Texas GOP 90th Legislative Session Priorities

By Gloria Way

  The Republican Party of Texas, fresh off its statewide convention where the incumbent chairman was defeated in his reelection, announced the eight legislative priorities chosen by its delegates. Former chairman Abraham George was defeated by D’rinda Randall for chairman of the party. Chambers County activist Rachal Hisler was selected as chairwoman of the legislative priorities committee and Oak Island’s Loretta Emmons served as representative for Senate District 4 on the committee.

  These are the top eight issues that were voted on by the convention delegates. They are:

1. Completely Eliminate All Property Taxes
2. Ban Taxpayer-Funded Lobbying
3. Secure Texas Grid, Water, Energy, Agriculture, and Property Sovereignty
4. Border Enforcement
5. Protect Texas Kids
6. Protect Life
7. Secure Texas Elections
8. Don’t Sharia Our Texas

  Each of those eight priorities has substantial subsections. For example, according to the GOP committee report, securing Texas elections includes strict voter registration and eligibility requirements, such as proof of citizenship for voter registration and rejection of commercial or mail-house addresses as residential locations. It also includes protecting the Republican primary election from Democrats’ interference.

  To stop Sharia law, delegates want legislation clarifying that courts and government agencies may not enforce foreign law, blocking any back‑door attempts to import Sharia or other foreign code into family law, contracts, or civil disputes in Texas courts.

  Grassroots Republicans are again demanding a path to end property taxes altogether, not just trim rates or reform the system. Delegates want a plan that includes tight limits on spending growth and constitutional protections so future lawmakers can’t simply bring the tax back under a new name.

  A full ban on cities, counties, school districts, and other local entities hiring lobbyists with public money to influence legislation in Austin is also on the list. Delegates argue that taxpayers shouldn’t be forced to pay for lobbyists who work against property tax reform, election integrity, or other grassroots priorities.

  The fifth priority bundles several sovereignty concerns into one demand: protect Texas’ ability to feed itself, power itself, and control its own land. Delegates want legislation to strengthen grid reliability with dependable generation, safeguard critical water supplies and agricultural production, and prevent hostile foreign interests from buying up Texas land and infrastructure. They also call for tighter oversight of large, resource‑intensive projects—such as data centers and renewable build‑outs—so they don’t undermine grid stability, water security, or private property rights.

  Regarding border enforcement, Republicans want Texas lawmakers to back measures to physically block illegal crossings, expand state enforcement against cartels and human smugglers, and crack down on magnets such as taxpayer‑funded benefits for illegal aliens. Delegates also call for ending “sanctuary” policies at every level of government and asserting Texas’ right to defend its citizens when the federal government refuses to act.

  To protect Texas kids, delegates are asking lawmakers to go further in shielding children from cultural and medical harms. That includes enforcing and strengthening bans on child gender mutilation, stripping explicit or sexualized material out of schools and libraries, and stopping ideologically driven curricula that undermine parental authority.

  “Protect Life” reaffirms the party’s commitment to defending preborn Texans from conception and enforcing the pro‑life laws already on the books. Delegates want stricter penalties and better enforcement against illegal abortions, abortion‑inducing drugs, and trafficking women across state lines for abortions.