Category: Commentary

    2023 Texas State Rifle Association Annual General Meeting

    February 7, 2023 by Mark L. Torrey in /

    2023 Annual General Meeting Information

    February 17 – 18, 2023

    Bastrop Convention Center

    The Texas State Rifle Association will hold its Annual General Meeting the weekend of February 17-18th at the Bastrop Convention Center.  Please join us to learn about TSRA, attend seminars, and help us raise funds to protect the Second Amendment and promote competition shooting and educational initiatives. Please purchase your tickets by February 13th.

    Friday, February 17th – Open to the Public

    • The Seminars and the Friday Night Gala Fundraiser – “Boots Suits and Diamonds” are open to the public.
    • Non-members can attend the seminars for a $10.00 contribution, and
      • For “Boots Suits and Diamonds” ticket and table prices please visit the TSRA Website
    • Our Cowboy Action Shooting Director, Scott Love will make a short presentation on this discipline, and
    • A panel of 3 speakers called “Guns, Government and Me”.  U.S. Congressman Pete Sessions, Texas State Representative Briscoe Cain and Bastrop District Attorney Bryan Goertz are confirmed for the panel.

    Please join us for this fun-filled weekend!

    Your receipt is your ticket.

     

    Saturday, February 18th is closed to the public.  You must be a member to attend the Members Meeting and Luncheon.  Our luncheon speaker is Ed Monk of Last Resort Firearms who will speak about Active Shooter Situations.

     

    Legislative Priority Number 5

    February 4, 2023 by Mark L. Torrey in /

    #NoDemChairs

    Over 5,000 Texas GOP delegates voted for our 2023 Legislative Priorities at our GOP Convention in Houston last year.  Number 5 was banning Democrat chairs of our legislative committees.  Committee chairs are very powerful and can block bills from even getting a hearing, let alone a floor vote for passage.

    According to Jill Glover, SREC Legislative Priorities Committee chair, “In the March primary election, 81.24% of Republican primary voters (close to two million people) agreed that Republicans should not appoint Democrats to chair legislative committees.”

    No matter how you feel about this issue, it’s important that you share your thoughts with our new SD-17 House member, Stan Gerdes.  Legislators want and need to hear from constituents. Always be polite, concise, and respectful.
    From LPRW eMail News

    Informational Meeting – February 27th

    January 28, 2023 by Mark L. Torrey in / / /

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    The next Informational Meeting of 2023 will be February 27th in Bastrop, at the BCRP Office, Meeting Room.   Doors open for networking at 6:00pm with the program starting at 6:30pm.  This meeting will feature Wes Virdell, a USAF Veteran, staunch 2A at the state and federal level, and current serves as the Texas State Director of Gun Owners of America.    

    Here’s a little more about our speaker.

    Born and raised in the heart of Texas, Wes Virdell is a veteran and small business owner in the Transportation Industry. Like many hardworking Texans, Wes places a priority on faith, family, and freedom. Wes is 9th generation Texan and 14th generation American.

    A few short years after graduating from Brady High School in 1998, Wes served in the U.S. Air Force where he worked on Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles and served as a Military Training Leader.

    After being honorably discharged from the military, Wes returned to his hometown of Brady and got involved in the fight for the right to keep and bear arms.

    Wes started attending committee hearings for gun legislation in Texas in 2011 and was active in the battles for open carry in 2015 and Constitutional Carry in 2021.

    Wes has served as a 2020 and 2022 State Delegate for the Republican Party of Texas and as a 2020 National Delegate for the Republican National Convention.

    Most recently, Wes served as the Texas Hill Country Coordinator for Gun Owners of America from 2020 to 2022.

    With the support of his family and countless liberty-loving Texas patriots, Wes now serves as the Texas State Director for Gun Owners of America and leading the fight to protect our inalienable rights.

     

     

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    County Chair 2022 Christmas Message

    December 22, 2022 by Mark L. Torrey in / /

    Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!


    On behalf of the Bastrop County Republican Party, I would like to
    wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
    This year has been very successful because of all the activities in
    which we were involved including a new party administration, a
    successful election, informational meetings with dynamic
    speakers, and more. We are building a better Republican Party in
    Bastrop County and we need you to join us to make 2023 the best
    year ever!


    I am looking forward to working with you in 2023. Our victories will
    come as long as individuals, like you, step up and volunteer.
    Thomas Jefferson said, “We in America do not have government
    by the majority— we have government by the majority who
    participate… All tyranny needs to gain a foothold, is for people of
    good conscience to remain silent”.


    We have many opportunities for you to get involved so I
    encourage you to call our office at 512-409-1415 or call me at
    512-925-6034 and we will find a place for you. Unaccompanied it
    is a struggle but together, with Jesus Christ, we can move
    mountains. Help us to spread the message of Life, Liberty and the
    Pursuit of Happiness to everyone in our county. Let’s KEEP
    BASTROP COUNTY RED!


    Sincerely,
    Curtis Courtney, Chairman Bastrop County Republican Party

    Brown Santa Donations Drive

    December 2, 2022 by Mark L. Torrey in / /

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    Brown Santa Donations Drive

    Your Bastrop County Republican Party is collecting donations of cash and unwrapped toys to benefit the Bastrop County Sheriffs Office “Brown Santa Program”. 

    Your donations can be dropped off at the BCRP Office on Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 10:00am to 2:00pm, or on Wednesday from 2:00pm to 6:0pm.

    Please make sure your donations are received by Tuesday, December 6th.

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    November Informational Meeting

    November 17, 2022 by Mark L. Torrey in / /


    The next BCRP Informational Meeting will be held November 28th at the BCRP Office meeting room, located at 443 Highway 71 West in Bastrop. Networking will begin at 6:00pm and the program at 6:30pm. This meeting will feature Bastrop County residents Jennifer and Justin Bezner, who will be speaking on behalf of their organizations, the Bastrop Pregnancy Resource Center and Christians Engaged. The information they’ll be sharing should proved to be very informational. Please plan to attend !!

    See flyers below for more details.

    Remembering Veterans 2022

    November 11, 2022 by Mark L. Torrey in / / / / / /

    Remembering and honoring all our family, friends, neighbors and acquaintances, both active duty and retirees on this Veterans Day 2022. Without you and your commitments and sacrifices we would not be free to express this gratitude and admiration. May God Bless You and may God continue to Bless the United States of America!!

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