TBFAA "Walk the Halls"

We had an impressive turn out from the Texas Burglar & Fire Alarm Association, Houston Gulf Coast Alarm Association, North Texas Alarm Association and South Texas Alarm Association for our "Walk the Halls" at the state capital in Austin, Texas. We arrived at 9:30 A.M. at the Texas State Teachers Association building for a planning meeting joined by members of ASSIST, TALI and TLA. After the meeting we went our separate ways. We were led by Rodney Hooker, TBFAA Legislative Chair, around the capital where we met with the following individuals to discuss the needs of our industry:

• Ken Armbrister, Governor's Legislative Director
• Rep. Joe Driver's Chief of Staff, Rachael Schreiber
• Sen. John Carona's Homeland Security Policy Analyst, Erica Akpan
• Sen. Bob Deuell's Chief of Staff, Don Forse about the VoIP Bill
• Clerk of the Senate Administration, Candace Hargenrader
• Rep. Stephen Frost's Chief of Staff, Patsy Clapper
• Rep. Tommy Merritt, Chairman Public Safety Committee

We would like to thank the following members for their time and attendance:

• Chris Russell, TBFAA President
• Rodney Hooker, TBFAA VP & Legislative Chairman
• Sarah Salazar, STAA Secretary
• Joe Carr, TBFAA Region 4 Rep
• Malcolm Reed, TBFAA Director
• Rex Adams, NTAA
• Mike Samulin, TBFAA DPS liaison
• Dave Simon, NTAA President
• Jeff Bright, TBFAA Central Chapter VP
• Wayne Crook, TBFAA Central Chapter
• Kelly Ryan, TBFAA Vendor Rep
• Larry Collins, HGCAA
• John Helweg, HGCAA VP