ABOUT TEXAS YOUTH SUMMIT
Founded by Christian Collins in 2019, the Texas Youth Summit is a yearly event held for the youth of our great Lone Star State. America is being lost because our culture is being shaped in the minds of our youth by those who seek to fundamentally change the American way. The Texas Youth Summit is how we counter the effects of the left and begin to win back the hearts and minds of our Nation's most precious resource, our future generations.
Our Mission
The mission of the Texas Youth Summit is to identify, educate, and train students to promote principles of fiscal responsibility, free market, limited government, American Exceptionalism, and the Judeo-Christian principles this country was founded upon.
Our Founder & President
Christian Collins is the president and founder of the Texas Youth Summit, a non-profit that hosts some of the most influential political and religious leaders in the country dedicated to educating high school and college-age youth with Judeo-Christian and Conservative values.
Christian is an experienced consultant specializing in public relations and strategic communication for political campaigns, non-profits, and businesses.
Growing up, Christian’s parents were missionaries overseas and they pastored a church in Texas so being with people of faith has always felt like home to him. Today, Christian is an activist passionate about organizing faith leaders around causes such as ending abortion, supporting religious liberty, and voting. He is also a regular speaker on college campuses and churches to encourage youth and Evangelicals to join the fight to save America.
He hosts a podcast, The Christian Collins Show, that explains the news and hosts some of our nation’s top Conservative leaders, and authored a book, Second Wind: A 365 Day Daily Devotional to Pursuing God’s Greater Calling. Christian holds a B.A. degree in Government from The University of Texas and two M.A. degrees in Organizational Communication and Christian Ministry from Liberty University. Christian has also made several appearances on FOX News, Newsmax, One America News, Real America's Voice, Victory Channel, and The Blaze. Christian is a recipient of Maverick PAC’s 2024 “Future 40” Award, putting him among the nation’s top young conservative leaders under the age of 40.
Christian got his start in politics serving as a part of Senator Ted Cruz’s political team and as campaign manager for Congressman Kevin Brady. In 2022, he was a candidate for U.S. Congress to replace outgoing Congressman Brady in Texas' 8th District.
Christian is an avid runner and novice fisherman, and an adjunct instructor of Speech Communication at Lone Star College and member of Church Project in Montgomery County, Texas, where he also lives.
Our Texas Youth Foundation 501(c)(3) Team
Our Board of Directors
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Christian Collins
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Michael White
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Dr. Carrie Butler
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Andrew Beaird
Our Advisory Council
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Deborah Kelting Fite
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Lesley Pyle
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Carter Blackburn
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Kenneth Omoruyi
Our Texas Youth Action 501(c)(4) Team
Our Board of Directors
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Christian Collins
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Dr. Shelley Sekula Gibbs
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Keith Hall
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Chyrsa Anastasiou
Our History
The first ever Texas Youth Summit was in 2019, and every year our conference has grown.
TXYS 2024
The 2024 Texas Youth Summit was an amazing! A big thank you to all the speakers, sponsors, and volunteers who contributed to making it such a memorable experience for everyone. Since 2021, we've had Donald Trump Jr. join us each year, and the summit continues to grow. We were also thrilled to welcome Kimberly Guilfoyle, Yeonmi Park, Congressman Cory Mills, Chaya Raichik of Libs of TikTok, Congressman Matt Gaetz, Riley Gaines, Congressman Wesley Hunt, Mayra Flores, Senator Brandon Creighton, and many other outstanding speakers. The best is yet to come!
TXYS 2023
In 2023, we moved to The Woodlands Marriott, and we brought back Ted Cruz, Donald Trump Jr., Charlie Kirk, Abby Jonson, and featured Kimberly Guilfoyle, Riley Gaines, Yeonmi Park, Mayra Flores, Jaco Booyans, and other patriots for the first time. Due to the potential for a government shutdown, Wesley Hunt, Cory Mills, Byron Donalds, Troy Nehls, and Lauren Boebert were forced to stay in Washington. We also had local leaders Brandon Creighton, Steve Toth, Alex Mealer, Jessica Hart Steinmann, Charles Blaine, and Kenny Webster. Our summit keeps getting bigger and better every year in terms of the big speakers we are drawing, the venue size, and the amount of attendees coming to the conference.
2023 recap video
TXYS 2022
The 2022 Texas Youth Summit was hosted at Grace Woodlands and brought back Ted Cruz, Donald Trump Jr., Kayleigh McEnany, Allie Beth Stuckey, and Mattress Mack; and we hosted Ken Paxton, Marjorie Taylor Greene, Lauren Boebert, Matt Gaetz, Troy Nehls, Lance Gooden, DC Draino, Alex Bruesewitz, Chad Robichaux, Michael Seifert, Brandon Creighton, Steve Toth, and other patriots for the first time.
2022 recap video
TXYS 2021
The 2021 Texas Youth Summit was hosted at Mims Baptist Church in Conroe and brought back Charlie Kirk, and featured Ted Cruz, Donald Trump Jr., Kayleigh McEnany, Michael Cloud, Randy Weber, Louie Gohmert, Madison Cawthorn, Abby Johnson, Rev. Rafael Cruz, and other patriots for the first time. The conference was packed with 2,000+ people.
2021 recap video
TXYS 2020
The 2020 Texas Youth Summit brought us Charlie Kirk, Candace Owens, Allie Beth Stuckey, Morgan Zegers, and brought back Dan Crenshaw. We hosted our summit at Grace Woodlands and our summit grew exponentially. Long lines of youth were out the door waiting to be a part of the summit.
2020 recap video
TXYS 2019
The first ever summit in 2019 was initially called “The Montgomery County Youth Summit,” hosted at The Woodlands Resort with Dan Crenshaw, Mattress Mack, and other patriots. It brought 200 youth from around the Houston and Montgomery County areas.
2019 recap video