How to contact Texas Senators or House Representatives
Senate
locate your Senator (but the Texans are below) - http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm
Texas: John Cornyn
send an e-mail - http://cornyn.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Contact.ContactForm
write a letter -
John Cornyn
517 Hart Senate Office Bldg.
Washington, DC 20510
Main: 202-224-2934
Fax: 202-228-2856
John Cornyn
5300 Memorial Drive
Suite 980
Houston, TX 77007
Main: 713-572-3337
Fax: 713-572-3777
Texas: Kay Bailey Hutchison
send an e-mail - http://hutchison.senate.gov/contact.cfm
write a letter -
Kay Bailey Hutchison
284 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510-4304
202-224-5922
202-224-0776 (FAX)
202-224-5903 (TDD)
Kay Bailey Hutchison
1919 Smith Street
Suite 800
Houston, Texas 77002
713-653-3456
713-209-3459 (FAX)
House
DIY search: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_congressional_districts#Texas
- figure out your district from the map
- click the district link find the representative's name on the wikipedia article
- skim their bio and find their official site at the references/external link section at the bottom of their wikipedia article
- find the contact form section of their website and send a message to them.
Find your district representative by zip code -
- the four numbers after your 5 digit zip: http://zip4.usps.com/zip4/welcome.jsp
- find your district rep: https://writerep.house.gov/writerep/welcome.shtml
- write them a letter
Helpful instructions from http://www.essortment.com/all/writeyourcongr_rcem.htm:
Include your address and phone number, the date, their address and a salutation something like the following: To the honorable Senator First M. Last. Now reference the topic including any specifics about bills or issues by their specific numbers or however they are known.
In the body of your letter make it clear what you know about the topic, what you know about your congressman’s involvement with that issue, what you want and what you will do politically to get it. ... You will be most effective if you come right out and politely but clearly tell your congressman that if they want your vote in the next election they should vote the way you are asking them to on that particular issue. This makes it very certain where you stand and that you are serious.
You can write about several issues in one letter but may find it more effective to write a separate letter on each issue. If you have any genuine political influence yourself you may want to find a way of making it known as well. ... Sign and date the letter.
