Mike Olcott (@olcott4texas) / X

Mike Olcott

474 posts

Mike Olcott

@olcott4texas

5th generation Texan, conservative activist, candidate for TX HD 60

Joined October 2021

Mike Olcott
@olcott4texas
Jul 28, 2025
Just signed on as a co-author to @realmitchlittle HB 151 which will cap the increase in appraisals for homestead exempted properties at 2% per year instead of 10%! Skyrocketing appraisal values and property taxes are overwhelming homeowners! #TxLege
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Mike Olcott
@olcott4texas
Jan 27, 2025
The House is operating outside the bounds of tradition. Last week, debate was silenced and Conservative amendments were killed without a chance to be considered. Today, the Speaker informed us that the Housekeeping Resolution would not be considered by the House at all, again
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Michael Quinn Sullivan 🇺🇸
@MQSullivan
Jan 27, 2025
WOW – TxLege Speaker @Burrows4TX just basically said the House members will not vote on the internal spending for the House. Good job by @olcott4texas getting that nugget on the record.
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Mike Olcott
@olcott4texas
Feb 20, 2024
BREAKING: President Donald Trump has endorsed our campaign! I am floored to have the support of Trump. Let’s go win this! #txlege
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Mike Olcott
@olcott4texas
May 27, 2025
Attorney General Paxton is a former member of the House. Having him escorted off the House floor today is an embarrassment on our Chamber.
Andy Hopper
@AndyHopperTX
May 27, 2025
.@KenPaxtonTX was just kicked off the House floor by the Sergeant of Arms at the direction of Texas House Administration. Ridiculous.
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Mike Olcott
@olcott4texas
Apr 11, 2025
🚨WATCH: Early this morning after over 15 hours of debate, I rose to speak against final passage of the House’s budget. I cannot vote for a budget that provides little new property tax relief to the families of #HD60 and Texas. With an over $24 billion budget surplus, we must do
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Mike Olcott
@olcott4texas
May 31, 2025
Yesterday, my office delivered a letter to the Governor asking him to Veto SB 974, a bill which would permit school district employees to be on appraisal boards. This constitutes a clear conflict of interest in the process of appraising home values. 41 of my colleagues that
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Mike Olcott
@olcott4texas
Aug 13, 2025
Enough is enough. Past time for serious consequences for their dereliction of duty. #txlege
Nate Schatzline
@NateSchatzline
Aug 13, 2025
Texans are DEMANDING ACTION NOW for quorum breaking Dems! If DPS can’t locate & arrest… We MUST: 1. REMOVE Vice chairmanships! (that they should have never had) 2. REMOVE seniority moving them to the end of the line for committee assignments! Or 3. VACATE their seats!
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Mike Olcott
@olcott4texas
Aug 27, 2025
HB 25 just passed the Texas House 88-51! Soon you’ll be able to buy Ivermectin over the counter in Texas! Thank you for all your hard work, @joannefortexans #txlege
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Mike Olcott
@olcott4texas
Aug 20, 2025
The Texas House just passed the Big Beautiful Map, providing Republicans the opportunity to pick up 5 new congressional seats next November. This is a huge win for conservatives across the nation, not just here at home. #txlege
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Mike Olcott
@olcott4texas
Sep 4, 2025
The following Republicans signed a motion in support of censure of the Democrats who broke quorum with the penalties listed at the top of the motion. Rep Hayes, the author of the motion just tried to introduce the motion to the body but unfortunately the Speaker of the House
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Mike Olcott
@olcott4texas
Feb 20, 2025
Excited to coauthor HJR 91 with @AndyHopperTX. HJR 91 is a constitutional amendment that recognizes the right of an individual to refuse a vaccination! The government should have no right to force you to inject something into your body. #txlege
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Mike Olcott
@olcott4texas
Dec 9, 2024
After violating the by-laws of the Texas House Republican Caucus, the Republican Party platform, and betraying millions of voters who voted for GOP control of the House, @Burrows4TX now appears to be leading his own supporters into a primary fight against his own party and
Donald Trump Jr.
@DonaldJTrumpJr
Dec 9, 2024
It’s unbelievable what is happening in Texas right now. There is a group of so-called Republicans cutting a deal with liberal Democrats to elect a speaker instead of uniting behind the Republican nominee, @DavidCookTexas! Unbelievable! Republicans have a mandate!
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Mike Olcott
@olcott4texas
Jan 24, 2025
I cast my vote against the DEMOCRAT EMPOWERMENT ACT of 2025 today. While I & many of my GOP colleagues expressed concern about some provisions in HR4, we were ultimately denied an opportunity for robust debate & amendments. And what followed? The Democrats gleefully voting for
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Mike Olcott
@olcott4texas
Dec 10, 2024
1/ I want to thank the following #txlege House Republicans who are respecting the will of Texas Republican voters and the mandate of @realDonaldTrump’s November landslide by supporting the GOP Caucus nominee for Speaker @DavidCookTexas pursuant to the @TexasGOP platform & TX
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