IS THIS THE TYPE OF LEADERSHIP YOU WANT FROM TEXAS STATE REPRESENTATIVES?
IF THE ANSWER IS "NO", THEN YOU MUST VOTE FOR THE TRUE CONSERVATIVE, JOHN ALANIZ THIS MAY 29TH OR BE SADDLED WITH TWO MORE YEARS OF A SHEFFIELD, A REPUBLICAN IN NAME ONLY. - norino
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Texans have plenty of reasons to oust Speaker Joe Straus. We’ve highlighted the Top 12 reasons leading up to the election.
1. Joe Straus agrees with Barack Obama: “we can’t cut your way to prosperity”.
2. Straus voted for a payroll tax that would have increased the overall tax burden on 80% of Texans before becoming Speaker of the House. (HB 3, RV 119, 79th Legislature)
3. Joe Straus voted to levy a “granny tax” on nursing home residents (HB 3778, RV 1048, 80th Legislature)
4. Straus’ family is set to make millions when gambling is legalized in Texas.
5. Straus punishes conservatives. A pro-Straus Republican is on record admitting so.
6. Straus headlined a fundraiser for liberal Democrat Patrick Rose… who ran against conservative Republican Jason Isaac.
7. Straus claims he’s a pro-life conservative, despite receiving a 100% rating from NARAL, receiving a $1,000 check from Planned Parenthood, and calling pro-life issues “campaign fodder.”
8. Joe Straus refuses to sign the Taxpayer Pledge or support the Texas Budget Compact.
9. “Centrist” Joe Straus rose to power during the “Democratic Wave that swept President Obama into office.”
10. Straus appointed pro-gambling committee chairs, including one who moved districts to challenge a conservative.
11. Liberal Democrats in the Texas House “can’t think of a better person to lead us…”
12. Texas had a near super-majority of Republicans in both houses, but still couldn’t get spending caps passed under Straus’ leadership.
