportation reinvestment zones, also will be heard today. The bill establishes new opportunities for municipalities to take in order to develop transportation for underdeveloped or blighted areas, according to the bill.
Two other bills being heard this week are SB 1171, which relates to certain health-related reports, records and information, and SB 1432, which relates to investigation, prosecution and punishment of criminal Medicaid fraud.
Rep. Rob Eissler, R-The Woodlands
Eissler will be presenting six of his bills this week to committees.
House Bill 875, which will be presented Tuesday, would allow, in addition to the attorney general and district attorney of a county, for a county or municipal attorney to assess a fee to people or companies who place a sign in a right-of-way without permission, the bill states.
Other bills being heard are HB 2541, which relates to the funding and operation of open-enrollment charter schools; HB 1452, which allows for veterans and other covered persons to be first in line to receive job training and employment assistance; and HB 3916, which would add lessons on the dangers of binge drinking to health classes, according to the bills.
Rep. Brandon Creighton, R-Conroe
Creighton’s House Bill 761 is headed to the Senate after being unanimously passed by the House last week.
The bill, proposed by the Conroe Police Department, increases the penalties for property crimes such as robbery and theft if the acts are committed during a disaster, such as a hurricane, said Rebecca Dean, Creighton’s chief of staff. The bill would make such offenses Class A misdemeanors, punishable by up to a year in jail and up to a $4,000 fine. If the offense was already a Class A misdemeanor, then a minimum sentence of 180 days in jail is set, the bill states
Two bills Creighton jointly authored were debated in the House Natural Resources committee during the week. House Bill 2667 is aimed at improving efficiency of plumbing fixtures to improve water conservation and HB 4231 would enable the sale of water from Oklahoma to Texas to assist the state with its long-term water needs, Dean said.
Rep. John Otto, R-Dayton
The only bill Otto has scheduled for a public hearing this week is HB 3115, which relates to the computation of income tax expense for electric utilities.
The bill states that an electric utility’s income tax expense will be computed on a stand-alone basis using only the regulated utility cost of service used to determine its rates. If an expense is not allowed, the related income tax deduction or benefit is not allowed.
Copyright © 2009 - Houston Community Newspapers Online
Local legislators struggling to pass injection well bills
By Lucretia Cardenas
Published: 04.06.09
Three Montgomery County lawmakers aren’t having much luck passing their injection well regulatory legislation out of the House and Senate natural resource committees.
“The odds of passing it out of either committee aren’t good,” Rep. Brandon Creighton, R-Conroe said. “It’s hard. Special interests groups are working the members.”
Creighton and Sen. Robert Nichols, R-Jacksonville, filed the bills in November and, since then, Rep. Rob Eissler, R-The Woodlands, has signed on as a co-author of the House bills.
In an attempt to address local issues, Nichols, is proposing the bills be passed only for Montgomery County, said Nichols’ Press Secretary Alicia Pierce.
The bills were heard by the natural resource committees two weeks ago, and numerous Montgomery County residents and officials went to Austin to testify. But also testifying were officials with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and representatives of TexCom Gulf Disposals, the company proposing to pump non-hazardous wastewater into an existing well at the old Conroe oilfield, and representatives from other entities that depend on injection wells to dispose of waste, Creighton said.
The bills – House Bills 177-179 and Senate Bills 273-275 – would require regular reporting of injection well water and soil testing, set limits on where an injection well can be placed and require the TCEQ to establish rules for injection well surface facilities.
The second hearing on TexCom’s permit before State Office of Administrative Hearing judges is July 20. If the bills are passed, they may not have any affect on TexCom’s proposals because the application for a permit is already on file.
Sen. Tommy Williams, R-The Woodlands
Williams is in for a busy week with more than 20 of his bills scheduled for public hearings.
Several bills being heard today are SB 20 and Senate Joint Resolution 48, which would require a residential property’s value be based on the fact the property is a residence; SB 771, which puts limits on how much an appraisal value can be increased; and SB 1497, which is related to binding arbitration of certain appraisal review board orders, according to the bills.
Several bills being heard Tuesday are SB 183, which gives certain students with disabilities a school choice program; SB 911, which regulates the licensing of pain management clinics; SB 912, which relates to diversion of controlled substances by people who have access to them through their professions; and SB 1281, which places a penalty for practitioners or providers who fraudulently obtain controlled substances, according to the bills.
One of the bills being heard on Wednesday is SB 2043, which would close certain man-made passes between the Gulf of Mexico and inland bays.
Sen. Robert Nichols, R-Jacksonville
Nichols also has several bills to go before their respective committees this week.
Senate Bill 1633 will be heard today. The bill would address an issue before the city of Conroe, which cannot create another reinvestment zone because the property in it, combined with properties in current zones, make up more than 15 percent of the total appraised value of the city’s taxable properties. The bill would raise the rate to 20 percent, allowing the city to create another investment zone and encourage development, according to the bill analysis.
Senate Bill 2378, which addresses transportation reinvestment zones, also will be heard today. The bill establishes new opportunities for municipalities to take in order to develop transportation for underdeveloped or blighted areas, according to the bill.
Two other bills being heard this week are SB 1171, which relates to certain health-related reports, records and information, and SB 1432, which relates to investigation, prosecution and punishment of criminal Medicaid fraud.
Rep. Rob Eissler, R-The Woodlands
Eissler will be presenting six of his bills this week to committees.
House Bill 875, which will be presented Tuesday, would allow, in addition to the attorney general and district attorney of a county, for a county or municipal attorney to assess a fee to people or companies who place a sign in a right-of-way without permission, the bill states.
Other bills being heard are HB 2541, which relates to the funding and operation of open-enrollment charter schools; HB 1452, which allows for veterans and other covered persons to be first in line to receive job training and employment assistance; and HB 3916, which would add lessons on the dangers of binge drinking to health classes, according to the bills.
Rep. Brandon Creighton, R-Conroe
Creighton’s House Bill 761 is headed to the Senate after being unanimously passed by the House last week.
The bill, proposed by the Conroe Police Department, increases the penalties for property crimes such as robbery and theft if the acts are committed during a disaster, such as a hurricane, said Rebecca Dean, Creighton’s chief of staff. The bill would make such offenses Class A misdemeanors, punishable by up to a year in jail and up to a $4,000 fine. If the offense was already a Class A misdemeanor, then a minimum sentence of 180 days in jail is set, the bill states
Two bills Creighton jointly authored were debated in the House Natural Resources committee during the week. House Bill 2667 is aimed at improving efficiency of plumbing fixtures to improve water conservation and HB 4231 would enable the sale of water from Oklahoma to Texas to assist the state with its long-term water needs, Dean said.
Rep. John Otto, R-Dayton
The only bill Otto has scheduled for a public hearing this week is HB 3115, which relates to the computation of income tax expense for electric utilities.
The bill states that an electric utility’s income tax expense will be computed on a stand-alone basis using only the regulated utility cost of service used to determine its rates. If an expense is not allowed, the related income tax deduction or benefit is not allowed.
Copyright © 2009 - Houston Community Newspapers Online
Toxic Well Trip
Toxic Wells in Austin
From: Jennifer Real (jreal1@peoplepc.com)
Sent: Mon 4/06/09 2:05 PM
To: jreal1@peoplepc.com (jreal1@peoplepc.com)
Hello All....yes the update is long overdue!......I am truly sorry but have not had a free moment until right now.
Well the trip to Austin was an eye opening experience for me as well as a few others. The wheels turn slow but at a fast pace...if that makes any sense? Which I don't really know if any of it makes sense anymore.
