William M. Taggart IV is an engineer and independent candidate running for Congress in Texas' 38th District. He is the author of 'Fixing America' and a former Harris County Forward Party chair. Taggart is running as an independent candidate and has completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2025. He needs 500 registered voters from the district to sign a petition between May 27 and June 23, 2026, to appear on the general election ballot.
Taggart is an engineer who worked as a consultant for Waldemar S. Nelson and Company for 16 years on projects in various industries, primarily oil and gas. He later worked for Murphy Oil Corporation as a project manager and incident investigator for major oil projects, with assignments in Indonesia, Australia, Malaysia, South Korea, and Europe. He authored 'Fixing America,' which discusses third parties, ranked choice voting, and gerrymandering.