I hope you have been enjoying the holiday season thus far, and getting quality time with those who are most important to you.

Yesterday I filed paperwork to continue to serve as Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts. This officially begins my road to victory so I may carry out what I am most passionate about, keeping Texas competitive by continuing to be a budget hawk, because, after all, it's your money!

At the end of each year, I feel it is important for us to reflect on the past year, as well as look to the next year for us and our loved ones. This year, more than any in recent memory, there has been a dramatic shift in the U.S. government’s role in the private sector, and I am committed to doing everything I can to keep government from encroaching on our liberties.

Because of this, next year will be an important year for Republicans. I would like to encourage you to get involved by telling your neighbors key news about fiscal restraint with your tax dollars, or writing a letter to the editor about the issues that are most important to you as a Texan.

I wish you and your family all of the best this holiday season, and look forward to seeing you in 2010.

Susan