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2018 State Platform

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Preamble
- Preamble
  - Preamble
Principles
- Principles
  - Principles
Planks
- Business, Commerce, and Transportation
  - Carbon Tax
  - Counseling and Therapy
  - Energy Production
  - Environment
  - Ethanol
  - Accountability
  - Hemp
  - Insurance
  - Windstorm Association
  - Organizations
  - Intrastate Commerce
  - Licensing
  - Minimum Wage
  - Municipal Preemption
  - Oil and Gas Producing Counties
  - Power Grid
  - Practice Law
  - Prevailing Wage
  - Regulatory Burden
  - Blue Laws
  - Dodd-Frank
  - Three-Tier Alcohol System
  - Regulating the Internet
  - Sarbanes-Oxley
  - Retirement Accounts
  - Social Security Opt-Out
  - Rural and Volunteer Fire Departments
  - Small Business
  - Smart Meters
  - Tidelands/Water Resources and Rights to State Waters
  - Trade Agreements
  - Toll Roads
  - Toll Projects
  - Vehicle Inspection
  - Vehicle Registration
  - Vehicle Sales
  - Unions
- Water Rights
  - Flooding Mitigation, Hurricane, and Early Warning of Impending Disaster
  - Workers Compensation
- Constitutional Issues
  - Keep Oath to the Constitution
  - Article V Convention of States
  - State Sovereignty
  - United States Senators
  - Affirmative Action
  - Equal Rights Amendment
  - Census
  - Recall Elections
  - Executive Orders
  - Family Values
  - Flag Desecration
  - National Sovereignty
  - No Taxes for UN
  - Defending Sovereignty
  - Preservation of Republican Form of Government
  - American Law for American Courts
  - Right to Self-Defense
  - Constitutional Carry
  - Intrastate Protection Act
  - Gun-Free Zones
  - Red Flag
  - Firearms Storage
  - Weapons Restrictions
  - Amend Texas Constitution
  - Responsible Gun Owners
  - Gun Owner Age
  - National Reciprocity
  - TSA
  - Term Limits
  - Unfunded Mandates
  - Texas Speaker Issues
  - The Rights of a Sovereign People
  - Habeas Corpus
  - War Powers
- Criminal and Civil Justice
  - Abortion Homicide Exemption
  - Parents? Rights
  - CPS
  - Capital Punishment
  - Police Appreciation and Accountability
  - No Jail for Non-jailable Offenses
  - Obscenity Exemption
  - Civil Asset Forfeiture
  - Driver Responsibility Program
  - Administrative Justice
  - Victims of Human Trafficking
  - Government Surveillance
  - Freedom Act and Government Spying
  - Written or Recorded Consent
- Location and Data Privacy
  - Hate Crimes
  - Right to See Charge
  - Indefinite Detention
  - Juries
  - Frivolous Lawsuits
- Civil Penalty
  - Marriage Officiation
  - Law Enforcement Equipment
  - Photo Enforcement Cameras
  - Raise the Age
  - Abby?s Law
  - Warrant Validity
  - Unborn Child Protection
  - Debtor?s Prison
- Education
  - Campus Speech
- Foreign Charter Schools
  - Supporting Military Families in Education
  - Abolish Department of Education
  - School Health Advisory Councils
  - Sexual Education
  - Extracurricular Opportunities
  - Religious Freedom and Public Schools
  - Special Treatment
  - Equal Access
  - Tenure
  - College Tuition
  - Student Loans
  - In-State College Tuition
  - Juvenile Daytime Curfew
  - Local Control for Education
  - Elected SBOE
  - School Options
  - Basic Standards
  - Scientific Theories
  - National Core Curriculum
  - Textbook Approval and Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS)
  - American Identity
  - Bilingual Education
  - Gender Identity
  - Healthcare in Public Schools
  - School Security
  - School Security Plan
- Finance
  - Government Spending
  - Economic Stabilization Fund
  - School Property Tax Abatements
  - Bailouts and Subsidies
  - Community Reinvestment Act
  - Lending Institutions
  - Special Funds
  - Government Pensions
  - Pro Stadiums
  - Gambling
  - Line-Item Veto
  - Veto Session
  - Management Districts
  - Permanent School Fund
  - Homeowners? Association
  - Real Estate Transaction Tax
  - Diversion of Property Taxes
  - Abolish Property Tax
  - Property Tax Rollback Elections
  - Homestead Appraisals
  - Additional School Funding
  - School Maintenance and Operation Property Tax
  - Social Security
  - Spending Limitations
  - Tax Burden
  - State Income Tax Ban
  - Truth in Taxation
  - Public Posting
  - Transportation and Fuel Taxes
  - Special Taxing Districts
- Government and Foreign Affairs
  - Bond Elections
  - Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR)
