As TEXDRA enters its 2019-2020 membership year, we are very pleased to introduce TEXDRA's new President, KELLY HANNA, and welcome our new Directors, DONNA COLLINS and CINDY HYATT.  REBECCA CALLOW was elected to a second term as Director, and JANICE McMORAN is serving her second term as Secretary.  TEXDRA's Vice President/President-Elect is KAREN USHER.  Many thanks are due to the incredible DAVID ROSS, now Immediate Past President, for his leadership, dedication, and tireless efforts on behalf of TEXDRA's members.  

TEXDRA's dues for Professional, CRF, and Associate members have increased to $120/year as of September 1, 2019.  Supporting (lifetime) membership dues for Professionals and CRFs have not increased, and Student memberships have also remained the same.  

If you haven't joined or renewed your membership yet, please CLICK HERE.  TEXDRA needs you so we may continue our important work on behalf of Texas freelancers.  Stay tuned for updates on our efforts.  TEXDRA is working for you!

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TEXDRA is an association for Texas Certified Shorthand Reporters and Court Reporting Firms founded on the core principles of integrity, transparency, advocacy, and teamwork.  We pledge to serve our profession with honesty and hard work, and we will work closely with other associations whenever possible to recruit, train and mentor students, lobby in Austin on important issues and challenges that face us all, improve relations between us and the people we serve, and educate the judiciary and the public about the vital role we hold as impartial guardians of the record.  If you're not already a member, please visit our Join Us page to join now.

TEXDRA's Mission:  To represent the professional and business interests of Texas freelance Certified Shorthand Reporters and Court Reporting Firms through advocacy, education, communication, and transparency, while promoting the benefits of working with trained professionals who precisely capture the spoken word in judicial proceedings and provide crucial services to the deaf and hard-of-hearing community, and to foster better awareness of our value to the judicial system and the public.

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