TEXAS LEGISLATURE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE DENNIS BONNEN THANKS ME IN WRITING ON MY BIRTHDAY FOR RECEIVING A COURTESY CARBON-COPY ON TWO VERY URGENT CRIME-DETERRENCE-RELATED PUBLIC-POLICY QUESTIONS OF MINE TO STATE REP. GINA HINOJOSA OF AUSTIN THAT DIRECTLY REFERRED TO SPEAKER BONNEN BY NAME

On Saturday, April 27, 2019, 1:13:30 AM CDT, Dennis Bonnen wrote:

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Dear Fellow Texan --

I sincerely appreciate you taking the time to contact me. Your input is invaluable to me as I work to represent your interests at our State Capitol.

If your email is urgent and requires immediate attention, please contact my Capitol office at 512-463-1000. For those of your residing in House District 25 (Matagorda County and southern Brazoria County), I encourage you to call my district line: 512-463-0564 (Austin) or 979-848-1770 (Angleton).

It is an honor and privilege to serve you.

Sincerely,

Dennis Bonnen
Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives
State Representative - District 25
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From: John McMillan

To: Gina Hinojosa ; Dennis Bonnen ; Dennis Bonnen ; margaret.moore@traviscountytx.gov ; Dayna Blazey ; robert.kepple@tdcaa.com ; Jalayne Robinson ; Shannon Edmonds ; diane.beckham@tdcaa.com ; Texas DPS Office of General Counsel ; Texas Rangers Division of DPS ; Texas Dept. of Public Safety Officers Assn. President ; Texas Dept. of Public Safety Officers Assn. Director ; Travis County Sheriff Law Enforcement Assoc. (2016) ; Travis County Judge Sarah Eckhardt ; TBPP General Counsel Bettie Wells ; Joyful Heart Foundation for Rape Victims ; Rainn Info ; Safeaustin Info ; Texas Association Against Sexual Assault Atty Kaiser 2016 ; margaret.gomez@traviscountytx.gov ; Travis County Commissioner Brigid Shea ; Gerald Daugherty ; Texas Legal legal-aid service (2015) ; StateRep.DonnaHoward ; Texasadvocacyproject Info ; Celia Israel ; Austin Chronicle Editors ; news@cbsaustin.com ; texasmonthly ; HillCountryNewsEditorScottMcDonald ; David Maxwell ; Rep. Sheryl Cole (2019 CentralTX) ; Rep. Vikki Goodwin (2019CentralTX) ; Texas Observer Editors ; Texas Tribune Editor In Chief Evan Smith ; The University of Texas at Austin ; ACC President Richard Rhodes ; NPAP Assistant ; Miami Herald Letters To Editor ; patsy.spaw@senate.texas.gov ; Hubert Vo ; Rep. Erin Zwiener (2019CentralTX) ; Donna Campbell ; Office for Victims of Crime (U.S. DOJ) ; DMN Austin Bureau Reporter Robert Garrett ; Houston Chronicle Letters To the Editor ; Letters To the Editor ; Open_records ; spencer.cronk@austintexas.gov ; Rey Arellano ; Austin Mayor Steve Adler ; Austin City Council Member Delia Garza (2015) ; district6@austintexas.gov>; Austin City Council Member Ann Kitchen (2016) ; district9@austintexas.gov ; Travis County Commissioner Jeff Travillion (2017) ; Travis County Criminal Justice/Public Safety Director ; roger@northwestfellowship.com ; Victoria Neave ; University of North Texas at Dallas Pres. Bob Mong ; Fort Worth Star-Telegram Newstips ; Amy Lee ; Michael Eveleth ; APD Interim Police Chief Brian Manley ; Cedar Park (TX) Police (2016) police2@cedarparktexas.gov>; Leander Police Chief Minton ; Houston Police Dept (2015) ; Dallas Police Chief David Brown ; news@kut.org ; KLRU ; KXAN TV News Investigations ; Kirk Watson ; Senator Kirk Watson Constituent Services Rep. Walcott (2016) ; Wind River Crossing GM Ann Coker ; City of Austin Interim City Attorney Anne Morgan ; National Crime Victim Law Institute (Lewis & Clark Law School Portland Oregon) ; Crime Report Ed. Stephen Handelman (2016) ; Florida Sexual Crimes Investigators Assoc Pres. Minton (2016) ; Florida Sexual Crimes Investigators Assn. Exec Dir Moore (2016) ; California Sexual Assault Investigators Assn Pres. (2016) ; State Comptroller Criminal Investigations Division Chief Martin Cano ; Criminal Justice Journalists Board Member Rashbaum ; Criminal Justice Journalists Brd Wenger (2016) ; Austin Regional Crime and Terrorism Intelligence Center ; State Rep. Eddie Rodriguez (Austin area) ; Garnet F. Coleman ; Dwayne Bohac ; Justin Holland ; Jonathan Stickland ; Robert Nichols ; Tony Tinderholt

