Poker Players Alliance

Dear Texas Poker Player,

As you know, the Poker Players Alliance is fighting on your behalf in
Washington, D.C. and at the state level to defend your right to play poker. The
fight for legal, safe and fair poker is taking place here in Texas right
now.

The Texas Poker PAC is an ally of the PPA and has worked hard to get great
legislation introduced that will regulate and expand legal poker in Texas! House
Bill HB 3186 was filed by Representative Jose Menendez of San Antonio. This will
have a public hearing on Tuesday, April 3rd in the House Committee on Licensing
and Administrative Procedures and poker in the great state of Texas needs your
support.

This is a unique opportunity to have your voice heard in support of the game
you love! Testifying in favor of the bill will be some high profile folks like
Gavin Smith, Erick Lindgren, Lyle Berman, Dallas DA Craig Watkins and
others.

Please join us in Austin on the afternoon of April 3rd to make your voice
heard! The hearing will be held in the Capital Extension Building (North side of
the Capitol) Room E2.030 (3^rd Level Downstairs) at approximately 2
PM. I would love you to join me and other members of the PPA and stand up for
Poker in Texas!

Click
here to let others know you’ll be there.

If you cannot make it to Austin then, please click here to send an email or
call the committee members’ Austin offices. Here is a list of Committee members
with their e-mails and phone numbers. We encourage you to call for poker in
Texas.

House Committee on Licensing and Administrative Procedures

Ismael
“Kino” Flores (D- Mission) Chairman
(512) 463-0704
Kino.Flores@house.state.tx.us

Charlie
Geren (R- Houston)
(512) 463-0610
charlie.geren@house.state.tx.us

Carl
Isett (R-Lubbock)
(512) 463-0676
carl.isett@house.state.tx.us

Tony
Goolsby (R-Dallas)
(512) 463-0454
tony.goolsby@house.state.tx.us

Delwin
Jones (R- Lubbock)
(512) 463-0542
delwin.jones@house.state.tx.us

Senfronia
Thompson (D- Houston)
(512) 463-0720
senfronia.thompson@house.state.tx.us

Mike
“Tuffy” Hamilton (R- Mauriceville)
(512) 463-0412
mike.hamilton@house.state.tx.us

Borris Miles (D- Houston)
(512) 463-0518
borris.miles@house.state.tx.us

Chente
Quintanilla (D- El Paso)
(512) 463-0613
chente.quintanilla@house.state.tx.us

You can even cut and paste the following text into your email or use this as
a template for your phone call:
_________________________________________

Dear Representative,

I am a Texas voter and I support the expansion and regulation of legal poker
in Texas. Poker is a game of skill that can bring hundreds of millions of
dollars to the state both directly and indirectly. Please support HB 3186 filed
by Representative Menendez when it is heard in the Licensing and Administrative
Procedures Committee on April 3rd.

Thank you in advance for joining with the tens of thousands of law abiding
poker players in Texas who support this legislation.
_________________________________________

Please visit the Texas Poker PAC today, http://www.texaspokerpac.com/ and
signup for their email list. They will keep you updated on the bill progress and
what you can do to finally bring Hold’em back to Texas!

Regards,

Michael Bolcerek, President
Poker Players Alliance