Resolution of Concurrence with the Censure of State Representative Angelia Orr

WHEREAS, Rule No. 44 of the Republican Party of Texas states that “a County or District Executive

Committee may, after no less than seven (7) days’ notice and invitation to the Officeholder to appear

and be provided time to speak before a County or District Executive Committee, by a two-thirds (2/3)

vote of those constituent Executive Committee Precinct Chairs present and voting, but in no case by

less than a majority of constituent Precinct Chairs of the County Executive Committee (CEC) in full,

adopt a resolution censuring a Republican public Officeholder representing all or a portion of that

County or District for three (3) or more actions taken during the Officeholder’s current term in

opposition to the core principles of the Republican Party of Texas defined in the Preamble of the Party

Platform as described in Rule No. 43A or to the Legislative Priorities adopted at the most recent State

Convention as described in Rule No. 34(c)”; and

WHEREAS, the Republican Party of Bosque County, within Texas House District 13, passed a

resolution to censure State Representative Angelia Orr under the provisions of Rule No. 44 and

requested the concurrence of the SREC; and

WHEREAS, the constituent Precinct Chairs of House District 13 of the Leon County Republican Party,

at the meeting of the Leon County Republican Party Executive Committee on August 21, 2025, passed

a “Resolution to Censure Angelia Orr HD 13 Representative to the Texas House,” which identified,

among other grievances, the following six actions taken during the Officeholder’s current term (which

began on January 14, 2025) in violation of the Principles or Legislative Priorities of the Republican

Party of Texas:

1. On January 14, 2025, Representative Orr did not vote for the elected Republican Caucus

nominee David Cook for Speaker of the House as specified by then caucus rules; but instead

voted for Representative Dustin Burrows (Record Vote 2, Record Vote 3), knowing Dustin

Burrows had already negotiated the vote of the Democrats and committed to appointing

Democrats as committee chairs, in violation of Republican Party Legislative Priority No. 4 “No

Democrat Chairs”; and

2. On January 23, 2025:

(a) First Representative Orr seconded the motion of “Previous Question” and then

voted for “Previous Question,” the so-called “nuclear option,” wherein debate

was cut off and excluded Republican perfecting amendments to the proposed

House Rules (HR 4), which run 384 pages (Record Vote 9). The proposal was

13. 4. 5. 6. provided to the House Representatives at 4:30 a.m., only hours before most

Representatives would arrive at the Capitol and begin finding the email, and

(b) Voted in favor of the same HR 4 (Record Vote 10), House Rules of Procedure

that created subcommittees that were in previous sessions parts of other

standing committees and that also enabled Speaker Dustin Burrows to appoint

Democrats as vice chairs to all committees in violation of Republican Party of

Texas Principle 1 “…we support the strict adherence to the original language and

intent of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitutions of the United

States and of Texas” in that it denied representation to the constituents of HD 13

through a healthy debate and amendment process as called for by both the United

States and Texas Constitutions, and in violation of RPT Legislative Priority No. 4

“No Democrat Chairs”; and

Representative Orr cast her vote in favor of SB 22 (Record Vote 3545) to implement and fund a

movie industry incentive fund which provides $250 million annually and $2.5 Billion over 10

years in subsidies to the movie industry – managed by the Governor’s Office, with zero

legislative appropriation needed to spend it. The legislation also allocates money for these

subsidies instead of eliminating property tax, as previously promised to the people of Texas.

This action violates RPT Principle 9 “A free enterprise society unencumbered by government

interference or subsidies”; and

Representative Orr voted in favor of floor amendment #1 to SB 12, which would have

preserved DEI-related language in public education policy, in violation of RPT Principle 4

“Limiting government power to those items enumerated in the United States and Texas

Constitutions” (Record Vote 3489); and

Representative Orr voted in favor of HB 366, a bill banning Al-generated political memes, in

violation of RPT Principle 1 “…we support the strict adherence to the original language and

intent of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitutions of the United States and of

Texas,” RPT Principle 3 “Preserving individual, Texan, and American sovereignty and

freedom,” and RPT Principle 4 “Limiting government power to those items enumerated in the

United States and Texas Constitutions” by inhibiting free speech, protected by the First

