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2001 TCR - Rankings of House Representatives

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2001 Conservative Ranking of State Representatives

83% Howard, Charlie F.
83% Shields, John
83% Talton, Robert E.
79% Brown, Betty
79% Callegari, William "Bill"
79% Craddick, Tom
79% Hill, Fred
79% Madden, Jerry
78% Denny, Mary
78% Isett, Carl
78% Seaman, Gene
76% Christian, Wayne
76% Miller, Sid
76% Reyna, Elvira
75% Clark, Ron
75% Crabb, Joe
75% Crownover, Myra
75% Heflin, Talmadge L.
75% Williams, Thomas "Tommy"
75% Woolley, Beverly
73% Berman, Leo
73% Mowery, Anna
71% Hamric, Peggy
70% Bonnen, Dennis
70% Driver, Joe
70% Wohlgemuth, Arlene
68% Hupp, Suzanna Gratia
68% Krusee, Mike
67% Davis, John
67% Truitt, Vicki
65% Green, Rick
65% Hartnett, Will
65% Keffer, Jim
65% Smith, Todd
63% Elkins, Gary
63% Hilderbran, Harvey
63% Hope, Ruben
63% Janek, Kyle
63% King, Phil
62% Brimer, Kim
62% Delisi, Dianne White
62% George, Kenn
60% Marchant, Ken
59% Allen, Ray
59% Corte Jr., Frank J.
59% Solomons, Burt R.
57% Morrison, Geanie
56% Keel, Terry
56% Kuempel, Edmund
54% Grusendorf, Kent
54% Kolkhorst, Lois
54% McCall, Brian
52% Jones, Elizabeth Ames
52% Nixon, Joe M.
52% Swinford, David
51% Brown, Fred
51% Goolsby, Tony
51% Smithee, John T.
49% Chisum, Warren
49% Hardcastle, Rick
49% Hunter, Bob
46% Averitt, Kip
44% Carter, Bill G.
44% Haggerty, Pat
44% Pitts, Jim
44% West, G. E. (Buddy)
43% Goodman, Toby
43% Merritt, Tommy
40% Walker, Gary L.
37% Geren, Charlie
29% Jones, Delwin
29% Ramsay, Tom
21% Ritter, Allan
19% King, Tracy O.

19% Lewis, Ron E.
19% McReynolds, Jim
17% Ellis, Dan
16% Hopson, Chuck
16% Turner, Bob R.
14% Farabee, David
14% Homer, Mark
14% Zbranek, Zeb
13% Tillery, Dale B.
13% Alexander, Clyde
13% Dutton Jr., Harold V.
13% Junell, Robert
11% Counts, David
11% Davis, Yvonne
11% Telford, Barry
10% Cook, Robert "Robby"
10% Glaze, Bob
10% Hawley, Judy
10% Villarreal, Michael
10% Wilson, Ron
10% Wolens, Steven D.
9% Sadler, Paul
9% Gallego, Pete
8% Burnam, Lon
8% Dunnam, Jim
8% Eiland, Craig
8% Giddings, Helen
8% Gutierrez, Roberto
8% Longoria, John Amos
8% Luna, Vilma
8% Najera, Manny
8% Puente, Robert
8% Raymond, Richard
8% Uher, D. R.
8% Uresti, Carlos
8% Yarbrough, Ken
6% Bosse, Fred M.
6% Edwards, Al
6% Ehrhardt, Harryette B.
6% Garcia, Domingo
6% Gray, Patricia
6% Hodge, Terri
6% Lewis, Glenn O.
6% Noriega, Rick
6% Reyna, Arthur "Art"
6% Turner, Sylvester
5% Capelo Jr., Jaime
5% Deshotel, Joe
5% Dukes, Dawnna
5% Farrar, Jessica Cristina
5% Fischer, Trey
5% Kitchen, Ann
5% Maxey, Glen
5% McClendon, Ruth
5% Menendez, Jose
5% Moreno, Joe
5% Olivo, Dora
5% Pickett, Joe
5% Rangel, Irma
5% Salinas, Jr. Ignacio
5% Solis, Jim
3% Bailey, Kevin
3% Chavez, Norma
3% Danburg, Debra
3% Flores, Kino
3% Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy"
3% Hochberg, Scott
3% Jones, Jesse
3% Moreno, Paul
3% Naishtat, Elliott
3% Thompson, Senfronia
3% Wise, Miguel
2% Coleman, Garnet F.
2% Oliveira, Rene O.

