Over 100 Illegal Aliens Arrested During Colony Ridge Raid On Monday, February 25, the Department of Homeland Security and the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) led a raid on the Colony Ridge Community just north of Houston. Over 100 illegal aliens were arrested, and according to Border Czar Tom Homan, this is only “Phase One.” This […]
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Smith County Sheriff Larry Smith is under scrutiny for potentially violating Texas’ Sanctuary Jurisdictions law, passed as SB 4 in 2017. During a February 6th immigration panel, Sheriff Smith stated that his department does not check the immigration status of individuals detained for Class C misdemeanors, reserving such checks for offenses classified as Class B misdemeanors or higher.He […]
OPINION On Thursday, February 6th, Smith County Sheriff Larry Smith hosted an immigration panel to address community concerns about immigration enforcement policies under the Trump administration. At the panel, Sheriff Smith attempted to reassure community members and, apparently, illegal aliens that they did not need to fear any enforcement action from the Sheriff’s Department unless […]
On Wednesday, newly confirmed U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi issued a directive for jurisdictions that refuse to cooperate with federal immigration authorities. The memorandum released by Bondi says that sanctuary cities and states that refuse to cooperate with or work to impede federal immigration enforcement operations will not receive any federal funding. Additionally, Bondi has placed a 60-day pause on […]
As the 89th Texas Legislative session heats up, we have been hard at work meeting with lawmakers to discuss our 2025 legislative priorities. One of the key events that will set the tone for each legislative session is the State of the State address delivered by Governor. Gov. Greg Abbott will give this address on Sunday […]
With the 89th Session of the Texas Legislature kicking off on this week, we are announcing our ten 2025 Legislative Priorities: You can view and download our entire 2025 Legislative Priority packet on our 2025 Legislative Priorities page on the menu bar above. On Tuesday, the 89th Texas Legislature convened for the first day of […]
On Saturday, the Texas House GOP Caucus met in Austin to elect a nominee for Speaker of the Texas House for the upcoming 89th Legislature. When the dust settled, Rep. David Cook of Mansfield won the caucus nomination with 77% of the 62 votes on the third ballot. However, the race for Speaker of the Texas House is […]
Chris Russo – President, Texans for Strong Borders On Saturday, the Texas House GOP Caucus met in Austin to elect a nominee for Speaker of the Texas House for the upcoming 89th Legislature. When the dust settled, Rep. David Cook of Mansfield won the caucus nomination with 77% of the 62 votes on the third ballot. However, the race […]
This morning, Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan announced that he is dropping out of the race to remain speaker in the 89th Texas Legislature, which will convene in January. This comes in the aftermath of a historically dysfunctional 88th Legislative session where Phelan helped Democrats defeat key border security legislation and led a failed impeachment of Texas […]
Chris Russo – President, Texans for Strong Borders This morning, Speaker of the Texas House Dade Phelan (R-Beaumont) announced that he is dropping out of the race for Speaker in the upcoming 89th Legislature. We at Texans for Strong Borders have been among Phelan’s strongest critics for his role in defeating key border security bills […]