Following the assassination of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk on September 10, interest in the conservative student organization has surged on high school and college campuses nationwide.

In Texas, however, the push to establish a new chapter at Stratford High School in Harris County has prompted controversy and backlash from adults opposed to the effort.

According to the Harris County chapter of Moms for Liberty, Stratford students and teachers supporting the new TPUSA chapter were doxxed and targeted online by critics who attempted to pressure the school into blocking the club.

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One post, circulated on social media, urged Stratford parents to contact teachers rumored to be sponsoring the club.

“Stratford Parents – I have an urgent request! Please please please send emails to two teachers who are rumored to have agreed to sponsoring a club that will sow division and hate among our students,” the post read.

“This is dangerous territory, and it would help if those teachers knew that their consideration was not appreciated by the remainder of the student body.”

Stratford HS TEENS forming a TPUSA Club America were DOXXED by ADULTS sharing students’ internal GroupMe content in a “BE THE CHANGE” private FB group, urging 730 members, operating in secrecy, to also intimidate teacher sponsors. REPREHENSIBLE. These are KIDS! @KenPaxtonTX pic.twitter.com/8hlRzwrBku

— Moms for Liberty-Harris County Texas (@M4LHarris) September 18, 2025

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The message specifically named individuals connected to the effort, including Denise Bell, who was described as “pushing for Stratford students to start a Turning Point USA club at the school.”

It also cited Gulf Coast Representative Javon Evans of “Club America,” the TPUSA-affiliated student organization.

The post claimed that a first meeting and social media presence were already underway without principal approval.

The online campaign went further, circulating a series of claims about TPUSA and its founder.

Among them were accusations that the organization runs a “Professor Watchlist” to target teachers, that teachers sponsoring a TPUSA club would be making a political statement, and that TPUSA has framed minorities and immigrants as “existential threats.”

Another claim suggested the assassination of Charlie Kirk was connected to “far-right rivalry,” despite police statements identifying the suspected shooter, Tyler Robinson, and his ideological motivations.

The post encouraged parents to send letters opposing the club to Stratford teachers, invoking concerns about students of various backgrounds and alleging that supporting TPUSA could “irreparably harm” those students.

In response, Moms for Liberty denounced the targeting of students and educators, calling it an attack on First Amendment rights.

The group publicly tagged Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, who weighed in on X.

“These are sick individuals. My office will review these messages for any violations of the law. The radical leftist culture of suppression must be totally defeated. We are not backing down, and we will not be silenced,” Paxton wrote.

These are sick individuals. My office will review these messages for any violations of the law.

The radical leftist culture of suppression must be totally defeated. We are not backing down, and we will not be silenced. https://t.co/j9OMYP544a

— Attorney General Ken Paxton (@KenPaxtonTX) September 19, 2025

The attempt to establish a TPUSA presence at Stratford High comes amid a broader national wave of student interest in the organization following Kirk’s death.

While the group has often faced criticism from political opponents, TPUSA chapters have expanded significantly in recent years across both high schools and colleges.

Officials at Stratford High School have not issued a public statement on the controversy.

It remains unclear when or if the new chapter will be formally approved.

For now, the situation highlights ongoing tensions in Texas and across the country over the role of political clubs in schools and the limits of free speech protections for students and educators.

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