Jon on the Issues
Securing the Texas Border
Having deployed to the border with the Texas State Guard, Jon Gimble has seen firsthand just how vulnerable the Texas border has become. He understands that border security is not an abstract policy debate. It is a matter of public safety, sovereignty, and the rule of law.
Jon is committed to confronting the border crisis head-on by securing the border, backing law enforcement, and holding criminals accountable. He supports designating violent cartels as terrorist organizations and aggressively fighting the fentanyl epidemic and human trafficking operations that endanger Texas families and fund cartel violence.
Property Tax Elimination and School Finance That Makes Sense
For homeowners, renters, farmers, and small business owners, property taxes are not an abstract policy debate. They are a bill that keeps rising, even when incomes do not.
Jon Gimble believes Texas must move toward eliminating school property taxes by buying down the school district M&O rate with state dollars and addressing the real driver of tax growth: debt.
Today, most school tax bills come from two sources.
• M&O, which funds classrooms, teachers, and daily operations
• Debt, which pays for bonds and major construction projects
Texas has compressed the M&O rate before, and Jon Gimble supports doing it again at a much larger scale. But lasting relief requires reforming how school debt is approved, structured, and paid down.
Jon Gimble will fight for:
• Gradually replacing school M&O property taxes with state funding as Texas grows
• Rewarding school districts that retire debt early and manage finances responsibly
• Fixing state finance formulas that incentivize higher taxes and bigger bond debt
• Truth-in-taxation notices that Texans can actually understand
• Automatic voter approval for major tax and spending increases
Jon Gimble believes strong schools and affordable communities must go hand in hand. Texas can support students while being honest with taxpayers.
Water Security for Towns, Farms, and Industry
In Central Texas, water is not just a utility. It determines whether communities grow, farms survive, and businesses invest.
Jon Gimble believes Texas must plan for drought, floods, and population growth at the same time, while protecting property rights and local control.
Jon Gimble will fight to:
• Strengthen regional water cooperation without sacrificing local authority
• Repair aging infrastructure before pursuing costly new projects
• Expand supply through conservation, reuse, aquifer storage, and new sources
• Prioritize flood mitigation and stormwater readiness
• Defend groundwater rights and respect landowners
Water policy should be practical, not ideological. Jon Gimble believes Texas can grow without turning rural communities into water colonies.
Cutting Waste, Limiting Government, and Reforming Sunset
Jon Gimble believes in limited government because he has seen what happens when government grows too large, too comfortable, and too careless with taxpayer money.
Texas has strong tools, including the Sunset process, but only when they are used with discipline and seriousness.
Jon Gimble will fight to:
• Strengthen Sunset reviews with a focus on outcomes and mission creep
• Require earlier audits and real-time accountability for major programs
• Aggressively recover taxpayer dollars lost to fraud or misuse
• Make spending transparent and understandable to the public
• Tie funding decisions to measurable results
Government should exist to serve Texans, not itself.
Agriculture, Land, and Wildlife Stewardship
Central Texas is built on the land, and every Texan benefits from those who farm it, ranch it, and steward it.
Jon Gimble believes protecting agriculture means protecting the Texas way of life.
Jon Gimble will fight to:
• Defend private property rights and limit eminent domain abuse
• Reduce red tape for family farms and local processors
• Respond aggressively to livestock disease and predator threats
• Coordinate with federal partners without surrendering local control
• Support wildlife and habitat conservation led by landowners
Texas cannot preserve its future by regulating agriculture into the ground.
Lower Energy Costs and Grid Reliability
Texas runs on energy, and families feel it in their electric bills and during outages.
Jon Gimble believes Texas must harden the grid and keep Texas energy policy under Texas control.
Jon Gimble will fight to:
• Prioritize reliable, dispatchable power generation
• Enforce weatherization standards across the grid
• Secure natural gas supply and infrastructure
• Build transmission only where it improves reliability
• Protect critical energy infrastructure from cyber and physical threats
Reliability must come first. Affordability second. Politics last.
