Who Is Texas Matters?
We are mainstream Texans who want to be engaged and impactful while also working, traveling, supporting our families, and pursuing our dreams – not listening to a daily dose of divisive, polarizing politics. We started Texas Matters to engage all Texans in electing leaders who represent their values and prioritize the issues that matter most like education, healthcare, housing, taxes, roads, natural resource management, election integrity...
Our Mission And Vision
Our Mission: We will mobilize a majority of Texans to be a reliable, informed, and influential voting base who support candidates and leaders who share their values both on the ballot and when in office.
Our Vision: A Texas where all eligible voters participate and support elected leaders who value what matters to most Texans.
We Believe That Every Texan Matters.
We are dedicated to educating the public on issues that impact their lives and the lives of their families. We support public policy that protects the Texas Miracle and ensures that Texas is the best place to work, raise a family and live. We believe in:
Balanced budgets
Prioritizing balanced budgets, low taxes and limited government while investing in our communities and infrastructure to support healthy, responsible growth.
An Exceptional Education System
Providing an excellent education system and prepared workforce pipeline to make Texas the best place to live, work and raise a family.
Accessible Healthcare
Providing healthcare to all Texans.
Safe Communities
Protecting responsible gun ownership, investing in disaster response systems and ensuring public safety.
Secure Borders
Securing our borders with input from communities most impacted and supporting legal immigration pathways that strengthen communities and the economy.
Economic Prosperity
Promoting a free-market economy by removing barriers to small business ownership and economic growth.
Wise Use of Texas Resources
Conserving and protecting Texas’ public land, parks and natural resources, as well as ensuring access to clean air, ample water and reliable power.
Protecting Fair Elections
Ensuring elections are accessible and secure while defending voters’ rights to choose who appears on the ballot.
Marnie Lynn Rulfs
MRulfs@TexasMatters.org
Marnie is currently the founder and CEO of Texas Matters. Texas Matters is a nonpartisan nonprofit dedicated to engaging Texans on the issues that matter most, amplifying the power of the March to March two-year political cycle and mobilizing mainstream voters across Texas.
Marnie has extensive work experience in both education and advocacy work. Early in her career, she worked for Teach for America before joining the Texas House Education Committee. She has taught in elementary, high school and college classrooms, as well as acted as Director of Early Learning for the Commit Partnership and Executive Director of Early Learning for the Texas Education Agency. She is an expert in community level engagement, policy development and advocacy. She has also held numerous leadership positions in the Dallas community. Over the years, she has served on the boards of Teach for America, Educational First Steps, Head Start of Greater Dallas, the Booker T. Washington Advisory Board, The Preston Hollow Foundation, Dallas ISD Bond Commission Executive Board and The Hillcrest High School Community Foundation. She is honored to have been selected to be in the Dallas Assembly and The Charter 100 with the Communities Foundation of Texas.
Marnie’s enjoys strong friendships, travel, cooking and anything outdoors. Her greatest joy is her family. She has identical twins who are freshmen at the University of Texas at Austin an, a junior in college at the Central Saint Martins School of Design in London and a young professional stepdaughter in Dallas.
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“You and I are told we must choose between a left or right, but I suggest there is no such thing as a left or right. There is only an up or down.”
“A Time For Choosing”
Ronald Reagan | Oct 27. 1964