2006

In 2006 Bill seemed to have accelerated to a whole new level. He begins with the Senate District 9 Republican Convention where Bill once again served as the Nominations Committee Chairman.

Concerned about the cost to the Delegates of attending a State Convention and wanting a strong attendance, Bill reserved the historic Menger Hotel in San Antonio for the Senate District 9 Delegates, along with some from Senate District 10 and some other areas. The demand was so high that he picked up some more rooms at the Crocket Hotel next door. He was able to book many events at the Menger including a special reception for the elected officials in Senate District 9 and a Breakfast for the Delegates.

Jane with Rochelle King and Adriana Alzate at the TFRW Breakfast held at the Menger Hotel	Bobby Ebberle’s ralley held at the Menger Hotel	Jane with State Rep. Toby Goodman at the Senate District 9 Candidate and Office holders reception at the Menger Hotel
Candidates for Texas State Representative Diane Patrick and Kirk England with Bill Burch at the reception	David Davis and Dale Attebury at Reception	Part of the crowd at the reception
Steve Hafley, Geoffrey Mitchell, and Craig Owenby at the Reception	State Representative Bill Zedler presents a Resolution of the Texas House of Representatives commending Bill and Jane for their work on behalf of Texas and the Republican Party	Breakfast for the Senate District 9 delegation at the Menger Hotel

At the Convention, Bill served on the Platform Committee. The Platform Committee began their work several days before the actual Convention began. Bill was heavily involved in the process with most of his contribution in the areas of management of the legislature and the legislative process, illegal immigration, and taxes. Meanwhile Jane ran unopposed for her second term on the State Republican Executive Committee. Bill was a strong supporter of Bobby Eberle for Vice-Chairman of the Texas Republican Party. Unfortunately Bobby was not successful. However, the Senate District 9 Delegation had a great time.

Bill working on the Preserving American Freedoms Sub Committee of the Texas Republican Party Platform Committee	Bill working on the Texas Republican Party Platform Committee	The 2006 Texas Republican Party Platform Committee
Bill presenting his report on the Platform Committees work to the Senate District 9 Caucus	The Senate District 9 Caucus	The Senate District 9 Caucus
Jane Burch and Tim Hoy are both re-elected without a challenger to the SREC	The 2006 Republican Texas State Representatives and Candidates	Bill, Jane, with Bobby Eberle in front of the Senate District 9 Delegation on the Convention floor

Bill had recognized a problem within the legislature in that they had a great deal of difficulty in getting bills related to the platform out of committee. Bill knew that it would take action by the grassroots to accomplish this. He invited members of the SREC, the Platform Committee, and the Republican Legislators to meet in District 93. The legislators listed the planks of the platform they would address and the SREC and Platform Committee members agreed to encourage the grassroots to support the legislation through testimony, phone calls, and e-mails to their legislators and the committees. This proved to be a very successful program during the 2007 legislature session.

Platform Committee members in the meeting with members of the SREC and Republican members of the State Legislature	Republican members of the State Legislature	State Republican Executive Committee members

The year was not complete and the Governor referred Bill to the Justices of the Texas Supreme Court where he was appointed to the Board of Directors of the State Bar of Texas. Here, he was assigned to the Legislative Committee, Administration Committee, Finance Committee, and the Facilities and Equipment Committees. His assignment to the Legislative Committee had a particularly strong impact.

Bill attended the State Bar of Texas Board of Directors meeting in Corpus Christi before agreeing to accept the appointment	Jane Burch takes the oath of office as Commissioner of the Texas Commission on Fire Protection	Bill is given the oath of office by Texas Supreme Court Justice Dale Wainwright as a Public Director of the State Bar of Texas.