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Affiliates

On behalf of TNP’s Board of Directors, we are delighted to invite your group to become a TNP Affiliate. By joining, your Affiliate will gain access to benefits geared to help you run a thriving and successful organization, and you’ll help demonstrate that we’re stronger together!

TNP's Affiliates

TNP’s Affiliates are groups of practitioners in your local areas throughout the state of Texas formed to provide networking, support, and education of nurses in advanced roles or preparing themselves for practice in advanced roles.

See below for the TNP Affiliate near you.

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Austin Advanced Practice Nurses

Organized in 1989, Austin Advanced Practice Nurses (AAPN) serves and supports advanced practice nurses in Travis County and areas surrounding Austin.

Brazos Valley Nurse Practitioner Association

Brazos Valley Nurse Practitioner Association (BVNPA) serves and supports nurses in advanced practice in Brazos County and surrounding counties.

Brazosport Area Nurse Practitioners

Brazosport Area Nurse Practitioners (BANP) serves and supports Southern Brazoria County, Matagorda County, Wharton County and surrounding rural areas. For more information, email brazosportareanp@gmail.com or follow BANP on Facebook.

Central Texas Nurse Practitioners

Central Texas Nurse Practitioners (CTNP) serves and supports McLennan, Bell, and Hill counties.

Coastal Bend Advanced Practice Nurses

Coastal Bend Advanced Practice Nurses (CBAPN) was organized in 2010 and serves and supports nurses in advanced practice in Bee, Kleberg, Jim Wells, Nueces, San Patricio.

East Texas Nurse Practitioners

East Texas Nurse Practitioner (ETNP), based in Tyler, serves practitioners in the East Texas area to include but not limited to Smith, Cherokee, Van Zandt, Anderson, Henderson, Rusk, Panola, Bowie and Lamar Counties.

El Paso Area Advanced Practice Nurses

El Paso Area Advanced Practice Nurses (EPAPN), formed in 2007, serves advanced practice nurses in the El Paso area.

Fort Worth Region Nurse Practitioners

Fort Worth Region Nurse Practitioners (FWRNP) serves and supports nurses in advanced practice in the Fort Worth area of Tarrant and Johnson Counties.

Greater Texas Chapter of NAPNAP

Greater Texas Chapter of NAPNAP (GTX-NAPNAP) is a professional organization of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (PNPs) throughout the state of Texas.

Hill Country Nurse Practitioners Association

Hill County Nurse Practitioners Association (HCNPA) serves and supports the fellowship and professional development needs of Hays, Comal, Caldwell, Guadalupe, and Bexar Counties.

Houston Area Nurse Practitioners

Houston Area Nurse Practitioners (HANP), serving Harris County, supports professional collaboration, education, networking, and legislative awareness.

Houston Area Chapter of NAPNAP

Houston Area Chapter of NAPNAP serves and supports pediatric nurse practitioners in Brazoria, Fort Bend, Galveston, Harris, Liberty, and Austin Counties.

Laredo Advanced Practice Nurses Association

Laredo Advanced Practice Nurses Association (LAPNA) supports nurses in advanced practice in Webb County. For more info, email admin@texasnp.org.

National Black Nurse Practitioner Association

The National Black Nurse Practitioner Association (NBNPA), based primarily in the Houston area, serves and supports nurse practitioners.

North Harris Montgomery APN Society

North Harris Montgomery Advanced Practice Nurses Society (NHMAPN) serves and supports nurses in advanced practice in North Harris and Montgomery Counties.

North Texas Nurse Practitioners

NTNP is dedicated to serving the interests of nurse practitioners (NPs) in North Texas, regardless of their specialty, in Dallas, Collin, Denton, Rockwall, Ellis, and Kaufman Counties.

Panhandle Nurse Practitioners Association

The Panhandle Nurse Practitioners Association (PNPA) serves and supports nurse practitioners in the Amarillo area including the Panhandle of Texas in Randall, Potter, and Claude Counties.

Piney Woods Advanced Practice Nurses Association

The Piney Woods Advanced Practice Nurses Association (PWAPNA) serves and supports the interests of advanced practice nurses in northeast Texas – Harrison, Gregg, Marion, Titus, Cass, Bowie, Upshur, Rusk, and Panola Counties.

