HR 2254 Agent Orange Equity Act of 2009

 Texas ROA Members:

 HR-2254 is the Agent Orange Equity Act of 2009.   It was written and filed specifically for Blue Water Sailors from Vietnam.

Tx Coalition of Veterans Organizations is taking a very active role in supporting passage of this bill.  There are two things to notice:

(1)There's a concentration of Representatives in/around the Metroplex and West Texas that have not signed-on as sponsors. These are names you know and
 with whom you have contact.  Why have Sam Johnson (a Hanoi Hilton
veteran), Kay Granger (a normally more responsive supporter of veterans/ROA) and Joe Barton plus others not been asked to "sign-on"???    Have they been asked?

(2) While they are not expected to sign-on to a House Bill, NEITHER TX
Senator have signed-on to the companion bill in the Senate.  S-1939 is the partner bill.  We sure want to support S-1939 as much as H-2254!!!

Same deal we discuss frequently:  It takes three calls - YOUR representative
and YOUR two senators.   Believe me, we've been on both senators from here  in central TX.   They must hear from other parts of the state "to get  the picture"!!!

Yes, there are 18/32 reps signed-on.  That is barely better than half.
TX can do better than this.   Let's make those calls.  Let's circulate this to the MEMBERS of the TX Department!

Thanks,

Morgan Little

Chairman Legislative Affairs

ROA Department of Texas 

Legislated Benefits for Texas Reservists and Guardsmen

By Morgan Little

A national magazine indicated that states are improving local guard and reserve benefits. 
Federal law provides an umbrella, but state laws can deliver specific support that may never be
possible from Washington DC.   We have the banner of states’ rights flying over the United
States Constitution! Please click this link for more information.

   April 2010 edition of the Texas Veterans Commission E-Vets Newsletter

Now posted on the Texas Veterans Commission website and is accessible at thislink.We ask that you share the E-Vets Newsletter with your fellow employees, fellow veterans, their families, your clients and neighbors.

Do you have a comment or suggestion regarding the E-Vets Newsletter? If so, please email us at: info@tvc.state.tx.us. We would love to hear from you.

We hope you find this information useful!
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Texas Veterans Commission

 PO Box 12277

 Austin, Texas 78711-2277

Texas License Plate 2008 Changes

The 80th Legislative Session included bills for changes to license plates. Please see thislink for more information.

Texas Coalition of Vets Organization

Legislative information at the state and national levels. Please click on thislink for more important information.

Reserve Components in the Senate and the House

February 6, 2010

All members of the department are solicited to call their Congresspersons and ask them to join the House Reserve Components Caucus.    The big attraction is an invitation to attend breakfast at the Minute Man Building with the Reserve Chiefs -- usually in the Spring -- pretty soon after Congress convenes. Please see thislink for more information.