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Supports reducing school district maintenance and operations (M&O) property taxes to alleviate the tax burden on individuals and prevent displacement.

Supports reducing school district maintenance and operations (M&O) property taxes.

Opposes environmental, social, and governance (ESG) and diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) investment practices, believing they harm Texas's economy and business operations.

Supports spending over $12 billion to reduce the school property tax rate for homeowners and business properties.

Supports a $100,000 homestead exemption for homeowners who homestead their homes.

Supports a $100,000 homestead exemption for homeowners.

Supports a 3-year pilot project that provides a 20% reduction on appraised values for non-homesteaded properties valued at $5 million and under.

Supports a 3-year pilot project that provides a 20% reduction on appraised values for non-homesteaded properties valued at $5 million or less.

- Supports reducing school district maintenance and operations (M&O) property taxes.
- Opposes environmental, social, and governance (ESG) and diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) investment practices, believing they harm Texas's economy and business operations.
- Supports spending over $12 billion to reduce the school property tax rate for homeowners and business properties.
- Supports a $100,000 homestead exemption for homeowners.
- Supports a 3-year pilot project that provides a 20% reduction on appraised values for non-homesteaded properties valued at $5 million or less.

Economy

Passed Senate Bill 23, which requires voter approval to defund local law enforcement and allows citizens to report suspected funding reductions.

As a state representative, supported Senate Bill (SB) 23, which requires voter approval to defund local law enforcement and allows citizens to report suspected funding reductions.

- As a state representative, supported Senate Bill (SB) 23, which requires voter approval to defund local law enforcement and allows citizens to report suspected funding reductions.
- Opposes gun control.

Public Safety

Supports Senate Bill (SB) 14, which bans gender modification surgeries and puberty blockers for minors.

Supports SB 14, which bans gender-affirming surgeries and puberty blockers for minors.

Opposes employee healthcare policies that support abortion travel.

- Opposes abortion access.
- Supports SB 14, which bans gender-affirming surgeries and puberty blockers for minors.
- Opposes employee healthcare policies that support abortion travel.

Healthcare

Supports programs that provide educational opportunities for underserved and disabled students.

- Supports programs that provide educational opportunities for underserved and disabled students.

Education

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

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Plans to address income inequality by reducing sales taxes and improving rural broadband access.

Supports unions and the right to collectively bargain.

- Plans to address income inequality by reducing sales taxes and improving rural broadband access.
- Supports unions and the right to collectively bargain.

Supports gun control, including requiring training safety and storage.

- Supports gun control, including requiring training safety and storage.

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Supports abortion and wants to restore "reproductive freedom," including in vitro fertilization (IVF) and contraception.

Supports access to abortion, calling it a "fundamental human right."

Opposes the "controversial Heartbeat Act" and supports reproductive freedom.

Opposes Senate Bill (SB) 8 or the "Heartbeat Act", which prohibits a physician from performing or inducing an abortion after a "fetal heartbeat" has been detected.

Says, "My top priority is to restore reproductive freedom, which includes the right to IVF and contraception."

Supports expanding Medicaid in Texas to address the high uninsured rate.

- Supports access to abortion, calling it a "fundamental human right."
- Opposes Senate Bill (SB) 8 or the "Heartbeat Act", which prohibits a physician from performing or inducing an abortion after a "fetal heartbeat" has been detected.
- Says, "My top priority is to restore reproductive freedom, which includes the right to IVF and contraception."
- Supports expanding Medicaid in Texas to address the high uninsured rate.

Opposes school voucher programs which enable parents to use public funds to enroll their children in schools beyond their local options, including private schools and says, "it threatens to take taxpayer money away from already underfunded public schools and give it to private schools."

- Opposes school voucher programs which enable parents to use public funds to enroll their children in schools beyond their local options, including private schools and says, "it threatens to take taxpayer money away from already underfunded public schools and give it to private schools."

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

Brett Robinson

- Your state representative represents the interests of your local district in the Texas House of Representatives. The State House of Representatives, along with the State Senate, makes up your state lawmaking body: the Texas State Legislature
- Your state representative can author, sponsor, and vote on bills that may become state laws. 
- There are 150 members of the Texas House of Representatives, each representing a single district. Representatives must be at least 21 years old and reside in the state for at least two years before their election. 
- State representatives are elected to two-year terms during even-numbered years. There are no term limits. 
- State representatives make $7,200 annually in addition to a $221 payment per day during legislative sessions and mileage reimbursements.