Things are sprouting - hit that "read more" button for a rundown of volunteer opportunities, events, important information, things YOU NEED TO DO, election results from the Spring State Meeting, and more!
2025 Spring State Meeting
We had a great Spring State Meeting last weekend!
Our State Executive Committee is finally complete!
Anissa Chilmeran, Gina Smith, & Shane Copelin are our new at-large committee members and Mel Estes is our new treasurer.
A new National Committee delegation was also selected, consisting of these great volunteers: Arshia Papari, Sifat Anwar, Eddie Espinoza, Zeba Khan, Dr. Ali Anwar, Laura Palmer, Gina Smith, & Anissa Chilmeran.
If you've been active with us in the past 10 months, you probably know & love them.
If you haven't - you're in for a treat. So check the calendar regularly & follow us on Instagram to get the latest updates.
BTW, other links can be found here: https://www.txgreens.org/links_to_greens
Yes, there's a TikTok! You'll find us flossing rizzily on that channel soon.
(we just need a little more practice)
2026 Candidate Hunt
In 2026, we hope to have as many Greens running & winning as possible, so Texas (and the world) has a chance at a just & equitable future. If you are willing to take on the role of a serious Green candidate in 2026, please review our prepared information.
Not sure what you could run for? We could always use judges, if you qualify. Another good place to start is this page, which details different county positions: https://www.county.org/resources/resource-library/education-and-training/duties-texas-county-officials
Not ready for the spotlight? Consider volunteering as a campaign manager or recruiting potential candidates. Either way, GPTX needs all of us to become involved in developing our slate of candidates for 2026.
Candidate selection starts with the convention process - if your county doesn't have an affiliated group, please start one --> https://www.txgreens.org/how_to_start_a_local_group
GPTX needs money!
We operate on a shoestring, and we hate to ask, BUT, with your financial support we could:
Have signs, banners, & billboards in 2026!
Reimburse filing fees to the campaigns of nominated candidates
Maintain & improve our operations
Can you help us grow the Green Party in Texas by making a donation today?
The rest of the email can wait: https://www.txgreens.org/donate
Onboarding Meeting
Our North Dallas Collin County Greens lead a great, informative onboarding meeting for our DFW area Greens on March 15th, but many of you weren't able to make it.
So they'll be doing an online version soon!
Most likely Friday, April 25th, at 6:30pm,
but keep your eye on the calendar to confirm & get the connection info.
Action Highlight - Free Mahmoud Khalil
Abducted without charge & threatened with deportation for speaking out against genocide? Not if we have anything to do with it! Sign this real quick, contact your reps, then go to a protest:
Action Highlight - Fight Death Row
Texas still employs the primitive & cruel practice of capital punishment. Help us fight it.
April 23 - Moises Mendoza
https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/stop-the-execution-of-moises-mendoza-in-texas/
May 20 - Matthew Johnson
https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/matthew-johnson-in-texas
view related projects & resources here: https://deathpenaltyaction.org/take-action/current-campaigns/
And don't just sign the petition - contact your reps!
Volunteer Opportunities
Standing Committees
Several seats are unfilled on the national standing committees. The SEC can approve appointment at any time, if you’re interested in serving in one of these positions, tell us here.
Visual / Graphic Artists
Are you an artist? The donation of a logo design or graphic for merch would be a great help. A button-making party could be a great activity for your local group, but maybe you have other fun ideas. Let us know!
Social Media
To help boost our social media posting frequency, a project has begun - a content calendar. If you have a little free time to research a month or just a week or two, so we have a backup topic for each day, contact us here to help out.
There are hundreds of days in the year, but the more help we have, the easier it'll be.
Register Some Voters!
Help eliminate a barrier to voting by getting people to register. Head to this site for more info on how that's done:
https://www.sos.state.tx.us/elections/pamphlets/deputy.shtml
Green Education, Onboarding, Discussion, & Encouragement: G.E.O.D.E.
The next statewide discussion call was today! Sorry, if you missed it. Be sure to catch next month's on May 11th. These calls happen on every month's 2nd Sunday at 4pm. In May, we'll probably cover Labor, among other things. If there's a particular topic you'd like to discuss in a future meeting, let us know.
Group Highlight: No Tech for Apartheid
No Tech For Apartheid is a worker-led campaign of Google and Amazon workers organizing against the companies' $1B Project Nimbus cloud computing contract with the Israeli government and military.
The "Get Involved" section of their website seems to be down at the moment, but you can find a couple other links here: https://www.notechforapartheid.com/
If you know other organizations that are putting our 10 key values in action, send us the info so we can get the word out.
In Solidarity,
Green Party of Texas
https://www.txgreens.org/