Representatives' Average %

34%

These ratings are based on 63 roll call votes taken on economic, social, governmental and educational issues.

Higher scores indicate a more conservative rating.

How State Representatives Voted on Selected Issues

SUBJECT IDENTIFICATION of HOUSE RECORD VOTES in columns 1-12 (For more explanation, see below)

1. SB 1 Appropriations
2. HB 533 Minimum Wage
3. HB 849 Anorexia Insurance
4. HB 587 Hate Crimes
5. HB 1328 Death Penalty Moratorium
6. HB 1560 Gender Neutral AG

7. SB 512 Permanent School Fund
8. HB 1095 Health Services in Schools
9. HB 1761 Mandatory School Leave
10. HB 2 Incumbent Protection
11. SB 846 City Payroll Deductions
12. HB 1464 Limit Challenge of Juror

Dist.	Name (City)	2001	1999	1997	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
85	Laney (D-Hale Center)	P	P	P	Speaker, present not voting, no rating calculated
12	Alexander (D-Athens) C	13%	28%	27%	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	E
106	Allen (R-Grand Prairie)	59%	76%	75%	-	+	-	+	E	-	+	+	+	+	+	-
56	Averitt (R-Waco) C	46%	67%	73%	-	+	-	+	+	-	-	+	+	-	+	-
140	Bailey (D-Houston)	3%	11%	10%	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
6	Berman (R-Tyler)	73%	81%	*	-	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+
25	Bonnen (R-Angelton)	70%	66%	71%	-	+	-	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	A	+
128	Bosse (D-Houston) C	6%	22%	16%	-	-	-	-	A	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
96	Brimer (R-Arlington) C	62%	63%	57%	-	+	-	+	+	-	-	+	+	+	+	+
4	Brown, B. (R-Terrell)	79%	78%	*	-	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+
14	Brown, F. (R-College Station)	51%	72%	*	-	+	-	+	+	-	+	+	+	+	+	-
90	Burnam (D-Fort Worth)	8%	8%	11%	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
130	Callegari (R- Katy)	79%	*	*	-	+	-	-	+	-	+	+	+	+	+	+
34	Capelo (D-Corpus Christi)	5%	6%	*	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
91	Carter (R-Fort Worth) C	44%	55%	70%	-	+	-	+	+	-	+	+	+	-	+	-
76	Chavez (D-El Paso)	3%	6%	12%	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
88	Chisum (R-Pampa) C	49%	66%	67%	-	+	+	-	+	-	+	+	+	-	+	A
9	Christian (R-Center)	76%	81%	82%	-	+	-	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+
62	Clark (R-Sherman)	75%	72%	76%	-	+	+	-	+	-	+	+	+	+	+	+
147	Coleman (D-Houston)	2%	9%	14%	-	E	-	-	-	-	-	-	EC	-	-	EC
28	Cook (D-Eagle Lake)	10%	34%	37%	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	E
123	Corte (R-San Antonio)	59%	79%	87%	-	+	+	+	+	-	+	+	+	+	E	-
70	Counts (D-Knox City) C	11%	27%	35%	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
127	Crabb(R-Humble)	75%	89%	88%	-	+	+	+	+	-	+	+	+	+	+	A
82	Craddick (R-Midland)	79%	80%	85%	-	+	-	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+
64	Crownover (R-Denton)	75%	*	*	-	+	-	+	+	-	+	+	+	+	+	+
137	Danburg (D-Houston) C	3%	9%	12%	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	E
129	Davis, J. (R-Houston)	67%	88%	*	-	+	-	+	+	-	+	+	+	+	+	+
111	Davis, Y. (D-Dallas) C	11%	9%	13%	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	A
55	Delisi (R-Temple)	62%	76%	72%	-	A	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	E
63	Denny (R-Aubrey)	78%	84%	82%	-	+	-	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+
22	Deshotel (D-Beaumont)	5%	14%	*	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
113	Driver (R-Garland) C	70%	66%	70%	-	+	-	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	A	+
50	Dukes (D-Austin)	5%	3%	10%	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
57	Dunnam (D-Moody)	8%	16%	16%	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
142	Dutton (D-Houston)	13%	11%	16%	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	A	+	-	-
146	Edwards (D-Houston) C	6%	6%	8%	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	P	-	-
107	Ehrhardt (D-Dallas)	6%	11%	13%	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
24	Eiland (D-Galveston)	8%	28%	20%	-	-	-	-	E	-	-	A	-	-	-	E
135	Elkins (R-Houston)	63%	77%	89%	-	+	-	+	+	-	+	+	+	+	+	+
18	Ellis (D-Linvingston)	17%	25%	*	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	+	-	-	-	-
69	Farabee (D-Wichita Falls)	14%	28%	*	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	+	-	-	-	-
148	Farrar (D-Houston)	5%	6%	11%	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
