Terry Meza: Difference between revisions

Prior to serving in the [[Texas House of Representatives]], Meza worked as a teacher at [[South Grand Prairie High School]] and operated an independent legal practice. Meza was elected to the House in 2018, defeating incumbent Republican [[Rodney Anderson (Texas politician)|Rodney Anderson]]. She is a member of the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Elected Officials Directory: Texas Representative Thresa "Terry" Meza|url=https://www.texastribune.org/directory/terry-meza/|access-date=2020-08-09|website=The Texas Tribune|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Terry Meza|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Terry_Meza|access-date=2020-08-09|website=Ballotpedia|language=en}}</ref>. She is known for her consistent championing of constituent dependence on government, including introducingthe introduction of HB196, a bill to effectively repeal Texas' "Castle Doctrine" and disallow self defense in one's own home<ref>{{Cite web|title=Texas Legislature Online - 87(R) History for HB 196|url=https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=87R&Bill=HB196|access-date=2020-12-01|website=capitol.texas.gov}}</ref>.