ASSIST Quarterly Meeting, Austin TX (July 8, 2010)
Click here to view the Board Minutes (PDF, 187KB)

Featured Articles & Updates:

• ASSIST and the security profession in Texas (Bob Burt)
• Legislative Day (Walt Roberts)
• Assault Against a Security Officer (Jeff Moore)
• Fallen Officer Program (Mike McGregor)
• The Oakley Report (Keith Oakley)
• Texas steps up where Washington falls down (Gov. Rick Perry)
• Does your legislator know you? (Rep. Stephen Frost)
• Private Security Bureau update (Lt. Adam Park)
• El Paso remains safe despite violence in Juarez (Sheriff Richard Wiles)
• Violence in Juarez (Mayor John Cook)
• Keep coverage, cut costs (Josh Ring)
• Non-compete agreements are easy to defeat (Carlos Peniche)
• View on politics (Mark Smith)
• Defending against unemployment claims (Tommy Simmons & Paul Pauken)
• What is sexual harassment? (Rodney Klein)
• Be selective of employees (Amy Lister-Neal)
• Technology Corner - Email etiquette and hygiene (Andrew Neal)
• Stuck in your past? (Joe Peek)
• ASSIST Regional News - Central Texas Region
• ASSIST Regional News - El Paso Region
• ASSIST Regional News - Gulf Coast Region
• ASSIST Regional News - North Texas Region
• ASSIST Regional News - Rio Grande Valley Region
• ASSIST Regional News - South Texas Alamo Region
• LEAPS Chaper - Austin
• LEAPS Chapter - Dallas
• LEAPS Chapter - Houston
• In the News - ASSIST endorses Gov. Perry for re-election
• In the News - Memories of a life member
• In the News - Public safety hearing
• In the News - A nation divided
• Separation form (Dave Scepanski)
• The Last Word (Bob Burt)

Managing Security Today  May 2010 Edition Click here to view/download (PDF, 9MB) NOTE: For best results, please download this document to your desktop before viewing (right-click the link above and select "Save Target or Link As..."). Past issues are available here.  To view a sample of the Managing Security Today magazine, please click here (PDF, 1.8MB)

Proposed Continuing Education by ASSIST: 
(Click the following links to view the PDF files):

• Level II - Eight Hours (Course Goals • Outline)

• Level III - Forty Hours (Course Goals • Outline)

• Level IV - Personal Protection Officer (Course Goals • Outline)

We would like to have you review our proposed changes and send all comments to:
(All comments will be answered if you note request response)

ASSIST President 
Bob Burt
Email: president@assisttexas.org

Make sure private security providers are licensed by DPS (PDF, 43KB)

LEAPS (Law Enforcement And Private Security):

• Dallas Chapter

• El Paso Chapter

• Houston Chapter (Under Construction)
  

Legislation 101.2 by Dave Scepanski
Virtual Reality with One Stroke
"Get Involved"

- “The person who says it cannot be done should not interrupt the person doing it.” 
- “Ideas are easy, it’s the solutions that are hard.”

Your Texas State Representatives (click for details):

• Attorney General Subscriptions Center (Opinions and Answers) (link)

• The Texas House of Representatives (link)

• Districts, Addresses & Telephone Numbers (pdf)

• Biographical Information (pdf)

• Rooms & Phone Numbers (pdf)

• Committee Assignments (pdf)

• Standing Committees (pdf)
  

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