On the evening of Tuesday, February 11, 2025, NAIFA-Texas held it's Centennial Celebration and Awards Gala at the Austin Club. The NAIFA-Texas Awards program recognizes highly qualified members that have been identified and recommended by their peers for exhibiting leadership qualities, character, significant contributions to the insurance and financial industries, and meet or exceed the required qualifications for the award in which they are being recommended. During the program, we honored the following recipients:

• 2024 Young Advisor Team (YAT) Leader of the Year Award Recipient - Derek True, DIA, DHP of The DI Center and NAIFA-Dallas.
• 2024 Tom Currey Local Leader of the Year Award Recipient - Mark Jones of Remington Insurance Group and NAIFA Houston.
• 2024 Bruce Murray Tall Texan Award Recipient - NAIFA-Texas Past President, Hollie Gandy Donohue of Safe Money Solutions and NAIFA-Amarillo Area
• 2024 John M. Ruckel Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient - T. Leslie "Les" Littleton of T. Leslie Littleton Insurance Agency and NAIFA Pineywoods of East Texas

The NAIFA-Texas Centennial State Conference was held February 10-12, 2025, at the Omni Austin Downtown hotel in Austin, Texas. With more than 160 guests in attendance, the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors Texas Chapter celebrated its founding and 100 year anniversary.

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2025 NAIFA-Texas Resolution in the Texas State Senate

On Wednesday, February 12, 2025, the Senate of Texas adopted Senate Resolution #76 by Senator Bryan Hughes honoring 100 years of the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors, Texas Chapter (NAIFA-Texas). 

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SR #76 Reading: 0:38:40 (30 minutes, 40 seconds) to 0:42:45 (42 minutes, 45 seconds).

2025 NAIFA-Texas Resolution in the Texas House of Representatives

On Wednesday, February 12, 2025, the Texas House of Representatives adopted House Resolution #215 honoring 100 years of the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors, Texas Chapter (NAIFA-Texas). 

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HR #215 Reading: 1:10:00 (1 hour, 10 minutes, 0 seconds) to 1:12:30 (1 hour, 12 minutes, 30 seconds).

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NAIFA-Texas is excited to welcome the following new members. We look forward to their involvement and are honored for them to join our great network of financial professionals!

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The staff and board at the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors Texas Chapter (NAIFA-Texas) is pleased to announce the hiring of the highly reputable lobbying firm Wittenburg & Associates LLC with lead lobbyist Michelle Wittenburg. Michelle and her team have a long history of success at the Capitol and are looking forward to supporting and representing NAIFA. NAIFA-Texas will also be working with Public Affairs Specialist Caitlin Flanders, who has a keen understanding of the legislative process and has extensive experience working with key stakeholders at the Texas Capitol.

The role of lobbyists at NAIFA-Texas is to represent NAIFA’s legislative priorities at the Texas Legislature and to advocate for the insurance and financial industries. The lobbyists will work with our staff, board and members on strategy, talking points and will develop key relationships throughout the state. They will also help to lay the groundwork for a successful NAIFA Centennial State Conference and Day at the Capitol event as the date approaches.

Michelle Wittenburg shared "we are thrilled to be your advocates before the Texas Legislature in the upcoming session and look forward to elevating the NAIFA-Texas profile with legislators, key leaders and stakeholders so that their perception of NAIFA-Texas is parallel to the reality of your position in your communities and around the state".