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April is a busy month, so hold on….here we go! Thursday, April 6: 32 members will be going to the Capitol for TFRW Legislative Day.  Tell you all about it at the next VRW meeting. Friday April 7: Republican Women Protest Hillary ! I hope you will all join me for the Hillary Protest!  The opposition is well organized, and very active, we need to show we are not going to let them turn our state blue! (details below) April 26: VRW General meeting…details above, make your...

VRW welcomes Texas Comptroller, Glenn Hager, to give us a legislative budget update. Elected in November 2014, Texas Comptroller Glenn Hagar serves as Texas’ treasurer, check writer, tax collector, procurement officer and revenue estimator. Hagar is a sixth-generation Texan, who grew up farming land that has been in his family since the mid-1800s. Before becoming Comptroller, Hagar served in the Texas House of Representatives and the Texas Senate, and also served as chair of the Sunset Advisory Commission, which works to...

VRW will celebrate Texas Independence Day and the Battle of San Jacinto at our March meeting. Mrs. Nina Hendee, commissioned Admiral in the historical Texas Navy will share stories about the heroes of Texas liberty and the spirit and sacrifices made to free Texas from tyranny. Nina and her husband, Edd, own and operate the Taste of Texas Restaurant, one of the top 100 restaurants in the U.S. Mrs. Hendee started her speaking career with area school children, sharing her love...

If you are like me, you thought things might calm down once we got past the elections last November. I never dreamed they would turn out so Fantastic State and Nationally and so dismal Locally.  Things have done anything but calm down! For those of you who may have been out of the country, or haven’t been out of the house, read the paper or listened to the news, Village RW were in the news again!  We had a very exciting...

The first 100 days, and we are off to a great start!  It is crazy trying to keep up with the new President!   I am just plain giddy! The process of defunding Sanctuary Cities and securing our borders has begun. Took the necessary steps to repeal and replace ObamaCare. Stood up for Israel and passed the necessary resolution that calls for the repeal of the U.N.’s anti-Israel resolution. Temporary Immigration block from certain countries the last Administration declared dangerous to the US, until vetting...

Village Republican Women are pleased to welcome to our February meeting, U.S. Representative, 7th District, John Culberson. Congressman Culberson will be discussing The Inside Story on DC 2017. John will share highlights of what to anticipate from DC now that we have renewed opportunity with our Republican led government. This is a pivotal moment in our American history. Congressman Culberson is one of the most senior members of the House Appropriations Committee where he leads the Commerce, Justice, Science (CJS) Subcommittee. He is charged...