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🗳️ IJR community pollinfluence-weighted · not a scientific poll
China & trade:Supports divesting state funds and investments from China.[1]
Crime & policing:Supports bail reform to deny bail for certain felonies, statewide prosecutor, and impeaching rogue DAs.[1][2]
Cybersecurity:Supports establishing a state cybersecurity command and strengthening systems.[1][2]
DEI programs:Supports banning DEI hiring, training, and ideology in public schools and universities.[1][2][3]
Election integrity: mail ballots:Supports legislation to prevent abuse of mail ballots and drive-thru voting while ensuring poll watcher access.[1]
Election integrity: voter ID:Supports voter ID laws to prevent fraud and ensure election integrity.[1][2]
Energy production:Supports expanding natural gas power generation alongside wind and solar to meet growing electricity demand.[1]
Fentanyl & drug enforcement:Supports prosecuting fentanyl deaths as murder, awareness campaigns, and distributing Narcan.[1][2][3]
Free speech & tech censorship:Supports laws prohibiting social media companies from censoring users based on political viewpoints and requiring transparency in content moderation.[1][2]
Gun policy:Opposes red-flag laws and raising the minimum age to purchase guns; supports campus carry, open carry, and mandatory minimum sentences for illegal gun possession.[1]
Health care:Supports protecting the Medicaid safety net and opposes federal policies that would reduce funding for vulnerable populations and rural hospitals.[1][2]
Housing costs:Supports reducing local regulations, expediting permitting, and allowing accessory dwelling units to lower housing costs.[1][2]
Infrastructure:Supports generational investments in water infrastructure, power grid, and cybersecurity.[1][2][3]
Israel:Supports Israel and opposes government entities supporting boycotts of Israel.[1]
Marijuana legalization:Supports banning intoxicating hemp products with a 0.3% THC cap and restricting sales to adults over 21.[1]
Medical gender transition for minors:Opposes and bans gender reassignment surgery and related care for minors.[1][2]
Parents' rights in education:Supports Parents' Bill of Rights to strengthen parental control over education and ban DEI in schools.[1][2]
Regulation & permitting:Opposes overregulation by cities that increases housing costs and restricts property rights.[1]
Sanctuary jurisdictions:Supports banning sanctuary city policies and requiring local officials to honor federal immigration detainer requests.[1][2]
School choice:Supports largest day-one school choice program with education savings accounts for private school tuition.[1][2][3]
Social Security & Medicare:Supports stricter oversight of public pension funds to protect retirees and prevent taxpayer bailouts.[1]
Student loan forgiveness:Opposes federal student loan relief plans.[1]
Taxes:Supports major property tax cuts, business tax reductions, and a permanent ban on state income taxes to improve affordability.[1]
Teacher pay:Supports merit-based raises and path to six-figure salaries for top teachers alongside record public education funding.[1][2][3]
Water infrastructure:Supports generational investment in water infrastructure and new sources.[1][2]
Women's sports:Supports protecting women's sports by enforcing biological sex categories.[1][2]
Border enforcement & immigration law:Supports a pathway to legal status for hard-working immigrants while addressing border security risks.[1]
Crime & policing:Supports reforms to reduce incarceration rates, including youth initiatives and decriminalization of small marijuana amounts.[1]
Data center regulation:Supports a moratorium on new data center construction until regulations protect Texans.[1][2]
Data centers:Opposes data center construction that shifts costs to residents and strains water resources.[1][2]
Energy production:Supports including Texas in national climate change plans to reduce emissions from vehicles and the oil and gas industry.[1]
Health care:Supports expanded health care access.[1]
Infrastructure:Supports investing tax revenue in infrastructure and public services.[1]
Marijuana legalization:Supports legalizing medical marijuana and decriminalizing possession of small amounts.[1][2]
Minimum wage:Supports an increase in the minimum wage.[1]
Parents' rights in education:Opposes state takeovers of school districts and supports returning control to local communities.[1]
Public education funding:Supports increased funding and higher teacher pay for public schools.[1][2]
Regulation & permitting:Supports a moratorium on new data centers until basic protections for water and power use are enacted, along with local control and transparency requirements.[1]
School choice:Opposes private school vouchers and supports prioritizing public school funding.[1][2][3]
Taxes:Supports lower homeowner property taxes and ending the state sales tax exemption for data centers.[1][2]