The vote for House Speaker will be included on the Fiscal Responsibility Index, announced the president of Texans for Fiscal Responsibility today.
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Letter On Leadership
More than 7,500 Texans — including conservative movement, tea party and Republican leaders — have signed the letter regarding the speakership of the Texas House. They note election day "was a clarion call for conservative leadership in the Texas House."
Who Will Speak For You?
Incumbent House Speaker Joe Straus of San Antonio now faces two opponents in the race for the speakership: Warren Chisum of Pampa and Ken Paxton of McKinney. How do these three Republicans compare on taxpayer issues?
Committee Baggage
On election day, lawmakers were issued a mandate to legislate conservatively. In Texas, public policy starts with the committee chairs. We thought the average score of Speaker Joe Straus’ chairs would go up, since some of the chairs had been held by liberal Democrats who lost. Actually, their average went down.
Mandate For Conservative
With Rick Perry’s decisive victory and conservative Republicans picking up seats in the Texas House, voters have made a clear policy choice, says the president of Texans for Fiscal Responsibility. Meanwhile, House Speaker Joe Straus has little choice but to quickly name a very different, and much more conservative, leadership team.
ObamaCare Fanatics
While ObamaCare is strongly opposed by Texans, its imposition was supported by several Texas legislators. Texans for Fiscal Responsibility today began a public education effort designed to unmask the radical supporters of socialized medicine.
BillWhiteForTaxes.com Launches Today
As the campaign season heats up, Texans for Fiscal Responsibility today announced the launch of BillWhiteForTaxes.com, an independent look at the campaign tactics of gubernatorial candidate Bill White.
Greg Abbott for Attorney General
The president of Texans for Fiscal Responsibility today announced the endorsement of Greg Abbott for re-election as Texas’ Attorney General. “With the increasing pace of federal intrusions on the states, and the high cost to taxpayers, Texans are fortunate to have Greg Abbott as our attorney general,” said Michael Quinn Sullivan.
Endorsement In Senate District 22
As voters prepare to begin early voting in the May 8 special election for Texas Senate District 22, Texans for Fiscal Responsibility and Empower Texans endorsed Lt. Col. Brian Birdwell.
Rick Green for Supreme Court
In the April 13th run-off for the Texas Supreme Court, Place 3, the Empower Texans PAC is pleased to announce the endorsement of Rick Green.