TITLE: Recognizing the King Street Patriots for their commitment to freedom and election integrity.

SUMMARY: Recognizing the King Street Patriots for their commitment to freedom and election integrity.

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WHEREAS, The King Street Patriots are marking the grand opening of their new headquarters in Houston with a celebration and fund-raiser on May 16, 2011; and WHEREAS, Founded in 2009 by Catherine Engelbrecht, Dianne Josephs, and other concerned citizens, the King Street Patriots is a nonprofit group committed to freedom, capitalism, American exceptionalism, constitutional governance, civic duty, and election integrity; the group takes its name from American history and those individuals who protested on the streets of Boston in response to confiscatory British policies at the end of the colonial era; King Street at the time was a center of historic and patriotic acts that ultimately led to the American Revolution; and WHEREAS, One of the major initiatives of the King Street Patriots is known as True the Vote; this campaign seeks to inspire and equip volunteers for involvement in every stage of the electoral process in order to protect the rights of legitimate voters; the group advocates for the training of volunteers to work as election monitors, pursues fraud reports, provides resources to support its volunteers, creates documentaries and instructional videos, raises awareness of the problem of voter fraud, and encourages efforts to validate existing registration lists; and WHEREAS, Through their activism, the members of the King Street Patriots are making a difference in their community, state, and nation, and they may take pride in their public-spirited engagement on issues that affect all Texans; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the 82nd Legislature of the State of Texas hereby recognize the King Street Patriots for their commitment to freedom and election integrity and extend to them sincere best wishes for a memorable grand opening celebration; and, be it further RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for the King Street Patriots as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives and Senate.