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Special Interest Groups

Texas Special Interest Groups

Project Vote Smart reports on performance evaluations from all special interest groups who provide them, regardless of issue or bias. If you know of a group that provides ratings not included here, please contact us at ratings@votesmart.org.

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Abortion

Last Rating Last Endorsement SIG Name
2009 2012 NARAL Pro-Choice Texas
2002 N/A Planned Parenthood
2011 2012 Texas Right to Life Committee

Agriculture and Food

Last Rating Last Endorsement SIG Name
2001 N/A Texas Farm Bureau Federation

Animals and Wildlife

Last Rating Last Endorsement SIG Name
2011 2012 Texas Humane Society Legislative Fund

Budget, Spending and Taxes

Last Rating Last Endorsement SIG Name
2009 N/A Libertarian Party of Texas
2011 2012 Texans for Fiscal Responsibility
2011 N/A Texans Uniting for Reform and Freedom

Business and Consumers

Last Rating Last Endorsement SIG Name
N/A 2006 Associated Builders and Contractors, Central Texas
2011 2012 Texas Association of Business
2012 2012 Texas National Federation of Independent Business

Civil Liberties and Civil Rights

Last Rating Last Endorsement SIG Name
2003 N/A Gay Rights Information
2001 N/A Texas NAACP

Environment

Last Rating Last Endorsement SIG Name
2011 2010 Environment Texas
2005 N/A Greater Edwards Aquifer Alliance
2011 N/A Sierra Club-Lone Star Chapter
2009 N/A Texas Campaign for the Environment
2011 2012 Texas League of Conservation Voters

Executive Branch

Last Rating Last Endorsement SIG Name
2009 N/A Libertarian Party of Texas

Federal, State and Local Relations

Last Rating Last Endorsement SIG Name
2009 N/A Libertarian Party of Texas

Government Operations

Last Rating Last Endorsement SIG Name
1998 N/A Common Cause Texas
2009 N/A Libertarian Party of Texas
2011 N/A Texans Uniting for Reform and Freedom
2007 N/A Texas Public Interest Research Group

Health and Health Care

Last Rating Last Endorsement SIG Name
N/A 2012 Texas Hospital Association Political Action Committee
N/A 2012 Texas Medical Association

Housing and Property

Last Rating Last Endorsement SIG Name
2009 N/A Libertarian Party of Texas
2011 N/A Texans Uniting for Reform and Freedom

Immigration

Last Rating Last Endorsement SIG Name
2012 2012 Immigration Reform Coalition of Texas

Judicial Branch

Last Rating Last Endorsement SIG Name
2009 N/A Libertarian Party of Texas
2003 N/A Texans for Lawsuit Reform
N/A 2012 Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC
N/A 2002 Texas Moratorium Network

Labor Unions

Last Rating Last Endorsement SIG Name
N/A 2012 Texas AFL-CIO
2002 N/A Texas Public Employees Association

Social

Last Rating Last Endorsement SIG Name
2009 N/A Libertarian Party of Texas
2006 N/A Texas Freedom Network

Transportation

Last Rating Last Endorsement SIG Name
2011 N/A Texans Uniting for Reform and Freedom
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