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About Greg
Greg Meyers has lived most of his life in the West Houston area, where he has been active in the community both as a policymaker and as a volunteer. As a result, he has a strong grasp on the important issues facing the people of House District 149, and the experience and proactive leadership style needed to serve the district’s residents as their State Representative in Austin.
Greg has served as Board Chairman of the West Houston Chamber of Commerce. During his tenure as Chairman, Greg oversaw the Chamber’s strong contribution to the economic growth and revitalization of West Houston.
In 2004, Greg was elected to board of the Houston Independent School District, the 7th largest in the nation. In his first year of service, he was appointed to chair the Board Monitoring Committee, which developed an expanded accountability system across the district. The committee’s work led to HISD receiving national recognition as one of the top urban school boards in the country.
Greg on the Issues
Improve our Public Schools and Reform our Education System
Our children - our most precious asset – must be ready to enter the workforce as responsible, productive and well-educated adults. Achieving educational excellence is a challenging but attainable goal. We need to address the systemic problems more creatively, including giving campus administrators more control and continuing to reward teachers for the improvement of our children’s education. Additionally, taxpayers deserve more accountability, efficiency and transparency for their hard-earned dollars that are invested in our education system. I support strong standards that link funding to increased academic performance and improved graduation rates. In short, this means less money for bureaucracy and frivolous expenses, and more money spent in the classrooms … where our dollars can make a difference.
Economic Development, Job Growth, and Lawsuit Reform
As a small businessman myself, I know the challenges faced by new startups and existing businesses being forced to deal with burdensome government regulations. Government needs to get out of the way and let businesses engage in commerce and free enterprise. I will focus on efforts to stimulate and attract new business opportunities in our state as well as provide an environment for our existing businesses to grow and prosper in District 149. An important aspect of continued economic development is reducing frivolous lawsuits that wreak havoc on unsuspecting businesses, professionals and individuals. I’m a strong supporter of lawsuit reform because Texas has benefitted from a better business environment and improved access to healthcare. I’ll stand up to the personal injury trial lawyers who want to roll back the reforms passed by the Texas Legislature and supported by the people of Texas.