We arrived at the Capitol approx 8:20 am....entered into The House Natural Resource Committee hearing room just in the nick of time, filled out the paperwork handed it in....and THEN??? they recessed until 11:30. Hurry up and wait..the name of our game it seems!
Approx 30+ people from CROW where there and now killing time. Many heading for coffee to wake up after the early morning call of 4:00 am leaving time. We walked around saw the House and Senate in session....sorry seemed a little slow in there (I know it was all very important stuff taking place...but it was not the toxic well issue I just could not focus).
Finally 11:30 came we all piled back into a standing room only hearing room (other issues on agenda and big oil opposition also in hearing room). We waited and waited....1:15 it finally resumed....okay.... the other issues got started. We were one of the last up. Mike Ward and myself along with....Brandon Creighton, David Walker, Lone Star Ground Water Conservation Dist., The Woodlands Representatives and a few others all testified in favor of the new legislation and why.
We were then rushed out to The Senate Natural Resource Committee Hearing (Did not get to hear the opposition to the legislation side ;-( except for Mr. Lou Ross...same ol' same ol' plea for poor pit a full him....we are picking on him). One other man we heard in opposition worked for a disposal company that serviced the small business owner that needs to dispose of waste and could benefit to using our proposed site...when asked what kinds of chemicals would go into these wells...he said "I don't know" then how do you know if they are safe or "non" toxic....I don't know the TCEQ regulates them. That was another shinning moment for safe and responsible disposal users we would be relying on to protect our aquifers. okay off to the Senate.
The Senate arrival time approx. 6:15 pm (LONG DAY) shortly after arriving we were up again...same people testified in favor of Nichols legislation. Same process but a little more stuffy and structured 3 min timer for all speakers. Several oil industry lobbyist were in attendance and spoke.... however Creighton and Nichols have written the bills as such and continue to tweak them to a peas as many scenarios as possible....We are all on the same page when it come to safe and responsible disposal. This location we are opposing is NOT SAFE OR RESPONSIBLE. Protection of our aquifers is in the committees hands. Say a prayer, fingers crossed...what ever it takes.
With all that said.....we know nothing else yet! The bills are pending in committee to be voted on to see if they make it to the floor for a vote to pass into legislation. I find it hard to understand since this is not against oil & gas industry.....or against injection wells everywhere....or against waste disposal....WHY IS THERE OPPOSITION about Safe and Responsible disposal....if they are opposing safety and responsibility then that is another issue? Oh well they did not ask me for my opinion.
I will say this Rep Brandon Creighton and Senator Nichols are awesome for writing the bills, taking the hard stance to make changes as needed in scenarios like ours (up against some tough opposition) and with the passion to work across party lines to better Texas for the people and business says allot and goes along way...Thanks Rep Creighton and Senator Nichols for doing whats right and believing in your communities.
A BIG thank you to the staff of both our legislators...you all are wonderful. They all were very attentive, caring and there right with us through the very long day. You all made us feel welcomed and important in the process.....Thanks again for all you do.
Back on the road approx 7;30pm home by midnight. WOW that was a day...we won't forget! Thank you to everyone that could attend and for all those that sent emails in favor of the new legislation. "The Wheels continue to turn"
Okay that is this Conroe Girls version of the Trip to the Capital. Great day....great experience....great lessons learned. Will let you know when we hear more.
Thanks,
Jennifer Real
936-499-7173
jreal1@peoplepc.com
From: Jennifer Real (jreal1@peoplepc.com)
Sent: Mon 4/06/09 2:05 PM
To: jreal1@peoplepc.com (jreal1@peoplepc.com)
Hello All....yes the update is long overdue!......I am truly sorry but have not had a free moment until right now.
Well the trip to Austin was an eye opening experience for me as well as a few others. The wheels turn slow but at a fast pace...if that makes any sense? Which I don't really know if any of it makes sense anymore.
We arrived at the Capitol approx 8:20 am....entered into The House Natural Resource Committee hearing room just in the nick of time, filled out the paperwork handed it in....and THEN??? they recessed until 11:30. Hurry up and wait..the name of our game it seems!
Approx 30+ people from CROW where there and now killing time. Many heading for coffee to wake up after the early morning call of 4:00 am leaving time. We walked around saw the House and Senate in session....sorry seemed a little slow in there (I know it was all very important stuff taking place...but it was not the toxic well issue I just could not focus).
Finally 11:30 came we all piled back into a standing room only hearing room (other issues on agenda and big oil opposition also in hearing room). We waited and waited....1:15 it finally resumed....okay.... the other issues got started. We were one of the last up. Mike Ward and myself along with....Brandon Creighton, David Walker, Lone Star Ground Water Conservation Dist., The Woodlands Representatives and a few others all testified in favor of the new legislation and why.
We were then rushed out to The Senate Natural Resource Committee Hearing (Did not get to hear the opposition to the legislation side ;-( except for Mr. Lou Ross...same ol' same ol' plea for poor pit a full him....we are picking on him). One other man we heard in opposition worked for a disposal company that serviced the small business owner that needs to dispose of waste and could benefit to using our proposed site...when asked what kinds of chemicals would go into these wells...he said "I don't know" then how do you know if they are safe or "non" toxic....I don't know the TCEQ regulates them. That was another shinning moment for safe and responsible disposal users we would be relying on to protect our aquifers. okay off to the Senate.
The Senate arrival time approx. 6:15 pm (LONG DAY) shortly after arriving we were up again...same people testified in favor of Nichols legislation. Same process but a little more stuffy and structured 3 min timer for all speakers. Several oil industry lobbyist were in attendance and spoke.... however Creighton and Nichols have written the bills as such and continue to tweak them to a peas as many scenarios as possible....We are all on the same page when it come to safe and responsible disposal. This location we are opposing is NOT SAFE OR RESPONSIBLE. Protection of our aquifers is in the committees hands. Say a prayer, fingers crossed...what ever it takes.
With all that said.....we know nothing else yet! The bills are pending in committee to be voted on to see if they make it to the floor for a vote to pass into legislation. I find it hard to understand since this is not against oil & gas industry.....or against injection wells everywhere....or against waste disposal....WHY IS THERE OPPOSITION about Safe and Responsible disposal....if they are opposing safety and responsibility then that is another issue? Oh well they did not ask me for my opinion.
I will say this Rep Brandon Creighton and Senator Nichols are awesome for writing the bills, taking the hard stance to make changes as needed in scenarios like ours (up against some tough opposition) and with the passion to work across party lines to better Texas for the people and business says allot and goes along way...Thanks Rep Creighton and Senator Nichols for doing whats right and believing in your communities.
A BIG thank you to the staff of both our legislators...you all are wonderful. They all were very attentive, caring and there right with us through the very long day. You all made us feel welcomed and important in the process.....Thanks again for all you do.
Back on the road approx 7;30pm home by midnight. WOW that was a day...we won't forget! Thank you to everyone that could attend and for all those that sent emails in favor of the new legislation. "The Wheels continue to turn"
Okay that is this Conroe Girls version of the Trip to the Capital. Great day....great experience....great lessons learned. Will let you know when we hear more.
Thanks,
Jennifer Real
936-499-7173
jreal1@peoplepc.com
Monday, March 23, 2009
Agenda for RPMUD Board Meeting - Thursday, March 26, at 7:00 p.m.
