I agree, age is an issue.
Take a look at:
Texas Constitutional Amendment Proposition 13 HJR 107 ... "increase the mandatory age of retirement for state justices and judges."

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Fred has had very little local engagement beyond his church activities- admired and appreciated, but not unique- for nearly 2 decades. His time has past. I think he realizes that as well. He was a good local representative at one time. He made choices and that changed. Now is not the time for Fred to reclaim that …

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I think you'd be surprised at the level of engagement Brown continues to show to our community. He's still very active in local and state politics through his consulting work and service projects.

(I'm not Mrs. Brown; or any Brown for that matter. Just a guy who know Fred casually and appreciates his efforts.)

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"...consulting work and service projects."
Do tell! Please elaborate on this statement.

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Yeah, I'm not really interested in carrying Fred's water; I was primarily responding to EBrazosAg's assertion that just because Fred hadn't served in state government for quite a while that his time has passed and he hasn't done anything for the community.

Fred's most recent cause was fighting against the dramatic increase in property taxes. He held two (I think) local meetings that were well attended, and then worked behind the scenes with state legislators to reach a solution.

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Thanks for the response.
Regarding "..fighting against the dramatic increase in property taxes."
One would have to ask, were Fred's meetings 100% for the people--OR perhaps for his next election?

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Txmoe said:

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Txmoe said:

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EBrazosAg said:

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Fred has had very little local engagement beyond his church activities- admired and appreciated, but not unique- for nearly 2 decades. His time has past. I think he realizes that as well. He was a good local representative at one time. He made choices and that changed. Now is not the time for Fred to reclaim that …

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I think you'd be surprised at the level of engagement Brown continues to show to our community. He's still very active in local and state politics through his consulting work and service projects.

(I'm not Mrs. Brown; or any Brown for that matter. Just a guy who know Fred casually and appreciates his efforts.)

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"...consulting work and service projects."
Do tell! Please elaborate on this statement.

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Yeah, I'm not really interested in carrying Fred's water; I was primarily responding to EBrazosAg's assertion that just because Fred hadn't served in state government for quite a while that his time has passed and he hasn't done anything for the community.

Fred's most recent cause was fighting against the dramatic increase in property taxes. He held two (I think) local meetings that were well attended, and then worked behind the scenes with state legislators to reach a solution.

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Thanks for the response.
Regarding "..fighting against the dramatic increase in property taxes."
One would have to ask, were Fred's meetings 100% for the people--OR perhaps for his next election?

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That's the case with every state rep meeting. I certainly wouldn't exclusively accuse Fred of this.

Willy Wonka said:

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Txmoe said:

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EBrazosAg said:

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Fred has had very little local engagement beyond his church activities- admired and appreciated, but not unique- for nearly 2 decades. His time has past. I think he realizes that as well. He was a good local representative at one time. He made choices and that changed. Now is not the time for Fred to reclaim that …

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I think you'd be surprised at the level of engagement Brown continues to show to our community. He's still very active in local and state politics through his consulting work and service projects.

(I'm not Mrs. Brown; or any Brown for that matter. Just a guy who know Fred casually and appreciates his efforts.)

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"...consulting work and service projects."
Do tell! Please elaborate on this statement.

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Yeah, I'm not really interested in carrying Fred's water; I was primarily responding to EBrazosAg's assertion that just because Fred hadn't served in state government for quite a while that his time has passed and he hasn't done anything for the community.

Fred's most recent cause was fighting against the dramatic increase in property taxes. He held two (I think) local meetings that were well attended, and then worked behind the scenes with state legislators to reach a solution.

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Thanks for the response.
Regarding "..fighting against the dramatic increase in property taxes."
One would have to ask, were Fred's meetings 100% for the people--OR perhaps for his next election?

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That's the case with every state rep meeting. I certainly wouldn't exclusively accuse Fred of this.

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Yes, you are correct.
BUT we went from "...consulting work and service projects" to a property tax meeting.
So, what does Fred have that others don't?

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Willy Wonka said:

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Txmoe said:

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Txmoe said:

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EBrazosAg said:

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Fred has had very little local engagement beyond his church activities- admired and appreciated, but not unique- for nearly 2 decades. His time has past. I think he realizes that as well. He was a good local representative at one time. He made choices and that changed. Now is not the time for Fred to reclaim that …

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I think you'd be surprised at the level of engagement Brown continues to show to our community. He's still very active in local and state politics through his consulting work and service projects.

(I'm not Mrs. Brown; or any Brown for that matter. Just a guy who know Fred casually and appreciates his efforts.)

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"...consulting work and service projects."
Do tell! Please elaborate on this statement.

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Yeah, I'm not really interested in carrying Fred's water; I was primarily responding to EBrazosAg's assertion that just because Fred hadn't served in state government for quite a while that his time has passed and he hasn't done anything for the community.

Fred's most recent cause was fighting against the dramatic increase in property taxes. He held two (I think) local meetings that were well attended, and then worked behind the scenes with state legislators to reach a solution.

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Thanks for the response.
Regarding "..fighting against the dramatic increase in property taxes."
One would have to ask, were Fred's meetings 100% for the people--OR perhaps for his next election?

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That's the case with every state rep meeting. I certainly wouldn't exclusively accuse Fred of this.

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Yes, you are correct.
BUT we went from "...consulting work and service projects" to a property tax meeting.
So, what does Fred have that others don't?

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I would argue that fighting high property taxes could cross both of those areas. But more importantly, given that Fred has already taken his name out of consideration, why are you still so curious?

