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Troy Nehls

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United States Congress

United States representative for Texas's 22nd congressional district.

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What we have documented

We have documented 3 statements by Troy Nehls, in 2 cases. Each statement below gives the quotation, its original source and a link to the full case.

Statements by Troy Nehls

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Troy Nehls

Role at the time: U.S. Representative, Texas 22th district

Defended or excused

Statement summary

Troy E. Nehls voted Nay on H.Con.Res. 93, the House resolution directing the President to remove U.S. Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran.

“On Agreeing to the Resolution: Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran.”
Read the official statement (opens in a new tab)U.S. House Roll Call Vote 307: H.Con.Res. 93, Iran War Powers Resolution (agreed to, 220-204)
Why we used this label

A nay vote opposed the resolution directing the removal of U.S. Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran, allowing U.S. military operations in the war to continue.

Read statementFull case: Do they support the war in Iran?
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Troy Nehls

Role at the time: United States representative speaking to reporters

Mixed or conditional

Statement summary

Nehls said he did not know French and had heard he said unpleasant things, then turned to his own call to close the border for ten years.

“I don’t really know the guy. I heard he said some not so pleasant things. … I am concerned about the number of people living in this country, and we don’t even know who they really are. Shut the border down for 10 years, and then let’s try to figure out who we got in this country because we don’t even know.”
Open source (opens in a new tab)Texas Republicans are scrambling after Bo French's outburstReport quoting De La Cruz, Nehls, Kim and Republican strategists.
Why we used this label

The conduct under scrutiny is French's post. Nehls neither condemns nor defends it, saying only that he heard unpleasant things were said before moving to an immigration argument. Politico groups him with Republicans less willing to fully denounce the comments.

Read statementFull case: Was Bo French’s UT Austin post racist?
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Troy Nehls

Role at the time: U.S. Representative for Texas at the statement date.

Defended or excused

Statement summary

Nehls explicitly supports the operation, calls for destroying the Iranian regime and urges Iranians to reclaim their country.

“I support Operation Epic Fury.”
Open source (opens in a new tab)Troy Nehls on the Iran warComplete original Fort Bend Star report; full quoted Facebook statement explicitly dated Saturday February 28, published March 2, 2026; date-only timestamp represented at noon UTC
Why we used this label

Relative to U.S. military involvement in the 2026 Iran war, Nehls explicitly supports the operation, calls for destroying the Iranian regime and urges Iranians to reclaim their country.

Read statementFull case: Do they support the war in Iran?

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Case

Was Bo French’s UT Austin post racist?

Relationship to this case: Speaker

Bo French used an image of apparent South Asian UT fans to argue that foreigners were displacing Americans. Critics called the posts racist or xenophobic; French and supporters said they raised a legitimate immigration and admissions dispute.

U.S. PoliticsRacismUpdated

Case

Do they support the war in Iran?

Relationship to this case: Speaker

An issue tracker recording where members of Congress and 2026 midterm candidates stand on the unauthorized Iran war, based on their votes on war-powers resolutions, campaign statements, and public remarks.

Iran WarU.S. PoliticsUpdated

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