Texas Republicans set clear priorities at the 2026 state convention, and State Representative Mitch Little argues those priorities must now drive the 2027 legislative session. In his House District 65 Views & News newsletter, Little highlights the shift from platform language to focused action, the contrast with Democratic positions, and concrete steps already taken to protect children.

From Convention Priorities to Legislative Results

The 2026 Texas GOP Legislative Priorities were drafted by a 31-member committee (one from each Senate district) and ratified by the full convention. Little traces their rise over the past decade to three drivers: a desire for focus on the most important policies, a sense of urgency about societal drift, and a grassroots conservative surge similar to the national MAGA shift.

He reviews progress on earlier priorities. On 2022 items, he notes substantial or major progress on election integrity, border security, abortion (post-*Dobbs*), stopping the sexualization of children in schools, restrictions on gender modification for minors, school choice expansion, and grid security. Property tax relief continues, though local resistance remains a challenge. Ban Democrat chairs has seen some movement through House committee changes, with pressure still building.

The 2026 priorities locked in by delegates are:

- Secure Texas Elections

- Border Enforcement

- Don’t Sharia Our Texas

- Protect Texas Kids

- Eliminate All Property Tax

- Ban Taxpayer Funded Lobbying

- Secure Texas Grid, Water, Energy, Agriculture, and Property Sovereignty

- Protect life

Little’s message to fellow reformers is to stay focused and urgent. The crisis is not cooling, and the numbers favor those pushing change as establishment voices retire.

Red Lines and Radicalism in the Texas Democrat Party

Little identifies four “red lines” that provoke strong Democratic opposition: election reform (they prefer systems with loopholes that tilt their way), illegal immigration (which he links to electoral and welfare advantages), abortion, and gender anarchy (rejection of biological sex paired with government enforcement of that view).

He profiles state Representative James Talarico, the Democrats’ U.S. Senate candidate, as embodying these positions. According to Little, Talarico has called proof of citizenship for voting immoral, favored open-border-style approaches, argued that Mary should have had the choice to abort Jesus, and described God as non-binary with government obligated to recognize multiple genders. A 2023 Rice University survey of Texas House members placed Talarico on the far left of even the Democratic caucus based on voting record (with only modest moderation in 2025).

The newsletter contrasts this with Republican-supported measures Democrats largely opposed, including bans on a state income tax, limits on government spending growth, voter approval requirements before certain law-enforcement funding cuts, stronger election fraud penalties, and protections for women’s sports based on biological sex.

Declaring War on Sexual Abuse of School Kids

Little details new tools against sexual abuse in Texas public schools. An analysis found nearly 3,000 reports in less than three years, with a majority not investigated by the state and prosecution historically rare. Predators often moved quietly between districts.

HB 4623 (authored by Little, sponsored by Sen. Angela Paxton) ends government immunity for public schools in sex abuse cases. Victims and families can now pursue civil suits against districts and certified employees or contractors with potential monetary judgments. SB 571 strengthens reporting, expands the “Do Not Hire” registry, broadens mandatory reporting obligations, and adds criminal penalties for non-reporting. The Texas Education Agency hired Levi Fuller—an experienced prosecutor from the Attorney General’s office and U.S. Army—as Inspector General for Educator Misconduct.

Little cites ongoing litigation against Celina ISD (a coach allegedly photographed underage students in locker rooms, with federal indictment) as an early test. He argues more lawsuits, investigations, and prosecutions are needed to change the culture, stressing that every child is worth the fight and an entire generation is at stake.

Voting Information

Early voting runs October 19–30, 2026. Election Day is November 3, 2026. Little, a conservative attorney, husband, and father, emphasizes his record fighting the weaponization of state power, protecting elections, lowering taxes, securing the border, empowering parents, and opposing radical left policies.

The newsletter underscores a consistent theme: grassroots priorities are gaining traction because focused, urgent activists are applying sustained pressure. Little’s call is for that pressure to continue so the 2026 priorities become enacted law.