Ballotpedia: Terry Meza

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Supports better pay and job skills development programs.

Supports job skills development programs.

Wants to ensure everyone has the support, encouragement, and resources to become small business owners.

- Supports job skills development programs.
- Wants to ensure everyone has the support, encouragement, and resources to become small business owners.

Economy

As a co-author of House Bill 8, removed the statute of limitations for sexual assault and plans to address the backlog of untested rape kits.

As a representative, co-authored House Bill 8, which removed the statute of limitations for sexual assault.

Opposes SB4, the “Show me your papers” bill, and HB45, the “anti-sharia law” bill.

Opposes "discriminatory" legislation such as SB4, the “Show me your papers” bill, and HB45, the “anti-sharia law” bill.

Said, "I will work to make the criminal justice system fairer for all... This means understanding the effectiveness and potential harm of current policies (like no-knock warrants); and removing barriers to work, housing and more for those that have already served their time in prison."

Prioritizes funding gun violence prevention research and "keeping guns out of the hands of domestic abusers."

- As a representative, co-authored House Bill 8, which removed the statute of limitations for sexual assault.
- Opposes "discriminatory" legislation such as SB4, the “Show me your papers” bill, and HB45, the “anti-sharia law” bill.
- Said, "I will work to make the criminal justice system fairer for all... This means understanding the effectiveness and potential harm of current policies (like no-knock warrants); and removing barriers to work, housing and more for those that have already served their time in prison."
- Prioritizes funding gun violence prevention research and "keeping guns out of the hands of domestic abusers."

Public Safety

Supports accepting $100 billion in federal Medicaid money to provide healthcare for two million uninsured Texas families.

As a state representative, joint-authored House Bill 72 to expand healthcare access for all children in the foster care system.

- Supports accepting $100 billion in federal Medicaid money to provide healthcare for two million uninsured Texas families.
- As a state representative, joint-authored House Bill 72 to expand healthcare access for all children in the foster care system.

Healthcare

Believes every child deserves to attend a clean, safe school and is committed to rebuilding public school systems.

As a co-author of House Bill 3, which aims to provide more resources for Texas classrooms, increase teacher pay, and cut local property taxes.

As a representative, co-authored House Bill 3, which aims to provide more resources for Texas classrooms, increase teacher pay, and cut local property taxes.

Believes there is a "growing gap in the quality of education" and is committed to rebuilding the public school system.

- Believes every child deserves to attend a clean, safe school and is committed to rebuilding public school systems.
- As a representative, co-authored House Bill 3, which aims to provide more resources for Texas classrooms, increase teacher pay, and cut local property taxes.
- Believes there is a "growing gap in the quality of education" and is committed to rebuilding the public school system.

Education

Supports The Green Texas Act 2021, which includes initiatives like investment in mass transit systems, protecting natural resources, and ending tax exemptions for fossil fuel production facilities.

- Supports The Green Texas Act 2021, which includes initiatives like investment in mass transit systems, protecting natural resources, and ending tax exemptions for fossil fuel production facilities.

Energy & the Environment

As of September 7, 2024, Terry Meza’s website did not contain information on this issue.

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Supports creating a business-friendly climate that encourages small business development.

Wants to encourage small business development.

Believes in reducing property taxes and cutting wasteful spending.

Believes in safeguarding local governance by preventing state legislative overreach.

Wants to protect Irving from "legislative overreach."

- Wants to encourage small business development.
- Supports cutting property taxes.
- Wants to protect Irving from "legislative overreach."

Believes in "stronger laws for dangerous criminals and drug dealers."

Wants to increase criminal penalties for certain crimes, including drug dealing. 

- Wants to increase criminal penalties for certain crimes, including drug dealing. 

As of September 7, 2024, Rose Cannaday’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Supports public schools and teachers and parental rights in education.

- Supports "parental rights" in education.

Plans to "ensure future water needs are met by championing responsible development and usage strategies."

Wants to establish better development and usage practices for water.

Believes in establishing a more reliable and functional power grid.

- Wants to establish better development and usage practices for water.
- Wants to improve the power grid.

Rose Cannaday

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