Capital Stewardship
Private capital and tax dollars should build public goods — broadband, water, energy, mobility — not just unicorns.
We endorse ideas, not politicians.
TexCap is the only nonpartisan Texas think tank focused purely on economic, tech, energy, water, and infrastructure policy from an abundance-first perspective.
Mission
TexCap moves private capital toward public benefit, building a Texas that works for the people who live in it.
Vision
A Texas where prosperity is abundant, shared, and measured by results, not politics.
Guiding Principles
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Evidence-Based Advocacy
Every recommendation backed by data, case studies, or pilot-ready models.
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Nonpartisan Integrity
TexCap endorses ideas, not politicians. Transparent funding. Sponsors have zero editorial control — the Alignment Pledge.
Board of Directors
Omar Zaki, MBA
Managing Director, Qima Ventures. Investor Relations, Q-Branch
Gavin Nicholson
Founder & CEO, TexCap. Political Consultant
Ashley Myers
Director of Government Relations, Whitmire & Munoz. Exec. Director, Texas Association of Water Companies
Zhelun Chen
TREPAC Manager, Texas REALTORS®
Joshua Lapidus
Founder, Azos Finance and Azos Labs
Former Elected Official Advisory Board
Hon. Nick Lampson
U.S. Congress, CD-9 and CD-22.
Hon. Carl Sherman
Texas House of Representatives, HD-109.
Independent. Data-driven. Public.
Sponsors have no editorial control over research findings or policy positions. All analysis is independent, data-driven, and publicly available.