Rachel Hale for Texas

Rusk Co Chairwoman + America 1st + Take back local control

[Rachel Hale for Texas @RachelHaleforTX]

🚨🚨URGENT STOP THE KILL SWITCH — VOTE YES on Cloud Amendment 🚨🚨

Call or Email: Please vote ‘yes’ on the Cloud Amendment to the 2027 THUD bill to defund the kill switch.

1) Constitutional concerns: ‘Passive monitoring’ of every American driver without a warrant violates our 4th amendment rights. This isn’t about preventing drunk driving, it’s about government control. It could be weaponized for any purpose: like imposing a lockdown, climate emergency, or reducing cars on the road.

2) Safety concerns: NHTSA’s own report to congress acknowledges this technology is dangerous (anytime you cut power to a car, it’s extremely dangerous), and could cause more accidents.

FHWA’s own data shows one of the top reasons for road delay is ‘incidents.’ Kill switch incidents will litter our highways with disabled cars, many of which are not impaired but got flagged by some AI algorithm and are now stranded and will need some government official to re-enable their vehicles.

3) Cost impacts: Imagine the cost for first responders to get millions of calls per day for false flag kill switch incidents?

Also, NHTSA has yet to report how much this technology will add to the cost to our vehicles. If just the start-stop switch added $5,000, passive monitoring of lane, eyes, breath, emotional state, will be exponentially more expensive with the cameras, sensors, AI and data centers necessary to collect every driver’s telematic data, telegraph it to some government central office & make such a determination.

The kill switch violates our 4th amendment rights, creates massive new safety concerns (in the name of preventing drunk driving), and costs too much putting the cost of cars more out of reach for an already economically distressed nation.

Support the Cloud Amendment to defund the kill switch!

Tom Cole Committee Chair 202.225.6165 [email protected]

Steve Womack Subcommittee Chair 202.225.4301 [email protected]

Ryan Zinke 202.225.5628
[email protected]

Juan Cisomani 202.225.2542 [email protected]

John Rutherford 202.225.2501 [email protected]

Hal Rogers 202.225.4601 [email protected]

Dave Joyce 202.225.5731 [email protected]

Stephanie Bice 202.225.2132 [email protected]

Dale Strong 202.225.4801 [email protected]

Michael Cloud 202.225.7742 [email protected]

[Rachel Hale for Texas @RachelHaleforTX]

Thank you @chiproytx!!! I have seen first hand how hard you have fought on our freedom to travel.

I have also seen the way other elected officials and staffers absolutely lean and rely on your strategies and leadership.

I too do not believe God is done with you yet and praying you and @RepThomasMassie can get big things done in the next 7 months!!

[Rachel Hale for Texas @RachelHaleforTX]

👇👇👇 We will prevail + stop the kill switch!! Thankful for all the Texans who will NOT bend ❤️🤍💙

Thank you ladies @TxTurf @Bentley4Texas for standing in the gap and all the LP members for holding the line!

While 47 legislative priority bills was no small feat just imagine what else might have been accomplished 🤔🤔🤔

[Terri Hall @TxTurf]

That’s exactly what happened. I’m more than disappointed, I’m disillusioned with the party chair I helped elect, and frankly livid that this critical call to action to Senator Cruz was so botched. But take heart, we’re working on another avenue to accomplish what’s needed.

We will NOT bow, we will NOT accept game playing, or compromising our constitutional rights, or watered down engagement. Too much is at stake. The grassroots will get this done! Thank you @Bentley4Texas #killthekillswitch

[Rachel Hale for Texas @RachelHaleforTX]

@jubephd @SarahisCensored 🤣🤣🤣 they wish! He is running for chair and vice chair and was at an event Monday night and last night

[Rachel Hale for Texas @RachelHaleforTX]

@FranRhodesTX1 I know the LP committee and subcommittee’s worked their tails off to get those bills passed!!

[Rachel Hale for Texas @RachelHaleforTX]

@CKKCTexas @SenTedCruz @TxTurf @napasportsgal @TexasScorecard 🙌🙌🙌 YES!!!

[Rachel Hale for Texas @RachelHaleforTX]

LET’S MELT THE PHONE LINES — STOP THE KILL SWITCH

The window to act is closing fast. If we’re serious about protecting our freedoms, we need action right now!!!

