- Saturday, March 24, 2018

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

PRESERVING AMERICAN FREEDOM

RESTORING INTEGRITY TO OUR ELECTIONS

Texas Speaker of the House

2016 State Party Platform

We oppose the use of pledge cards and call for the Republican members to caucus after each November general election to determine by secure secret ballot, their candidate for Speaker. We also call for the Republican members to vote as a unified body for their selected speaker candidate when the legislature convenes in regular session.