Bus to the Capitol for House Speaker Vote

January 14, 2025

Rhonda Ward and Daniel Hunt, our Texas Senate District 3 State Republican Executive Committeewoman and Committeeman, have chartered a bus to take Republicans from Athens to Austin on January 14th for the House Speaker vote.  The bus will leave Athens at 5:00 am from Republican Headquarters, 207 E. Tyler Street.  The itinerary is below:  Your bus fare of $ 50 will include roundtrip transportation, a red “Ban Democrat Chairs’ T-shirt, and a meal from Chick-Fil-A on the ride home.  Republicans from Anderson, north Cherokee, Kaufman, Navarro, and Van Zandt Counties are invited to join us.  The bus will be limited to 55 passengers.

Click here to sign up today!

If you are interested in helping sponsor the bus, please E-mail your name and phone number to [email protected].  ASAP.  The more sponsors we get, the lower the cost for the passengers.

5:00am   Depart Henderson County RP HQ, Athens
5:45am    Stop to pick-up Republicans at Navarro County Republican HQ
6:00am   Depart Navarro County RP HQ
7:45am   Stop at Buc-ee’s in Temple for breakfast
8:00am   Depart Buc-ee’s
9:15am   Arrive at Texas Capitol
10:30am   House Gallery opens 
12:00noon   Swearing-in of State Representatives followed by Speaker vote
Afternoon   Tour Capitol, visit Capitol Gift Shop, visit with Representatives and Senators
5:00pm   Depart Capitol
6:15pm   Stop at Chick-Fil-A
6:30pm   Depart Chick-Fil-A
8:30pm   Drop odd passengers in Corsicana
9:15pm   Arrive at Henderson County RP HQ in Athens

Tickets are nonrefundable.  Ticket price does not include breakfast food or beverage.  Riders are responsible for getting to the bus on-time.  The Republican Party of Texas and the Republican Party of Henderson County assume no liability or responsibility for injury loss, or damage to persons or property, inconvenience, delay, or expense-related to this travel.

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