AUSTIN (Dec. 2, 2015) – Recently, there have been calls to move the Republican Party of Texas state convention to Houston as a response to a transgender rights ordinance passed by the City of Dallas. However, moving the state convention will cost the party at least $800,000 or more in contract cancellation penalties and will hamper our [...]
Texas Young Republicans Congratulate Speaker of the House Paul Ryan The Texas Young Republican Federation would like to congratulate Congressman Paul Ryan of Wisconsin on his election as the new Speaker of the House. He has the hopes and prayers of many members that he will bring about the unity and vision the House of Representatives needs [...]
AUSTIN (Sept. 10, 2015) – On Wednesday, the Texas Young Republicans Federation passed an open letter to the State Republican Executive Committee (SREC) as one of the first initiatives taken by the newly elected board. This letter comes in anticipation of a vote by the SREC on September 12th to ban certain Republican groups, including [...]
The Texas Young Republican Federation supports all Young Republican Texans running for YRNF office elected or appointed, including Mark Brown, Chris Carmona, Ashley Moretti, Temo Muniz, and Katrina Rice. The Texas Young Republican Federation does not take a stand on all other YRNF board positions. We instruct the Executive Committee not to deny any member [...]
Austin, Texas – March 3, 2013 –During their quarterly meeting in Austin, the Texas Young Republican Federation (TYRF) passed a resolution in opposition to expanding Medicaid funding under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. This resolution passed with a unanimous vote one day after the Texas Republican Party voted on Saturday, March 2nd to [...]
Texas Young Republican FederationIn the last five days of the election, the Texas YR's sent 22 people to West Palm Beach, Florida and another 28 to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. These 50 people worked tirelessly to turn out the vote. In Pennsylvania, the team knocked on 6,000 doors and made 4,000 phone calls over 2 days, while [...]
San Juan, Puerto Rico - The Young Republican National Federation awarded the Texas Young Republican Federation the coveted “Federation of the Year” award at the national convention’s Saturday evening “Tropical Gala” in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Kristy Moore, Chair of the Texas Young Republican Federation, states, “This makes Texas’ 4th “Federation of the Year” Award [...]
Hidalgo County, TX – The Texas Young Republican Federation coordinated a service project for the Valley area of South Texas this past weekend. On Saturday, Texas Young Republicans from 7 clubs across Texas - Bexar County, Dallas County, Houston, Montgomery County, Rockwall County, Southeast Texas, and Tarrant County - left out early in the morning [...]
Texas Young Republican Federation Calls for "Administrative Cuts, Prioritizing the Classroom & Fiscal Transparency" in State Education Financing: Observe the Republican Party of Texas Platform, Fix Class Room Expenditures for Staff, Maintain Online Check Registers, Demand School Board Accountability Read the press release at: http://www.prweb.com/releases/2011/03/prweb5161164.htm
Political etiquette, parliamentary procedure, and legislative and lobbying process were all part of the 2011 Texas Young Republican Federation Leadership Seminar in Austin, TX this past weekend. The event coincided with other significant happenings in Austin, including the Texas Public Policy Foundation's 9th Annual Policy Orientation for the Texas Legislature and Governor Perry's Inauguration.