Texas Mutual Assistance Group
Texans Helping Texans to Prepare
Plan - Prepare - Practice
This will be accomplished by having monthly meetings and classes that will enhance the capabilities of the group, the sharing of information and hands-on training.
The goal of the group is to provide safety, security and the well-being of our families during times of local or national crisis or emergencies.
The TMAG provides protection and survival of our families by training in but not limited to medical, tactics, security, communications, survival, gardening, farming, and other forms of preparations.
Who are we? We are average American citizens. We come from various backgrounds and professions. We are nurses/doctors; lawyers; first responders; teachers; tradesmen; retirees; prior military and young families in your local communities. We are a group that is united by our moral beliefs; the belief in the Constitution of the United States of America; and the belief in being prepared and our loyalty to each other.
We are not: revolutionaries, a hate group, anti-government, a militia, or racist.
We welcome everyone to the group regardless of age, race, religion, gender or political affiliation. That you believe in our great country and the state of Texas and the Constitution of the United States as being the supreme law of our land. We are a diverse group of ordinary American citizens with a love for the USA and for Texas.
Meetings / Classes
Group Luncheon
Meeting and Class on Guerrilla Garden Plants
A presentation on PowerStation 500.
Good morning, The next meeting will be August 3, 2024, at 11 a.m. in the Conroe area. The discussion will be your plans on how to get home if an event happens while you are out of town or out of the country. What would you do to get home? Please RSVP if you plan to attend. Looking forward to seeing everyone. Thanks, Tony
More to follow.
Group Range Day.
Meeting on hurricane prepardness.
Basic Orienteering with task to be completed at each point.
Class on antennas, manual and CHIRP programming.
Class on processing chickens.
Group hike to test your equipment.
The class will be about the general maintenance of handguns; you can bring your unloaded handgun to the class and learn how to conduct maintenance. If you would like to shoot at the indoor range, the cost is 18.00 per hour. No steel cased or penetrator rounds. Please RSVP.
Introduction to Map Reading. You will need a protractor, compass, 3x5 card, and a pencil.
Please RSVP by email at txmag@proton.me. Come join us for a hike and field training exercise on Sunday, May 26th at 1100. The goal is to hike a 3 mile loop in the Lake Houston Wilderness Park and try out some hot meal preparation of shelf stable food along the way. Location: 25840 FM 1485, New Caney. TX 77357 There is a $3 entry fee to the Park per adult. Trail map available at entry gate for free. Hike will start and end by the large parking lot near the Joe Turner Nature Center cabin. Parking and meet up: UTM Grid 30.137,-95.168 Bring your Day Bag, shelf stable food to cook and a fuel/gas type cooking system to try out. Also bring utensils and clean up gear. The recommended Day Bag contents are listed below, feel free to bring whatever you would like. However, a mandatory minimum amount of gear is required for the health and safety of all participants. Mandatory items include proper clothing and footwear, insect repellent, water, cellular phone, trail map, prescribed medication, pocket knife, flashlight and identification. I will bring a spare Day Bag in case someone can't. Firearms, alcohol, outside wood, and illicit drugs and prohibited. Plants, trees and animals, alive or dead, cannot be molested or used for food or fuel. Please refer to the Park rules. Recommended "DAY BAG" Contents IFAK Insect and sun repellant Bandanna, shemagh, or towel Hat Locking or fixed blade knife Hands free flashlight Spare batteries for flashlight Compass Note pad and Pen, weatherproof Lighter, All weather matches All purpose wipes Snacks, high calorie and high nutrient Map of Area, weatherproof Cell phone Battery backup for phone Cables for phone Waterproof case or bag for phone and accessories Bottled water, minimum (2 quarts) Electrolyte packets Gloves, mechanic style Rain jacket Lawn trash bags or can liners, (2) Tarp, 6'x8' 550 cord or survival cord, (50') Zip ties, 16", (12) If you have any questions or concerns, please email me. Thanks and looking forward to seeing you there.
Group campout. More information to follow. Please RSVP.
Introduction to Map Reading. Please RSVP.
Introduction to Archery. Please RSVP. We have limited slots available. This event is a no cost event.
Presentation on communications and antennas. Please RSVP.
A meet and greet; and a discussion on bags on Sunday for members who are unable to make the Saturday meetings. Bring your bags and share with others of what you pack in your bags. Please RSVP.
Introduction to Map Reading. Please RSVP.
