Weekley Urges Texas Conservatives to Regroup After Losses
Homebuilder Dick Weekley outlined a three-point strategy in an internal memo after Democrats captured top Texas state offices.
Updated on Nov. 6, 2026 in Business Strategy
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Dick Weekley, co-founder of Houston-based David Weekley Homes, sent an internal memo to business contacts outlining a conservative strategy after Democrats captured the Texas governor's office, the lieutenant governorship and the Republican majority in the Texas House. Weekley's office declined to comment on the memo.
Why it matters
The memo signals how influential Texas business figures plan to respond to a shift in state power, with Weekley attributing the conservative losses primarily to voter anxiety over cost of living and affordability. It also points to longer-term efforts to regain control of the state legislature and statewide offices.
Weekley set 2028 as the target year to win back the Texas House and 2030 as the target to reclaim statewide executive offices and key judicial seats. The memo's three-point blueprint was not itemized in the source material beyond the organizational and campaign goals described.
The players
Dick Weekley
Co-founder of Houston-based David Weekley Homes and longtime chairman of Texans for Lawsuit Reform, a prominent Texas business and political figure.
David Weekley Homes
Houston-based homebuilder co-founded in 1976 by Dick Weekley and his brother David, and the largest privately owned homebuilding company in the United States.
The details
Weekley sent the memo to business associates and contacts after the November 3, 2026 election. Conservative groups plan to launch public awareness campaigns on the economic consequences of Democratic policies, and Weekley called for organizational work aimed at the 2028 and 2030 election cycles.
Timeline
November 3, 2026: Texas election night in which Democrats captured top state offices.
2028: Target year for conservatives to win back the Texas House.
2030: Target year for reclaiming statewide executive offices and key judicial seats.
Roadmap
Texans for Lawsuit Reform, the business-backed group Weekley has long chaired, has been a central force in Texas tort and business policy debates for decades. Weekley's memo extends that role into electoral strategy, aiming to rebuild Republican control of the Texas House by 2028 and statewide offices by 2030.
Texans following state policy should watch for the public awareness campaigns on Democratic economic policies that conservative groups plan to launch. The memo's focus on cost of living and affordability signals issues likely to dominate future campaigns in Texas.
The takeaway
Business leaders with political influence are treating the loss of state offices as a multi-year project, with defined targets in 2028 and 2030. Readers should expect sustained organizing efforts rather than a single electoral response.
What happens next
Target dates include 2028 for efforts to win back the Texas House and 2030 for efforts to reclaim statewide executive and judicial offices.
Further reading
For more on how business leaders are shaping state policy, see Business Strategy coverage.
Source note: This article includes information reported by Chron.
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