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There are at least four things every Texan should be doing to celebrate Texas Independence Day (Tuesday, March 2):

1. REMEMBER THE ALAMO!!!

2. If you didn't vote in early voting, VOTE ON TUESDAY!!!

3. Get EVERYONE to the polls! 

4. Attend your local Precinct Convention.

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The Dallas Tea Party enjoyed some beautiful weather and some excellent speakers on Saturday afternoon, including rousing words from former NFL defensive back Scott Turner:

 

 

The event was well-attended, with a crowd estimated at 1,500 people:

 

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Olbermann's response:

 

 

A number of conservative and limited-government organizations in Texas have issued endorsements and voter guides for the 2010 Texas Primary.  Dallas Tea Party does not endorse or support candidates, and we provide the following links for informational purposes only:

Empower Texans  

Young Conservatives of Texas 

Texans Uniting for Reform and Freedom (T.U.R.F.)

Immigration Reform Coalition of Texas (I.R.C.O.T.)  

Republican Liberty Caucus 

The Liberty Institute

Conservative Hispanic Society 

The Alliance of Texans Against Government Controlled Healthcare

Texas Conservative Review 

Texas Eagle Forum

Comments?  Thoughts?  Complaints?  Please share them in the comments below.

The Dallas County Republican Assembly has released the endorsements below:

Dallas County District Clerk - Cliff Boyd

Texas House District 101 - Cindy Burkett

Texas House District 102 - Stefani Carter

Texas Senate District 2 - Bob Deuell

US Congress District 30 - Charles Lingerfelt

 

 

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From the article:

"From Dallas to Carrollton and all across the area, an estimated 50 teams from various Tea Parties hit the pavement Saturday to not only alert potential voters about the primary, but also to get promises.

When candidates canvass a neighborhood door-to-door they're generally asking people to vote for them, but the Tea Party groups are just asking people to vote, period.

Tea Parties are neophytes compared to established political groups. But they have what all parties want: motivated members."

 

 

A Reuters correspondent was on-hand for our leadership conference this weekend and filed this report:

A Tea Party leadership conference in Dallas on Saturday urged the conservative movement’s activists to adopt old-fashioned, get-out-the-vote tactics, including driving people to the polling booth.

 

“This is something ACORN has been doing,” said Dallas Tea Party activist Lorie Medina, referring to the left-leaning group that conservative Tea Party types love to hate....

 

Much of what Medina said mirrored tried-and-true strategies employed by both Republicans and Democrats, including organization by zip code, voter registration drives, neighborhood walks and signing up members for affiliates.

 

The conference was a sign the movement — it grabbed headlines last year as it channeled conservative opposition to President Barack Obama’s policies into nation-wide protests against bank bail-outs, the drive to overhaul healthcare, and other aspects of the White House agenda — is becoming more focused.

 

 

We've received some good coverage this week in the Dallas Morning News:

"WASHINGTON – Texas has one of the most conservative delegations in Congress, yet more than half of the state's Republicans in the U.S. House face challengers from the right – most inspired by the anti-tax Tea Party movement.

 

"We have been encouraging people to get involved and ... to seriously consider running for office" against politicians whose views of government don't match their own, said Dallas attorney Ken Emanuelson, a leader in the local Tea Party movement. "That's a good thing."

 

In Texas, 11 of 20 Republicans have drawn challengers. In nearly every case, Tea Party connections are apparent..."

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/politics/state/stories/010610dntexconggop.3d8550f.html

 

Tea Party challengers aren't limited to Federal races:

Republicans have more internal fights to settle than Democrats. Seventeen Republican [State] House incumbents must shake off challenges in the March 2 primary before they can turn their eyes to November.

 

GOP strategists credit the Tea Party movement for at least six of the challenges: those to Reps. Charlie Geren of Fort Worth, Todd Smith of Euless, Vicki Truitt of Keller, Tommy Merritt of Longview, Delwin Jones of Lubbock, and Hopson of Jacksonville.

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/politics/state/stories/DN-house_07tex.ART0.State.Edition2.4bca1de.html