Find Your Place of Purpose: Volunteering with TTPRW

Where Your Talents, Passions & Conservative Values Come Together in Joyful Service

Are you looking for a way to make a real difference while using the unique gifts and talents God has blessed you with? Do you long for deeper connection with like-minded conservative women who share your heart for faith, family, and freedom?

At TTPRW, we believe every member brings something special to the table. Volunteering here isn’t about adding another obligation to your plate—it’s about discovering your ideal roll: a role where your strengths shine brightest, your energy soars, and you build meaningful friendships while advancing the conservative principles we hold dear in our community, Harris County, and across Texas.

Whether you’re a natural leader, a creative communicator, a detail-oriented planner, a passionate advocate for issues, or someone with a servant’s heart for others—there’s a committee or officer position that’s a perfect fit for you. Many of our current leaders began by simply helping on a committee and discovered a passion that grew into greater responsibility. We provide training, mentorship, clear job descriptions from our governing documents, and a warm, supportive sisterhood so you can step in with confidence.

Here’s how your unique talents and interests can find their joyful home in TTPRW:

If You’re a Connector & Relationship Builder…

Your warmth, genuine listening, and gift for making others feel welcomed and valued are priceless assets to our club. You thrive when helping people feel they belong.

  • Vice President Membership or Membership Committee: Create welcoming new member packets, plan membership drives and renewal campaigns, follow up with guests, and mentor newcomers so they quickly feel like part of our TTPRW family.

  • Recruitment Committee: Identify talented women for leadership roles across the club and gently encourage them to step into positions where they can shine.

  • Outreach & Younger Women Outreach: Build bridges to homeschool moms, young professionals, empty nesters, and other groups who need our conservative message, support, and sisterhood.

If You Excel at Planning Events & Creating Memorable Experiences…

You light up when coordinating details, rallying teams, and watching a well-run event bring people together in inspiration and fellowship. Seeing members engaged and smiling is your greatest reward.

  • Vice President Programs: Secure dynamic speakers, plan relevant and inspiring programs on current issues, and ensure our meetings educate, motivate, and strengthen our members politically and personally.

  • Vice President Events: Organize candidate forums, community service initiatives (such as Caring for America projects), trips to Austin, and other special events that promote political participation and conservative values.

  • Vice President Meeting Management & Meeting Management Committee: Oversee set-up, check-in, hospitality, logistics, and the overall welcoming atmosphere so every public meeting runs smoothly and feels like home.

If Communication, Writing, or Design Is Your Superpower…

You have a gift for words, visuals, or storytelling that captures attention and moves hearts. Your creativity can amplify our message and draw new women into our circle.

  • Vice President Communications: Oversee all club communications—emails, newsletters, social media, and website coordination—to keep members informed, inspired, and engaged.

  • Newsletter Editor: Craft compelling, professional content that informs, encourages, shares successes, and serves as a powerful recruitment and retention tool.

  • Webmaster: Develop and maintain our club’s online presence—design, updates, accessibility, photos, and content—so our digital home reflects the excellence of our mission.

  • Publicity & Public Relations Committee: Promote TTPRW events and accomplishments to local media and the broader community, building our positive public image and attracting new members.

If You’re Passionate About Conservative Principles, Legislation & Political Action…

Staying informed on issues, researching legislation, and empowering others to engage in the political process fuels your fire. You want to see Republican principles protected and advanced.

  • Vice President Legislation & Legislation Committee: Track key bills, present legislative updates at meetings, encourage member action (calls, emails, testimony), maintain resources on important issues, and promote participation in TFRW Legislative Day.

  • Vice President Campaign Activities & Campaign Activities Committee: Inspire and coordinate volunteer efforts on campaigns that align with our values, track political hours for awards, promote precinct and state conventions, and support Republican candidates and party efforts.

  • Voter Registration Committee: Help ensure conservatives—new citizens, those who’ve moved, or young adults reaching voting age—are properly registered and ready to make their voices heard.

If You Have a Heart for Stewardship, Fundraising & Sound Management…

Integrity, organization, and wise stewardship of resources come naturally to you. You enjoy planning smart budgets or creative ways to raise funds that fuel our mission.

  • Vice President Fundraising & Fundraising Committee: Design profitable, enjoyable fundraising events and projects, build enthusiastic teams, and ensure our club has the resources needed to operate effectively and support worthy causes.

  • Vice President Finance (Treasurer): Serve as custodian of club funds, manage deposits and authorized disbursements, prepare budgets and financial reports, handle compliance, and support the PAC process with integrity.

