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In January 2015, Empower Texans launched a project called “Texas Scorecard.” Texas Scorecoard is a print and online publication of the organization’s expanded news section. The publication’s managing editor is Morgan Williamson. The print version features content from Empower Texans’ website as well as other conservative, Texas-based organizations.<ref>{{cite web|title=About|url=http://www.empowertexans.com/news/|website=Texas Scorecard|publisher=Empower Texans|accessdate=2 March 2015}}</ref> |
In January 2015, Empower Texans launched a project called “Texas Scorecard.” Texas Scorecoard is a print and online publication of the organization’s expanded news section. The publication’s managing editor is Morgan Williamson. The print version features content from Empower Texans’ website as well as other conservative, Texas-based organizations.<ref>{{cite web|title=About|url=http://www.empowertexans.com/news/|website=Texas Scorecard|publisher=Empower Texans|accessdate=2 March 2015}}</ref> |
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The group spent $1.4 million in the Republican primary held on March 1, 2016 but fared poorly in the first round of balloting. [[Jay Dean (Texas politician)|Jay Dean]], the former [[mayor]] of [[Longview, Texas|Longview]], Texas, and an incoming member of the Texas House of Representatives in 2017, criticized Empower Texans, accordingly: "We don't need outsiders from [[Austin, Texas|Austin]], [[Dallas]], [[Midland, Texas|Midland]]-[[Odessa, Texas|Odessa]], or [[Houston, Texas|Houston]] coming into our elections and telling us who we need. You have the right to vote. You know what you want," said Dean, who defeated the conservative David Lee Watts for the state House in the primary. Watts earlier obtained statewide recognition as the intra-party rival of [[George P. Bush]] in the 2014 race for [[Texas General Land Office|Texas land commissioner]].<ref name=lnj>{{cite web|url=https://www.news-journal.com/news/2016/mar/22/as-representative-jay-dean-hopes-to-give-voice-to-/|title=As representative, Jay Dean hopes to give voice to East Texas|publisher=''Longview News-Journal''|author=Glenn Evans|date=March 22, 2016|accessdate=April 3, 2016}}</ref> |
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| Type | 501(c)(4) nonprofit |
|---|---|
| Purpose | To promote free-market principles in Texas |
| Headquarters | Austin, Texas |
President | Michael Quinn Sullivan |
| Affiliations | Texans for Fiscal Responsibility, Empower Texans Foundation |
| Website | www |
Empower Texans is a nonprofit organization focused on promoting free market principles in Texas. It is affiliated with Texans for Fiscal Responsibility and the Empower Texans Foundation.[1] Empower Texans is based in Austin with operations in Dallas, Houston and Midland.[2] Michael Quinn Sullivan serves as the organization's president.[1]
Activities
Empower Texans focuses on fiscal conservatism by supporting lower taxes and spending restraint.[3] Through its project Texans for Fiscal Responsibility, Empower Texans publishes an annual Fiscal Responsibility Index, which is a scorecard the group uses to grade legislators according to how well they protect the interests of taxpayers; and a Taxpayer Pledge, which is signed by lawmakers who promise not to raise taxes.[4][5]
In January 2015, Empower Texans launched a project called “Texas Scorecard.” Texas Scorecoard is a print and online publication of the organization’s expanded news section. The publication’s managing editor is Morgan Williamson. The print version features content from Empower Texans’ website as well as other conservative, Texas-based organizations.[6]
References
- ^ a b "Tribpedia: Michael Quinn Sullivan". Texas Tribune. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
- ^ Schleifer, Theodore (September 15, 2014). "Updated: Empower Texans looks to make a Houston home". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
- ^ Batheja, Aman (May 10, 2014). "A Big Spender Aims to Push State Politics Further Right". New York Times. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
- ^ Garrett, Robert (January 4, 2013). "Gadfly warns: Vote for Straus, get demerits on group's scorecard for bills his lieutenants smother". Dallas Morning News. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
- ^ "Fiscal Responsibility Index". Empower Texans. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
- ^ "About". Texas Scorecard. Empower Texans. Retrieved 2 March 2015.