"Texans deserve leadership that reflects their values. There is still time for these incumbents to make the right decision."
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton

The 89th biennial session of the Texas Legislature starts TODAY, Tuesday, Jan. 14 to pass new laws and decide how to spend the state’s money for the next two years. If you are coming to the Texas Capitol today, look for Texas Values Team members and volunteers who will be on site to assist you! If you are not coming to the Capitol, watch our social media channels for breaking updates. We will also have member of our Church Ambassador Network of Texas (TXCAN) offering prayer and spiritual support. We will do a live update on Facebook at approximately 9:30 a.m. today from inside the Texas Capitol. To get ready for the Texas Legislative Session, click to be one of the first to get our 2025-26 Texas Legislative Guide and booklet. Legislative Guide Request Form

The Texas Speaker of the House will be voted on at approximately noon, TODAY. Currently, there are two Republicans claiming to have won the Speaker race; Representative David Cook, who won the Texas House Republican Caucus vote in December and Representative Dustin Burrows who claims he has the votes to win after taking his support outside the party to recruit 38 Democrats to support him in his race for Speaker. 

The Republican Party of Texas is asking Republican members of the Texas House to support their own rules and the Republican Party of Texas legislative priorities and rules is lawful and constitutionally protected speech.

Contact your state representative NOW and tell them to follow their own rules and support Rep. David Cook for Texas Speaker of the House!

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The Texas Values team will be present at the capitol early Tuesday morning throughout the day and every day during the 89th Legislative Session to keep you informed.

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Today, Tuesday, January 14th the Texas Legislature will kick off with one hundred and eighty-one Texas lawmakers being sworn in to serve in the 89th Legislature and Governor Abbott will deliver remarks to both chambers.
In the House, members will vote on a Speaker of the House from among the candidates running, including David Cook, the candidate nominated by the House GOP Caucus. The Senate will select their new President Pro Tempore.

This one day of pomp and circumstance will quickly give way to the daily grind of legislative work. This work is where Texas Values shines. Our team of policy and legal experts are at the Capitol all 140 days of session, working to ensure pro-family, religious freedom, and pro-life issues are front and center in legislators' minds. Our team will be on site at the Texas Capitol TODAY January 14th. Come to the Capitol on this important day. Our office is across the street from the Texas Capitol – at 1005 Congress, Suite 830, Austin, Texas 78701.

Check out some (but yes, there's more!) of the crucial issues we'll be working on during the 89th Legislature: 

Religious freedom remains a top priority for the 89th Legislature. Texas lacks adequate legal protections for both physicians and health care facilities to decline in procedures that violate their conscience, religious purpose, or mission. In addition, better protections for physician abortion refusal in public hospitals, as well as stronger civil and criminal immunity statutes are critical.

It's hard to believe we need a law to protect the privacy of sex-separated spaces such as locker rooms and restrooms. However, that's exactly the kind of strong, common-sense legislation that is needed to make it clear to the LGBT lobby and radical left that women and girls cannot be preyed upon by men posing as women in their restrooms. We will be working to send a strong bill to Governor Abbott's desk as soon as possible this session.

It is time for a fundamental change in Texas education. The status quo is not working and more and more parents are in favor of the money following the student so that families can take an individualized approach to their children’s education. Our team will be especially focused on safeguarding religious freedom and stopping the inclusion of radical gender ideology language in any school choice proposal that moves this legislative session.

Your support plays a crucial role in allowing Texas Values to maintain a presence at the capitol during the Legislative Session. It further allows us to highlight the necessity of engaging with lawmakers and advocating for important issues such as those mentioned above. Additionally, it offers assistance in crafting messages or rallying support. This requires ongoing effort and resources. 

The Texas House of Representatives Broadcast Schedule, Capitol Events, and Committee Schedules can be found on their website here.

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