Anne McIlhany
During the March monthly meeting for the Kingwood Area Republican Women, Texas state Sen. Tommy Williams was honored with an award for his service and commitment.
Williams thanked the club for the honor, and went on to discuss top issues facing the state for the 82nd legislative session.
One topic fresh on everyone’s minds was the recent passing of the healthcare bill. Williams discussed what this would mean for Texas.
“This will be 24.3 billion dollars that Texas will have to spend over this,” he said. “It will have a five billion dollar impact on the next session…the worst part of the bill is forcing the states to pay for their bad idea.”
Williams went on to praise Texas, calling the state a “shining example of how conservatism works.”
He pointed out how 3,500 people leave California every week, while 1,500 pour into Texas every week.
“We need to remind people why they are moving to Texas,” said Williams. “Not because of government services, it is because of opportunity.”
Williams went on to discuss the importance of working hard to get a Republican majority.
“I believe that most of America is right of center, I think there is a lot of buyer’s remorse,” he said. “And we need to welcome them back home to the Republican party; I’d like to say thank you and let’s get to work.”
Following William’s talk, KARW presented some of the candidates who will be in the runoff in the primary election on April 13, including Marc Brown and Danny Dexter, candidates for the 180th District Court; Rick Green, in the race for the Texas Supreme Court;Ed Hubbard, in the runoff for Harris County Republican chair; and Alice O’Neill and James Lombardino, in the runoff for the 308th District Court.
Finally, KARW gave Texas House District 127 candidates Susan Curling and Dan Huberty a few minutes to speak to the club about their positions.
Curling stressed that taxes were the primary issue she felt voters were concerned with; Huberty emphasized education.
The Kingwood Area Republican Women meet on the third Wednesday of every month. For more information, visit www.kingwoodarearepublicanwomen.org.
Photo: Alice Rekeweg of KARW presents Texas state Sen. Tommy Williams with a special award in recognition of his service. Photo by Anne McIlhany
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