Good morning, 

Here is the Texas Minute for Monday, December 5, 2022.

– Brandon Waltens 

• This weekend was the Conservative Leader Awards, where we celebrate the citizens who do the work to advance self-governance in the Lone Star State.
   
• Of the more than 150 nominations we received from across the state of citizen-leaders whose activism serves as an exemplary model for how to impact public policy at the grassroots level, 13 were selected.
   
• Since 2014, there have been more than 100 recipients of the Conservative Leader Award.
   
• These awardees come from all walks of life to advance self governance from school boards to city hall to the state capitol.

2022 Conservative Leader Recipients 

• Bonnie Brown
   

• Jamie Haynes
   

• Josh & Cassandra Posey
   

• Judy Rouse
   

• Kathy Ponce
   

• Kim Spain
   

• Larry Bartoli
   

• Leo Whelan
   

• Mike Giles
   

• Dr. Peter McCullough, MD, MPH
   

• Russell Bennett
   

• Steve Eklund
   

• Tara Petsch

• In addition to our Conservative Leader Awards, each year we present the Torch of Freedom Award to an individual for for their outstanding accomplishments for the benefit of citizens and the conservative movement in Texas. 
   
• This year, the award was presented to Chandler Crouch. A real estate from North Texas, Crouch has used his expertise to help thousands of Texans protest their property tax appraisals for free, earning him the ire of bureaucrats in Tarrant County as well as this year's award.
   
• Please join me and the entire Texas Scorecard team in congratulating all of this year’s awardees!

Your Federal & State Lawmakers

The districts displayed here should reflect those recently redrawn by the Legislature. Though the new lines do not take representational effect until 2023, they will appear on the 2022 ballot. Please note that your incumbent legislator and/or district numbers may have changed.