Recent content by TexasAggieOfc1273

My apologies, sir, and the best of luck to you!

We went to $75 this year from $45 in previous years. We knew we needed to raise to accomodate the increase from GL, and we also knew that we could do better to have a little more in the bank. I still think it's a deal. I understand concerns about the costs for people on fixed incomes, like the...

I have never seen where Masonry provides anyone with a plan of salvation. What I have seen though is that through it's teachings, you are more drawn to understand the GAOTU. It is not a religion, or religious, but we are compelled to spend some time dedicating ourselves to God, in order to build...

I won't be holding an office this year. I stood aside because my work schedule wasn't conducive to me being a SW...

A couple of months after I was raised, I visited Mount Vernon 691. Worked in a MM degree for them during one of the snow storms a couple of months later. Before my first year up, I also made it to Forrest 19 (Huntsville). I've thoroughly enjoyed getting around and metting other brothers at their...

Agreed... we recently increased our dues 66% to $75. Now, about half of that was due to the GLoTX's increase in per capita, but still an ugly situation to find yourself in. Still 4 of 4 newsletters about $$$? Maybe attempt to strike a balance? Show what the money is going to?

While there's something to be said for a dress code, there's no way a suit and tie (much less a tuxedo) dress code would fly up here in NE Texas. I've seen WMs in their overalls. As said about Central Texas, we've got too many farmers out here who come in from the fields for Lodge. I'm not...

David, I presume you're a Master Mason. The apron has to be a certain dimesion (16"x16" if I recall correctly) to be considered a "regulation apron, though many Lodges within the GLoTX don't actively enforce that law. It's a shame that the apron was not disposed of in the manner which it was...

Well, I looked, at least from the legal aspect. The County Appraisal District shows that my Lodge is owned by my Lodge.

Welcome to the board opos!

I don't know that I care for the design that much... the money raised by the State for the plates also would only go to the General Revenue fund, and I don't know that I care for that either. They at the very least could designate the funds towards public education in Texas...

Also, I don't really see where LEOs needed an edict from GL... after all, isn't it a criminal offense to improperly use TLETS/TCIC? I seem to remember that from my TCIC class last summer

In my line of work (Law Enforcement), most of our applications are Personal History Statements. 40+ pages of every employer we've ever worked for, details on my wife, ex-wife, kids, brothers, sisters, mother, father, and in-laws, credit history, medical history, any traffic ticket ever received...

I know that I've done checks on folks before through the DPS CRS... pay $3.50 and get a person's full Texas Criminal History

More thanks Bro Owls... Looking forward to reviewing this material