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Greetings!

What a busy time it is to be a Republican in Williamson County!  January has been full of opportunities to get out, get involved, and learn more about the candidates and the races that affect us.  Heading in to the March 4th Primary, I promise many more opportunities lie ahead.  I encourage each of you to step beyond your already busy schedule and participate.
Williamson County is a strong Republican County but many new families are moving here.  Let's remind our new neighbors and friends why they chose this area.  Williamson County has long been a conservative county and that is why we live here, we work here, we raise our families here.  As Ronald Reagan said, "Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction."  Please join me and fellow WCRW members as we work hard to support our Republican candidates, promote an informed electorate and promote Republican ideals.  Please follow our Facebook page and Twitter account for updates on events and opportunities not to be missed.
Thank you for your continued support of Williamson County Republican Women.  It is an honor to serve with you!

   

Sincerely,
Marci Revelle
President
 

By

Cari Christman

In light of James O'Keefe's Project Veritas video release, exposing federal navigators for questionable activity in Texas while enrolling residents for Obamacare, many Republican legislators are pleased with their decision to pass S.B. 1795.  In response, a number of Texas Republican senate and house members sent a letter to the Texas Insurance Commissioner urging passage of rules "due to the fact these videos were made at a time when only federal standards were in place - underscoring the need for more stringent state-level rules."

Under the authority provided by S.B. 1795, the Commissioner has adopted rules to strengthen protections for consumers who seek assistance from federal health exchange navigators.  The order requires background checks, privacy and ethics training, proof of identity, and evidence of financial responsibility for individuals providing the navigator assistance.

Some of the most important provisions of the rule include the following:
1. Requires entities and individuals that provide enrollment assistance in a federal health benefit exchange to register with TDI.
2.Requires Texas-specific education for individual navigators.
3. Requires navigator entities to secure and maintain evidence of financial responsibility to protect consumers against wrongful acts, misrepresentations, errors, omissions, or negligence of the navigator entity, or the individual navigators who represent the entity.
4. Requires that individual navigators provide to consumers a notice disclosing the navigator entity they represent and a valid state-issued ID before providing federal health benefit exchange enrollment assistance.
5. Prohibits navigators, while providing navigator services, from engaging in electioneering activities or finance or otherwise supporting the candidacy fo an individual for government positions.
6. Limits use of the term "navigator" by entities and individuals who are not registered as navigators.
7. Provides violations and outlines administrative penalties that are applicable to individuals and entities.
8. Insurance Code provisions relating to privacy and protecting the consumers' personal information are applicable to navigator entities and individual navigators.

the final rules have been submitted to the Texas Register for publication on February 7, 2014.  to view the final rules, please visit:
Final Rules Link

ELECTION YEAR SPECIAL!

To celebrate the 2014 election season, WCRW dues for all members, both regular and associate, have been reduced to $20!
Renew now and support our efforts to promote an informed electorate through political education and to promote Republican ideals.
If you have already renewed at full price, please contact our 2014 Vice-President of Membership, Debbie Simmons at

Advertise in our 2014 directory!  Half a page cost is $25, full page is $50.  Don't miss out on this affordable opportunity to advertise your business or campaign!  Deadline for the Directory is the March 10th WCRW meeting.  Please email your contact information and artwork to Debbie Simmons at - directory@wilcorw.org

Click here for a Directory Advertising Form.

Membership Renewals must also be received by the March 10th meeting to be included in the Directory.