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Are we safer in our churches, malls, schools and theaters because there are signs posted banning guns? That is a question that this month’s speaker, Sandy Froman, will be here to answer and explain. A current board member and past president of the National Rifle Association, Ms. Froman will bring a wealth of personal and professional knowledge to this debate. Professionally speaking, Sandy is a Harvard-educated attorney. However, that was of little use to her when confronted by an attempted home...

The Board of Directors of  the Texas Federation of Republican Women (TFRW) adopted an immigration reform policy statement January 17, 2013.  It has been a goal since last year of President, Carolyn Hodges, for TFRW to address this critical problem in our country. The text of the statement follows: Texas Federation of Republican Women-
Immigration Reform Policy Whereas, The Texas Federation of Republican Women appointed a committee to study the issue of immigration, legal and illegal, in the United States and it...

Lauren (left) with VRW President Buffie Ingersoll Lauren Taylor is a native Houstonian and fourth generation Texan with a strong background in business marketing, as well as political and non-profit fundraising.  She has a degree in Business Economics from Oklahoma State University, where she also served as the Oklahoma State Party interim Finance Director in 2006 and as the College Republican State Chairman in 2002. She has staffed a Congressional and Gubernatorial race, as well as several state wide initiatives, and while...

Brad Bailey, founder and CEO of “The Hard Work/Clean Hands Initiative”, is a small business owner who found himself on the front lines of the illegal immigration debate and decided to get involved in finding answers. His result is known as The Texas Solution, a conservative, market-based approach to fixing our broken immigration system. On June 8, 2012, delegates of the Republican Party of Texas adopted The Texas Solution as its new immigration platform. And since the election results of November, there...

As the daughter of a lifelong Republican woman, it is natural that Beverly Roberts is committed to the Party. She spent 17 years overseas but voted absentee from all over the world. Upon arriving in Houston she became involved with Concerned Women for America, traveling to Austin and Washington DC to encourage legislators to vote in accord with the conservative issues that CWA espouses. On the invitation of Nancy Lucke she joined Village Republican Women in 2002 and has served on the...

November’s speaker, Judge Ed Emmett is in charge of one of the largest counties in America.  In addition to working alongside the four county commissioners in running Harris County, Judge Emmett is also Chairman of Victory 2012 and, as such, instrumental in getting the Romney/Ryan ticket elected in November. Ed Emmett is used to tackling big jobs.  A four term Harris County State Representative, US Interstate Commerce Commissioner under President George H.W. Bush and Harris County Judge since 2007, Ed Emmett...