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Job Creation

Chris believes we must invest in education and job training to create more economic opportunity for all Texans, not just a privileged few.

At the local level, Chris understands that the lack of public transportation in Arlington and Grand Prairie is a difficult obstacle for many families who are unable to commute to work or school. Chris believes the state’s transportation priorities should include strategies to upgrade and expand mass transit in major urban areas.

Chris has a 100 percent voting record with the Texas AFL-CIO. In order to help prevent manufacturing layoffs, Chris’s first bill signed into law in 2009 made improvements to the shared work unemployment compensation program. Chris co-authored legislation to exempt many small businesses from paying Texas franchise taxes. Chris also helped pass legislation to expand the back-to-school sales tax holiday to cover school supplies.

State Rep. Chris Turner Finishes Successful Legislative Session

Turner Named “Freshman of the Year” by bi-partisan Veterans Caucus

AUSTIN- State Representative Chris Turner ended his first legislative session with the passage of several significant measures aimed to aid Texas veterans, protect consumers and enhance economic development in House District 96.

Rep. Chris Turner Passes First Bill in Texas House

House Bill 1637 will enhance the Texas Shared Work Program which creates an alternative option to lay offs rather than permanent job loss.

Texas lawmakers give Burleson rookie the business in the House

AUSTIN — There were barbed wisecracks about his culinary habits, his Dallas roots and his adeptness as a political tactician, but in the end, freshman Rep. Chris Turner of Burleson got the result he wanted as colleagues gave him his first victory on the House floor.

Reform the business tax & close special interest loopholes

Legislators passed a massive new tax on business two years ago, and it’s proving to be unfair to many small businesses around the state. Meanwhile, there are huge special interest loopholes in the law. Chris Turner wants to close the loopholes and relieve tax pressure on small businesses, which he believes are the backbone of our economy.