SD22 Republican Convention

Tarrant County Senate District 22 Convention

Tuesday, March 22, 2022

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2020 State Platform

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Preamble
- Preamble
Principles
- Principles
Business, Commerce and Transportation
- Utilities
- Power Grid
- Smart Meters
- Insurance Rates
- Intrastate Commerce
- Municipal Preemption
- Carbon Tax
- Energy Production
- Environment
- Ethanol
- Government Accountability
- Windstorm Insurance Association
- Licensing
- Minimum Wage
- Prevailing Wage
- Practice Law
- Blue Laws
- Sarbanes-Oxley
- Doxing
- Regulating the Internet
- Social Media Freedom
- Retirement Accounts
- Social Security Opt-Out
- Rural and Volunteer Fire Departments
- Small Business
- Trade Agreements
- Vehicle Inspection
- Vehicle Registration
- Flooding Mitigation, Hurricane, and Early Warning of Impending Disaster
- Regulatory Burden on Fantasy Sports
- Open Markets
- Toll Roads
- Tidelands and Resources
- Water Resources
- The Lacey Act
- Origin Labeling
- Lower Taxes
- Freedom Food
- Predatory Towing
- Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOPs)
- Municipal Permitting
- High Speed Rail
- COVID-19 Liability
- Jobs Are Essential
- Mask Mandates
- Vehicle Titles
- Unions
Constitutional Issues
- The Rights of a Sovereign People
- Right to Free Speech
- Keep Oath to the Constitution
- Preservation of our Constitutional Republic
- State Sovereignty
- No Foreign Law
- Judicial Overreach
- Limiting the Power of the Supreme Court
- National Popular Vote
- Recall Elections
- State Electoral College
- Habeas Corpus
- US Citizenship
- Census
- United States Senators
- Term Limits
- National Language
- Equal Rights Amendment
- Executive Orders
- Affirmative Action
- Family Values
- National Sovereignty
- Right to Self-Defense
- Restore Firearms Freedom
- Gun Carry and Possession Restrictions
- Amend Texas Constitution
- Unfunded Mandates
- War Powers
- Lockdowns Never Again
- Protecting Constitutional Rights Regarding Age
- Limit Executive Power
- Article V Convention of States
Criminal and Civil Justice
- Parents’ Rights
- Equal Parenting
- CPS
- Abortion Homicide Exemption
- Capital Punishment
- No Arrest for Nonjailable Offenses
- Police, Firefighters, and Other First Responders Appreciation
- Written or Recorded Consent
- Mental Health Support Backup
- Protection from Arbitrary Stops
- Obscenity Exemption
- Civil Asset Forfeiture
- Victims of Human Trafficking
- Human Trafficking Jurisdiction
- Government Surveillance
- Location and Data Privacy
- Hate Crimes
- Right to See Charge
- Indefinite Detention
- Juries
- Frivolous Lawsuits
- Marriage Officiation
- Law Enforcement Equipment
- Raise the Age
- Warrant Validity
- Bail Reform
- Pandemic Release
- Pandemic Business Fines
- Political Policing
- Police Brutality
- Fraudulent Lien Filings
- Police Unions
- No-Knock Raids
- Oppose Riots
- Independent Review
Education
- Local Control for Education
- Abolish Department of Education
- Eliminate the Harris County Department of Education
- Campus Speech
- Religious Freedom and Public Schools
- Special Treatment
- Basic Standards
- Founding Documents in High School
- Scientific Theories
- National Core Curriculum
- American Identity
- Bilingual Education
- Elected SBOE
- School Options
- School Security
- Textbook Approval
- Oversight of Instructional Materials
- Sexual Education
- Gender Identity
- Inappropriate Content
- Fair Play for Texas Athletes
- Healthcare in Public Schools
- School Health Advisory Councils
- Foreign Charter Schools
- Supporting Military Families in Education
- Due Process for Teachers
- Tenure
- College Tuition
- Equal Access
- Texas School Reopenings
- No Pass No Play
Finance
- Government Spending and Taxation
- Federal Fiscal Restraint
- State Fiscal Restraint
- Local Fiscal Restraint
- Entitlement Reform
- Economic Stabilization Fund
- Government Pensions
- Gambling
- Line-Item Veto
- Veto Session
- State Income Tax Ban
- Truth in Taxation
- Public Posting
- Transportation and Fuel Taxes
- Death Tax
- Higher Education Spending Control
- Defund Big Government, Not the Police
- Management Districts
- Permanent School Fund
- Abolish Property Tax
- Property Tax Increase Limitation
- Homestead Appraisals
- School Finance
