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CAFA Members and interested Texans,

The 2005 CAFA Meeting was a great success.
Nearly 100 Texas Citizens Against Forced Annexation
braved freezing temperatures and attended on
Saturday Night to nominate officers, make plans
to continue a 2005 petition (updating on site,
check again Jan. 25) and letter writing campaign.
These documents collected from our members
will be distributed to Texas Representatives
when hearings are held in Feb, Mar 2005 for
HB 323 with Representative Anna Mowery.
   2003's trip to Austin was a great success
when we broke into small groups to each and
every one of the 158 Representatives offices.
  That bill by Anna Mowery was
effectively stopped in Calendar Committee.  A new
Calendar Chairperson will be in charge this year,
and we should focus on the Calendar Members to
get this piece of legislation to the House floor.

Please contact our Vice-Presidents to Join A Committee
and contribute your expertise to our fight.  We need YOU!


CAFA Mission Statement:
    The mission of Citizens Against Forced Annexation (CAFA)
is to seek rebedies to the unfair, un-American practice of
involuntary, forced annexation in the State of Texas.
    CAFA will oppose such actions at the local level and will
support development of state legislation that eliminates or
severely limits the practice of involuntary, forced annexation.


AND OUR ELECTED OFFICERS ARE:
Treasurers - Larry Osborne
            and Wayne Myrick
Secretary  - Howard Eisenberg
President  - Darlia Hobbs  (yes, correct spelling)
V-Pres Municipal Affairs: Greg Kaufman
   Committee Members: Jim Measures, Kenneth Chadwill
V-Pres Public Relations: Jack Jefferson
   Committee: John Bullard, Howard Eisenberg
V-Pres Membership: Ileen Pope
Co- V-Pres Legislative Affairs: James Manual
                                      and Bobby Hobbs
   Committee: Clyde Melton, Larry Osborne, Greg Kaufman
V-Pres Programs & Activities: Kathleen Wood
   Committee: Ora Wyron Haney

Posts To this web blog:  noannexation.blogger.com
may be made by e-mailing Darlia Hobbs
RAHOBBSJ@aol.com
also webmaster@noannexation.com

Thank you to everyone who made it to the meeting.
Thank You Steve Hollern - for the good fight against
Ft. Worth Hotel, time, attending meetings, and expertise.
Thank You Dr. Byron DeSousa attending CAFA meetings
to personally get citizens comments and opinions to
take back to Citizens Advisory for Annexation Plan
(last meeting Jan. 19 at 4p.m. room 103A Ft. Worth
Convention Center - park large west side parking and
say you are going to city meeting to park free.)
and our newly elected 2005 CAFA Officers.
We know each of you will fulfill your duties
above and beyond expectations.

Thank you to Texans who care, but couldn't attend.
Many interested parties, including State Representative
Anna Mowery, State Representative Charlie Geren and
County Commissioner J.D. Johnson, and many valued
citizens called ahead of time to lend their support although
they had a conflict of plans.

LET THE PEOPLE DECIDE IN 2005.
NO VOTE. NO VOICE. NO JUSTICE.


Thanks, Again.   Darlia Hobbs    President  CAFA
817-237-7972          RAHobbsJ@aol.com