In episode 78 of the Rock Solid: Round Rock Business Leaders Podcast, host Bryan Eisenberg sits down with Texas State Representative Caroline Harris Davila for an unusually personal conversation. Titled "Caroline Harris Davila | From Round Rock Kid to State Representative," the episode aired on June 16, 2026, and offers listeners a glimpse into the life of one of the youngest members of the Texas House. The discussion moves quickly past politics and into the texture of civic life in Round Rock, covering topics such as growing up as a pastor's kid, the mechanics of a part-time Texas legislature, housing affordability, and how nonprofits plug into her office.
Harris Davila is candid about the gap between her public confidence and how she started. She tells Eisenberg she was not good at public speaking, the campaign side was foreign even after seven years working at the Capitol, and the leap felt impossible. "My first speech I ever gave when I was running for office, I almost threw up right after. I mean, I was just petrified. I was shaking... it really was one of the top reasons of why I didn't even want to run because I just didn't think I would be able to communicate," she recounts. She credits her parents, her grandparents (still living next door at 90 and 95), and her faith for pushing her past it.
The episode digs into the daily reality of constituent service that rarely makes headlines. Harris Davila says the most common request her office handles is help securing a driver license appointment, but the range stretches to extraordinary cases, including a family that needed help streamlining an autopsy for a loved one. She notes that over 95% of Texas House initiatives are bipartisan, a surprising statistic for those familiar with national politics. She also describes her role as a connector, linking constituents to nonprofits, sponsoring silent auction items, arranging flags flown over the Capitol, and recruiting young people nationally to run for local office through a group she works with on candidate development.
Listeners can expect specific threads on topics such as housing affordability, trade school pathways like TSTC in Hutto, and keeping young talent in Central Texas. Harris Davila also highlights how nonprofits, including Will Williams' work distributing power wheelchairs to veterans, plug into her office. The conversation underscores the neighbor-helping-neighbor culture that defines Round Rock.
Episode 78 of Rock Solid: Round Rock Business Leaders Podcast is available now wherever podcasts are heard. Produced by Round Rock Studio and hosted by bestselling author and keynote speaker Bryan Eisenberg, the podcast spotlights the entrepreneurs, nonprofits, and civic leaders building one of Central Texas's fastest-growing communities.
