Texas Insider Report: AUSTIN Texas When it comes to the conservative values that I hold close
Ken Paxton has done a great job. To me this race is about finding the right guy who can pick up the ball 
and keep running hard representing District 70 said McKinney resident Bracy Wilson announcing his bid to replace Rep. Ken Paxton in the Texas House of Representatives District 70 seat.
Wilson a Republican who has lived in Collin County for 11 years decided to run as soon as Paxton announced last month that he would leave his Texas House seat to run for Senate District 8 seat being vacated by retiring Senator Florence Shapiro.
Wilsons platform rests firmly on a commitment to public education which has been the focus of most of his career. Soon after moving to Collin County in 2000 Wilson founded
Special Needs Services of McKinney Inc. a nonprofit organization that fosters mentoring and life skills training for teens and college-aged students with a special emphasis on serving kids on the spectrum of autism.
He also launched Leadership Masters Commission and continued his full-time vocational ministry that began right after he graduated high school.
His son Bryce was diagnosed with autism in 2006 leading Wilson to delve into his passion: providing Texans an opportunity to attend their school of choice.
Wilson became a full-time charter school developer through his company
HelpCharters LLC which offers consulting and management for public charter schools across Texas. It helps people at the grassroots level -- including the cities of Odessa San Angelo Frisco and Dallas -- work with local and state government to procure tuition-free state-funded public charter schools.
My ministry to the community and my commitment to public education really not forgetting about those who need extra help -- those are the things that have led me to
this point Wilson said. I am ready experienced and have the backbone to stand up for the conservative values that Texas has had for decades.
Wilson said he neither wants the state to cut education nor to throw more money into education. Under the states current education system which includes a cap on the number of public charter schools allowed in the state often only half of the average $6000 of state funds designated for each student is actually allocated to the student Wilson said.
The rest he said typically goes toward overhead expenses such as facilities improvement whereas 80-90 of the per-student funding in charter schools is indeed allocated to the student. Wilson said Texas charter schools including alternative and dropout schools are outperforming the states public schools.
Even though charter schools make up only 2 percent of the population they still are in the top 25 percent for most efficiently run public schools in Texas both financially and academically he said. Thats pretty incredible.
If elected Wilsons other top priorities would be to help the state cut spending stay completely away from tax increases better allocate transportation funds and implement specific illegal immigration laws.
He noted Senate Bill 14 and House Bill 623 both of which didnt pass during recent legislative sessions as legislature that could help solve issues related to illegal
immigration. He said anyone who wants a license to vote should have identification to do so a law that was outlined in S.B. 14.
Other problems Wilson has with lax illegal immigration laws are tied to legal citizens paying for illegal persons education.
We need to really know what were spending and understand the full cost to Texas for illegal immigration he said. The bottom line is we wish we could help everyone but weve got to make sure that Texas is successful.
As for reducing government spending Wilson said the already strained state budget is bound to get even thinner if the state doesnt change its recent trends. He added that Texas has already used up much of its Rainy Day fund despite what legislators have said and will likely be $20 billion behind come the next legislative session.
We thought this one was bloody -- the next ones going to be even harder he said. If were not careful were going to lose what were so proud of and thats being conservative.
With a business that gives him the freedom to travel and serve whenever and wherever hes needed
Wilson said his present situation bodes well for him in representing District 70. He emphasized that though his first priorities would be the district and Collin County he would maintain a statewide mission.
When I go to Austin Im representing House District 70 Collin County and the state of Texas he said. I (plan) to do the best job I can to make sure this districts needs are taken care of but also to make sure that Texas as a whole is succeeding and moving forward.
Wilson and Scott Sanford the executive pastor of Cottonwood Creek Baptist Church in Allen are thus far the only candidates vying for the District 70 seat.
