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We are excited to honor Alma Perez Jackson, newly elected Vice-Chair of the Texas Republican Party, as TFRW’s Woman of Distinction for the month of July!  Ms. Jackson is a member of the San Antonio Republican Women’s Club, and a dedicated activist for the Republican Party. Among the many things Ms. Jackson has done for Texas are the following:  serving as a Republican Precinct Chair from 1987-2016 and SREC member from 2014-2016, as well as stepping up to run for...

Texas Federation of Republican Women 13740 N Highway 183 J4, Austin, TX 78750 512.477.1615     January 30, 2018   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                 CONTACT:   [email protected]                                                                                                                www.tfrw.org                     TFRW Stands with President Trump  in his Call to Build  A Safe, Strong and United America Where Americans Work Together!   (AUSTIN, TX)  –   Karen Newton, president of the Texas Federation of Republican Women (TFRW), issued the following statement supporting  President Donald J. Trump’s State of the Union Address:   President Donald Trump’s first State of the Union Address was inspiring, uniting and ...

December has arrived at my house, full of tinsel and eggnog and lots of good cheer.  I hope this holiday season finds you and yours well, with images of sugar plums dancing in your heads. My head, on the other hand, is spinning with all the news hitting the air and microwaves lately. In my life, there are often times that I get down on my knees and give thanks that I was NOT born male and I have never appreciated it...

Debra H. Lehrmann was appointed to the Court by Governor Rick Perry on June 21, 2010. Before her appointment, she served as the District Judge of the 360th District Court in Fort Worth, Texas, and served as a family law judge in Tarrant County for 22 years. A member of Phi Beta Kappa, Justice Lehrmann graduated from the University of Texas in 1979 and the University of Texas School of Law in 1982. Prior to her appointment to the bench, she...

Meet Sharen Wilson, Tarrant County’s first female District Attorney AND our TFRW August 2017 Woman of Distinction!  With one grandfather a Justice of the Peace and one grandfather an Officer of DPS, Ms. Wilson grew up with a strong law enforcement background and a love for the law.  She credits this family history with her passion for public service, but she equally gives credit to the outreach, encouragement, and support she received throughout her career from men and women in...

Trump’s first 100 days are now fodder for the history books, and there are plenty of different opinions on just how effective these first days have been.   Frankly, I don’t think they are nearly as important as the other 2,820 days of his presidency will be. How, exactly, did we come to the conclusion that 100 days, or about 3% of his two terms, is somehow the predictor of success?  This whole “100 days” construct harkens back to the days of...