Brian Harrison - The Myth of Conservative Texas: Big Government, Islamization

Texas House Representative Brian Harrison, a Republican from House District 10 and former Chief of Staff at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services under President Trump, joins Hearts of Oak. Brian discusses his background, his reasons for entering state politics, and his assessment of government operations in Texas under Republican leadership. He examines state spending levels, property taxes, regulatory policies, and funding decisions in education and other areas. The conversation also covers legislative responses to the growing presence of Islamic organizations and Sharia-related issues in the state, as well as Brian’s perspective on protecting individual liberties and aligning policy with conservative principles. During the Trump Administration, Brian served as Chief of Staff at HHS, leading over 85,000 employees at the world's largest agency (budget exceeding $1.4 trillion).Under his leadership, HHS advanced pro-life policies, border security, private insurance options, cost reductions, patient protections, transparency, free-market reforms, and COVID-19 response. He drove historic deregulation—sunsetting ~20,000 regulations, ending unfair taxes, eliminating harmful programs, creating accountability measures, and imposing term limits—projected to save billions. Brian held roles at DoD (sensitive intelligence), the Vice President's office (domestic and global operations), and SSA (Commissioner's office).He worked in family-run small businesses in Texas, as an independent consultant, and as a director at a public affairs firm overseeing healthcare. He is an alum of the American Council on Germany’s Young Leaders program. A frequent national TV guest with publications in the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Newsweek, and others, Brian is known for bold conservative leadership. He fought COVID vaccine mandates, ended Texas funding for the American Library Association, expanded education in Ellis County, and opposed federal overreach. A Texas A&M graduate (B.S. Economics, 2004; studies in Business and Political Science), Brian is an instrument-rated private pilot. He lives in Ellis County, TX, with wife Tara and their four children. THE SWAMP REALLY HATES BRIAN... and are trying harder than ever to take him out! Donate today so Brian Harrison can fight for YOU! https://secure.anedot.com/texans-for-brian-harrison/donatetoday Connect with Brian... X                                @brianeharrison  https://x.com/brianeharrison Connect with Hearts of Oak... 𝕏                         x.com/HeartsofOakUK WEBSITE            heartsofoak.org/ PODCASTS        heartsofoak.podbean.com/ SOCIAL MEDIA  heartsofoak.org/connect/ SHOP                  heartsofoak.org/shop/ *Special thanks to Bosch Fawstin for recording our intro/outro on this podcast. Check out his art theboschfawstinstore.blogspot.com and follow him on 𝕏 x.com/TheBoschFawstin