Category: Government

    Gun Owners of American (GOA) Sues ATF

    February 17, 2023 by Mark L. Torrey in / /

    Thanks to overwhelming support from GOA members, we filed suit yesterday against the ATF’s pistol brace rule.

    Gun Owners of America (GOA) and the Gun Owners Foundation (GOF) jointly filed a lawsuit with Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton challenging the Biden Pistol Brace Ban. The suit was filed in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas.

    This new rule, which took effect on January 31st of this year, will force Americans to register or destroy approximately 40 million of their lawfully owned brace firearms within 120 days, or face possible felony charges.

    The Gun Owners’ lawsuit, which can be read HERE, documents how the ATF has waffled on the topic of pistol-braced firearms for almost ten years. Originally, the agency stated that such braces would not convert a pistol into a Short-Barreled Rifle (or SBR). And in 2014, the ATF even stated that if gun owners were to brace such a pistol against one’s shoulder, that would not reclassify the pistol as an SBR.

    The preceding excerpt is from a recent email from the Gun Owners of America. Click HERE to view the full context. Or, you can visit the Gun Owners of America website HERE.

    Volunteer Deputy Registrar

    February 17, 2023 by Mark L. Torrey in /

    The Bastrop County Election Department announces the following changes in VDR renewals …

    All current Volunteer Deputy Registrar terms expire 12/31/2022.

    Effective January 02, 2023, the Bastrop County Elections Department will conduct in-person training and reciprocity for ALL Volunteer Deputy Registrars.

    All VDR’s wishing to renew their certification for the upcoming ’23-24 term must attend and complete the required training session. New VDR certificates, numbers and supplies will be issued at the time of completion. Please review the schedule image below for available training session dates and times. Sign-up is encouraged but not required.

    Updated training and additional information is available on their website here.

    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

    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!!

    2022 General Election Voter Guide

    October 23, 2022 by Mark L. Torrey in / / / / / / /

    The Bastrop County Republican Party (BCRP) and Lost Pines Republican Women (LPRW) joined together to generate and mail a 16 page Voter Guide.  This 2022 General Election issue is loaded with Candidate information, and will begin arriving in your mailbox early next week.  You’ll also find Early Voting and Election Day polling places, dates and hours, a current list of your BCRP Executive Committee, Officers and Precinct Chairs, as well as information and an application for LPRW membership.

    Remember cellphones and other digital devices are not permitted inside the polling place, but you can take the red boxed tear off section of candidates on the last page of the Voter Guide as your helpful notes.

    For additional information, visit our 2022 Republican Candidates post, where you’ll find links to each respective candidate website or Facebook pages, and more …

     

    2022 Republican Candidates

    October 3, 2022 by Mark L. Torrey in / / / / /

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    Note: Candidates marked with an ” * ” are running unopposed in this General Election and may not appear on the ballot.

    Federal Level Candidates:

    Office Name Website
    Congressional District 10 Michael McCaul https://michaelmccaul.com/
    Congressional District 27 Michael Cloud https://www.cloudforcongress.com/

    State Level Candidates:

    Office Name Website
    Governor Greg Abbott https://www.gregabbott.com/
    Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick https://www.danpatrick.org/
    Attorney General Ken Paxton https://kenpaxton.com/
    Comptroller of Public Accounts Glenn Hegar https://glennhegar.com/
    Commissioner of General Land Office Dawn Buckingham https://dawnbuckingham.com/
    Commissioner of Agriculture Sid Miller https://millerfortexas.com/
    Railroad Commissioner Wayne Christian https://www.christianfortexas.com/
    Supreme Court Justice Place 3 Debra Lehrmann https://justicedebralehrmann.com/
    Supreme Court Justice Place 5 Rebeca Aizpuru Huddle https://rebecahuddle.com/
    Supreme Court Justice Place 9 Evan Young https://justiceevanyoung.com/
    Criminal Appeals Judge Place 2 Mary Lou Keel * https://www.maryloukeel.com/
    Criminal Appeals Judge Place 5 Scott Walker https://judgescottwalker.com/
    Criminal Appeals Judge Place 6 Jessie F. McClure, III https://votejudgejesse.com/
    State Board of Education District 5 Perla Munoz-Hopkins ttps://www.perlahopkinsfortexas.com
    State Senator District 5 Charles Schwertner https://drschwertner.com/
    State Representative District 17 Stan Gerdes https://stangerdes.com/
    Third Court of Appeals, Place 4 Lesli Fitzpatrick  http://www.lesliforjustice.com/

    County Level Candidates:

    Office Name Website
    County Judge Gregory Klaus Facebook page
    County Treasurer Brittany Ross * Facebook page
    District Attorney Bryan Goertz *
    County Clerk Krista Bartsch *
    District Clerk Sarah Loucks * Facebook page
    Commissioner Precinct 2 Clara Beckett Facebook page
    Commissioner Precinct 4 David Glass Facebook page
    Justice of the Peace Precinct 1 Cindy Allen Facebook page
    Justice of the Peace Precinct 2 Raymah M. Davis *
    Justice of the Peace Precinct 3 Krystal Stabeno *
    Justice of the Peace Precinct 4 Larry Dunne * Facebook page

    Campaign signs for most of our Republican Candidates are available at the BCRP Office, Tuesday thru Saturday.

