Legislative Update

As you already know the state office is hosting the Jimmie Vaughn concert next month. Jimmie Vaughan and The Hoike band from Dallas are both donating their time.
Terri is out seeking Sponsors and has already signed up Cowboys Harley Davidson and the BMW/Triumph Dealership at $500 EACH. She spoke to the owner of Threllkeld Restaurant and he would be happy to host an evfent at his place when we get ready.
Terri and her friend Rita will go back out on Wednesday and take the necessary pictures and Peter at the BMW shop will sign up as a supporter member at some level when they stop by there. They will also be calling on other businesses to take up the slack.

Terri and I have decided that the state office will also resurrect the Texas Tea Party for the Fourth of July weekend next year at the former Eagles Landing Park just outside Abilene. We have already gotten permission from Silver to use the Park. Possibly we could all use our own pistols for the Run-N-Gun Poker Run out there.
That lets you know our plans so you can plan your events around them. Of course The TOG Chapter will host their Rally on the first weekend of November this year and next year the Texas Independence Day Rally will be the first weekend of March. Both events will be held at the Lost Prarie Cycles Ranch outside Groesbeck.

The Senate Finance Committee has passed a tobacco tax supposedly for child health care. The increase in the Federal tax on a pack of cigarettes will be $0.61. That will be a $1.61 tax increase on cigarettes in two years.
Maybe its time to quit except I will be going to Virginia for the Southern Cross Conference next month and they are really cheap up that way. We brought back several cartons the last time we were up there.

Note my new Email address. I sent it out wrong on the last report. Cut and paste this into your address list as the other one will go down in one month.

Thanks,

Sputnik
tmra2chair@pop.powweb.com