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To Enhance & Protect Our Quality of Life & Natural Resources
Responsiveness To Citizen Needs
| #1 |
Use volunteers to staff constituent offices in all 26 counties across Texas Senate District 31 |
| #2 |
Hold annual town hall meetings in all counties and appoint regional citizen advisory committees |
| #3 |
Have all citizen phone calls returned in 24 hours |
Protecting our Local Land & Water
| #4 |
Support/protect private property owner rights |
| #5 |
Support groundwater conservation districts & regional water planning; strongly oppose the Boone Pickens and Rio Nuevo private water-for-profit schemes |
| #6 |
Support protecting our children & grandchildren from unreasonable siphoning off of local water |
Public Schools & Higher ED Needs
| #7 |
Strongly support local community control and oppose unfunded state/federal mandates |
| #8 |
Support teacher pay raise to national average and state funded teacher health insurance plan |
| #9 |
Oppose mandatory vouchers without local ISD Board approval; Support pilot voucher program |
| #10 |
Oppose state regulation of home schooling |
| #11 |
Support high tech & ag vocational school programs |
| #12 |
Strongly support funding for Midland College, Odessa College, Amarillo College, UTPB, Howard College, West Texas A&M Univ., Frank Phillips College, and Texas Tech Medical Center |
Stiffer Penalties for Crime & drugs
| #13 |
Favor Texas death penalty for capital crimes |
| #14 |
Increase state and federal patrols along Texas-Mexico border to stop drug smuggling |
| #15 |
Mandatory life in prison for drug smugglers |
| #16 |
Use “civil commitment” to keep sex offenders & child molesters in prison |
| #17 |
Mandatory jail time for kids who attack teachers |
| #18 |
Regularly ride with local law enforcement officers Lower Taxes, Fair Appraisals |
| #19 |
Oppose Robin Hood property taxation |
| #20 |
Strongly oppose a state income tax |
| #21 |
Require voter approval of new school finance plan |
| #22 |
Cut in half homeowner appraisal tax increases |
Jobs, Energy, Agriculture & Roads
| #23 |
Support local economic development districts |
| #24 |
Oppose abusive & frivolous lawsuits |
| #25 |
Protect Permian Basin/Panhandle energy industry by reducing burdensome regulations, changing well bonding rules & supporting new Texas Energy Planning Commission |
| #26 |
Protect ranch & farm tax exemptions/abatements |
| #27 |
Support strong funding for West Texas/Panhandle state highways, farm-to-market road system, & our West Texas International Trade Corridor |
| #28 |
Improve broadband internet service to rural Texas |
Stand Up for Conservative Values
| #29 |
Support voluntary prayer & Pledge in schools |
| #30 |
Support Pro-Life positions; oppose abortion except in cases of rape, incest and danger to mother’s life; support parental notification |
| #31 |
Oppose same sex marriages |
Patient / Consumer Protections
| #32 |
Support Texas HMO reforms/patient protections |
| #33 |
Support Amarillo & Big Spring’s Veterans hospitals |
| #34 |
Proper funding for nursing home care/senior centers |
| #35 |
Make sure electric and phone deregulation lowers consumer costs through fair competition |
| #36 |
Work with Tx Dept. of Insurance to expand options for lower cost homeowner & auto insurance |
Protect 2nd Amendment Rights
| #37 |
Support right-to-carry handgun law |
| #38 |
Oppose mandatory gun registration |
| #39 |
Support voluntary child safety lock program |
Straightforward ON All Issues
| #40 |
I will take a straightforward stand on all issues brought to me by District 31 neighbors |
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