September 16, 2013 4:26 PM

UPDATED: MAILERS SENT TARGETING LOW PERFORMERS ON TFR FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY REPORT CARD

Voters in at least three members’ districts are getting the mailers, which have a big, red “F” stamped on them, although 45 Republicans had scores less than 60

UPDATE: Because I added the sentence based on a trusted source but did not independently verify the number of vote advisories sent out by TFR, I have removed the reference to number of vote notes sent vs. those that were picked for the report card. HK
We’ve been shown here at Buzz Central three fliers distributed by Empower Texans/Texans for Fiscal Responsibility targeting legislators who earned poor scores on its most recent Fiscal Responsibility Index.

All three lawmakers – state Reps. Sarah Davis (R-West University Place), Trent Ashby (R-Lufkin) and Patricia Harless (R-Spring) – had a big red “F” affixed to their fliers. Harless received a 50.2 grade on this year’s FRI. Ashby and Davis received 48.9 and 44.7 ratings, respectively.

Morgan Williamson of Empower Texans declined to tell QR how many other lawmakers will be the subject of mailers.

“Texans for Fiscal Responsibility has sent mail into legislative districts informing Texans of the score their legislator received on the 2013 Fiscal Responsibility Index,” Williamson said. “As you know, we inform Texans in advance of the Session what issues we are monitoring, and what votes are subject to inclusion. We have begun sending mail that includes the legislator's rating, examples of votes, and the ratings of other legislators for comparison.”

By John Reynolds