Texas Heritage Protection Urges Texans to Support Environmental Friendly Candidates

The leaders of Texas Heritage Protection (THP) encouraged their fellow Texans to support candidates for the State House and Senate who have pledged to be strong stewards for Texas’s vast natural resources, said a press release Monday.

THP’s endorsements for tomorrow’s March 1st Primary include both incumbents and challengers. In addition, the picks for the 85^th legislative session embrace contenders from both political parties, crossing the ideological divide. While THP is primarily a conservative-leaning organization, its leaders do not believe that protecting our environment is an issue belonging to either political party or any particular ideology.

According to the press release, Texas Heritage Protection is hard at work with citizens and lawmakers to help safeguard the air we breathe, the water we drink, the wildlife we enjoy and the natural systems that sustain our life on Earth. They encourage residents and representatives to promote responsible stewardship of our state’s unique natural resources. They also encourage others to adopt commonsense, science-based solutions to curtail litter, safeguard the environment and help keep Texas clean as well.

THP’s members are confident the leaders that have been selected to carry our endorsement will join in elevating public awareness and providing solutions to address the growing litter problem in the state. They hope lawmakers recognize the economic opportunities and benefits in increased tourism that come with preserving Texas’s natural beauty and heritage.

THP’s leaders are asking the people of Texas to join with them in supporting these trailblazers tomorrow at the ballot box. Texans have a long history of fighting for the natural environment and enjoying the frontier aspects of the state. THP looks forward to its future working relationship with these candidates and to achieving their shared goal: encouraging more Texans to be responsible stewards of the place they love and call home.

Texas Heritage Protections 2016 Primary Endorsements include:

• Texas House District 7           Republican Primary                Jay Dean
• Texas House District 17         Republican Primary                Rep. John Cyrier
• Texas House District 18         Republican Primary                Van Brookshire
• Texas House District 26         Republican Primary                Rep. Rick Miller
• Texas House District 27         Republican Primary                Mary Walker
• Texas House District 33         Republican Primary                Justin Holland
• Texas House District 49         Democratic Primary               Huey Rey Fischer
• Texas House District 54         Democratic Primary               Sandra Blankenship
• Texas House District 55         Republican Primary                Hugh Shine
• Texas House District 64         Democratic Primary               Paul Greco
• Texas House District 64         Republican Primary                Lynn Stucky
• Texas House District 77         Democratic Primary               Adolfo Lopez
• Texas House District 78         Democratic Primary               Rep. Joe Moody
• Texas House District 82         Republican Primary                Rep. Tom Craddick
• Texas House District 84         Republican Primary                Rep. John Frullo
• Texas House District 85         Republican Primary                Rep. Phil Stephenson
• Texas House District 116       Democratic Primary               Ruby Resendez
• Texas House District 120       Democratic Primary               Mario Salas and Lou Miller
• Texas House District133        Democratic Primary               Rep. Alma Allen         
• Texas Senate District 11        Republican Primary                Sen. Larry Taylor
• Texas Senate District 24        Republican Primary                Reed Williams                         

To learn more about Texas Heritage Protection, visit texasheritageprotection.org or their Facebook page.