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Breaking News – Texas Conservative Grassroots Coalition Calls for Gov. Abbott to Take Action

Posted by Direct Action Texas | May 24, 2017

PRESS RELEASE
May 24, 2017
Contact: Aaron Harris
Email: aaron@directactiontx.com
RE: Election Reforms – Call a Special Session Now.

DAT Calls Out House for Killing All Serious Election Fraud Prevention Legislation

Requests Abbott seriously consider a special session to address blatant fraud in our system

(North Richland Hills, TX) Direct Action Texas sent a letter, signed by over 100 grassroots leaders across Texas, calling upon Governor Abbott to use his constitutional authority to force the House to address his priority which they have killed.

President of Direct Action Texas commented on the letter stating, “The grassroots were grateful for Governor Abbott speaking out on this issue, but now that the legislature has ignored his concerns it falls upon him to decide if reform occurs or not. I am grateful to stand with all of these leaders across Texas in asking the Governor to take action immediately.”

Tarrant County Property Tax Town Hall Meetings

Posted by Christine Welborn | May 10, 2017

Tarrant County Commissioner Andy Nguyen has scheduled two Town Hall meetings this month to address county property taxes. Nguyen is advocating for Tarrant County and JPS Hospital district – which both levy a property tax – to provide relief by adopting a 20% homestead exemption.

If you care about property taxes, you should attend and express your opinion!

Dallas Speaks Up About Mail in Ballot Fraud

Posted by Jake Thomas | May 5, 2017

Check out this piece put out by reporter Naomi Martin of the Dallas Morning News. It details how these ballot harvesting operations work at the ground level and what’s going on right now in Dallas when it comes to mail in ballot fraud.

Prior to these numerous news stories about ballot fraud in West Dallas, Direct Action Texas, along with friends from Empower Texans, had already been down to Dallas County Elections reviewing thousands of mail in ballot applications. The amount of fraud we found was staggering. However, we were in the early stages of our research when the news from West Dallas broke. Read More

DAT Files Election Complaint on Dallas County – 4th County

Posted by Direct Action Texas | April 14, 2017

Today Direct Action Texas (DAT) filed its 4th criminal complaint with the Texas Secretary of State’s office regarding election violations in as many counties.

This last Monday Dallas’ ABC affiliate ran a report on voters who have complained about receiving ballots which they did not apply for. When they requested copies of their alleged applications, voters told reports the handwriting is not theirs, nor the signature. (Watch the WFAA story here)

This came as no surprise to Direct Action Texas, we recognized the handwriting on the application shown on the screen as that of Jose Rodriquez. DAT has compiled an extensive amount of evidence on Mr. Rodriguez. Read More

Bipartisan Support for HB 2139

Posted by Christine Welborn | April 12, 2017

Due to the magnitude of the fraud Direct Action Texas has uncovered over the last 2 years, we have been calling for sensible reforms to come out of Austin. One of these is a bill authored by Representative Mike Schofield (R-Katy). House Bill 2139 would allow prosecutors to treat organized election fraud activity the same way it would treat other forms of organized crime, raising each penalty level one degree. Testimonies given in the House Committee on Elections revealed overwhelming bipartisan support.