December 7, 2009 ; For Immediate Release

The political arm of Houstonians for Responsible Growth, HRG-PAC, today announced the group's political endorsements in a number of City Council run-off races.

"We have worked closely with incumbents and candidates to both express our support for Houston's growth model and to understand each's point of view about Houston and its future," said HRG President, Kendall Miller. "The endorsements we are announcing today reflect our support of good candidates who understand that Houston has been now been recognized internationally as the city that 'got it right" with our growth policies and resisted the worst effects of the economic and housing downturn," said Miller.

"We have a good model for economic health and among the lowest cost of living and housing prices of any major city in the country," said Miller. "We all know that people come to Houston for opportunity and great real estate values," he said. "That record of success did not happen by accident but because city policies allow the consumer to come first in housing choices rather than strangling supply with ill-considered centralized land use controls from City Hall. Many major cities have come to regret such measures because they have proved to hurt the tax base and can price low and middle-income citizens out of the housing market," he said.

HRG-PAC City Council endorsements:

City Council at Large 1
Steve Costello

City Council at Large 2
Sue Lovell

City Council at Large 5
Jack Christie

District A
Brenda Stardig

District F
Mike Laster