December Resolutions passed by the State Republican Executive Committee
A Resolution Affirming the Commitment of the Republican Party of Texas to Combatting Anti-Semitism and to Supporting Our Honorable U.S. Military Members and Texas Military Heroes.
Posted 12.04.2023 - by James Wesolek https://texasgop.org/combatting-antisemitism/ |
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Resolution Supporting Israel’s Right to Exist, Advocating the Destruction of Hamas, and Mourning the Innocent Who Were Murdered
Posted 12.04.2023 - by James Wesolek https://texasgop.org/supporting-israel/
Posted 12.04.2023 - by James Wesolek https://texasgop.org/supporting-israel/
Resolution Censuring Representative Andrew Murr by the Republican Party of Texas
Posted 12.04.2023 - by James Wesolek https://texasgop.org/murr-censure/
Posted 12.04.2023 - by James Wesolek https://texasgop.org/murr-censure/
Resolution Honoring Elizabeth Grace Petersen
Posted 12.04.2023 - by James Wesolek https://texasgop.org/grace-petersen/
Posted 12.04.2023 - by James Wesolek https://texasgop.org/grace-petersen/
March 2024 Republican Propositions on the Ballot
1. Texas should eliminate all property taxes without increasing Texans’ overall tax burden.
2. Texas should create a Border Protection Unit and deploy additional state law enforcement and military forces to seal the border, to use physical force to prevent illegal entry and trafficking, and to deport illegal aliens to Mexico or to their nations of origin.
3. The Texas Legislature should end all subsidies and public services, including in-state college tuition and enrollment in public schools, for illegal aliens.
4. Texas urges the United States Congress not to grant any form of amnesty or a pathway to legalization for illegal aliens.
5. The Texas Legislature should prohibit the deployment of the Texas National Guard to a foreign conflict unless Congress first formally declares war.
6. The Texas Legislature should establish authority within the Texas State Comptroller’s office to administer access to gold and silver through the Texas Bullion Depository for use as legal tender.
7. The State of Texas should ensure that Texans are free to give or to withhold consent for any vaccine without coercion.
8. The Republican Party of Texas should restrict voting in the Republican primary to only registered Republicans.
9. The Texas Constitution should be amended to restore authority to the Texas Attorney General to prosecute election crimes.
10. Texas parents and guardians should have the right to select schools, whether public or private, for their children, and the funding should follow the student.
11. The Texas Constitution should be amended to require proof of citizenship before any individual can be registered to vote.
12. Texas should ban the sale of Texas land to citizens, governments, and entities from China, Iran, North Korea, and Russia.
2. Texas should create a Border Protection Unit and deploy additional state law enforcement and military forces to seal the border, to use physical force to prevent illegal entry and trafficking, and to deport illegal aliens to Mexico or to their nations of origin.
3. The Texas Legislature should end all subsidies and public services, including in-state college tuition and enrollment in public schools, for illegal aliens.
4. Texas urges the United States Congress not to grant any form of amnesty or a pathway to legalization for illegal aliens.
5. The Texas Legislature should prohibit the deployment of the Texas National Guard to a foreign conflict unless Congress first formally declares war.
6. The Texas Legislature should establish authority within the Texas State Comptroller’s office to administer access to gold and silver through the Texas Bullion Depository for use as legal tender.
7. The State of Texas should ensure that Texans are free to give or to withhold consent for any vaccine without coercion.
8. The Republican Party of Texas should restrict voting in the Republican primary to only registered Republicans.
9. The Texas Constitution should be amended to restore authority to the Texas Attorney General to prosecute election crimes.
10. Texas parents and guardians should have the right to select schools, whether public or private, for their children, and the funding should follow the student.
11. The Texas Constitution should be amended to require proof of citizenship before any individual can be registered to vote.
12. Texas should ban the sale of Texas land to citizens, governments, and entities from China, Iran, North Korea, and Russia.
