| | David Watts for Texas House|accessdate=November 28, 2015}}</ref> He supports the election of appraisal board members, rather than the long-term system of appointment by the governmental entities.<ref name=longnj/> | | David Watts for Texas House|accessdate=November 28, 2015}}</ref> He supports the election of appraisal board members, rather than the long-term system of appointment by the governmental entities.<ref name=longnj/> |
| − | He favors using state military personnel to guard the lengthy border with [[Mexico]], considering the lack of consistent federal involvement in such patrols. Like [[Governor]] [[Greg Abbott]], he opposes the admission of [[Syria]]n [[refugee]]s into Texas for fear of [[terrorist]] threats. "We must fully fund law enforcement efforts on the border and provide them with the tools to get the job done," said Watts on his [[Facebook]] page. He opposes sanctuary cities in Texas, which harbor [[illegal immigrant]]s, a measure which departing Senator Eltife, a moderate Republican, helped to kill in the 2015 legislative session. He opposes the legalization of [[marijuana]].<ref name=facebook>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/WattsForTexas|title=Watts for Texas|publisher=[[Facebook]]|accessdate=November 28, 2015}}</ref> | + | He favors using state military personnel to guard the lengthy border with [[Mexico]], considering the lack of consistent federal involvement in such patrols. Like [[Governor]] [[Greg Abbott]], he opposes the admission of [[Syria]]n [[refugee]]s into Texas for fear of [[terrorist]] threats. "We must fully fund law enforcement efforts on the border and provide them with the tools to get the job done," said Watts on his [[Facebook]] page. He opposes sanctuary cities in Texas, which harbor [[illegal immigrant]]s; departing Senator Eltife, a moderate Republican, helped to kill a measure to ban sanctuary cities in the 2015 legislative session. Watts opposes the legalization of [[marijuana]].<ref name=facebook>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/WattsForTexas|title=Watts for Texas|publisher=[[Facebook]]|accessdate=November 28, 2015}}</ref> |