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Please join us in congratulating the 2022-23 TFRW Slate of Officers. The 2022-23 officers will be elected at the 33rd Biennial Convention in Round Rock in October. PRESIDENT: Kit Whitehill, Coppell, TX 1ST VICE PRESIDENT: Zenia Warren, Killeen, TX VP BYLAWS: Debra Harper, Rockwall, TX VP POLITICAL ACTIVITIES: Corrine Miklosh, Plano, TX VP FINANCE: Jill Tate, Colleyville, TX VP LEGISLATION: Robbi Hull, Austin, TX VP MEMBERSHIP: Dana Myers, Houston, TX VP PROGRAMS: Alice Melancon, The Woodlands, TX SECRETARY: Grace Jones, Corpus Christi, TX TREASURER: Susan Friedrich, Austin, TX

TFRW proudly honors Dr. Donna Campbell, SD25, as our Woman of Distinction for July. Sen. Donna Campbell, M.D. is a board certified emergency room physician and proud parent of four adopted daughters. She lives in New Braunfels and represents Senate District 25, a six-county District which includes parts of San Antonio and Austin. She was the first female to Chair the Senate Veteran Affairs and Border Security Committees. She currently serves on the Senate Finance, Business and Commerce, Senate Education, Senate...

Happy Independence Day! There is nothing more American than fireworks and family cookouts. At my house, we like big steaks, Grammy’s apple pie and traditional sides like potato salad, and political discussion. After all, what better time to discuss American exceptionalism, than when we are celebrating our National Independence. I truly cherish America’s legacy of rugged individualism, and opportunity for all. The culture war that is trying so relentlessly to erase our history and divide us as a nation cannot succeed...

TFRW is proud to honor Representative Shelby Slawson as our June Woman of Distinction. Shelby currently serves as a member of the Texas House of Representatives, representing District 59, which is composed of Comanche, Coryell, Erath, Hamilton, McCulloch, Mills, San Saba, and Somervell counties. She assumed office on January 12th, 2021, and her current term ends on January 9th, 2023. Shelby is a native Texan, raised in House District 59 by parents who modeled hard work and fiscal responsibility under tight budgets...

Today is the day! The first of many important summer deadlines is today, June 1st. Have you submitted your applications for NFRW Club Achievement, Campaign Hours, Caring for America, and Armed Forces awards? Covid changed the way we operated for a while but it didn’t stop us, and I hope to receive an avalanche of award applications today. TFRW officer applications are also due today. If you’re the kind of leader who follows the True North principles of conservatism and...

We are pleased to have selected Gail Teegarden as our TFRW Woman of Distinction for May 2021. Gail joined the Texas Federation in 2003 where she hit the ground running and has not slowed down for one minute since that time. She has been an active member of Burnet County Republican Women and in all things Republican. She has served as Membership Chair, PAC Treasurer, Awards Chair and Conventions Chair. She also served as Vice President for four years where she...