The RPMUD board of directors will meet in an open and public meeting at the MUD office on Thursday, March 26, at 7:00 p.m. to:
1. Confirm minutes of the 2/26/09 meeting
2. Comments from the Public
3. Review/Approve pay estimate 6 from Schier Construction for WTP 3 Ground Storage Tank and Booster Pumps
4. Discuss/Approve WTP 3 change order request
5. Review/Approve over 65 exemption for 2009 tax year
6. Discuss/Approve purchase of emergency generator for RPMUD office/maintenance
7. Review administrative reports
8. Discuss any new or unfinished business
1. Confirm minutes of the 2/26/09 meeting
2. Comments from the Public
3. Review/Approve pay estimate 6 from Schier Construction for WTP 3 Ground Storage Tank and Booster Pumps
4. Discuss/Approve WTP 3 change order request
5. Review/Approve over 65 exemption for 2009 tax year
6. Discuss/Approve purchase of emergency generator for RPMUD office/maintenance
7. Review administrative reports
8. Discuss any new or unfinished business
E-mail Addresses for Toxic Well Protest and/or Driving Instructions
Toxic Wells go to Austin
From: Jennifer Real (jreal1@peoplepc.com)
Sent: Sun 3/22/09 9:05 PM
To: jreal1@peoplepc.com (jreal1@peoplepc.com)
3 attachments
bill 1.pdf (35.2 KB), bill 2.pdf (33.5 KB), bill 3.pdf (31.9 KB)
Hello Everyone......Austin or Bust! Tuesday March 24, 2009
I have attached the bills filed by Senator Nichols for the Senate for your review. Rep. Creighton filed the identical bills in the House.
These are the bills we must go to Austin this Tuesday March 24th. to show support for in helping to Stop The Toxic Wells forever. TexCom has lobbyist....we are our own lobbyist. They will be there....we must be there!
1. 8:00 am Texas House of Representative - Natural Resource Committee Public Hearing to be held in the Capitol Extension Building on Second Floor in Room E2.010.
When you sign in you must state you are there in support of bills:
HB177 , HB178, HB179
2. 1:00 pm Texas Senate - Natural Resource Committee Public Hearing to be held in the
Capitol Extension Building on First Floor in Room E1.012
When you sign in here you must state you are there in support of bills:
SB273, SB274, SB275
** For all going on Tuesday scroll to the bottom for driving info
The following is for those that just can not attend. You MUST send the following out on MONDAY!
1. Email to House Rep. Brandon Creighton @ http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/email.php?dist=16&rep=brandon.creighton
Please read bills and write a brief statement stating you are urging the Natural Resource Committees to support and pass bills HB177, HB178 & HB179 to the floor for a vote. You are also urging all House Representative to vote in support of these bills to be passed into law to help protect our one of our most natural resources.....our water and in the protection of human health and safety etc......
Please write in your own words or they may not accept it.
2. Email to your Senator
Senator Robert Nichols
c/o Steven.Albright@senate.state.tx.us
Senator Tommy Williams
c/o ryan.larue@senate.state.tx.us
You can do the same statement for the Senators but the bill numbers would be SB273, SB274 & SB272.
Please, please, please.....pass this info on to everyone you know in Texas and ask them to send a note to their legislators asking them to support (*include appropriate bill numbers for House & Senate) bills # _ _ _ currently in the Natural Resource committee and when they come to the floor for a vote.
********************************************************************************************************
Are you going on Tuesday? Yes....then lets get as many people there as we can!
Driving? If so do you have room in your vehicle for others?
Need a ride? Want to go to Austin but you must catch a ride with someone else?
Driving and want to follow someone else?
******Please email me back ASAP with info so maybe we can work together on getting to Austin. I will try and match people up with cars and drivers etc. But time is of the essence so don't wait reply today.
Thanks, and I am proud of all of us for standing up and fighting for such an important issue and for making a difference in our community and Texas.
Jennifer Real
936-499-7173
jreal1@peoplepc.com
From: Jennifer Real (jreal1@peoplepc.com)
Sent: Sun 3/22/09 9:05 PM
To: jreal1@peoplepc.com (jreal1@peoplepc.com)
3 attachments
bill 1.pdf (35.2 KB), bill 2.pdf (33.5 KB), bill 3.pdf (31.9 KB)
Hello Everyone......Austin or Bust! Tuesday March 24, 2009
I have attached the bills filed by Senator Nichols for the Senate for your review. Rep. Creighton filed the identical bills in the House.
These are the bills we must go to Austin this Tuesday March 24th. to show support for in helping to Stop The Toxic Wells forever. TexCom has lobbyist....we are our own lobbyist. They will be there....we must be there!
1. 8:00 am Texas House of Representative - Natural Resource Committee Public Hearing to be held in the Capitol Extension Building on Second Floor in Room E2.010.
When you sign in you must state you are there in support of bills:
HB177 , HB178, HB179
2. 1:00 pm Texas Senate - Natural Resource Committee Public Hearing to be held in the
Capitol Extension Building on First Floor in Room E1.012
When you sign in here you must state you are there in support of bills:
SB273, SB274, SB275
** For all going on Tuesday scroll to the bottom for driving info
The following is for those that just can not attend. You MUST send the following out on MONDAY!
1. Email to House Rep. Brandon Creighton @ http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/email.php?dist=16&rep=brandon.creighton
Please read bills and write a brief statement stating you are urging the Natural Resource Committees to support and pass bills HB177, HB178 & HB179 to the floor for a vote. You are also urging all House Representative to vote in support of these bills to be passed into law to help protect our one of our most natural resources.....our water and in the protection of human health and safety etc......
Please write in your own words or they may not accept it.
2. Email to your Senator
Senator Robert Nichols
c/o Steven.Albright@senate.state.tx.us
Senator Tommy Williams
c/o ryan.larue@senate.state.tx.us
You can do the same statement for the Senators but the bill numbers would be SB273, SB274 & SB272.
Please, please, please.....pass this info on to everyone you know in Texas and ask them to send a note to their legislators asking them to support (*include appropriate bill numbers for House & Senate) bills # _ _ _ currently in the Natural Resource committee and when they come to the floor for a vote.
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Are you going on Tuesday? Yes....then lets get as many people there as we can!
Driving? If so do you have room in your vehicle for others?
Need a ride? Want to go to Austin but you must catch a ride with someone else?
Driving and want to follow someone else?
******Please email me back ASAP with info so maybe we can work together on getting to Austin. I will try and match people up with cars and drivers etc. But time is of the essence so don't wait reply today.
Thanks, and I am proud of all of us for standing up and fighting for such an important issue and for making a difference in our community and Texas.
Jennifer Real
936-499-7173
jreal1@peoplepc.com
Friday, March 20, 2009
Urgent Toxic Well Info
Hello everyone this is an urgent message and an important call to action to STOP THE TOXIC WELLS!
I know it has been awhile since you have received an email but I have saved them all up for this big one or I should say this one....the most important one.
We need everyone to join us at the State Capitol in Austin next Tuesday March 24, 2009 @ 8:00 am. I know this is short notice and very early morning call time. However, this is what we have been waiting for with the new legislation pending.
On this day the bills that Rep. Creighton & Senator Nichols have wrote to help stop our wells and help protect Texans will be before the House Natural Resource Committee as well Senator Nichols is getting the senate hearing the same day.
Rep. Creighton and Nichols office have expressed the importance and encouraged that as many people that can come to these hearings....please do so. It is VERY IMPORTANT. We needs these bills to be recommended to the floor so they can be voted on......and ultimately passed.
