02/05/2017
SCV Texas Division Commander’s Message – HB1359
Gentlemen of the Texas Division and all Southern Patriots everywhere,
I am very happy to announce a Texas Division SCV project that has quietly been in the works for months and has finally been rolled out. After countless meetings and trips to Austin and lawmakers offices around the state by Division members we have a new bill designed to protect monuments, plaques etc. created or dedicated to Texas Heroes. This bill is to create a law protecting not only Confederate monuments but also "ALL" monuments to veterans and heroes of Texas.
The bill is the "Texas Heroes Protection Act" HB-1359 introduced by Texas Rep. James White of Woodville TX on January 30th 2017. This bill is no small undertaking. We need your support to make this bill become law in Texas. Passing this law can stop many of the attacks we as a people have endured over the past few years on our history, our family history and family honor.
We have worked very hard to give birth to this bill. Now it falls to all of you to get behind the "Texas Heroes Protection Act" and push as hard as you can to get this bill passed into law. I have to ask each and every one of you to contact your State Rep. and State Senator and ask them to get behind this effort to save the history of the Heroes and Veterans of this State.
Please, don't sit back and assume the other guy will take care of the calls on this. We need "YOU" to do this. Please help! Your call, your letter, your email, your visit could be the very one that makes this happen. You may be the person that stopped the removal of historic monuments in Texas by your actions.
Contact your family and friends. Call on all Veterans groups to help, after all this bill protects all of them also. It is time for Texans to rise up and let it be known that we as a people love our veterans, our Heroes, and our history. "WE" say enough is enough SAVE OUR HISTORY. Keep the phone lines burned up. Keep the pressure on! Make the Lawmakers accountable they represent YOU. You voted for them so now it is time for them to step up and vote as you direct, that is why they are in office to represent you.
This message is just the beginning of this battle. More information will be forthcoming as effort to pass the bill moves along. Hopefully with your help around the State we will be able to tally the numbers of lawmakers that have joined the effort to pass the bill into law. TIME IS SHORT. Make the call now. Later may be too late to matter. You can't win a fight after it is over.
The line is drawn in the sand, FIGHT
Gary D. Bray
Commander
Texas Division, SCV
February 4, 2017