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Harper-Brown opposed the bill to establish a taxpayer-funded breakfast program for public schools; the measure passed the House, 73-58. She supported legislation to provide marshals for school security as a separate law-enforcement entity. She co-sponsored the successful bill to extend the franchise tax exemption to certain businesses. Harper-Brown supported the bill to prohibit texting while driving, which passed the House, 97-45. She voted to require testing for [[narcotics]] of those receiving unemployment compensation. She voted against the "equal pay for women" measure, which nevertheless passed the House, 78-61.<ref name=votingrecords/>​

Harper-Brown opposed the bill to establish a taxpayer-funded breakfast program for public schools; the measure passed the House, 73-58. She supported legislation to provide marshals for school security as a separate law-enforcement entity. She co-sponsored the successful bill to extend the franchise tax exemption to certain businesses. Harper-Brown supported the bill to prohibit texting while driving, which passed the House, 97-45. She voted to require testing for [[narcotics]] of those receiving unemployment compensation. She voted against the "equal pay for women" measure, which nevertheless passed the House, 78-61.<ref name=votingrecords/>​

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Harper-Brown co-sponsored the measure to forbid the state from engaging in the enforcement of federal regulations of firearms. She co-sponsored legislation to allow college and university officials to carry concealed weapons in the name of campus security. She co-sponsored legislation to reduce the time required to obtain a concealed-carry permit. She backed the [[redistricting]] bills for the state House, the state Senate, and the [[United States House of Representatives]]. Harper-Brown voted against term limits for state officials. In 2011, she voted for picture identification of voters casting a ballot,<ref name=votingrecords>{{cite web|url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/key-votes/49633/linda-harper-brown#.Ux3fiMuPIfg|title=Linda Harper-Brown's Voting  Records|publisher=votesmart.org|accessdate=July 11, 2020}}</ref> a measure which finally took effect in October 2013 and was used widely for the first time in the March 4 primaries.<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, October 21, 2013|publisher=''[[The Huffington Post]]''|accessdate=July 11, 2020}}</ref> Harper-Brown also requested House Bill 362 (which had passed) to be nullified, which would allow homeowners to install solar panels or devices without the approval of Homeowner's associations (HOA's) with certain exemptions. She also proposed a fine on electric vehicles based on the 'number of miles traveled' because 'the state gets less tax dollars from them'.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.statesman.com/news/news/state-regional-govt-politics/environmental-bills-make-rounds-at-legislature/nWs6N/|title=Environmental bills make rounds at legislature|publisher=''The Austin American-Statesman}}</ref>​

Harper-Brown co-sponsored the measure to forbid the state from engaging in the enforcement of federal regulations of firearms. She co-sponsored legislation to allow college and university officials to carry concealed weapons in the name of campus security. She co-sponsored legislation to reduce the time required to obtain a concealed-carry permit. She backed the [[redistricting]] bills for the state House, the state Senate, and the [[United States House of Representatives]]. Harper-Brown voted against term limits for state officials. In 2011, she voted for picture identification of voters casting a ballot,<ref name=votingrecords>{{cite web|url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/key-votes/49633/linda-harper-brown#.Ux3fiMuPIfg|title=Linda Harper-Brown's Voting  Records|publisher=votesmart.org|accessdate=July 11, 2020}}</ref> a measure which finally took effect in October 2013 and was used widely for the first time in the March 4 primaries.<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, October 21, 2013|publisher=''[[The Huffington Post]]''|accessdate=July 11, 2020}}</ref> Harper-Brown also requested House Bill 362 (which had passed) to be nullified, which would allow homeowners to install solar panels or devices without the approval of Homeowner's associations (HOA's) with certain exemptions. She also proposed a fine on electric vehicles based on the 'number of miles traveled' because 'the state gets less tax dollars from them'.<ref>"Environmental bills make rounds at legislature," ''The Austin American-Statesman,'' date missing.</ref>​

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