To view this on the COS website, click here [[https://conventionofstates.com/news/showdown-in-texas-senate-committee|showdown-in-texas-senate-committee]]


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====== Showdown in Texas Senate Committee ======


We're in the middle of a showdown in Texas. Here's what you can do to help.


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|Here's the situation in the Lone Star State:\\ \\ Thanks to your calls and emails, the Senate State Affairs Committee heard testimony for the Convention of States application -- HJR 77 -- yesterday, May 25th. Our entire team did a fantastic job, and you can watch Texas State Director Tamara Colbert's impassioned testimony in the video below:\\ \\ https:%%//%%www.youtube.com/watch?v=igMxPLFcpQs\\ \\ HJR 77 did not get a vote in that particular hearing, but we're still fighting. If you live in Texas, please take a moment to call the members of the committee and ask them to bring HJR 77 to a vote as soon as possible.\\ \\ ==== Here is a script: ====\\ \\ //"I AM CALLING IN SUPPORT OF HJR 77. I AM ASKING SENATOR %%__%%%%__%%%%__%%%%__%%_ TO SUPPORT THIS BILL BY VOTING IN FAVOR OF HJR 77 AND GETTING IT OUT OF COMMITTEE FOR A FLOOR VOTE."//\\ \\ ===== SENATE STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE: =====\\ \\ Chairwoman. Sen. Joan Huffman (R), 512-463-0117\\ [[https://email21.secureserver.net/_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','joan.huffman@senate.state.tx.us');|joan.huffman@senate.state.tx.us]]\\ \\ Sen. Rodney Ellis (D), 512-463-0113\\ [[https://email21.secureserver.net/_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','rodney.ellis@senate.state.tx.us');|rodney.ellis@senate.state.tx.us]]\\ \\ Sen. Brian Birdwell (R), 512-463-0122\\ [[https://email21.secureserver.net/_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','brian.birdwell@senate.state.tx.us');|brian.birdwell@senate.state.tx.us]]\\ \\ Sen. Brandon Creighton (R), 512-463-0104\\ [[https://email21.secureserver.net/_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','brandon.creighton@senate.state.tx.us');|brandon.creighton@senate.state.tx.us]]\\ \\ Sen. Craig Estes(R), 512-463-0130\\ [[https://email21.secureserver.net/_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','craig.estes@senate.state.tx.us');|craig.estes@senate.state.tx.us]]\\ \\ Sen. Troy Fraser(R), 512-463-0124\\ [[https://email21.secureserver.net/_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','troy.fraser@senate.state.tx.us');|troy.fraser@senate.state.tx.us]]\\ \\ Sen. Jane Nelson(R), 512-463-0112\\ [[https://email21.secureserver.net/_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','jane.nelson@senate.state.tx.us');|jane.nelson@senate.state.tx.us]]\\ \\ Sen. Judy Zaffirini (D), 512-463-0121\\ [[https://email21.secureserver.net/_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','judith.zaffirini@senate.state.tx.us');|judith.zaffirini@senate.state.tx.us]]|


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|Created:                 |2015-05-26 13:23 GMT        |
|Updated:                 |2019-01-04 10:21 GMT        |
|Published:               |2017-07-18 00:00 GMT        |
|Converted:               |2025-11-11 11:53 GMT        |
|Change Author:           |Convention Of States Project|
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