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Texas State Representative, District 80

Texas State Representative: Two-year term. The Texas House of Representatives has 150 members from separate districts across the state. With the Texas Senate, the Texas House: enacts and amends laws; passes the state budget and raises or lowers taxes; passes proposed amendments to the Texas Constitution; and redraws congressional and legislative district maps every ten years. The Texas House has the exclusive power to impeach officials. Current annual salary: $7,200, plus $221 for every day the Legislature is in session, including any special sessions. Diputado del Estado de Texas: Mandato de dos años. La Cámara de Diputados de Texas tiene 150 miembros de distritos diferentes en todo el estado. Con el Senado de Texas, la Cámara de Diputados de Texas: promulga y modifica leyes; aprueba el presupuesto estatal y aumenta o reduce los impuestos; aprueba enmiendas propuestas a la Constitución de Texas; y vuelve a dibujar los mapas de los distritos legislativos y del Congreso cada diez años. La Cámara de Diputados de Texas tiene el poder exclusivo de impugnar a funcionarios. Salario anual actual: $7,200, más $221 por cada día que la Legislatura esté en sesión, incluidas las sesiones especiales. Đại Diện Tiểu Bang Texas: Nhiệm kỳ hai năm. Hạ Viện Texas có 150 thành viên từ các địa hạt riêng biệt trên toàn tiểu bang. Phối hợp cùng Thượng Viện Texas, Hạ Viện Texas: ban hành luật và tu chính án; thông qua ngân sách tiểu bang và tăng hoặc giảm thuế; thông qua các bản tu chính được đề xuất cho Hiến Pháp Texas; và vẽ lại bản đồ của quận hạt lập pháp, thuộc quốc hội mười năm một lần. Hạ Viện Texas có đặc quyền luận tội các viên chức. Mức lương hàng năm hiện tại: 7.200 USD, cộng thêm 221 USD cho mỗi ngày Cơ Quan Lập Pháp tổ chức phiên lập pháp, bao gồm bất kỳ phiên họp đặc biệt nào. 德克萨斯州众议员: 任期两年。德克萨斯州众议院由来自全州各选区的 150 名议员组成。与德克萨斯州参议院一样,德克萨斯州众议院:制定和修改法律;通过州预算,提高或降低税收;通过对《德克萨斯州宪法》的拟议修正案;每十年重新绘制一次国会和立法机构选区地图。 德克萨斯州众议院拥有弹劾官员的专属权力。目前年薪:7200 美元,立法机构开会期间每天(包括任何特别会议)加221 美元。

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    Cecilia Castellano
    (Dem)

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    Rosie Cuellar
    (Dem)

Biographical Information

Qualifications: What training, experience and characteristics qualify you for this position?

Immigration: What is the best use of state funds and resources to address immigration in our border communities?

Public Education: What are your top priorities for public education?

Abortion: What, if any, changes would you support to Texas abortion laws?

Climate Change: What measures, if any, need to be taken at the state level to address the impacts of climate change?

Elections: What measures can be taken to protect free and fair access to voting in Texas?

Campaign Website http://www.cecilia4texas.com
We can Trust Cecilia to Fight for Working Families. She is a Third Generation Texan and derives inspiration from her faith to be a compassionate and effective leader.
Taxpayers deserve real solutions. Unfortunately, most politicians are only interested in photo ops. To date, our state has spent $12 billion on "border security" and what do we have to show for it? State officials should collaborate much more with the federal government. Collaboration will result in cost-savings for taxpayers, resources for local economies, and security for border communities.
Cecilia's Platform: 1. Fully Fund Public Education. A bipartisan majority in the Texas House defeated legislative voucher schemes. Now, it’s time to fully fund our public schools; 2. Increase Teacher Pay; 3. School Safety, Keep Kids Safe; 4. Academic & Financial Accountability; and, 5. Disabled & Special Needs Children Education.
Texas abortion laws should change to consider the life of the mother, medical emergencies, and pregnancy complications. There should also be exceptions for rape, incest, and fatal fetal anomalies. Based on current law, the Texas Supreme Court ruled that women must carry pregnancies to term in ALL CIRCUMSTANCES. That's too much government interference in woman's healthcare & medical decisions.
Climate Change is Real. We must enact measures to protect our air, land, and water. Throughout district 80, we have wells that no longer produce but continue to pollute. They negatively impact the land our cattle graze, the water with which we irrigate our crops, and the overall health of our communities. I will work with state agencies to address the dangers presented by untapped & orphan wells.
The biggest challenge to free and fair elections is hyper-partisan redistricting, where elected officials employ gerrymandering techniques to redesign districts and select their constituents. By the time we vote, we have been "packed" or "cracked" into districts with predetermined results. To address this undemocratic process, I propose independent and non-partisan "redistricting review boards".
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