Chairman of Railroad Commission Coming to Bastrop
March 28, 2008
Chairman of the Railroad Commission, Michael Williams, will be speaking about energy for Texas at the Bastrop Chamber of Commerce luncheon April 2, 2008 at the LCRA Riverside Conference Center.
Following the Chamber of Commerce luncheon, a reception will be held from 1-2pm at the First National Bank 2nd floor Training Room of the Hwy 71 location. This reception will be sponsored by the Bastrop County Republican Party. Everyone is invited to come, meet and hear Commissioner Williams.
For more information, you may contact Evelyn Weilert at 512-303-3689 or Bob Long at 512-303-0810. You can also go to Commissioner Williams’ website: http://www.williamsfortexas.com/about/
BISD & SISD Candidates to Speak
March 19, 2008
Candidates for the contested school board races in Smithville and Bastrop will be speaking at the Bastrop County Republican Women’s Meeting on March 20th at 7pm in Smithville at the First Natrions Bank community room on Main Street.
We will also have an update on the elections by the Bastrop County Republican Party Chairman Albert Ellison.
Please join us for the opportunity to ask the candidates for School Board questions that are important to you. The public is invited to attend and refreshments will be served.
BCRW March Meeting 3/20 in Smithville
March 11, 2008
We welcome all newcomers as well as established members to our March meeting of the Bastrop County Republican Women. We are definitely in full swing for the November election. It really is so important to start campaigning for our Republican candidates now. The democrats are out in force this year and are determined to keep Bastrop County predominantly democrat. Join us now to make a difference!
The meeting will take place at the First National Bank on Main Street in Smithville. It will be held at 7pm on March 20th. Refreshments will be served. We invite new members to join us at his meeting.
Bastrop Republican Primary Results
March 7, 2008
With all the excitement of the primaries at the national level last Tuesday, I want to take a moment to bring the focus back to the local level. These are the people who are our friends and our neighbors, who go to bat for us every day and work hard to earn our support and trust.
On behalf of the Bastrop County Republican Women, I would like to personally congratulate the winners of our two contested primaries: Derek Van Gilder, candidate for 423rd District Judge, and Terry Pickering, candidate for Bastrop County Sheriff. They ran terrific campaigns and we are proud to have them represent our party in the November general elections.
To their opponents I would also like to point out how grateful we are for their service and their representation of the Republican Party. Charlotte Hinds has served this county very well in her position as 423rd District Judge; it’s not easy starting a new court venue from scratch, but her hard work and dedication has really shown. Rosanna Abreo had a steep hill to climb as well in order to restore the good name of the sheriff’s department, and we fully believe she has accomplished that mission. Both Abreo and Hinds were strong, qualified candidates who have very bright futures ahead of them. We are proud to call them “fellow Republicans” but we are even prouder to call them “friends”.
That being said, we look forward to campaigning for all Republican candidates in the November elections so that they can carry forward our message of individual freedom and limited government.
Marilyn Etzel
Obama’s Idea of American “Safety”
March 6, 2008
Please watch this video. I don’t believe it even needs commenting upon.
BCRP Primary Voting Update
March 4, 2008
Today is the Primary election. The polls are open until 7 p.m. GO VOTE!!!!
Already the early voting response has been huge. We voted almost 7,000 people early, 1,900 of which were Republican primary voters. We have not broken 700 in early voting numbers in our primary in the 2000 or 2004 presidential elecions.
If you need to know where your polling location is, check your precinct number on your voter registration card, then look up your voting location on our website: www.bastropcountygop.org. The web site has been updated with our current information. It also contains all candidates and issues on the Republican Primary ballot.
Also, attend you precinct convention at your polling loction following close of the polls. There we will elect delegates and alternates to the County Convention to be held March 29, and consider resolutions brought by your neighbors.
Albert L. Ellison, Chairman
Bastrop County Republican Party
BCRP to Hold Pre-election “Time of Prayer”
March 2, 2008
Romans 13:1 says the following: “Every person is to be in subjection to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those which exist are established by God.” The Bible also instructs that rulers who do what is right make for a happy population, but those who do wrong bring reproach upon a nation.
Recognizing therefore that God appoints our rulers, and that their decisions affect our daily welfare, I invite you to participate in a time of prayer on Monday, March 3, from 7 to 8 p.m. at the Bastrop County Courthouse in front of the Gazebo. The purpose is to pray that God, through this election March 4, would raise up rulers among us, at all levels of government, who are best able to lead us in doing what is right.
Albert L. Ellison, Chairman
Bastrop County Republican Party