Letter to the Editor

Texas families have been pleading for property tax relief, and Governor Abbott has made it a priority. That’s why voters in House District 23 should pay close attention to Nathan Watkins and his track record of opposing property tax relief.

Watkins testified against Abbott’s property tax relief efforts even claiming his constituents were “not advocating for us to lower our tax rate.”

Now, Watkins’ allies are covering up for him by lying about Rep. Terri Leo Wilson’s record – she’s actually passed property tax relief, and will do it again. 

Watkins has also lobbied against banning taxpayer-funded lobbying, a practice that takes your money and weaponizes it to lobby against your values and against the reforms conservative Texans are demanding. He did that while personally collecting around $25,000 a month in taxpayer-funded payments through the very system he was defending. That’s not public service – that’s self-enrichment.

We shouldn’t reward insiders like Watkins for protecting the status quo. We need accountability. Taxpayer dollars are not a private revenue stream, and public office should not reward cronyism.

District 23 deserves an actual conservative representative who fights for taxpayers, like Rep. Terri Leo Wilson, not one who profits off them.

Sincerely, 

Tony Sims

Former Chambers County Auditor and GOP Chairman