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Corbin Van Arsdale

Agenda for the 2009 Session

1. Combat illegal immigration


• More troopers, resources and technology for border security


• Require citizenship and photo ID to vote


• Require proof of citizenship for government benefits


• End sanctuary cities


• Prohibit illegal immigrants from getting in-state tuition


• Deport illegal immigrants from our prisons and jails
2. Bigger, bolder ideas on property tax relief
• Abolish the school property tax altogether by replacing it with local spending accountability, dedicated surplus and statewide sales tax.


• Keep pushing to lower appraisal caps. In the Senate, there are roughly 8-10 votes FOR, and we need 21 (for constitutional reasons, not because of the "2/3rds Rule"). In the House, we probably have 84-85 votes FOR, and we need 100. While we need to keep pushing to lower the 10% appraisal cap, we also need to come up with better property tax relief ideas that: (1) only require a majority vote (i.e., easier to pass) or (2) do more than just slow down automatic tax increases.


• Require automatic voter approval for total property tax increases of 5% or more.
3. Cut government spending
• Identify wasteful spending. Along with four other legislators, I helped Susan Combs create a new searchable Internet database for all state spending, grants, and contracts in the 2007 session. This will empower you, my constituents, to identify wasteful spending for us to cut.
  Pass a true constitutional spending limit tied to inflation plus population growth, not the gimmick “spending cap” we have now that limits returning surpluses to taxpayers.


• Provide simpler mechanism for returning surpluses to the taxpayers as an actual rebate.
4. Additional cuts to the business tax

Use surplus, consumption taxes and reduced spending to add to the business tax cuts that were passed for small business in the 2007 Session

5. Stop the Trans Texas Corridor and abuse of eminent domain