Hey Gang, This was sent to all the rootsweb surnames list leaders that have Texas and southern roots. Please read and write to whoever you can to make this stop!!! Georgia and South Carolina have already lost their flags, and now people are trying to take away our confederate statues. When is this going to stop!!!! Please write and let your representatives know how you feel about this! Have a great day Rose From: "Dr. B. G. Foster" <BFoster@prodigy.net> Sent: Tuesday, February 20, 2001 7:03 PM Subject: {not a subscriber} FW: HB to Eliminate UT Statues - URGENT > Your help is need!!! > > Subject: HB to Eliminate UT Statues - URGENT > >Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2001 11:07:47 -0600 > >X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4133.2400 > > > >Currently there is a Bill pending in the Texas Legislature of immediate > >concern to Texas genealogists and historians. HB 953. This bill calls for > >the removal of ALL statues related to the Confederate States of America, > >which just happen to be the statues by Pompeo Coppini. The bill allows for > >these statues to be destroyed, if so desired by the UT Regents, but at the > >least to be HIDDEN AWAY FROM VIEW OF THE PUBLIC. These are magnificient > >works of art. > > > >Below you can find the web site for the bill - type in HB953 and you can > see > >the action thus far. Right now, these bills are in committee. Once the > >committee discusses and votes, they get voted upon. You can contact the > >Clerk (phone listed below) and the representatives who are on the > committee. > >I have copied the phone numbers and the (very few) e-mail addresses next to > >their names for your convenience. If you prefer to write: Texas State > House > >of Representatives, P. O. Box 2910, Austin, TX 78768-2910. Be sure to > >contact your own representative, even if he/she is not on the committee. If > >you aren't sure who that person is, go to: > >http://www.house.state.tx.us/house/member.htm and search by your address. > > > >What items are next to be destroyed because of the poor knowledge of > history > >and playing the race card in every action? > > > >Marilyn Maniscalco Henley > > > > > >http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/tlo/billnbr.htm > > > >By Burnam H.B. No. 953 > > Line and page numbers may not match official copy. > > Bill not drafted by TLC or Senate E&E. > > A BILL TO BE ENTITLED > > 1-1 AN ACT > > 1-2 relating to Confederate statues at the University of Texas at > > 1-3 Austin. > > 1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: > > 1-5 SECTION 1. The University of Texas of Austin shall remove > > 1-6 from public view all statues of Jefferson Davis, president of the > > 1-7 Confederate States of America; Robert E. Lee, General in Chief of > > 1-8 the Armies of the Confederate States; John H. Reagan, Postmaster > > 1-9 General of the Confederate States; and Albert Sidney Johnston, > >1-10 General of the Confederate States Army, located on the campus of > >1-11 the university. The statues may be placed in storage away from > >1-12 public view or disposed of in any other way considered appropriate > >1-13 by the board of regents of The University of Texas System. > >1-14 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2001. > > > >Clerk: Jeff Blaylock > > Phone: 463-0814 > > Room: EXT E2.108 > > > >Chair: Rep. Steven Wolens (512) 463-0746 > >Vice-Chair: Rep. Sylvester Turner (512) 463-0554 > >Sylvester.Turner@house.state.tx.us > > > >Members: > > Rep. Kevin Bailey (512) 463-0924 > > Rep. Kim Brimer (512) 463-0632 > > Rep. David Counts (512) 463-0480 > > Rep. Tom Craddick (512) 463-0500 > > Rep. Debra Danburg (512) 463-0504 > > Rep. Paul J. Hilbert (512) 463-0572 > >Paul.Hilbert@house.state.tx.us > > Rep. Bob Hunter (512) 463-0718 > > Rep. Delwin Jones (512) 463-0542 > > Rep. John Amos Longoria (512) 463-0618 > > Rep. Kenny Marchant (512) 463-0468 > > Rep. Brian McCall (512) 463-0594 > >Brian.McCall@house.state.tx.us > > Rep. Ruth Jones McClendon (512) 463-0708 > > Rep. Tommy Merritt (512) 463-0750 > > > > > > Administrative Associate/Research > Construction Industry Institute > 3208 Red River St., Suite 300 > Austin, TX 78705-2697 > phone: 512-232-3002 > fax: 512-499-8101 > email: cfoster@mail.utexas.edu