Call @SenTedCruz — as Committee Chair, he has the power to move this forward. His office needs to hear from people across the ENTIRE country, not just Texas.

This isn’t something that can wait.

THANK YOU TX GOP Legislative Priorities Committee for unanimously passing this critical call to action — now it’s on all of us to make sure it doesn’t get ignored!!!

📞 Call.
📢 Share.
🔥 Make it impossible to overlook.
Full Call to Action Below 👇

[Terri Hall @TxTurf]

Yes! Thank you, Christin. This is our chance to #killthekillswitch Get the phones ringing!

[Rachel Hale for Texas @RachelHaleforTX]

This would be funny IF it weren’t the truth! The government ABSOLUTELY unleashed nanny state surveillance in ALL vehicles starting in 2026

The window to stop the “Kill Switch” is closing.
We need your help NOW.

In just a few weeks, the U.S. House & Senate will begin crafting the next highway bill.

👉 This is our chance to STOP the Kill Switch.

👉 We need @SenTedCruz to act — chair of the committee

🚨 URGENT ACTION

Call NOW:

📞 U.S. Capitol Switchboard
[phone]

📞 Legislative Director – Preston Howey
[phone]

📞 State Director – Cassy Garcia
[phone]

📢 WHAT TO SAY

“Please ask Senator Cruz to REPEAL the Kill Switch in the next highway bill.”

📄 REMIND HIM
• The Republican Party of Texas (SREC) passed a
UNANIMOUS resolution (May 2025) to repeal it
• A coalition letter (2023) with 200+ grassroots supporters was delivered
• A policy statement was hand-delivered just weeks ago

[Gatlin Didier @gatlin_didier]

When a tornado hits in 2027…👀

[Rachel Hale for Texas @RachelHaleforTX]

Thank you @wesvirdelltx for this assessment! I guess @brianeharrison was correct when he was the lone no vote on this bill

[Wes Virdell, TX State Rep @wesvirdelltx]

After watching the committee today with their interaction of DSHS, it's clear the authors of SB1 and HB1 don't understand their bills they passed and the real intent appears it was to punish Camp Mystic.

Senator Perry made it clearly obvious over and over that his goal is to make sure Camp Mystic is no longer in operation.

Representative Darby was obviously disappointed when he realized his bill didn't stop Camp Mystic from operating.

Ultimately, their bills are detrimental to camps and campers across Texas.

Of the over 300 camps that have applied for a renewed license, only 3 have been approved for the new requirements so far and around 175 camps have deficiencies that do not meet the new requirements yet.

I feel for DSHS because they had a mess handed to them with the new legislation that should have been better vetted before rushing it to the floor.

I have talked to several camps who are faced with millions of dollars each to meet the new requirements. The bills are so bad that you would think somebody from the government wrote them. Also, whoever put the fiber optic requirement in the bill has never actually dug a trench or even asked somebody how much it would cost to do so. I was digging a 2.5 mile trench in the hill country on September 11th, 2001. I remember that day well. 2 months later, I reported to basic training.

[Rachel Hale for Texas @RachelHaleforTX]

I am THANKFUL this is FINALLY getting the attention it deserves!!! @RepThomasMassie had this amendment in Nov 2023 when 19 House Republicans voted with the Democrats

It’s concerning in 2026 there are even more Republicans on board with a nanny state in our cars

@RepThomasMassie
@RepScottPerry
@chiproytx have been tirelessly working to STOP this 🙌🙌🙌

@SenTedCruz phone lines need to melt (he is the Senate committee chair) — his office needs to hear from us!

[🦅 Eagle Wings 🦅 @CRRJA5]

🚨 57 House Republicans just voted WITH Democrats to keep funding the federal “kill switch” in new cars.
A “kill switch” mandate snuck into Biden’s 2021 Infrastructure Bill (Section 24220) requires new vehicles to be capable of remotely disabling themselves — or shutting down automatically if the car’s AI decides you’re driving poorly.
.@RepThomasMassie
Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) offered an amendment to defund implementation of this Orwellian tech in the 2026 appropriations bill.
The result?
Yea (to defund): 159 Republicans
Nay (to keep funding): 57 Republicans + 211 Democrats
The amendment failed.
This isn’t just about drunk driving. It opens the door to government (or insurance companies) monitoring your every move, remote shutdowns, constant surveillance, and turning your dashboard into judge, jury, and executioner.
As Massie and others warned: Your car could shut off in a snowstorm because you swerved to avoid a pothole or animal. Fourth Amendment concerns? Ignored.
Government in your engine. Literally.
This is the kind of thing people used to call dystopian fiction.
What do you think — feature or freedom killer? 👇

