NEWS
Governor Abbott Issues Executive Order Requiring Texas Hospitals to Collect, Report Healthcare Costs for Illegal Immigrants
Due to President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris’ open border policies, Texas has had to foot the bill for medical costs for individuals illegally in the state. “Texans should not have to shoulder the burden of financially supporting medical care for illegal immigrants," Governor Abbott said.
Special session stalemate delays Property Tax and Border Security relief
The House and Senate remain in a stalemate with the Senate still in Special Session #1 and the House nowhere to be found. Meanwhile, property tax and border security relief hang in the balance…
Governor Abbott signs fentanyl legislation into law
Gov. Abbott signed four pieces of legislation today to combat the fentanyl crisis. The new laws will educate young Texans on the dangers of fentanyl, provide more NARCAN to colleges and universities, and make it possible to prosecute fentanyl deaths as murder…
Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan kills key border bill, HB 20
While an endless stream of illegal immigrants are crossing the border and our Texas National Guard stands in the breach, House Speaker Phelan chose to sustain a Democrat point of order, effectively killing HB 20…
Legislative Alert: SCR 23, Take Action on the Border
SCR 23 passed the Senate last month 30-1, and Senator Kolkhorst believes it still has a chance in the House. It is waiting for a hearing in the House State Affairs Committee. Please light up the phone lines and demand a hearing for SCR 23!
Legislative Alert! Revive dead border protection measures
As hordes of illegal immigrants gather at our southern border, HB 20 died an ignominious death by Points of Order in the House. Nevertheless, two bills still in play would offer Texans very important protections…
U.S. House passes H.R.2, Secure the Border Act
The bill addresses issues regarding immigration and border security, including imposing limits to asylum eligibility…
HB 20 Update: Sent to State Affairs to Resolve Point of Order
While an endless stream of illegal immigrants cross the border and our Texas National Guard stands in the breach, our legislators in the House are arguing over the wording of a bill designed to help protect us from the incursion…
Republican Party of Texas Legislative Priorities Report
Take Action! We have three weeks left in the legislative session, and many Legislative Priority bills are getting close to the Governor’s desk. They are also at risk of sudden death…
Call To Action! Tell Texas Legislators, Texans Want SECURE Borders
House vote TOMORROW on HB 20 to create a state law enforcement agency to deal with the border crisis. Other border security bills also are up for a vote this week or need to be placed on the House Calendar. Burn up the lines and flood the email boxes of your legislators…
Why haven’t U.S. House Republicans moved to impeach Mayorkas?
While no official movement has yet been made to impeach Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas, House Republicans may have begun making the case in an April 19 Homeland Security Hearing…
Take Action! House Border Security bills left pending in committee
Last week, border security measures were heard in the House State Affairs Committee and there they sit still, awaiting a vote and movement to the full House…