{"id":42132,"date":"2022-03-14T23:04:43","date_gmt":"2022-03-14T23:04:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2022\/03\/14\/texas-guards-top-general-replaced-amid-border-mission-troubles\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T03:14:06","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T03:14:06","slug":"texas-guards-top-general-replaced-amid-border-mission-troubles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/news\/your-army\/2022\/03\/14\/texas-guards-top-general-replaced-amid-border-mission-troubles\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Guard\u2019s top general replaced amid border mission troubles"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><i>This article is co-published and co-reported with the The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit newsroom that informs Texans about state policy and politics. <\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/newsletters\/the-brief\/?utm_medium=website&#038;utm_source=trib-ads-owned&#038;utm_campaign=trib-marketing&#038;utm_term=inline-CTA-brief\"><i>Sign up for The Brief<\/i><\/a><i>, its daily newsletter.<\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Texas Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/directory\/greg-abbott\/\">Greg Abbott<\/a> announced Monday he has replaced Maj. Gen. Tracy Norris as leader of the Texas Military Department after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2022\/01\/07\/texas-border-national-guard-pay-suicides\/\">months of criticism<\/a> that her handling of his highly touted border mission had led to deplorable living conditions for troops.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a <a href=\"https:\/\/gov.texas.gov\/news\/post\/governor-abbott-appoints-suelzer-adjutant-general-of-texas\">news release<\/a>, Abbott said Norris\u2019 term expired in February and Maj. Gen. Thomas M. Suelzer, who formerly oversaw the Texas Air Guard, was the military department\u2019s new leader as of Monday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Norris began her three-year tenure at the helm of the department in 2019 but came under heavy criticism in recent months after a massive ramp-up of Operation Lone Star last fall led to pay issues, poor living conditions and a lack of appropriate gear for troops on the mission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An <a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2022\/02\/01\/texas-national-guard-border-operation-lone-star-abbott\/\">investigation<\/a> co-published by The Texas Tribune and Military Times found that many of the issues plaguing the mission were not only byproducts of the mission\u2019s hasty expansion, but also similar to problems faced during the department\u2019s last major state deployment, during Hurricane Harvey.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/news\/your-army\/2022\/02\/01\/haste-and-planning-failures-doomed-operation-lone-stars-troops-to-suffer\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Del-Rio-DPS-Surge-MG-TT-32.jpeg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Haste and planning failures doomed Operation Lone Star\u2019s troops to suffer<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Never before has Texas \u2014 or any other state \u2014 involuntarily activated so many troops under state active duty authority for such a long-term mission. Nor has it been done so quickly.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Norris and the department were also criticized after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.armytimes.com\/news\/your-army\/2021\/12\/23\/wave-of-suicides-hits-texas-national-guards-border-mission\/\">several service members tied to the operation died by suicide<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One of the Republican opponents Abbott beat in this month\u2019s gubernatorial primary, Allen West, criticized Norris\u2019 handling of the mission and called for her resignation in January. In February, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.armytimes.com\/news\/your-army\/2022\/02\/24\/troops-slam-operation-lone-star-in-leaked-survey\/\">leaked morale survey<\/a> revealed major dissatisfaction among troops, with more than half of the service members surveyed expressing skepticism or frustration with the mission.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/news\/your-army\/2022\/02\/24\/troops-slam-operation-lone-star-in-leaked-survey\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Del-Rio-DPS-Surge-MG-TT-58.jpeg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Troops slam Operation Lone Star in leaked survey<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The survey responses provide the clearest insights yet into the simmering dissatisfaction among troops stationed at the border.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Abbott did not acknowledge criticism of Norris in his statement, instead thanking her for her work with the department. Her predecessor as adjutant general of the department served for nearly seven years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cGeneral Norris faithfully served the Texas Military Department with dignity, as Adjutant General beginning in January 2019, as Assistant Adjutant General in 2016, and over her decades of service,\u201d Abbott said in a statement. \u201cI thank General Norris for her exceptional service to the State of Texas and am honored to appoint her successor, Major General Thomas Suelzer, as the Adjutant General of Texas. General Suelzer brings a wealth of military experience to this new role, and I am confident that he will uphold the integrity of the Texas Military Department and exemplify servant leadership throughout every aspect of this position.