In a STOP THE BLEED® course, you’ll learn three quick techniques to help save a life before someone bleeds out: (1) How to use your hands to apply pressure to a wound; (2) How to pack a wound to control bleeding; (3) How to correctly apply a tourniquet.
Please RSVP for this meeting/class. Thank you.
In a STOP THE BLEED® course, you’ll learn three quick techniques to help save a life before someone bleeds out: (1) How to use your hands to apply pressure to a wound; (2) How to pack a wound to control bleeding; (3) How to correctly apply a tourniquet.
Round table discussion, why we prep, decision-making process on either bug in or bug out, current situation locally and nationally, and any other subjects that want to be discussed. Please RSVP. Please RSVP at txmag@proton.me
https://storage2.snappages.site/MCZG4J/assets/files/Crisis-Prep-Expo-2024-class-presentation-96.pdf
https://storage2.snappages.site/MCZG4J/assets/files/Crisis-Prep-Expo-2024-class-presentation-96.pdf
Please RSVP for this meeting/class. Thank you. The presenter will be going over the Rule of 3; Preparing each category in cycles for example Phase 1: 30 to 60 days worth of supplies with an emphasis on being mobile, increasing physical fitness and mental toughness and follow it up with 2 more phases; how much water do you really need?; how to store water; how to make it drinkable; where to find it; how much water should you carry.
General overview on the different techniques of canning. Please RSVP.
General overview on bug out bags/get home bags
Forum
Here you can find a great community for sharing new ideas and talking about day to day life.
Teams
Communications
Communications team: The MOST important aspect of working together is being able to communicate. Ask for help, offer help, exchange goods, identify dangers and warn of areas to avoid. HAM radio has historically been reliable in almost every circumstance. Everyone should have the capability. Our radio of choice is the Baofeng UV-5R due to its sturdiness, reliability, power, many channels, and a cost that is affordable by many people.
Intelligence
Intelligence team: The ability to acquire information, locally and even far from our location, and be able to confirm it’s credibility and accuracy, so that proper actions can be planned, when necessary. Try to prevent having to cope with surprises, if we don’t have to! And keep rumors under control.
Medical
Medical Team: Injuries in a disaster can easily become infected and have very serious consequences. If we train in some basic first aid, and some advanced topics, we may be able to care for our neighbor (or they care for you) and stabilize their condition until a qualified medical professional is available. In a long term situation, we may have to able to protect and monitor that injury so we can continue to manage tasks, like keeping a garden for food. Every American should be trained to at least Combat Lifesaver level to provide immediate care for victims of severe trauma, whether it be a car accident, a gunshot wound, a chainsaw accident, etc. to save lives.
Preparedness
Preparedness teams: Grow lots of tomatoes? How can you store them? Canning? Sauce, ketchup even casseroles can all be prepared and stored for long term. Gardening tips, jams, meals in a jar. What items to always have with you (every day carry – EDC) Items to have in your car if you are stuck away from home. If you need to leave your home for an extended amount of time, remember to take your Bug Out Bag with you. Have you thought of everything? These team people have, and they can help you be ready before you get into that tough spot. Americans are told by FEMA to be able to self-rescue and self-supply for at least 72 hours, but clearly emergencies can last much longer. You need to be able to take care of yourselves and each other for extended periods, including effective food storage. We will show you how. Even if you are not a veteran, you are welcome to join us and get trained, and then help train others. We find that nearly everyone has some skill or life experience that is useful to the community, and we will help you pick a training track to focus on, and get trained up by more experienced team member mentors. And even if you have physical limitations that would prevent you from being on a field team, you can still help with support, security as a “home guard,” and logistics. And if you already have an existing group, such as a neighborhood watch, church group, veterans group, political or social group, we would be happy to train your group in all of the above skills. We believe that strong neighborhood watches are the most critical first steps toward a strong America, working from the bottom up to provide local security while we also strengthen what is already there (search and rescue, volunteer fire, volunteer emergency medical, CERT teams, reserve deputy and police auxiliary, etc.).
Security
Security team: How to keep a location safe from any one who sees it as a target. Being able to summon a good sized group for a show of force. Most American gun owners have little or no training in how to fight together, as a team. Whether it is a husband and wife, father and son, or neighbors, you need to know how to move, shoot, and communicate as a team. Bad guys, like MS-13 or ISIS, attack in teams. You need to know how to fight back as a team and how to form up a neighborhood watch to protect yourselves and each other. Security is everyone’s responsibility, and our infantry and police veterans will teach you how.
