Pierson highlights Rockwall County at Texas GOP state convention

Katrina Pierson used the Texas GOP state convention in Houston to put Rockwall County and House District 33 at the center of the party’s platform-making process. The June 11-13 gathering at the George R. Brown Convention Center, held under the theme “Strong Roots, Bold Future,” mattered locally because precinct, county and senatorial district conventions feed into the state platform and legislative priorities Republicans carry into the next Texas legislative session.

Pierson, who represents House District 33, shared photos from the convention and said she was proudly representing Rockwall County at the state Republican meeting. HD-33 includes Rockwall County and part of Collin County, and Pierson has been in office since Jan. 14, 2025. She is also on the ballot again in the Nov. 3 general election after advancing from the March 3 Republican primary.

The Rockwall connection runs deeper than a photo opportunity in Houston. Rockwall County Republicans met with Pierson on March 30 to collect grassroots input ahead of county convention work, part of the biennial process that selects delegates and alternates for the state convention. Under Rockwall County GOP bylaws, those delegates and alternates are chosen through the county convention, giving local precinct activists a direct route into the party’s statewide platform fight.

That process is the route by which Rockwall County concerns can move from neighborhood precinct meetings into the state party’s policy book. It is also why Pierson’s presence at the convention carries practical weight for residents who want to know how their county’s preferences are being carried into Austin, whether the issue is taxes, schools, infrastructure or border enforcement. The convention itself opened with Republicans projecting unity after years of intraparty fighting, a message aimed at heading into the 2026 midterm elections with a single party line.

Pierson’s local profile has already been reinforced in Rockwall County. The Rockwall County Commissioners Court issued a resolution honoring her for service and values-based leadership during the 2025 legislative session, and her district office is at 101 East Rusk Street, Suite 201, in Rockwall. Rockwall County Republican Party leaders say their mission is to educate and elect Republican candidates and to recruit and help elect candidates to public office, a mission that made Pierson’s Houston role a direct extension of the county’s political work.