  - Candidate Eligibility
  - Judicial Candidate Speech
  - Campaign Endorsements
  - Cybersecurity
  - Cybersecurity Voter Registration
  - Elected Appraisal Boards
  - Conflicts of Interest
  - Elected Removal
  - Sexual Harassment
  - Early Voting
  - Fair Election Procedures
  - Offense Enforcement for In-Person Voting
  - Residency Requirements
  - Felon Voting
  - Voter Photo ID
  - Actual Residence
  - Consolidated Elections
  - Voter Registration
  - Nursing Home Voting
  - Campaigning at Poll Sites
  - Voting Rights
  - Direct Elections of State Judges
  - Government Authority
  - English-Only Ballots
  - Foreign Policy
  - China
  - Foreign Aid
  - Iran and North Korea
  - Israel
  - Israel?s Sovereignty
  - Taiwan
  - UN Arms Trade Treaty
  - UN Treaty on the Rights of Child
  - Taxation by a Foreign Entity
  - United Nations
  - Federal Land in Texas
  - Federal Offices Location
  - Lobbying Limitation
  - Tax-Funded Lobbying
  - Texas Speaker of the House
  - Ghost Voting
  - Updating Texas House Rules
  - Calling for Open Calendar Committee Meetings
  - Government Shutdown
  - Closed Primary
  - Remove Gender Requirements
  - Enforcing the Platform
  - Candidate Support
  - Texas Protecting Texans
  - Protecting Active Military Right to Vote
  - Unelected Bureaucrats
  - Sunset Commission
  - Legislative Accountability
  - Permanent Voting Record
  - Public Information Act
  - Cell Phone Network Access
- Health and Human Services
  - Caring for Our Mentally Disabled Citizens
  - Mental Health
  - Welfare Reform
  - Federal Welfare Programs
  - Defunding HUD?s AFFH
  - Child Support Related to Welfare
  - Gender Identity
  - No Taxpayer Funding for Sex Change
  - Addiction
  - Healthcare Decisions
  - Healthcare Choice
  - Fluoride in Water Supply
  - Compassionate Use Act
  - Cannabis Classification
  - Medicaid Reform
  - Medicare Reform
  - Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (?Obamacare?)
  - Medical Records and Informed Consent
  - Right to Try
  - Texas HSA
  - Fetal Tissue Harvesting and Stem Cell Research
  - Homosexuality
  - Parental Rights and Responsibilities
  - Parental Consent
  - Conscience Clause
  - Alternatives to Abortion
  - Planned Parenthood
  - Human Embryos
  - End-of-Life Patient Protection
  - Home and Community-Based Services
  - Modernized Social Security Card
  - Social Security Disability
  - Toxic Exposure
  - VA Medical Benefits Not Limited
  - Replace the VA
- National Defense and Border Security
  - Support of Our Armed Forces
  - Proof of Legal Residency for Public Services
  - Strong National Defense
  - Reject NDAA
  - No Gender Norming in Military
  - Self-Protection on Military Bases
  - Missile Defense
  - National Guard Deployment
  - Military Rules of Engagement
  - Military Readiness
  - Defeat Terrorism
  - All-Volunteer Force
  - Women in Combat
  - Abolish Refugee Resettlement Program
  - Citizenship Qualification
  - Amnesty
  - Border Security Funding
  - Interstate Compact
  - Citizenship Identification
  - Eliminate Illegal Immigration Magnets
  - E-Verify
  - Magnet
  - Sanctuary Cities
  - Immigration System
  - Reintegration of Veterans
- State Affairs
  - Alamo
  - Campaign Finance Transparency
  - No Restrictions on Charities
  - Honor Our Flags
  - Freedom of Assembly
  - Freedom of Speech on University Campuses
  - Religious Freedom for Business Owners
  - Public Accommodations
  - Religious Freedom of Speech and Practice
  - Religious Freedom
  - Daylight Saving Time
  - Electoral College
  - Fairness Doctrine
  - Gender Identity Facilities in Businesses
  - Child Rights
  - No Sexuality Indoctrination
  - Gender Identity Pronouns
  - Heritage
  - Historical Monuments
  - Homosexual Behavior
  - Definition of Marriage
  - State Authority over Marriage
  - Spousal Benefits
  - No-Fault Divorce
  - Overturn Unconstitutional Ruling
  - Pro-life
  - Abolish Abortion
  - Dismemberment Abortion
  - State Authority over Abortion
  - Fundamental Right to Life
  - Reverse Roe v. Wade
  - Property Annexation
  - HOA Open Meetings
  - Property Rights
  - Eminent Domain
  - Save the USS Texas
  - Unfunded Mandates

Planks

National Defense and Border Security

Magnet

2018 State Party Platform

We support eliminating the employment magnet by requiring all employers to screen new hires through the free E-Verify system to prevent the hiring of illegal aliens and of anyone not legally authorized to work in the US.