SD9 Republican Convention

Tarrant County Senate District 9 Convention

Saturday, March 26, 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

Health and Human Services

Planned Parenthood

We support completely eliminating public funding for Planned Parenthood and any other abortion providers and all their affiliates, and we oppose their digital or physical presence in our schools and other public institutions, and the expansion of their facilities in our neighborhoods.