Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick pledged to devote $1 million of his campaign coffer fund to help put Turning Point USA chapters on Texas colleges and high schools.
“I had a long call with Turning Point executives yesterday about putting TPUSA chapters on every high school and college campus in Texas,” Patrick noted on X, relating his relationship with the late Charlie Kirk. “As we wrapped up the call, I shared a fond memory of Charlie from President Trump’s 2017 Inauguration. Charlie and I were going to the Trump Hotel to celebrate and walked in the door at the same time. We began a conversation from there.”
“I was always inspired by his mission ‘to identify, educate, train, and organize students to promote the principles of freedom, free markets, and limited government,’” he continued. “Charlie was confident he could do that. Later, he brought his faith into his discussions on campus with boldness and conviction that only grew his following.”
The lieutenant governor believes “Texas has the size and the heart to open more chapters than any other state and more than most countries.”
Patrick and Texas AG Ken Paxton will be speaking at a TPUSA event at the University of Houston.
This comes as Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced the state will be partnering with TPUSA in an effort to ensure students can start Club America chapters on every Florida high school without any obstruction from districts and schools.
