| Texas State Guard | |
|---|---|
 Seal of the Texas State Guard | |
| Founded | 18 February 1823 (as Texian Militia) |
| Country |  United States |
| Allegiance |  State of Texas |
| Type | State military |
| Role | Civil affairs |
| Size | 1,678 (2020)[1] |
| Part of | Texas Military Department |
| Headquarters | Building 32 Camp Mabry, Austin, Texas 30°18′42.173″N 97°45′38.338″W / 30.31171472°N 97.76064944°W |
| Motto(s) | Equal to the task |
| Colors | Red, white, and blue |
| March | "Texas, Our Texas" |
| Anniversaries | 18 February |
| Website | tmd.texas.gov/texas-state-guard |
| Commanders | |
| Commander-in-Chief | Governor Greg Abbott |
| Adjutant General | Major General Thomas M. Suelzer |
| Commander | Major General Anthony Woods |
| Command Sergeant Major | Command Sergeant Major Harlan Thompson |
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The Texas State Guard (TXSG) is part of the state military force of Texas, and one of three branches of the Texas Military Forces. Along with the other two branches, the TXSG falls under the command of the Governor of Texas and is administered by the Adjutant General of Texas, an appointee of the Governor. The other two branches of the Texas Military Forces are the Texas Army National Guard and the Texas Air National Guard.
The mission of the Texas State Guard (TXSG) is to provide mission-ready military forces to assist state and local authorities in times of state emergencies, to conduct homeland security and mission support activities under the umbrella of Defense Support to Civil Authorities, and to augment the Texas Army National Guard and Texas Air National Guard as required.
Headquartered at Camp Mabry in Austin, Texas, the TXSG functions as an organized state military under the authority of Title 32 of the U.S. Code and Chapter 431 of the Texas Government Code. The Governor of Texas has sole control over the Texas State Guard, because it is not subject to federal activation.
- ^ "Sunset Advisory Commission Staff Report 2018–2019 8th Legislature" (PDF). Texas Military Department. Retrieved 31 August 2019.