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The 32nd biennial Convention of TFRW was held last week at Moody Gardens to an overflow crowd as we heard fabulous speakers, such as John Solomon of Fox’s Hannity Show and attended a fiery debate between the Candidates for Chair of the State Republican Party; Col Allen West and current chair, James Dickey.  We met new friends and reconnected with other friends from across the state and years past as we attended sessions, dinners, lunches, and the opening party sponsored...

Village Republican Women is hosting a mayoral forum on Wednesday, September 25, and we hope to see you there!  Bob Price of Breitbart News will be the moderator for this event.  Are you wondering what the candidates would do to prevent future flooding in Houston?  How about the fire fighters’ pension situation?  What are their feelings about voter driven initiatives? In an effort to preserve as much time for the candidates, please submit your written questions to programs@villagerepublicanwomen.com 48 hours in advance...

As we are entering the Campaign period and moving forward to the election, I’d like to remind all of us of a couple of very important items.  All of us run across others that we will disagree with and have differing opinions with.  The thing we want to remember is to always be courteous to anyone we are in opposition with.  It’s easy when we agree with them but the hard part is to stay friendly and kind in these...

As health care policy concerns continue to dominate the political landscape, you won’t want to miss Frederic “Freddy” Warner, Jr. at Village Republican Women’s general meeting on Wednesday, May 22.  Mr. Warner is a sought after and well-respected expert in health care policy and health care politics at all levels of government.  Health care issues will continue to grab headlines and be topics of political commercials, and you will be better prepared after hearing from Mr. Warner to discuss health...

Legislative Day turned out to be a fun day for all of us!  We were recognized by the Texas House of Representatives and the Texas Senate before attending the TFRW Luncheon where Ronna Romney McDaniel, Chair of the RNC, spoke to the large crowd.  That afternoon, we enjoyed a tour of the Texas Supreme Court conducted by Justice Eva Guzman before boarding our bus for the trip back to Houston.  There were several new attendees on our bus who were...

Former President Obama and former Attorney General Eric Holder are galvanizing liberals around redistricting.  They are focusing on redistricting efforts as a way to get more movement on the New Green Deal, gun control, Obamacare, and other progressive initiatives.  They intend to move state legislatures and House districts to elect members who are more in line with their political views.  Adam Kincaid and Dale Oldham are leading the national charge to stop them.  You won’t want to miss Village Republican...