Community Guidelines

The Texas Nationalist Movement exists to secure the political, cultural, and economic independence of Texas through lawful, democratic, and educational means. These Community Guidelines describe the conduct expected of everyone who participates in any space operated by Texas Nationalist Movement, Inc. on or through the tnm.me website, including any current or future subdomain, comment area, member portal, group, event microsite, livestream chat, embedded form, peer-to-peer organizing tool, email-reply channel, or other space operated by Texas Nationalist Movement, Inc. through tnm.me.

These Guidelines are part of and incorporated into the Terms of Service. Violation of these Guidelines is a violation of the Terms of Service.

Separate properties operated by TNM or by any affiliated entity have their own community standards posted on those properties.

1. The standard

We are building a serious movement to restore Texas sovereignty through democratic means. A referendum. A vote of the people. A legislative pathway. Conduct yourself accordingly.

Be a Texian. Whatever your background, however long your family has been here, whatever your party registration, whatever your zip code, you are here because you believe Texas should govern itself. That is the only test that matters.

Carry the dignity of the cause. The independence of a free people is not a small thing. The way you talk, write, and treat others while wearing this banner is how the cause is judged.

Help the next Texian find their way in. The movement scales through how members treat each other. Every person you welcome, mentor, and answer questions for is a person more likely to declare, to organize, and to stay.

Disagree without destroying. Arguments inside the movement are welcome and expected. Personal attacks, factionalism, doxing, public sabotage, and burning bridges over tactical disagreements are not.

Tell the truth. State facts that are facts. Cite them when asked. If you do not know, say you do not know.

2. What we expect

2.1 Speak to the mission

Keep conversations focused on what advances Texas independence: strategy, history, current events affecting the cause, the operational work of organizing, the stories of Texans who are getting involved. Off-topic conversation in dedicated off-topic spaces is fine. Using TNM spaces to push unrelated causes, products, candidates, or businesses is not.

2.2 Use the language of the movement

We speak of Texas independence and the restoration of Texas sovereignty. Not "secession." Not "leaving."
We are pro-Texas, not anti-anything. We make the affirmative case.
We pursue our work through democratic process: a referendum, a vote of the people, a legislative pathway. Not extralegal action.
A Declared Texian has completed the Declaration and the Oath. A Texas First Pledge signer is an elected official, a candidate, or a party officer who has signed the Texas First Pledge. They are separate programs with separate audiences. Do not conflate them.
A petition signer has signed a petition. That is the top of the funnel. It is not a Declaration.

2.3 Respect the work of other Texians

The County Coordinators, Deputy County Coordinators, Events and Logistics Coordinators, District Captains, Regional Directors, headquarters staff, and volunteers who run the infrastructure of this movement are giving real time. Disagreement is healthy. Public undermining, sabotage, harassment, and personal attacks on the people doing the work are not.

2.4 Protect the data

If you are entrusted with supporter contact information, district lists, donor data, financial information, or any TNM information not intended for public release, you treat it as the property of the movement and the people in it. You use it only for authorized TNM activity. You do not export it, share it outside the movement, sell it, license it, or use it for personal projects, unrelated campaigns, side businesses, or any other purpose. This obligation is binding by contract under the Terms of Service and may be enforced under the Texas Data Privacy and Security Act (Tex. Bus. & Com. Code Chapter 541), Chapter 521 of the Texas Business and Commerce Code, the Texas Identity Theft Enforcement and Protection Act (Tex. Bus. & Com. Code §521.002), the Texas Capture or Use of Biometric Identifier Act (Tex. Bus. & Com. Code §503.001), and applicable common law. It applies whether or not you remain in a leadership role and whether or not you remain a Declared Texian. Liquidated damages of one hundred U.S. dollars per supporter record misused apply under Terms of Service Section 11.

2.5 Tell the truth, and label your sources

If you reference a number, a quote, a poll, a law, or a fact, be prepared to cite it. Don't traffic in unverified claims, recycled rumor, fabricated quotes, or conspiracy theories that undermine the credibility of the movement. The cause for Texas independence is strong on facts. Make the case on the facts.

3. What we do not allow

The conduct described in this Section 3 results in content removal, account suspension or termination, revocation of Declared Texian status, removal from any leadership role, and, where appropriate, referral to law enforcement and pursuit of civil remedies, including injunctive relief, actual damages, and the liquidated damages described in Terms of Service Section 11.

