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Press Releases and Statements
The Texas Nationalist Movement on the record. Official releases and statements on the case for Texas independence, the campaign for a binding vote, and the developments that move it. Each one is the movement's own word, at a citable source.
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RSS feedMore Than 1.6 Million Texans Back Texas First Pledge Candidates in the 2026 Primary
In the March 2026 Republican primary, more than 1.6 million Texans voted for candidates who signed the Texas First Pledge, including a 57.4 percent win for Don Huffines in the Comptroller race.
Texas Affirms Gold and Silver as Legal Tender as HB 1056 Becomes Law
With House Bill 1056 signed into law, Texas recognizes gold and silver as legal tender, a concrete building block for Texas financial self-government.
Statement from Daniel Miller on Alberta's Independence Referendum
The Texas Nationalist Movement stood with the people of Alberta in their push for an independence referendum, calling it the same fight for self-government underway in Texas.
An Outside-Money Ban Championed by the TNM Advances in the Texas Legislature
Two bills restricting out-of-state campaign contributions, long championed by the movement as a sovereignty issue, advanced in the 2025 legislative session.
TNM Sets Its Legislative Targets for the 89th Texas Legislative Session
For the 2025 session, the Texas Nationalist Movement backed a slate of bills on state sovereignty, sound money, monument protection, and limiting international influence, with the Texas Independence Referendum Act as its primary focus.
Texas First Pledge Signers Win Up and Down the 2024 Ballot
Candidates who signed the Texas First Pledge won across the state in 2024, from the Legislature to county courthouses, building a bloc committed to Texans' right to vote on independence.
Texas First Pledge Signers Elected Chair and Vice Chair of the Republican Party of Texas
At the 2024 Republican Party of Texas convention, two Texas First Pledge signers were elected Chair and Vice Chair, months after the party's leadership rejected 139,000 signatures for a TEXIT referendum.
Texas Republicans Reaffirm the Independence Referendum Plank at the 2024 Convention
Delegates to the 2024 Republican Party of Texas convention again adopted a platform plank calling for a referendum on Texas independence, reaffirming the plank first adopted in 2022.
Texas Nationalist Movement Announces Support for Northern Mexico's Independence Movement
Amid the border crisis, TNM President Daniel Miller released a video, in English and Spanish, backing the movement to assert the independence of Mexico's northern states from Mexico City.
Texas Nationalist Movement Condemns the Supreme Court's Border Ruling
After the Supreme Court let the federal government remove Texas's border barriers in a 5-4 decision, the Texas Nationalist Movement urged Governor Abbott to call a special session to explore Texas independence.
TNM Files a Restraining Order to Halt Ballot Printing Over the TEXIT Petition
The movement asked a Travis County court to halt the printing of primary ballots and order the TEXIT question onto the ballot, the second in a series of legal actions over the party's rejection.
TNM Responds to the Texas GOP's Rejection of the TEXIT Petition Signatures
After the Republican Party of Texas rejected the 139,456 signatures gathered to put TEXIT on the 2024 ballot, the movement called the stated reasons baseless and announced it would take legal action.
Texas Nationalist Movement Submits More Than 139,000 Signatures for a Vote on Texas Independence
The TNM submitted more than 139,000 petition signatures to place a proposition on the 2024 Republican primary ballot asking Texans whether the state should reassert its status as an independent nation.
TEXIT Petition Reaches the Threshold to Appear on the 2024 Primary Ballot
With more than 102,000 signatures, the movement cleared the legal threshold to place a Texas independence proposition on the 2024 Republican primary ballot and notified the State Republican Executive Committee.
TEXIT Petition Passes Two-Thirds of the Signatures Needed for the 2024 Ballot
The movement's petition to put a Texas independence question on the March 2024 Republican primary ballot passed 65,000 signatures, two-thirds of the threshold, gaining about 2,000 a day.
Statement on Senator Birdwell's Amendments to the Border Bill
The Texas Nationalist Movement condemned State Senator Brian Birdwell's changes to House Bill 4, which it said surrendered Texas's authority over its own border to the federal government.
Texas Nationalist Movement Marks the Unveiling of a Battle of Gonzales Statue
TNM President Daniel Miller joined the dedication of a new statue in Gonzales commemorating the first battle of the Texas Revolution, a tribute to Texas heritage and cultural independence.
On the Acquittal of Attorney General Ken Paxton and What It Means for TEXIT
After the Texas Senate acquitted Attorney General Ken Paxton, the Texas Nationalist Movement said the impeachment had exposed the dysfunction in Austin that makes the case for Texas self-government.
