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Join us on Sundays from 1:00 pm to 2:00 in front of the Paseo Plaza along FM 802. Bring your signs or use one of ours.

MEETING AGENDA

The regular monthly meeting of the Brownsville Tea Party Association will be held at 9:30AM, July 2, 2011, at “New Workout Fitness Center” at 2695 North Coria Street, Brownsville, Texas (the southwest corner of the intersection of Coria Street and Wild Rose).

1. Call to Order

   Invocation:(Joe Murphy)

   Pledge of Allegiance

   Program: Planning of 4th of July activities. (Winifred Marshall)

   Approval of minutes of May meeting

   Treasurer’s Report

   Committee Reports

   Membership (Terry Frady)

   Programs (Entire Membership”)

   Fund Raising (Terry Frady & Jim Holdar)

   Media Relations and Publicity (Chris Rowan)

   Political Awareness (John Barham)

   Education (Winifred Marshall)

   New Business

   Request for new members and collection of current dues.

   Adjourn

NOTE: The following is an email I received from JoAnn Fleming, a member of the Texas Tea Party Advisory Committee (TTPAC), which is composed of a group of Tea Party leaders from across Texas. The purpose of the TTPAC is to act as a sort of watchdog group and liaison between the Tea Party movement in Texas and the Texas Legislature, specifically the legsilators who make up the Texas Tea Party Caucus.

There has always been the very real possibility that the TTPAC would be co-opted by Republicans in the legislature, who would simply use the group to advance their agenda with little or no input from them. Ms. Fleming alludes to this in her email.

-Chris

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Patriots,
 
Please use the following as you see fit.  You have my permission to forward, to post, to print, to distribute to anybody or nobody.  This is my way of putting folks on notice that not everybody is ready to throw confetti at a celebratory parade for the 82nd session of the TX Legislature. 
 
While I was out of state from 5/23 – 5/31/11 due to my father’s illness, a 2011 TEA Party Caucus Legislative Update was circulated.  This was picked up and further circulated by some folks who surely must have had the best of intentions.  

One of the circulators stated, “I think we owe the Leadership of this State a pat on the back.  Call your State Rep. and tell them good job.  The media has been hammering them.”  

As Chair of the Tea Party Caucus Advisory Committee, it is my responsibility to keep plenty of daylight between what the TP Caucus (legislators & staff) says about the session and what the Advisory Committee believes the People of Texas must know before they give any pats on the back or re-elect anybody.
 
Now, to set the record straight:
 
1) True to our role as the
independent Advisory Committee to the TEA Party Caucus of the Texas Legislature, we re-emphasize that we are not an arm of the TEA Party Caucus. We are not political groupies or Republican Party cheerleaders.  While we respect and work with various statewide conservative organizations who have posted complimentary remarks about a “successful session,” the TEA Party Caucus Advisory Committee is not a “me too” group.  Our goal is to save our state from becoming California. .

Our goal is to advance Liberty, fiscal responsibility, adherence to the rule of law, election integrity, private property rights, and true transparency in a limited state government.  Period.  

This covers everything from the state budget to the 2nd and 10th Amendments to education reform/funding to sanctuary cities to eminent domain to redistricting. 
 
2) Our assessment of the 82nd Legislative Session is in progress.  It will be factual.  It will be hard-hitting.  It will not contain spin or give cover to protect any party, any politician, or any lame excuse for not getting the job done.  It will give credit where credit is due, but it will also place responsibility squarely and firmly on the shoulders of those who deserve to be called out.  We will hold all officials accountable for their actions or inaction. 

In today’s political climate, it is fashionable to use heated “fed up” rhetoric to bash the feds, bash the opposing political party, and pound the table to impress the conservative masses.   Trouble is — all that talk and no real action does not impress us. 

This legislative session was an opportunity for Texas to stand tall, stand proud, and lead the way.  Instead, we’ve had much of the same old game-playing, deal-making, “scratch my back and I’ll scratch yours” business as usual.  That’s not what we voted for last March and November.  And that’s not what we will be voting for in March and November 2012.
 
3) Once the Special Session of the 82nd Legislative Session is over, many members of the TEA Party Advisory Committee have made a commitment to each other to continue our work.  We will offer recommendations for Legislature Interim Studies and will continue to press for true state government reforms as embodied in our Fourteen Point Plan.  We must get government back into a constitution-sized box at the state and federal level.  

On the road to doing that, we will incur the wrath of liberals, statists, progressives, party establishment types, status quo protectors, and the self-proclaimed ruling elite.  Fine with us. 

Let’s roll. 

JoAnn Fleming, Chair, Advisory Committee to the TX Legislature’s TEA Party Caucus

The regular monthly meeting of the Brownsville Tea Party Association will be held at 9:30AM, June 4, 2011, at New Workout Fitness Center at 2695 North Coria Street, Brownsville, Texas (the southwest corner of the intersection of Coria Street and Wild Rose) 

1. Call to Order

2. Invocation: (Joe Murphy)
 
3. Pledge of Allegiance

4. Program: “Comparison of Obama versus Hitler,” presented by Duane Rasmussen

5. Approval of minutes of May meeting
6. Treasurer’s Report
 
7. Committee Reportsa. Membershipb. Programsc. Fund Raisingd. Media Relations and Publicitye. Political Awarenessf. Education
 
8. New Business a. Discussion and planning for July 4th activities.b. Discussion about “constant contact”
 9. Request for new members and collection of current dues.
 
10. Adjourn

Brownsville Tea Party Association

Acting President: James L. Holdar
Acting Vice-President: Terry Flores
Secretary: Dorothy Boven
Treasurer: Terry Frady

Tax Day Tea Party

Recharge America!

Hosted by the Brownsville TEA Party Association

Inspirational Speakers

Master of Ceremonies: Sergio Sanchez

Friday, April 15, 2011
6:30-8:30 PM

Linear Park, in front of the federal courthouse
600 East Harrison
Brownsville

There will be a few patriotic items available for a small donation.

Optional: Bring your own lawn chair and food & drink (NO bottles or alcoholic beverages)

Also, we believe it is our personal responsibility to help those in need.

Please bring non-perishable food items for distribution.  

The monthly business meeting of the Brownsville Tea Party will be held
on March 20, Sunday, at 2:30 PM . Come to Denny’s north of Alton Gloor.
We need to resolve some officer issues, report on April 15
rally, and discuss an issue with Congressman Farenthold.

- Phil

Location: 
New Workout, 2695 North Coria Street

Time:
9:30 AM

Agenda:
We have invited all Brownsville Mayor candidates to a Forum at our March 5 meeting.   Each candidate will have 15 minutes to speak.  We will also discuss some of Congressman Farenthold’s recent votes in Congress, among other things.

Tea Party Business Meeting Feb20

Brownsville Area TEA Party Asociation Agenda Feb 5 2011

The Swearing In Ceremony for Carlos H. Cascos (R) as Cameron County Judge will be streamed live at

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/rgvtptv

beginning at about 5:45 PM on Monday, January 3, 2011.  The event is scheduled to take place from 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM.

That’s the plan, anyway. I’ll get to the courthouse at least an hour before the ceremony so I can set up. I’ve been assured that an IT guy will be on hand to provide me with the necessary network priviliges to stream the event.