36	Flores (D-Mission)	3%	8%	14%	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
74	Gallego (D-Alpine) C	9%	18%	16%	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	EC	-	-	-
104	Garcia (D-Dallas)	6%	11%	13%	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	P	-	E
108	George (R-Dallas)	62%	75%	82%	-	+	-	+	+	-	+	+	+	+	+	+
89	Geren (R- River Oaks)	37%	*	*	-	+	-	-	+	-	-	+	+	+	+	A
109	Giddings (D-Dallas)	8%	6%	10%	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-
5	Glaze (D-Gilmer)	10%	17%	20%	-	-	-	-	A	-	-	-	-	-	-	A
93	Goodman (R-Arlington) C	43%	42%	49%	-	A	-	-	+	-	+	+	+	+	+	-
102	Goolsby (R-Dallas) C	51%	58%	60%	-	+	-	+	+	-	+	A	+	+	+	-
23	Gray (D-Galveston) C	6%	11%	16%	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
46	Green (R-Dripping Springs)	65%	88%	*	A	+	-	+	+	-	+	+	+	+	+	+
94	Grusendorf (R-Arlington)	54%	77%	90%	-	+	-	+	+	-	+	-	+	+	A	A
41	Gutierrez (D- McAllen)	8%	*	*	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
78	Haggerty (R-El Paso) C	44%	53%	48%	-	+	-	-	+	-	-	+	+	-	-	+
126	Hamric (R-Houston)	71%	77%	83%	-	+	-	+	+	-	+	+	+	+	+	+
68	Hardcastle (R-Vernon)	49%	66%	*	-	+	-	+	+	-	-	+	+	+	+	-
114	Hartnett (R-Dallas)	65%	84%	92%	-	+	-	+	A	-	+	+	+	+	+	A
31	Hawley (D-Portland)	10%	33%	43%	-	-	-	-	A	-	-	-	-	-	+	-
149	Heflin (R-Houston)	75%	93%	98%	-	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	EC	+	+	E
150	Hilbert (R-Spring)	-	61%	72%	Missed votes due to illness - no rating calculated.
53	Hilderbran (R-Kerrville)	63%	70%	78%	-	+	-	+	+	-	+	E	+	E	+	+
112	Hill (R-Richardson)	79%	84%	84%	-	+	+	+	+	-	+	+	+	+	+	+
40	Hinojosa (D-Mc Allen) C	3%	13%	14%	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
132	Hochberg (D-Houston)	3%	11%	14%	-	-	-	-	-	-	E	-	-	-	-	-
100	Hodge (D-Dallas)	6%	9%	13%	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
3	Homer (D-Paris)	14%	23%	*	-	-	-	A	+	-	-	+	+	-	-	-
16	Hope (R-Conroe)	63%	75%	*	-	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+
11	Hopson (D- Jacksonville)	16%	*	*	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
26	Howard (R-Sugar Land)	83%	88%	89%	A	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+
71	Hunter (R-Abilene) C	49%	55%	77%	-	+	-	+	+	-	+	-	+	+	+	-
54	Hupp (R-Lampasas)	68%	83%	88%	-	+	+	+	+	-	+	+	+	+	E	+
84	Isett (R-Lubbock)	78%	86%	94%	-	+	-	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+
134	Janek (R-Houston)	63%	70%	80%	-	+	-	A	+	-	+	+	E	+	+	+
83	Jones, D. (R-Lubbock) C	29%	59%	60%	-	A	-	+	+	-	-	+	+	-	+	E
121	Jones, E. (R- San Antonio)	52%	*	*	-	-	-	-	+	-	+	+	+	-	+	A
110	Jones, J. (D-Dallas)	3%	6%	13%	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
72	Junell (D-San Angelo) C	13%	28%	26%	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	EC	-	A	P
47	Keel (R-Austin) VC	56%	78%	65%	-	+	-	+	+	-	-	+	+	+	+	+
60	Keffer (R-Eastland)	65%	73%	84%	-	-	-	-	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+
61	King, P. (R-Weatherford)	63%	67%	*	-	+	-	+	+	-	+	+	+	+	+	+
43	King, T. (D-Uvalde)	19%	22%	29%	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	+	-	-	-
48	Kitchen (D- Austin)	5%	*	*	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
13	Kolkhorst (R- Brenhan)	54%	*	*	-	+	-	-	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	E
52	Krusee (R-Round Rock)	68%	81%	81%	A	+	-	+	+	-	+	+	+	+	+	+
45	Kuempel (R-Sequin) C	56%	72%	73%	-	+	-	-	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+
95	Lewis , G. (D-Fort Worth)	6%	5%	18%	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	-
19	Lewis, R. (D-Mauriceville) C	19%	23%	21%	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	A	-	+	-	E
117	Longoria (D-San Antonio)	8%	8%	13%	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-
33	Luna (D-Corpus Christi)	8%	6%	12%	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	A
67	Madden (R-Richardson)	79%	81%	85%	-	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	-	+	+
99	Marchant (R-Coppell)	60%	70%	80%	-	+	-	+	+	-	+	+	+	+	A	E
116	Martinez Fischer (D-San Antonio)	5%	*	*	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-
51	Maxey (D-Austin)	5%	3%	12%	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
66	McCall (R-Plano)	54%	56%	72%	-	+	-	+	-	-	+	+	+	+	+	+
120	McClendon (D-San Antonio)	5%	5%	13%	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
