Qualifications
What training, experience, and characteristics qualify you for this position?
Twice elected to city council Served 10 years as chair of Libertarian Party of Texas Have held executive positions in political, nonprofit, and industry https://www.linkedin.com/in/dixonpatrick/
Healthcare
What would you do to make health care more affordable for Texans?
The governor has leverage over health-care affordability, but many of the biggest changes require the Legislature, and some require cooperation from the federal government. Allowing more choice and competition will lower prices. While restrictions to new hospitals and health care have been reduced, I defend the free market. Open the market to new competitors and lower cost providers.
Immigration
How would you address immigration issues affecting our state while ensuring all individuals within our borders have access to due process protections?
If you are peaceful and productive, welcome Trump has dramatically reduced border crossings, but the ends don’t justify the means. Praising Trump for these results while killing and harassing people is like being happy if crime was eliminated by putting everyone in prison. https://patdixon.org/the-border/
Education
What would you do to ensure that public schools are adequately and reliably funded?
Ideally, I would like a statewide scholarship. Every child would be given the same amount of money to follow them to any school. This would resolve the Robin Hood (Chapter 41) disputes and remove politically motivated testing mandates. https://patdixon.org/parent-teacher-empowerment/
Elections
As Governor, how would you empower voters to participate in democracy?
When you can only choose one candidate on the ballot, the incentive is for candidates to attack each other. There is no incentive for common ground. I favor Approval Voting, where you can vote for any candidate you approve of. https://patdixon.org/non-partisan-redistricting/ https://patdixon.org/approval-voting/ https://patdixon.org/election-integrity/
