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====== Two Important Committee Hearings This Thursday! ======


There are two critically important committee hearings this Thursday, March 25; one on banning taxpayer funded lobbying, the other on election integrity. We need YOU to show up in Austin!


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|We have an URGENT Calls to Action this Thursday, March 25th!\\ \\ COS Texas is supporting legislation to address taxpayer funded lobbying and election integrity. There will be hearings Thursday to discuss [[https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/pdf/HB00749I.pdf#navpanes=0|House Bill 749]] and [[https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/pdf/HB00006I.pdf#navpanes=0|House Bill 6]], bills we are supporting in this legislative session.\\ \\ **We need YOUR help in passing these bills, and the best way you can help is by showing up in Austin! Please consider attending Thursday's hearings, which start at 8:00am in the House of Representatives. And don't forget your COS button!**\\ \\ Directions to the Texas Capitol Building can be found here. If you are able to attend, please contact Texas Legislative Liaison Michael Deffendall, at <michael.deffendall@cosaction.com>. \\ \\ If you are unable to join us in Austin on Thursday, you can still make your voice heard by submitting written testimony. We've been told that this type of testimony is having a big impact on the committees this year, so please do not discount it! You can submit written testimony on HB 749 by [[https://conventionofstates.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3a21cd3d06284c105dbd92fee&id=92df0a5953&e=6e7e17080f|clicking here]], and submit written testimony on HB 6 [[https://conventionofstates.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3a21cd3d06284c105dbd92fee&id=110bc3ee5f&e=6e7e17080f|here]].\\ \\ //We the People// can keep our Republic by making our presence known and our voices heard. Please join us this Thursday in Austin!|


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|Created:                 |2021-03-23 17:18 GMT|
|Updated:                 |2021-03-30 07:00 GMT|
|Published:               |2021-03-23 04:00 GMT|
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|Change Author:           |Jonathan Viaud      |
|Credit Author:           |Kenneth Hedges      |