The July 3rd Rowlett Texas Tea Party was a success in my mind and in the minds of the other organizers. It was blistering hot and we still managed to pull in some 200 supporters who sat and listened, spoke at the open mic and signed petitions.

So, what happens next?

The Rowlett Texas Tea Party is already making plans for our next Tea Party and will have details out about that soon so stay tuned!

For now there are three important things you can do right away! (compliments of my friend Dianne Edmondson)

1) Learn who your elected representatives are and how they voted on those important “big spender” bills;

2) Become informed about our U.S. Constitution and heritage; and

3) Become involved in the political process to ensure that real conservatives are elected to both state and federal offices.

Merely complaining won’t make any difference. Simply coming together with like-minded patriots to protest the past won’t change the future. In other words, HOPING for a CHANGE in the leftward track our nation is upon will do no good whatsoever. Only becoming an informed, active participant in the political process will advance the conservative cause.

One thing you can do right now is contact your representatives and tell them how you feel about the issues and legislation they are voting on.

For Rowlett our 3 US Representatives are:

     Jeb Hensarling, District 5

          Website: www.house.gov/hensarling

          Washington, D.C. Office:
               129 Cannon House Office Building,
               District of Columbia 20515-4305
               Phone: (202) 225-3484
               Fax: (202) 226-4888

          Dallas Office:
               6510 Abrams Road, Suite 243
               Dallas, Texas 75231
               Phone: (214) 349-9996
               Fax: (214) 349-0738

     Ralph Hall, District 4

          Website: www.house.gov/ralphhall

          Washington, D.C. Office:
               2405 Rayburn House Office Building,
               District of Columbia 20515-4304
               Phone: (202) 225-6673
               Fax: (202) 225-3332

          Rockwall Office:
               104 North San Jacinto Street
               Rockwall, Texas 75087
               Phone: (972) 771-9118
               Fax: (972) 722-0907

     Sam Johnson, District 3

          Website: samjohnson.house.gov

          Washington, D.C. Office:
               1211 Longworth House Office Building,
               District of Columbia 20515-4303
               Phone: (202) 225-4201
               Fax: (202) 225-1485

          Richardson Office:
               2929 North Central Expressway, Suite 240
               Richardson, Texas 75080
               Phone: (972) 470-0892
               Fax: (972) 470-9937

Our Texas Senators are:

     Kay Bailey Hutchison

          Website: hutchison.senate.gov

          Washington, D.C. Office:
               284 Russell Senate Office Building,
               District of Columbia 20510-4304
               Phone: (202) 224-5922
               Fax: (202) 224-0776

          Dallas Office:
               10440 North Central Expressway, #1160
               Dallas, Texas 75231
               Phone: (214) 361-3500
               Fax: (214) 361-3502

     John Cornyn

          Website: cornyn.senate.gov

          Washington, D.C. Office:
               517 Hart Senate Office Building,
               District of Columbia 20510-4302
               Phone: (202) 224-2934
               Fax: (202) 228-2856

          Dallas Office:
               5001 Spring Valley Road, Suite 1125E
               Dallas, Texas 75244
               Phone: (972) 239-1310
               Fax: (972) 239-2110

Other people who represent us are:

     Governor

    * Rick Perry (R)

     Texas Senate

    * Robert Deuell (R-2)

     Texas House of Representatives

    * Jodie Laubenberg (R-89)
    * Joe Driver (R-113)


     President

    * Barack Obama (D)


I won't list all their contact info as this is already MUCH too long! My favorite website for getting that info is :


http://www.congress.org/

Just put in your zip code and it will give you the list. Then just click on their names to get all the info you need.

The key is to contact them anyway you wish and let them know how you feel!

Stay tuned for details soon!