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

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.

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.

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.

RPMUD Agenda for Thursday, December 18, Meeting at 4:00 p.m.

1. Confirm minutes of the November 20, 2008, meeting.

2. Comments from the Public

3. Review/Approve pay estimate #3 from Schier Construction for
WTP #3 Ground Storage Tank and Booster Pumps

4. Review legal expenses for response to District Attorney
accusation

5. Review Administrative Reports

6. Discuss any new or unfinished business.


PLEASE NOTE - January meeting will be held Thursday, January 22, 2009, at 7:00 PM at RPMUD Office - first of three evening meetings to gauge attendance.

Injection Well Update

Below is Jennifer Real's update. If you are not on her e-mail list, please contact her.

Angus Lupton, aide to Senator Robert Nichols, said, in his six years attending these TCEQ hearings, he has never seen the room packed as it was for this meeting.

Senator Robert Nichols, Representative Brandon Creighton, Representative Rob Eissler, County Attorney David Walker and Commissioners Craig Doyal and Ed Rinehart gave compelling arguments against issuing a permit to TexCom. Actually, I was impressed. They all attacked it from different angles in very heartfelt and logical ways.

One member, who usually approves the permits, proposed an extension. Another member asked some pointed questions, which should have been asked previously. It appears TexCom has done no testing on the effect this may have on the aquifer, only proposed a theory. TexCom has been given six months to test and come back with their findings.

It is extremely important that, when this next meeting is scheduled, many more people attend. The crowd was definitely a huge contributing factor in getting a delay. You can "fight city hall," if you show your opposition in numbers.





Toxic Well Victory‏
From: Jennifer Real (jreal1@peoplepc.com)
Sent: Thu 11/20/08 10:58 AM
To: jreal1@peoplepc.com (jreal1@peoplepc.com)


WE DID IT!!!!!!!!



We packed the hearing room….standing room only. Strong doubt on the safety of these wells in this location was stated by all in opposition…..AND noted by all the commissioners and at least one of the TCEQ Commissioners felt a denial was needed.

The application deficiencies were noted and agreed on by ALL of the TCEQ Commissioners.

They ALL agreed that TexCom had NOT bared the burden of proof.

THEY DID NOT GRANT THE PERMITS yesterday.


Not a flat out denial (we would have loved one) but this is the next best thing. Yes, the commissioner are giving TexCom a second chance and wrong as that really is….it is what it is!

We know there is NO testing or number crunching that will make this site safe and the in the end TexCom will fail to provide the burden of proof..



The Commissioners decided that further testing (by applicant) and the application deficiencies needed further review and options for other means for waste disposal explored and reviewed are necessary before making a final decision to deny the permit.

With out a doubt these permits would have been approved already and went through yesterday if we were not there in the numbers that we were….That’s how important it is to be at these hearings.



For full details watch the hearings go to (copy and paste into address bar):

http://www.texasadmin.com/cgi-bin/tceq_view.cgi?name=TCEQ_OM111908&part=2



What’s Next?

The holidays….we all should celebrate this GREAT victory with our friends and family and know this year we have a lot to be thankful for….clean water. To all… be thankful for being apart of this great effort and that we ARE making a difference…..Happy Holidays to all of you.



After the holidays, we will begin again in the fight to stop this madness forever. Our legislators have been and will continue to draft new legislation that can close this location forever. Please thank them for ALL their support and work on this and of course their continued support. The SOAH judges will be hearing this case again (certain parts of it) in approx 6 months then the reviewed info will go before the TCEQ commissioners again…for a flat out denial this time…..please make that wish is part of your holidays. Until next year (unless updates needed)…..I love each and every one of you for caring and helping to make a difference in our community and for Texas.



*If you need more info on our legislators…..addresses, emails, etc….go to www.StopTheToxicWells.com and go to the get involved tab and follow through those links….or call or email me anytime I am always available to help.



**We will be doing T-Shirts again and if you would like one the cost will be $20 per shirt. Send Checks to: CROW @ 14777 Creighton Rd. Conroe, TX 77302 with size requested. Shirts will be done in January.



Happy Holidays,
Jennifer Real
936-499-7173
jreal1@peoplepc.com


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Alarm System

This message was submitted by May Stephens Etie, who received it from a friend in Wisconsin. It's good advice for all of us. I would also suggest keeping your cell phone on the nightstand, too.

PUT YOUR CAR KEYS BESIDE YOUR BED AT NIGHT

Tell your spouse, your children, your neighbors, your parents, your Dr.'s Office, the check out girl at the market, everyone you run across. Put your car keys beside your bed at night.

If you hear a noise outside your home or someone trying to get in your house, just press the panic button for your car. The alarm will be set off, and the horn will continue to sound until either you turn it off or the car battery dies.

This tip came from a neighborhood watch coordinator. Next time you come home for the night and you start to put your keys away, think of this:

It's a security alarm system that you probably already have and requires no installation. Test it. It will go off from most everywhere inside your house and will keep honking until your battery runs down or until you reset it with the button on the key fob chain. It works if you park in your driveway or garage.

If your car alarm goes off when someone is trying to break in your house, odds are the burglar/rapist won't stick around... after a few seconds all the neighbors will be looking out their windows to see who is out there and sure enough the criminal won't want that!

And remember to carry your keys while walking to your car in a parking lot. The alarm can work the same way there.

This is something that should really be shared with everyone. Maybe it could save a life or prevent a sexual assault.

My friend has suggested this to her husband that he carry his car keys with him in case he falls outside and she doesn't hear him. He can activate the car alarm and then she'll know there's a problem.

P.S. I am sending this to everyone I know because I think it is fantastic. It would also be useful for any emergency, such as a heart attack, where you can't reach a phone.