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 […]
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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 […]
This week, legislators elected to the upcoming 89th Legislative Session in Texas started filing bills to be considered once the session begins on January 14th. There are already several bills that address our organization’s major Legislative Priorities. There were over 1,000 bills filed between the Texas House and Texas Senate, but here are some that […]
On Tuesday, Donald Trump won the 2024 Presidential Election, securing 312 Electoral Votes, winning the popular vote, and sweeping all seven swing states. With it, President Trump has a popular mandate to secure our border and reverse the disastrous policies of the Biden-Harris Administration, which have led to up to 20 million illegal and inadmissible […]
by Chris Russo – President, Texans for Strong Borders On Tuesday, Donald Trump sent shockwaves through a stunned legacy media as state after state was called for him. By the end of the night, he had secured a victory in every single swing state, a larger electoral advantage than his victory in 2016, and even […]
Today is the LAST DAY of Early Voting in Texas. If you don’t vote today by 7pm, your last opportunity to vote will be on Election Day on Tuesday, November 5th. Our consistent message to Texans has been this: the fight does not end on November 5th. If Kamala Harris is elected, she will continue […]