Author: Mark L. Torrey

    “Bastrop Homecoming and Rodeo”

    August 20, 2023 by Mark L. Torrey in / /

    Saturday August 5th, 2023

    Thousands of delighted city and county residents and visitors alike were treated to the 76th annual Homecoming Parade Saturday morning. Over 120 parade entries of floats, trailers, school bands, athletic teams, civic clubs, antique cars and off-road vehicles and more gathered near Genesis High School at Cedar and Hill Streets in Bastrop. One by one they followed the parade route along Cedar to Main through Downtown and finished in the shade along Emile Street. The typical Texas heat and humidity of summer did not deter the nearly 30 representatives from the Bastrop County Republican Party (BCRP), Bastrop County Young Republicans (BCYR), Bastrop County Conservatives (BCC), Lost Pines Republican Women (LPRW), County Officials, supporters and volunteers who filled the trailer to capacity. Our parade entry, numbered 4 of 120, followed closely behind the leading Parade Marshall, three Fire Trucks, and City and County Officials in classic automobiles. Participants and spectators enjoyed the festivities by waving and cheering along the mile and quarter long route.

    Riding on the parade trailer were County Tax Assessor/Collector Ellen Owens, County Clerk Krista Bartsch, Precinct 4 Constable Joey Dzienowski, BCYR Chairwoman Kylie Cunningham, BCC Co-founder Mel Cooper and wife Linda, LPRW Members, BCRP supporters Glen and Susan Carlisle, Butch Carmack, Dominica McGinnis, Charles Brading and several of BCRP’s Precinct Chairs.  

    Scroll through the photos below and don’t forget to check out the 6th Annual Boots and Barbecue Fundraiser on September 23rd.

     

    Texas Republican County Chairman Association Conference

    August 19, 2023 by Mark L. Torrey in

    The Bastrop County Republican Party Chairman and his wife, Curtis and Cheryl Courtney, recently attended a conference sponsored by the Texas Republican County Chairman Association. The conference was centered around the election in 2024, a legislative update for the year and the importance of the local county party organizations in winning local and state elections. Several state officials attended the conference such as Governor Greg Abbott, U.S. Senator John Cornyn, and State Comptroller Glenn Hegar to show their support. U.S. Senator Ted Cruz attended by Zoom video.

     

     

    Leadership Insitute Offers Campaign Training

    August 9, 2023 by Mark L. Torrey in / /

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    Bastrop County Conservatives presents …

    Bastrop County Texas ~ Campaign School ~

    August 25, 2023

    8:15 am – 4:45 pm

    Southside Market & BBQ Bastrop

    Registration Fee $25

    Fee includes light breakfast and lunch

    Sponsored by Leadership Institute, Arlington, VA

    If you are:

            • Considering running for public office
            • Have friends who may want to run for office
            • Plan to support someone running
            • You want to be knowledgeable so you can provide guidance
            • You would simply enjoy the information

    This is the class you need.

    Learn to:

            • Decide if a person is ready to run
            • Organize the campaign
            • Raise funds
            • Work with media
            • Communicate with voters

    You may not have an interest in all of these. That’s OK. Listen and learn about items of interest to you.

    You may have other commitments that day. If so, sign up and we will send you the information after the event.

    This is a great opportunity to prepare for the upcoming elections, to be valuable, to be part of the solution.

    Click Here for more details, curriculum, instructors, and to Pre-Register

     

     

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    Informational Meeting – August 28th, 2023

    July 27, 2023 by Mark L. Torrey in

    BCRP Office Meeting Room
    Doors open at 6:00pm for networking
    Program start at 6:30pm

     

    This month’s Informational Meeting speaker will be Cindi Castilla, President of Texas Eagle Forum.  

    Cindi serves as the president of TEF, a pro-life, pro- family organization. TEF’s mission is to equip and educate its members to become citizen activists through timely email alerts, a monthly newsletter and her many speaking engagements. Using Biblical principles, the Constitution and a lot of research, TEF focuses on legislation affecting Texas families and has been a consistent and outspoken force in the battle to reverse the decline in public education. Cindi is a commissioned Colson Fellow with a passion to see God’s truth lived out in every aspect of life and culture.

    Following the model of the late Phyllis Schlafly, founder of Eagle Forum, Cindi leads Texas Eagle Forum as a full-time volunteer. She and her husband of 36 years raised their three sons in Dallas, Texas and were excited to meet their first grandchild when she was born in June!

    Please come and listen to Cindi’s informative, powerful and moving presentation on legislative issues affecting children and grand children in every Texas family.

    Come early to make sure you get a good seat. 

    Informational Meeting – July 24th, 2023

    July 8, 2023 by Mark L. Torrey in

    … will be held at the BCRP Office Meeting Room, located at 443 Highway 71 West, Bastrop, Texas (next door to Harbor Freight)

    Doors open at 6:00pm for Networking.  Program starts at 6:30pm.

    This months Informational Meeting will feature Dianna Greenwood, Texas State Rifle Association.