  • PAC Treasurer / Assistant PAC Treasurer & Financial Review Committee: Handle Texas Ethics Commission reporting and compliance for our PAC activities, or serve on the team that reviews our financial records for accuracy and adherence to policy.

If Leadership, Vision, or Organizational Wisdom Calls to You…

You’re ready to guide the club, support the board with wisdom, or help recruit and develop the next generation of leaders. These roles offer growth and real influence.

  • President / President-Elect: Cast vision for the year, preside over meetings, represent TTPRW at TFRW and local events, appoint committees, and lead our club with grace and purpose.

  • Executive Vice President: Work closely with the President, handle public relations, introduce guests and speakers, and prepare to step into greater leadership when called.

  • Secretary: Keep accurate, permanent minutes of all meetings, maintain club records and history, prepare correspondence, and ensure we stay organized and compliant.

  • Parliamentarian & Bylaws / Nominations Committees: Advise on Robert’s Rules and proper procedure, help maintain strong governing documents, or assist in identifying and recruiting excellent leaders for future terms.

If Service, Patriotism, History & Celebration Inspire You…

Your compassionate heart or love of American heritage finds beautiful expression through quiet service and preserving what matters most.

  • Caring for America Committee: Lead or support community service projects that reflect conservative compassion—veteran support, pro-life causes, helping families in need, and showing that “Republican Women Care.”

  • Patriot (Americanism): Share inspiring stories of American history, patriotic heroes, and the principles that make our nation exceptional—uplifting members and reminding us why we fight for freedom.

  • Historian: Preserve photos, stories, awards, and records of our club’s journey so future generations can celebrate how God used TTPRW women for good.

  • Awards Committee & Other Special Committees (Scholarship, Literacy, Directory): Celebrate member and club achievements through TFRW/NFRW awards, support scholarships, promote conservative books in schools, or help create our member directory.

The Real Reward: Thriving as you Volunteer

When you serve in a role that matches your God-given talents and interests, it stops feeling like “volunteering” and starts feeling like purpose and joy. You’ll grow in confidence and skills, form deep and lasting friendships with fellow conservative women, and experience the profound satisfaction of knowing you’re using your time and abilities to strengthen our families, our community here in the Houston/Tomball area, and our beloved Texas.

We understand life has seasons and different capacities. Many positions have active committees, so you can contribute meaningfully at a level that fits your current schedule—whether leading a major initiative, helping with one event, or taking on ongoing responsibility. Detailed duty descriptions, training, and support from experienced members are always available. You will never serve alone!

Take the Next Step Toward Your Place of Purpose Today

Prayerfully reflect on which descriptions above stirred something in your heart. Then reach out—we would love to help you explore and find the perfect fit.

Here’s how to begin:

  • Contact our President or any Executive Board member and share what excites you. We’ll connect you with the right committee chair or provide more details.

  • Request the full “Duties of Elected Officers and Appointees” and “Committee Descriptions” documents for complete information on every role.

  • Start small if you prefer—volunteer to help at one event or on a specific project. You may discover a new passion you never expected!

  • Talk with a friend already serving in the club. Sometimes a personal invitation or story is all it takes to open the door.

Your unique strengths and passions are exactly what TTPRW needs to thrive and fulfill our mission of empowering conservative women and advancing Republican principles. We can’t wait to see you step boldly into your place of purpose and watch how the Lord uses your gifts to bless our club, our community, and our cause!

With excitement, gratitude, and anticipation for all God has in store,

The TTPRW  Leadership Team

P.S. Even if you’re unsure where you fit, reach out anyway. We’re happy to chat, answer questions, and help you discover the role that will bring you the most joy and impact. Your place to shine is waiting!

What I Saw at the 2026 RPT State Convention: Highlights and Honest Takeaways

This convention gave me some insights that I would like to share with all of you. I was very impressed with Abraham George, who was the chair of the State Party. We all went to our own Senate District breakout groups, and on Friday morning each SD voted for the next chair and vice chair. There were four contenders running for chair of the Republican Party, and at our SD meeting three were nominated. We voted by secret ballot, but in the runoff D’Rinda Randall, the current vice chair, won our SD. After lunch we got the news that Abraham George had conceded the race to D’Rinda. Color me shocked!

It turned out that 22 of the 31 SDs had voted for D’Rinda for chair, and he graciously conceded prior to us even coming into general session. And yet it was up to him to run the rest of the General Sessions where all the SDs assembled. He did run those meetings — again graciously and in a spirit of unity that, in my opinion, could only come with help from the Holy Spirit.

