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Highlights
of your state representative's
first session in Austin
Strong
Conservative Leader
"We
need more principled conservatives
like Thomas Latham working for
our families. In just his
first term, he quickly established
himself as one of Texas' strongest
advocates for cracking down on
illegal immigration."
— Hon.
Jodie Laubenberg
State Representative, District 89
LATHAM
co-authored and passed:
•
The Castle
Doctrine, which increases Texans' rights
to use force when protecting their
property
•
Jessica's
Law, which significantly increased
penalties for child predators
•
A bill
preventing fraudulent use of a child's
personal directory information
•
A bill
to increase the penalty for burglary
of motor vehicles
•
A bill
to increase the penalty for graffiti
•
A bill
to eliminate the telecommunications
infrastructure fund tax from local
phone bills
•
A bill
to place a constitutional amendment
on the ballot to eliminate property
tax on one personal vehicle also used
for business purposes
•
A bill
preventing the Governor from mandating
every girl receive a papillomavirus
vaccination
•
A bill
to increase penalty on intoxication
assault against police and fire first
responders
•
A bill
to make it a crime to use or exhibit
firearms in school parking lots or
on school buses
•
A bill
to renew the Texas Tomorrow Fund
LATHAM
authored and passed:
•
A bill
requiring police officer ID cards to
show specific pieces of information
to reduce criminal impersonation
•
A bill
providing continuing education opportunities
for truancy magistrates
•
A bill
requiring line-of-duty injury coverage
for all volunteer police and fire personnel
•
A bill
closing a loophole in the public information
law that has required municipalities
to release certain personal information
of minor children involved in city
programs, such as youth sports
•
A bill
to allow DPS officer polygraph examinations
for those who want to serve on federal
task forces
LATHAM's
additional efforts:
•
Sponsored
the bill to add "under God" to
the Texas Pledge
•
Worked
to pass the largest tax cut in Texas
history
•
Fought
for an increase in teacher pay
•
Fought
for and secured funding to build a
high speed motor vehicle training facility
for Texas peace officers in response
to the rising rate of officer-related
traffic deaths
Paid for by Thomas Latham
for Texas Campaign — Dr. Teresa Farr, Treasurer