    Dianna Greenwood is currently the Executive Director of the Texas State Rifle Association. A position she has held since November of 2021. She is the former Chairman of the Bastrop County Republican Party serving in that position from 2018 to 2020. Dianna has extensive involvement in the political world both here in Texas and in another state. She was the founder of the Ashland Ohio Tea Party, a Congressional Campaign Manager, and has participated in numerous elections and campaigns. In addition to her many political activities, Dianna has been a member of the Government Affairs Committee for the Bastrop Chamber of Commerce, the Chairman of the Red, White, and Blue Veterans of Bastrop County, the Bastrop Education Foundation, and a volunteer for the Bastrop Museum. For her work at the museum, she was named a Volunteer of the Year for the City of Bastrop. In November of 2021, her fellow veterans honored her with the Enlisted Veteran of the Year Award.

    She is a former adjunct professor for Concordia University teaching American History. From 1995-1997 she was a member of the Marine Corps and attained the rank of Lance Corporal before being honorably discharged. She has a bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of Arizona and an M.A. from Ashland University. She currently resides in Bastrop, Texas with her daughter, Katharine, and enjoys traveling to historic sites.

    Come early to ensure you get a good seat.

    BCRP at Elgin Western Days

    June 21, 2023 by Mark L. Torrey in / / / /
    This 54th annual event themed, ‘There’s No Place Like Western Days‘, is coming up in just a few days!! Attention VDR’s, and other volunteers … We need your help to make this a success. Bastrop County Republican Party’s presence, requirements and booth details are listed below.

    What: Voter Registration Booth

    Where: Elgin Memorial Park, 1127 North Main St. (corner of Main St. & Highway 95 North)

    When: Saturday, June 24; 8:00 am – 5:30 pm

    Who: Minimum two volunteers/shift to include one VDR for time slots 10 am – 5:30 pm

               Shifts:
    8:00 – 10:00 (Set Up); 10 – Noon; Noon – 2; 2 – 4; 4 – 5:30 (Tear Down)
    The 26-acre Elgin Memorial Park is shady and there’s a playground, restrooms, picnic tables and grills. You are encourage to bring your family and friends to enjoy the parade (begins at 10 am), all the booths (10-5), carnival (10-6), live bands (begin at 11:30 am) or even sign up for either the 8- team volleyball tournament or the Ain’t No Coward Cornhole Challenge. Contact Rebecca Moseley if you would like to volunteer, get event details, help setup and/or break down or have any questions.  Hope to see ya there! Thanks for your support.

    Lyle Nelson sworn in as City of Bastrop Mayor

    June 21, 2023 by Mark L. Torrey in /

    Lyle Nelson was sworn in as Mayor for the City of Bastrop at 6:00 PM, June 20th, 2023 reciting the Oath of Office administered by Judge Christopher Duggan while his daughter Hannah Robinson held their family bible and grandson Elijah Valderez lead the pledges of allegiance. The ceremony was held in the Bastrop City Council Chambers and attended by family, friends, supporters and City Council members. Mayor Nelson will work to improve the city infrastructure, roads, positive development, and managed growth among other issues.

    Lyle Nelson wins Runoff Election

    June 12, 2023 by Mark L. Torrey in / /

    City of Bastrop voters turned out in the numbers necessary to elect Lyle Nelson as the next City of Bastrop Mayor, defeating opponent Dock Jackson by 46 votes. Nelson had 567 votes, to Jackson’s 521, and will succeed Connie Schroeder who is stepping down after 2 terms. The swearing in ceremony will be held June 20th, 2023 at 6:00PM at City Hall.

    On Sunday Mayor Elect Nelson commented “I am honored and humbled to be elected as Bastrop’s next mayor. I believe the key to winning was voter involvement as well as a consistent message about continuing to address our infrastructure and encouraging positive development.”

    The pride of Bastrop City voters in this election is evidenced by the support from individuals and organizations throughout Bastrop County. Congratulations Mayor Elect Lyle Nelson !

    Informational Meeting – June 26, 2023

    May 11, 2023 by Mark L. Torrey in /

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    … will be held at the BCRP Office Meeting Room, located at 443 Highway 71 West, Bastrop, Texas (next door to Harbor Freight)

    Doors open at 6:00pm for Networking,  Program starts at 6:30pm.

    This months Informational Meeting will feature Orlando Sanchez of the Texas Latino Conservatives.

    Texas Latino Conservatives believes that the future of Texas will be more Hispanic, and more conservative. We are building this future by mobilizing Latino voters to elect and re-elect conservative candidates, recruiting, training, and supporting qualified conservative Latino candidates for local, county, and statewide office, managing issue-based campaigns designed to connect first with compassion and then mobilize voters, and launch long-term education campaign communicating shared conservative values.

    Orlando Sanchez (born 14 October 1957 in Havana, Cuba) is an American politician, elected three times as Treasurer of Harris County, Texas (2006), 2010, and 2014.

    A naturalized citizen, Sanchez has made political history as the first Latino immigrant to be elected to a citywide position in Houston, when he won the at-large seat on the city council, to which he was twice re-elected in consecutive terms, serving 1995–2001. In 2001 and 2003 he ran for mayor of Houston, gaining an alliance with Republican Anglos and generating high voter turnout in the Hispanic community. Both times he made it to the runoffs. When elected as Treasurer of Harris County, he was the first Latino immigrant to win a countywide, non-judicial elected office in that county.

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