AUSTIN - The Texas Conservative Coalition (TCC) released a side-by-side comparison of the platforms of the Republican and Democratic parties. The five categories used in the side-by-side platform comparison are the same five from the TCC Pledge with Texans the conservative caucus legislative agenda for the 82nd Legislature:
- Balancing the Budget without Raising Taxes
- Limiting Federal Intrusion
- Improving Election Integrity
- Cutting Taxes
- Securing the Texas Border
State Representative Wayne Christian president of TCC and chairman of the Republican Platform Committee stated: By using the five conservative planks of the Texas Conservative Coalitions Pledge with Texans as a guide to compare the respective party platforms it is readily apparent where the parties priorities lie."
The TCC side-by-side platform comparison which is attached illustrates how the five core conservative issues of the TCC Pledge with Texans are incorporated in the Republican Party platform and rejected by Democratic Party platform.
Rep. Christian continued: Conservative principles enacted by conservative leaders have served our state well over the past decade. For example Texas has weathered the current economic downturn relatively well when compared to other large states such as California and New York whose policies have clearly failed.
Rep. Christian concluded: We must continue on our conservative course as we address new challenges when the 82nd Legislature convenes in January 2011. The Pledge with Texans is a principled roadmap that will help guide the State of Texas to continued success and prosperity.
State Representative Wayne Christian represents House District 9 in the Texas Legislature and serves as president of the Texas Conservative Coalition the conservative caucus of the Texas Legislature. For more information on the Pledge with Texans including full text please visit:
http://www.txcc.org/pledge-texans