Amendment of the United States Constitution (Record Vote 982); and

Representative Orr voted in favor of SB 1, a bill that expanded state spending by over 40%, in

violation of RPT Principle 4 “Limiting government power to those items enumerated in the

United States and Texas Constitutions,” RPT Principle 5 “Personal Accountability and

Responsibility,” and RPT Principle 9 “A free enterprise society unencumbered by government

interference or subsidies,” by supporting bloated government growth and disregarding

conservative stewardship of taxpayer funds (Record Vote 174); and

WHEREAS, the Leon County Republican Party provided notice to Representative Angelia Orr’s office

and an opportunity to speak prior to the vote taking place; and

WHEREAS, the constituent Precinct Chairs of House District 13 of the Leon County Republican Party

Executive Committee passed a resolution of censure of Representative Angelia Orr by both a two-

2thirds (2/3) majority of those present and voting and a 50% majority of all constituent Precinct Chairs,

even those not in attendance; and

WHEREAS, the term of office for Representative Angelia Orr expires after the 2026 Primary and

General Elections, and she would be eligible to run for reelection to her House seat in the 2026

election and also eligible to run for any other partisan office in the 2026 election; and

WHEREAS, in discussing resolutions of censure passed by a County Executive Committee, Rule No.

44 of the Republican Party of Texas states in part that “such a resolution may include a request to

impose the penalties below to the SREC. The SREC must confirm or deny penalties prior to early

voting of the Republican Primary Election in which the Officeholder is seeking election.

Penalties:

If such a request is included, after not less than fourteen (14) days’ notice and opportunity to

the Officeholder to appear and be provided time to speak before the SREC in response to the

request. The SREC, by a three-fifths (3/5) vote of the full membership, may vote to concur with

the resolution of censure and impose one or more of the following penalties:

Penalty 1: Declare that no Rule or Bylaw enacted by any division of the Party at any

level that demands the Party be neutral in intraparty contests shall be observed with

respect to the named Officeholder, and no financial or other support shall be provided

to the Officeholder’s campaign by the Party except that which is required by law. If the

Officeholder files an application to run for any public office in the Republican Party

Primary Election following the censure resolution’s passage, the SREC shall be

authorized to spend up to twelve percent (12%) of the Party’s general fund on voter

education in the Officeholder’s district, by republishing the original censure resolution

verbatim, using a media format determined by the SREC.

Penalty 2: Declare that the named Officeholder is discouraged from participating in the

Republican Party Primary Election following the censure passage.

Penalty 3: Authorize and direct the State Chairman or any County Chairman to refuse

to accept any application for a place on the ballot of a Republican Primary Election for

a period of twenty-four (24) months following adoption of the censure and imposition of

said remedy”; and

WHEREAS, in its resolution of censure, the Leon County Republican Party requested that the SREC

concur with the resolution of censure and that the SREC “impose all applicable penalties set forth in

RPT Rule No. 44”; now

THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the State Republican Executive Committee concurs with the

violations of Republican Party of Texas Principles and Legislative Priorities stated in the resolution of

censure passed by the constituent Precinct Chairs of Texas House District 13 of the Leon County

Republican Party and identified in this resolution; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Republican Party of Texas imposes Penalty 1 and Penalty 2

identified in Rule No. 44 on Representative Angelia Orr as follows:

3Penalty 1: Declare that no Rule or Bylaw enacted by any division of the Party at any level that

demands the Party be neutral in intraparty contests shall be observed with respect to the named

Officeholder, and no financial or other support shall be provided to the Officeholder’s

campaign by the Party except that which is required by law. If the Officeholder files an

application to run for any public office in the Republican Party Primary Election following the

censure resolution’s passage, the SREC shall be authorized to spend up to twelve percent (12%)

of the Party’s general fund on voter education in the Officeholder’s district, by republishing the

original censure resolution verbatim, using a media format determined by the SREC.

Penalty 2: Declare that the named Officeholder is discouraged from participating in the

Republican Party Primary Election following the censure passage; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that nothing in this Resolution shall be construed to prohibit the use of

Party resources to encourage voting for Republican Party nominees or officeholders collectively, so

long as Representative Angelia Orr is not identified by name.

Passed by the State Republican Executive Committee, October 11, 2025