Town Hall Meeting Report. South Houston

[johncoby2]

About 60 citizens attended a town hall meeting at the University of Houston Clear Lake sponsored by the Film and History Club. Elected officials on the panel included Representative John Davis of Harris County and Representative Larry Taylor of Galveston.

Senator Mike Jackson was a no show. Last month he met with the business community for a legislative update but couldn't make time to meet with his constituents.

Also on the panel were two local activist, Sherrie Matula, former CCISD school board member and education activist, and John Cobarruvias President of Homeowners Against Deficient Dwellings Texas a local consumer activist.

Discussions included comments on school vouchers with support for a pilot program being voiced by Davis and Taylor. Sherrie Matula was greeted with enthusiatic applause when she stated that vouchers has never improved education and should not be considered in this years session.

Other applause came when consumer activist John Cobarruvias suggested that the Insurance Commissioner should resign due to the failure of insurance reform.

Members of the audience were also very supportive of the statements made by the Representatives in support of paper trails for all electronic voting.

The Legislation Session begins January 11th and will run through May.

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[blm]

1. More applause came when johncoby posted his report on the meeting at DU.

Good to hear this. Score one for the true patriots.

[sonias]

2. John good report

Thanks for being such a strong Democrat out in the Houston area. And congratulations on the Houston Campaign Ethics Reform Summit in Feb. I see that you're on the line up to speak.

Keep on fighting the good fight John. You make us proud.

Sonia

[johncoby2]

3. Thanks!

Your comments are appreciated!

The summit should be fun. I get to rant and rave about the money from homebuilders and the insurance companies.

I will be hard hitting and unfiltered!