Author: James Page

    Informational Meeting – June 24th 2024

    May 30, 2024 by James Page in / / / /

    BCRP Office Meeting Room
    Doors open at 6:00pm for networking
    Program start at 6:30pm

    ~ MONDAY ~
    June 24th, 2024
    443 Highway 71 West,
    Bastrop Texas

    This month’s speaker will be Tom Glass, founder of Texas Constitutional Enforcement.

    Tom Glass will be speaking on digital currency and The Texas Gold Reserve. He will pick up the conversation where Senator Schwertner left off at the May Informational Meeting.

     

    Tom Glass is the founder and leader of Texas Constitutional Enforcement, which focuses on how Texas elected officials can stop the feds and globalists from violating the U.S. Constitution in Texas. Tom also runs several other groups, including Texas Legislative Priorities, focused on seeing that the legislative priorities and other platform planks of the Republican Party of Texas are enacted, and protect the Texas Grid, focused on hardening the grid against all hazards.

    Tom has sought the GOP nomination for Texas House in HD 17 in Central Texas in 2022 and 2024 and served as the 2022 RPT Platform Committee representative from SD 18. He was honored with one of two 2023 Fearless Conservative Awards from Grassroots America We the People and a 2021 Texas Conservative Leader Award from Texas Scorecard.

    Tom Glass is a husband, father, and grandfather. He is retired from ExxonMobil and has earned a Chemical Engineering degree from Texas A&M, an MBA from Harvard Business School, and a J.D. from the University of Houston Law Center.

     

    Constitutional Amendments on the Ballot 11/7/2023

    October 21, 2023 by James Page in / /

    Taxes – Schools – Water – Electricity – Broadband – and more …

    It’s that time again when we get to grade the legislature on the work it has done and the laws it has proposed.

    The election to be held on November 7th allows us to determine how the Texas Constitution is shaped going forward.

    There are fourteen propositions on the ballot covering a wide range of issues that affect your pocketbook, retirement age for justices, sales tax, property tax, access to broadband, protecting and expanding water supplies, and more.

    We are providing you with links to the propositions (at the Texas Secretary of States website), and to several analyses of these propositions with some commentary. See: Recommendations

    We encourage you to consider how you will vote this year.

    We defend our democracy through participation. Early voting starts on Monday, October 23rd, and election day is Tuesday, November 7th.

    Bastrop County election information: Here

    November 7th election information: Here

    Language on the ballot: PDF

    Explanatory statements: PDF

    Last Day to Register to Vote Tuesday, October 10, 2023*
    *First business day after Columbus Day
    First Day of Early Voting
    by Personal Appearance    		 Monday, October 23, 2023 (17th day before election day falls on a Saturday, first day moves to next business day)
    Last Day to Apply for Ballot by Mail
    (Received, not Postmarked)    		 Friday, October 27, 2023
    Last Day of Early Voting
    by Personal Appearance    		 Friday, November 3, 2023
    Last day to Receive Ballot by Mail Tuesday, November 7, 2023 (election day) at 7:00 p.m. if carrier envelope is not postmarked, OR Wednesday, November 8, 2023 (next business day after Election Day) at 5:00 p.m. if carrier envelope is postmarked by 7:00 p.m. at the location of the election on Election Day (unless overseas or military voter deadlines apply)
    Election Day Tuesday, November 7, 2023

    BCRP Endorses Lyle Nelson for Mayor

    May 26, 2023 by James Page in / /

    Bastrop County Republican Party Endorses Lyle Nelson for Mayor of Bastrop, TX.

    Once again we have the opportunity to make a difference in our representation by exercising our right to vote. If you live, or know someone who lives in the City of Bastrop, we would encourage you to get out and vote for Lyle Nelson for Mayor of Bastrop, TX.

    Run-off election runs May 30th thru June 6th with election day on Saturday June 10th, 2023. (See BastropVotes.org)

    Lyle is the only candidate with experience, knowledge and a conservative mind set to carry Bastrop through the next decade. He is committed to an open and inclusive City government, one that is responsive to ALL citizens. When elected, Lyle will review key services like road maintenance, drainage, wastewater, and more, to identify improvement for today and our future.

    Lyle has the real hands-on experience that will allow him to execute on his vision.  He knows how the City Council works and how to impact change.  Beyond the City Council, Lyle has worked with a number of organizations that directly impact the city of Bastrop. With your help, he will be our voice.

    Experience:

    • Two terms on City Council with four years as Mayor Pro Tem,
    • Member of Capital Area Council of Governments responsible for regional issues in a ten-county area,
    • Member of Central Texas Clean Air Coalition, a voluntary organization that supports improving air quality in the region,
    • Chairman of the Regional Transit Coordination Committee, an organization that provides  coordination support for transportation organizations, health and human service agencies, and other transit providers,
    • Christian,
    • Veteran.

    Lyle is a candidate for all the people. He is intelligent, balanced, fair, and a business man. His goals are, and have always been to make the best decisions for all residents of the City of Bastrop.

    Join us in electing Lyle as the next Mayor of Bastrop.

     

    BCRP

    Curtis Courtney, Chairman

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