Again, do not rely on others doing this.....this is everyone's responsibility to take part in the process of protection or our water our "Natural Resources". WE HAVE MADE A DIFFERENCE THUS FAR. WE MUST SEE IT THROUGH TOGETHER!!
I will be sending room number info and bill numbers that must be referenced when signing in at the capital over the weekend.on Sunday, so watch for it. Many of us driving will be leaving at 4:00 am heading to Austin.....I will also include a meeting place if you wish to follow one another.
If you absolutely can NOT go to Austin...Sunday I will forward info to email to our legislator on Monday making your voice heard that way. Do not use this choice if you can attend in person.....in person is very important.
Thanks again and I look forward to seeing many of you in Austin!
Jennifer Real
936-499-7173
jreal1@peoplepc.com
I know it has been awhile since you have received an email but I have saved them all up for this big one or I should say this one....the most important one.
We need everyone to join us at the State Capitol in Austin next Tuesday March 24, 2009 @ 8:00 am. I know this is short notice and very early morning call time. However, this is what we have been waiting for with the new legislation pending.
On this day the bills that Rep. Creighton & Senator Nichols have wrote to help stop our wells and help protect Texans will be before the House Natural Resource Committee as well Senator Nichols is getting the senate hearing the same day.
Rep. Creighton and Nichols office have expressed the importance and encouraged that as many people that can come to these hearings....please do so. It is VERY IMPORTANT. We needs these bills to be recommended to the floor so they can be voted on......and ultimately passed.
Again, do not rely on others doing this.....this is everyone's responsibility to take part in the process of protection or our water our "Natural Resources". WE HAVE MADE A DIFFERENCE THUS FAR. WE MUST SEE IT THROUGH TOGETHER!!
I will be sending room number info and bill numbers that must be referenced when signing in at the capital over the weekend.on Sunday, so watch for it. Many of us driving will be leaving at 4:00 am heading to Austin.....I will also include a meeting place if you wish to follow one another.
If you absolutely can NOT go to Austin...Sunday I will forward info to email to our legislator on Monday making your voice heard that way. Do not use this choice if you can attend in person.....in person is very important.
Thanks again and I look forward to seeing many of you in Austin!
Jennifer Real
936-499-7173
jreal1@peoplepc.com
Monday, March 9, 2009
Info from Jennifer Real on the Toxic Well Fight
The time has come again to FIGHT for what's right!
STOPPING THE TOXIC WELLS
I know it has been nice not to get my emails and have to worry about our water.....but the fight continues ....Thanks to the TCEQ's remand of our case back to the SOAH judges for another hearing. For those of you who attended that hearing in November.....Thank you and was it an eye opener or what? I know all of you now have a much better understanding as to how important this cause is and are ready to fight this with all we got.
What's next and what we need to do.
1. Fundraising to continue fight -
Garage Sale & BBQ date planned for April 26 & 27 @ Fire Station Four Corners
in Conroe (map and directions will come as it get closer).
Drop off of donations to be held Saturday April 18, 2009 from 9 am - 5 pm
****Start spring cleaning and saving your stuff for the Garage Sale. We also need people to work drop off and at the garage sale. So please let me know when we can count on you.
2. Community Awareness - We all know we MUST keep the awareness and numbers
high as that is why the permits were not granted and why the EPA is watching these
permits so closely and how we are going to stop this forever!!!
Earth Day - The Woodlands date is April 18, 2009. We need people to work and
hand out info and help spread the word and keep people aware. We need people from
9 am - 3 pm. As you will see Garage sale drop off and Earth day is the same day so we
need lots of help.
We will be notified shortly when our new hearing date is and I will advise ASAP. In the meantime if you are any of the following or know someone that is and willing to help this fight PLEASE PLEASE contact me....we need you.
Traffic Specialist , Petro Chemical Engineer, Hydro Engineer, Geologist, Expert in the Conroe Oil Field, Expert on Injection Wells, Expert on other means of disposal of Class 1 Waste, Real Estate Appraiser, ANY others who feel they have more info to add to help fight this. New case so we need new people and all the info and ammo we can get.
Thanks so much as always,
Jennifer Real
936-499-7173
jreal1@peoplepc.com
STOPPING THE TOXIC WELLS
I know it has been nice not to get my emails and have to worry about our water.....but the fight continues ....Thanks to the TCEQ's remand of our case back to the SOAH judges for another hearing. For those of you who attended that hearing in November.....Thank you and was it an eye opener or what? I know all of you now have a much better understanding as to how important this cause is and are ready to fight this with all we got.
What's next and what we need to do.
1. Fundraising to continue fight -
Garage Sale & BBQ date planned for April 26 & 27 @ Fire Station Four Corners
in Conroe (map and directions will come as it get closer).
Drop off of donations to be held Saturday April 18, 2009 from 9 am - 5 pm
****Start spring cleaning and saving your stuff for the Garage Sale. We also need people to work drop off and at the garage sale. So please let me know when we can count on you.
2. Community Awareness - We all know we MUST keep the awareness and numbers
high as that is why the permits were not granted and why the EPA is watching these
permits so closely and how we are going to stop this forever!!!
Earth Day - The Woodlands date is April 18, 2009. We need people to work and
hand out info and help spread the word and keep people aware. We need people from
9 am - 3 pm. As you will see Garage sale drop off and Earth day is the same day so we
need lots of help.
We will be notified shortly when our new hearing date is and I will advise ASAP. In the meantime if you are any of the following or know someone that is and willing to help this fight PLEASE PLEASE contact me....we need you.
Traffic Specialist , Petro Chemical Engineer, Hydro Engineer, Geologist, Expert in the Conroe Oil Field, Expert on Injection Wells, Expert on other means of disposal of Class 1 Waste, Real Estate Appraiser, ANY others who feel they have more info to add to help fight this. New case so we need new people and all the info and ammo we can get.
Thanks so much as always,
Jennifer Real
936-499-7173
jreal1@peoplepc.com
Thursday, February 26, 2009
Latest Info on Injection Well
Here is a link to information noted in this morning's Courier:
http://hcnonline.com/articles/2009/02/26/conroe_courier/news/texcom0226.txt
http://hcnonline.com/articles/2009/02/26/conroe_courier/news/texcom0226.txt
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
TXDOT Closing Revised
FM 1488 exit will be closed from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. nightly through Friday, 2/27.
Agenda for RPMUD Meeting - Thursday, February 26 at 7:00 p.m.
The board will meet at the RPMUD office at 7:00 p.m. to discuss the following:
1. Confirm minutes of the 1/29 and 2/5/ meetings.
2. Comments from the public.
3. Review/Approve pay estimate 5 from Schier construction for WTP 3
4. Discuss/Approve WTP 3 change order request.
5. Discuss possible development of property west of I-45.
6. Discuss/Approve early bond payment.
7. Discuss/Approve GOF and Maintenance Funds consolidation.
8. Discuss/Approve additional landscaping at WTP 3.
9. Review Administrative reports.
10. Discuss any new or unfinished business.
1. Confirm minutes of the 1/29 and 2/5/ meetings.
2. Comments from the public.
3. Review/Approve pay estimate 5 from Schier construction for WTP 3
4. Discuss/Approve WTP 3 change order request.
5. Discuss possible development of property west of I-45.
6. Discuss/Approve early bond payment.
7. Discuss/Approve GOF and Maintenance Funds consolidation.
8. Discuss/Approve additional landscaping at WTP 3.
9. Review Administrative reports.
10. Discuss any new or unfinished business.
Sunday, February 22, 2009
Northbound FM 1488 exit closes 2/22 for repairs
TXDOT is closing I-45 northbound exit to FM 1488 at 9 p.m. tonight until 5 a.m. Friday to repair uneven pavement near the exit. Expect more traffic at the River Plantation exit, since the alternates are Texas 242 and RP Drive.
