This month at True Texas Project we are interested to hear from Mark Goloby, an activist who consistently advocates and lobbies for the taxpayer - what a concept! Mark is regularly at the state capitol, petitioning legislators and working on legislation that aims to lower or eliminate property taxes. He will speak to us about the problems surrounding our property appraisals and property taxes in Texas, and outline how we can eliminate them in the legislature. Mark has spent many years in both his public and professional life serving Texans and championing property rights, come and hear what he has to share!
Speaker: Mark Goloby
Monday, May 19th
MCM Elegante (Diplomat Room), 2355 I-10 S Beaumont, TX 77707
6:00pm – Prayer gathering (open to all)
6:30-8:00pm –meeting
No dues. No fees. No memberships. No RSVPs
About Mark Goloby:
Mark V. Goloby was born where many great Texans are from, Tennessee. Mark’s family moved to Houston when he was 3 and grew up close to the Astrodome. Mark graduated from Texas A&M in 1981 with a BBA in Accounting. Mark started working in Internal Audit for Dresser Industries then worked for GTE Mobilnet (now Verizon) Texas Region as a Controller. Mark founded TC Technologies and has been pioneering wireless remote monitoring, data applications for over 25 years. He has delivered wireless solutions in a wide variety of applications from cathodic protection on pipelines to wireless mesh networks to monitor a wide variety of wellhead production, measurement, and processing equipment on the well pad.
He has been very active on a number of issues and served on numerous association boards. Within the oil and gas industry, Mark orchestrated a fight of local control over oil and gas operations in several small East Texas cities. The result was a complete shutdown of the initiative and retraction from these cities trying to usurp the authority of the Texas Railroad Commission. Mark was instrumental in getting Texas Independent Producer and Royalty Owners (TIPRO) to participate in the Texas State Convention. This was the first time the oil and gas industry has ever attended a state political convention.
Mark was able to get the Texas Republican Party to adopt Repeal Chapter 313 of the Texas Tax Code into the 2018 Texas Republican Platform. A similar plank was put in the Democrat Platform. Mark championed ending the 313 abatements for over 5 years. This effort culminated in the Texas Senate allowing 313 to expire in this regular 87th Legislative Session. Mark has been Chairman of the East Texas Energy Symposium for 11 years. The symposium brings topics pertinent to the East Texas operator. The proceeds have raised over $200,000 to support The East Texas Oil Museum. Mark has been a champion of property rights and is a member of Houston Property Rights Association. He has advocated for more eco-friendly use of property, spearheading the conversion of the neighborhood flood detention facility into a Naturescape transforming a neighborhood blight into an amenity.
Mark is on the Board of Cherry Tree Republicans and is Treasurer of the Cherry Tree Republican PAC. He coordinated a direct effort of a text campaign for 10 candidates for the 1st and 14th court of appeals in the 9 surrounding counties of Harris County, in which ALL 10 justices won.
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