A Second Road Trip from Texas to Iowa

Leaving Houston at 6PM September 1
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It seems there will not be just one, but two groups of Texans going to Iowa to see Gov. Palin keynote the Restoring America TEA Party event September 3. We reported on the Dallas bus last month. There will also be a group of Texans headed to Waukee, IA from the Houston area.

In a road trip organized by the Southeast & Gulf Coast TexasO4Palin chapter, a large passenger van will depart the Bayou City at 6PM September 1, returning on Sunday the 4th.

More information here.

- JP

Fox 26: Palin Film Debuts in Houston

"The movie plays like a thriller, attacking the GOP establishment."
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Reporter Sally McDonald of Fox 26 (KRIV-TV) reports on the Friday night Houston premiere of director Stephen Bannon's Palin documentary:


- JP

Second book tour brings Sarah Palin back to Texas

Die-hard fans in Houston lined up for today's 11AM signing as early as 5PM Sunday
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Gov. Palin's America By Heart book tour brought her back to Texas Sunday and Monday. KTRK-TV aired this package on the Houston event this morning:


Fox 4 Dallas-Fort Worth reported on the book signing in Big D Sunday:


More on the Houston book signing from KHOU-TV and KPRC-TV.

- JP

TLC will screen "Sarah Palin's Alaska" in Houston next week

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As part of its promotional campaign for "Sarah Palin's Alaska," TLC will be screening the first episode of the 9-part series in select theaters next week ahead of the cablecast premiere of the program on Nov. 14.

Houston is the only location in Texas and one of only eight cities across the country where viewers will be able to see the sneak preview screening. It'll be on Thursday, November 11. Click here to get tickets to the Houston screening. For a list of the other seven cities where it will be shown, go here. There's a nice photo gallery of stills from the series here.

- JP

Sarah Palin speaks to crowd of 1,200 at Houston church

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Gov. Palin was the keynote speaker Wednesday night at a pro life event held at First Baptist Church. Here's the package KRIV-TV (Fox 26) aired on its late night newscast:



KRIV's story is here.

Updates: More local coverage from KTRK-TV, KPRC-TV, KHOU-TV and the Houston Chronicle.

- JP

Sarah Palin returns to Houston in October, Dallas in November (Updated)

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According to the Houston Chronicle's religion blog, Gov. Palin will be back in the Bayou City in October to deliver the keynote address at a benefit for a pregnancy crisis charity:

Houston's First Baptist Church will host the event, held by Heroic Media, an anti-abortion charity that "celebrates the heroism of motherhood."

The former governor and Republican vice-presidential candidate took a stance against abortion because of her conservative political beliefs and Christian faith.

Palin has been able to win over the support of fellow hockey mom types, who can relate to her and admire her values.

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She'll address the crowd at "Heroes Among Us" in Houston on October 5 at 7 p.m. Tickets start at $50 and will be available at heroricmedia.org closer to the event.

This will be the first appearance in the Houston area for the 2008 GOP vice presidential candidate since February, when she campaigned with Gov. Rick Perry at a rally in Cypress.

Update: Ticket information for the Houston event is here.

Heroic Media also has an event planned for November 10 in Dallas with Gov. Palin as keynote speaker. The location will be announced at a later date.

- JP

Sarah stops traffic in downtown Houston

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Television station KHOU reported this morning that traffic in downtown Houston ground to a halt around the Toyota Center as crowds of people made their way inside to attend the "Get Motivated" seminar where Sarah Palin was speaking.

Well, you don't think that Colin Powell or Rudy Giuliani, who were also on the program along with some others, were who the throng rushed in to see, do you?

- JP

Celebrate Reading with Sarah Palin in Houston April 22

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Sarah Palin will comment on her life and read from her memoir Going Rogue as part of the program for the 2010 Celebration of Reading event, sponsored by the Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy, April 22 at Houston's Hobby Center for the Performing Arts.

The 2008 GOP vice presidential candidate will join authors A.J. Jacobs (The Year of Living Biblically), Mary Karr (The Liar's Club), Greg Kincaid (A Dog Named Christmas) and Kathryn Stockett (The Help). Celebration of Reading regularly packs the theaters and brings in about $2 million a year to former First Lady Barbara Bush's foundation.

Tickets start at $150 per person and range up to $5,000 to reserve a table for eight. Dial 713-942-1209 or email ceickenroht@empowerevents.com for ticket information. The Celebration of Reading webpage is here, and the foundation's home page is here. The PDF flyer for the event is here.

h/t: The Sarah Palin Blog

- JP

Get Motivated By Sarah Palin

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Sarah Palin is scheduled to join the Get Motivated! Business Seminar series for the event in Houston, Monday, February 8.  She will be among friends, as Rudy Giuliani and Terry Bradshaw are also scheduled to speak, and a foe, as Colin Powell will be there too.

Gov. Palin will address the following topics:

• How to Successfully Manage and Balance Your Personal and Professional Priorities

• How to Overcome Obstacles with Creative Solutions

• The Secrets to Effective Decision-Making

• How to Have Grace Under Fire

• How to Become a Person of Influence

We contacted Get Motivated! and were assured that Sarah Palin was booked through her agents, the Washington Speakers Bureau.  For "security reasons" the event people would not tell us what time of day the governor is scheduled to speak. We figure it will have to be fairly close to the 8:00 AM (Texas Time) start of the seminar, since Gov. Palin is also scheduled for afternoon and evening (California Time) speeches the same day at a logging conference in Redding, CA.

It will be a busy day for the first woman to be the vice presidential candidate of the Republican Party.

- JP