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Spring is here and you can see it everywhere! Bluebonnets are piercing the landscape, days are longer and warmer, and everything is budding. Our Board meeting was fabulous. We had outstanding attendance with so many staying over after Legislative Day. Thank you to NFRW 1st VP Martha Jenkins for your glowing accolades, and of course to Steve Munisteri for an excellent overview of the Governor’s agenda. Big news from the TFRW Board Meeting, March 22nd—the location for the 36th Biennial Convention...

TFRW Board Members state that knowing Anne Slagel is a joy. “You feel good just being around her. She brings a special light to every event.” Anne is a sixth-plus generation Texan whose ancestors founded Strawn, Texas. She was raised in Missouri but returned to Texas as soon as possible. She boasts three children and 12 grandchildren whom she calls her “treasures.” Anne and her husband, Gary, share a life of service in the North Texas Region. Reared by an unstoppable legally-blind...

Zig-zagging across the state of Texas this month, your enthusiasm has overwhelmed me! Republican women are excited, energized, and want to be informed. The “Trump effect” is intoxicating. America is ready for a change and President Trump just keeps on going. He is running circles around the Democrats and has achieved more these past few weeks than what has been done in the past four years. “Promises made and Promises kept.” It’s exhilarating to wake up in the morning waiting to...

Karen M. Marshall was born at Eglin AFB in Florida, to Air Force officers Peggy and Dave Marshall, and is the only civilian adult in her family. Her brother also served in the Air Force. She moved to Texas when her parents were transferred to San Antonio and has proudly resided there ever since first grade. She attended St. Edward’s University and received her Bachelor’s degree from the University of the Incarnate Word in San Antonio. She joined the Young Republicans of...

The Golden Age It’s an exciting time to be a Republican. So many great changes are happening in America and Texas. Thank you President Donald J. Trump for paving the way to Make America Great Again! In the words of NFRW President Julie Harris, “Where do we go from here?” The 89th Legislature has been called into session. Bills have been filed in both the House and Senate and we have to wait to see what comes out of Committee. Bills should...

Jillian Boldway is the Editor of the Texas Federation of Republican Women’s newsletter, TFRW Today, and was a Tribute to Women Honoree in 2022. For five years, Jillian served as 3rd VP-Editor of Bexar County Republican Women (BCRW), producing their monthly newsletter, Elephant Print, which won a Best Newsletter Award in 2023. She also updated the club’s website, and created fundraising invitations, postcards, flyers, billboards, and press releases as needed for BCRW’s campaign activities and other organizations including the Republican Party...