TXMPA Lobby Day (update)

[arthursimone]

Hello all!

The rally for Lobby Day has now changed to the evening of March 8th. See
below about details from TXMPA:

TXMPA Lobby Day
UPDATE

This session¹s budget crisis has encouraged us to develop a more
personalized approach to the legislative outreach in support of our Texas
Moving Image Industry Incentive Program. Because of the tough economic
choices Legislators are facing, it is vitally important to be sensitive in
our outreach to any perception that funding for the Incentive Program would
detract from other worthy programs.

One of our greatest strengths is that we are an industry made up of unique
individuals with our own personal stories of how the Incentive Program has
created opportunities for us here in Texas. Given the budget environment, we
have decided that this year we can most effectively share our message
through ongoing, personalized initiatives rather than the large-scale public
rally on the Capitol steps.

For this reason, we have rescheduled the rally to be part of our information
session on Tuesday night at Austin Studios, and are encouraging members to
use Wednesday as an opportunity to make personal visits to your hometown
Representatives and Senators to demonstrate the ongoing economic investment
and jobs the Incentives provide their local constituents, as well as the
State as a whole.

We will have a command post set up in the Capitol to assist members in your
outreach, which we will discuss in more detail at Tuesday night¹s session.
We hope you¹ll join us next week and share your stories to help support the
Program.

Many thanks for your support, and please feel free to contact us if you have
any questions.

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TUESDAY, MARCH 8TH:

7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Rally & Information Session
Austin Studios, Stage 3
1901 E. 51st Street

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9TH:

9:00 AM ­ 5:00 PM
Member personal visits to legislators ­
³Every Great Story Starts at Home²

Time T.B.D.
Member attendance in the House Gallery
Rep. Dawnna Dukes (D ­ Austin) reading of resolution

5:00 P.M. ­ 8:00 PM
All-Industry Mixer
with Texas Film Commission Interim Director, Evan Fitzmaurice
Ghost Room, 304 W. 4th Street