We'll meet next Monday at the Heights branch of the Houston Public Library beginning at 6:30 p.m.

Agenda items include a discussion of the Election Integrity Task Force's work, planning for the upcoming elections and conventions, and other upcoming events of interest.

MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR OUR NEXT CVS/PPC MEETING- MONDAY NOVEMBER 12, 6:30 PM, 2128 Portsmouth.

We will be joined by Sue Lovell, attending to be briefed on status/rationale for VVPAT as well as Chad Dunn, legal counsel to the TDP, who will brief us his lawsuit on behalf of the Party re: electronic voting machines in use.

Lecture: “Blood and Oil: The Dangers and Consequences of America's Growing Petroleum Dependency” The author, Dr. Michael Klare, will explain why Alan Greenspan said “The Iraq war is largely about oil” and why the US Military is currently in other countries like Colombia, Kuwait, Qatar, Ethiopia, etc., etc., (and soon Iran?). Friday, October 19th - 7:30pm First Unitarian Universalist Church 5200 Fannin St. Houston, TX 77004 LEAD SPONSORS: Houston Peace & Justice Center, Oil Patch Democrats, Veterans for Peace- Chapter 12, Green Party of Harris County

We'll meet next Monday at the Heights branch of the Houston Public Library beginning at 6:30 p.m.

Agenda items include a discussion of the Election Integrity Task Force's work, the TDP's e-Primary, PPC chair Charlie Urbina-Jones' recent election to the SDEC, the HCDP's Johnson-Rayburn dinner in October, and other upcoming events of interest.

• the emerging concerns of voter suppression and intimidation
• lingering and still urgent issues regarding the integrity of e-Slate balloting; and
• the abdication of the City of Houston from its responsibility to conduct its elections

The TDP will be conducting a fundraiser. Please consider attending! Everyone is welcome.

Training will be provided on how to use the Texas Democratic Party's online voter file system (VAN). All precinct chairs and Harris County officers are encouraged to attend! This training will be held at the University of Houston, University Center.

Chairman Boyd Richie and the Texas Democratic Party are pleased to announce that the Party will be conducting Democratic Town Hall Meetings across the state during the next few months. The townhall meeting will be held at the University of Houston, University Center.

The Southeast Texas regional meeting of the Texas Democratic Party's Progressive Populist Caucus will take place on its regular schedule,
Monday, May 7, at the Heights branch of the Houston Public Library, beginning at 6:30 p.m. 

A reminder that our regional meeting takes place this evening at the Heights branch of the Houston Public Library beginning at 6:30 p.m.  We'll provide an update on the committee meetings from Austin, as well as some discussion on the status of the TDP's lawsuit regarding e-voting.