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Others were quick to point out Norris\u2019 recent struggles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI\u2019ll believe there is positive change when I see it,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/repescobar\/status\/1503480379222761476?s=21\">tweeted<\/a> U.S. Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/directory\/veronica-escobar\/\">Veronica Escobar<\/a>, a Democrat who represents El Paso and has been critical of Operation Lone Star. \u201cMaj. Gen. Suelzer, please let me be the first to say: Send our Guard members home.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/people\/beto-orourke\/\">Beto O\u2019Rourke<\/a>, the Democrat challenging Abbott in the November election, put the blame for the mission\u2019s recent controversies squarely at the incumbent governor\u2019s feet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYou can switch Generals, but we all know where the buck stops. Greg Abbott took 10,000 Guard members from their families, jobs, and communities,\u201d O\u2019Rourke said in a statement. \u201cHe has treated them with incredible disrespect as he has delayed their pay, cut their tuition benefits in half, and used them as political pawns in his re-election campaign. It\u2019s time to bring them back home.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Another vocal critic of Norris\u2019 leadership has been retired Command Sgt. Maj. Jason Featherston, who was the Texas Army National Guard\u2019s top enlisted soldier from May 2020 until he retired shortly before the border mission\u2019s troop surge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cTMD has hit rock bottom under the leadership of MG Tracy Norris,\u201d he said in a text message. \u201c[The organization] will need to start a rebuilding mode and will need to focus [on] soldier priorities and retention \u2026 let\u2019s hope it\u2019s not too late or take years to undo the damage [she] has caused.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Spc. Hunter Schuler, a soldier on the border mission who represents fellow troops as a coordinator for the Texas State Employees Union\u2019s Military Council, welcomed the change in leadership as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhen faced with logistical failures, suicides, and abhorrent conditions, MG Norris and her executive staff were slow to make corrections, deflected from their mistakes, repeatedly misled service members, and lied to the public,\u201d Schuler said in a text message. \u201cWe are optimistic about MG Suelzer and hope that he will make other overdue leadership changes and advocate for his service members\u2019 best interests &#8211; including releasing them from this involuntary political stunt on the border.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.armytimes.com\/news\/your-army\/2022\/02\/16\/texas-guardsmen-on-border-start-unionizing-to-combat-difficult-conditions\/\">A unionization effort<\/a> was largely spurred by what service members saw as failures by leadership during Operation Lone Star.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3000\" height=\"2143\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6493523.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-79267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6493523.jpg.jpg 3000w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6493523.jpg.jpg?resize=300,214 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6493523.jpg.jpg?resize=768,549 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6493523.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,731 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6493523.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1097 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6493523.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1463 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3000px) 100vw, 3000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Texas Air National Guard Maj. Gen. Thomas M. Suelzer celebrates his promotion among family and friends January 23, 2021, at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, Texas. (Texas Air National Guard\/Lynn M. Means)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Before Monday\u2019s appointment, Suelzer served as the deputy adjutant general-air for the Texas National Guard at Camp Mabry. In that role, he was the main advisor to Norris on Air National Guard issues and was responsible for policies, plans and programs that affected three wings and more than 3,200 Air National Guard service members.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Suelzer joined the Texas National Guard in 2007 and served as the deputy director for domestic operations. He has served on two border missions and led the military\u2019s COVID-19 response in Texas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Suelzer graduated from the United States Air Force Academy in 1990 with a bachelor\u2019s degree in political science. He served in the active duty Air Force and the Air Force Reserve before transferring to Texas.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Maj. Gen. 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