As part of our Texas Lege preview we talked to VikkiGoodwinTX whose priorities include 'actually figuring out solutions to our epidemic of gun violence.”
Rep. Vikki Goodwin, who's served on both the Environmental Regulation and the Homeland Security & Public Safety committee, has taken on a seemingly impossible task in this Texas Legislature: gun regulation. Having filed 12 separate bills relating to bolstering waiting periods, background checks, and more, Goodwin says she'll"start with making sure the committee that hears the bills is interested in actually figuring out solutions to our epidemic of gun violence.
She says she'll continue to prioritize pay increases for teachers and state employees, and will join Rep. Erin Zwiener in pushing back against anti-LGBTQ bills and"any that limit access to contraception.
Goodwin has also filed bills that would address Austin-specific issues. One would legalize ranked choice voting for state offices and school boards, and another would allow it for municipalities that have already adopted RCV in their city charters – as Austin voters did in May 2021.
Goodwin says she's optimistic about bipartisan possibilities in the 88th Lege, compared to the COVID-restricted opportunities for dialogue last session:"I think it'll be much better this time around."
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