Texas State Guard

Texas State Guard
Seal of the Texas State Guard
Founded	18 February 1823; 201 years ago (1823) (as Texian Militia)
Country	United States
Allegiance	State of Texas
Type	State military
Role	Civil affairs
Size	1,678 (2020)[1]
Part of	Texas Military Department Texas Military Forces
Headquarters	Building 32 Camp Mabry, Austin, Texas 30°18′42.173″N 97°45′38.338″W / 30.31171472°N 97.76064944°W / 30.31171472; -97.76064944
Motto(s)	Equal to the task
Colors	Red, white, and blue
March	"Texas, Our Texas"
Anniversaries	18 February
Website	tmd.texas.gov/texas-state-guard
Commanders
Commander-in-Chief	Governor Greg Abbott
Adjutant General	Major General Thomas M. Suelzer
Commander	Major General Anthony Woods
Command Sergeant Major	Command Sergeant Major Harlan Thompson
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The Texas State Guard (TXSG) is part of the state military force of Texas, and one of three branches of the Texas Military Forces. Along with the other two branches, the TXSG falls under the command of the Governor of Texas and is administered by the Adjutant General of Texas, an appointee of the Governor. The other two branches of the Texas Military Forces are the Texas Army National Guard and the Texas Air National Guard.

The mission of the Texas State Guard (TXSG) is to provide mission-ready military forces to assist state and local authorities in times of state emergencies, to conduct homeland security and mission support activities under the umbrella of Defense Support to Civil Authorities, and to augment the Texas Army National Guard and Texas Air National Guard as required.

Headquartered at Camp Mabry in Austin, Texas, the TXSG functions as an organized state military under the authority of Title 32 of the U.S. Code and Chapter 431 of the Texas Government Code. The Governor of Texas has sole control over the Texas State Guard, because it is not subject to federal activation.