3.1 Threats, harassment, intimidation, doxing

No threats of violence against any person.
No harassment campaigns, pile-ons, or targeted bullying of any person.
No doxing. Publishing, posting, broadcasting, sharing, or otherwise distributing another person's residence address, personal telephone number, place of employment, family members' identities, schools, or other private personal identifying information, without consent and with intent to cause harm, harassment, or intimidation, is prohibited. Conduct meeting this definition may violate Tex. Penal Code §42.074 and Tex. Penal Code §42.07, and may give rise to civil liability under Texas common law. TNM cooperates with law enforcement and reserves the right to pursue civil remedies, including injunctive relief and damages.
No encouragement of physical, emotional, financial, or professional harm to any person.
This applies to fellow Texians, political opponents, elected officials, candidates, media figures, public servants, TNM staff, TNM volunteers, and anyone else.

3.2 Advocacy of violence or unlawful action

No calls for, planning of, glorification of, or coordination of violence, armed action, election interference, voter intimidation, official intimidation, sabotage, or any other unlawful conduct. No content promoting the overthrow of government by force. We pursue independence through democratic means, and only through democratic means.

3.3 Illegal activity in TNM's name

You may not conduct illegal activity using the TNM name, on TNM property, at TNM events, through TNM channels, or in any manner that implies TNM endorsement, sponsorship, or association. This is a bright line and is non-negotiable.

3.4 Personal fundraising or solicitation under the TNM banner

You may not solicit money, in-kind support, signatures, contact information, or volunteer time for yourself, your personal causes, your candidacy for any office other than as TNM expressly authorizes, your campaign committee, your business, or any third-party effort, using the TNM name, marks, logos, channels, supporter contacts, member lists, or the appearance of TNM endorsement. Authorized TNM fundraising flows through TNM's official systems and is approved through TNM leadership.

3.5 Hateful, abusive, or dehumanizing content

We do not allow attacks on people based on race, ethnicity, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, age, or veteran status. We do not allow content that dehumanizes any group of Texans. The Texian identity is open to every person who lives in Texas and believes in independence.

3.6 Conspiracy theories that damage credibility

We do not host the catalog of conspiracy theories that orbit the broader political conversation. We make our case on facts. Content that pushes credibility-destroying narratives undermines years of work and will be removed.

3.7 Misrepresentation

No impersonating other people.
No impersonating TNM leadership, staff, volunteers, donors, partners, or vendors.
No representing yourself as authorized to speak, act, contract, fundraise, organize, recruit, communicate with media, or take any other action on TNM's behalf, except where you have express written authorization that has not been revoked.
No fake Declarations.
No fake addresses.
No fake identity.
No submission of contact information of any other person without that person's authorization.
No submission of fabricated, synthetic, or impersonated material.

3.8 AI-generated content, deepfakes, synthetic media

This section applies to content created or substantially altered by artificial-intelligence, machine-learning, generative, or other synthetic tools.

No deepfake or other synthetic depiction of any real person without that person's consent. This includes synthetic audio, video, image, or text that is intended to be perceived as authentic and that depicts a real person saying or doing something they did not say or do.
No use of AI-generated content to impersonate any TNM staff member, volunteer, donor, partner, vendor, or member, or any public official, candidate, or member of the media.
No use of AI-generated content to misrepresent the views, statements, or conduct of any real person.
AI-generated commentary, analysis, or argument is permitted in your own posts. Disclose AI assistance in any post where AI assistance is material to the substance of the post.
Use of AI tools to mass-produce, automate, or amplify posts beyond what a single human author would produce by hand is prohibited.
Use of AI tools to extract data from the Services, to scrape supporter information, or to train any AI model on TNM content (other than TNM's own use) is prohibited.

3.9 Spam, scams, automation abuse

No bulk unsolicited promotion of unrelated products, services, or causes.
No multi-level-marketing pitches.
No scams, phishing, fraud, or social-engineering.
No bots, scrapers, crawlers, headless browsers, or scripted automation against the Services.
No automated mass-account creation.
No use of TNM organizing tools to send spam to non-supporters.

3.10 Sexually explicit, graphic, or inappropriate content

No sexually explicit content.
No graphic violence.
No content unsuitable for the wide range of ages and backgrounds present in this community.
No sexual content directed at minors of any kind, ever. Such content will be removed and reported to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children CyberTipline at 1-800-843-5678 or cybertipline.org and to law enforcement.

3.11 Content that violates the rights of others

No copyright or trademark infringement. No posting of another person's private information. No content that violates any law, court order, or third-party right. See Terms of Service Section 13 for the DMCA notice procedure.

