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2016 State Platform

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Preamble
- Preamble
  - Preamble
Principles
- Principles
  - Principles
PRESERVING AMERICAN FREEDOM
- LIMITING THE EXPANSE OF GOVERNMENT POWER
  - The Rights of a Sovereign People
  - State Sovereignty
  - Texas Protecting Texans
  - United States Senators
  - Unelected Bureaucrats
  - Unfunded Mandates
  - Term Limits
  - No Elected Class Exemptions
  - Law Enforcement
  - Defeat Terrorism
  - Repeal Freedom Act
  - Abolish National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA)
  - Emergency War Powers and Martial Law Declarations
  - Elimination of Executive Orders
  - Inter-jurisdictional Agreements
  - Census
  - Preservation of Republican Form of Government
  - Legislative Accountability
  - Line-Item Veto
  - Sunset Commission
  - Recall Elections
  - Constitutional Convention
  - Article V Convention
  - Affirmative Action
  - Property Rights
  - Water Rights
  - Protection from Extreme Environmentalists
  - Homestead Protection
  - Livestock and Pet Location
  - Photo Traffic Enforcement Cameras
  - Drivers Licenses
  - Defending American Citizens
  - Preserving Private Enterprise
  - Fairness Doctrine
  - Employment Non-Discrimination Act and Laws
  - Government Intrusion into the Internet or Communications
  - Government Surveillance
- REFORMING THE JUDICIAL SYSTEM
  - Direct Election of State Judges
  - Jury Reform
  - Administrative Justice
  - Judicial Restraint
  - Remedies to Activist Judiciary
  - American Law for American Courts (ALAC)
  - Judicial Nominees
  - Licensing
  - Statutory Authority for Regulation
- RESTORING INTEGRITY TO OUR ELECTIONS
  - Fair Election Procedures
  - Voter Registration
  - Residency Requirements
  - Voting Rights
  - Protecting Active Military Personnelâ€™s Right to Vote
  - Felon Voting
  - Candidate Eligibility
  - Closed Primary
  - Campaign Contributions
  - Electoral College
  - Unions
  - Texas Speaker of the House
  - Censuring a Republican Office Holder for Cause
  - Conflicts of Interest
  - Lobbying Limitation
  - Governorâ€™s Veto
  - Filibuster
  - Consolidated Elections
  - Enforcing the Platform
- HONORING THE SYMBOLS OF OUR AMERICAN AND TEXAN HERITAGE
  - Symbols of American and Texan Heritage
STRENGTHENING FAMILIES, PROTECTING LIFE, AND PROMOTING HEALTH
- CELEBRATING TRADITIONAL MARRIAGE
  - Family and Defense of Marriage
  - Overturning Obergefell v. Hodges
  - Protection for Religious Institutions
  - Family Values
  - Human Trafficking
  - Homosexuality
  - Counseling and Therapy
  - Pornography
  - Gender Identity
  - Right to Life
  - Roe v. Wade
  - Abolish Abortion
  - Funding
  - Planned Parenthood
  - Dismemberment Abortions
  - Abortion Legislation
  - Candidate Support
  - Alternatives to Abortion
  - Human Embryos
  - Fetal Tissue Harvesting and Stem Cell Research
  - Human Cloning
  - Patient Protection
- Parental Rights and Responsibilities
  - United Nations Treaty on the Rights of the Child
  - Child Abuse Prevention
  - Adoption
- ASSISTING FAMILIES TO SELF SUFFICIENCY
  - Welfare Reform
  - Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) Accountability
  - Social Security
  - Medicaid Reform
  - Gambling
  - Caring for our mentally disabled citizens
- EMPOWERING FAMILIES TO DIRECT THEIR HEALTH CARE
EDUCATING OUR CHILDREN
- LOCAL CONTROL AND TRANSPARENCY OF CURRICULUM AND FUNDING
  - Local Control for Education
  - Basic Standards
  - Career and Technology Education
  - Funding
  - Permanent School Fund
  - Scientific Theories
  - Foreign Culture Charter Schools
  - National Core Curriculum
  - Textbook Approval and Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS)
- PARENTAL RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITY