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Willy Wonka said:

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EBrazosAg said:

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Fred has had very little local engagement beyond his church activities- admired and appreciated, but not unique- for nearly 2 decades. His time has past. I think he realizes that as well. He was a good local representative at one time. He made choices and that changed. Now is not the time for Fred to reclaim that …

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I think you'd be surprised at the level of engagement Brown continues to show to our community. He's still very active in local and state politics through his consulting work and service projects.

(I'm not Mrs. Brown; or any Brown for that matter. Just a guy who know Fred casually and appreciates his efforts.)

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"...consulting work and service projects."
Do tell! Please elaborate on this statement.

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Yeah, I'm not really interested in carrying Fred's water; I was primarily responding to EBrazosAg's assertion that just because Fred hadn't served in state government for quite a while that his time has passed and he hasn't done anything for the community.

Fred's most recent cause was fighting against the dramatic increase in property taxes. He held two (I think) local meetings that were well attended, and then worked behind the scenes with state legislators to reach a solution.

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Thanks for the response.
Regarding "..fighting against the dramatic increase in property taxes."
One would have to ask, were Fred's meetings 100% for the people--OR perhaps for his next election?

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That's the case with every state rep meeting. I certainly wouldn't exclusively accuse Fred of this.

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Yes, you are correct.
BUT we went from "...consulting work and service projects" to a property tax meeting.
So, what does Fred have that others don't?

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I would argue that fighting high property taxes could cross both of those areas. But more importantly, given that Fred has already taken his name out of consideration, why are you still so curious?

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Deflect much?
You brought Brown into the conversation at 8:19 today with your post.

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What do ya'll think about Paul Dyson running for this seat?
He's a conservative.

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Who?

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What do ya'll think about Paul Dyson running for this seat?
He's a conservative.

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https://patch.com/texas/across-tx/american-momentum-bank-appoints-prominent-attorney-board

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What do ya'll think about Paul Dyson running for this seat?
He's a conservative.

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https://patch.com/texas/across-tx/american-momentum-bank-appoints-prominent-attorney-board

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Don't know him.

I'm very curious about this comment. I haven't followed Representative Kacal's career very closely but he seemed to be a good candidate when they separated my rural neighborhood from John Raney. What has he done that has disappointed you?

Wish Larry would stay in.

Kyle K - what is his job again?

I'd hardly call those a bunch of leftist organizations.

Kyle Kacal operates Tonkaway Ranch.

His daddy bought it with the proceeds from being a class action/mass tort lawsuit attorney.

Please correct me if I'm mistaken.

I said "activist" not leftist.

Yeah he owns that ranch. I'm not sure how that affects his record as a state rep.

There are other issues than the ones the organizations you list are focused on (not that people don't care about those too).

"His daddy bought it with the proceeds from being a class action/mass tort lawsuit attorney."

Actually he was with the firm of Kacal, Pappas etc. and they represented State Farm insurance group as insurance defense attorneys in Houston Texas.

Sorry. When I googled his father's name, it said he is a class action/tort attorney.

He is retired now but here is his biographical:


Jerry Kacal [url=https://prabook.com/web/person-edit.html?profileId=3095813§ion=generalInfo#general][/url]
lawyer
[url=https://prabook.com/web/person-edit.html?profileId=3095813§ion=activities#general][/url] Jerry Kacal, American lawyer Member of Dunn, Kacal, Adams, Pappas & Law, A Professional Corporation. [url=https://prabook.com/web/person-edit.html?profileId=3095813§ion=lifeInBrief#general][/url]
Background
[url=https://prabook.com/web/person-edit.html?profileId=3095813§ion=background#general][/url] Kacal, Jerry was born on March 24, 1945 in Oakland, California, United States.
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Education
Texas A. & M. University (Bachelor of Business Administration, 1968). University of Houston (Juris Doctor, 1971).
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Career
Worked at Dunn, Kacal, Adams, Pappas & Law, A Professional Corporation. Admitted to the bar, 1972, Texas. 1974, United States. District Court, Southern District of Texas.

1979, United States.

District Court, Eastern District of Texas. 1980, United States. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Phi Alpha Delta. Member, Order of the Barons.

Member: Houston and American Bar Associations.

State Bar of Texas; Texas Association of Defense Counsel. Defense Research and Trial Lawyers Association.
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Achievements

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  Jerry Kacal has been listed as a reputable lawyer by Martindale-Hubbell.
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Membership
Member, Order of the Barons. Member: Houston and American Bar Associations. State Bar of Texas; Texas Association of Defense Counsel.

Defense Research and Trial Lawyers Association.

I guessI you think I'm Representative Kacal but you are very mistaken. School choice as presented by the party I have been supporting financially and with my time since I have been able to vote was a gift to wealthy parents in big cities. It would have not helped rural districts at all and they have the least amount of resources. It was very disappointing to me as a longtime Republican that this was the only "school choice" plan. I don't care if you send your kids to private schools but money from the state should only be for families that cannot afford to remove their good students from bad schools.

It seems like you are quoting groups that measure our state representaives on their voting records but I'm not sure what those groups stand for and I don't know who funds them. I do know that the state has a $33 billion surplus that they have not sent back to the taxpayers. I don't know how Mr. Kacal voted on this topic but none of the Senators and Representatives should be proud of not sending some of the surplus back to the taxpayers.

Paul Dyson announced. Thoughts?

https://dysonfortexas.com/

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Paul Dyson announced. Thoughts?

https://dysonfortexas.com/

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He's gonna lose to Chris Kirk.