Committee Clerk: Amy Ehlert (512) 463-0758 EXT E2.1010 P.O. Box 2910 Austin TX 78768-2910	Chair Representative Beverly Woolley (512) 463-0696 Room EXT E1.404 P.O. Box 2910 Austin, TX 78768	Vice Chair Representative Gene Seaman (512) 463-0672 Room EXT E2.406 P.O. Box 2910 Austin, TX 78768
Representative Gary Elkins (512) 463-0722 Room EXT E1.408 P.O. Box 2910 Austin, TX 78768	Representative Lois Kolkhorst (512) 463-0600 Room EXT E1.510 P.O. Box 2910 Austin, TX 78768	Representative Vilma Luna (512) 463-0484 Room CAP 4S.03 P.O. Box 2910 Austin, TX 78768
Representative Brian McCall (512) 463-0594 Room CAP 4N.08 P.O. Box 2910 Austin, TX 78768	Representative Sid Miller (512) 463-0628 Room EXT E2.904 P.O. Box 2910 Austin, TX 78768	Representative Patrick Rose (512) 463-0647 Room EXT E2.420 P.O. Box 2910 Austin, TX 78768
Representative Sylvester Turner (512) 463-0554 Room CAP 1W.05 P.O. Box 2910 Austin, TX 78768	Representative Corbin Van Arsdale (512) 463-0661 Room EXT E1.412 P.O. Box 2910 Austin, TX 78768	Representative William "Bill" Callegari (512) 463-0528 Room EXT E2.608 P.O. Box 2910 Austin, TX 78768

Calendars Committee Addresses
79th House of Representatives
Hmmm.. Houston area has 5 Representatives of 11 members on Calendars.
The Woodlands can really help us here.
Thanks to James Manuel V-Pres of Legislative affairs for e-mailing updates from Texas Legislature Online
Keep reminding friends in low places and high places, relatives, inlaws, and even outlaws to write, call, e-mail, mail and fax these Representatives and ones near you to support HB 323.
Bill: HB 323 - Legislative Session: 79(R)Council Document: 79R 01485

Introduced 02/02/2005 H Referred to Land & Resource Management
Relating to a revision of the procedures for municipal annexation.
H 04-19-05 Committee report sent to Calendars
H 04-18-05 Committee report printed and distributed 08:34 PM
H 04-18-05 Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

HB 323 text: http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/data/docmodel/79r/billtext/pdf/HB00323H.PDF

A copy of the House Land and Resources Committee report printing of HB323 (which includes bill text, the committee's recommendation and vote on the bill, the bill analysis, the fiscal note, and other necessary impact statements and attachments) was placed in the post office box of each member of the house on April 18, 2005. The chief clerk then delivered a certified copy of the committee report on HB323 to the calendars committee for placement of the bill on the calendar for consideration by the full house.

Calendars committees are given wide discretion in scheduling bills for floor action.
We need to write all Calendars Committee Members to support and schedule this HB323.
The end of this legislative session is in May and last year the similar bill was "not given a date" on the calendar for consideration by the full house - during a late meeting Mother's Day Weekend. Please don't let this happen again.
Your letters to the Calendars Committee will show them they have the support to make the right choice to schedule a date for the Full House to consider HB 323. Calendars has 11 members and Committee clerk. Write a personal letter as an individual, and copy it for each member and Clerk. Each member address with Austin phone, fax, Dist. number, and counties represented: click here.
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Thank you letters to these co-Authors! click to e-mail

Author: Mowery | Eissler
Coauthor: Crabb | Hardcastle | Howard | Hupp | Orr | Zedler

Thank you for all your time. Thank you for fighting for your neighbors who don't have all the information.
Darlia Hobbs CAFA President 817-237-7972 RAHobbsJ@aol.com

Public Invited to
Eagle Mountain Alliance of Neighborhood Organizations Forum
District 7 Fort Worth City Council Candidates Forum
Wed. April 13, 2005 at 7 p.m.

at Boswell High School 5805 W BAILEY BOSWELL RD SAGINAW TX 76179
in the Lecture Hall.
The 6 Candidates for Fort Worth City Council District 7 are:
Hugh Carter Burdette * * * * Leon Reed, Jr.,
Joyce Grant * * * and * * * Bradley Sigley,
Donald Ray May, Jr. * * * * Joseph Waller

We encourage you to attend and arrive 20 minutes early to
meet the candidates. This should be an informative Forum
for this highly contested City Council seat.
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The results: Unavailable after positive RSVP - Joyce Grant, Don May, Jr.
These four gentlemen did a great service to each of their campaigns as they all put a very good foot forward. Very positive campaign so far, building on their own strengths. Burdette and Reed are Lawyers and great with words. Brad Sigley is a Lochheed engineer and troubleshooter (answer finder / bargain maker) from all across the U.S. Joe Waller is a businessman and helps his neighborhood group - he's been on our side of the podium in Council. They all, of course, answered that they did not like forced annexation "when it takes away from current city citizens' services," but Burdette suggested sometimes that might not be the case and Reed would have to see all sides of each case to determine what is best for the city, as did Sigley. Waller alone said NO forced annexation is my position and I'm sticking to it.
Read Art Jones' story next week 4/21 as he is much more verbose and articulate than I. Thank you to everyone who made tonight a success. Cindy Owings made a great moderator and question asker.

Please meet these candidates and encourage them to mail or e-mail their position on annexation to us to post: Candidate Positions for all Fort Worth Council Districts.