It was like a breath of fresh air. We arrived at the GOP convention Monday, May 9 to start testimony before the platform subcommittee handling transportation and property rights. We weren't sure what to expect, but it became very clear, very early that we had friends on this sub committee (thank you Faith Bussey and Chairman Alan Arvello). Gone are the days of Rick Perry! Texans have had enough of toll roads! Governor Greg Abbott made clear he's still committed to fixing our roads WITHOUT TOLLS in convention speech.

We also added in opposition to any kind of restrictive lanes (HOV, bus, toll, and/or bike only lanes). When some re-wording got made, the plank opposing public private partnerships got deleted, so thanks to some fast work by Mr. Arvello, we got that back in.

A plank opposing special purpose districts and their use of eminent domain for private gain also got added in. So we had total success!

This is the NUMBER ONE mechanism available to the grassroots to hold their elected officials accountable. It communicates what we want and use it to pressure politicians to vote the right way when the chips are down.

Thank you to all of the delegates from the precinct, county, and state levels that passed resolutions to make it all happen! Without the overwhelming deluge of resolutions from the grassroots making it to the state platform committee, this success couldn't have happened. Thank you!

Our work in Dallas at the GOP convention took a week of travel expenses, which effectively drained our resources. We need your help to get ready for our work during the next legislative session that begins in January. TxDOT is up for sunset review and hearings are starting NOW. We're also meeting with legislators to work on getting our bills filed.

A donation today will help keep double tax tolls off your highways!