Governor

Signed the 2025 law creating a $1 billion education savings account program for private school tuition and other expenses; proposes requiring 70% of school funding to go to classrooms and limiting classroom screen time.

Supports the state's voucher program but prefers a statewide scholarship of equal value that follows each child to any school; says standardized testing mandates limit teachers.

Would end the state's education savings account (voucher) program, raise teacher pay to among the highest in the nation, end the STAAR test, pause A-F school ratings, and stop state takeovers of school districts.

In August 2026 paused new data center connections to the power grid pending state audits, and says data centers should pay their own way and supply their own power and water; proposes opening Austin and San Antonio's city-owned electric utilities to retail competition.

Opposes state tax exemptions for AI data centers, which he calls corporate welfare; does not oppose data centers that pay for their own impact, and opposes halting already-approved projects.

Supports a moratorium on new data centers until stronger regulations are in place and an end to their tax breaks; would direct state regulators to freeze residential electricity rates until large users pay their own grid costs.

Launched the state border security effort Operation Lone Star in 2021; says people in the country illegally who are arrested for violent felonies should be denied bail.

Says border enforcement is mainly a federal job that Texas should cooperate on, but objects to methods he says harm people; says the legal immigration process is too burdensome.

Says she wants a secure border, with investment in ports of entry and coordination with federal partners, while criticizing current federal immigration enforcement tactics.

Proposes a voter-approved end to school district property taxes for homeowners, lowering the homestead appraisal cap from 10% to 3%, and local spending limits; opposes a state income tax.

Says Texas has no state property tax and that promises to eliminate property taxes are misleading; skeptical of replacing them with higher sales taxes; supports simplifying appraisals and respecting local control.

Would end corporate economic development subsidies and use the savings to cut property taxes, with a goal of eliminating residential property taxes; also proposes tax relief and cash back for renters.

Signed the 2021 Texas Heartbeat Act, which prohibits most abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy.

Says Texas abortion laws should be made "sane and humane," saying women in Texas cannot access the health care they need; voted against the 2021 Texas Heartbeat Act.

Signed the 2021 law allowing Texans 21 and older who may legally possess a handgun to carry it without a license.

Supports the constitutional right to keep and bear arms; cautious about "red flag" laws on due-process grounds; favors practical school-safety steps such as locked doors and clear police chains of command.

Proposes a lower-cost "Essential Benefits" health insurance plan option for employers with fewer coverage mandates, and copay caps on certain medications.

Says Texas could cover more than a million more residents by accepting federal health coverage funds; pledges health coverage for every Texas child, support for rural hospitals and a ban on bad-faith insurance denials.

Says decisions should be made as close as possible to the people they affect and that she would restore local control over decisions the state has overridden.

Says she would hold utilities to stricter reliability and grid-planning standards, modernize emergency preparedness, and expand disaster assistance programs.

Proposes expanding the state's repeat-offender task force, creating a statewide prosecutor and allowing impeachment of district attorneys he says fail to uphold their oath.