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In 2011, Representative Shelton voted to forbid state funding of agencies which perform [[abortion]]s. He co-sponsored companion legislation which requires that a woman undergo a sonogram before procuring an abortion. This act is based on the view that a woman could change her mind about an abortion once she witnesses the development of the unborn child through the latest technology.<ref name=votingrecords>{{cite web|url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/key-votes/102058/mark-shelton#.UzifO8tOUfg|title=Mark Shelton's Voting Records|publisher=votesmart.org|accessdate=May 30, 2020}}</ref>The Texas [[Right to Life]] Committee, according to Project Vote Smart, rated Shelton only 60 percent favorable in 2011. The National Abortion Rights Action League rated him 0 percent.<ref name=ratings/>​

In 2011, Representative Shelton voted to forbid state funding of agencies which perform [[abortion]]s. He co-sponsored companion legislation which requires that a woman undergo a sonogram before procuring an abortion. This act is based on the view that a woman could change her mind about an abortion once she witnesses the development of the unborn child through the latest technology.<ref name=votingrecords>{{cite web|url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/key-votes/102058/mark-shelton#.UzifO8tOUfg|title=Mark Shelton's Voting Records|publisher=votesmart.org|accessdate=May 30, 2020}}</ref>The Texas [[Right to Life]] Committee, according to Project Vote Smart, rated Shelton only 60 percent favorable in 2011. The National Abortion Rights Action League rated him 0 percent.<ref name=ratings/>​

Shelton voted for the adoption of the biennial state budgets in 2011 and supported a resolution to reduce funding for state agencies, which passed the House, 84-63. He voted to extend the [[sales tax]] to [[Internet]] transactions to match existing laws for brick and mortar stores; the measure passed the House, 125-20. Shelton voted to prohibit [[smoking]] in public places; the bill passed the House, 73-66. He voted to establish eligibility for indigent health care. He sponsored the bill to establish corporal punishment in public schools; the measure passed the House, 80-64. Shelton voted to require that student centers at state colleges and universities in their construction and operation be cognizant of traditional family values; the measure passed the House, 110-24. To guarantee the integrity of the election process, Shelton co-sponsored picture identification of voters.<ref name=votingrecords/> The law finally took effect in October 2013 and was used widely without incident in the primaries on March 4, 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/10/21/texas-voter-id-law-into-effect_n_4138138.html|title=Texas Voter ID Officially Takes Effect|date=October 21, 2013|publisher=''[[The Huffington Post]]''|accessdate=March 16, 2014}}</ref>​

Shelton voted for the adoption of the biennial state budgets in 2011 and supported a resolution to reduce funding for state agencies, which passed the House, 84-63. He voted to extend the [[sales tax]] to [[Internet]] transactions to match existing laws for brick and mortar stores; the measure passed the House, 125-20. Shelton voted to prohibit [[smoking]] in public places; the bill passed the House, 73-66. He voted to establish eligibility for indigent health care. He sponsored the bill to establish corporal punishment in public schools; the measure passed the House, 80-64. Shelton voted to require that student centers at state colleges and universities in their construction and operation be cognizant of traditional family values; the measure passed the House, 110-24. To guarantee the integrity of the election process, Shelton co-sponsored picture identification of voters.<ref name=votingrecords/> The law finally took effect in October 2013 and was used widely in the primaries on March 4, 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/10/21/texas-voter-id-law-into-effect_n_4138138.html|title=Texas Voter ID Officially Takes Effect|date=October 21, 2013|publisher=''[[The Huffington Post]]''|accessdate=March 16, 2014}}</ref>​

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