Monthly, in different settings
We gather every month in different settings around San Antonio and the Hill Country. New places, familiar faces, one shared purpose — fellowship is part of how the work gets done.
A new conservative club
The next chapter for Hill Country conservatives
Hill Country Rising Republicans is a new Republican club based in San Antonio, built for the generation of conservatives who have outgrown the Young Republicans but still want a real home in the fight for Texas.
Home base: San Antonio, TX
Region: South Central Texas
Open to: Mid-20s to early 50s
First meeting: Wed, Jan 27, 2027 · 7–9 PM (tentative)
San AntonioBased in South Central Texas
Mid-20s – Early 50sFor anyone from their mid-twenties up who’s ready for good company, a voice that counts, and meetings where we actually do something meaningful together.
ConservativeRepublican values, Texas first
Jan 27, 2027Tentative first meeting · 7–9 PM
About the club
A place to belong after the Young Republicans
Every year, good conservatives age out of the Young Republicans — and too many of them quietly drift away from the movement. The county party doesn’t always feel like home either. Hill Country Rising Republicans exists to close that gap.
We’re a new conservative Republican club in San Antonio for people building careers, raising families, and putting down roots in South Central Texas — people who still believe this state and this country are worth showing up for. Expect real fellowship, serious conversation about the issues, and a network of friends who share your values.
Whether you spent years in the Young Republicans, you’ve never joined a club at all, or you’re simply looking for your people — there’s a seat for you here.
Welcome to Hill Country Rising Republicans
Press play for our patriotic welcome — the premier new club for South Central Texas conservatives, where everybody has a voice and every meeting gets something done.
Our mission
Positive change, in good company
Hill Country Rising Republicans exists to make positive change — in a social setting. We are a staunchly Republican club working to return our nation, our state, and our local cities to conservative, principled values. We believe that work doesn’t start in Washington. It starts around a table, with neighbors who share your convictions and are ready to act on them.
So we make change the local way: through local candidates, engaged stakeholders, and legislators in office — city hall, the county, and the Capitol. And we bring new, fresh, engaging ideas to everything we do, because our aim is nothing less than to help lead the party as the true Republic it was founded to be.
How we meet
Everybody has a voice
This is not a club where a few people talk and everyone else listens. Every member is heard — your ideas, your experience, and your concerns belong in the room.
Leave having done something
Every meeting ends with something accomplished. From the very first day you walk in, you’ll leave having done something impactful — not someday, that night.
What we believe
Fiscal sanity
We stand against rising taxes, for bringing inflation down, and for a serious commitment to reducing the federal debt. Washington’s spending is not someone else’s problem — it’s ours to fix.
Pro-life, at every level
We protect the unborn and stand pro-life at every level. Every life has value, and we will say so plainly, proudly, and without apology.
Christian values
We believe Christian values built strong families and free communities — and that they still do. Faith is not something we check at the door.
The Constitution, defended
We defend the Constitution as written — freedom of speech, our Second Amendment gun rights, and every liberty it guarantees.
Peace through strength
America should be strong, respected, and ready — and kept out of needless wars. Strength, wisely held, is how you keep the peace.
Change starts local
City councils, school boards, the Texas Legislature — real change runs through local candidates, stakeholders, and legislators in office, right here at home.
Who it’s for
Built for the in-between generation
Our core is friends in their late 30s and 40s — and the doors are open wider, from the mid-20s through the early 50s. If any of this sounds like you, you’re exactly who we had in mind.
40s
You’ve aged out
You gave years to the Young Republicans and still care just as much — you just don’t fit the age bracket anymore. Your experience belongs here, and so do you.
30s
You’re between homes
The Young Republicans feel a step behind where your life is now, and the Bexar County GOP hasn’t felt like your crowd. This is the club in the middle — built by people in the same spot.
20s–50s
You’re ready to plug in
New to San Antonio, new to politics, or just ready to meet conservatives your own age? Come as you are — mid-20s to early 50s, all are welcome at the table.
Compare & contrast
Every club has its place. This one is yours.
We respect what the other clubs do — many of us came up through them. Here’s an honest look at the landscape, and why we built something new for the generation in between.
Young Republicans
The starting ground for young conservatives.
- Who it’s for
- Younger Republicans, from the teens through about age 40 — membership is age-limited by design.
- The format
- Chapter meetings and events geared to younger members and first-time activists.
- Your voice
- A great place to learn the ropes and meet the movement.
- The catch
- When you age out, you age out — and too many good conservatives drift away instead of moving up.
County GOP & Established Party Groups
The official party structure, like the Bexar County GOP.
- Who it’s for
- All ages — the broad, official machinery of the party.
- The format
- Formal meetings centered on party business, precinct organization, and election mechanics.
- Your voice
- One voice among hundreds, inside a structure that was built long before you arrived.
- The catch
- Essential work — but for many in their 30s and 40s, it has never quite felt like home.
Hill Country Rising Republicans
Built for the in-between generation — by people living it.
- Who it’s for
- Mid-20s to early 50s, with late 30s and 40s at the core. No aging out — your experience is the point.
- The format
- Social, monthly meetings in different settings around San Antonio and the Hill Country.
- Your voice
- Everybody has a voice. Every member is heard, every single meeting.
- What you leave with
- Something accomplished — every meeting ends with something impactful done, from day one.
Words we live by
Memorable Republican voices
The words that built this movement — from the presidents who carried the Republican banner before us, and from the leaders carrying it today.
“President Trump must win to preserve the Constitution. He must win to preserve democracy in America.”
“From this moment on, it’s going to be America First.”
“Government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem.”
“I can hear you! The rest of the world hears you! And the people who knocked these buildings down will hear all of us soon!”
First meeting · Tentative
Wednesday
January 27, 2027
The Lion & Rose Restaurant & Pub
23330 W I-10, San Antonio, TX 78257
Phone: (210) 451-5466
Web: thelionandrose.com
Date and venue are tentative and may change — sign up below so we can keep you posted.
Be in the room when it starts
Meet the founding circle — the friends starting this club and the people who’ll shape what it becomes.
Hear the vision — why this club exists, who it’s for, and where we go from the first night.
Help set the course — founding members will have a voice in the meetings, speakers, and events to come.
Become a founding member — membership is open to everybody, and everyone at the first meeting will be welcomed as a foundational member of the club.
Sign up below — add your name to the first-meeting list so we can count your seat and keep you posted if the tentative plans change.
Sign up
Come to our first meeting
Wednesday, January 27, 2027 · 7:00–9:00 p.m. (tentative)
The Lion & Rose Restaurant & Pub, 23330 W I-10, San Antonio, TX 78257.
Sign up below and walk in as a foundational member of Hill Country
Rising Republicans.
- 1Fill out the sign-up formYour name and email, phone if you’d like, and how you heard about the club.
- 2Copy your sign-up noteThe form prepares a note with your details — copy it and send it to the organizers so you’re counted.
- 3See you January 27Wednesday, January 27, 2027, 7:00–9:00 p.m. at The Lion & Rose — tentative, so watch for confirmation.
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