South Texans' Property Rights Association

What it says on the issues

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• Agriculturemore policy activity in Agriculture

  “We have also supported legislation to better regulate the deer breeding industry and stem the spread of CWD.”

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• Environmentless policy activity in Environment

  “STPRA’s board has passed a resolution opposing expansion of federal jurisdiction through removing the word “navigable” in a revised version of the Clean Water Act.”

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• Immigrationless policy activity in Immigration

  “We support market based visa caps and oppose any new paths for citizenship, except possibly for children who were brought here illegally and meet stringent qualifications including no criminal background and solid work and school performance.”

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• Immigrationmore policy activity in Immigration

  “STPRA has also consistently advocated increased financial and human resources, particularly federal, to secure the border and was one of the first groups to recognize the need for south-bound inspections and enforcement.”

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• Transportationmore policy activity in Transportation

  “We joined with the Farm Bureau in supporting passage of $2 billion in bonds for construction of new roads and the prevention of converting existing highways into toll roads.”

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• Public Landsless policy activity in Public Lands

  “STPRA stood with the Comptroller and asked the Governor to veto the new legislation, which he did.”

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• Macroeconomics: Tax Codeless policy activity in Macroeconomics: Tax Code

  “STPRA joins the Farm Bureau and Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association in supporting a full repeal of the estate tax.”

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• Macroeconomics: Tax Codeless policy activity in Macroeconomics: Tax Code

  “We join those groups in asking that until that time, agricultural property be exempted from the estate tax and the $5.25 million exemption continue to be indexed for inflation.”

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• Agriculture: Animal and Crop Diseasemore policy activity in Agriculture: Animal and Crop Disease

  “We have also supported legislation to better regulate the deer breeding industry and stem the spread of CWD.”

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• Agriculture: Animal and Crop Diseasemore policy activity in Agriculture: Animal and Crop Disease

  “STPRA supports the provision of all necessary state and federal resources to control fever ticks and protect private property, including livestock, deer and exotic game.”

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• Immigration: Immigrationmore policy activity in Immigration: Immigration

  “legislation which will permit South Texas property owners to safely and peacefully enjoy their lands, which legislation may include responsible and reasonable provisions relating to a guest worker program, tamper-proof identification cards, and employer sanctions”

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• Immigration: Immigrationless policy activity in Immigration: Immigration

  “We support market based visa caps and oppose any new paths for citizenship, except possibly for children who were brought here illegally and meet stringent qualifications including no criminal background and solid work and school performance.”

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• Transportation: Highwaysmore policy activity in Transportation: Highways

  “STPRA supports SJR 1, a constitutional amendment to provide for the transfer of certain general revenue to the economic stabilization fund, to provide for the transfer of certain general revenue to the state highway fund”

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• Law & Crime: Policemore policy activity in Law & Crime: Police

  “STPRA was instrumental in passing House Bill (HB) 3422 (the landowner compensation bill) last legislative session. HB 3422 amended the Transportation Code to broaden allowable compensation to property owners for damages by any law enforcement agency.”

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• Subsidiarity ↔ Centralization (law-making)power at the lowest competent level

  “STPRA stood with the Comptroller and asked the Governor to veto the new legislation, which he did.”

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• Subsidiarity ↔ Centralization (law-making)power at the lowest competent level

  “STPRA’s board has passed a resolution opposing expansion of federal jurisdiction through removing the word “navigable” in a revised version of the Clean Water Act.”

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• Subsidiarity ↔ Centralization (law-making)power at the lowest competent level

  “STPRA supports keeping the use of brackish water under the control of the Groundwater Conservation Districts.”

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• Subsidiarity ↔ Centralization (law-making)power at the lowest competent level

  “Just as it makes sense for school districts to be governed by local citizens, it makes sense for groundwater to be governed by local citizens, which is why we support local groundwater conservation districts.”

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• Legal status for the long-settledno

  “We support market based visa caps and oppose any new paths for citizenship, except possibly for children who were brought here illegally and meet stringent qualifications including no criminal background and solid work and school performance.”

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• Border security as a priorityextremely important

  “STPRA has also consistently advocated increased financial and human resources, particularly federal, to secure the border and was one of the first groups to recognize the need for south-bound inspections and enforcement.”

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• Troops at the borderyes

  “STPRA has also consistently advocated increased financial and human resources, particularly federal, to secure the border and was one of the first groups to recognize the need for south-bound inspections and enforcement.”

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• Guest-worker programsopen legal channels

  “legislation which will permit South Texas property owners to safely and peacefully enjoy their lands, which legislation may include responsible and reasonable provisions relating to a guest worker program, tamper-proof identification cards, and employer sanctions”

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• Eminent domain for private pipelinesban; property rights

  “STPRA generally supports improved highways throughout the South Texas region, but insists that improvements must be made along existing highway rights-of-way. We support limiting both encroachment on private property and the use of eminent domain.”

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• Eminent domain for private pipelinesban; property rights

  “STPRA will continue working with its allies to address outstanding issues related to “necessity of public use” definitions and the prevention of abuses by power and fuel line companies.”

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• Endangered Species Actnarrow it

  “We also support Sen. Cornyn’s efforts to restrict frivolous claims of endangerment.”

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