About

Houston Tea Party is a grassroots group made up of citizens and organizations that organizes protests and rallies in Harris County, Texas. We’re concerned about reckless overspending, unfair and punitive taxation, and the increasing lack of government constraints. We’re not contained by any particular ideology or party, but strive to be a pluralistic and populist movement committed to Liberty, especially economic liberty.

Vision  -  To develop more educated voters, who through civic involvement, open discussion, and peaceful assembly will understand the issues affecting our society on a local, state, and national level, and will take appropriate action to positively impact the leadership and citizens of the United States.

Mission and Objectives – Houston Tea Party Society:

   Is dedicated to the proposition that all citizens deserve a voice in how they are governed, and to the task of encouraging them to use that voice

   Believes the Constitution of the United States is still sufficient for our governance, and does not need to be re-interpreted or revised in meaning

   Is devoted to political activism to change the political landscape in the Houston Area, and to working with other Tea Party organizations to achieve the goal of demanding our representatives follow the Constitution, limit government reach, and drastically reduce taxes and spending.

Houston Tea Party Society is also a member of Common Sense Texans, a coalition of grassroots organizations in Texas.

In order to be eligible for membership in the Common Sense Texans Network, an organization must:

A. Be an expressly non-partisan, non-profit organization.

B. Establish and maintain an express statement of affiliation with the Common Sense Citizens Network, including a reciprocal link to CommonSenseTexans.net on its website home page.
C. Establish and maintain a statement of endorsement of the Five Core Principles on its website.
1. Limited Government
2. Fiscal Responsibility
3. Personal Responsibility
4. The Rule of Law
5. National Sovereignty

A member organization of Common Sense Citizens Network must not:

A. Be a party or single or multi-candidate political action committee, be officially associated with one, or share majority board membership with one.
B. Issue endorsements of political candidates or provide support to specific candidates.
C. Host party or elected officials,* or filed or declared candidates* as speakers at rally events**.

Grassroots organizations meeting the above criteria can apply for membership in The Common Sense Texans Network by contacting Greg Holloway at greg@teapartyconservative.com

* – Except Precinct Chairs and Precinct Chair candidates.

** – ‘Rally Events’ are defined as speaker-driven, non-interactive events.  Audience-driven interactive events open to the public (e.g., town halls, candidate forums) and certain other interactive events (e.g., debates) may feature party officials, elected officials and political candidates.