Legislative Priorities Report for 7.2.21

Independence Day takes on an especially
significant meaning this year as we watch our freedoms being
challenged by the socialist progressive left who are intent on
herding us toward totalitarianism. In the Republican Party, we
cherish our God-given liberties and look to government to protect
those rights, not take them away. For the first time in our
lifetimes, we are witnessing an administration in Washington D.C.
that appears to be hostile to the American people.
This reality is what makes our state
Republican Party Legislative Priorities so critical.
Many of our constituents in our districts
have been asking the State Republican Executive Committee
Legislative Priorities Committee members for an assessment of our
legislators' support of our Legislative Priorities, and, we have
now completed this report.
Every two years, at the Republican Party of
Texas (RPT) state convention, our delegates vote on the
priorities the Party will advocate for during the upcoming
legislative session. These priorities begin at the local level
when delegates to the precinct conventions can submit resolutions
on issues of concern. These resolutions are moved up to the
district/county convention, where delegates vote on the ones to
be sent to the state convention.
At the state level, resolutions are given to
the Legislative Priorities Committee, which is made up of
delegates from each Senate District in the state. This committee
discusses these resolutions and takes public testimony from
delegates. The issues are narrowed down to a list given to the
state delegates to rank.
During this past convention, 15 issues were
presented to the delegates, and the top 8 were chosen by
thousands of state delegates as our Legislative Priorities for
the 87th Legislative Session.
These Legislative Priorities are:

Election Integrity
Religious Freedom
Children and Gender Modification (banning
medical practices)
Abolition of Abortion
Constitutional Carry
Monument Protection
School Choice for All
Ban Taxpayer-Funded Lobbying

The responsibility of the Legislative
Priorities Committee is to work with our State Legislators in
promoting passage of bills supporting these priorities. To that
end, we have produced a report assessing the support of our
Legislative Priorities by each of our legislators in the Senate
and the House during this past regular session.
Please note that this assessment is limited
to the eight legislative priorities. There are of course, many
other important issues of concern to Republican voters, but our
committee is limited to just those priorities chosen by our state
delegates. For a table of the bills passed for our Legislative
Priorities, click here.
To see the report, click here. Please read
the methodology page first to understand the context of the
individual information for each Representative and Senator.
We were honored to work with several of our
Representatives and Senators and their staff this session who
were committed to our priorities, and we want to thank them for
their efforts to carry out the will of the Republican voters of
Texas. We hope this report will be informative to you and serve
to further the dialogue with our legislators on the importance of
our RPT Legislative Priorities.
Otherwise, Special Session begins July 8, and
we are still waiting to hear from Governor Abbott what items will
be on the call. The Governor is the sole decision-maker for what
the Legislature will address during the session.
Please continue to call the Governor and ask
him to add our priorities that were not addressed during the
Regular Session. These include banning Child Gender Modification
practices, School Choice, Monument Protection, and Ban Taxpayer
Funded Lobbying. We know there are other critical issues to
Texans such as border security and immigration, property taxes,
and reigning in executive overreach. Please let him know what is
important to you.
Governor Abbott: 512-463-2000
Please remember we have many resources on our
RPT website to help you as you engage your elected officials. Our
LP Digital Guide is there with a sample email, talking points,
and contact information.
So much is at stake right now for our state
and our nation. Your voice is critical in standing for freedom
for ourselves, our children, and our grandchildren. We pray for
God's blessings on our efforts.


View the Report



For God and Texas,






Jill Glover
SREC, SD 12
Chair, SREC Legislative Priorities Committee

Legislative advertising, Jill Glover on
behalf of the Republican Party of Texas, 807 Brazos St. Suite
701, Austin, TX 7870



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