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I am pleased to announce the next in our series of HCRP Town Hall meetings will take place on Monday, June 6th. The event, which kicks off at 6:30 p.m., will be held at Tracy Gee Community Center, 3599 Westcenter Dr., Houston, TX 77042 (map).
This is a great opportunity to receive legislative/redistricting updates and meet [...]

On behalf of your Harris County Republican Party, I would like to wish you and your family a happy and safe Memorial Day weekend.
As we enjoy our freedom and spend time with our friends and families, let us take this day to honor those who paid the ultimate price for our freedom and liberty.  Let [...]

Pastor Rainey Will Pray
Thanks to the legal efforts of the Liberty Institute, as well as the thousands of calls and e-mails sent by concerned citizens, the U.S. Justice Department abandoned their unconstitutional position and will allow Pastor Scott Rainey to pray according to his faith at Monday’s Houston National Cemetery Memorial Day service.
This should serve [...]

The Liberty Institute is holding a rally to be held tomorrow morning at 10:00 am on the steps of the United States Courthouse at 515 Rusk Avenue, Houston, TX 77002.
All concerned citizens are encouraged to attend and military veterans are asked to wear their uniform.
Earlier today, the Liberty Institute filed a lawsuit (view release) in [...]

We’ve heard about it in other parts of the world; even in other states, but now it’s come right here to Harris County Texas; the wild-eyed left refusing to let a local Pastor pray according to his faith.
Respected Houston Pastor Scott Rainey, who has delivered invocations before the Texas State House of Representatives, the Harris [...]

Although a frigid evening outside, those of us who attended last night’s Harris County Republican Party Town Hall meeting were warmed as we heard how our newly elected County-wide officials were making positive changes, bringing conservative leadership to Harris County offices. Please view the pictures taken last night, in our Picassa web album, [...]

Dear Harris County Republicans,

Throughout the legislative session we will be doing regular legislative updates, letting you know what is going on inside the Capitol. Here is the latest update on the state and national level, and upcoming HCRP events
State Legislative Update: Voter ID Bill Passes in the Senate

During the campaign season, Republicans campaigned on, among other things, balancing the budget without raising taxes, voter identification, border security, sanctity of life, and protecting private property rights. The first weeks of the session prove that Republicans are serious about these campaign promises. Specifically, Gov. Perry has given “emergency” status to voter identification, sonogram bill, sanctuary cities, private property rights, and a federal balanced budget amendment, fast-tracking these important pieces of legislation.

The state Senate recently passed the Voter ID bill, SB 14, down party lines. Despite the overwhelming number of Texans who support the bill, over the past few legislative sessions, Democrats have done everything they can to kill voter ID. We are now one step closer to passing this common sense legislation. However, Democrats continue to make specious arguments regarding its constitutionality. Don’t be fooled…a similar bill was passed in Indiana, went to the U.S. Supreme Court, and was held to be constitutional.

Most Texans believe it is reasonable that the Texas Legislature close loopholes that encourage election fraud.

It should be noted that SB 14 contains the following provisions:

Watch Jared Woodfill promote the priorities of the Republican agenda for the 2011 Session of the Texas State legislature

We’ve all seen political fundraising auctions before. Gift baskets, watches, and tickets to events are the norm, but Republican candidate for Harris County Sheriff, Carl Pittman, is blowing the doors off of traditional fundraisers by auctioning flights in an L-29 Delphin fighter jet trainer to the highest bidder.
Aviation enthusiasts and adrenaline junkies take note – [...]