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==Legislative positions==

==Legislative positions==

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=June 21, 2020}}</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 Davis 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=June 21, 2020}}</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/>​