Principles, Platform & Legislative Priorities adopted by the 2022 Republican Party of Texas Convention Delegates
Republican Party of Texas 2022-2023 Platform
Top 8 Republican Party of Texas Convention Delegates’ 2022-2023 Legislative Priorities
Protect our Elections
Restore felony penalties and enact civil penalties for Election Code violations, which shall be enforceable by any Texas jurisdiction, including the Texas Attorney General. Require citizenship verification of each voter. Restrict the distribution of mail-in ballots to only disabled, military, and citizens that are out of state. Reduce the time allowed for early voting, and eliminate the three day gap between early voting and election day. Establish closed primaries in Texas. As technology evolves, we encourage the passage of legislation that ensures the security of our elections.
Ban Democrat Chairs
To ensure all legislative priorities are given a fair opportunity to become law, the Republican-controlled Texas legislature shall adopt a rule that would end the practice of awarding committee chairmanships to Democrats.
Abolish Abortion in Texas
Abolish abortion by ensuring the right to life and equal protection of the laws to all preborn children from the moment of fertilization, including adopting effective tools to ensure the enforcement of our laws to protect life when district attorneys fail to do so.
Stop Sexualizing Texas Kids
Repeal Texas Penal Code “Obscenity Exemption” 43.24(c), which allows children access to harmful, explicit, or pornographic materials and 43.25(f)(2-3), which allows sexual performance by a child. In addition, prohibit teaching, exposure, and/or discussion of sexual matters (mechanics, feelings, orientation, or “gender identity” issues), and prohibit use or provision of related books and other materials using criminal, civil or other enforcement measures.
Ban Gender Modification of Children
Texas must ban chemical castration, puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, genital mutilation, bodily alteration surgery, psychological/social transitioning, and any other methods applied to or performed on children.
Secure the Border and Protect Texans
Texas shall immediately deny all taxpayer funded services and subsidies to illegal aliens. We call upon the Governor to assert his duty under Article 1, Section 10, Clause 3 of the US Constitution to declare an invasion on our Texas border and do everything in his power to protect Texans from this invasion. The legislature shall direct the Governor to enter into an Interstate Compact with one or more states for Border Security.
Parental Rights and Educational Freedom
Parents are the primary decision makers for their children in all matters. This authority shall be protected as an inalienable right. This shall include the choice of schooling where the money follows the child without strings attached, and enforcement and penalty mechanisms when parents' rights are violated. The right to education shall be free from any social theories.
Defend our Gun Rights
Protect our gun rights against threats, such as red flag laws, federal, state or other restrictions, by strengthening and preserving our inalienable rights under the second amendment to protect our life, liberty and property. The Texas Legislature should eliminate gun-free zones.
Protect our Elections
Restore felony penalties and enact civil penalties for Election Code violations, which shall be enforceable by any Texas jurisdiction, including the Texas Attorney General. Require citizenship verification of each voter. Restrict the distribution of mail-in ballots to only disabled, military, and citizens that are out of state. Reduce the time allowed for early voting, and eliminate the three day gap between early voting and election day. Establish closed primaries in Texas. As technology evolves, we encourage the passage of legislation that ensures the security of our elections.
Ban Democrat Chairs
To ensure all legislative priorities are given a fair opportunity to become law, the Republican-controlled Texas legislature shall adopt a rule that would end the practice of awarding committee chairmanships to Democrats.
Abolish Abortion in Texas
Abolish abortion by ensuring the right to life and equal protection of the laws to all preborn children from the moment of fertilization, including adopting effective tools to ensure the enforcement of our laws to protect life when district attorneys fail to do so.
Stop Sexualizing Texas Kids
Repeal Texas Penal Code “Obscenity Exemption” 43.24(c), which allows children access to harmful, explicit, or pornographic materials and 43.25(f)(2-3), which allows sexual performance by a child. In addition, prohibit teaching, exposure, and/or discussion of sexual matters (mechanics, feelings, orientation, or “gender identity” issues), and prohibit use or provision of related books and other materials using criminal, civil or other enforcement measures.
Ban Gender Modification of Children
Texas must ban chemical castration, puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, genital mutilation, bodily alteration surgery, psychological/social transitioning, and any other methods applied to or performed on children.
Secure the Border and Protect Texans
Texas shall immediately deny all taxpayer funded services and subsidies to illegal aliens. We call upon the Governor to assert his duty under Article 1, Section 10, Clause 3 of the US Constitution to declare an invasion on our Texas border and do everything in his power to protect Texans from this invasion. The legislature shall direct the Governor to enter into an Interstate Compact with one or more states for Border Security.