  - Responsibility of the State in Education
  - Parental Rights
  - Health Care
  - Sex Education
- AMERICAN IDENTITY, PATRIOTISM
  - American Identity
  - Bilingual Education
  - Traditional Principles in Education
  - Special Treatment
- HIGHER EDUCATION
  - College Tuition
  - Equal Access
  - Higher Education
  - Tenure
- GOVERNANCE
- SCHOOL CHOICE
  - School Choice
- PROMOTING INDIVIDUAL FREEDOM AND PERSONAL SAFETY
  - Judeo-Christian Nation
  - Right to Keep and Bear Arms
  - Freedom of Assembly
  - Safeguarding Religious Liberties
  - Empowering Local Entities Concerning Religious Meetings
  - Freedom of Conscience
  - Electronic Privacy Internet Access
  - Texas Electric Grid
  - Smart Meters
  - Capital Punishment
  - Child Abuse
  - Unborn Victims of Violence
  - Sexual Assault
  - Property Search and Seizure without Due Process
  - Restricting Arrest Powers
  - Juries
  - Illicit Drugs
  - Compassionate Use Act
STRENGTHENING THE ECONOMY
- GOVERNMENT SPENDING
- GOVERNMENT BURDENS
  - Tax Burden
  - State Income Tax Ban
  - Real Estate Transaction Tax
  - Bond Elections
- GOVERNMENT TRANSPARENCY
  - Public Posting
  - Government Accountability
  - Government Authority
- DOWNSIZING GOVERNMENT
  - Taxation by a Foreign Entity
  - Federal Reserve System
  - Sound Money
  - Export-Import Bank
  - Repeal Dodd-Frank
  - Community Reinvestment Act
  - Lending Institutions
  - Congressional Pay and Benefits
  - Special Funds
  - Management Districts
  - Restrictions by Government Agencies
  - Law Basis for Regulations
  - Telecommunications Investment
  - Frivolous Lawsuits
- BUSINESS
  - Business Right to Choose
  - Right to Work
  - Minimum Wage Repeal
  - Prevailing Wage Law
  - Workers Compensation
  - Sarbanes-Oxley Legislation
  - Free Market for Utilities and Insurance
  - Small Business
  - Review of Licensing Boards
  - Rural and Volunteer Fire Departments
  - Hemp Cultivation
  - Raw Milk and Dairy Products
  - Direct Sales
  - Ride Sharing
- TRANSPORTATION
  - Transportation and Fuel Taxes
  - Toll Roads
  - Toll Road Funding
  - Diversion of Property Taxes
- ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT
  - Removal of Government Barriers
  - Oil and Gas Producing Counties
  - Alternative Fuel
  - Ethanolfuel
  - Mineral Leasing and Development
  - Carbon Dioxide
  - Cap and Trade
  - Tidelands/Water Resources and Rights to State Waters
- RETIREMENT
  - Equitable Disbursement
  - Promises Kept
UNITED STATES SOVEREIGNTY, LEADERSHIP, CITIZENSHIP, AND FOREIGN POLICY
- UNITED STATES SOVEREIGNTY
  - National Sovereignty
  - National Defense
  - Citizenship
  - United States Ports
  - United Nations
  - Internet Freedom
- MILITARY
  - Support of our Armed Forces
  - All Volunteer Force
  - Women in Combat
  - Gender Norming in the Military
  - Defense
  - Arming the Military on Military Bases
  - Strategic Defense Initiative
  - Military Rules of Engagement
  - Returning Veterans
  - Veteranâ€™s Administration
  - NASA
  - Toxic Exposure
- FOREIGN POLICY
  - Foreign Policy
  - Foreign Aid
  - International Trade
  - International Organizations
  - Israel
  - Mexico
  - Taiwan
  - Benghazi
  - Council on American-Islamic Relations
  - Refugee Resettlement Program
  - Iran and North Korea
- IMMIGRATION
  - Border Security Funding
  - Consequences of Noncompliance
  - Modernized Social Security Card
  - Border Wall
  - Turn Off the Magnet
  - Interstate Border Security Compact
  - Amnesty
  - Enforce Immigration Laws
Legislative Priorities
- Legislative Priorities
  - Legislative Priorities

STRENGTHENING THE ECONOMY

DOWNSIZING GOVERNMENT

Frivolous Lawsuits

2016 State Party Platform

We support further reform to discourage frivolous lawsuits. We oppose the abusive use of class action lawsuits.