Issue Position: Property Rights

Issue Position

The government should never intrude upon your rights as a property owner. As state senator, Nichols supported legislation increasing an individuals' right to protect his or her home from invasion, and he filed legislation to limit the use of eminent domain. Furthermore, Nichols was the primary sponsor of legislation that guarantees landowners are informed of all their rights when facing the state's use of eminent domain. Before becoming a state senator, Nichols volunteered hundreds of hours to the protection of property rights, and as a member of the Texas Transportation Commission he worked with then-Senator Todd Staples to fix loopholes in Texas law that threatened private property rights.

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