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The news I have been anxiously awaiting for came in earlier today. We now can officially say GOODBYE to horse slaughter in the state of Texas!!! Slaughter industry efforts to overturn a 1949 Texas state law that said horse slaughter for human consumption was illegal was not overturned like they so wanted. No more slaughter houses in the whole United States remain open! Now on it’s way to the federal level is a bill that will make damn sure this will not have to ruin an innocent creatures life again. Make sure to keep your eyes open and lend your support to the ban forever. I’m honestly so excited..I was getting so worried that they were going to just bypass this bill and screw us over again. Comes to show when enough people voice their opinion our senators really will listen to what we have to say. Many thanks and enjoy the basking glow of all your tireless campaigning!!! Now, let’s all go gather round Willie’s place.haha=)

Alright, if you have been keeping up with the latest happenings this past week in Austin ( or the guys whole career) I’d like to hear from you. Post away and don’t leave anything out. The members did pass the random steroid testing bill as well as the state budget (which would’ve forced a special session had that not been voted on)during the frenzy but not before some members were physically restrained from the podium and a storm of over 50 house members walking out with keys in hand. If this weren’t enough going awry Denise Davis, the House parliamentarian as well as assistant parliamentarian Christopher Griesel have officially resigned over the incident. If anyone should step down I’d say Craddick should but we all know he’s only in this game to win.I’ll be posting more as this unfolds.

I recently posted a message regarding the state horse slaughter bills. Today is the last day for any amendments to pass and according to a source from the Human Society it’s ” HIGHLY likely” that a new amendment will be introduced today to LEGALIZE horse slaughter here in our home state. If this were to pass we would be the ONLY US state to allow this to happen. We are already known for being #1 in things not normally one would like to brag about. Would we want to be the only state to allow innocent horses to be killed as well? I think not !! ACT immediately and make that phone call to your Senator.We do have the choice to get this stopped! The minutes are ticking away so please pass this information on to anybody you know who would be willing to help!

The House and Senate have passed the “so-called” Healthy Marriage Bill and it’s now ready to have Gov.Rick Perry’s signature. Which means that even though it’s not required ( not yet anyway) if you and your soon to be spouse take 8 hours of counseling together you will not have to pay double the amount for your marriage license. The current fee would be $60.00 without .Personally, I rather pay the extra bucks considering you will pay a hell of alot more than that towards your sessions. I also think it’s not the government’s job to help me decide if this is the guy I would want to marry or not. They are meddling in more than they have a say so in if you ask me. What’s next? Where I’m allowed to honeymoon??

The good news is thanks to everybody’s huge effort taking the time to contact their state reps (and others for that matter) horsemeat for human consumption is illegal in Texas! For now .The Texas State Senate amended the bill S.B.911 to make horse slaughter legal. This same bill passed the House Agriculture Committee without the amendment to make horse slaughter legal. We still have two weeks left and at anytime either the House or Senate could sneak legislation through. It’s imperative that you make sure you call and email your respresentatives once again so that we can make sure this bill and any others are killed once and for all. You know you’ll feel better after doing so.