IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Terri Hall
Founder,
Texas TURF &
Co-Founder,
We the People – Liberty in Action
(210) 275-0640
terri@texasturf.org / govtoverreach@liatx.com
texasturf.org / libertyinactiontexas.com
Grassroots groups across state honor Chip Roy with Torch of Liberty Award at Spirit of Liberty dinner
Huffines, Harrison, Fleming & Cruz visit Kerrville to encourage grassroots
(Kerrville, TX – September 23, 2026) Five grassroots groups honored Congressman Chip Roy with the first ever Torch of Liberty Award Saturday evening at the YO Ranch Hotel and Conference Center. Texans Uniting for Reform and Freedom (TURF) and We the People – Liberty in Action (LIA) hosted the inaugural event called Spirit of Liberty with Founder of TURF and Co-Founder of LIA Terri Hall serving as emcee for the evening. TURF, LIA, Grassroots America – We the People, the Fredericksburg Tea Party, and the Kerr County GOP were the groups that honored Roy with the award and presented him with the Torch of Liberty Award.
Over 300 guests attended and half came from places across the state to Kerrville to hear a line-up of A-list speakers, including Congressman Chip Roy, Comptroller Don Huffines, Texas State Representative Brian Harrison, Patriot Academy Founder Rick Green, Founder of Grassroots America – We the People JoAnn Fleming, and Grace for America Founder and father of Senator Ted Cruz, Rafael Cruz. Four county GOP Chairs, Kerr County GOP Chair Helen Herd, Bandera County GOP Chair John Irving, Blanco County GOP Chair Carlette Lewis, Real County GOP Chair Jack DuBose, all from Roy’s TX-21 were in attendance, along with constituents from every county in the district.
Guests were also treated to a visit from Benjamin Franklin (Matt Long of the Matt Long Show on Hill Country Patriot Radio in character and in costume), as well as video messages recorded for Roy and attendees from Assistant to the President and Border Czar Tom Homan, Senator Mike Lee, and Texas Congressman Keith Self.
The theme was a celebration of America’s 250 and how to preserve our Republic for the next 250. Speakers touched on what’s been broken in both Washington and Austin, but also gave hope for the future and how the grassroots will be instrumental in wrangling government into a constitution-sized box.
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Thank You Sponsors!
We enjoyed the fellowship and celebration of America’s 250th birthday!
- Allie Burton (Lt. Col. ret.)
- Barbara Franklin
- Bo French for Railroad Commissioner
- Fredericksburg Tea Party
- Grassroots America – We The People
- Huffines Comptroller
- Michael Rydin
- Patriot Academy
- Mayor Stephanie Fisher and Patrick Fisher
- The Saulsbury Family
- Texas Gun Rights
- Texans for Fiscal Responsibility
- Trey Blocker
Photos from the evening are available thanks to photographer Michael Anglin:
PIN: 1776
Video of the evening is coming soon!
A huge thank you to our stellar speakers and their inspirational words that will motivate us to action:
- Pastor Rafael Cruz
- JoAnn Fleming, founder of GAWTP
- Rick Green, founder of Patriot Academy
- Rep. Brian Harrison
- Comptroller Don Huffines
- Matt Long as Benjamin Franklin
It was exciting to hear from Tom Homan, Rep. Keith Self, and Sen. Mike Lee through special video messages. Modern technology is great when it works!