State Reps. Bill Callegari (R-Katy) and John Zerwas (R-Richmond) will co-host a town hall meeting with the Texas Conservative Coalition to begin the process of crafting a conservative agenda for the next session of the Texas Legislature.
ZERWAS
The meeting will take place 7 – 9 p.m. Nov. 9 at the Powerhouse Christian Center in Katy.
In addition to Callegari and Zerwas, other state and local legislators are expected to be in attendance.
CALLEGARI
The meeting will focus on how “big government” efforts have failed in Washington and California and what those failures could mean to Texas and the local area.
Area residents are encouraged to attend the meeting where local legislators will lay out ideas “to keep Texas a shining beacon of economic strength and moral values,” according to organizers. Attendees will have an opportunity to provide feedback and ask questions as TCC, Callegari and Zerwas begin drafting a conservative agenda for the Texas Legislature.
The next legislative session will convene in January of 2011.
The Powerhouse Christian Center is located at 1818 Katyland Dr. in Katy.
in the words of that great liberal FDR “All we have to fear is fear itself”
“patriot missive says:
November 1st, 2009 at 4:58 pm (#)
For example, BP out in Texas City, made NO changes to the way they do business after they killed 15 workers at their plant several years ago. It is cheaper for them to pay the cheap fine than make the needed changes. This
is “Tort reform” and it is a very “business friendly” but grossly abusive product.”
“I am no fan of BP, but this is not a true statement”
When Megamouth compares people to Hitler, it is in the vein trite name calling.
There are real issues in Fort Bend where people are being targeted by their HOAs for foreclosure on issues as trite as a garbage can left at the street one hour too long. Clearly these “violations” are a cover for the same old religious, racial, and political intolerance, just under a different name.
This real problem is a comparison to Hitler and Stalin, not fantasies about Obamafear.
“santhony says:
November 2nd, 2009 at 8:56 pm (#)
Leave it to “ftbendconman” to lay blame at the employees and families for this tragedy”
“slapandtickle says:
November 3rd, 2009 at 12:00 am (#)
I don’t think I read that anyone was blaming the employees for this.”
calvin the troll loves to falsely accuse someone then turn them in to Obama. Its the way its done in loserana and in Natziland, its the liberalway.
I don’t think I read that anyone was blaming the employees for this.
Leave it to “ftbendconman” to lay blame at the employees and families for this tragedy. It reminds me of when he did this over the Imperial Sugar plant explosion in Georgia.
What a complete loser and now we find out he claims to be a government employee. I wonder if he works for OSHA? Na, he’s one the dole and thinks that means he’s working for the government…hahaha
I remember reading about this. It was a very sad day for Texans!
This was such a tragedy in Texas City to the 170 families impacted and 15 dead. I find it hard to believe that anyone would use this to make lite of that entire situation. Moms and Dads that won’t be coming home and to imagine this is the second such explosion in that community.
I don’t think the company would have offered to plead guilty to a federal environmental crime and a $50 million fine if they didn’t think they were grossly negligent. Secondly that BP facility has had subsequent violations that OSHA and the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board persists in an organizational culture. They were heavily criticized by the Baker Panel which found the Texas City plant one of the worst in North America.
Perhaps patriot missive wasn’t so far off. The real tragedy is that no amount of money can possibly compensate these Texas families. I believe in this case they actually suspended tort ceilings.
“patriot missive says:
November 1st, 2009 at 4:58 pm (#)
For example, BP out in Texas City, made NO changes to the way they do business after they killed 15 workers at their plant several years ago. It is cheaper for them to pay the cheap fine than make the needed changes. This
is “Tort reform” and it is a very “business friendly” but grossly abusive product.”
“I am no fan of BP, but this is not a true statement”
pms is one of the least informed posters here, in fact he has taken ignorance to a new level.
“For example, BP out in Texas City, made NO changes to the way they do business after they killed 15 workers at their plant several years ago. It is cheaper for them to pay the cheap fine than make the needed changes.”
I am no fan of BP, but this is not a true statement.
You seem to be implying that everyone is off topic but you. That’s pretty silly.
here’s a tip, want to have an impact? Go to this meeting, listen and learn. Then get involved other than posting off topic rants.
“Factually Speaking says:
November 1st, 2009 at 10:37 am (#)
So true, patriot missive.
Case in point, the very Cadillac/Mercedes Benz Healthcare plan that all the United States of America’s Congressmen have including the Republican Congressmen, which is actually, a Government run plan—yet, the Republican are doing that Jedi-eye Mind Trick thing again (they do it well; I have to congratulate them on that particular skill); and, are doing everything possible to impede the American Citizenry from having the same opportunity that they, themselves, have regarding healthcare.”
what can say about such lunatic ravings?
