Evelyn Brooks

Environment / Energy Increase domestic oil and natural gas production, reduce blanketed mandates placed on the oil and gas industry, and incentivize reliable, renewable energy production. Healthcare Protect the rights of Texans during a public health emergency, uphold vaccine choice, and judiciously approach the Public-Health Emergency Authority Act (PHEAA). Healthcare Shift healthcare priorities to wellness and prevention and set limits on how much emergency rooms, hospitals, and Big Pharma can charge Texans. Economy Protect Texans’ investment securities, including IRA and 401(k) accounts. Immigration Preserve the legal immigration process, while stopping illegal immigration and focusing on stronger coordination between federal, state, and local agencies. Infrastructure / Transportation Eliminate foreign ownership of farmland and ranchland and remove general regulatory overreach of Texas farmers and ranchers. Taxes / Budget Use state and local budget surpluses to buydown property tax rates and redesign Texas’ sales tax base in a way it remains competitive. Criminal Justice / Public Safety Reject the unconstitutional Islamic invasion entangling alliances within Texas, including self-governing Islamic zones and the introduction of Sharia law. Immigration Increase deportations for illegal immigrants who are dangerous offenders or convicted of crimes. Infrastructure / Transportation Promote shorter supply chains and local food production by providing easier pathways between consumers and producers. Economy Incentivize and revitalize organic and safe farming and ranching free from agricultural chemicals and genetically engineered crops. Education Save neighborhood schools from closing by limiting charter school expansion. Immigration Protect unaccompanied migrant children from exploitation in unsafe adult facilities, shelters, or unvetted sponsor homes, while supporting family integrity when possible. Wages / Job Benefits Propose the Texas state minimum salary range for teachers be increased to 60,000 - 75,040 (compared to 33,960 - 54,540) – without attaching government strings. Taxes / Budget Reduce the amount local governments can raise property taxes and remove local government's ability to raise unlimited property taxes on new properties. Environment / Energy Incentivize innovations in deep-well drilling for water needs and stop expansion of seed clouding and geoengineering. Taxes / Budget Give voters direct approval of any proposed property tax increases above 0%. Enact common-sense debt limits on local governments, while requiring a plan to eliminate debt before adding more. Education Restore the State Board of Education’s statutory authority. Education Decentralize control to limit government interference, and roll back unconstitutional mandates placed on independent school districts. Education Restore teacher autonomy and authority, classroom discipline, competition, traditional instructional methodology and pedagogy, and hardback textbooks for all foundational curriculum courses for grades Pre-K-12. Education Support the sovereignty of homeschool and private schools and make government interference unlawful. Wages / Job Benefits Protect Texas jobs from being eliminated by Artificial Intelligence, while utilizing proactive societal solutions. Economy Fight against the adoption of a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) and safeguard legal codes from future introduction of a CBDC.