A group of TREC members will travel to Austin later this month to participate in the Real Estate Councils of Texas (RECsTX) Lobby Day and meet with elected officials representing North Texas in the 89th Texas Legislature.
The biennial Lobby Day event, which will take place Feb. 25-26, gives our members the opportunity to advocate on behalf of Dallas’ commercial real estate industry and its interests within proposed legislation.
TREC’s representatives are comprised primarily of members engaged within our Public Policy Committee, chaired by GFF’s Evan Beattie, and TREC Political Action Committee (PAC), chaired by Milhaus Development’s Jim Reynolds.
TREC’s public policy priorities include improving the development process, economic development, public finance, investments, and taxes; reasonable land use regulations; mobility and transportation; affordable and mixed-use housing; and education.
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Following an evening reception with legislators and members of real estate councils from across the state on Tuesday, Feb. 25, Lobby Day will begin on Wednesday, Feb. 26, with breakfast at the Texas State Capitol, a session entitled “Advocacy 101,” and a guest speaker: Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham.
TREC’s representatives will then break into three groups as they meet with legislators from 10:00 a.m. until noon and again from 1:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m., when Lobby Day is set to conclude.
During the trip, TREC members are expected to meet with members of the North Texas Delegation, which includes:
- State Rep. Matt Shaheen (R-HD 66)
- State Rep. Jeff Leach (R-HD 67)
- State Rep. Mihaela Plesa (D-HD 70)
- State Rep. Giovanni Capriglione (R-HD 98)
- State Rep. Venton Jones (D-HD 100)
- State Rep. Ana-Maria Ramos (D-HD 102)
- State Rep. Rafael Anchía (D-HD 103)
- State Rep. Jessica González (D-HD 104)
- State Rep. Terry Meza (D-HD 105)
- State Rep. Morgan Meyer (R-HD 108)
- State Rep. Aicha Davis (D-HD 109)
- State Rep. Toni Rose (D-HD 110)
- State Rep. Yvonne Davis (D-HD 111)
- State Rep. Cassandra Garcia Hernandez (D-HD 115)
- State Rep. Angie Chen Button (R-HD 112)
- State Rep. Rhetta Andrews Bowers (D-HD 113)
- State Rep. John Bryant (D-HD 114)
- State Sen. Angela Paxton (R-SD 8)
- State Sen. Tan Parker (R-SD 12)
- State Sen. Nathan Johnson (D-SD 16)
- State Sen. Royce West (D-SD 23)
If you are interested in joining TREC PAC, click here or contact Jennifer Schmiel, Senior Director of The Real Estate Council, here. If you are unable to join us, stay tuned for more details from Lobby Day and the bills TREC is monitoring this year.
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