Health Care Access Close to Home
Health care should not require hours of travel for basic services, especially in rural Texas.
Jon Gimble supports practical solutions that expand access without growing bureaucracy.
Jon Gimble will fight to:
• Stabilize rural hospitals through targeted, accountable support
• Expand telehealth where it improves access and outcomes
• Grow the healthcare workforce through incentives, not mandates
• Reduce red tape that drives up costs
• Improve mental health and addiction treatment with real results
Texas can improve care without building a massive new system.
Faith, Family, and Parental Rights
Faith and family are foundational to strong communities and a free society.
Jon Gimble believes parents should be respected as the primary decision-makers in their children’s lives and that
government should protect children, not confuse them.
Jon Gimble will fight to:
• Protect the unborn and support mothers who choose life
• Improve adoption and foster care systems
• Support pregnancy resource organizations and community solutions
• Keep radical ideology out of classrooms
• Protect girls’ sports and common-sense standards
• Defend religious liberty
Texas can be compassionate and courageous at the same time.
Smart Growth and Housing Affordability
The American Dream depends on affordable housing and stable communities.
Jon Gimble believes growth should be handled with common sense, not bureaucracy.
Jon Gimble will fight to:
• Remove unnecessary regulations that drive up housing costs
• Speed up permitting and reduce delays
• Encourage lower-cost infrastructure strategies
• Respect community character and property rights
• Support workforce housing for teachers and first responders
Housing affordability is solved by making it easier to build responsibly.
Transparency and Ethics
Texans are tired of backroom deals and insiders getting rich at public expense.
Jon Gimble believes transparency is a habit, not a slogan.
Jon Gimble will fight to:
• Provide real-time transparency for public spending
• Require clear outcomes for grants and incentives
• Strengthen ethics rules across state and local government
• Close revolving-door loopholes
• Increase accountability wherever possible
Sunlight changes behavior, and Texans deserve nothing less
Advancing the Texas GOP Platform
Jon Gimble has been active in the Texas GOP because he believes grassroots conservatives should drive the direction of the state.
He views the Texas GOP Platform and Legislative Priorities as commitments, not suggestions.
Jon Gimble will:
• Champion GOP Legislative Priorities in the Texas Senate
• Stay connected to the district, not just the Capitol
• Govern with respect for grassroots conservatives
• Communicate clearly and honestly with voters
The Republican Party is strongest when it listens to voters and fights for liberty with backbone. That is the leadership Jon Gimble intends to bring to the Texas Senate.
Free Speech, Religious Liberty, and Parental Authority
The First Amendment is not optional. It is the foundation of a free society, and it is under constant attack from government overreach, corporate coercion, and radical ideology.
Jon Gimble believes Texans should never fear being silenced for speaking the truth, living out their faith, or raising their children according to their values.
Jon Gimble will fight to:
• Defend free speech from government censorship and ideological intimidation
• Protect religious liberty for churches, ministries, and faith-based organizations
• Ensure parents, not bureaucrats, control decisions about their children
• Stop compelled speech and viewpoint
discrimination in public institutions
• Protect citizens and businesses from being punished for their beliefs
Jon Gimble believes the answer to speech we disagree with is more speech, not government force. Texas must remain a state where faith, conscience, and free expression are protected, not managed.
Protecting the Right to Keep and Bear Arms
The Second Amendment is not about hunting. It is about freedom, self-defense, and the final safeguard against tyranny.
Jon Gimble is a firm believer that law-abiding Texans should never be punished for the crimes of criminals. Gun control laws do not stop violence. They only disarm the innocent.
Jon Gimble will fight to:
• Oppose any effort to infringe on the right to keep and bear arms
• Defend Constitutional Carry and expand protections for lawful gun owners
• Prevent Texas from enforcing unconstitutional federal gun restrictions
• Support stand-your-ground and self-defense laws
• Protect firearms manufacturers, retailers, and ranges from harassment
Jon Gimble believes Texans do not need permission from the government to defend themselves, their families, or their property. The Second Amendment must be defended clearly, consistently, and without apology.