17	McReynolds (D-Lufkin)	19%	23%	21%	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
124	Menedez (D- San Antonio)	5%	*	*	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
7	Merritt (R-Longview)	43%	58%	71%	-	+	-	-	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	E
59	Miller (R- Stephenville)	76%	*	*	-	+	-	+	+	+	+	+	E	E	+	+
143	Moreno, J. (D-Houston)	5%	11%	*	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
77	Moreno, P. (D-El Paso)	3%	8%	6%	-	-	-	-	-	-	A	-	A	-	-	E
30	Morrison (R-Victoria)	57%	66%	*	-	+	-	+	+	-	+	+	+	+	+	+
97	Mowery (R-Fort Worth)	73%	80%	69%	-	+	-	+	+	-	+	+	+	+	+	+
49	Naishtat (D-Austin) C	3%	6%	10%	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
75	Najera (D-El Paso)	8%	8%	*	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	-
133	Nixon (R-Houston)	52%	70%	89%	-	+	-	E	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	E
145	Noriega (D-Houston)	6%	5%	*	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
37	Oliveira (D-Brownsville) C	2%	11%	7%	-	-	-	-	-	-	A	-	-	-	-	A
27	Olivo (D-Rosenberg)	5%	5%	11%	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
79	Pickett (D-El Paso)	5%	22%	16%	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
10	Pitts (R-Waxahachie)	44%	69%	70%	-	+	-	-	+	-	E	+	+	-	-	-
119	Puente (D-San Antonio)	8%	6%	16%	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2	Ramsay (D-Mt. Vernon) C	29%	33%	42%	-	-	-	-	+	+	-	+	A	-	+	A
35	Rangel (D-Kingsville) C	5%	5%	14%	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
42	Raymond (D- Laredo)	8%	*	17%	-	-	-	-	+	-	+	-	-	-	-	-
125	Reyna, A. (D-San Antonio)	6%	3%	8%	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
101	Reyna, E. (R-Mesquite)	76%	73%	86%	-	+	-	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+
21	Ritter (D-Nederland)	21%	20%	*	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	+	-	-	+	-
8	Sadler (D-Henderson) C C	9%	20%	17%	-	-	-	-	-	-	E	-	-	-	P	E
44	Salinas (D-San Diego)	5%	9%	*	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
32	Seaman (R-Corpus Christi)	78%	73%	87%	-	+	-	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+
122	Shields (R-San Antonio)	83%	86%	94%	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+
92	Smith (R-Euless)	65%	56%	72%	-	+	-	+	+	-	-	+	+	-	+	+
86	Smithee (R-Amarillo) C	51%	59%	70%	-	+	-	+	+	-	+	+	E	+	+	E
38	Solis, Jim (D-Harlingen) C	5%	6%	8%	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
65	Solomons (R-Carrollton)	59%	80%	65%	-	+	-	+	+	-	+	+	+	+	+	E
87	Swinford (R-Dumas) C	52%	69%	64%	-	+	-	-	+	-	+	+	-	+	+	-
144	Talton (R-Pasadena)	83%	84%	92%	-	+	+	+	+	-	+	+	+	+	+	+
1	Telford (D-Dekalb) C	11%	17%	19%	-	-	-	-	+	-	P	-	+	-	-	-
141	Thompson (D-Houston) C	3%	13%	10%	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	A	-
105	Tillery (D-Dekalb) C	13%	19%	23%	-	-	-	-	-	-	E	-	-	-	-	+
98	Truitt (R-Keller)	67%	69%	*	-	+	-	+	+	-	+	+	+	E	+	+
73	Turner, B. (D-Voss) C	16%	36%	39%	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	+	-	-	-	-
139	Turner, S. (D-Houston)	6%	11%	12%	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
29	Uher (D-Bay City)	8%	31%	46%	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	+	-	-	A	E
118	Uresti (D-San Antonio)	8%	3%	*	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
115	Villarreal (D- San Antonio)	10%	*	*	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
80	Walker (R-Plains) C	40%	56%	70%	-	+	-	-	+	-	-	+	+	-	-	-
81	West (R-Odessa)	44%	67%	80%	E	+	-	+	+	-	E	+	EC	-	+	-
15	Williams (R-The Woodlands)	75%	75%	94%	-	+	-	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+
131	Wilson (D-Houston) C	10%	27%	8%	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	E
39	Wise (D-Weslaco)	3%	11%	12%	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
58	Wohlgemuth (R-Burleson)	70%	81%	92%	-	+	-	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+
103	Wolens (D-Dallas) C	10%	16%	19%	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
136	Woolley (R-Houston)	75%	80%	73%	-	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	E
138	Yarbrough (D-Houston)	8%	14%	16%	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
20	Zbranek (D-Winnie)	14%	19%	23%	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