Friday, February 13, 2009
Injection Well - Meeting on 2/23/09
A meeting has been set for February 23, 2009, in Austin to define what TexCom will need to furnish for the next meeting.
When the date of the "next meeting" is determined, notice will be sent to everyone to reserve a space on the bus to Austin to show opposition to this Toxic Well project again.
Our standing-room-only presence in November went a long way in stopping approval at that meeting.
When the date of the "next meeting" is determined, notice will be sent to everyone to reserve a space on the bus to Austin to show opposition to this Toxic Well project again.
Our standing-room-only presence in November went a long way in stopping approval at that meeting.
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
Discuss/Approve RPMUD 2008 Audit
Thursday, February 5, 2009, at 4:00 p.m. in the RPMUD office:
The Board of Directors will meet to discuss/approve the FYE 2008 audit.
That is the only item on the agenda.
The Board of Directors will meet to discuss/approve the FYE 2008 audit.
That is the only item on the agenda.
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Dates for Closure of Stonewall Jackson Changed
Closure of Stonewall Jackson between Jubal Early and Cumberland -
Because of the possibility of rain, which would have hindered the soil stabilization required in the reconstruction, the work is now planned to start on February 2 and run through February 6. The asphalt patch near Fairway Village on Stonewall Jackson will also be paved during this timeframe.
Because of the possibility of rain, which would have hindered the soil stabilization required in the reconstruction, the work is now planned to start on February 2 and run through February 6. The asphalt patch near Fairway Village on Stonewall Jackson will also be paved during this timeframe.
Monday, January 26, 2009
RPMUD Board Meeting - Thursday, 1/29 at 7 PM
RPMUD Meeting this Thursday, January 29, at 7 p.m. at the MUD office.
Agenda -
1. Confirm minutes of 12/18/08 meeting.
2. Comments from the public.
3. Review/Approve pay estimate #4 from Schier Construction for WTP 3 ground storage tank and booster pumps.
4. Discuss/Approve FYE 2008 Audit.
5. Discuss/Approve driveway repair invoice for 668 Stonewall Jackson Drive
6. Discuss rate changes.
7. Review Administrative reports.
8. Discuss any new or unfinished business.
Agenda -
1. Confirm minutes of 12/18/08 meeting.
2. Comments from the public.
3. Review/Approve pay estimate #4 from Schier Construction for WTP 3 ground storage tank and booster pumps.
4. Discuss/Approve FYE 2008 Audit.
5. Discuss/Approve driveway repair invoice for 668 Stonewall Jackson Drive
6. Discuss rate changes.
7. Review Administrative reports.
8. Discuss any new or unfinished business.
Saturday, January 24, 2009
Voter ID - We Must Get This Passed in Texas
Received this note from Luine Hancock with Senator Robert Nichols' office -
As you probably know, the Senate has set the stage to pass photo ID during this session. Ironically, passage in the House is not as certain as it was in previous sessions. If it is to pass, then we must let our state representatives know we want it to pass. Passing this legislation likely will require a sustained effort on our part throughout most of the session.
Please forward this email to all your friends and contacts all over the state of TX.
For starters, please make two phone calls. One to the new speaker, Joe Straus' office, and one to your state representative. Although we plan to contact Democrats later in the session, we are only contacting Republicans for now. If your state representative is a Democrat, then call the Republican state representative nearest to you.
It’s very important that you be polite and gracious. Rude or demanding behavior never helps, and in fact, often backfires.
First phone call:
Speaker Joe Straus
Austin office: 512-463-0686
District office (San Antonio): 210-828-4411
Email: Joe.Straus@house.state.tx.us
Tell him 2 things:
1 - Ask that he appoint a chair of the Elections Committee who is favorable to the Voter Photo ID bill.
2 - Providing a photo ID for voting is important for keeping the election process honest.
Second phone call:
Your state representative(if he/she is Republican) or the Republican representative nearest you. (We will call Democrat reps later in the session, but not now.)
Click on this link to find who represents you. http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/welcome.php to also find their contact information. Use the box in the upper right to find your state representative, then click on his name on that same page to find his Austin and district offices' phone numbers and addresses.
Tell him/her one thing:
The Voter Photo ID bill is important to you, and you want to see it pass.
We need photo ID for everything from cashing checks to renting movies. It just makes good sense to require the same to vote.
This is not a partisan issue. It is important in order to ensure honest elections.
Any bill we pass will not suppress the votes of the poor and elderly. Provisions will be in the bill, which will prevent that.
Texans have indicated that this is very important to the integrity of our voting system.
Following are the email addresses for all the state representatives, Republican and Democrat.
District
Party
Last name
Email address
1 (D) Frost
Stephen.Frost@house.state.tx.us
2 (R) Flynn
Dan.Flynn@house.state.tx.us
3 (D) Homer
Mark.Homer@house.state.tx.us
4 (R) Brown
Betty.Brown@house.state.tx.us
5 (R) Hughes
Bryan.Hughes@house.state.tx.us
6 (R) Berman
Leo.Berman@house.state.tx.us
7 (R) Merritt
Tommy.Merritt@house.state.tx.us
8 (R) Cook
Byron.Cook@house.state.tx.us
9 (R) Christian
Wayne.Christian@house.state.tx.us
10 (R) Pitts
Jim.Pitts@house.state.tx.us
11 (D) Hopson
Chuck.Hopson@house.state.tx.us
12 (D) McReynolds
Jim.McReynolds@house.state.tx.us
13 (R) Kolkhorst
Lois.Kolkhorst@house.state.tx.us
14 (R) Brown
Fred.Brown@house.state.tx.us
15 (R) Eissler
Rob.Eissler@house.state.tx.us
16 (R) Creighton
Brandon.Creighton@house.state.tx.us
17 (R) Kleinschmidt
Tim.Kleinschmidt@house.state.tx.us
18 (R) Otto
John.Otto@house.state.tx.us
19 (R) Hamilton
Mike.Hamilton@house.state.tx.us
20 (R) Gattis
Dan.Gattis@house.state.tx.us
21 (D) Ritter
Allan.Ritter@house.state.tx.us
22 (D) Deshotel
Joe.Deshotel@house.state.tx.us
