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 feedOpen Letter to Governor-Elect Gina Hinojosa and Lieutenant Governor-Elect Vikki Goodwin
Statement · November 5, 2026
Daniel Miller quotes Texas’s next governor and lieutenant governor on letting Texans vote and asks both to sign the Texas First Pledge or say publicly whether Texans should get a vote on independence.
Statement from Daniel Miller on the November 3 Election
Statement · November 4, 2026
Daniel Miller on the Nov. 3 election: every Texas First Pledge signer running for re-election to the Texas House leads, the pledge cost signers nothing, and TNM will ask the 90th Legislature’s new leadership for a public hearing on a bill to let Texans vote.
Texas Nationalist Movement Finds Outside Money’s Share of Texas Politics Rising Ahead of November
Press Release · October 9, 2026
New data from whoboughttexas.com shows 20.8 percent of the money in Texas state politics this cycle came from contributors who listed an address outside Texas on public filings, up from 19.8 percent in August, and about 22 percent of the money raised since August did.
Texas Nationalist Movement Responds as Quebec Elects a Government Pledged to Put Independence to Its People
Press Release · October 5, 2026
Quebecers elected a Parti Québécois government that has pledged to consult them on independence in its first term, and TNM says the people of Texas are owed the same question.
Texas Nationalist Movement Launches a Citizenship Test for an Independent Texas
Press Release · September 25, 2026
The Texas Nationalist Movement has launched thetexastest.com, a free citizenship test for an independent Texas that uses the federal naturalization test’s format: 20 questions, 12 right to pass.
Texas Nationalist Movement Releases White Paper on New Mexico Counties, Urges Texans to Testify Before September 30 Hearing
Press Release · September 23, 2026
If the Texas House will consider letting three New Mexico counties vote on leaving New Mexico, TNM says, the people of Texas are owed a vote on their own status.
Texas Nationalist Movement Launches a Public Index of Outside Money in Texas Politics
Press Release · August 31, 2026
The Texas Nationalist Movement has launched whoboughttexas.com, a public index that traces the money in Texas politics to its source, now covering both state offices and Texas’s federal races.
Texas Nationalist Movement Publishes a Free Texas Civics Course
Press Release · August 31, 2026
The Texas Nationalist Movement has published a free, 34-lesson Texas Civics course on the TNM Academy, teaching how Texas governs itself and the lawful path to a vote on independence.
The Texas Nationalist Movement Has No Affiliation with TEXITcoin
Statement · August 11, 2026
The Texas Nationalist Movement has no affiliation with TEXITcoin, and any claim of a connection between the two is false.
Texas Funds Its Own Government and Sends Washington Billions More, New Report Finds
Press Release · August 3, 2026
“Can Texas Make It?” answers an eleven-year-old question in the federal government’s own numbers.
Statement from Daniel Miller on the Federal Election-Security Disclosures
Statement · July 16, 2026
Daniel Miller responds to the federal government’s declassified election-security records and calls on Governor Abbott to convene a special session on election security before the November election.
Texas Nationalist Movement Launches US★EXIT, Bringing Its Independence Playbook to All 50 States
Press Release · July 3, 2026
New platform at usexit.org poses a question pollsters haven’t asked: if your state were already independent, would you vote to join the union today?
Statement from Daniel Miller on the Supreme Court’s Birthright Citizenship Ruling
Statement · June 30, 2026
Daniel Miller responds to the Supreme Court’s 6-3 decision striking down the executive order on birthright citizenship, and argues that the only nullification left to Texas is independence.
Texas Independence Planks Reaffirmed and Pledge Signers Elected to Lead the Republican Party of Texas
Press Release · June 13, 2026
At the 2026 Republican Party of Texas convention, the independence planks the Texas Nationalist Movement authored were retained in the party platform, and two Texas First Pledge signers were elected to the party’s two highest offices.
More Than 1.6 Million Texans Back Texas First Pledge Candidates in the 2026 Primary
Press Release · March 4, 2026
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
Press Release · June 22, 2025
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
Statement · May 12, 2025
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
Press Release · April 7, 2025
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
Press Release · February 12, 2025
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
Press Release · November 6, 2024
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
Press Release · May 28, 2024
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
Press Release · May 25, 2024
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
Press Release · April 9, 2024
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
Statement · January 22, 2024
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
Press Release · January 11, 2024
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
Statement · December 27, 2023
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
Press Release · December 18, 2023
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
Press Release · December 1, 2023
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
Press Release · November 14, 2023
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
Statement · November 2, 2023
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
Press Release · September 29, 2023
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
Statement · September 16, 2023
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
Press Release · March 16, 2023
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
Press Release · February 4, 2023
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
Press Release · January 17, 2023
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
Press Release · November 14, 2022
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
Statement · November 7, 2022
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
Press Release · December 3, 2021
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
Press Release · June 28, 2021
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
Press Release · June 21, 2021
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.
Statement · January 31, 2020
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
Statement · September 16, 2019
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
Press Release · August 2, 2019
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
Press Release · October 23, 2018
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
Statement · September 13, 2018
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
Press Release · August 20, 2018
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
Statement · August 29, 2017
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
Statement · March 31, 2017
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
Statement · March 16, 2016
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
Press Release · March 26, 2015
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
Statement · January 15, 2013
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.