The 2001 conservative rating is based on 63 roll call votes.

Key

+ = Conservative Vote
- = Non-conservative vote
P = Present Not Voting
A = Absent
E = Excused absence
CM = Committee Meeting excused absence
* = Not in office that year

Summary of House Votes Selected

Free Enterprise and Taxes

1. SB 1 Appropriations (532)¹ 141 Y; 3 N
Vote on motion to adopt Conference Committee Report
Motion prevailed. Conservative vote: Nay
This bill is the state budget. It increases the size of state government by 16% over the next two years. This rate of growth is almost double what could be accounted for by inflation and increases in population. Conservative Principle²: L5 Avoid increasing the size of government or adding an additional program. Also T1 and T2.

2. HB 533 Minimum Wage (93)¹ 78 Y; 66 N
Vote on 2nd reading
Vote prevailed. Conservative vote: Nay
Abolishes state minimum wage. It makes state minimum wage for all jobs in Texas the same as the federal minimum wage. Federal minimum wage law was never designed to apply to all jobs in all states. Most studies show minimum wage laws decrease employment and eliminate some entry level jobs for inexperience workers such as teenagers. Conservative Principle²: F2 Encourage employees and employers to decide between themselves equitable wages and working environment.

3. HB 849 Anorexia Insurance Mandate (Voice) 16 N
Vote on 2nd reading
Vote prevailed. Conservative vote: Nay
Bill mandates health insurance policies in Texas to cover anorexia and bulimia as serious mental illness. These mandates drive up the cost of health insurance by providing for benefits that should be optional and will not be used by large segments of the population. Conservative Principle²: F3 Allow the employer to design, produce and price his goods and services and provide employment.