23 (D) Eiland
Craig.Eiland@house.state.tx.us
24 (R) Taylor
Larry.Taylor@house.state.tx.us
25 (R) Bonnen
Dennis.Bonnen@house.state.tx.us
26 (R) Howard
Charlie.Howard@house.state.tx.us
27 (D) Olivo
Dora.Olivo@house.state.tx.us
28 (R) Zerwas
John.Zerwas@house.state.tx.us
29 (R) Weber
Randy.Weber@house.state.tx.us
30 (R) Morrison
Geanie.Morrison@house.state.tx.us
31 (D) Guillen
Ryan.Guillen@house.state.tx.us
32 (R) Hunter
Todd.Hunter@house.state.tx.us
33 (D) Ortiz
Solomons.Ortiz@house.state.tx.us
34 (D) Herrero
Abel.Herrero@house.state.tx.us
35 (D) Gonzalez Toureilles
Yvonne.Toureilles@house.state.tx.us
36 (D) Flores
Ismael.Flores@house.state.tx.us
37 (D) Oliveira
Rene.Oliveira@house.state.tx.us
38 (D) Lucio III
Eddie.Lucio@house.state.tx.us
39 (D) Martinez
Armando.Martinez@house.state.tx.us
40 (D) Peña
Aaron.Peña@house.state.tx.us
41 (D) Gonzales
Veronica.Gonzales@house.state.tx.us
42 (D) Raymond
Richard.Raymond@house.state.tx.us
43 (D) Rios Ybarra
Tara.Ybarra@house.state.tx.us
44 (R) Kuempel
Edmund.Kuempel@house.state.tx.us
45 (D) Rose
Patrick.Rose@house.state.tx.us
46 (D) Dukes
Dawnna.Dukes@house.state.tx.us
47 (D) Bolton
Valinda.Bolton@house.state.tx.us
48 (D) Howard
Donna.Howard@house.state.tx.us
49 (D) Naishtat
Elliott.Naishtat@house.state.tx.us
50 (D) Strama
Mark.Strama@house.state.tx.us
51 (D) Rodriguez
Eddie.Rodriguez@house.state.tx.us
52 (D) Maldonado
Diana.Maldonado@house.state.tx.us
53 (R) Hilderbran
Harvey.Hilderbran@house.state.tx.us
54 (R) Aycock
Jimmie.Aycock@house.state.tx.us
55 (R) Sheffield
Ralph.Sheffield@house.state.tx.us
56 (R) Anderson
Charles.Anderson@house.state.tx.us
57 (D) Dunnam
Jim.Dunnam@house.state.tx.us
58 (R) Orr
Rob.Miller@house.state.tx.us
59 (R) Miller
Sid.Miller@house.state.tx.us
60 (R) Keffer
Jim.Keffer@house.state.tx.us
61 (R) King
Phil.King@house.state.tx.us
62 (R) Phillips
Larry.Phillips@house.state.tx.us
63 (R) Parker
Tan.Parker@house.state.tx.us
64 (R) Crownover
Myra.Crownover@house.state.tx.us
65 (R) Solomons
Burt.Solomons@house.state.tx.us
66 (R) McCall
Brian.McCall@house.state.tx.us
67 (R) Madden
Jerry.Madden@house.state.tx.us
68 (R) Hardcastle
Rick.Hardcastle@house.state.tx.us
69 (D) Farabee
David.Farabee@house.state.tx.us
70 (R) Paxton
Ken.Paxton@house.state.tx.us
71 (R) King
Susan.King@house.state.tx.us
72 (R) Darby
Drew.Darby@house.state.tx.us
73 (R) Miller
Doug.Miller@house.state.tx.us
74 (D) Gallego
Pete.Gallego@house.state.tx.us
75 (D) Quintanilla
Chente.Quintanilla@house.state.tx.us
76 (D) Chávez
Norma.Chávez@house.state.tx.us
77 (D) Marquez
Marisa.Marquez@house.state.tx.us
78 (D) Moody
Joseph.Moody@house.state.tx.us
79 (D) Pickett
Joe.Pickett@house.state.tx.us
80 (D) King
Tracy.King@house.state.tx.us
81 (R) Lewis
Tryon.Lewis@house.state.tx.us
82 (R) Craddick
Tom.Craddick@house.state.tx.us
83 (R) Jones
Delwin.Jones@house.state.tx.us
84 (R) Isett
Carl.Isett@house.state.tx.us
85 (D) Heflin
Joe.Heflin@house.state.tx.us
86 (R) Smithee
John.Smithee@house.state.tx.us
87 (R) Swinford
David.Swinford@house.state.tx.us
88 (R) Chisum
Warren.Chisum@house.state.tx.us
89 (R) Laubenberg
Jodie.Laubenberg@house.state.tx.us
90 (D) Burnam
Lon.Burnam@house.state.tx.us
91 (R) Hancock
Kelly.Hancock@house.state.tx.us
92 (R) Smith
Todd.Smith@house.state.tx.us
93 (D) Pierson
Paula.Pierson@house.state.tx.us
94 (R) Patrick
Diane.Patrick@house.state.tx.us
95 (D) Veasey
Marc.Veasey@house.state.tx.us
96 (D) Turner
Chris.Turner@house.state.tx.us
97 (R) Shelton
Mark.Shelton@house.state.tx.us
98 (R) Truitt
Vicki.Truitt@house.state.tx.us
99 (R) Geren
Charlie.Geren@house.state.tx.us
100 (D) Hodge
Terri.Hodge@house.state.tx.us
101 (D) Miklos
Robert.Miklos@house.state.tx.us
102 (D) Kent
Carol.Kent@house.state.tx.us
103 (D) Anchia
Rafael.Anchia@house.state.tx.us
104 (D) Alonzo
Roberto.Alonzo@house.state.tx.us
105 (R) Harper-Brown
Linda.Harper-Brown@house.state.tx.us
106 (D) England
Kirk.England@house.state.tx.us
107 (D) Vaught
Allen.Vaught@house.state.tx.us
108 (R) Branch
Dan.Branch@house.state.tx.us
109 (D) Giddings
Helen.Giddings@house.state.tx.us
110 (D) Mallory Caraway
Barbara.Caraway@house.state.tx.us
111 (D) Davis
Yvonne.Davis@house.state.tx.us
112 (R) Button
Angie.Button@house.state.tx.us
113 (R) Driver
Joe.Driver@house.state.tx.us
114 (R) Hartnett
Will.Hartnett@house.state.tx.us
115 (R) Jackson
Jim.Jackson@house.state.tx.us
116 (D) Martinez Fischer
Trey.Fischer@house.state.tx.us
117 (D) Leibowitz
David.Leibowitz@house.state.tx.us
118 (D) Farias
Joe.Farias@house.state.tx.us
119 (D) Gutierrez
Roland.Gutierrez@house.state.tx.us
120 (D) McClendon
Ruth.McClendon@house.state.tx.us
121 (R) Straus
Joe.Straus@house.state.tx.us
122 (R) Corte
Frank.Corte@house.state.tx.us
123 (D) Villarreal
Mike.Villarreal@house.state.tx.us
124 (D) Menendez
Jose.Menendez@house.state.tx.us
125 (D) Castro
Joaquin.Castro@house.state.tx.us
126 (R) Harless
Patricia.Harless@house.state.tx.us
127 (R) Crabb
Joe.Crabb@house.state.tx.us
128 (R) Smith
Wayne.Smith@house.state.tx.us
129 (R) Davis
John.Davis@house.state.tx.us
130 (R) Fletcher
Allen.Fletcher@house.state.tx.us
131 (D) Allen
Alma.Allen@house.state.tx.us
132 (R) Callegari
William.Callegari@house.state.tx.us
133 (D) Thibaut
Kristi.Thibaut@house.state.tx.us
134 (D) Cohen
Ellen.Cohen@house.state.tx.us
135 (R) Elkins
Gary.Elkins@house.state.tx.us
136 (R) Woolley
Beverly.Woolley@house.state.tx.us
137 (D) Hochberg
Scott.Hochberg@house.state.tx.us
138 (R) Bohac
Dwayne.Bohac@house.state.tx.us
139 (D) Turner
Sylvester.Turner@house.state.tx.us
140 (D) Walle
Armando.Walle@house.state.tx.us
141 (D) Thompson
Senfronia.Thompson@house.state.tx.us
142 (D) Dutton
Harold.Dutton@house.state.tx.us
143 (D) Hernandez
Ana.Hernandez@house.state.tx.us
144 (R) Legler
Ken.Legler@house.state.tx.us
145 (D) Alvarado
Carol.Alvarado@house.state.tx.us
146 (D) Edwards
Al.Edwards@house.state.tx.us
147 (D) Coleman
Garnet.Coleman@house.state.tx.us
148 (D) Farrar
Jessica.Farrar@house.state.tx.us
149 (D) Vo
Hubert.Vo@house.state.tx.us
150 (R) Riddle
debbie.riddle@house.state.tx.us
As you probably know, the Senate has set the stage to pass photo ID during this session. Ironically, passage in the House is not as certain as it was in previous sessions. If it is to pass, then we must let our state representatives know we want it to pass. Passing this legislation likely will require a sustained effort on our part throughout most of the session.
