President’s Message

Hello BARW Community! Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar was recently confirmed to be the next Texas A&M Chancellor. Railroad Commissioner, Christi Craddick and former State Senator, Don Huffines have answered the call in this race (so far). Senator John Cornyn is being primaried and his name is Texas Attorney General, Ken Paxton. The gloves are off, and the mud is slinging. Will other contenders emerge? Does this now open a vacancy for the AG’s office? Who are the noteworthy candidates willing to compete...

Hello BARW! I watched President Trump’s address to the joint sessions of Congress this week. Texas had 12 democratic representatives that could not find it in themselves to clap for D.J. Daniel (a local Pearland resident) who beat cancer, or Jason Hartley, a young cadet heading to West Point, or empathy for a Houston mother who lost her child, 12-year-old Jocelyn Nungaray, who Trump renamed a 34,000-acre wildlife sanctuary in Galveston Bay after. These were moments worthy of applause. Then there was...

Hello BARW! I received an email recently from the Harris County Republican Party titled: Have you ever thought about running for a position on the ballot? Come learn more! (If you are not on their email distribution – here’s the link – SignUp (scroll to bottom of page)). It got me thinking about our upcoming BARW luncheon meeting on February 25th. We have witnessed and supported our guest speaker, Alex Mealer, and many others in their run for judicial and county seats...