As a legislator, Macias was rated 97 percent conservative in 2007 by [[Phyllis Schlafly]]'s [[Eagle Forum]], which was then maintained in Texas by [[Cathie Adams]], a former state chairman of the Texas Republican Party. Macias ranked 45 points higher than Carter Casteel's rating for her last term and 26 points higher than his successor Doug Miller in the 2013 session. The Young Conservatives of Texas ranked Macias 92 percent, compared to 53 percent for Casteel and 64 percent for Miller. He was rated 93 percent by Texans for Fiscal Responsibility, compared to 47 percent for Miller. The National Abortion Rights Action League ranked him 0 percent in 2007 but gave Casteel a 27 percent score. The Texas League of Conservation Voters rated him 38 percent.<ref>{{cite web|url=
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As a legislator, Macias was rated 97 percent conservative in 2007 by [[Phyllis Schlafly]]'s [[Eagle Forum]], which was then maintained in Texas by [[Cathie Adams]], a former state chairman of the Texas Republican Party. Macias ranked 45 points higher than Carter Casteel's rating for her last term and 26 points higher than his successor Doug Miller in the 2013 session. The Young Conservatives of Texas ranked Macias 92 percent, compared to 53 percent for Casteel and 64 percent for Miller. He was rated 93 percent by Texans for Fiscal Responsibility, compared to 47 percent for Miller. The National Abortion Rights Action League ranked him 0 percent in 2007 but gave Casteel a 27 percent score. The Texas League of Conservation Voters rated him 38 percent.<ref>{{cite web|url=