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Sausage Making: HB1062? nee, HB2094

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I previously emailed Rep. Farrar about House Bill 1062. She pushed for similar legislation two years ago, and got stomped by the distributers lobby. She left a comment hinting she was going to introduce a more feasible bill, but didn’t offer the details.

I ran into Brock Wagner soon thereafter. He had just met with Rep. Farrar in Austin and gave me the details. There are particulars that the the enormous distributers lobby complain about. Those pieces needed to be minimized if the legislation is to have a chance. She was going to introduce different legislation that had a better chance of surviving.

I’ve been so busy working on a new job that I missed the introduction of the new bill, HB2094. Charles Kuffner had mention of it on his blog, but I missed that too.

It seems it was scheduled for a public hearing the day after St. Patrick’s Day. I haven’t yet heard how that went. I don’t think that newspapers pay attention to government anymore.

Texas Brewers Parity Amendment

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“Not only should Texans be able to buy Texas beer, but our beer-buying money should, whenever possible, stay in the communities where the beer is produced.”  So says J.R. Labbe at the Star-Telegram.

Contact your state senator and representative and tell them to support HB 754 and SB 1062.  Heck, tell them to co-sponsor it.

It should be a no-brainer.  Get it done, and get on with the hard work!

Texas State Senator Mario Gallegos, Jr., Don’t Let This Bill Die

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Did you contact your Representative yesterday?  Excellent!  Today, we are contacting our state Senator…

The Texas State Legislature has once again convened (for the 81st time), and there is another attempt to pass a minor, simple, and obvious bill that will set right the current inability of small brewers to sell their product from their breweries – a right that was restored to the craft vintners of the state in 2005.

Whenever this bill arises, it is usually killed in committee, thanks to big money distributors (Eagle among them).  See I Love Beer for more information on what you can do, and please contact your state senator!  The more light that shines on an issue, the harder it is for a legislative committee to keep it from seeing the house floor.

Open Letter:

Representative Gallego,

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Texas State Representative Jessica Farrar, Don’t Let This Bill Die

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The Texas State Legislature has once again convened (for the 81st time), and there is another attempt to pass a minor, simple, and obvious bill that will set right the current inability of small brewers to sell their product from their breweries – a right restored to craft vintners of the state in 2005.

Whenever this bill arises, it is usually killed in committee, thanks to big money distributors (Eagle among them).  See I Love Beer for more information, and please contact your state representative!  The more light that shines on an issue, the harder it is for a legislative committee to keep it from seeing the house floor.

Open Letter:
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Bad Idea gone Beer

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I’m not one to fill out marketing surveys. I’m one to abhor them, actually. But I filled out this one because it’s for a friend of a friend.

And now he wants to give me a dollar!

So, you should fill it out, say I referred you, and he’ll give me a dollar. (You know my name, right?)

So, just do it!

He’s planning on starting a beer related website and there are three pages worth of beer and internet related questions.

So, just do it! I’ll get a dollar. You won’t get anything (but good karma, and an invitation to my Christmas party.)

(You should have pity on him for thinking he’ll make money on a beer website. Or envy him, or respect him. Just take the survey!)