Texas state Sen. Bob Hall is seen in the Senate chambers.

On Tuesday, Grassroots America’s Liberty Education & Action Meeting will feature State Sen. Bob Hall, who will present the “Grid Down, Power Up” documentary narrated by Dennis Quaid.

.Hall is touring the state to speak to Texans about the vulnerabilities of the Texas electric grid.Topics will include “the nation’s power grid being at grave risk of shutting down completely through both natural and man-made disruptions.” In February 2021, the Texas power grid came close to crashing during the severe snowstorm and deep freeze of Winter Storm Uri. The documentary aims to help viewers understand the threat, why it has become a threat and demonstrates how the problem can be fixed.

After the film, Hall will review dangers to the Texas electric grid and describe legislative solutions he will propose for the 2023 Texas legislative session.

Hall (R-Edgewood), a Citadel graduate with a degree in electrical engineering, received a regular commission as a 2nd lieutenant in the U.S. Air Force and served active duty as a systems engineer working to develop the Minuteman missile system during the Cold War at Norton AFB in California, where he achieved the rank of captain.

Hall later worked in the aerospace industry as a systems engineer and business development manager. In 1982, he began working as an independent proposal consultant to aerospace and defense corporations. He has represented Texas Senate District 2 since 2015.

A buffet dinner will be served at the meeting. Fellowship will be from 5:30 to 6:25 p.m. with the program from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Holiday Inn Conference Center, 5701 S Broadway Ave. in Tyler. There is a $12 fee for dinner.

There is no fee needed to attend, and registration and membership are not required. The group encourages dining to help support local business and jobs.

Thursday

On Thursday, Grassroots America’s Liberty Education & Action Meeting features a special “Do You Have Property Tax Sticker Shock?” meeting.

Topics will include Grassroots America’s Government Watchdog Committee Chairman Tom Fabry stepping through the tax levies for the various Smith County governmental taxing entities with the power to tax property. All taxing entities recently approved new budgets and tax rates. The presentation will provide taxpayers with information about how their property tax bills are created and the definitions they must understand to accurately evaluate the entire issue of property taxation.

Doors will open at 6 p .m. at the Holiday Inn Conference Center, 5701 S Broadway Ave. in Tyler. The presentation will be from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. No meal will be served.

There is no fee needed to attend, and registration and membership are not required.