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===Legislative positions===

===Legislative positions===

A [[pro-life]] legislator, Ashby supported in 2013 the ban on [[abortion]] after twenty weeks of [[gestation]]; the measure passed the House, 96-49. He also co-sponsored companion legislation to increase medical and licensing requirements of abortion providers.<ref name=votingrecords/> These issues brought forth an unsuccessful [[filibuster]] in the state Senate led by Wendy Russell Davis of [[Fort Worth]], who in 2014 as the Democratic nominee lost the governor's race to the Republican [[Greg Abbott]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Filibuster in Texas Senate Tries to Halt Abortion Bill|author=Manny Fernandez|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/26/us/politics/senate-democrats-in-texas-try-blocking-abortion-bill-with-filibuster.html|newspaper=''[[The New York Times]]''|date=June 25, 2013|accessdate=March 9, 2014}}</ref> The Texas [[Right to Life]] Committee rated Ashby 73 percent favorable.<ref name=ratings/>​

A [[pro-life]] legislator, Ashby supported in 2013 the ban on [[abortion]] after twenty weeks of [[gestation]]; the measure passed the House, 96-49. He also co-sponsored companion legislation to increase medical and licensing requirements of abortion providers.<ref name=votingrecords/> These issues brought forth an unsuccessful [[filibuster]] in the state Senate led by Wendy Russell Davis of [[Fort Worth]], who in 2014 as the Democratic nominee lost the governor's race to the Republican [[Greg Abbott]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Filibuster in Texas Senate Tries to Halt Abortion Bill|author=Manny Fernandez|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/26/us/politics/senate-democrats-in-texas-try-blocking-abortion-bill-with-filibuster.html|newspaper=''[[The New York Times]]''|date=June 25, 2013|accessdate=July 8, 2020}}</ref> The Texas [[Right to Life]] Committee rated Ashby 73 percent favorable.<ref name=ratings/>​

Ashby voted for legislation to establish a taxpayer-funded breakfast program for public schools; the measure passed the House, 73-58. He supported legislation to provide marshals for school security as a separate law-enforcement entity. He voted to extend the franchise tax exemption to certain businesses. He voted for the adoption of the biennial state budget. Ashby voted to prohibit the sending of text messages while driving, which nevertheless passed the House, 97-45. He voted to require testing for [[narcotics]] of those individuals receiving unemployment compensation. He voted against the "equal pay for women" measure, which nevertheless passed the House, 78-61, but was [[veto]]ed by then Governor Rick Perry.<ref name=votingrecords/>

Ashby voted for legislation to establish a taxpayer-funded breakfast program for public schools; the measure passed the House, 73-58. He supported legislation to provide marshals for school security as a separate law-enforcement entity. He voted to extend the franchise tax exemption to certain businesses. He voted for the adoption of the biennial state budget. Ashby voted to prohibit the sending of text messages while driving, which nevertheless passed the House, 97-45. He voted to require testing for [[narcotics]] of those individuals receiving unemployment compensation. He voted against the "equal pay for women" measure, which nevertheless passed the House, 78-61, but was [[veto]]ed by then Governor Rick Perry.<ref name=votingrecords/>