This morning at about 9am Central, the Grand Lodge of Texas published a letter from the Grand Master, G.Clay Smith. The letter is below. It is ridden with errors and omissions. To understand the letter, it is important to consider these five facts. First The below letter, dated January 30, 2023, states that “at approximately […]
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Lawsuit filed by the family of mason killed
While the news of the lawsuit filed by the family of Brother Robert Wise broke on Facebook recently, we would like to ensure all the documents and exhibits are made available to any interested parties.
GM Smith pulls Austin Lodge #12’s charter to protect friend from charges
Grand Master G. Clay Smith has pulled the charter for Austin Lodge #12. While this happened over a month ago, Grand Lodge has yet to provide a reason. Lodge investments recently lost about $750,000. While the unofficial Grand Lodge reason has been that the charter was pulled for financial mismanagement, the charter was only pulled […]
Reports of charges filed against PGM Billings
We have received reports that charges were filed against PGM Billings at Brooklyn Lodge #386’s stated meeting on Saturday night. Brooklyn Lodge is the home lodge of, and frequently attended by, PGM Wendell Miller. While we do not have a copy of the charges (you may send them anonymously to [email protected]), we believe these charges […]
Grand Master Removes Chairman of Finance
M:W: G. Clay Smith has removed brother Ronald Wise as Chairman of Finance. In our last post, we wrote about how the Grand Master ordered a special investigation into the financial affairs of the Offices of the Grand Treasurer and Grand Secretary. The audit team was to report to the Trustees on April 7th. Brother […]
Grand Master audits records of the Grand Treasurer and Grand Secretary – finds nothing
The Grand Master, G. Clay Smith, ordered a specialĀ investigation into the financial affairs of the Offices of the Grand Treasurer and the Grand Secretary which he has the authority to do under Article 26 of the Laws of the Grand Lodge of Texas. The audit team was comprised of only two people on the Finance […]
Charges Sent to Terry Stogner’s Lodges
Some of you may have heard rumors about charges being sent to several of Terry Stogner’s lodges. A copy of the Masonic Form No. 1 is below. Brother Terry Stogner, a Past Grand Master of Texas handed Brother G. Clay Smith, Grand Master of Texas, the charges against Brother Jim Rumsey during the open installation […]
Is Speech Free in Texas Freemasonry?
Is speech free in Texas freemasonry? The simple answer is “no.” The longer answer is much more complicated. Why is it complicated? Because the idea of free speech has always been complicated and fraught with exceptions. There are many aspects to this question, but let us break them down and take this question into pieces. […]
Sending the Grand Lodge of Texas Trustees an Anonymous Message
Did you know you can send an anonymous message to the Grand Lodge of Texas Trustees? It is easy. Simply follow this link and send a message. The message will be emailed anonymously to each of our Grand Lodge of Texas Trustees. A point of order, however, which we are happy to grant — if […]
Call for Questions
News broke publically about the issues at the Grand Lodge of Texas on January 21st, 2023. Many of us have questions. More of us are unable to find those answers alone. We have strength in numbers, however, and over the last couple of days, we have seen a few thousand visitors view our website. Our […]
Installation Interrupted
On January 21st, 2023, during the installation of the Grand Officers of the Grand Lodge of Texas, the newly-installed Grand Master, G. Clay Smith, with the support of Past Grand Master Terry Stogner, attempted to prevent the installation of Jim Rumsey as Grand Junior Warden. Watch this video closely. Below, we point out a few […]