Joanne Shofner

Nacogdoches active, Newton, Panola active, Rusk active, Sabine, Shelby active

• 2026-11-10 15:31:09 UTC · Not yet rated (superseded 2026-11-10 15:31:09) — Newly tracked; not yet reviewed against evidence.
• 2026-11-10 15:31:09 UTC · Kept (current) — Shofner's 2024 campaign site stated that parents should be able to send their children to the school of their choice using taxpayer dollars. On Jan 16, 2025 she told Texas Scorecard she was committed to advancing education savings accounts. She is listed as a House cosponsor of SB 2 (89R), which established an ESA / private-school voucher program. Governor Abbott signed SB 2 on May 3, 2025; TLO last action is Effective on 9/1/25. The Texas Tribune reported the program was set to launch for the 2026-27 school year.
• 2024 · step Stated (superseded) — source — Promise as stated in the cited source.
• 2025-05-03 · step Passed both/signed (superseded) — source — Governor signed SB 2 on May 3, 2025 (Texas Tribune).
• 2025-09-01 · step Funded & in effect (current) — source — TLO: Effective on 9/1/25. Tribune: program launch for the 2026-27 school year. The incoming 2027 Legislature may change the program; that is future action, not a basis to un-rate the 2025 enactment.

• 2026-11-10 15:31:09 UTC · Not yet rated (superseded 2026-11-10 15:31:09) — Newly tracked; not yet reviewed against evidence.
• 2026-11-10 15:31:09 UTC · Kept (current) — The campaign site committed to reducing the tax burden in District 11 counties. Shofner is listed as a House cosponsor of SB 4 (89R), which increased the school-district residence-homestead exemption, contingent on voter approval of SJR 2. TLO: signed June 16, 2025, with Article 1 effective on the official canvass if SJR 2 (2025 Proposition 13) was adopted. Voters approved Proposition 13 on Nov 4, 2025, raising the exemption from $100,000 to $140,000. The Henderson News described the $140,000 exemption as state-mandated in its Oct 3, 2026 election preview, confirming it is in effect. This is a delivered piece of tax relief, not a repeal of all local tax burden.
• 2024 · step Stated (superseded) — source — Promise as stated in the cited source.
• 2025-06-16 · step Passed both/signed (superseded) — source — Signed by the governor June 16, 2025 (TLO). Article 1 waited on voter approval of SJR 2.
• 2025-11-04 · step Funded & in effect (current) — source — Proposition 13 approved Nov 4, 2025. Article 1 took effect on the official canvass. The $140,000 exemption is treated as current law in October 2026 local reporting.

• 2026-11-10 15:31:09 UTC · Not yet rated (superseded 2026-11-10 15:31:09) — Newly tracked; not yet reviewed against evidence.
• 2026-11-10 15:31:09 UTC · In progress (current) — On Jan 16, 2025, Shofner said she had filed a bill to make it illegal to use AI to create child pornography. She is the author of HB 1717 (89R), relating to prosecution of certain offenses prohibiting sexually explicit visual material involving children, with Artificial Intelligence among the subjects. TLO last action is March 14, 2025: referred to Criminal Jurisprudence; committee status remains In committee. The 89th Regular Session adjourned without passage. The promise is not broken solely because one session ended; it can be refiled in the 90th Legislature (January 2027). It is stalled: no TLO action after referral.
• 2025-01-16 · step Stated (superseded) — source — Promise as stated in the cited source.
• 2025-03-14 · step Bill filed (current) — source — First reading and referral to Criminal Jurisprudence, March 14, 2025 (the dated TLO action available in this pass). Shofner said on Jan 16, 2025 that the bill had already been filed. No later TLO action; 89th Regular Session ended without passage.