Didn't Vote to Subsidize Hollywood or Put Teachers on Appraisal Boards: House of Good Cards

When Republican lawmakers (along with the Governor and Lt. Governor) throw taxpayer money at movie producers, they're spending funds that should have gone toward tax cuts or pay-as-you go for road improvements instead of debt. That would be putting Texans first. Whatever "return" they tell you this might bring to Texas, the widow living in rural Texas will receive none of that return. Nor will 99% of Texas taxpayers. This ridiculous expense of your money doesn't benefit anyone but a few.

When you see these Republicans boasting how conservative they are, ask them to justify taking money from working families to give it to Big Hollywood. No lawmaker wants to answer that question.

Ask anyway.

RV#3545: Yea 114 (R 55, D 59) - Nay 26 (R 26, D 0)
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Yea - Allen; Anchia; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Button; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Flores; Frank; Gamez; Garcia Hernandez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Gates; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; Gonzalez, J.; Gonzalez, M.; Goodwin; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Lujan; Luther; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Munoz; Noble; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schatzline; Schofield; Simmons; Smithee; Spiller; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Turner; VanDeaver; Villalobos; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener

Nay - Alders; Gerdes; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hickland; Holt; Hopper; Isaac; Kerwin; Little; Lowe; Lozano; Money; Olcott; Oliverson; Richardson; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Swanson; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Virdell

Absent - Cain; Guerra; Louderback; Morgan; Pierson; Rodriguez Ramos

Present, Not Voting - Burrows; Vasut

Please note: the following statements by legislators do not affect the vote count that was recorded.

AJ Louderback: "When Record No. 3545 was taken, I was temporarily out of the house chamber. I would have voted yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Cody Vasut: "When Record No. 3545 was taken, I was presiding in the chair and was shown voting present, not voting. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Gary Gates: "When Record No. 3545 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Jay Dean: "When Record No. 3545 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Katrina Pierson: "When Record No. 3545 was taken, my vote failed to register. I would have voted no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Matt Morgan: "When Record No. 3545 was taken, my vote failed to register. I would have voted no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

R. D. Guerra: "When Record No. 3545 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Ryan Guillen: "When Record No. 3545 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Shelley Luther: "When Record No. 3545 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Terri Leo Wilson: "When Record No. 3545 was taken, I was excused because of important business. I would have voted no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

SB 974 sought to amend Section 6.412(c) of the Texas Tax Code to allow public school teachers to serve on appraisal review boards (ARBs).

Under current law, employees of taxing units, including school district employees, are ineligible to serve on these boards due to potential conflicts of interest.

This bill would create an exception for teachers, permitting them to participate in the property tax appeals process, which determines property valuations that directly impact tax burdens.

This is one of a couple of dozen bills that the governor vetoed when it reached his desk. It should never have gotten to him in the first place.

RV#3901: Yea 80 (R 24, D 56) - Nay 56 (R 55, D 1)
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Yea - Allen; Ashby; Barry; Bernal; Bhojani; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Button; Campos; Canales; Cole; Collier; Cortez; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Flores; Gamez; Garcia Hernandez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; Gonzalez, J.; Gonzalez, M.; Goodwin; Guillen; Harless; Hernandez; Howard; Hunter; Johnson; Jones, V.; King; Kitzman; Lalani; Lambert; Leach; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McQueeney; Meyer; Meza; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Munoz; Noble; Ordaz; Orr; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Rodriguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Simmons; Thompson; Turner; VanDeaver; Villalobos; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener

Nay - Alders; Bell, C.; Bumgarner; Cain; Capriglione; Cook; Craddick; Curry; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Frank; Gates; Gerdes; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hickland; Holt; Hopper; Hull; Isaac; Jones, J.; LaHood; Leo Wilson; Little; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; McLaughlin; Money; Morgan; Olcott; Oliverson; Patterson; Paul; Pierson; Richardson; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Tepper; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Vasut; Virdell; Wharton

Absent - Bell, K.; Bonnen; Cunningham; Hefner; Metcalf

Present, Not Voting - Burrows; Landgraf

Please note: the following statements by legislators do not affect the vote count that was recorded.

Janie Lopez: "When Record No. 3901 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Keith Bell: "When Record No. 3901 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Will Metcalf: "When Record No. 3901 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

(Bill summary provided in part by Texas Policy Research)