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While the Working-Class Standard Deduction is my national centerpiece for federal IRS code reform, expanding Early College High Schools (ECHS) is my Texas State Centerpiece. Every Texas student deserves the opportunity to graduate high school with an Associate Degree or 60 transferable college credits tuition-free, backed by the Texas Educator Masters Certification, an $85,000 minimum educator salary, and statewide subsidized farm-to-market hot school lunches.
Subsidize Public Education, NOT Billionaires: It is time to subsidize Texas public education and offer our schools comprehensive tax exemptions—not Elon Musk whose bootstraps are plenty long enough to pull himself up!
We are putting recreational adult-use THC directly on the ballot for Texas voters to decide. 100% of all THC sales tax revenue will be constitutionally and statutorily dedicated solely to fund:
"Working at Sam Houston MSTC bridging the digital divide for underserved students taught me a fundamental truth: brilliance and work ethic are evenly distributed across Texas, but opportunity is not. If we subsidize public education, give our public schools tax exemptions instead of subsidizing Elon Musk, and empower teachers with an $85,000 salary floor and Masters certification, our kids will graduate with two years of college complete and zero student debt."
Every public high school across Texas integrates dual-credit Early College coursework, enabling students to earn an Associate Degree or 60 transferable college credits tuition-free before high school graduation.
State-funded graduate tuition and stipends for Texas teachers transitioning to teach college-level accredited courses, creating a premier pipeline of certified dual-credit faculty across all Texas districts.
Establishing an $85,000 statewide minimum salary floor for Texas public educators, ensuring Texas attracts and retains world-class teaching talent while ending educator turnover.
Abolish corporate Chapter 312/313 tax abatements for billionaire ventures like Elon Musk whose bootstraps are long enough to pull himself up. Redirect every dollar and offer comprehensive tax exemptions to public school districts.
Statewide subsidized scratch-cooked school lunches connecting cafeterias directly with Texas family farms, ending childhood lunch debt and investing state procurement directly in local agriculture.
Put adult-use recreational THC on the ballot for Texas voters to decide. 100% of all THC sales tax revenue will be constitutionally dedicated solely to ECHS credits, farm-to-market lunches, and educator salaries.