On Tuesday, March 5th, Texas Republican Primary voters went to the polls all over the state to decide who will represent them in November. In light of the failures of the 88th Session and the decision by Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan to impeach Attorney General Ken Paxton, there were more competitive primary challenges for […]
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In a new letter sent by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-TX-23), the agency revealed that there are currently 662,566 noncitizens with criminal histories on the ICE non-detained docket, including 13,099 convicted of homicide (with 1,845 pending cases) and 15,811 convicted of Sexual Assault (with 4,250 pending cases). ICE Deputy Director Patrick Lechlietner […]
On Thursday, the Texas Senate Committee on Border Security met in the Capitol to discuss three topics: Securing the Texas-Mexico Border, Support for Border Security Personnel, and monitoring the implementation of several bills passed during the 88th Legislature. I gave my testimony on what steps Texas needs to take in the upcoming session, starting in January, […]
On Tuesday night, American watched as former President Donald Trump (endorsed by Texans for Strong Borders in December) and Vice President Kamala Harris took part in what will evidently be the only Presidential Debate between the two candidates after President Joe Biden dropped out of the race in late July. In the debate, President Trump […]
Yesterday, Governor Greg Abbott issued an Executive Order directing the Texas Health and Human Services Commission to collect and report information on the cost of providing health care to illegal aliens at Texas public hospitals for inpatient and emergency care. Today, we issued a letter thanking Governor Abbott for this action. Illegal aliens are an enormous burden on our health […]
Yesterday, we got word that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Office of Legislative Affairs had informed Congress of its intent to resume flights of inadmissible aliens into the United State via the CHNV mass parole scheme. Jason Hopkins of The Daily Caller confirmed these reports in an article released yesterday afternoon. The CHNV program has […]
This week, Democrats gathered in Chicago for the Democratic National Convention. After over 10 million Nationwide Border Encounters in just three and a half years, they had a tall task convincing voters that their plan for the border would make them the right choice in November. We laid out why their claims about the border […]
Patriot, This week, the murder of a 12-year-old girl in Houston drove home the human cost of the invasion at the Texas Border. Franklin Peña and Johan Jose Martinez-Rangel, both Venezuelan nationals who crossed the U.S.-Mexico border illegally earlier this year, are charged with capital murder in connection to the death of Jocelyn Nungaray. Nungaray was found […]
Patriot, Thank you to all of the delegates and guests who attended the Republican Party of Texas State Convention in San Antonio. We hope you were able to stop by the booth and say hello! The convention was a total success! Border Security and internal enforcement was the number one legislative priority chosen by the delegates and […]
E-Verify Passes in the Texas Senate, but faces Uphill Battle in Rep. Ken King’s State Affairs Committee in the Texas House Texans for Strong Borders is thrilled to report that the Senate passed SB 324, Universal E-Verify. This legislation, filed by Senator Lois Kolkhorst, passed the Senate 19-12 on Wednesday, with Sen. Robert Nichols being the only Republican voting against. […]