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Border, Election Security Top Texas GOP Legislative Priority List

Texas Republicans want to see the creation of a Texas Department of Homeland Security to prevent illegal entry and conduct deportations.
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Border, Election Security Top Texas GOP Legislative Priority List
Illegal immigrants wait in the Rio Grande for an opening in the razor wire barrier, to cross into the United States in Eagle Pass, Texas, on Sept. 25, 2023. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images
Darlene McCormick Sanchez
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The Texas GOP named border enforcement as its top legislative priority and called on Texas to defy the federal government if necessary to protect Texans.

Texas Republicans announced their top eight priorities on June 7, following their May convention, which is held every two years to shape the party’s platform. Delegates approved a total of seven resolutions and 252 planks, which passed with an average vote of 95 percent, according to a Texas GOP statement.
Darlene McCormick Sanchez
Darlene McCormick Sanchez
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Darlene McCormick Sanchez is an Epoch Times reporter who covers border security and immigration, election integrity, and Texas politics. Ms. McCormick Sanchez has 20 years of experience in media and has worked for outlets including Waco Tribune Herald, Tampa Tribune, and Waterbury Republican-American. She was a finalist for a Pulitzer prize for investigative reporting.
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