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Isett was initially elected in House District 84 in 1996 to succeed [[Robert Duncan]] of Lubbock, who was elected to the state Senate. Isett defeated the [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] Don Richards in what has become a strongly Republican district. At the time, the [[conservative]] Isett was the only practicing tax accountant in the Texas House. He placed lower taxes, reduced government, and greater personal freedom and responsibility at the core of his stated legislative goals. He worked with a group of lawmakers opposed to cities maintaining cameras at traffic lights as a means to catch traffic violations. As a freshman, his colleagues elected him to serve on the House Republican Caucus Policy Committee.​

Isett was initially elected in House District 84 in 1996 to succeed [[Robert Duncan]] of Lubbock, who was elected to the state Senate. Isett defeated the [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] Don Richards in what has become a strongly Republican district. At the time, the [[conservative]] Isett was the only practicing tax accountant in the Texas House. He placed lower taxes, reduced government, and greater personal freedom and responsibility at the core of his stated legislative goals. He worked with a group of lawmakers opposed to cities maintaining cameras at traffic lights as a means to catch traffic violations. As a freshman, his colleagues elected him to serve on the House Republican Caucus Policy Committee.​

Isett served on the House Appropriations Committee and chaired Budget Oversight for the Insurance Committee, headed by his Republican colleague John T. Smithee of Amarillo. He was also named to the Select Committee on School Finance and served as the chairman of the subcommittee on school finance cost adjustment. He has been president of the bipartisan Texas Conservative Coalition. Legislative colleagues elected him to the Steering Committee for the House Research Organization. He was selected in 2007 by then House Speaker [[Tom Craddick]] of [[Midland]] to serve on the Texas Sunset Advisory Commission, a panel which reviews state agencies over a 12-year period and recommends the elimination of useless bureaucracies.<ref name=blackburn/> He co-chaired the Sportsman Caucus, served on the board of the [[Tower Institute]], and was active in the Lubbock Lions International.

Isett served on the House Appropriations Committee and chaired Budget Oversight for the Insurance Committee, headed by his Republican colleague John T. Smithee of Amarillo. He was also named to the Select Committee on School Finance and served as the chairman of the subcommittee on school finance cost adjustment. He has been president of the bipartisan Texas Conservative Coalition. Legislative colleagues elected him to the Steering Committee for the House Research Organization. He was selected in 2007 by then House Speaker [[Tom Craddick]] of [[Midland]] to serve on the Texas Sunset Advisory Commission, a panel which reviews state agencies over a 12-year period and recommends the elimination of useless bureaucracies.<ref name=blackburn/> He co-chaired the Sportsman Caucus, served on the board of the Tower Institute, and was active in the Lubbock Lions International.

Isett championed bills such as HB 1516, designed to increase efficiency and improve the management of information technology in state government. This legislation was the first of its kind in the nation. Isett received the "Friend of the Taxpayer" Award from the Citizens for a Sound Economy and the "Champion of Free Enterprise" Award by the Texas Public Policy Foundation. Early in 2007, Isett again introduced what he called his "Taxpayer Protection Act." It would have required a [[recall]] election if local property taxes increase by more than 5 percent a year, similar to a new limit proposed by the Texas Task Force on Appraisal Reform and endorsed by then [[Governor]]  [[Rick Perry]].<ref>''The Houston Chronicle,'' January 27, 2007.</ref> The measure failed to win passage in the regular legislative session.​

Isett championed bills such as HB 1516, designed to increase efficiency and improve the management of information technology in state government. This legislation was the first of its kind in the nation. Isett received the "Friend of the Taxpayer" Award from the Citizens for a Sound Economy and the "Champion of Free Enterprise" Award by the Texas Public Policy Foundation. Early in 2007, Isett again introduced what he called his "Taxpayer Protection Act." It would have required a [[recall]] election if local property taxes increase by more than 5 percent a year, similar to a new limit proposed by the Texas Task Force on Appraisal Reform and endorsed by then [[Governor]]  [[Rick Perry]].<ref>''The Houston Chronicle,'' January 27, 2007.</ref> The measure failed to win passage in the regular legislative session.​