The Texas Independence Referendum Act Is Referred to Committee
The Texas Independence Referendum Act, House Bill 3596, was referred to the House State Affairs Committee in the 2023 session, where the next step is a hearing at the chairman's discretion.
TNM's TikTok Account Reinstated After an Unexplained Ban
TikTok reinstated the Texas Nationalist Movement's account a week after banning it without explanation, as the movement pressed its broader fight against Big Tech censorship.
Attorney General Ken Paxton Files an Amicus Brief Supporting the TNM Against Facebook
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton backed the movement's censorship lawsuit against Meta with an amicus brief defending HB 20, after the suit had already prompted Facebook to stop censoring the movement.
TNM Files a Class-Action Lawsuit Against Facebook for Censorship
The Texas Nationalist Movement and Daniel Miller sued Meta under Texas's new anti-censorship law, HB 20, on behalf of roughly 185 users blocked from sharing TEXIT links.
Facebook Moves to Suppress TEXIT Content
After Facebook spent weeks blocking links to the movement's TEXIT pages and labeling the movement dangerous, the Texas Nationalist Movement said it would fight back against the censorship.
Texas Nationalist Movement Calls on the State GOP to Put Texas Independence on the 2022 Primary Ballot
The Texas Nationalist Movement sent an open letter to the State Republican Executive Committee, calling on it to place a Texas independence referendum on the 2022 Republican primary ballot.
After HB 1359 Dies in Committee, the TNM Takes TEXIT to the Ballot and the Primaries
With the legislature's TEXIT referendum bill dead in committee, the movement detailed a two-track plan: a petition to put TEXIT on the 2022 primary ballot, and pro-TEXIT challengers to the legislators who let the bill die.
TNM Launches a Petition Campaign to Put TEXIT on the 2022 Primary Ballot
After the legislature let the TEXIT referendum bill die, the Texas Nationalist Movement launched a petition campaign to place the independence question directly on the 2022 Republican primary ballot.
Brexit Today. Texit Next.
On the day the United Kingdom left the European Union, the Texas Nationalist Movement marked Brexit as proof of concept for a Texas independence vote.
Daniel Miller's Rules for the Candidates Asking for His Vote
In an open letter to candidates, TNM President Daniel Miller set out the standards a candidate must meet to earn his support, from respecting the Texas Constitution to pledging to file the Texas Independence Referendum Act.
TNM Calls on the Texas Rangers to Investigate Speaker Bonnen
TNM President Daniel Miller asked the Texas Rangers to investigate House Speaker Dennis Bonnen over possible violations of the state's anti-bribery law, citing the movement's commitment to good government.
TNM Calls on the State GOP to Defend the Alamo and Its Cenotaph
Daniel Miller sent an open letter to the Republican Party of Texas chairman urging him to oppose the plan to reimagine the Alamo and remove its cenotaph, citing the party's own platform.
Statement from Daniel Miller on Amazon's Shadowban of the TEXIT Book
TNM President Daniel Miller, author of the TEXIT book, condemned Amazon's six-week shadowban of the title as part of a systematic attempt to silence the case for Texas independence.
Texas Coastal Crude Exports Surpass Imports for the First Time
Oil exports from the Texas coast outpaced imports for the first time in 2018, a milestone the movement pointed to as evidence that an independent Texas could stand on its own energy infrastructure.
TNM Issues a Statement on Texas and FEMA Dollars
As Texas recovered from Hurricane Harvey, the Texas Nationalist Movement challenged the claim that Texas needs FEMA, noting that Texans pay far more into the federal system than they ever receive back.
Texas Nationalist Movement Responds to the European Commission President's Texit Remarks
After the President of the European Commission publicly floated Texas independence, the Texas Nationalist Movement welcomed genuine support but refused to be a pawn in anyone's political games.
A Word on the United Kingdom's EU Referendum, From Texas
Watching the United Kingdom's referendum on European Union membership, the Texas Nationalist Movement warned that if Britain votes to remain, its future is Texas's present.
Texas Nationalist Movement Invites Catalonia to Open a Diplomatic Mission in Texas
TNM President Daniel Miller invited the government of Catalonia to open a diplomatic mission in Texas, a step toward Texas standing among the nations that seek self-determination.
The Texas Nationalist Movement Responds to the White House's Dismissal of the Texas Secession Petition
When the White House dismissed a petition for Texas independence, the Texas Nationalist Movement answered that the response was itself one more argument for the right of Texans to decide their own future.