21 AUG 2018 – This week, I’m contacting all Texas Legislators, asking them to sponsor a bill to #EliminatePropertyTax in the next session. If any of you can participate with me, I’m asking you to step up and take action. Now is the time.
Here’s an overview of how we can collaborate.
I’ve started by sending a customized email to 61 of 182 legislators. (That’s all the email addresses I have right now.) I’m providing information about HR3742, the 2013 bill that would abolish 60+ taxes (property tax included) by implementing an expanded consumption tax instead.
The email provides DropBox links to the bill along with the research and collateral materials that support it. After I’ve finished, I’ll search to find emails for the rest and follow up in the same way. Otherwise, I’ll send the information by U.S. Mail.
I’m “friending” all of them on Facebook. They will all be getting the same solicitation along with a link to the same message and materials. I’ll also invite them to join our group.
Not only does that provides another contact venue, it presents the same information to constituents (unless it gets deleted… ) A public post is a little less easy to dismiss than an email, it helps raise awareness and we (always) get new members.
Once that’s complete, we’ll begin researching who endorsed or supported these legislators. That’s easier to find than you may think. Because most use their website to proudly list every endorsement. That will develop into another list which will include both those who may and may not support us.
We’ll do a “Rinse and Repeat” of the above with those organizations. That could help raise more awareness and demand from constituents. And that’s what it’s going to take to ignite this.
Otherwise, we Texans will pay the price and continue to be ruled by evil men.
No Relief. No Reform. #EliminatePropertyTax