As I reflected on the convention, I realized how very grateful I am for what is happening here in our club. The convention gave me a glimpse of what it is like to run effective meetings as compared to less effective ones. Whether you realize it or not, this club is preparing us for the work God is giving us to do. Learning how to operate in these meetings — and even how to run a meeting — is one of the many things being offered to us here.

In the general sessions where all the SDs convened, we pored over Rules, Legislative Priorities, and the Party Platform using Robert’s Rules and the Rules of the Convention. People submitted motions, many of them amendments (even amendments to the amendments), held discussions, and observed two-minute time limits for each person to speak either for or against the amendments.

It was brutal, but I have such an appreciation now for this process, having also attended the Convention in 2024 and seeing a huge difference. What do I mean by “brutal”? The Chair had to shut down extraneous commentary frequently. People would not be aware of where we were in the process and would try to submit an amendment to another plank before we finished with one amendment on the floor, to which he would say, “Motion is out of order,” and pull everyone back to the subject at hand. I was shocked at how often it happened. Can you imagine going to the mic, stating your name and SD number in the presence of thousands of people, and having the chair say “out of order”? That happened so many times!

After the amendment was established (it had to be submitted beforehand), nothing was allowed to be said until the amendment received a second. Then the Chair allowed the person proposing the amendment two minutes to speak to it. Then there was back-and-forth discussion for and against, but no more than three for and three against. Then he would call the question, and we would vote yea or nay on the amendment. Surprisingly, most amendments failed.

The chair also had to deal with “point of information” or interrupting motions called during the meeting. Did the Chair make mistakes? Yes, he did, but I still say he ran an excellent meeting. There were 256 planks submitted for the Party Platform. The chair took them in sections and set a time of 12 minutes for each section. What did that mean? Only the people really on top of things were even able to submit their proposed amendments. Why do I say the meeting was well run? We were out of general sessions before 5 p.m. every afternoon. In San Antonio, the sessions didn’t end until after midnight every day of the convention. So the convention was brutal in Houston in the submitting of amendments, but in San Antonio the convention itself was brutal.

**Takeaways:** Preparation is king! People who got their amendments heard had submitted them early and were ready to speak as soon as the floor opened to their section. Those who were not on top of things did not get their concerns heard. The trade-off: a well-run meeting versus a not-so-well-run meeting.

Another takeaway from the Republican Convention: If you really want to affect the Party platform or Legislative Priorities, it is best to volunteer for the appropriate committee and attend the Monday–Wednesday sessions. These meetings too are run using Robert’s Rules.

All this to say, I am so grateful that Gail is President at this time and is teaching us these things that she has learned from attending conventions, SREC, and other meetings run using Robert’s Rules. We are learning from a pro, and her insistence on preparing for these meetings with motions already put together and submitted prior to walking in — along with Tara’s timekeeping — is teaching us how to be effective for the Republican Party and, ultimately, for what God is putting on our hearts to do for Him.

Written by Diane DeKoning, Stand in Secretary of TTPRW.  This was her third state Rebuplican Convention.

“Take Back Our Border” Convoy – Member Shares Her Experience

“Take Back Our Border” Convoy – Member Shares Her Experience

Mary S. , of Houston, holds a sign at the Take Our Border Back Convoy rally at One Shot Distillery and Brewery in Dripping Springs on Thursday February 1, 2024.
Jay Janner / Austin American-Statesman

  “Ladies and Gentlemen! We’ve got ourselves a convoy!” Kris Kristofferson enthusiastically declares in the sappy but enjoyable 70s movie Convoy. It implies something exciting and unusual and wondrous. The recent Convoy movement that’s begun in America is all of that.

The People’s Convoy of 2022 started in California and picked up both 18-wheeler trucks and private passenger vehicles as it rolled across these United States towards our nation’s capitol to make a point against the never-ending forced lockdowns and experimental vaccine mandates. It  involved hundreds of big rigs and hundreds of passenger cars. It was a peaceful, patriotic and faith-filled demonstration of the TRUE Will of the American People against a government that no longer represents us. At the morning and evening meetings, prayers were a constant–and in between we prayed! For our nation, for our families, and for God-praising and freedom-loving people around the world.

This past January, another Convoy, this one originating on the East Coast, began its trek towards a previously little-known community in West Texas:  Eagle Pass, which has recently become world-famous as the epicenter of the battle against an invasion of illegal immigrants–a battle fought between a legal conservative State which rightfully seeks to protect its borders (and citizens) and an illegitimate centralized government that seeks to flood the country with unvetted unknown invaders.