3.12 Campaign-finance line

No coordination, planning, in-kind contribution, or expenditure that would violate federal or state campaign-finance law. Coordination with a candidate's campaign that would constitute an in-kind contribution is prohibited. Solicitation of foreign contributions for any election-related purpose is prohibited.

3.13 Coordinated procedural abuse

No coordinating, organizing, or participating in coordinated mass filings of complaints, demands, arbitrations, or other legal process against TNM, except as expressly permitted by Terms of Service Section 19.

4. How enforcement works

The Services are moderated. TNM may, at its sole discretion and with or without prior notice:

Remove content that violates these Guidelines, the Terms of Service, or applicable law;
Label, restrict, or age-gate content;
Restrict features or accounts for repeated or serious violations;
Suspend accounts for a period of time;
Permanently terminate accounts;
Revoke Declared Texian status and bar future participation;
Remove from leadership any volunteer or staff member who violates these Guidelines, particularly those entrusted with supporter data, financial authority, or representational authority;
Refer matters to law enforcement where conduct may be unlawful or where any person's safety is at risk;
Pursue civil remedies, including injunctive relief, actual damages, and the liquidated damages described in Terms of Service Section 11.

TNM weighs severity, intent, pattern, and context. A first-time misstep in good faith is treated differently from a deliberate, repeated, or harmful violation. Warnings are not required prior to enforcement action.

5. Reporting

If you see content or behavior that violates these Guidelines, report it.

General reports: support@thetnm.org
Conduct reports: conduct@thetnm.org
Legal and safety: legal@thetnm.org
Phone for matters requiring immediate attention: 800-662-1836

When reporting, include enough detail to investigate: where the content appears, who posted it (if known), screenshots or URLs, time stamps, and what you believe the violation is. Reports are reviewed by trained moderators and, where appropriate, escalated to TNM leadership.

Threats of imminent harm should be reported to local law enforcement first. Then notify TNM.

Suspected exploitation of a child should be reported immediately to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children CyberTipline at 1-800-843-5678 or cybertipline.org, and then to TNM.

We protect reporter confidentiality where we can. We do not tolerate retaliation against people who make good-faith reports.

6. Appeals

If your content has been removed or your account has been restricted and you believe the action was in error, appeal in writing to appeals@thetnm.org with the subject line "Community Guidelines Appeal."

Include your account email or username, the action you are appealing, the date it occurred, and the basis for your appeal. Appeals are reviewed by someone other than the moderator who made the original decision, where practical. Appeals decisions are final.

7. Leadership and representational conduct

People in leadership roles inside TNM (staff, directors, County Coordinators, Deputy County Coordinators, Events and Logistics Coordinators, District Captains, Regional Directors, and anyone else operating in a representational role), people speaking with media on TNM's behalf, people representing TNM at conferences and conventions, and anyone acting as the public face of the movement in any capacity, are held to a higher standard than general members.

Conduct that would be problematic from a general member can be disqualifying from a leadership role. Leadership is a trust that can be withdrawn at any time and for any reason in the sole judgment of TNM.

A leader who violates Section 2.4 (data) or Section 3.4 (personal fundraising under the TNM banner) faces immediate removal and may face civil action.

8. Political opponents

We disagree with people publicly, plainly, and on the merits. We do not threaten them. We do not harass them. We do not target their families. We do not lie about them. We do not deepfake them.

We make the affirmative case for Texas independence, and we let the case do the work.

9. Texans who aren't with us yet

Most Texans aren't Declared yet. A lot of them disagree with us. Some dismiss us. Some mock us. Some are openly hostile. They are still Texans. They are still our neighbors. They are still people we want with us before this is over.

Talk to them like neighbors. Make the case. Answer the objections. Don't write them off. Don't insult them. Don't treat them as enemies. Every Declared Texian was once someone who wasn't sure.

10. Relationship to other TNM policies

These Guidelines work together with the Terms of Service (which governs your contractual relationship with TNM), the Privacy Policy (which describes how TNM handles personal information), and any other field-facing or member-facing operational guidance issued by TNM leadership. In case of conflict, the Terms of Service control.

11. Changes to these Guidelines

TNM may update these Guidelines as the movement grows and as we learn what works. Material changes will be reflected in the Effective date and announced through TNM's normal communication channels. Continued use of the Services after an update constitutes acceptance.

12. Contact

Texas Nationalist Movement, Inc. · 3318 Hwy 365, Suite 243 / P.O. Box 403, Nederland, Texas 77627 · conduct@thetnm.org · 800-662-1836