Please forward this email to all your friends and contacts all over the state of TX.
For starters, please make two phone calls. One to the new speaker, Joe Straus' office, and one to your state representative. Although we plan to contact Democrats later in the session, we are only contacting Republicans for now. If your state representative is a Democrat, then call the Republican state representative nearest to you.
It’s very important that you be polite and gracious. Rude or demanding behavior never helps, and in fact, often backfires.
First phone call:
Speaker Joe Straus
Austin office: 512-463-0686
District office (San Antonio): 210-828-4411
Email: Joe.Straus@house.state.tx.us
Tell him 2 things:
1 - Ask that he appoint a chair of the Elections Committee who is favorable to the Voter Photo ID bill.
2 - Providing a photo ID for voting is important for keeping the election process honest.
Second phone call:
Your state representative(if he/she is Republican) or the Republican representative nearest you. (We will call Democrat reps later in the session, but not now.)
Click on this link to find who represents you. http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/welcome.php to also find their contact information. Use the box in the upper right to find your state representative, then click on his name on that same page to find his Austin and district offices' phone numbers and addresses.
Tell him/her one thing:
The Voter Photo ID bill is important to you, and you want to see it pass.
We need photo ID for everything from cashing checks to renting movies. It just makes good sense to require the same to vote.
This is not a partisan issue. It is important in order to ensure honest elections.
Any bill we pass will not suppress the votes of the poor and elderly. Provisions will be in the bill, which will prevent that.
Texans have indicated that this is very important to the integrity of our voting system.
Following are the email addresses for all the state representatives, Republican and Democrat.
District
Party
Last name
Email address
1 (D) Frost
Stephen.Frost@house.state.tx.us
2 (R) Flynn
Dan.Flynn@house.state.tx.us
3 (D) Homer
Mark.Homer@house.state.tx.us
4 (R) Brown
Betty.Brown@house.state.tx.us
5 (R) Hughes
Bryan.Hughes@house.state.tx.us
6 (R) Berman
Leo.Berman@house.state.tx.us
7 (R) Merritt
Tommy.Merritt@house.state.tx.us
8 (R) Cook
Byron.Cook@house.state.tx.us
9 (R) Christian
Wayne.Christian@house.state.tx.us
10 (R) Pitts
Jim.Pitts@house.state.tx.us
11 (D) Hopson
Chuck.Hopson@house.state.tx.us
12 (D) McReynolds
Jim.McReynolds@house.state.tx.us
13 (R) Kolkhorst
Lois.Kolkhorst@house.state.tx.us
14 (R) Brown
Fred.Brown@house.state.tx.us
15 (R) Eissler
Rob.Eissler@house.state.tx.us
16 (R) Creighton
Brandon.Creighton@house.state.tx.us
17 (R) Kleinschmidt
Tim.Kleinschmidt@house.state.tx.us
18 (R) Otto
John.Otto@house.state.tx.us
19 (R) Hamilton
Mike.Hamilton@house.state.tx.us
20 (R) Gattis
Dan.Gattis@house.state.tx.us
21 (D) Ritter
Allan.Ritter@house.state.tx.us
22 (D) Deshotel
Joe.Deshotel@house.state.tx.us
23 (D) Eiland
Craig.Eiland@house.state.tx.us
24 (R) Taylor
Larry.Taylor@house.state.tx.us
25 (R) Bonnen
Dennis.Bonnen@house.state.tx.us
26 (R) Howard
Charlie.Howard@house.state.tx.us
27 (D) Olivo
Dora.Olivo@house.state.tx.us
28 (R) Zerwas
John.Zerwas@house.state.tx.us
29 (R) Weber
Randy.Weber@house.state.tx.us
30 (R) Morrison
Geanie.Morrison@house.state.tx.us
31 (D) Guillen
Ryan.Guillen@house.state.tx.us
32 (R) Hunter
Todd.Hunter@house.state.tx.us
33 (D) Ortiz
Solomons.Ortiz@house.state.tx.us
34 (D) Herrero
Abel.Herrero@house.state.tx.us
35 (D) Gonzalez Toureilles
Yvonne.Toureilles@house.state.tx.us
36 (D) Flores
Ismael.Flores@house.state.tx.us
37 (D) Oliveira
Rene.Oliveira@house.state.tx.us
38 (D) Lucio III
Eddie.Lucio@house.state.tx.us
39 (D) Martinez
Armando.Martinez@house.state.tx.us
40 (D) Peña
Aaron.Peña@house.state.tx.us
41 (D) Gonzales
Veronica.Gonzales@house.state.tx.us
42 (D) Raymond
Richard.Raymond@house.state.tx.us
43 (D) Rios Ybarra
Tara.Ybarra@house.state.tx.us
44 (R) Kuempel
Edmund.Kuempel@house.state.tx.us
45 (D) Rose
Patrick.Rose@house.state.tx.us
46 (D) Dukes
Dawnna.Dukes@house.state.tx.us
47 (D) Bolton
Valinda.Bolton@house.state.tx.us
48 (D) Howard
Donna.Howard@house.state.tx.us
49 (D) Naishtat
Elliott.Naishtat@house.state.tx.us
50 (D) Strama
Mark.Strama@house.state.tx.us
51 (D) Rodriguez
Eddie.Rodriguez@house.state.tx.us
52 (D) Maldonado
Diana.Maldonado@house.state.tx.us
53 (R) Hilderbran
Harvey.Hilderbran@house.state.tx.us
54 (R) Aycock
Jimmie.Aycock@house.state.tx.us
55 (R) Sheffield
Ralph.Sheffield@house.state.tx.us
56 (R) Anderson
Charles.Anderson@house.state.tx.us
57 (D) Dunnam
Jim.Dunnam@house.state.tx.us
58 (R) Orr
Rob.Miller@house.state.tx.us
59 (R) Miller
Sid.Miller@house.state.tx.us
60 (R) Keffer
Jim.Keffer@house.state.tx.us
61 (R) King
Phil.King@house.state.tx.us
62 (R) Phillips
Larry.Phillips@house.state.tx.us
63 (R) Parker
Tan.Parker@house.state.tx.us
64 (R) Crownover
Myra.Crownover@house.state.tx.us
65 (R) Solomons
Burt.Solomons@house.state.tx.us
66 (R) McCall
Brian.McCall@house.state.tx.us
67 (R) Madden
Jerry.Madden@house.state.tx.us
68 (R) Hardcastle
Rick.Hardcastle@house.state.tx.us
69 (D) Farabee
David.Farabee@house.state.tx.us
70 (R) Paxton
Ken.Paxton@house.state.tx.us
71 (R) King
Susan.King@house.state.tx.us
72 (R) Darby
Drew.Darby@house.state.tx.us
73 (R) Miller
Doug.Miller@house.state.tx.us
74 (D) Gallego
Pete.Gallego@house.state.tx.us
75 (D) Quintanilla
Chente.Quintanilla@house.state.tx.us
76 (D) Chávez
Norma.Chávez@house.state.tx.us
77 (D) Marquez
Marisa.Marquez@house.state.tx.us
78 (D) Moody
Joseph.Moody@house.state.tx.us
79 (D) Pickett
Joe.Pickett@house.state.tx.us
80 (D) King
Tracy.King@house.state.tx.us
81 (R) Lewis
Tryon.Lewis@house.state.tx.us