The Take Back Our Border Convoy began in Virginia January 29, 2024, winding its way down the East Coast to Florida, then across the Gulf States to Louisiana, entering Texas near Houston, journeying to Dripping Springs near the state’s capital for a peaceful demonstration there, and on to a special place known as the Cornerstone Children’s Ranch in Quemado, Texas, 21 miles north of Eagle Pass. (Law enforcement discouraged us from going to the volatile Eagle Pass). Unlike the original People’s Convoy, the Border Convoy was composed almost completely of private passenger vehicles and RVs, accompanied by only a few big rigs.

I joined up with the Take Back Our Border Convoy in Houston. Being on a Convoy is the most amazing experience I’ve had. We travel through rural areas when possible, and the turn-out of citizens on the sides of the roads in the country is staggering. Small communities where it appears every citizen has shown up and waited for hours—even in bad weather.  It’s an explosion of red, white and blue as everyone seems to have an American flag to wave, but there are also signs and bright yellow Don’t Tread on Me flags, white Come and Take It flags, individual state flags (especially Texas!), and many others. Some communities gather on overpasses to cheer as we drive under. Some even get their community’s fire trucks on the overpasses with their long ladders reaching way up into the sky, a gigantic American flag looming large and fluttering protectively over our heads. I had to be careful at times because I was driving with wet eyes and a swelling love for the actual people of this beautiful country. I’ve seen big ole tough trucker men choke up at the love and hope these people are demonstrating, hope that we can help turn this country back into the free and righteous land it was intended to be. I heard one lady tell a macho trucker, “Thank you for what you’re doing. You give us hope.” In a voice struggling for control, he said, “No ma’am, I’m thanking you. People like you are giving me hope.” It was a beautiful moment and I’ve repeated his words to others who have thanked me.

The Border Convoy was warmly received by the residents of Dripping Springs. I had lost a lawn chair along the way. When I asked one lady for directions to a WalMart to replace it, instead of giving me directions, she brought me a new more expensive one, along with her husband to shake my hand! Love of God and hope for our nation filled every conversation.

While approximately one-third of the Convoy spent a delightful day in patriotic Dripping Springs, two-thirds split away to travel to Arizona, where the Convoy again divided into two segments, one of which continued its cross-country journey to California. On Saturday, February 3, all three locations in the border states of Texas, Arizona, and California had simultaneous rallies at which we, like our first President George Washington, dedicated our nation to being a God-inspired nation and ourselves to living God-inspired lives. 

That Thursday night, those of the Convoy who had remained in Dripping Springs had a rally at a quaint massive outdoor BBQ called One Shot Distillery and Brewery in Dripping Springs, Texas. Sarah Palin and Ted Nugent helicoptered in to the delight and booming cheering of a huge crowd of Convoy participants and local townspeople. Former Governor Palin delivered a passionate speech about the current state of our country and the necessity of common men and women raising their voices when a government becomes pitted against its people. Rocker Ted Nugent gave an equally passionate yet comedic speech imbued with his own brand of wacky, hilarious humor…plus performed his particular rendition of the Star Spangled Banner.

The next day we convoyed to Cornerstone Children’s Ranch in Quemado near Eagle Pass. Per the mission’s website: “Cornerstone Children’s Ranch was established in 1998 as a non-profit Christian ministry whose mission is to serve the children and parents of low-income, indigent families along both sides of the Texas-Mexico border.”

https://www.childrens-relief.org/mission_mexico

In the afternoon, around Castroville, I broke from the slow-moving Convoy to speed ahead and meet my husband in Quemado. I went through Uvalde alone, but the streets were lined with what appeared to be every man, woman and child who lives in Uvalde. The site of that horrific, heart-breaking school shooting two years ago, Uvalde had planned a Neil Diamond-like “Brother Love Show” town event: “ Pack up the babies and grab the old ladies and everyone goes.”

I had to drive through Uvalde with tears in my eyes. In this poor but patriotic community, there were no huge flags and firetrucks, but what there was was every niño and niña enthusiastically waving a small hand-held flag. Streets lined all the way through. Schools and day care centers had let out to attend the event and had given small American flags to the kids to wave. The residents must have thought I was a Convoy honcho, making an advance pass through Uvalde in my flag-festooned SUV, because they cheered, waved their flags and hands, and jumped around as if I were a Trump motorcade. It’s a good thing car horns don’t get hoarse because that’s the Convoy way of waving back. It felt rude not to honk constantly. A one-woman parade!

I must confess, I drove my way through Uvalde with a lump in my throat and a swelling heart, overwhelmed by the grief these people have experienced, combined with the bond I was sensing with the freedom-loving people everywhere in America, regardless of location and the poisonous division the enemy has encouraged. America is still that shining city promising hope and freedom. I prayed for peace and comfort for the stricken families of that community that Evil visited that awful day in May 2022. I marveled that these people still have such love for this country and how earnestly they want the protection all US citizens have had sworn to them by oath by all our government officials. So many of our politicians have violated their sacred oaths and primary duties.

