As I continue to listen and visit with families in Central Texas, I was pleased to participate in another town-hall meeting, this time at the National Night Out in Lockhart. As was evident by the great turnout this year down at City Park and then over to Bill and Dorothy Buckner’s annual gathering, there are many reasons to take prid...e in the Lockhart community and the rest of Caldwell County. And, certainly the security of our neighborhoods and the professionalism of the men and women in the Lockhart and Luling Police Departments, led by Chief Mike Lummus and Chief Bill Salas, are at the top of that list. While it is easy to be brave from a distance, our law enforcement officers know bravery up close. The spirit of National Night Out is to show that our police officers are not alone in fighting crime – that we all must work together – house by house, neighborhood by neighborhood, to keep our streets safe. I will continue working to ensure our police in small towns across Central Texas have state of the art technology to fight crime While most of my time was devoted to listening to residents, you can hear my remarks (over the sound of the cicadas!) after the introduction of Lockhart Chief of Police Mike Lummus by clicking here.