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The past few months, I have racked up hundreds of miles – by car and plane – during the TCA Tour of Texas. Our 2025 road show across the Lone Star State has stopped in Lubbock, Houston, McAllen, El Paso, and Odessa. The purpose of the TCA Tour of Texas is simple: bring together Texas chiropractors, update them about what TCA is doing for the profession, and raise money and awareness for the Chiropractic Development Initiative (CDI), which funds our legislative advocacy, legal defense, and public relations initiatives. This year’s TCA Tour of Texas events have been outstanding, with lots of TCA members and plenty of new faces showing up to support TCA and their profession. At each stop, we provided a up-to-the-minute report on TCA’s activities during the 89th Texas Legislative Session and issued a call for Texas chiropractors to get more involved in YOUR state association. We also introduced our members to TCA Platinum Partner J.D. Silva & Associates, our exclusive TCA Tour of Texas sponsor. A big thank you to all of the doctors who have donated to CDI this year. Your contributions – and your membership – make it possible for TCA to protect, promote and preserve chiropractic in Texas. We couldn’t do it without you! While we appreciate our loyal members, the reality is most chiropractors in our state aren’t TCA members. We need your help! May is TCA Membership Month, so what better time to invite your colleagues to join the TCA community? If your practice has multiple associates, please sign them up to be members; TCA offers group discounts for larger practices. Reach out to the TCA office for details! It may sound cliché, but there is strength in numbers. The larger our association is, the more powerful we become. This is noticed at the State Capitol during a legislative session, and it only amplifies our voice. Can you imagine what we could achieve if TCA doubled our membership? It would be a game-changer! Interacting with our members is one of my greatest joys of being the TCA Executive Director. I hope to see you next month at Chiro Texpo ’25, June 27-29 in Frisco. There’s still time to register for our annual state convention. Or, perhaps our paths will cross at a district meeting or a TCA Tour of Texas event. Check out our TCA calendar to see what’s coming up! See you soon and thank you for being part of the TCA family! Jeff Jenkins, CAE TCA Executive Director/COO