The Convoy communicates on a walkie-talkie app, which I was listening to as I drove ahead of them. When the Convoy behind me was approaching Uvalde, a member came on the app and led us in prayer for healing for the citizens of that community as we drove through. Others voiced more prayers and hushed respectful comments in emotional voices.

The story was the same in the other small, poor communities we drove through as we approached Quemado: it seemed every citizen–even smiling afghan-wrapped grannies in wheelchairs–came out in the cold rainy weather in full force to cheer us as we traveled. The Propaganda Press was saying they hate us and want us off their land. Another complete lie.

I  hit the hail storm on a lonely deserted road skimming the infamous border…alone…as night approached. My windshield looked like my car was underwater in a lake. I had to edge off the road blind, completely unable to see if I was driving off a cliff, into a culvert, or what. But I was safe. Lightning flashing and thunder crashing. Water rising rapidly. Wondering about tornadoes. The hail sounded like demons were hammering on the roof of my car. I thought “golf ball size.” When the rain slowed, I saw it was only pea-size. Then I worried about flash flooding or getting stuck in the mud so I got back on the highway a little before I was really ready. But I made it ok. Whew!

While I was pulled over alone on that deserted highway, being pummeled by hail and rain, watching the constant lightning snake through the sky, it was a scene from Hell.  The thought came to me that the Devil was throwing everything he had at the Convoy to stop us. I texted some friends, and we were praying together via text during those frightening minutes. I was not alone. I felt God and my friends’ love in my car with me. We prayed for the Convoy behind me next, and they too were all unscathed, which, given the huge number of vehicles traveling together, I know was a miracle.

In the late afternoon the Convoy arrived at the Children’s Ranch in Quemado (which means “scorched“ in Spanish). The country road leading to the Ranch entrance was lined with citizens cheering and waving flags. The Propaganda Press was also there, spouting shouted hatred over megaphones and creating sound bites for itself. Chillingly, we saw a man taking photos of our license tags and faces as we crept towards the entrance. We knew who he was and what he was doing, but Convoy participants believe the time has come for good people to stop doing nothing and allowing Evil to triumph. The time has come for good men and women to start publicly calling it out and fighting it with Goodness. 

Both nights we were at the Ranch, we had programs with powerful speakers, pastors and laypeople. And the music. Oh, the music! The spiritual music was compelling and uplifting. Truly amazing to hear such passionate powerful voices making such beautiful music in the barren burnt-grass wasteland of Scorched,Texas. Even in such a hot place, I had chills. It was like Woodstock without the drugs, alcohol and sex! Two Days of Peace, Love and Christian Rock ‘n Roll.

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It was truly a spiritual, peaceful and prayerful exercise of our 1st Amendment rights, but the Propaganda Press lied six ways to Sunday about our purpose and our character. We were called racists, trailer park trash and fake Christians. The opposite was the truth.I met fascinating righteous people from everywhere. Many were poor blue collar but many were retired with fancy RVs. I was particularly taken with ones from Canada, Minnesota and North Dakota. Freedom-loving people from everywhere. We are finally uniting and saying Evil will not triumph on our watch.

The food was excellent and free—provided by whom I don’t know—but we could donate, which we did generously in support of the Ranch. The Convoy participants separately found their own ways home from Quemado, to spread messages of hope, love and courage to the different corners of this battle-torn country and world.

— Mary Shea

Vice President for Legislation, Alexie Swirsky’s January 2024 Report

Vice President for Legislation, Alexie Swirsky’s January 2024 Report

This is the January 2024 Legislative Report on the Harris County Commissioner’s Court by Alexis Swirsky presented at the Texas Tea Party Republican Women’s January Meeting.

I hope you can join me at 10 am on January 30th for the Harris County Commissioners Court hearing. Please let me know if you have any questions.

Items of interest:  Resolution 3, page 2 – resolution by Commissioner Ramsey making January 9 a Day of Recognition for law enforcement officers.

Resolutions 104, 105 on page 13 by Precinct 3 Constable Sherman Eagleton authorizing overtime pay for drug enforcement law enforcement.

Resolution 106 on page 13 – similar request by Precinct 5 Constable Ted Heap.

Resolution 282, page 36 – Request by Ramsey for action to prevent flooding in Harris County due to conditions in Colony Ridge.

Resolution 283, page 36 – request for discussion and possible action regarding the Harris County clerk having the residences to run the 2024 elections.