Texas Republicans play an important role in keeping our state and national governments open and accountable. Here you will find three documents I've written that are full of information to help you talk to friends and neighbors and spread the Republican message.

Why Vote Republican? - Persuasive points for voting for GOP candidates
It's Your Money - We need to remind voters about the strides Texas is making on transparency
Economic Snap Shot - My assessment in bullet points of Texas' economic success

Why Vote Republican?

• Conservative governance since George Bush has made the Texas economy the success it is today.
• Tort reform has brought over 7,000 new doctors to the state, and our attractive business climate created over 250,000 jobs in the past year.
• Republican values and Republican leadership guided Texas to become the 12th largest economy in the world, and we can trust them to continue leading us to prosperity.

Read the full article and find some persuasive points to include in your next speech or letter

It's Your Money

• Taxpayers have the absolute right to know how their money is being spent, and it is only with transparency that government can be held truly accountable.
• On my fourth day on the job as comptroller, I posted all of our expenditures online, and the program has now spread to other departments.
• Transparency leads to not only accountability, but your dollars are spent more wisely.

Read my thoughts on giving taxpayers access to see how government spends their money

Economic Snap-Shot

• Responsible government has kept Texas from running a deficit, helping our economy become one of the best in the nation.
• Texas' pro-commerce tax policy and business climate means that companies are fleeing California to live and work in Texas.
• The Texas economy is not likely to follow the country into recession, in part because our housing market is not in crisis and consumer confidence remains high in Texas.

Use my summaries and bullet points for you next speech or writings