GPTX is now accepting candidate applications for nomination to the 2026 general election ballot through December 8th.

Grow the Green Party in March 2026 by hosting nominating conventions in your county! To formally grant the Green nomination to candidates, the party must come together to vote in each county. Let's make it a party! Locations must be posted at least 10 days in advance, so please make sure your county has conventions registered with [email protected].

Volunteers in each participating county must operate consolidated precinct & county conventions in order to facilitate & meet the convention nominating party requirements of the Texas election code.

In order to complete our nominating convention process & put our candidates on the ballot, a consolidated precinct convention event must be held in each participating county on Tuesday, March 10, 2026, 7-9pm, followed by a county convention event the following Saturday, March 14, which confirms results from the precinct conventions, elects the county party chair, and elects delegates to move forward to the district convention (March 21) and then state convention on April 11. Specific locations and times for consolidated precinct & county conventions must be scheduled & publicly posted at least 10 days in advance.

Convention Administration Instructions:

• In order to schedule your GPTX consolidated precinct convention event in your county, please email [email protected] confirming your location & contact information for the event. 
• Review the provided convention documents & instructional FAQ in advance to familiarize yourself with the procedure, print forms, and prepare supplies.
• Arrange volunteers to administer the convention event. Necessary tasks are to help each voter properly sign in to their precinct convention and to issue appropriate convention forms and ballots. After voters have signed in & gathered in their precinct groups, they can be guided through filling out their paperwork together. GPTX will hold a live support webcast during the March 8 event to help guide participants through the process. Precinct convention paperwork and ballots must then be collected & carried forward to the county and then state conventions.

GPTX will offer convention training in December, January, & February. Contact [email protected] for more information.

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Candidate Filings

GPTX congratulates Delilah Barrios for Governor & Hunter Crow for Texas Railroad Commissioner for completing the candidate application process for the 2022 Green nomination, including payment of filing fees to TX SOS. GPTX also received an application from Alfred Molison for Land Commissioner, in principle protest of money as a barrier to political participation. We thank all our candidates for standing as Greens in 2022, and encourage Texas Greens to connect with and support their campaigns.

Grow the Green Party on March 8 & 12 by hosting nominating conventions in your county! To formally grant the Green nomination to candidates, the party must come together to vote in each county. Let's make it a party! Locations must be posted a month in advance, so please make sure your county has conventions registered with [email protected].

April 9 State Convention & Meeting will be held in Kyle, TX, as a hybrid event, more details TBA.

GPTX is claiming a ballot line for the Green perspective in Texas, and currently holds ballot access through 2026. A Green ballot line can provide entrance to the general election for serious Green candidates, and is vital to the national Green Party effort. 

Can you help support GPTX?

Trouble in Paradise!

Greens are supposed to be a consensus party, but we fell well short of that at our November State Meeting. The only item that was adopted was the platform amendment to eliminate police brutality. Though several items did win majority approval, all others failed the 2/3 supermajority required for adoption. No National Committee Delegates were selected, due to loss to NOTA. Three At-Large SEC seats were elected. The SEC welcomes Rachel Muldez, Trey Legall & Julian Villarreal.

Even though we had a difficult meeting, GPTX remains committed to holding a ballot line for the larger Green Party effort in Texas. GPTX SEC will continue to work to improve operations & build consensus within our party, in hope of fostering healing for us all.

GPTX is now accepting candidate applications for nomination to the 2022 general election ballot through December 13th.

Green candidates need your support to raise filing fees. Please help spread the word to fundraise for our candidates this year!

Delilah Barrios for Governor

Hunter Wayne Crow for Railroad Commissioner

State Meeting Schedule

Virtual Meeting via Zoom, November 20, 2021

Saturday, November 20th

9:00 – 10:00 AM - Welcome

• Delegate check-ins: (Name, County, Request speaking slots)

10:00 – 12:00 AM - Opening Session

• Meeting Orientation (10 min)
• SEC Report on Party Status (10 min)
• Review of Platform Amendment (5 min)
• Mixer Breakout Session (10 min)
• Statements & Resolutions (until noon, 1 hour 25 min)

Noon - 1 PM - Lunch Break

1:00 - 5:00 PM - Continuation of Delegate Business

• Review of By-Law Amendments (2 hours 30 min - 7 minutes per item!)
• Voting on Business Items (15 min)
  
• Officer Nominations (At-Large SEC & National Committee) (10 min)
  
• Nominee Speeches (20 min)
  
• Voting for Officer Elections (15 min)
  
• Declared Candidate Speeches (15 min)
  
• Voting Results (10 min)
  
• Brief Preview of Convention Preparations (5 min)
• Adjourn

Additional Information:

• Prospective Candidate Info for Recruitment

• Party Operations
  
• Technical Orientation
• Other Resources

Schedule subject to amendment or extension as needed...

