From: "Devvy's Email Alerts" <donotreply@devvy.net>
Subject: TIme sensitive alert - Texas Legislature
Date: Thu May 23 12:25:04 2013

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The Texas State Legislature has let down the people of this state again. Big time. Republican controlled house and senate. Shame on them.

I'm sorry to say it this way, but I thought I left all this behind in California when I moved here seven years ago next month. Whores for corporate bucks in our legislature whether it's 'smart' meters or toll roads. One only has to follow the money for the house and senate and you'll see who stuffs their campaign coffers with cash.

Very, very disappointing.

Senate Bill 241: While it is a Band Aid, opt out, for 'smart' meters, it was important to get it out of committee and to the floor for a vote. I believe we were 1 or two senators (the ever incompetent Kel Seliger who allegedly represents me) and one other have killed the bill. It is not scheduled for any further action before they go out of session. That date is the 27th, but since it's a federal holiday, I guess Friday will be their last day.

Regarding those dangerous 'smart' meters, I believe this is going to happen: The TDSPs like ONCOR and CenterPoint will not only continue forcing home owners to take a 'smart' meter, they will then begin forcing everyone who to have 'smart' water meters. People's bills will continue to go through the roof because you are charged premium dollars for things like day time usage. Summer is close. Triple digit temperatures will send your bills into outer space if you use your A/C during the summer. That will hit lower income and elderly the hardest. Well, everyone, really.

http://www.wnd.com/2012/02/texans-demand-freedom-from-smart-meters/

"Cryer’s arguments continued, “The ‘smart’ meters will not save the consumer any money, since he will be subjected to higher time of day based rates and to interruption of his use of appliances. The meters will not reduce the amount of electricity a customer uses nor will it result in any savings.”

ONCOR and CenterPoint will then go after all of us who have refused the meter. Either allow installation or they will terminate your power with no notice. I have no doubt I'm on the list. However, in my case, John is 100% disabled. We have the letter from his doctor documenting his medical conditions. Here are the laws for Texas and the other states:

http://www.needhelppayingbills.com/html/utility_and_heating_disconnect.html

The legislature didn't even consider a constitutional sound money bill. Rather, in their arrogance, they choose to ignore what the rest of the world can see.

Nor did they even think about the constitutional militia or the Seventeenth Amendment, even though Rep. Byran Hughes was hot to challenge it less than two years ago. Truly, I have been shocked by his 100% reversal. For all the time and money I spent with him on that issue, he has absolutely no interest nor does he seem to care that pond scum like Charles Schumer and Diane Feinstein continue voting for destructive legislation in the U.S. Senate that hurt all of us in Texas.

Our legislature's response to Agenda 21 and the UN coming into this state is a toothless joint resolution telling the impostor in the Red House and members of Congress how bad Agenda 21 is and oh, by the way, can you please enter this in the Congressional Record? Are you kidding me? Don't Mess With Texas is an empty, meaningless slogan.

From Lone Star Tea Party

Senate Bill 346 (SB 346) is designed to discourage people from giving to Tea Party groups who wish to replace RINO's with conservatives. It is a Saul Alinsky device to identify donors so they can be targeted and then discouraged from giving to conservatives.

It is incredible, as the WSJ points out in an editorial in today's paper, that a Governor in Texas would even contemplate such a thing. But such is the fear in the RINO Establishment's nostrils. It has not been signed into law yet, but it is on the Governor's desk and he is getting strong pressure to sign it into law.

Senate Bill 346 requires that any "person or group of persons" making more than $25,000 in so-called "political expenditures" in a calendar year turn over to the government the identities of the sources of all "political contributions" over $1,000 (§ 254.253(a)). This obligation applies unless the group of persons is "labor organization or any subordinate entity or associated account of a labor organization," in which case there is no obligation to turn supporters' identities over.

If Governor Perry signs SB346, this will lead to enhanced scrutiny of grassroots groups in Texas and their supporters. Supporters' identities will have to be turned over if the groups are found to have tendered--or agreed to tender--more than $25,000 of value "in connection with" election-related activities in a calendar year, or tendered such value knowing that it could potentially be used "in connection with" such activities.

PERRY NEEDS TO VETO THIS BILL BEFORE Friday, OR IT BECOMES LAW. Governor Rick Perry's contact info: Phone: (512) 463-2000 http://governor.state.tx.us/ contact/

Senate Joint Resolution (SJR1) is a direct raid on the Rainy Day Fund. Anyone who doubts we need to keep this fund intact need only look northward to Oklahoma this last week.GOP leaders (RINOs) are determined to bust the spending cap‰ even if it means enacting yet another gimmick and more smoke and mirrors. This time they are changing the definition of "busting the spending cap." T

he Governor, Lt. Governor, and Speaker all strongly spoke against these tactics before the session began, but they are all silent now!

We strongly oppose SJR 1. Here's why:

1. The TX Water Development Board is NOT short on tools to finance water projects. The board already has two Texas Water Development Funds; creating another would be an unnecessary expansion of government. Spending money just because the Rainy Day Fund is projected to have $12 B at the end of the next biennium reeks of a Washington DC-like mindset.
2. 94% of Republican Primary Voters in 2012 voted against this idea by voting for Ballot Resolution #4 - Limiting any increase in government spending. This garnered even more votes that repealing ObamaCare (93%).
3. SJR 1 weakens limits on spending by allowing the Legislature to always draw Rainy Day Fund money into a State Infrastructure Bank for water spending, but it never ever counts against the spending limit. (General Abbott has already agreed that a draw from RDF is considered to be general revenue and thus counts against the spending cap.)
4. State spending is out of control - no matter how the GOP leadership spins it. When both baseline budgets leave out transportation, water and the proposed tax cut, and still spend 20% more in General Revenue than last sessionand are determined to raid the Rainy Day Fund, it's pretty clear leadership is on a spending spree.

Tell your state representative to resist! For the good of Texas - resist!

Find your state representative by clicking here: http://www.capitol. state.tx.us/Members/Members. aspx?Chamber=H

Senate Bill 1029 (SB 1029) is a transportation bill that is designed to keep 5 loopholes in the law that allow the conversion of free lanes into toll lanes, and removes any public vote on the matter. Those of us in Dallas are about to experience the horrific cost and congestion on the new LBJ roadway since it's sale to a private Spanish company (CINTRA). I'll bet you had no idea.

You will still be allowed to drive without direct tolls in a few, highly congested lanes, but the fast lanes are all reserved for tolls of 75¢ mile and up (they get to adjust the toll to the amount of traffic), meaning a commute across town and back will soon cost almost $20/day. Many other roads in this area are similarly slated to be very heavily tolled after conversion to privately owned tollways. The bill is on local & consent in the HOUSE so it's assured passage, but you should still call your state rep to ensure they record a "NO" vote in the journal. We consider this a TAX bill and it will be used against them come election time if they don't record a no vote....

Tell your state representative to resist! For the good of Texas - resist!

Find your state representative by clicking here: http://www.capitol. state.tx.us/Members/Members. aspx?Chamber=H

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