TEXAS HISTORY IS UNDER ATTACK

 Texans, we have a problem. While most Texans are distracted by National Issues like Biden being pronounced the POTUS, his executive orders, and the back and fourth between AOC & the Republicans, Texas Democrat House Reps & Senators are filing a pleather of bills attacking our Texas History.  

 HB1186  was filed on Jan 19, 2021 by Democrat House Rep Rafael Anchia. The bill goes after a lot of monuments, portraits & buildings. In the bill section 443.01527 reads.....

REMOVAL OF CERTAIN ITEMS FROM PUBLIC DISPLAY. Not later than December 31, 2021, the board shall remove the following items from public display.
​  (1)  the portrait of Albert Sidney Johnson located in
 the senate chamber;
              (2)  the cannons located on the south grounds of the
 Capitol and near the south entrance to the Capitol building;
              (3)  the Confederate Soldiers' Monument located on the
 south grounds of the Capitol;
              (4)  the portrait of Richard William "Dick" Dowling
 located in the house chamber;
              (5)  Hood's Texas Brigade Monument located on the east
 grounds of the Capitol;
              (6)  the portrait of Jefferson Davis located in the
 senate chamber; and
              (7)  Terry's Texas Rangers Monument located on the
 south grounds of the Capitol.

Section 2. Section 2165.251(a), Govermental Code, is amended to read as follows...

​(a)  The space in the old State Board of Insurance State
 Office Building, located on San Jacinto Street between 11th and
 12th streets in Austin, the Sam Houston Building, and the
 Jackson-Webber [John H. Reagan] Building are allocated to the
 legislature and legislative agencies for their use.
        SECTION 3.  (a)  The state office building located on the
 south side of 15th Street between Congress Avenue and Colorado
 Street in Austin, previously known as the John H. Reagan Building,
 is renamed the Jackson-Webber Building in honor of Nathaniel
 Jackson and John Webber.
        (b)  As soon as practicable following the effective date of
 this Act, the Texas Facilities Commission shall implement the name
 change made by Subsection (a) of this section.
        SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.

Click here to read House Bill 1186

(D) House Rep Rafael Anchia's bill is bad enough by itself, but there is more bad news/work for TITFF.

​ House Bill 86 was filed November 9, 2020 by Jarvis Johnson. The bill is aimed at abolishing Texas's Confederate Heroes Day & making . 

HB 86
​A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to abolishing Confederate Heroes Day.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1.  Section 1.006(f)(2), Election Code, is amended to read as follows:
(2)  "State holiday" means a state holiday under Sections 662.003(b)(1) through (5) [(6)], Government Code.
SECTION 2.  Section 662.003(b), Government Code, is amended to read as follows:
(b)  A state holiday includes only the following days:
(1)  [the 19th day of January, "Confederate Heroes Day," in honor of Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee, and other Confederate heroes;
[(2)] the second day of March, "Texas Independence Day";
(2) [(3)]  the 21st day of April, "San Jacinto Day";
(3) [(4)]  the 19th day of June, "Emancipation Day in Texas," in honor of the emancipation of the slaves in Texas in 1865;
(4) [(5)]  the 27th day of August, "Lyndon Baines Johnson Day," in observance of the birthday of Lyndon Baines Johnson;
(5) [(6)]  the Friday after Thanksgiving Day;
(6) [(7)]  the 24th day of December; and
(7) [(8)]  the 26th day of December.
SECTION 3.  Section 662.021, Government Code, is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 662.021.  DATES OF HOLIDAYS.  A legal holiday includes only the following days:
(1)  a national holiday under Section 662.003(a); and
(2)  a state holiday under Sections 662.003(b)(1) through (5) [(6)].
SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.
​
 

 Also Democrat House Rep Shawn Thierry filed HB 219 on November 9, 2020 that tries to eliminate Texas Confederate Heroes Day as well.  The bill reads.....
​ 

HB 219
​​A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 AN ACT
 relating to abolishing Confederate Heroes Day.
        BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
        SECTION 1.  Section 1.006(f)(2), Election Code, is amended
 to read as follows:
              (2)  "State holiday" means a state holiday under
 Sections 662.003(b)(1) through (5) [(6)], Government Code.
        SECTION 2.  Section 662.003(b), Government Code, is amended
 to read as follows:
        (b)  A state holiday includes only the following days:
              (1)  [the 19th day of January, "Confederate Heroes
 Day," in honor of Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee, and other
 Confederate heroes;
              [(2)] the second day of March, "Texas Independence
 Day";
              (2) [(3)]  the 21st day of April, "San Jacinto Day";
              (3) [(4)]  the 19th day of June, "Emancipation Day in
 Texas," in honor of the emancipation of the slaves in Texas in 1865;
              (4) [(5)]  the 27th day of August, "Lyndon Baines
 Johnson Day," in observance of the birthday of Lyndon Baines
 Johnson;
              (5) [(6)]  the Friday after Thanksgiving Day;
              (6) [(7)]  the 24th day of December; and
              (7) [(8)]  the 26th day of December.
        SECTION 3.  Section 662.021, Government Code, is amended to
 read as follows:
        Sec. 662.021.  DATES OF HOLIDAYS. A legal holiday includes
 only the following days:
              (1)  a national holiday under Section 662.003(a); and
              (2)  a state holiday under Sections 662.003(b)(1)
 through (5) [(6)].
        SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.

