Houston, TX, May 26, 2023 — Today, Texans for Strong Borders condemns the actions of Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan as he prioritizes personal agendas over crucial border security legislation. While the Texas border crisis worsens, Phelan’s misguided focus shows he is not serious about his commitment to securing our border. The failure of the […]
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CONTACT: Chris Russochris@strongborders.org Texans for Strong Borders Condemns Open Borders Biden Administration for Launching Legal Attack on Texas Houston, TX, January 3, 2024 – Today, the Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against the State of Texas, Governor Greg Abbott, and Texas Department of Public Safety Director Steve McCraw over the recent passage of SB […]
Houston, TX. April 25, 2025 — The Texas Senate has advanced several key measures to secure the Texas Border and bolster internal immigration enforcement, including: Texans for Strong Borders President, Chris Russo, issued the following statement: “Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and the Texas Senate have demonstrated a serious commitment to the passage of landmark legislation […]
Houston, TX, April 28, 2023 — With the deadline to pass bills into law looming in the Texas Legislature, HB 3280, ending in-state tuition for illegal aliens is on track to be killed by the Republican Chairman of the House Higher Education Committee, Rep. John Kuempel, without even receiving as much as a public hearing. […]
Texans for Strong Borders Calls on Gov. Abbott to Widen the Call for Special Session on Border Security Houston, TX, May 30, 2023 — Last night, Governor Greg Abbott issued a call for an immediate special session that included border security measures. Abbott’s call is limited to property tax relief legislation as well as “[l]egislation […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Governor Abbott must Formally Declare an Invasion at the Border under Article I, Section 10 of the U.S. Constitution Declaring an Invasion under Article I, Section 10 is vital to combating the lawlessness at the Texas-Mexico border while the Federal Government fails to act. HOUSTON, TEXAS July 7, 2022 – Today, Texas […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 4, 2022 Declaration of a State of Disaster “WHEREAS, since January 2021, more than 3.2 million illegal aliens have been apprehended after unlawfully entering the United States.” Texans for Strong Borders commends the State Republican Executive Committee (SREC) of Texas for unanimously passing the attached resolution, titled “Resolution on the Declaration […]
Maria Salazar, who represents a southern district in Florida and posts almost exclusively in Spanish on her X account, insists that her Dignity Act is not amnesty. She claims it will secure the border, restore order, and “give a second chance to those who have earned it without a path to citizenship.” The Act would […]
In March, Governor Ron DeSantis of Florida announced a comprehensive legislative action plan which, short of declaring an invasion, would wipe out immigration from the state’s perspective. DeSantis’ plan included tasking the Florida Legislature with the following: Revoking driver’s licenses given to illegals in other states or local municipalities Ending in-state tuition for illegal aliens […]
Some Republicans are pushing to expand work visa programs for certain temporary industries, arguing it will help with labor shortages. They are trying to compromise President Trump’s hardline approach to illegal alien deportations. Others in the party say expanding visas and allowing illegal aliens to stay is just another way to prioritize foreign labor over […]