[Rachel Hale for Texas @RachelHaleforTX]

Call to Action on the Kill Switch 👇👇👇

Melt their phone lines!!! ❤️🤍💙

[Christin Bentley SD-1 SREC @Bentley4Texas]

🚨 URGENT: Texas GOP Legislative Priorities Committee Call to Action

STOP THE KILL SWITCH

The window to stop the “kill switch” is closing—and we need your help.

In just a few weeks, the U.S. House and Senate will begin crafting the next highway bill. We need Senator Cruz to take action and repeal the kill switch.

🚨 TAKE ACTION NOW

Here’s what we need YOU to do ASAP:

Call Senator Ted Cruz
(who chairs the relevant committee)
U.S. Capitol Switchboard: [phone] (tel:[phone])

Legislative Director
Preston Howey
[phone] (tel:[phone])
Email (mailto:[email protected])

State Director
Cassy Garcia
[phone] (tel:[phone])
Email (mailto:[email protected])

WHAT TO SAY:
Ask @SenTedCruz to “Repeal the Kill Switch” in the next highway bill.

Remind him:

The Republican Party of Texas (its governing body, the SREC) passed a UNANIMOUS resolution just weeks ago calling for repeal. That resolution was hand-delivered last year:
https://t.co/OZ6Fa9lO4s
A coalition letter with over 200 grassroots supporters was also delivered in 2023:
https://t.co/D9BdkhVv10
And a one-page policy statement was hand-delivered as well:
https://t.co/gBnryeEPLn

This is a critical moment. Don’t wait—make the call.
@GAWTP
#KilltheKillSwitch #killswitch @TxTurf @RachelHaleforTX
@MassieforKY
@TexasGOP

[Rachel Hale for Texas @RachelHaleforTX]

@SarahisCensored Sadly rules killed it!!

[Rachel Hale for Texas @RachelHaleforTX]

@Millerbank51 @RepThomasMassie @RepScottPerry @RepChipRoy So many fires!!! 🔥

[Rachel Hale for Texas @RachelHaleforTX]

THANK YOU!!!!! @RepThomasMassie @RepScottPerry @RepChipRoy it is PAST time for the kill-switch + govt surveillance in EVERY Americans vehicle be repealed!!!!

We APPRECIATE your tireless efforts to correct this travesty from 2021

[Thomas Massie @RepThomasMassie]

Automobile kill-switches are coming soon to car dealerships near you.

I teamed up w/ Scott Perry & Chip Roy to defund this Orwellian mandate, but too many colleagues (Republican & Democrat) voted against us, so the federal mandate for every new car after 2026 is still in place.

[Rachel Hale for Texas @RachelHaleforTX]

@cy49512192 @Millerbank51 @RepThomasMassie @RepScottPerry @RepChipRoy @SenateGOP Absolutely!! Melt their phone lines!!!

Call @SenTedCruz the committee chair and request he make this a PRIORITY!!!!

[Rachel Hale for Texas @RachelHaleforTX]

@jpfoursc @RepThomasMassie @RepScottPerry @RepChipRoy YES!!!! 🙌💯💯

[Rachel Hale for Texas @RachelHaleforTX]

@Texan1718 @RepThomasMassie @RepScottPerry @RepChipRoy YES!!!!!🙌

[Rachel Hale for Texas @RachelHaleforTX]

@Barbarajdurkin @RepThomasMassie @RepScottPerry @RepChipRoy YES!!!! 🙌 😜😜😜

[Rachel Hale for Texas @RachelHaleforTX]

@chica10s @POTUS @VP @HouseGOP @SpeakerJohnson Amen!!!!! Sad how quickly some forget or how easily distracted our society is!! 😭😭🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️

[Rachel Hale for Texas @RachelHaleforTX]

👇👇👇 THIS!!!

[Terri Hall @TxTurf]

Amen! Congress can’t be serious about protecting our 4th amendment rights without nixing the kill switch and ‘passive’ monitoring of EVERY American driver! #killthekillswitch

[Clay Travis @ClayTravis]

Hysterical.