Sent: Saturday, April 27, 2019, 1:13:21 AM CDT

Subject: Re: 4-25-19 urgent question for Rep. Hinojosa from a constituent


To: District 49 State Representative Hinojosa of the Texas Legislature in Austin.
Your Capitol Address: Room E2.314, P.O. Box 2910, Austin, TX 78768
Your Capitol office phone number: (512) 463-0668; FAX: (512) 463-0957.

April 27, 2019

Dear Rep. Hinojosa,

Thank you for your very prompt reply note (below) to me on this.

Is there any way that Speaker of the House Bonnen might be willing to have a new bill of this very urgently needed type be voted on during the current legislative session?

Otherwise, do you believe that House Speaker Bonnen might let you introduce a non-binding resolution on this topic during the current session?

That non-binding resolution could urge all local law-enforcement agencies to publicly disclose---including to the local district attorney--- the total combined number of occasions during the most recent calendar year in which their own agency's Sex Crimes Unit declined to authorize a forensic rape-evidence exam on a self-identified rape victim who had requested that exam.

Thank you again for your reply note. I hope to hear from you soon.

Sincerely and Best Wishes from a law-abiding, crime-deterrence-minded, gainfully-employed, permanently drinking-alcohol-free, single adult Anglo male constituent of yours in northwest Austin,
John Kevin McMillan.

My home address: Village Oaks Apartments, 10926 Jollyville Road, Building 16, Apt. 1609, Austin, TX 78759.
Home phone: (512) 342-2295.
E-mail: mcmillanj@att.net
Blog: John Kevin McMillan: A 21st Century Conservative Left-Wing Agenda
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On Friday, April 26, 2019, 4:40:36 PM CDT, Gina Hinojosa wrote:

John,

Thank you for your email. The deadline to file legislation this legislative session has passed. We'll be sure to look into your idea for legislation next session.

Thank you,

Representative Gina Hinojosa
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From: John McMillan

Sent: Friday, April 26, 2019 12:07 AM

To: Gina Hinojosa ; margaret.moore@traviscountytx.gov; Dayna Blazey ; robert.kepple@tdcaa.com; Jalayne Robinson ; Shannon Edmonds ; diane.beckham@tdcaa.com; Texas DPS Office of General Counsel ; Texas Rangers Division of DPS ; Texas Dept. of Public Safety Officers Assn. President ; Texas Dept. of Public Safety Officers Assn. Director ; Travis County Sheriff Law Enforcement Assoc. (2016) ; Travis County Judge Sarah Eckhardt ; TBPP General Counsel Bettie Wells ; Joyful Heart Foundation for Rape Victims ; Rainn Info ; Safeaustin Info ; Texas Association Against Sexual Assault Atty Kaiser 2016 ; margaret.gomez@traviscountytx.gov; Travis County Commissioner Brigid Shea ; Gerald Daugherty

Subject: 4-25-19 urgent question for Rep. Hinojosa from a constituent

April 25, 2019

Dear State Representative Hinojosa,

Are you dismayed to learn (as I myself learned in the last few days) that the Austin Police Department here in our state capital city apparently DOES NOT compile annual statistics on the total combined number of occasions citywide during the most recent calendar year in which the APD Sex Crimes Unit specifically declined to authorize a forensic rape-evidence exam on an individual requesting one?

Also, are you willing to sponsor legislation before the Texas House as soon as possible that will require each and every local law-enforcement agency to each year compile an annual statistic of the type cited above, and to also promptly share that statistical update with the news media, the Texas Department of Public Safety state law-enforcement agency, and the local district attorney's office?

Thank you in advance, Rep. Hinojosa,for your helpful reply letter to me on this.

Sincerely and Best Wishes,

John Kevin McMillan,
10926 Jollyville Rd., Apt. 1609, Austin, TX 78759.
Home phone: (512) 342-2295.
My Blog: John Kevin McMillan: A 21st Century Conservative Left-Wing Agenda