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The Republican Wing of the Republican Party
A Grassroots Conservative Movement
 "A
political party cannot be all things to all people. It must
represent certain fundamental beliefs, which must not be
compromised to political expediency, or simply to swell
numbers....And if there are those that cannot subscribe to
these principles, then let them go their way."
—Ronald Reagan
See Ronald Reagan speak about the Republican Assembly.
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REVISED DATE FOR STATE CONVENTION: JUNE 12 - 13, 2009
and
Texas Conservative Conference
In
Mt. Pleasant, Texas
“Charting the future: Fighting our way back”
Updates on the State Convention and Texas Conservative Conference
The TXRA State Convention is June 12 - 13, Friday and Saturday, and plans are being made to provide a great time in Mt. Pleasant, Texas! Sue Evenwel, TXRA State Secretary and Convention Chair has set up some wonderful family events on Friday while we have training and committee meetings on Friday. We will have dinner on Friday evening and a luncheon on Saturday. Saturday will include speakers and state elections. So stay tuned for more information.
Since we will be holding our state TXRA elections, be sure you are up-to-date on your membership.
We will be selecting persons to participate on various committees for the convention. If you are interested in participating, please contact TXRA President Mike McNamara at mmcnamara@austin.rr.com.
Current TXRA News
At the December State Republican Executive Committee meeting, the TXRA officially affiliated with the Republican Party of Texas. This action was unanimously ratified at the TXRA board meeting of January 10, 2009. Also, at the January board meeting the Dallas County Republican Assembly chapter was chartered by a unanimous vote. These two actions are milestones for the state. Our organization is now listed as an affiliate on the RPT website, and we are given a seat at the SREC meetings as well as an opportunity to report at each meeting. This move raises our visibility tremendously across the state and the fruits of that visibility are showing already.
On Saturday, March 7th, I attended the SREC meeting and reported on our activities. Afterwards, at least four folks from counties across the state approached me to get more information about the TXRA and discuss starting chapters. This follows several contacts since the December meeting. Along the same vein, I have received messages via the NFRA website from persons interested in having me visit to discuss our organization with their already existing group.
"Do What You Believe"
The Texas Republican Assembly are leading the conservative way. One point I made at the SREC meeting was that each of us must "Do What You Believe". Republicans have been criticized and too often rightly so for not following our own principles when elected to office. As conservatives we must live our lives daily by setting a conservative example for our family, our co-workers, our friends. If we do not act as we preach, we will not be leaders because we will not be followed. We are known by our deeds.
We are a conservative grass roots organization. We must recruit fellow conservatives, train, mentor and promote them. We are responsible for the growth of the conservative movement. You and I individually must find like-minded members, grow our organization, and promote conservative values in candidates who will run for office. Our endorsing function is envied by many and we must build and strengthen our endorsing process. We will do that through recruitment and training. This summer we will put on seminars discussing grass roots recruiting and training. Be sure you sign up to attend our state convention.
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