GPTX is calling for candidates for the 2022 election cycle. Thus far, we have received profile information from two candidates who have declared their intent to run by filing campaign treasurer appointments with the appropriate election authorities. They are Delilah Barrios for Governor and Hunter Crow for Railroad Commissioner.

Recently, GPTX held a Prospective Candidate Information Event, which is now available to view as well.

GPTX will need local volunteers in each county to administer the party's nominating conventions during the Spring primary season. If you are interested in helping with that effort, please stay tuned in for training to be held in January. Convention locations in each county must be posted by February, and GPTX wants to be as proactive as possible in walking volunteer-voters through the process of holding Green conventions in their counties.

Additionally, GPTX will be holding a semi-annual state meeting via Zoom on November 20th, and the deadline for Texas Greens to register to participate is coming up on October 26th. We will be electing 3 at-large officer seats and resolving some administrative issues in addition to hearing from potential candidates and gearing up for the 2022 election season. Attending the November meeting would be an excellent way to build Greens from your county!

GPTX is calling for candidates for the 2022 election cycle. Thus far, we have received profile information from two candidates who have declared their intent to run by filing campaign treasurer appointments with the appropriate election authorities. They are Delilah Barrios for Governor and Hunter Crow for Railroad Commissioner.

Recently, GPTX held a Prospective Candidate Information Event, which is now available to view as well.

GPTX will need local volunteers in each county to administer the party's nominating conventions during the Spring primary season. If you are interested in helping with that effort, please stay tuned in for training to be held in January. Convention locations in each county must be posted by February, and GPTX wants to be as proactive as possible in walking volunteer-voters through the process of holding Green conventions in their counties.

Additionally, GPTX will be holding a semi-annual state meeting via Zoom on November 20th, and the deadline for Texas Greens to register to participate is coming up on October 26th. We will be electing 3 at-large officer seats and resolving some administrative issues in addition to hearing from potential candidates and gearing up for the 2022 election season. Attending the November meeting would be an excellent way to build Greens from your county!

All volunteers requesting Green Party of Texas' systems use permissions must sign the following:

Voter involvement is key to the success of our efforts. Take the first step by joining us today!

Tune in to our monthly Discussion Group zoom meetings to connect & discuss with other Greens. Check the calendar for details.

Please be sure to give us a valid zip code so that you can be sorted by county.

Among other developments, GPTX added Basic Income to its platform at our June state meeting, revising IV. Economic Sustainability, B. Living Wage, by adding,

"...GPTX supports programs to ensure that all people have a livable income, whether implemented as a guaranteed minimum income, an unconditional basic income, or as a negative income tax."

Additionally, GPTX will now hold state meetings semi-annually. This will give Texas Greens the ability to stay more actively involved, and the November 20th state meeting will resolve several tabled items and vote to fill at large vacancies on the State Executive Committee. Texas Greens wishing to represent their counties as Delegates should register by October 26.

GPTX is calling for candidates for the 2022 general election. We will hold an information event for prospective candidates on August 28th, and we encourage all volunteers to tune in so that you will be able to recruit candidates and spread the word in building out GPTX' slate of candidates for 2022. We will cover all the specifics of when & how to file, filing with the appropriate campaign finance authority, and interfacing with the party. We will conclude with Q & A to make sure all questions are covered.

Now is the time to run as a Green in Texas! While it's true that the state has imposed primary filing fees on our candidates, the Green ballot line can provide a direct path to the general election ballot, an alternative to competitive major party primaries that Green leaning individuals should consider.

Can you support GPTX by making a one-time or sustained donation?

In Solidarity,

Laura Palmer

GPTX co-chair on behalf of GPTX-SEC

Join Green candidate for Governor, Delilah Barrios, on Saturday July 24th between 11am - 2pm, at the Medicare 4 All March in Austin at 1100 Congress Ave. Help us tell lawmakers that we will not rest until we have a universal, single-payer healthcare system!

As 2022 approaches, GPTX is calling for candidates for ALL ballot positions. We will hold a Prospective Candidate Information event on August 28, so please attend to have your questions answered.

While GPTX fights to help Greens get on the ballot in Texas, the two-party establishment demonstrates exactly why public utilities should not be in the hands of private interests. Greens are committed to advancing an eco-socialist perspective to push back against the capitalist duopoly.