Psychiatric Advanced Practice Nurses of Austin

Psychiatric Advanced Practice Nurses of Austin (PAPNA) seeks to advance mental health in the Austin area by providing peer and professional support to Psychiatric Mental Health Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (PMH-APRNs) in the Austin area.

Psychiatric Advanced Practice Nurses of Texas

The mission of Psychiatric Advanced Practice Nurses of Texas (PAPN Texas), based in Austin, supports Psychiatric Mental Health Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (PMH-APRNs) statewide.

San Antonio Nurses in Advanced Practice

San Antonio Nurses in Advanced Practice (SANAP) formed in the 1990s for the support of advanced practice nurses in Bexar County and surrounding.

San Angelo Coalition of Nurses in Advanced Practice

The San Angelo Coalition is comprised of APRNs in Tom Green County and surrounding counties.

South Plains Nurse Practitioners Association

South Plains Nurse Practitioners Association (SPNPA) serves the South Plains region Texas – Bailey, Cochran, Crosby, Dickens, Floyd, Garza, Hale, Hockley, King, Lamb, Lubbock, Lynn, Motley, Terry, and Yoakum Counties.

South Texas Alamo Chapter of NAPNAP

South Texas Alamo Chapter of NAPNAP supports pediatric nurse practitioners in Bexar, Comal, Guadalupe, Wilson, Hidalgo, Zavala, and Atascosa Counties.

Southeast Texas Nurse Practitioners

Southeast Texas Nurse Practitioners (SETXNP) serves and supports nurses in advanced practice of various specialties in the Southeast Texas region.

Texas DNP

Texas DNP serves and supports Doctor of Nursing Practice graduates, students and faculty in Texas.

The Austin Chapter of NAPNAP

The Austin Chapter of NAPNAP serves and supports pediatric nurse practitioners in Travis County and the other counties of Central Texas.

Valley Advanced Practice Nurses Association

Valley Advanced Practice Nurses Association serves and supports nurses in advanced practice in Brooks, Hidalgo, Cameron, Starr, Willacy, Kennedy, and Zapata Counties.

Wichita County Nurse Practitioners

Wichita County Nurse Practitioners serves and supports nurses in advanced practice in Wichita and surrounding counties. More 

TNP Affiliate Program Benefits

President’s Council

Presidents from our Affiliates serve on the Council, which provides:

  • An exclusive opportunity for Affiliate Presidents to collaborate, network, and share ideas.
  • A dedicated online TNP Connect Group.
  • Regular briefings on what’s new and what’s next for TNP and Texas NPs.
  • A productive forum for developing annual recommendations for potential priorities for TNP’s Board of Directors to consider.

Plus, your Affiliate President receives a free year of TNP membership as your representative to the Council.

Advocacy & Policy

  • Public policy updates for your Affiliate delivered by TNP’s advocacy pros (by request).
  • Access to all TNP policy webinars and links to provide to your members.
  • Consultation with TNP’s staff for fundraising events.

Plus, your Affiliate receives one free TNP Capitol Day registration. (Regional Capitol Days include Affiliates, University Ambassadors, and TNP members who come together to network and advance our advocacy for the profession and patients).

Visibility for Your Affiliate

  • Promotion of your Affiliate’s news and information on TNP’s social media outlets and news blog.
  • Direct link to your Affiliate from TNP’s website and calendar postings of your Affiliate’s meetings and events.
  • Opportunity to publish Affiliate update articles and photos in TNP Pulse (produced quarterly).
  • Special networking opportunities at TNP’s Spring and Annual Conferences.
  • Complimentary booth at our Annual Conference.
  • Eligibility for recognition and awards.
  • Opportunity to serve on statewide committees, task forces, and advisory groups.

Operational Support

  • Tools to save you time (e.g., TNP’s online survey, Zoom account, QR code linked to affiliate event registration).
  • Access to a dedicated Affiliate resource page, including best practices on texasnp.org.
  • TNP-provided educational materials and content for Affiliate websites and meetings.
  • Use of the TNP Affiliate logo for print and digital promotions and at events.
  • TNP-branded items for giveaways and door prizes.
  • Consultation with TNP professional staff regarding advocacy, communications, fundraising, operations, and governance.
  • Referrals to trusted vendors.

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