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A [[pro-life]] legislator, Krause supported in 2013 the ban on [[abortion]] after twenty weeks of gestation; the measure passed the House, 96-49. He co-sponsored companion legislation to increase medical and licensing requirements of abortion providers,<ref name=votingrecords/> a law that the opponents claim could shut down many abortion clinics. These issues brought forth an unsuccessful [[filibuster]] in the Texas State Senate by the Republican-turned-Democrat Wendy Russell of Fort Worth, who in 2014 as her party's nominee for [[governor]] was handily defeated by Republican [[Greg Abbott]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Filibuster in Texas Senate Tries to Halt Abortion Bill|author=M. Fernandez|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/26/us/politics/senate-democrats-in-texas-try-blocking-abortion-bill-with-filibuster.html|publisher=''[[The New York Times]]''|date=June 26, 2013|accessdate=March 9, 2014}}</ref> The Texas [[Right to Life]] Committee rated Krause 87 percent favorable.<ref name=ratings/>​

A [[pro-life]] legislator, Krause supported in 2013 the ban on [[abortion]] after twenty weeks of gestation; the measure passed the House, 96-49. He co-sponsored companion legislation to increase medical and licensing requirements of abortion providers,<ref name=votingrecords/> a law that the opponents claim could shut down many abortion clinics. These issues brought forth an unsuccessful [[filibuster]] in the Texas State Senate by the Republican-turned-Democrat Wendy Russell of Fort Worth, who in 2014 as her party's nominee for [[governor]] was handily defeated by Republican [[Greg Abbott]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Filibuster in Texas Senate Tries to Halt Abortion Bill|author=M. Fernandez|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/26/us/politics/senate-democrats-in-texas-try-blocking-abortion-bill-with-filibuster.html|publisher=''[[The New York Times]]''|date=June 26, 2013|accessdate=March 9, 2014}}</ref> The Texas [[Right to Life]] Committee rated Krause 87 percent favorable.<ref name=ratings/>​

 

Krause voted against the legislation to establish a taxpayer-funded breakfast program for public schools; the popular measure nevertheless passed the House, 73-58. He co-sponsored legislation to provide marshals for school security as a separate law-enforcement entity. He voted for the extension of the franchise tax exemption to certain businesses, which passed the House 117-24. He voted against the adoption of the biennial 2013 state budget. He voted to require testing for [[narcotics]] of those individuals receiving unemployment compensation. Krause voted against the "equal pay for women" measure, which nevertheless passed the House, 78-61.<ref name=votingrecords/>​

Krause voted against the legislation to establish a taxpayer-funded breakfast program for public schools; the popular measure nevertheless passed the House, 73-58. He co-sponsored legislation to provide marshals for school security as a separate law-enforcement entity. He voted for the extension of the franchise tax exemption to certain businesses, which passed the House 117-24. He voted against the adoption of the biennial 2013 state budget. He voted to require testing for [[narcotics]] of those individuals receiving unemployment compensation. Krause voted against the "equal pay for women" measure, which nevertheless passed the House, 78-61.<ref name=votingrecords/>​

 

Krause sponsored the measure to forbid the state from engaging in the enforcement of federal regulations of firearms. He sponsored related legislation to permit college and university officials to |carry concealed weapons in the name of campus security. He voted to reduce the time required to obtain a concealed-carry permit in Texas. He backed the [[redistricting]] bills for the state House and Senate and the [[United States House of Representatives]]. He voted against term limits for certain state officials. He voted against the bill to prohibit texting while driving. In the name of election integrity, he voted for legislation to forbid one individual from turning in multiple ballots.<ref name=votingrecords>{{cite web|url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/key-votes/117467/matt-krause|title=Matt Krause's Voting Records|publisher=votesmart.org|accessdate=June 21, 2020}}</ref>​

Krause sponsored the measure to forbid the state from engaging in the enforcement of federal regulations of firearms. He sponsored related legislation to permit college and university officials to |carry concealed weapons in the name of campus security. He voted to reduce the time required to obtain a concealed-carry permit in Texas. He backed the [[redistricting]] bills for the state House and Senate and the [[United States House of Representatives]]. He voted against term limits for certain state officials. He voted against the bill to prohibit texting while driving. In the name of election integrity, he voted for legislation to forbid one individual from turning in multiple ballots.<ref name=votingrecords>{{cite web|url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/key-votes/117467/matt-krause|title=Matt Krause's Voting Records|publisher=votesmart.org|accessdate=June 21, 2020}}</ref>​

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