Also in the Senate, Democrat Senator Nathan Johnson filed SB 129 on November 9, 2020 that wants to eliminate Texas Confederate Heroes Day & creates the Women's Suffrage Day. This is the companion bill to the House Bills listed above filed by Jarvis Johnson & Shawn Thierry. If you would like to read the bill in its entirety you can do so on the black button below. 

Click here to read SB 129

 Texans, we have our work cut out for us. We have been on the phone and in Senator Creighton's office since Day 1 of the 87th Legislative Session asking him to hurry up and file the Monument Protection Bill. His office has ensured us the bill will be filed soon. We have worked with Senator Creighton on this bill since 2017 and we have no reason to doubt him. Things just take time. Next week (Feb 8th-12th) TITFF will be up and down the halls at the capitol. talking to Senators and House Reps trying to gather support for this bill, so we can put a end to the destruction/rewriting of our Texas history. Over the next 2 weeks TITFF will start our email/phone call push on Senators & House Reps, this is where you will be asked to do your part as a Texan and apply pressure to those that need it. (Keep an eye out on our social media pages). We will say this, if you don't email these House Reps & Senators, if you don't make those calls, and this bill doesn't pass, you will have no one to blame but yourself for the loss of our Texas History. So please be a stand up Texan and do what is right.  

 We do have a bit of good news to report as well. (R) House Rep Steve Allison has filed HB 446. He filed this bill on Nov 10, 2020. The reads...... 

HB446
​A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to increasing the criminal penalty for the offense of criminal mischief involving the damage or destruction of a public monument.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1.  Sections 28.03(b) and (f), Penal Code, are amended to read as follows:
(b)  Except as provided by Subsections (f) and (h), an offense under this section is:
(1)  a Class C misdemeanor if:(A)  the amount of pecuniary loss is less than $100; or
(B)  except as provided in Subdivision (3)(A) or (3)(B), it causes substantial inconvenience to others;
(2)  a Class B misdemeanor if the amount of pecuniary loss is $100 or more but less than $750;
(3)  a Class A misdemeanor if:
(A)  the amount of pecuniary loss is $750 or more but less than $2,500; or
(B)  the actor causes in whole or in part impairment or interruption of any public water supply, or causes to be diverted in whole, in part, or in any manner, including installation or removal of any device for any such purpose, any public water supply, regardless of the amount of the pecuniary loss;
(4)  a state jail felony if the amount of pecuniary loss is:
(A)  $2,500 or more but less than $30,000;
(B)  less than $2,500, if the property damaged or destroyed is a habitation and if the damage or destruction is caused by a firearm or explosive weapon;
(C)  less than $2,500, if the property was a fence used for the production or containment of:
(i)  cattle, bison, horses, sheep, swine, goats, exotic livestock, or exotic poultry; or
(ii)  game animals as that term is defined by Section 63.001, Parks and Wildlife Code; or
(D)  less than $30,000 and the actor:
(i)  causes wholly or partly impairment or interruption of property used for flood control purposes or a dam or of public communications, public 
transportation, public gas or power supply, or other public service; or
(ii)  causes to be diverted wholly, partly, or in any manner, including installation or removal of any device for any such purpose, any public communications or public gas or power supply;
(5)  a felony of the third degree if:
(A)  the amount of the pecuniary loss is:
(i)  $30,000 or more but less than $150,000; or
(ii)  $750 or more but less than $150,000, if the property damaged or destroyed is a public monument; or
(B)  the actor, by discharging a firearm or other weapon or by any other means, causes the death of one or more head of cattle or bison or one or more horses;
(6)  a felony of the second degree if the amount of pecuniary loss is 
$150,000 or more but less than $300,000; or
(7)  a felony of the first degree if the amount of pecuniary loss is $300,000 or more.
(f)  An offense under this section is a state jail felony if the damage or destruction is inflicted on a place of worship or human burial[, a public monument,] or on a community center that provides medical, social, or educational programs and if the amount of the pecuniary loss to real property or to tangible personal property is $750 or more but less than $30,000.
SECTION 2.  The change in law made by this Act applies only to an offense committed on or after the effective date of this Act. An offense committed before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the date the offense was committed, and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. For purposes of this section, an offense was committed before the effective date of this Act if any element of the offense occurred before that date
of this Act if any element of the offense occurred before that date.
SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.

 Basically (R) Rep Steve Allison's bill increases the criminal penalty from $750-$150,000 if the property damaged or destroyed is a public monument for the offense of criminal mischief involving the damage or destruction of a public monument. This bill is great if the local PD's will arrest the person and the DA will prosecute them.

We hope this info was informative and we hope to see more of you get involved with TITFF so we can stop these History erasing bills and protect our history once and for all.