(New Braunfels, TX) -- US Congressman Lamar Smith this week held 2 telephone town hall meetings with residents in Bandera, Blanco, Comal, Kendall, Kerr, Real and Travis Counties. Using new technology, the “tele-town hall” meetings help the Congressman stay in touch with several hundred constituents at one time, fro macros a large area, and they give him the chance to not just talk directly with those citizens, taking their questions over the phone, but he can also poll those participating, to get feedback on key issues facing Congress.