Ross Giesinger

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Ross Giesinger

( Texas,  )

Cornerstone Government Affairs

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Introduction

Former policy advisor to the Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives, Dade Phelan

Served as committee director for the Texas Senate Committee on Health and Human Services and as general counsel and legislative director to Sen. Lois Kolkhorst (R-TX)

Member of the Texas Bar Legislative & Campaign Law Section and Austin Young Lawyers Association

Client List  Biography 
Clients

1) Advanced Power Alliance

2) Air Liquide

3) Atascosa County

4) Brownsville Navigation District

5) Chick-fil-A, Inc.

6) Community Choice Financial OpCo, LLC

7) Community Health Choice

8) CyrusOne

9) DeWitt County

10) Environmental Defense Action Fund

11) Flix North America Inc.

12) Fort Bend Chamber of Commerce

13) Garner Environmental Services, Inc.

14) Gonzales County

15) Hamilton Health Box Inc.

16) Harris Health System

17) Hewlett-Packard Enterprise Company

18) Houston Firefighters Relief and Retirement Fund

19) Hunt Companies, Inc.

20) Luminant Generation Company LLC

21) McMullen County

22) Motorola Solutions, Inc.

23) Parsons Corporation

24) PrizePicks

25) QuikTrip Corporation

26) Rice University

27) Samsara Inc.

28) San Jacinto River Authority

29) Speedy Stop Food Stores LLC

30) Texans for Charitable Bingo Inc

31) Texas EMS Alliance Association

32) Texas Manufactured Housing Association

33) Texas Medical Center

34) Texas Pacific Land Corporation

35) Texas Poultry Federation

36) Texas Woman's University Foundation

37) TXU Energy Retail Company LLC

38) Vaulted Deep

39) Vistra Corp.

40) Vistra Corporate Services Company

41) Wellpath Recovery Solutions, LLC

Biography

Ross Giesinger brings over a decade of legislative experience at the Texas Capitol to the Cornerstone team, having served for six legislative sessions in both the Texas House and Senate.

Most recently, Ross worked as a policy advisor to Dade Phelan, Speaker of the Texas House, of Representatives, during the 87th Regular Session, where he assisted with the passage of over 80 pieces of legislation. Additionally, Ross drafted and managed several bills filed in response to Winter Storm Uri, including SB 3, one of the most comprehensive energy reforms in Texas in the last 20 years.

Prior to his time in the House, Ross spent several years working as general counsel and legislative director for Sen. Lois Kolkhorst (R-TX) and as the director of the Senate Committee on Health and Human Services. While at the Senate, Ross assisted with the passage of nearly 300 bills and worked to obtain funds for a variety of initiatives, including legislation that secured permanent funding for Texas State Parks.

Ross began his career at the legislature in 2010 as a drafting attorney for the Texas Legislative Council. During his time with the state, he has drafted thousands of pieces of legislation, allowing him to develop expertise in a wide variety of subject areas, including energy, healthcare, water, land use and development, transportation, insurance, labor, agriculture, wildlife, taxation, and state budgeting.

Ross is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin and Southern Methodist University's Dedman School of Law. He is a member of the Austin Young Lawyers Association and was recently elected to serve on the Council of the Texas State Bar's Legislative and Campaign Law Section. Ross also serves as a Steward of the Wild for the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and has been active in the Austin Ballet Guild, the Trail Foundation, and CCA. He and his wife Courtney live in Austin with their young son Henry.

Last Updated: January 08, 2026