82 (R) Craddick
Tom.Craddick@house.state.tx.us
83 (R) Jones
Delwin.Jones@house.state.tx.us
84 (R) Isett
Carl.Isett@house.state.tx.us
85 (D) Heflin
Joe.Heflin@house.state.tx.us
86 (R) Smithee
John.Smithee@house.state.tx.us
87 (R) Swinford
David.Swinford@house.state.tx.us
88 (R) Chisum
Warren.Chisum@house.state.tx.us
89 (R) Laubenberg
Jodie.Laubenberg@house.state.tx.us
90 (D) Burnam
Lon.Burnam@house.state.tx.us
91 (R) Hancock
Kelly.Hancock@house.state.tx.us
92 (R) Smith
Todd.Smith@house.state.tx.us
93 (D) Pierson
Paula.Pierson@house.state.tx.us
94 (R) Patrick
Diane.Patrick@house.state.tx.us
95 (D) Veasey
Marc.Veasey@house.state.tx.us
96 (D) Turner
Chris.Turner@house.state.tx.us
97 (R) Shelton
Mark.Shelton@house.state.tx.us
98 (R) Truitt
Vicki.Truitt@house.state.tx.us
99 (R) Geren
Charlie.Geren@house.state.tx.us
100 (D) Hodge
Terri.Hodge@house.state.tx.us
101 (D) Miklos
Robert.Miklos@house.state.tx.us
102 (D) Kent
Carol.Kent@house.state.tx.us
103 (D) Anchia
Rafael.Anchia@house.state.tx.us
104 (D) Alonzo
Roberto.Alonzo@house.state.tx.us
105 (R) Harper-Brown
Linda.Harper-Brown@house.state.tx.us
106 (D) England
Kirk.England@house.state.tx.us
107 (D) Vaught
Allen.Vaught@house.state.tx.us
108 (R) Branch
Dan.Branch@house.state.tx.us
109 (D) Giddings
Helen.Giddings@house.state.tx.us
110 (D) Mallory Caraway
Barbara.Caraway@house.state.tx.us
111 (D) Davis
Yvonne.Davis@house.state.tx.us
112 (R) Button
Angie.Button@house.state.tx.us
113 (R) Driver
Joe.Driver@house.state.tx.us
114 (R) Hartnett
Will.Hartnett@house.state.tx.us
115 (R) Jackson
Jim.Jackson@house.state.tx.us
116 (D) Martinez Fischer
Trey.Fischer@house.state.tx.us
117 (D) Leibowitz
David.Leibowitz@house.state.tx.us
118 (D) Farias
Joe.Farias@house.state.tx.us
119 (D) Gutierrez
Roland.Gutierrez@house.state.tx.us
120 (D) McClendon
Ruth.McClendon@house.state.tx.us
121 (R) Straus
Joe.Straus@house.state.tx.us
122 (R) Corte
Frank.Corte@house.state.tx.us
123 (D) Villarreal
Mike.Villarreal@house.state.tx.us
124 (D) Menendez
Jose.Menendez@house.state.tx.us
125 (D) Castro
Joaquin.Castro@house.state.tx.us
126 (R) Harless
Patricia.Harless@house.state.tx.us
127 (R) Crabb
Joe.Crabb@house.state.tx.us
128 (R) Smith
Wayne.Smith@house.state.tx.us
129 (R) Davis
John.Davis@house.state.tx.us
130 (R) Fletcher
Allen.Fletcher@house.state.tx.us
131 (D) Allen
Alma.Allen@house.state.tx.us
132 (R) Callegari
William.Callegari@house.state.tx.us
133 (D) Thibaut
Kristi.Thibaut@house.state.tx.us
134 (D) Cohen
Ellen.Cohen@house.state.tx.us
135 (R) Elkins
Gary.Elkins@house.state.tx.us
136 (R) Woolley
Beverly.Woolley@house.state.tx.us
137 (D) Hochberg
Scott.Hochberg@house.state.tx.us
138 (R) Bohac
Dwayne.Bohac@house.state.tx.us
139 (D) Turner
Sylvester.Turner@house.state.tx.us
140 (D) Walle
Armando.Walle@house.state.tx.us
141 (D) Thompson
Senfronia.Thompson@house.state.tx.us
142 (D) Dutton
Harold.Dutton@house.state.tx.us
143 (D) Hernandez
Ana.Hernandez@house.state.tx.us
144 (R) Legler
Ken.Legler@house.state.tx.us
145 (D) Alvarado
Carol.Alvarado@house.state.tx.us
146 (D) Edwards
Al.Edwards@house.state.tx.us
147 (D) Coleman
Garnet.Coleman@house.state.tx.us
148 (D) Farrar
Jessica.Farrar@house.state.tx.us
149 (D) Vo
Hubert.Vo@house.state.tx.us
150 (R) Riddle
debbie.riddle@house.state.tx.us
Monday, January 19, 2009
RPMUD Meeting Moved to Thursday, January 29 & RPCIA Meeting - 1/27
The RPMUD Meeting scheduled for this Thursday has been changed to next Thursday, January 29. The meeting will start at 7 PM, the first of three evening meetings.
The RPCIA general quarterly meeting will take place Tuesday, January 27, at 7:30 p.m. at RPCC.
The RPCIA general quarterly meeting will take place Tuesday, January 27, at 7:30 p.m. at RPCC.
Thursday, January 8, 2009
Stonewall Jackson Road Closure
The County will close Stonewall Jackson, between Cumberland and Jubal Early, from January 26 - 30 to repair the damage done by the flooding and water main break.
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
RP Updates
The next RPMUD meeting will be Thursday, January 22, at 7:00 p.m.
If attendance is good at this meeting and the meetings on February 26 and March 26, consideration will be given to keeping the board meetings at 7 pm.
Montgomery County has completed its Hurricane Ike tree removal program. Remember trees on private property are the property owner's responsibility. Trees in the common parks are the CIA's problem. If you know of any areas still needing County help, contact the RPCIA office - 936/273-2002 with the information and leave your name and telephone number.
TXDOT Roadwork -
Texas 105 under the interstate overpass will be closed in both directions from January 9 - 12. Drivers headed west will detour on the northbound frontage road to Wilson Road and back down the southbound frontage road. Eastbound traffic will detour along the southbound frontage road to FM 2854 and back to the northbound frontage road.
If attendance is good at this meeting and the meetings on February 26 and March 26, consideration will be given to keeping the board meetings at 7 pm.
Montgomery County has completed its Hurricane Ike tree removal program. Remember trees on private property are the property owner's responsibility. Trees in the common parks are the CIA's problem. If you know of any areas still needing County help, contact the RPCIA office - 936/273-2002 with the information and leave your name and telephone number.
TXDOT Roadwork -
Texas 105 under the interstate overpass will be closed in both directions from January 9 - 12. Drivers headed west will detour on the northbound frontage road to Wilson Road and back down the southbound frontage road. Eastbound traffic will detour along the southbound frontage road to FM 2854 and back to the northbound frontage road.
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