- Administrative Bloat Is Not Transformative
- School Maintenance and Operation Property Tax
- Tax Notice for Renters
- School Property Tax Abatements
- Bailouts and Subsidies
- Community Reinvestment Act
- Lending Institutions
- Special Funds
- Pro Stadiums
- Public Broadcasting
- Audit the Fed
Government and Foreign Affairs
- Cybersecurity Voter Registration
- Elected Appraisal Boards
- Sexual Harassment
- Government Authority
- Federal Land in Texas
- Tax-Funded Lobbying
- Texas Speaker of the House
- House Committees
- House Calendars Committee
- Candidate Support
- Unelected Bureaucrats
- Sunset Commission
- Ordinances Providing Safe Haven Cities for the Preborn
- Bond Elections
- Judicial Candidate Speech
- Pay-to-Play Endorsement Slates
- Early Voting
- Fair Election Procedures
- Ballot by Mail
- Offense Enforcement for In-Person Voting
- Felon Voting
- Actual Residence
- Consolidated Elections
- Voter Registration
- Ballot Harvesting
- Campaigning at Poll Sites
- Voting Rights
- Direct Elections of State Judges
- English-Only Ballots
- Closed Primary
- Crossover Voting
- Redistricting
- County Chair Elections
- Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR)
- Foreign Policy
- Trade with China
- People’s Republic of China Aggression
- Foreign Aid
- Iran and North Korea
- Israel
- Oppose BDS
- Taiwan
- United Nations
- UN Treaty on the Rights of the Child
- Taxation by a Foreign Entity
Health and Human Services
- Caring for Our Mentally Disabled Citizens
- Mental Health
- Parental Safeguard
- Welfare Reform
- Federal Welfare Programs
- Defunding HUD’s AFFH
- Child Support Related to Welfare
- Homosexuality
- Gender Identity
- No Taxpayer Funding for Sex Change
- Counseling Methods
- Addiction
- Healthcare Decisions
- Texas Medical Practice Act
- Healthcare Choice
- Natural Medical Right
- Medication Manufacturing
- Water Supply
- Cannabis Classification
- Medicaid Reform
- Medicare Reform
- Labels on Medications
- Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (“Obamacare”)
- Medical Records and Informed Consent
- Contact Tracing
- Right to Try
- Healthcare Savings Accounts
- Texas HSA
- Fetal Tissue Harvesting and Stem Cell Research
- Choice of Therapy
- Parental Rights and Responsibilities
- Parental Rights of Dependent Adult Children
- Parental Consent
- Conscience Clause
- Alternatives to Abortion
- Planned Parenthood
- Human Embryos
- End-of-Life Patient Protection
- Repeal and Replace Ten-Day Rule
- Home and Community-Based Services
- Modernized Social Security Card
- Social Security Disability
- Toxic Exposure
- VA Medical Benefits Not Limited
- Replace the VA
- Pandemic Response
- Pornography Crisis
National Defense and Border Security
- Support of Our Armed Forces
- Proof of Legal Residency for Public Services
- No Gender Norming in Military
- Missile Defense
- Military Readiness
- Defeat Terrorism
- Abolish Refugee Resettlement Program
- Citizenship Qualification
- Amnesty
- Border Security Funding
- Eliminate Illegal Immigration Magnets
- E-Verify
- Sanctuary Cities
- Immigration System
- H-1B Visas
- Aiding and Abetting Illegal Immigrants
- National Guard Deployment
State Affairs
- Alamo
- Heritage
- Historical Monuments
- Honor Our Flags
- Campaign Finance Transparency
- No Restrictions on Charities
- Freedom of Assembly
- Religious Freedom for Business Owners
- Public Accommodations
- Religious Freedom of Speech and Practice
- Daylight Saving Time
- Gender Identity Facilities in Businesses
- Child Rights
- Gender Identity Pronouns
- Homosexual Behavior
- Definition of Marriage
- State Authority over Marriage
- Spousal Benefits
- No-Fault Divorce
- Overturn Unconstitutional Ruling
- Adoption
- Pro-life
- Abolish Abortion
- Dismemberment Abortion
- State Authority over Abortion
- Fundamental Right to Life
- Reverse Roe v. Wade
- Property Annexation
- HOA Governance
- Property Rights
- Eminent Domain
- Unfunded Mandates Impact
- Platform Integrity
- Right to Use Cash and Cash Substitutes
- Employment Privacy

Business, Commerce and Transportation

Licensing

We call upon the Texas Legislature to review all business/professional licensing programs and associated licensing for boards for the purpose of abolishing as many as reasonably possible and repealing those laws, rules, and regulations.