“patriot missive says:
November 1st, 2009 at 8:46 am (#)
There is nothing “conservative” about a group of powerhouse right-wing nut jobs who want to steal your tax dollars through privatized scams that raise taxes beyond what France pays, while leaving taxpayers with less government services than the third world.”
wow such wisdom…
“Our board went after an old lady for a fence they had approved. Her legal costs and the HOA lawyer are billing her is stuck in district court. It’s cost her everything.”
only the sillest poster would think this on topic…
I know I know its like shooting fish in a barrel
‘back to the HOA rant, off topic as it usually is.’
How can it be both on and off topic?
Does that title apply to Zerwas and Callegari and anyone attending town hall meetings that are concerned about making positive policy changes? Or is that just more of your personal gripes? Perhaps the sky fell on you some time ago and that’s why you constantly point the finger at everyone else.
Looks like someone is contradicting himself once again on numerous posts in this thread. Glad to read though that you admitted it is a valid topic for the town hall and thus this forum too and who is the ‘sky is falling crowd’? Everyone but you?
“I wonder why Governor Bobby Jindal (R) isn’t trying to fix that image” why do you think he was elected?
“Why would a policy development town hall be off topic for HOA tort reform” Did youmean HOA reform? I would think that would an excellent topic to bring up at the meeting. What I commented on was the ever present HOA rant that some use to try to divert every thread.
“No one is safe while these abusive, manipulative, money and property grubbing, foreclosure artists run loose”
actually most are quite safe in spite of what the “sky is falling crowd” want us to believe.
back to the HOA rant, off topic as it usually is.
FtBendConservative is think about my question HA HAH LOLOOLO or one of this smart comment.
HOA reform is at the center of property rights in Texas.
No one is safe while these abusive, manipulative, money and property grubbing, foreclosure artists run loose. Ahh, but they live and breath in a business friendly state that is happy to sacrifice its people to this criminal base.
Yeah, I think it ought to be discussed at the town meeting!
Hey there FtBendConservative
Why would a policy development town hall be off topic for HOA tort reform and property rights violations by boards and developers. It sounds like something any policy meeting of “conservatives” should be considering….unless of course they aren’t really conservatives (haha)…
I wonder why Governor Bobby Jindal (R) isn’t trying to fix that image. Isn’t he a good republican? I also read a report on Sugar Land city council member Russell Jone’s law firm being involved in hundreds of cases in a Missouri City neighborhood before they turned their HOA board over and changed legal vendors. I wonder if he was a member of the trail lawyers group? I read he’s a good republican too.
“It is not clear that loserana would be loserana if Texas had not tempted business with a sexy, “come hither and screw us all” unbalanced pro-business position.”
spoken like a true conservative.
“but are you defending the ‘Texas Trial Lawyers Association’?”
absolutely, my posts cearly show a bias towards trial lawyers
hahaha you can’t make this stuff up
So yes, in my opinion, these issues are very much on topic.
Not sure who you are talking to ftbendconservative, but are you defending the ‘Texas Trial Lawyers Association’? That is not a group considered to be overly conservative, which makes me wonder about your claim to be.
It is not clear that loserana would be loserana if Texas had not tempted business with a sexy, “come hither and screw us all” unbalanced pro-business position.
Thus the issue is very much on topic for this thread and should be brought to any such public forum.
You didn’t answer any of my questions and this is an area that needs addressing at any political forum conservative or otherwise. So these participants seem very much on topic to me. Tort reform, that you are rejoicing about, did nothing to stop the predatory practices of lawyers feeding off the equity of homeowners. Current laws (TX property code 204) actually makes it very lucrative for these attorneys to pursue small home and property owners for the fees it generates since only the homeowner is required to pay the plantiff along with their own defense attorney in these cases. This includes anything from presuit letters to presuit actions. This is unheard of in any other legal situation that I’m aware of. Prop. code 204 was written by industry lobbyist and violates the 16 amendment sec. 50 of the TX constitution regarding property rights of individuals as well as the US bill of rights.
I guess these aren’t conservative issues anymore?
Tort reform is far from done when it leaves so many of us exposed to these practices.
Texas could have chosen the path loserana took and ran business out of the state.
“Texas is one of the states – perhaps the state – in which tort reformers have had the most success.”
Lets not let facts distort you judgement.
The tort reform issue is absolute
flaming horse sh-t. Tort reform is pouring gas over a “fire” in order to put it out. Tort reform
abandons damaged parties, and offers no incentive for businesses to make improvements.
For example, BP out in Texas City, made NO changes to the way they do business after they killed 15 workers at their plant several years ago. It is cheaper for them to pay the cheap fine than make the needed changes. This
is “Tort reform” and it is a very “business friendly” but grossly abusive product.
Jokes and songs about abusive attorneys and Obama haters are easy to sing, but intelligent people understand that the issues are more complex than eliminating the only means that victims have at justice and changing the abusive practices of large corporations.
now back to the HOA rant
calvin don’t let me stop you conservatives from attending tho…..
