CALL TO ACTION
TEXAS FEDERATION OF REPUBLICAN WOMEN
ACTION ALERT!
PARTICIPATION IN INTERCOLLEGIATE SPORTS BASED ON STUDENT'S BIOLOGICAL SEX
March 11, 2021
Dear Members,
This is our first Action Alert of the 88th biennial legislative session, and we are starting with an issue that is very important to WOMEN. On Monday, March 13th, the Senate State Affairs Committee will hold a hearing on Senate Bill 15 (read here) by Senator Mayes Middleton which, if passed, will require that participation in intercollegiate sports competitions be based on the student's biological sex. While this statute will apply only to Texas public institutions of higher education, it definitely is a step in the right direction to protect our women athletes from unfair competition in intercollegiate sports by biological males.
The State Affairs Committee meeting begins at 10:30 a.m. Monday. Click here for the State Affairs Committee Notice of Hearing. Call or email the Clerk and Members of the committee listed below and let them know that you support this bill which is so important to protecting women's sports. You may also want to reach out to your own Senator. You can find the Senator who represents your address here.
2023 Senate State Affairs Committee
Clerk: Taryn Taylor (512) 463-0380
Room: SHB 380
Chair: Sen. Bryan Hughes
(512) 463-0101 | bryan.hughes@senate.texas.gov
Vice Chair: Sen. Angela Paxton
(512) 463-0108 | angela.paxton@senate.texas.gov
Members
Sen. Paul Bettencourt
(512) 463-0107 | paul.bettencourt@senate.texas.gov
Sen. Brian Birdwell
(512) 463-0122 | brian.birdwell@senate.texas.gov
Sen. Morgan LaMantia
(512) 463-0127 | morgan.lamantia@senate.texas.gov
Sen. José Menéndez
(512) 463-0126 | jose.mendendez@senate.texas.gov
Sen. Mayes Middleton
(512) 463-0111 | mayes.middleton@senate.texas.gov
Sen. Tan Parker
(512) 463-0112 | tan.parker@senate.texas.gov
Sen. Charles Perry
(512) 463-0128 | charles.perry@senate.texas.gov
Sen. Charles Schwertner
(512) 463-0105 | charles.schwertner@senate.texas.gov
Sen. Judith Zaffirini
(512) 463-0121 | judith.zaffirini@senate.texas.gov
Thank you for your attention to and participation in this important matter.
Kit Whitehill
President
Robbi Hull
VP Legislation
CALL TO ACTION
Dear WCRW Members & Friends,
We need your assistance contacting Congressman Mike McCaul who is now Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee in the House regarding putting our country at the risk of nuclear war and spending so much money in Ukraine.
Whether or not you approve of U.S. involvement in Ukraine, we should all be able to agree that:
-We don’t want a nuclear war or American troops on the ground defending Ukraine.
-There has to be fiscal accountability on money directed to Ukraine.
-The illegal Southern border invasion puts us all at direct risk of harm.
-We need to keep enough weapons inventory to protect our own country.
Please consider printing, signing, and mailing the attached letter that was created by our Legislative Chair, Deborah Peppers and approved by our Board.The letter can be mailed to his Washington, DC and Austin Offices listed below:
Washington DC Office
2300 Rayburn House Office Building,
Washington, DC 20515
Austin Office 11614 FM 2244, Suite 160,
Austin, TX 78731
CALL TO ACTION COMPLETED 2/1/23
Dear WCRW Members & Friends:
We are asking you to call Texas Speaker Phalen’s office and let them know we do not support having democrats chair committees. If they are planning to award them committees it is our request that they do not appoint them to important committees such as public education and higher education, appropriations (money), ways and means (taxes), state affairs, natural resources, calendars (controls flow of bills), public health, and human services to name a few. Placing democrats in control of these committees undermines Republican priorities each session. We also request that democratic chairmanships be removed should democrats leave their position while in session and travel to avoid legislation.
Speaker Dade Phalen's Contact Information:
Capitol Address:
Room 2W.13
P.O. Box 2910
Austin, TX 78768
(512) 463-1000
District Address:
812 North 16th Street
Orange, Texas 77630
(409) 745-2777
CALL TO ACTION COMPLETED 2/1/23
Dear WCRW Members & Friends:
Email or call TX Rep Kyle Kacal requesting him "to fight against ESG - Environmental Social Governance".
Representative Kacal's Contact Info:
Capitol Address:
Room E2.810
P.O. Box 2910
Austin, TX 78768
(512) 463-0412
District Address:
3000 Briarcrest Dr., Suite 203,
Bryan, TX 77802
(979)774-7276
kyle.kacal@house.texas.gov