Be sure to mark your calendars and make plans to stop by the Kemah residence of former Kemah Mayor Bill King and his lovely wife Melissa for a reception honoring Galveston County's own Dr. Robin Armstrong the Vice Chairman of the Republican Party of Texas.

Sponsored by the Harris County SD 11 Host Committee chaired by Clear Lake attorney Dick Gregg III the event will be from 5:30p - 7p on Wednesday March 7th at 1215 Kipp St in Kemah.

Both of our SREC members Kathy Haigler and Dennis Paul are on the host committee as well and RPT Chairman Tina Benskiser has been invited.

Please RSVP to Dick Gregg III or his receptionist at 281-480-1211.

Checks can be made out to the: Dr. Robin Armstrong Campaign and mailed to Dick Gregg III at
Gregg and Gregg P.C, 16055 Space Center Blvd, Suite # 150, Houston, TX 77062.

Corporate as well as personal checks will be graciously accepted.

Pol. Adv. - The Markum Group

2/20 update - Councilman Jim Nelson has filed in the position 7 race.

2/22 update - Timothy Tibai has filed in the position 6 race and Rick Wade, City Attorney Arnold Polanco, and Pat Hallisey have picked up candidate packets.

In anticipation of the May 12th municipal elections, the political jockeying for the two City Council seats that are up for grabs has begun.

In the position #6 seat, the recently retired, highly regarded, and long time Clear Creek HS basket ball coach Buddy Carlisle has thrown his hat into the ring for the seat being vacated by Councilman Jon Keeney. Many of you know the Coach from his recent stint as a co-host with Mr. Mallios on Door to Door League City. If you don't know him, you can go to his website at: http://www.buddycarlisle.com/ for more information.

Tim Paulissen who ran for Council in 2005 and 2006 has filed for the position #6 seat.

In the position #7 seat, currently held by Councilman Jim Nelson, local Realtor, and former Lion's Club president Lisa Howard has tossed her hat into the ring saying she wants to be an independent voice for progress. For more information on her campaign, you can go to: http://www.lisahoward.org/. Councilman J. Nelson has not filed for reelection as of today, but I understand from Mr. Mallios that it is anticipated that he will.

And, several individuals have picked up candidate packets including:

Jamie deFabio from Hole in the Wall Antique Shop

There is also a rumor that Rick Wade, the host of the League City Business Journal internet radio show, is considering a run for council as well, but Rick says that he is only "thinking" about it at this time.

And, League City Democrat activist Chris Mallios, crushing the hopes and dreams of far left extreme bloggers and mayoral obstructionists all over the city, unable or unwilling to walk the walk that goes with his brash talk, confirmed that he is not going to run for council this time. It appears as if he's been relegated to yet another year of lobbing ineffective conspiratorial delusions from the sidelines. Maybe we'll see him next year in the mayoral election.

Time, as always, will tell, but the filing deadline is not until March 12th.

And in the interest of full disclosure, Mr. Carlisle and Mrs. Howard are clients of The Markum Group.

In an amazing display of liberalism run amuck, State Representative Garnet Coleman (D-Houston) has filed a bill to allow groups to distribute condoms to inmates in Texas prisons and State Jails. Condoms. As in to have sex with. In prison.

MEMO TO COLEMAN - Consensual sex between inmates is not allowed in Texas Prisons.

and just in case you weren't sure that Coleman is a Liberal, under his bill you can't use the condoms as evidence of a crime. So if an inmate is raped using one of the condoms that he has been given for free, the condom can't be used as evidence against him.

Only in the Mind of a Texas Liberal would this kind of law even be considered. Contact your own state rep and ask them to vote this bill down.

80R4972 HLT-D

By: Coleman H.B. No. 1068



A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to distribution of condoms to inmates and state jail defendants confined in facilities operated by or under contract with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 501, Government Code, is amended by adding Section 501.0541 to read as follows:
Sec. 501.0541. DISTRIBUTION OF CONDOMS TO INMATES AND STATE JAIL DEFENDANTS. (a) The department shall adopt a policy that:
(1) allows any nonprofit or public health care agency to distribute condoms to inmates and state jail defendants confined in facilities operated by or under contract with the department; and
(2) provides for the disposal of used condoms in a manner that protects:
(A) the anonymity of inmates and state jail defendants; and
(B) the health of department employees, inmates, and state jail defendants.
(b) Possession of a condom distributed in accordance with the policy adopted under Subsection (a) may not be used as evidence of illegal activity for purposes of administrative sanctions against an inmate or state jail defendant.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2007.