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Most recent rating on the Fiscal Responsibility Index: D+
Cumulative rating on the Fiscal Responsibility Index: C
Byron Cook has
not signed the Taxpayer Protection Pledge.
House District 8
First elected in 2002
Learn more about Byron Cook below, and read the full profile on BallotPedia.com
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Representative Cook is a Businessman and Rancher. He and his wife, Kay, live in Corsicana, Texas and have two daughters and one grandson. Representative Cook has served in the Texas House of Representatives since 2003.
TFR Endorses Vickery For Texas House
Texans for Fiscal Responsibility has endorsed Bobby Vickery of Navarro County in his 2012 campaign for the Texas House, District 8. “Bobby Vickery is a strong conservative who will bring practical, commonsense principles to the Texas House,” said the president …
Fixing the ObamaCare Mess
From the unsustainable expansion of entitlements and spending to the
colossal national debt and a nearly indiscernible tax code, Washington
has a habit of taking control of things and promptly making a mess of
them.
Re-Setting Committee Chairs
At first blush, House Speaker Joe Straus’ new committee chairs indicate he heard the message voters sent in November — welcome news for taxpayers. Perhaps the biggest win is seeing liberal Rene Oliveira removed from the Ways & Means chairmanship, replaced by Taxpayer Pledge signer Harvey Hilderbran.