    The BCRP office is located at 443 Highway 71 West, in the City of Bastrop

    Hours are: 10:00am to 2:00pm Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays,  2:00pm to 6:00pm on Wednesdays

    Your donations are always accepted and appreciated.

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    October 24th Informational Meeting with RPT Vice-Chair Dr. Dana Myers

    September 20, 2022 by Mark L. Torrey in / / / / / / /

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    Republican Party of Texas (RPT) Vice-Chair Dr. Dana Myers will be speaking at the October 24th Informational Meeting!

    This meeting location has been changed to the First National Bank Community Room,  489 West Highway 71 in Bastrop and will start at 6:30 pm.

    Dr. Myers is a Medical Business Consultant at the health law firm Spiers Group, she works with a Texas-based investment and development group bringing medical businesses to Texas, and a two-term Vice-Chair of the Harris County Republican Party.  Dr. Myers has held leadership positions in the Texas Federation of Republican Women (TFRW), been the Regional Director for the Republican Party of Texas/TFRW Strike Force, past HCRP Co-Chair of Engagement, past RPT Communications Task Force member, and two-term President of Magic Circle Republican Women’s Club in Houston.  Dr. Myers is married to Dr. Jon Spiers, a former Republican General Land Office Candidate, and is a longtime resident of Houston, Texas.

    During her two terms as Vice-Chair of the Harris County Republican Party, Dr. Myers helped to build and rebrand the party to increase its community engagement, communication, and voter registration efforts. With her special interest in training, recruitment, and increasing Republican voter turnout, Dr. Myers led an additional effort to recruit, train, and mobilize county and precinct chairs, and volunteers, across Texas using the latest technology.

    At the 2022 Texas State Republican Convention in June, Dr. Dana Myers was elected to be the new Vice Chairman of the Republican Party of Texas.

    This will prove to be an informative night you won’t want to miss.

    “Informational Meeting with Senator Charles Schwertner”

    September 4, 2022 by Mark L. Torrey in / / / / / /

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    Bastrop County Republican Party and Bastrop County Conservatives are holding a joint informational meeting with Texas Senator Dr. Charles Schwertner, MD as our guest speaker. The meeting will be held September 26th 2022, at Casa Chapala, at 1800 Walnut Street in Bastrop. Networking will begin at 5:30pm, with the program starting at 6:30pm. Remember to arrive early to ensure you are seated.

    Dr. Charles Schwertner, MD, resides in Williamson County near the small, central Texas town of Schwertner, that bears his family name. He is a lifelong Republican, a sixth-generation Texan, and a committed fighter for conservative values. Since 2013, Dr. Schwertner has represented Texas Senate District 5, an eleven-county region of central and east Texas that includes Bastrop County.

    In 2010, Schwertner was elected to the Texas House of Representatives for District 20. In 2012 he campaigned for and won the Republican Primary for his current seat in the Texas Senate with over 75 percent of the vote. His current term ends in 2027.

    Throughout his time in the Texas Legislature, Schwertner has championed a host of diverse and important policies, passed sweeping reforms to the regulation and oversight of the state’s electrical grid and authored one of the strongest Constitutional Carry laws in the nation. In prior sessions, Schwertner fought to expand access to mental health services, reform the state foster care system, strengthen landowner rights, cut taxes for small businesses, protect seniors from abuse, and lower tuition at public universities.

    As Chairman of two powerful Senate Committees, he oversees a number of critical policy areas for the state of Texas. Schwertner also serves as a member of the Senate Committees on Education, Finance, State Affairs, and on the Legislative Budget Board, was also appointed to Chair the Texas Sunset Advisory Commission.

     

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    Get Out The Vote Workshop – September 21st, 2022

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

    [vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Bastrop County Republican Party is hosting a condensed 3 hour “Get-Out-The-Vote Workshop”, Wednesday, September 21, 2022 from 5:30pm to 8:30pm. The workshop will be held at Casa Chapala, 1800 Walnut Street in Bastrop Texas and presented by instructors from The Leadership Institute.  Preregistration (and $10 fee) is required for the workshop and covers enrollment, course materials, and a meal. The Get-Out-The-Vote (GOTV) Workshop advances a comprehensive voter contact strategy, and you will learn ways to effectively implement targeted outreach to your supporters.

    You will learn how to develop a systematic plan to get the most out of phones, door-to-door, early and absentee voters, and Election Day operations that deliver successful results. Additional on- demand content, which compliments this material, is available to program enrollees.

    Ideal attendees for the GOTV Workshop are elected officials, current or future candidates for political office, campaign operatives, party officials, precinct chairs and campaign volunteers.

    Attendees will learn how to:
    • Recruit and manage volunteers
    • Identify and target voters
    • Use absentee and early voting tools • Coordinate Election Day activities
    • Turn out their voters

    More workshop, course and instructor information can be found on their Website, including Registration and sample Agenda links.

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