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Get Involved - HB 1105 - Complete Streets Bill

Sunday, 13 March 2011

On March 16 the House Transportation Committee had the first public hearing regarding HB 1105 - the Complete Streets Bill (read more about the hearing here). Your involvement is key to making sure the committee supports this essential bill for the safety of pedestrians and cyclists in Texas.

Priority - If you are a constituent of any of the Representatives of the Transporation Committee (see list below), please call or write to urge them to vote YES on HB 1105. Please review our general guidelines for writing your representatives, this will help you write a very effective letter. Some specific points we suggest you make for a letter or phone call regarding HB 1105 are:

Properly address your representative (see our general guidelines)
Identify yourself as a constituent (e.g. "I'm a voter in District XX", or "I live in your district.")
Briefly state your background and any relevant affiliations (e.g., I'm a city official/engineer/PTA member/parent and a member of BikeTexas)
State that HB 1105 (the Complete Streets Bill) is important to you and why in a short sentence or two. Make it personal to your experience. See our FAQ's for ideas.
Ask that they vote Yes on HB 1105. Making a specific request is key. You might ask it as a question, e.g. "Will you support HB 1105?"
Be polite. You might thank them for their public service.

Please only write or call if you are a constituent of the House Transportation Committee, listed below:

District 62: Rep. Larry Phillips (R-Sherman). Committee Chair.

Phone: (512) 463-029, (903) 891-7297. Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .us

District 72: Rep. Drew Darby (R-San Angelo). Committee Vice Chair.

Phone: (512) 463-0331, (325) 658-7313. Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

District 25: Rep. Dennis Bonnen (R-Angleton)

Phone: (512) 463-0564, (979) 848-1770. Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .us

District 111: Rep. Yvonne Davis (D-Dallas)

Phone: (512) 463-0598, (214) 941-3895. Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

District 130: Rep. Allen Fletcher (R-Houston)

Phone: (512) 463-0661, (281) 374-0894. Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .us

District 105: Rep. Linda Harper-Brown (R-Irving). Bill author (constituents, you may want to send her a thank you note for authoring the bill).