Authors

Dan Patrick

Lieutenant Governor of Texas

Debra Patt

MD & vice president, Texas Oncology

Jerry Patterson

Former land commissioner of Texas

Tom Pauken

Former Texas Workforce Commission Chairman


Ken Paxton

State senator, R-McKinney; candidate for attorney general

Tony Payan

Fellow for Mexico Studies and director of the Mexico Center at Rice University’s Baker Institute

Ron Payne

CEO, Southwest LTC Management Services

Bill Peacock

Vice president of research, Texas Public Policy Foundation


Carlos Peña Ortiz

President, Desarrollo Integral de la Familia

Luis Raúl González Pérez

President, National Human Rights Commission of Mexico

Myrna Pérez

Deputy director at the Brennan Center for Justice

Tom Perez

Former U.S. secretary of labor


Shannon Perri

Instructor, Texas State University

Ray Perryman

President of the Perryman Group

Rick Perry

Governor of Texas


Sam Perry

Associate professor, Baylor University

Randy Petersen

Senior researcher, Right on Crime

Ben Peterson

Doctoral student, Texas A&M University

Elizabeth Petruy

Student, LBJ School of Public Affairs


Tom Pettit

Senior managing director, Accenture

Rebecca Pfeffer

Assistant professor, University of Houston - Downtown

Gregory Phillips

Primary care physician

Robert C. Pianta

Dean, Curry School of Education, University of Virginia


T. Boone Pickens

Chairman and CEO, BP Capital

Wayne Pierce

Executive director, Equity Center

Katrina Pierson

Media consultant; former 2014 congressional candidate

Pablo M. Pinto

Director, Center of Public Policy, Hobby School of Public Affairs, University of Houston


David Piperno

CFO, Fasten

Katie Plemmons

Former high school teacher

Ted Poe

Former U.S. Representative


Joe Pojman

Executive director of the Texas Alliance for Life

Randall Popelka

Vice president of government and industry affairs, Herbalife

David Porter

Texas railroad commissioner

Lloyd B. Potter

Texas State Demographer


Emily Powell

Coastal Resilience Specialist, National Wildlife Federation’s Gulf of Mexico Restoration Program

Jon Powell

Geologist, environmental consultant and former mayor of Taylor Lake Village

Betsy Price

Mayor, Fort Worth


Jolanda Prozzi

Senior Research Scientist, Texas A&M Transportation Institute

Robert Puente

President and CEO of the San Antonio Water System

Gregory Pulte

PhD student, University of Texas at Austin


James Quintero

Director, Center for Local Governance, Texas Public Policy Foundation

Elliott Raia

Research associate, Texas Public Policy Foundation

Bianca Ramirez

Licensed master social worker


Josué Ramirez

Co-director, Texas Low Income Housing Information Service

Raúl A. Ramos

Associate professor, University of Houston

Emily Ramshaw

Editor of The Texas Tribune

Anthony Randazzo

Executive director, Equable Institute


Karen Ranus

Executive director, NAMI Austin

John Ratcliffe

U.S. representative, R-Texas

Bennett Ratliff

State representative, R-Coppell

Thomas Ratliff

Outgoing State Board of Education vice chair


Joy Rauls

CEO, Children's Advocacy Centers of Texas

Seth Rau

Legislative coordinator, San Antonio Independent School District

Coda Rayo-Garza

Political partner, Truman National Security Project

Don Read

President, Texas Medical Association


Don R. Read, MD, Texas Medical Association

Don R. Read, MD is the President of Texas Medical Association

Janet Realini

Chair, Texas Women's Healthcare Coalition

Ruthie Redmond

Water resources program manager, Sierra Club-Lone Star Chapter

Cyrus Reed

Conservation Director, Lone Star Chapter of the Sierra Club


Jan Reid

Journalist and novelist

Andrew Reimers

Energy systems analyst

Jorge Renaud

SW Region Director, Policy and Advocacy for LatinoJustice PRLDEF

Sister Bernadine Reyes

Prioress of the Benedictine Sisters of Boerne, Texas


Tanya Reyna

Student, Columbia University

Heather Reynolds

President/CEO, Catholic Charities Fort Worth

Richard Rhodes

President/CEO, Austin Community College

Cecile Richards

President of Planned Parenthood Federation of America


Meredith P. Richards

Assistant professor, Southern Methodist University

Andrea Richardson

Executive director, Bluebonnet Trails Community Services

Jon Riches

General counsel, Goldwater Institute

Matt Rinaldi

State representative, R-Irving


Edward Rincón

Research psychologist

Robin Conley Riner

Associate professor, Marshall University

Aaron Rippenkroeger

President and CEO, Refugee Services of Texas

Kevin Roberts

State representative, HD-126


Kevin D. Roberts

EVP, Texas Public Policy Foundation

Marco Roberts

President, Houston chapter, Log Cabin Republicans.

Angela Robinson

Acting chancellor, Tarrant County College District


David Robinson

Former NBA player; IDEA Public Schools regional board member

Deneen Robinson

Program director, The Afiya Center

Larry Robinson

1st Sergeant, U.S. Army (ret.)

María Robledo Montecel

CEO of the Intercultural Development Research Association


Andy Roddick

Former professional tennis player

A.J. Rodriguez

Chairman, Texas Association of Business

Ana Rodriguez

Hotline Committee Chair, the Lilith Fund


Eddie Rodriguez

State representative, D-Austin

George Rodriguez

South Texas coordinator for Tea Party Patriots

José Rodríguez

State senator, D-El Paso


Aaron P. Roffwarg

Houston attorney, Bracewell & Giuliani LLP

Kesha Rogers

Former Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate

Brooke Rollins

President and CEO of the Texas Public Policy Foundation


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