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Higher education has long been my passion. The future of our state hinges upon the success we have in our institutions of higher learning. We must ensure that Texas nurtures the talent required to have a competitive edge in the 21st Century economy. That is why I have asked the Committee on Higher Education to study ways to improve student participation and success in higher education through financial aid and incentive funding.
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I have asked the House Elections Committee to study the prevalence of fraud in Texas' elections. Voter fraud has been an increasing concern throughout the United States since voting is a sacred right. State and federal law both require all voters to be citizens, but current state law requires no photo identification or proof of citizenship when registering to vote or when voting. We need to ensure that only U.S. citizens who are Texas residents are voting in our Texas elections. If you need identification to get through virtually any state regulated process, it makes perfect sense that an ID would be necessary to vote.
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Two of the most significant interim charges will study the effectiveness of the state's budget structure and will examine alternative methods to determining the state's spending limit. During a time of record surpluses, we should reinvigorate our effort to spend and budget wisely. The bottom line is we don’t spend government money, we spend taxpayer money, and we must be good stewards of the resources given to us. The question for legislators to consider is whether we can do more to protect taxpayer interests while still investing wisely in the priorities of the people.
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It is only days until the November 6th election, and there are a number of important constitutional amendments on the ballot. If you have not reviewed the details of each amendment, I encourage you to click on the link below, which will take you to an analysis of this year's proposed constitutional amendments: |
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