How Valoree fights for you in Austin:

• Cutting Spending and Property Taxes

  • Valoree voted for House Bill 1 in 2019 to enact a fiscally responsible, balanced budget. 
  • Valoree co-authored and voted for House Bill 3 in 2019 to provide for $5 Billion in property tax relief.
  • Valoree co-authored and voted for Senate Bill 2 in 2019 to cap the growth of local government taxes and create more transparency in the property tax system.

• Sealing the Border and Ending Sanctuary Cities

  • Valoree co-authored and voted for Senate Bill 4 in 2017 which bans Sanctuary Cities in Texas.
  • Valoree voted for $800 million in border security spending in the Texas budget (House Bill 1, 2019).

• Standing with our First Responders

  • Valoree wrote and passed House Bill 2446 in 2019 which protects our emergency personnel from stalkers and criminals by exempting their home addresses and work schedules from public information.

• Protecting our Neighborhoods from Future Flooding

  • Valoree supported a package of flood relief and mitigation in the 2019 session including:
    • House Bill 5 – establishes debris management plans so our local communities can respond more quickly and simplifies the FEMA reimbursement process;
    • House Bill 6 – tasks Texas Division of Emergency Management with developing a Disaster Recovery Task Force to assist individuals with specialized assistance, including financial issues and federal assistance programs, and communities with recovery and resiliency planning to streamline and speed recovery at the local level;
    • Senate Bill 7 – requires the Governor’s Office to compile and maintain a comprehensive list of all the regulatory waivers needed during a disaster so the state may be able to expedite suspensions in any future disaster;
    • House Bill 13 – creates the Flood Infrastructure Fund (FIF) for statewide regional flood planning, mitigation, and infrastructure projects.
    • Senate Bill 500 – allocates $2 Billion for disaster grants and Hurricane Harvey recovery.

• Blocking Low-Income Government-Subsidized Housing

  • Due to overwhelming community opposition, Valoree has written letters against each proposed development in House District 150 since taking office in 2017. As a result of her letters, none of these developments were approved or constructed.
  • Valoree has fought tirelessly to protect the voice of the voters in the process of approving or disapproving these developments by killing every piece of legislation that would have removed State Representatives’ ability to give binding input.

• Fixing School Funding Formulas to Strengthen our Public Schools

  • Valoree co-authored and voted for House Bill 3 which provides $3.5 Billion to cut down on the wildly unpopular “Robin Hood” recapture system by 47%, provides $4.5 Billion in transformational education reforms, and provides $2 Billion for pay raises.

• Defending 2nd Amendment Rights

  • Valoree wrote and passed House Bill 121 in 2019 which provides a defense to prosecution to lawful gun owners who unknowingly enter establishments that have posted signage banning the carrying of handguns.

• Defending the Unborn

  • Valoree co-authored and voted for Senate Bill 22 in 2019 which bans any government entity in Texas from doing business with abortion providers.

• Supporting Current and Retired Teachers

  • Valoree co-sponsored and voted for Senate Bill 12 which makes the retired teacher pension fund stable and solvent and, given funding from Senate Bill 500, provides for a 13th Check to retirees!

• Keeping our Elections Fair and Secure

  • Valoree wrote and passed House Bill 88 which prevents ballot preparers from laying out ballots in such a way that benefits any particular candidate or political party.
  • Valoree wrote and passed House Bill 273 which increases efficiency of administering elections and cuts down on the potential for ballot harvesting.
  • Valoree wrote and passed House Bill 4130 which sets security standards for electronic poll books and requires the machines be certified by the Secretary of State.
  • Valoree co-authored and voted for House Bill 1888 in 2019 which ends the practice known as “rolling polling” whereby entities used to move polling locations around throughout the day which raised concerns about targeting specific voting populations.

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