Sounds like they did wonders for doctors and large corporate interests, but now they need to finish the job and protect all property owners from lawyer abuses. You sound like you are opposed to protecting our property rights from the lawyers?
“In 2003 the Texas Legislature passed the most comprehensive package of tort reform laws yet – laws that capped
non-economic damages in most medical malpractice cases at $ 250,000, curtailed class actions, created a safe harbor for
drugs and other products that meet government standards, barred punitive damages unless the jury is unanimous, and
adopted fee-shifting rules”
most conservatives know this is why dems are going after the judge races ie Harris County last year.
I repeat most conservatives knew that.
I see, so the last and only attempt at tort reform for doctors somehow covers homeowners and small property owners? Which bill was that and what subsection protects us from predatory practices?
tort reform has been done, one of the reasons exas leads the nation in job growth. But lets not let the facts get in the way of conservatives discussing the townhall meeting.
I wonder why anyone would assume that an article on a conservative policy town hall meeting wouldn’t include tort reform for homeowners or property rights?
psst conservative townhall meeting, how did we get to the HOA rant?
hahaha
um um um Obama
Factually, Patriot,
I don’t know if she is a registered republican or democrat, but you would think that shouldn’t mater when they are knowingly violating her property rights for the fees it generates for their attorney.
Our board went after an old lady for a fence they had approved. Her legal costs and the HOA lawyer are billing her is stuck in district court. It’s cost her everything.
that Obama tune is catchy isn’t it liberals?
um um um Obama
and who was that “con” or is he just a figament of your imagination, name names if they “really exist” other than in your mind. “Its Boosh’s Fault”
Oh really? I just saw a “con”servative republican, ex HOA board member, and current MUD member, turn in 5 neighbors to the central appraisal district, for making improvements to their houses, when the CAD caught him for the same thing. The HOA industry is TOTALLY about a Stalinist plan to turn in your neighbors and thus empower the criminal privatized HOA government.
Oh, so is this perspective on pro constitution and neighborliness a liberal thing or a conservative one?
um um um
um um um Obana
obama
When unable to offer credible debate with deepen logic and truth, go off topic is the strategy. Ho-hum–how boring.
OIC its the repub run House and Senate’s fault. Watching the dem liberals and liberaltarians sip the kool aid and singing “the song”:
Turn your neighbor in for not re-cycling
do it for the party
turn your family members in for not bing PC
do it for the party
turn the workers in is they don’t join the union
do it for the party
um um um Obama.
So true, patriot missive.
Case in point, the very Cadillac/Mercedes Benz Healthcare plan that all the United States of America’s Congressmen have including the Republican Congressmen, which is actually, a Government run plan—yet, the Republican are doing that Jedi-eye Mind Trick thing again (they do it well; I have to congratulate them on that particular skill); and, are doing everything possible to impede the American Citizenry from having the same opportunity that they, themselves, have regarding healthcare.
Republican Congressmen have “not” turned down nor are the Republican Congressmen giving up their own government run health plan they currently have for themselves—but, simultaneously, when the same concept of opportunity is offered to the American people, it suddenly becomes Socialism/Socialist and a bad thing—-well, those who follow blindly behind, should ask themselves the burning question, if the ones they are following behind truly believe what they are asking others to believe, then, those who follow should request those Republican Congressmen to denounce their own healthcare plan by way of, and courtesy the United States of America’s Government.
Socialism is Socialism, correct?
Why is the very Cadillac/Mercedes Benz Healthcare plan for Congressmen—Republican Congressmen, included, not Socialism for them, but it is Socialism for the rest of the United States of American citizenry?
The conservatives don’t want the American citizenry to have the opportunity of healthcare choice, and, thus become empowered to be in the position to review healthcare choices, comparatively, and decide upon whatever healthcare plan they have currently, is the better plan for the money or not; additionally, American citizenry who may not have adequate healthcare coverage or no healthcare coverage at all will have empowerment of choice and opportunity to review comparatively regarding healthcare coverage as well.
What’s good for the gander is good for the goose. But,”not,” says the conservatives–the Republican Congressmen and some of the Blue-Dog Democrats Congressmen.
In essence, they don’t want the rest of us to have what they already have.
There is nothing “conservative” about a group of powerhouse right-wing nut jobs who want to steal your tax dollars through privatized scams that raise taxes beyond what France pays, while leaving taxpayers with less government services than the third world.
I will go to this meeting just to see the show. These fake conservatives know that there is “one born again every minute” and they can’t wait to take them to the cleaners.
for all you conservatives that “blockwalked for dems”, all you “independents” that voted for Obama, and all you “don’t tax me bro”/social liberals 7 – 9 p.m. Nov. 9 at the Powerhouse Christian Center in Katy.