Can you make a one-time or sustained donation to keep GPTX operating?

In Solidarity,

Laura Palmer

GPTX co-chair on behalf of GPTX-SEC

Registration is now open for the GPTX Annual State Meeting, to be held online, June 26th & 27th. Individuals wishing to attend as Delegates must register by June 1. Meeting business will include election of officers as well as Bylaw & Platform amendments. Individuals wishing to affect the direction of Green Party efforts in Texas should be sure not to miss this important meeting!

GPTX is seeking candidates for the 2022 general election, and will host a prospective candidate information event on August 28th. Candidate filing will take place November - December 2021, so prospective candidates are encouraged to begin preparing their campaigns now for 2022.

Texas appears poised to enact SB 2093, which will entrench charging convention-nominating party candidates a primary filing fee upon application to run, before they are certain of winning the GPTX nomination, and of course still omitted from the state-run primary. Most voters do not understand that the reason they don't see Greens during the primary in Texas is because minor parties are not permitted to participate in it. They are instead relegated to a do-it-yourself convention process which must conform to antiquated rules, and now to be paying a fee to reimburse the state for a process in which they can't participate. No matter that this new fee provision was under injunction during the last week of the 2019 filing period, and is still in question as a subject of pending litigation; Texas is set to double-down on the requirement in the 2022 election cycle, so Green candidates should plan for it.

The Green Party presently has ballot access in Texas through 2026. That means we need candidates who subscribe to our platform to step up and carry our message to the public, win office, and implement change. GPTX can offer little beyond a path to the general election ballot line. We need Greens across Texas to build their own local groups & help us fill out all of the things we'd like to see the party doing.

While political rhetoric has shifted considerably in the last decade, we still have not seen substantial policy changing the course of US empire. Maintaining and building Green Party political pressure remains an imperative for putting people, peace, and planet over profit. While the duopoly parties maintain a stranglehold on ballot access and the electoral process, Greens will not give up the struggle to call out and break this unconstitutional capture of our supposed democracy.

Can you donate to support our operations?

State Meeting Schedule

Virtual Meeting via Zoom, June 26 & 27, 2021

Delegates please specify t-shirt size & other info here.

Saturday, June 26th

9:00 – 10:00 AM - Welcome

• Delegate check-ins
• Introductions

10:00 – 11:00 AM - Opening Session

• Meeting Orientation & Agenda Review (10 min)
• Guest Speaker: George Altgelt, former Laredo City Council officeholder & candidate having won retention of GPTX ballot access
• Guest Speaker: Delilah Barrios, declared candidate for Governor
• SEC report on party status
• Officer Nominations - State Executive Committee: co-chair, secretary, 5 at-large & National Committee: 10 delegates & alternates

11:00 – Noon - Delegate Business

• By-Law Amendments

Noon - 1 PM - Lunch Break

1:00 - 5:00 PM - Delegate Business

• Platform Amendments
• Resolutions
• Officer nominee speeches
• Voting for Officer Elections

Sunday, June 27th

9:00 –10:00 AM - Welcome

• Officer Election Results
  
• Guest Speaker: Hunter Crow, declared candidate for Tarrant County Justice of the Peace Precinct 7
• Strategy Discussion
  
  • Prospective Candidate Info for Recruitment

10:00 – Noon - Officer & Volunteer Orientation & Training

• Party Operations
  
• Technical Orientation
• Other Resources

Schedule subject to amendment or extension as needed...

What is a political party if not its platform? The 2021 GPTX Annual State Meeting is the next opportunity to update our state party platform. This is distinct from the national party platform, and to some degree reconciliation may be desirable.

In essence, the Green platform is a Platform for Human Dignity, in this case as curated by the consensus of the Green Party of Texas in the two decades since our inception. We recognize the 10 key values of the Green movement as the basis for our decision-making.

Can you donate to help keep us operating?

The GPTX State Executive Committee has fixed the date of the 2021 Annual State Meeting as June 26 & 27. Further details will be forthcoming, but the meeting business will include platform updates, bylaw amendments, and election of seven of nine officer roles on the SEC.

This ASM will be crucial in defining and solidifying GPTX as an organization going forward. If you truly want to grow Greens in Texas, now is the time to help build the capacity we have lacked to plug in volunteers.

The best way to become involved is to connect with the SEC in our next monthly meeting, Feb 21. Alternatively, you can become a sustaining donor to reliably support the party's work.

