The “Secure Our Borders First” Act (HR 399), introduced by Rep. Mike McCaul of Texas, has been referred from committee to the House for vote. Both the Sierra Club Borderlands Team and the ACLU have made statements in opposition to this bill. The Green Party of Texas platform leaves no doubt about our positions on these matters, and we endorse the statements made by the Sierra Club and ACLU.

The Green Party of Texas is opposed to further militarization of the border and the disregard of Constitutional and environmental protections within 100 miles of external borders. We support humane treatment and a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants, as well as recognition of the impact of trade policies which underlie the motivations of many immigrants.

Earthday April 22, 2015 is 45 days before the state convention.  All county parties must submit the following to the SEC by that date:

     List of delegates elected to vote at the State Meeting on June 6 & 7,
            with email and/or phone contacts

     Any resolutions, bylaw amendments, or platform amendments
            for the state and national

This is a hard deadline per the bylaws and we must distribute all the material to be considered to all the delegates within one week of Earthday 2015.

[We have a temporary bylaw change since we were informed by the Secretary of State that bylaw changes are not allowed in an election year - this will be one of this year's amendments.]

Updated February 26th: Dr. Stein has concluded her Texas tour. You can read her write up of the trip here. You can find a complete set of images & video links from the trip here.