UPDATE: The 13th is the day to meet candidates! Texans for Immigration Reform is holding a candidate forum at 10 a.m. at Tracy Gee Community Center (3599 Westcenter Dr, Houston, 77042) and then the Kingwood Tea Party Society is hosting Debra Medina at the Kingwood Town Center at 3 p.m. This will be the last weekend before... Read More »
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Convention 101 Schedule (Edited as sessions added)
UPDATE: Natalie Arceneaux of The Civil Right will air Convention 101 on her show on Feb 13th at 12:30 pm on KNTH AM 1070. The show streams HERE if you can’t get the radio station in your area. We are uploading PDF files of the materials in time for listeners to print out the... Read More »
14 CommentsHCRP Chair Candidates Answer HTPS Questions
Friday, February 5, 2010Joe Pelati, Activism Leader for HTPS, posed the following questions to the candidates for Harris County Republican Party Chair recently, and received answers from three of the four candidates. Their responses are reproduced below in alphabetical order: From Ed Hubbard: Thank you for your questions. Here are my answers: Why should a Tea Party member vote... Read More »
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Friday, February 5, 2010Jan Heinricks, one of our long-time members, speakers, and rant-winners, put together these proposals for the GOP platform a couple of months ago. I asked him to be a guest blogger to start this conversation on resolutions, so now is the time to put in your two cents and start helping to draft resolutions. ... Read More »
2 CommentsDebate Watch Party Results
The results of the gubernatorial debate watch parties are in! Thanks to Austin Tea Party Patriots and Katy Tea Party Patriots, we collectively developed a scorecard to evaluate the candidates based on tea party principles, and asked participants to score each candidate from 0-5 on whether: The candidate supports constitutional rights. The candidate supports free markets. The... Read More »
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UPDATE: Locations in Houston Area for watch parties: Southwest Area Time: 6:45 PM Location: Palios Pizza & Italian Grill Westheimer @ Fountain View Katy (West) Area Time: 7:00 PM Location: Spring Creek BBQ 21000 Katy Frwy @ Westgreen Rd. Woodlands (North) Area Time: 6:30 PM Location: Woodlands TPP Office 26710 I-45 North Oak Ridge North, TX 77386 Humble/Kingwood Area Time: 6:30 PM Location: Spring Creek BBQ 5613 FM 1960 E Atascocita, TX Be... Read More »
No CommentsNext Steps for 2010
2010 is here! What will you do to restore conservative values to our government? With the new year upon us, and mere weeks until the primaries in Texas, there’s a lot to be done. And one of the most frequent questions we face at Houston Tea Party Society is: What can I do? The answer is,... Read More »
1 CommentA Note on Dale Robertson, self-described “tea party leader”
In response to questions we have received regarding Dale Robertson and his involvement with HoustonTPS, and specifically in reference to his attendance at our rally on 27 Feb 2009, we would like to state that: 1. He is NOT a member of our Leadership team. 2. He owns a website with which we have never been affiliated. 3. He has never been a... Read More »
20 CommentsEd Hubbard Sums Up Precinct Chair Recruitment
Check out this entry from Ed Hubbard, candidate for HCRP chair. He’s spent weeks straight analyzing the precincts, recruiting chairs, and pushing his point that the grassroots won’t grow where there are no roots planted. Be sure to check out the totals, and notice how many new filers to the process! Then notice how many incumbents... Read More »
1 CommentEd Hubbard updates Harris GOP precinct chair filings
From Ed Hubbard, candidate for Harris County Republican Party Chair, who has been tracking these numbers for a long time: Here is an update, as of the last posting by the HCRP at 5:25 p.m., Friday, for the precinct chair filings in the 886 precints 1. 304 incumbents have re-filed for precinct chair. There are 16 races... Read More »
5 CommentsWhere Are The Chairs?
Analysis shows that with less than a week to go until the filing deadline, the HCRP is still having trouble filling precinct chair vacancies. The goal of HTPS has been to encourage more participation in the political process in the precincts, since every election is won or lost in a precinct. The HCDP seems to be doing... Read More »
No CommentsPrecinct Chair Filing Deadline Jan 4th
In continuing our mission to increase voter awareness and participation in the process, HTPS reminds you that if you live in a precinct that has no precinct chair, there is still time to file for the position. Completed NOTARIZED applications must be received in the parties’ offices by January 4th. To find your precinct, visit the Tax... Read More »
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