Title: Showdown in Texas Senate Committee Original CoS Document (slug): [[https://conventionofstates.com/showdown-in-texas-senate-committee|showdown-in-texas-senate-committee]] Login Required to view? No Created: 2015-05-26 09:23:13 Updated: 2019-01-04 05:21:59 Published: 2017-07-17 20:00:00 Converted: 2025-04-14T20:51:30.373351555 ---- 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]]