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).

The 2024 NAIFA-Texas Annual State Conference was held February 16-18, 2024, at the Hilton NASA Clear Lake hotel in Houston, Texas with more than 110 guests in attendance over President's Day weekend. To view the digital program, please click here.

Tom Cothron

Louise Thaxton

Steve Gilliland

Lieutenant Jason Redman