RESTORING THE TEXAS WE REMEMBER

As Texans close out another year of devastating floods, displaced families, and emergency systems stretched past their limits, the question I hear most is: Why does it feel like Texans are doing the work alone? These disasters didn’t just expose weaknesses in our infrastructure. They revealed something deeper. Our leadership no longer reflects the Texas my ancestors
built. A Texas grounded in self-governance, courage, and community. I have voted for the incumbent governor for three
terms, hoping things would get better. They haven’t. Conditions for everyday Texans have worsened, and the gap between the people and their leadership has never felt wider. And that is why I am voting for Lt. Col. (Ret.) Pete “Doc” Chambers in the upcoming Republican primary. Texas has drifted from the principles that defined her: strong local authority, a distinct cultural identity, and leaders who serve with integrity. We need a governor shaped by real service, not political calculation.
Pete reflects the kind of leadership Texans instinctively recognize. Decisive, grounded, and forged in responsibility.
As an eighth-generation Texan, my family helped settle a land where neighbors handled crises long before government agencies existed. Local authority wasn’t a theory; it was how people survived. During the 2025 floods, I worked under Pete helping coordinate rescue and recovery efforts and producing SITREPs documenting conditions on the ground. Pete
was in the water with rescue teams while the sitting governor was nowhere to be found. I watched volunteers, veterans, ranchers, and ordinary citizens lead rescues while communities waited for state-level coordination that came too late. Texans were ready; bureaucracy was not. Trust begins with showing up. Pete does that without hesitation. The farther decision-making moves from our communities, the weaker our cultural identity becomes. Texans everywhere, rural and urban, feel disconnected from leadership that praises Texas values but rarely embodies them. Polling for years has shown widespread concern that this state is losing its character. People sense the shift: from community-driven resilience to top-down control.
Texas needs a leader who reflects the cultural backbone that once defined us. Pete Chambers’ service, humility, and connection to everyday Texans mirror the values my ancestors lived by. While officials debated protocols during the
floods, Pete was coordinating volunteers, organizing rescues, and providing expertise. I saw it up close. Texans gravitated to him because he acted with clarity and purpose. His experience as a Special Forces physician, first responder, and crisis leader gives him an understanding no career politician can match. Texans trust action over words. This is why I am voting for Pete Chambers: he leads the way Texans expect their leaders to lead by serving first. Challenges like infrastructure, land use, and emergency response require cooperation across communities and agencies. The person at the top must set a standard of courage, integrity, and accountability. Texans deserve a governor who shares their values, instincts, and resilience.
As a descendant of early Texans, I believe this state can be restored, but only with leadership shaped by service and integrity. Pete Chambers reflects the Texas my ancestors knew: courageous, self-reliant, and committed to protecting what matters.
That is why my vote is going to Doc Pete Chambers in the Republican primary on March 3rd. Not out of politics, but out of heritage, responsibility, and hope for a Texas worthy of the generations to come.