Traditional Values

4. HB 587 Hate Crimes (365)¹ 90 Y; 55 N
Vote on motion for House to concur in Senate Amendments
Motion prevailed. Conservative vote: Nay
Bill enhances punishments for certain criminal offenses where the actor selected as a victim because of the actors bias or prejudice against a group identified by race, color, disability, religion, national origin or ancestry, age, gender, or sexual preference. It also requires the AttorneyGeneral to design an optional program for schools explaining hate crimes. Imagine the lessons a liberal AG could impart.Conservative Principle²: V6 Provide equal protection of the law to all American citizens.

5. HB 1328 Death Penalty Moratorium (239)¹ 53 Y; 89 N
Vote on 2nd reading.
Vote failed. Conservative vote: Nay
Bill mandated a two-year moratorium on executions in Texas. Conservative Principle²: L1 Protect the individual's life and health from harm by others.

6. HB 1560 Gender Neutral AG (Voice) 26 N
Vote on 3rd reading.
Vote prevailed. Conservative vote: Nay
Bill 1560 requires the office of the attorney general to use gender-neutral terminology in any publication distributed by the office to the public. Conservative Principle²: L5 Avoid increasing size of government or adding an additional program. Also L9.

Education

7. SB 512 Permanent School Fund (502)¹ 76 Y; 64 N
Vote on 3rd reading
Vote prevailed. Conservative vote: Nay
Bill transfers the authority to manage and invest the Permanent School Fund from the State Board of Education to the Texas Education Agency to be governed by an investment board with financial expertise. Accountability for these investments should be with elected officials, not bureaucrats. Conservative Principle²: L7 Encourage Representative government based on laws versus pure democracy based on polls. Also L6 and L5.

8. HB 1095 Health Services in Schools (79)¹ 70 Y; 74 N
Vote on 2nd reading
Vote failed. Conservative vote: Nay
Bill requires the Texas Board of Health to recommend minimum standards, and funding mechanisms for health care services to school-aged children in public schools. It also requires the board to appoint a 16-member school health advisory committee. Centralized health bureaucracy could impose values in conflict with those of the local community or some parents. Conservative Principle²: V3 Reinforce parental rights over and responsibility for their children. Also L6 and T2.

9. HB 1761 Mandatory School Leave (288)¹ 68 Y; 69 N
Vote on 2nd reading
Vote failed. Conservative vote: Nay
Bill gives employee 10 hours unpaid leave time each year to meet with child's educators. Only 24 hours notice must be provided employer. Conservative Principle²: F2 Encourage employees and employers to decide between themselves equitable wages and working environment. Also L8.

Limited Government

10. HB 2 Incumbent Protection (138)¹ 82 Y; 61 N
Vote on 2nd reading
Motion prevailed. Conservative Vote: Nay
Bill, promoted as campaign finance reform, would have made it harder for challengers to raise and loan themselves campaign funds. It also would have chilled grass roots activity by placing new reporting requirements on issue advocacy by grass roots groups or public-spirited individuals. Conservative Principle²: L2 Protect the liberty of the lawabiding citizen in his peaceful private pursuits. Also V6.

11. SB 846 City Payroll Deductions (344)¹ 73 Y; 65 N
Vote on 2nd reading
Motion prevailed. Conservative vote: Nay
Bill requires a municipality with a population greater than 10,000 to deduct from employee's monthly salary the payment of membership dues to an employees' association named by the employee, if the municipality permits other optional deductions. This is one of several bills introduced this session designed to make now useful employee associations more powerful and act like unions. Conservative Principle²: V5 Avoid giving special rights to an individual or group. Also L4, T6.

12. HB 1464 Limit Challenge of Juror(407)¹ 72 Y; 43 N
Vote on motion to suspend the three day rule (4/5 vote required).
Motion failed. Conservative vote: Nay
Bill requires the court grant a defendant's motion to dismiss the array of jurors if the court determines that the attorney representing the state exercised peremptory challenges to exclude persons from the jury on the basis of gender or religion. This is another procedural roadblock that will delay justice and give criminals another technicality upon which to avoid conviction. Conservative Principle²: L1 Protect the individual's life or health from harm by others.

¹Record Vote Number listed in House Journal
²Conservative votes support the principles listed here

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