Thank you for all of your and everyone else's work on this! We spoke with Rep. Cody Harris' (District 8, Navarro) office. He said he would pass along our request for him to support House Bill 1093. He has our business name and location.
We also left a message for Rep. Stan Gerdes (District 17, Milam) asking for his support of the bill. Left name, company info and location of the corporate office.
Original Message:
Sent: 04-15-2025 09:06 AM
From: Kristy Spurr
Subject: Newspaper Ads - TSSA Members, I Need Your Help
I spent the day making visits at the Capitol yesterday and several of the offices mentioned they received calls from their constituents to support the bill. Thank you to all who took the time to call. Every call makes an impact.
If you live in one of the districts listed below, these members serve on the Calendars Committee and we are waiting on them to move the bill forward. Calls to these members will make the most impact right now.
District 32 (Counties: Aransas, Nueces)
Representative Todd Hunter, Committee Chair
Phone: (512) 463-0672
District 110 (Dallas County)
Representative Toni Rose, Committee Vice Chair
Phone: 512-463-0664
District 17 (Counties: Bastrop, Burleson, Caldwell, Lee, Milam)
Representative Stan Gerdes
Ph: 512-463-0682
District 40 (Hildago County)
Representative Terry Canales
Phone: 512-463-0426
District 8 (Counties: Anderson, Cherokee, Henderson, Navarro)
Representative Cody Harris
Phone: 512-463-0730
District 143 (Harris County)
Representative Ana Hernandez
Phone: 512-463-0614
District 134 (Harris County)
Representative Ann Johnson
Phone: 512-463-0389
District 67 (Collin County)
Representative Jeff Leach
Phone: 512-463-0544
District 37 (Cameron and Willacy County)
Representative Janie Lopez
Phone: 512-463-0640
District 90 (Tarrant County)
Representative Ramon Romero, Jr.
Phone: 512-463-0740
District 84 (Lubbock)
Representative Carl Tepper
Phone: 512-463-0676
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Kristy Spurr
Executive Director
Texas Self Storage Association, Inc.
(512) 374-9089
Original Message:
Sent: 04-14-2025 11:50 AM
From: Kristy Spurr
Subject: Newspaper Ads - TSSA Members, I Need Your Help
House Bill 1093 is still making progress. The bill was voted out favorably from the House Trade, Workforce, and Economic Development Committee, which is the first step of many. We're hoping it will get scheduled for a hearing on the House Floor for a vote soon.
Members can help us in the effort by contacting their State Representative and ask for their support of the bill. You can find you Representatives (State and Senate Representatives are who you need to contact) using this website https://wrm.capitol.texas.gov/home.
Please continue to share your newspaper receipts with me. You can email them to executive@txssa.org.
Additional information on the advocacy efforts can be found here: https://www.txssa.org/advocacy
Sample Script When Calling:
"I am calling in SUPPORT of House Bill 1093 sponsored by Representative Lambert. I am asking for your support of this bill. This bill is important to me and many small business owners across Texas.
The bill seeks a much-needed update to Chapter 59 of the Texas Property Code that was written 42 years ago. It will allow the self-storage industry to use modern means of advertising a public sale by providing modern day alternatives to the mandatory requirement of using newspapers as the only option."
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Kristy Spurr
Executive Director
Texas Self Storage Association, Inc.
(512) 374-9089
Original Message:
Sent: 04-11-2025 01:53 PM
From: Terri Wood
Subject: Newspaper Ads - TSSA Members, I Need Your Help
Good afternoon Kristy!
Just working on paying bills this afternoon and while giving some of the money to the newspapers for these auctions ads, I thought I would check in and see if there had been any updates I may have missed. Have a great weekend!
Also, do you want us to save these receipts for you for future reference?
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Terri Wood
Executive Assistant
Ideal Self Storage
Waco TX
(254) 301-4071
Original Message:
Sent: 02-28-2025 03:46 PM
From: Kristy Spurr
Subject: Newspaper Ads - TSSA Members, I Need Your Help
I'm collecting information to support our efforts for House Bill 1093. Can you please share your recent receipts for the purchase of your newspaper ads?
Please email to me at executve@txssa.org or text a picture to 512-374-9089.
For more information on HB 1093 and how you can help, please visit https://www.txssa.org/advocacy.
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Kristy Spurr
Executive Director
Texas Self Storage Association, Inc.
(512) 374-9089
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