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!

Last week, Comptroller Susan Combs kicked off her fall 2009 grassroots tour in Lubbock and Amarillo. Susan met with supporters and talked about why Texas is better off, as well as how she has made state spending more transparent since taking office January 2007. Thank you to all of you who came out to show your support!

There are quite a few grassroots events left on the schedule this fall. To see if Susan might be in your area, please see below:

Wichita Falls
Thursday, October 22
3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Weatherford
Tuesday, October 27
2:00 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.

San Angelo

Dear friends,
We are mourning the loss of Brianna Becker, who worked with Friends of Susan Combs Committee for nearly a year. Brianna was an extraordinary young woman who was committed to her faith, politics, and her community.

Brianna was enormously experienced in political activism, as evidenced by her heavy involvement with The Texas Public Policy Foundation, the Clare Boothe Luce Policy Institute, and her position as Vice Chairman of the Young Conservatives of Texas.

Susan has officially kicked off her Facebook fan page! Within just one week, she has 649 fans across the state of Texas. Become Susan’s fan today and follow her re-election campaign efforts as well as the great things happening in the Comptroller’s office.

Are you not on Facebook? To join, go to www.facebook.com and sign up. Don’t forget to add Susan Combs as your first fan!

1,197 active and concerned Texans are now following Susan through the social media site, Twitter, to stay up-to-date on the latest news and information affecting businesses and families in our state.

What a way to kick-off Comptroller Susan Combs re-election campaign! Susan announced her campaign has raised $512,076 in just nine days, June 22 to June 30. She also reported that she has over $3,800,000 cash on hand.

In addition to great fundraising totals, Susan has a strong organization of grassroots support all across Texas. She has support in more than 200 counties and over 350 leadership members. If you would like to join Susan’s growing Leadership Team, please join at register. We would love to have you on Susan’s team!

Guest Contributor: John Larrison, SREC SD 21 Committeeman

I have found Susan Combs to be a lady of her word. She does what she says she will do. We don’t always get that from our politicians these days.

With the 2009 Legislative session behind us, it is time to start raising money for Susan’s 2010 re-election as Comptroller of Texas. Your support is vital in keeping Texas in fiscally conservative hands.

Please contribute today! All you have to do is click on the link below and enter your information. Any dollar amount will help Susan run a vigorous campaign that will focus on important work that needs to be done.

https://www.susancombs.com/involved/donate.php

Many thanks to all of you who have visited Susan’s website and signed up to join her team! We have had a great response and our team is building rapidly! Please feel free to leave comments and share Susan’s news with your friends, family, neighbors, and co-workers.

Yesterday, we sent this message from Susan to our supporters (sign up here to get our e-newsletters), and I encourage you to read it and comment at the bottom with your encouraging thoughts for Susan as she runs for re-election!