In Solidarity,

Laura Palmer

GPTX co-chair on behalf of GPTX SEC

As we close out 2020, we may feel tired of the struggle, but we can't give up. It is crucial that we maintain our ballot line as an alternative for progressive candidates and a pressure point on the status quo.

In 2021, GPTX must focus on recruiting candidates for the 2022 general election. We have collected relevant information for prospective candidates on our website: txgreens.org/candidate_faq. You can help by referring good prospective leaders you may encounter in your community to this information resource & emphasizing the value of not being screened out in a competitive primary. Once an individual files to run for office, GPTX can post a profile & give guidance about the convention process.

2021 is the time to get involved in steering our efforts for 2022. Our Annual State Meeting will be in the summer, when we will elect officers and update by-law & platform documents. GPTX State Executive Committee meets monthly (next on 1/17/21), and volunteers & local representatives are always encouraged to plug in and participate. We also need help with fundraising.

Could you become a sustaining donor or make a donation to help keep GPTX operating?

And remember, you can always connect with us at txgreens.org to become involved and help put people, peace, & planet over profit!

Thank you to all who voted Green in 2020, making a clear demand for the changes we need. While the scenery of the political theater changes, the circumstances of people's lives remain precarious. The climate catastrophe continues whether we prepare for it or not,  and the empire continues its short-sighted pursuit of safeguarding the status quo.

GPTX retains ballot access through 2026. By holding the door open for progressive candidates to access the ballot without competing in a crowded Democratic primary, Greens serve as a pressure point to force issues into the public debate, and a very real threat that if progressive voices are continually denied they will go elsewhere.

As Greens in Texas, we have a responsibility to maintain our ballot access foothold for the larger national Green Party effort, understanding the long view of the collective project of gathering ballot access in every state.

Greens showed untapped, natural strength across the state, despite having only a few local parties. In fact, some of the strongest results were in the RGV & El Paso areas, which do not have an organized local presence. This is a perfect illustration of the fact that Greens exist, against all obstacles, because the political situation so desperately calls for a party that speaks to our issues. Nationally, Greens picked up several wins this cycle!

More than 128,000 individual voters across Texas stood for a Green agenda when voting for katija gruene for RRC, and Dr. Julian Villarreal pulled 20% in his Bexar County race for TX Senate 26. The public is indeed receptive to the Green message & active campaigning. 

In past years, GPTX has operated on very little funds, while constant focus on Democrats has sucked up all resources. If just a fraction of the energy that was behind Sanders, or even just a small percentage of our 128,000 2020 voters, contributed to GPTX, we could do so much more!

GPTX accomplished a lot in 2020. Our ballot access was restored. We successfully contended with legal challenges related to implementation of the new ballot access law. We supported our slate of candidates with a group graphic that we used for social media & signage. We have clarified our candidate recruitment process. We have sent you monthly newsletters without spamming you constantly for donations! We are poised to improve significantly in 2022.

In order to help us improve, you can promote our candidate recruitment effort in 2021 or consider running as a candidate yourself. You can become active by participating with the State Executive Committee's monthly meetings or other remote events. You can help with membership activation efforts in your area, help with fundraising, or donate directly. 

In Solidarity,

Laura Palmer

GPTX SEC co-chair

Your Green voice is powerful!

Instead of being erased by the electoral college, your Green vote will be ON THE RECORD demanding a Green agenda, strengthening ballot access & potentially winning federal funding at 5%.

Trump is working with agencies and powers put in place by bipartisan administrations that Biden has been part of. In essence, Biden helped create that very militarized fascist apparatus that Trump is driving.

A vote for Hawkins/Walker is an affirmative vote. It is affirmatively FOR the Green agenda, Peace, Medicare for all, basic income, climate transition, and for strengthening an alternative party that clearly centers this agenda in its platform.

A Green administration would more reasonably follow the guidance of scientists, and could provide a systemic reboot of our government. Greens have access to the same pool of experts & human talent, but bring a fresh, pragmatic, working-class perspective. To me, those things are worth voting for!

With just 2% in a statewide race, GPTX will extend ballot access to 2030. This achievable goal is an important foothold in building viability, so don't allow media & the duopoly to demoralize you! Claim your power by making the strongest showing possible for the Green agenda in 2020! Make sure to get yourself & your Green-supporting friends & family to vote this week.

Help Greens build into future cycles by donating, encouraging candidate recruitment, and staying tuned-in to local & midterm elections in 2021 & 2022!

In Solidarity,

Laura Palmer, GPTX co-chair