The Bandera County Republican Women opened the new year with a club meeting on January 7. Bandera County Judge Richard Evans spoke to the group about legislation that would affect the county during the coming state legislative session beginning January 12. Evans noted that 1,500 bills had been filed so far, and the Legislature could review up to 8,000 bills during this 87th session. Evans encouraged the club to contact their legislators to express any support or concerns about pending legislation. He reiterated that it was important to develop a relationship with legislative staffers and provide reasons why to support, or not ...