Lone Star Motorcycle Rally

Three of HGCAA's members road to Galveston, TX for the Lone Star Motorcycle Rally. John Helweg and Brian McKinney road their motorcycles while the ladies road in Debi Ulmer's hot rod. We had lunch at Landry's and road over to the strand. After walking around for several hours we road over to seawall and checked out more vendors. It was overcast and hazy, but it was cool enough to make the jacket worth it.

After we arrived back in Houston we went shopping for steaks and salmon. Brian worked his culinary magic and prepared some of the most amazing and flavorful steaks and fish. The ladies prepared a wonderful looking bowl of rabbit food and to round out the meal we had a nice bottle of wine. Do we know how to eat or what? Overall we had a fun ride, delicious food and great company. What more can you ask for?

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TBFAA meeting

The TBFAA meeting was at the Cadillac Bar in Houston.

Chris Russell, President of TBFAA opened the meeting and guided us through the agenda. We heard from Bob Kaczmarek, President of the TFAA about legislative cooperation & representation. Rodney Hooker, Vice President of TBFAA spoke about working together with the TFAA and making sure we stay on message when we go to Austin and work with our legislators.

The budget was presented by the Treasurer. We heard reports from the various committee chairs.

December 2008 meeting

December's meeting at the Cadillac Bar had record attendance. The food was as good as usual.

Michael A. Kelley, Legislative Liaison for the Texas Department of Public Safety spoke to us about the Sunset Commission and upcoming legislative season. Rodney Hooker, Vice President & Legislative Chair for the TBFAA spoke to us about the upcoming legislative season. Chris Russell, President of TBFAA spoke to us about a consistent message from the alarm industry.

We heard from the various committee chairs & directors. We voted to send a donation to Officer Abernathy's family. Annie Smith collected donations for Homeless Vets.

We will have the Vacek Law Firm speaking to us about Wills vs Estate Planing at our next meeting. The HGCAA holiday party will be February 12, 2009 at Saltgrass Steakhouse. Our next meeting will be January 8, 2009 at Cadillac Bar from 11-1 pm.

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ASSIST Holiday Party

Several members of the HGCAA attended the ASSIST holiday party at Saltgrass Steakhouse. We had a very good time and the food was delicious. The white elephant gift exchange was a lot of fun. They had a raffle for fallen security officers and raised a substantial sum of money for the ASSIST Fallen Officers Fund. We found everyone to be welcoming and friendly. We look forward to next years party.

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HGCAA training & meeting

Our newly elected President, Debi Ulmer opened the members only 'Construction Lien Law in Texas' training by introducing M. Gavin McGee of M. Gavin McGee, PLLC and Jason Walker of Andrews Myers Coulter & Cohen, P.C. The training was all day and worth CEU's for attending.

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We broke for lunch and to have our monthly meeting. The food was as good as usual.

We heard the various officer, director and committee chair reports.

• Debi Ulmer announced the loss of Erwin Belota of Triangle Electronics.
• We voted for approval of the auto-dialer that John Helweg recommended to improve communications to HGCAA members.
• Sonny Sampson announced the planning of the next HGCAA Golf Tournament.
• Annie Smith announced that she would be accepting donations for VA homeless vets at the next meeting.
• HGCAA members voted to donate $250 for supplies for the homeless vets.
• Susan Griswold announced the ASSIST holiday party.
• Debi Ulmer announced:
• HGCAA holiday party would be February 12, 2009
• Vacel Law Firm would speak to us at our January 2009 meeting
• Michael A. Kelley, the Legislative Liazon for TDPS would speak at our December meeting.