TEXAS TOUGH!

Texas Tough!
Celebrating the tough spirit of Texians past & present, surrounding the day we won our independence at San Jacinto!

At True Texas Project, we bring you great speakers all year at our monthly meetings, at many of our social events, and of course at our popular conferences.  So for our gala, we made a bold decision:  NO SPEAKERS! Why? Because we've heard your feedback.  You want to have fun with your patriot friends and enjoy a party, not listen to more talking!  And you know, we do have a reputation for throwing a good party...

Announcing: Texas Tough... with a Hee Haw twist!
Yes, we'll still have the fancy dinner and the chance to dress up.  But we're kicking up the energy a notch with a comedy show and musical revue you're gonna love. And to go along with that, we're bringing in a traditional county fair.  Mmm... be a judge in a peach cobbler contest... try your hand at bull riding (or just get a stationary pic!)... get a chain-stitched souvenir handkerchief... gather friends for a fun caricature drawing... and see who has the fastest gun in the West (is it YOU?).  Plus we'll have live music, corn hole on the lawn, lots of dancing, and of course our annual fireworks show and shooting off the replica "Twin Sisters" cannons, just like the ones Texians used to kick ol' Santa Anna to the curb way back in 1836. Come celebrate your Texas independence with all your True Texan friends!  

Saturday, April 18, 2026 
River Ranch Stockyards
500 NE 23rd Street, Fort Worth, TX 76164
Hee Haw County Fair: 5:30 – 6:45 pm (caricatures, chain-stitched bandanas, bull riding, quickdraw, cobbler judging, corn hole)
Dinner/Program: 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm (plated dinner; comedy show + musical revue)
Fireworks & Cannons: 9:00 pm
Hee Haw After Party:  9:10 pm - 11:00 pm (live music, dancing, bull riding, quickdraw, corn hole)
Attire: Texas Glam

Featuring special guest, Kambree Nelson, as our MC for the evening!

Kambree Nelson — known to her online audience as @KamVTV — is a nationally recognized political commentator, speaker, and media personality. A proud Texan with country roots, she’s built a powerhouse platform that connects grassroots America to the national conversation. Kambree serves as a White House surrogate and speaks across Texas on politics, strategy, and leadership. She consults for counties and candidates, helping shape bold, values-driven campaigns, and partners with leading organizations like the America First Policy Institute in Washington, D.C. Most remember her in Texas as “Kambree” as a contributor with Texas Scorecard. Her work has been featured in The Daily Caller, NBC News, and across major platforms highlighting her business and media success. Driven by conviction, Kambree believes integrity isn’t optional — it’s essential. She won’t compromise her integrity in politics for anything. She’s a proud born and bred Texan, and country girl who calls the outskirts of Dallas home — where spirituality, freedom, chickens, and family always come first.

Individual Tickets:
General Admission: $145 (county fair attendance but no activity vouchers, dinner, program, cobbler judging, fireworks, cannons, music, dancing, corn hole)
VIP: $195 (all general admission perks + 1 voucher for each county fair activity: bull riding/photo op, shootout, bandana, caricature)
Upgrades: if you purchase a General Admission ticket and wish to participate in the county fair activities, you may buy tickets on site as available.
Elected Persons: $250 VIP Ticket (If you are elected at a level higher than ISD or City Council and not purchasing a sponsorship, this VIP ticket is required; tickets for your accompanying guests can be purchased at any level. We will include your name and office in the program.)

****NOTE: All sales are final. No refunds. If you find you cannot use your
ticket, you may sell it, give it away, or ask us to give it away. *****

LAST DAY TO PURCHASE TICKETS AND SPONSORSHIPS IS APRIL 11TH! 

When purchasing your tickets, please indicate any seating requests. We cannot guarantee seating requests will be honored after APRIL 11TH.

Sponsorship Packages:
There will be 500 engaged activists at this event. Get their attention by sponsoring!

Table Sponsorships

• Platinum: $10,000 and up
  • 1 table of ten VIP tickets in prime seating; name in program, on slideshow, and spoken onstage; recognition in May monthly meeting video and event summary email
• Gold: $5,000
  • 1 table of ten in prime seating (6 VIP tickets with shareable activity vouchers & 4 General Admission tickets); name in program & on slide show; recognition in May monthly meeting video and event summary email
• Silver:  $2,500
  • 1 table of ten (2 VIP tickets with shareable activity vouchers & 8 General Admission tickets), name in program, logo on slide show
    
• Bronze:  $1,000
  • 2 VIP tickets, name in Program, logo on slide show
• Patriot-Owned Small Business:  $500
  • Promote your small business to 500 patriots! 
    
  • 2 General Admission tickets, business name in program, logo on slide show, listed on True Texas Project website for 1 year

(Don't see a sponsorship that works for you?  Just let us know; we'll customize!)

Need a hotel room? Reserve while supplies last!

Fort Worth Hilton, $129/night + $45 parking fee, 815 Main Street, Fort Worth, TX

Final day to reserve is March 17,2026
Click here to reserve your room at Fort Worth Hilton
Or, call 1 (800) HILTONS (1-800-445-8667) and say you are with True Texas Project, Texas Tough

Hampton Inn & Suites, $139/night - free parking, free breakfast, 3850 Sand Shell Dr, Fort Worth, TX

Final day to reserve is April 3, 2026

Click here to reserve your room at Hampton Inn & Suites Fossil Creek

Or, call 1-800-Hampton (1-800-426-7866) and say you with True Texas Project, Texas Tough

About Rocky Gribble

The son of a West Texas cotton farmer, Rocky Gribble’s musical roots began when he first picked up his dad’s guitar at the age of thirteen. By the time he turned fourteen, Rocky was making weekly television appearances on a country music show in Lubbock, Texas. A proficient multi-instrumentalist, his abilities on electric lead guitar, acoustic rhythm guitar, nylon string classical guitar, five string banjo, mandolin and dobro keep him busy contributing to the music of singers, songwriters, regional and national commercial jingles, ad campaigns and trade shows. Rocky has performed across the United States as well as in Switzerland, Japan, Venezuela and Puerto Rico. Throughout his recording and performing career, he has backed a broad variety of musical artists including Miranda Lambert, Englebert Humperdink, Granger Smith, B.J. Thomas, Wanda Jackson, Hank Thompson, Linda Davis and Carol Channing. He performs from time to time with a tribute show, A Closer Walk with Patsy Cline, and served as lead guitar / band leader for several seasons of RFD-TV’s The Penny Gilley Show, backing performers such as B.J. Thomas, Mickey Gilley, Johnny Lee and Red Steagall. 

As president and owner of Yellow Rose Productions, Inc., Rocky has produced projects for numerous performers and owned:operated the internationally known Grapevine Opry from 1987-2013, a span of 26 years, before retiring from the show. He continues to produce his own live music shows from time to time as well as perform with various Texas artists. Rocky is a member of the Grapevine Opry Association's Entertainer Hall of Fame, was named the West Texas Music Hall of Fame's 2010 Entertainer of the Year and was nominated for Instrumentalist of the Year in the 2013 International Country Gospel Music Association Awards.

Rocky and wife Brenda live in Grapevine, TX and are very active in the community. He has served on several local civic boards, as an officer and board member of the Grapevine Rotary Club, was awarded the Grapevine Chamber of Commerce 2011 Don Ramey Community Spirit award and the 2013
Citizen of the Year award. He plays as often as possible at his home church, First Baptist Church of Grapevine.

Rocky also enjoys fly fishing, teaches a twice-yearly fly fishing class through Grapevine's REC, and taught a fly tying class for Grapevine's Bass Pro Shop for over 5 years.