Texas State House District 106

“· Removing the obscenity exemptions – I sponsored SB 412 and carried its House companion (HB 267) to remove the obscenity exemption from state statute that allowed educators to show harmful material to a minor and allowed certain health professionals to solicit sexual performances of a minor.” (Campaign website (jaredpatterson.net))

“· In 2021, I coauthored and helped pass HB 25 to keep boys from playing against girls in middle school and high school UIL sports. In 2023, we followed it up by prohibiting men from participating in women’s collegiate sports in our public colleges and universities.” (Campaign website (jaredpatterson.net))

“· EPIC bill – This session, there were a lot of conversations about how to deal with the EPIC City developments being built in North Texas. I was proud to support HB 4211 to help stop the EPIC City project. This legislation made changes to how groups or individuals can invest in planned communities and created reforms to the Fair Housing Act, ensuring that a single religious group cannot discriminate against others.” (Campaign website (jaredpatterson.net))

“The public education system is critically underfunded. Property taxes continue to grow, largely to fill the public school funding void.” (Community Impact Candidate Q&A (September 30, 2026))

“Fully fund Texas public schools, including banning public funds to private schools. Develop a roadmap to establish world-class Texas public education, at all levels, within 10 years.” (Community Impact Candidate Q&A (September 30, 2026))

“On day 1, I intend to introduce legislation to: 1. Stop subsidizing private school for the wealthy with our public dollars. 2.” (Campaign website (joemayesfortexas.com))