Parental Rights and Educational Freedom
Parents are the primary decision makers for their children in all matters. This authority shall be protected as an inalienable right. This shall include the choice of schooling where the money follows the child without strings attached, and enforcement and penalty mechanisms when parents' rights are violated. The right to education shall be free from any social theories.
Defend our Gun Rights
Protect our gun rights against threats, such as red flag laws, federal, state or other restrictions, by strengthening and preserving our inalienable rights under the second amendment to protect our life, liberty and property. The Texas Legislature should eliminate gun-free zones.
"These priorities were chosen by over 5,000 voting delegates at the state convention, June 13-18, 2022 in Houston, Texas. Delegates were presented with a list of 15 topics selected by the Legislative Priorities Committee after a comprehensive review of resolutions passed at the precinct and senate district levels of the convention process. Delegates were allowed to vote on 8 topics, which became the official Legislative Priorities of the Republican Party of Texas." https://texasgop.org/priorities/
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The other 7 presented to the voting delegates:
Ban Taxpayer-Funded Lobbying
Eliminate the use of tax dollars to hire lobbyists or pay individuals or organizations that lobby any governmental entity.
Stop Executive Overreach
Reform emergency powers at the state, county, and city level to prohibit the creation or suspension of laws that impact entities such as religion and business. Convene with full authority the state legislature, county commissioners court, or city council to ratify, alter or terminate any emergency declaration within 14 days.
Protect the Electric Grid Secure the integrity of Texas Electric Energy production and delivery with abundant, reliable, and resilient energy. Ensure that the Texas Grid can withstand any natural or man-made threat to include weather, cyber, physical, Electro Magnetic Pulse (EMP) and Geomagnetic Disturbances (GMD).
Protect Medical Freedom All Texans must be free to make their own medical decisions and have those decisions followed in all situations. This is not limited to life sustaining treatment (repeal the 10-Day Rule), vaccinations, and COVID-19 treatments (oppose vaccine passports and mask mandates). Allow providers to offer alternative treatments without fear of retribution, discrimination, or privacy violations for all persons involved.
Eliminate Property Tax using every means available to the legislature, with the exception of an income tax, without increasing Texans' overall tax burden.
Convention of States Extend Texas’ call for a Convention of States to limit the power and jurisdiction of the federal government.
Save Women's Sports
Protect women’s opportunities, health, safety, and fair play in sports by banning biological men from competing in women’s collegiate athletics or any UIL events. Biological males may not use female bathrooms, locker rooms or hotel rooms
while participating in school-sanctioned events
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The other 7 presented to the voting delegates:
Ban Taxpayer-Funded Lobbying
Eliminate the use of tax dollars to hire lobbyists or pay individuals or organizations that lobby any governmental entity.
Stop Executive Overreach
Reform emergency powers at the state, county, and city level to prohibit the creation or suspension of laws that impact entities such as religion and business. Convene with full authority the state legislature, county commissioners court, or city council to ratify, alter or terminate any emergency declaration within 14 days.
Protect the Electric Grid Secure the integrity of Texas Electric Energy production and delivery with abundant, reliable, and resilient energy. Ensure that the Texas Grid can withstand any natural or man-made threat to include weather, cyber, physical, Electro Magnetic Pulse (EMP) and Geomagnetic Disturbances (GMD).
Protect Medical Freedom All Texans must be free to make their own medical decisions and have those decisions followed in all situations. This is not limited to life sustaining treatment (repeal the 10-Day Rule), vaccinations, and COVID-19 treatments (oppose vaccine passports and mask mandates). Allow providers to offer alternative treatments without fear of retribution, discrimination, or privacy violations for all persons involved.
Eliminate Property Tax using every means available to the legislature, with the exception of an income tax, without increasing Texans' overall tax burden.
Convention of States Extend Texas’ call for a Convention of States to limit the power and jurisdiction of the federal government.
Save Women's Sports
Protect women’s opportunities, health, safety, and fair play in sports by banning biological men from competing in women’s collegiate athletics or any UIL events. Biological males may not use female bathrooms, locker rooms or hotel rooms
while participating in school-sanctioned events