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WHEREAS, the Texas Association of School Boards (TASB) provided guidance to Texas school boards encouraging harmful gender ideology in schools1 ; and WHEREAS, Plank 106 of the 2022 Republican Party of Texas Platform reads: 106. Inappropriate and/or Harmful Content: We support passage of a law more comprehensive than the Florida law that prohibits instruction in … Read more
WHEREAS, our Federal government has declared a war on fossil fuels, which is a war on the citizens and economy of Texas; and WHEREAS, our Federal government chooses winners and losers in electrical generation and favors the production of electric vehicles (EVs) by subsidizing these industries and by creating an economic disadvantage for natural gas, … Read more
WHEREAS, Texas Republican legislators have introduced legislation that seeks to change our Texas Constitution to allow for casino gambling in Texas; and WHEREAS, the gambling bills now mask the negative connotations of casino gambling by referring to casinos euphemistically as “destination resorts”1 with “fabulous hotels, restaurants, showrooms, and retail” to attract families2; and WHEREAS, the … Read more
WHEREAS, voters in cities across Texas will elect mayors, city councilmembers, and city commissioners on uniform election dates; and WHEREAS, though elections are nonpartisan, many candidates running for these positions identify themselves as Republicans; and WHEREAS, the offices these candidates are running for control the budgets and legislative agendas for their municipal governmental entities; and … Read more
The legislative session is moving rapidly, as bill filing ended last Friday, March 10 with 9,114 bills filed in the House and Senate. We are thrilled that the Senate has moved our first Legislative Priority bill to its intent calendar, which means that it will come to the Senate floor for a vote in the … Read more
WHEREAS, COVID-19 era injustice must be remedied; and WHEREAS, Texas should reassert her state’s rights against the Federal government; and WHEREAS, the Texas Constitution should be amended to protect Texans against vaccine tyranny; and WHEREAS, the following bills are representative of the intent of the SREC: • HB 81 (Brian Harrison) / SB 177 (Mayes … Read more
WHEREAS, the seventh Principle of the Republican Party of Texas, as adopted at the 2022 Republican Party of Texas Convention, is “having an educated population, with parents having the freedom of choice for the education of their children”; and WHEREAS, in the 2022 Republican Party Primary, 88% of Republican voters agreed that “Texas parents and … Read more
Austin, TX, Release: March 4, 2022 — For Immediate Release The Republican Party of Texas officially censured Representative Tony Gonzales today, imposing the full set of penalties allowed by the rules, for lack of fidelity to Republican principles and priorities. Rule 44 of the Republican Party of Texas allows the party to censure elected officials who … Read more
WHEREAS, Rule 44 of the Republican Party of Texas states that “a County or Senatorial District Convention or a County or District Executive Committee may, after notice and invitation to the officeholder to appear and be provided time to speak before a County or Senatorial Convention or a County or District Executive Committee, by a … Read more
There have been 4,562 bills filed so far in the 88th Texas Legislature, and we are fast approaching the March 10 deadline for filing. The gears are moving as committee assignments have been made and bills are being referred to various committees. We’d first like to thank you for your advocacy against Democrat committee chairs … Read more