TXMPA Lobby Day Rally Today!

I wanted to make sure you were all informed on what the plan is for the upcoming Lobby day, since the logistics have changed. TXMPA will be conducting the Lobby Day Rally Training at Austin Studios (1901 E 51st Street) on Tuesday, March 8th from 7 – 9 pm. Come out and participate! Full schedule here >>

From TXMPA: No Rally on Capital Grounds or on Capitol Steps
This session’s budget crisis has encouraged us to develop a more personalized approach to the legislative outreach in support of our Texas Moving Image Industry Incentive Program.  

Because of the tough economic choices Legislators are facing, it is vitally important to be sensitive in our outreach to any perception that funding for the Incentive Program would detract from other worthy programs.

One of our greatest strengths is that we are an industry made up of unique individuals with our own personal stories of how the Incentive Program has created opportunities for us here in Texas.  Given the budget environment, we have decided that this year we can most effectively share our message through ongoing, personalized initiatives rather than the large-scale public rally on the Capitol steps.

For this reason, we have rescheduled the rally to be part of our information session on Tuesday night at Austin Studios, and are encouraging members to use Wednesday as an opportunity to make personal visits to your hometown Representatives and Senators to demonstrate the ongoing economic investment and jobs the Incentives provide their local constituents, as well as the State as a whole.

We will have a command post set up in the Capitol to assist members in your outreach, which we will discuss in more detail at Tuesday night’s session.  We hope you’ll join us next week and share your stories to help support the Program. More from TXMPA >>

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