HALO

I mentioned a new job with some organization that's trying to fundraise money for private property rights or something like that. Well, today I had a meeting with Kyle who is running the organization and find out a whole lot more information. The organization is called HALO, Home and Land Owners Association of Texas. (It was founded by the real estate guy I've been talking about who goes to my church. Therefore, the location of this new organization is located in his office building.) This is a brand new grass roots organization designed to represent the Texas property owner. The point is to have a unified voice in order to represent property owners in legislature. It's non-profit, non-partisan, and is looking for lots of donations. The current issue right now is school finance reform and property taxes. I'm not 100% clear on how the two affect each other, but I'm reading up on them. I've already read that property taxes make up 60% of the taxes collected in Texas. WOW! That's a huge chunk! This stuff may sound boring, but I'm actually excited about it. I'm learning something new, and I can see how these issues affect my family. Also, there's no other organization that tries to address the issues of property owners; therefore, HALO has a good chance of becoming successful, and I could say that I was a part of that.

Kyle seems passionate about the topic. You can tell he's one of those political sorts--dressed in Khakis and a polo, talks real fast, and is amiable. Not to mention he's worked for the RNC (Republican National Congress) and has worked on several political campaigns. By the way, remember how I didn't get the receptionist job? Turns out that Kyle's girlfriend is the new receptionist. Anyway, I start this job on Monday.