Kyle Kacal: The Most Liberal Republican in the Texas House Since entering the Texas House, Kacal has worked against conservative reforms and sided with Democrats to grow government.
The most liberal Republican in the Texas House doesn’t represent a Democrat-run major city. The ranking isn’t bestowed upon a legislator from Houston or Dallas or Austin.
Instead, the distinction goes to a rural lawmaker: State Rep. Kyle Kacal (Bryan) is Texas’ most liberal Republican, based on legislative rankings.
First elected to the Texas House in 2012, Kacal sits in a district composed of a swath of Central Texas counties between Waco and Bryan. Redistricting last year has moved much of that district east, to six counties surrounding College Station.
Since entering the Texas House, Kacal has worked against conservative reforms and sided with Democrats to grow government.
After the most recent legislative session, Kacal earned a dismal score of 27 on the Texans for Fiscal Responsibility Index, giving him the lowest rating of any Republican in the chamber. Likewise, Kacal was ranked at the bottom of Republicans in the Young Conservatives of Texas’ legislative ratings.
Kacal voted to allow Democrats to chair key committees, letting liberal Democrats ibe n charge of legislation regarding education, business and industry, and transportation. He also fought against a rule proposal that would require record votes for legislation in committees; his vote kept the legislative process shrouded in secrecy, denying citizens the chance to hold lawmakers accountable.
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