Texas Future Business Alliance is a newly formed a 501c(4) to help Texans identify lawmakers in lockstep with the lobby. Of course, that is not the group's stated goal but their efforts will accomplish it just the same.
The new entity is founded by some of the largest lobby/association outfits in Texas. As predictably as a jack-in-the-box, the group is billing itself as ‘grassroots’.
One of the group’s first activities was to help liberal Republican Sarah Davis, who failed taxpayers this session according to Empower Texans Fiscal Responsibility Index and the Young Conservatives of Texans rankings. Rice political science professor Mark Jones places Davis in the most liberal sector of the Republican Party.
Davis, resembling her big sis Abortion Barbie (no relation), has the distinction of being the only openly pro-abortion Republican elected to either of the state's legislative bodies. Her performance in all conservative sectors is equally bad.
TFBA counts as its founding members the Associated General Contractors, Texans for Lawsuit Reform, Texas Hospital Association, Texas Medical Association, Texas Association of Builders and the Texas Association of Realtors.
Last week we noted that the Texas Association of Realtors was backing a Democrat candidate with a history of supporting creation of a state income tax.
Earlier this week we noted the track record of giving by TLR. Involvement in this group is more evidence of the group’s position against conservatives and for the lobby.