On April 22nd the Texas House is set to debate 240 amendments to the state budget.
Below are TFR’s vote recommendations for the Fiscal Responsibility Index.
Amendment | Author | Notes | Vote Recommendation |
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E870152 | Slaton | Redirects funding from the Commission on the Arts to border security for wall construction. | FOR |
E870139 | Jessica González | Redirecting funding from the Attorney General to voter ID subsidies. | AGAINST |
E870118 | Minjarez | Redirecting funding from the Attorney General to DFPS. | AGAINST |
E870171 | Beckley | Redirecting funds from the Attorney General to Legislative Council. | AGAINST |
E870154 | Eddie Morales | Redirecting funds from the Attorney General to County Essential Service Grants. | AGAINST |
E870015 | Bucy | Redirecting funds from the Attorney General to County Essential Service Grants. | AGAINST |
E870199 | Howard | Redirecting funds from the Attorney General to victims of crime. | AGAINST |
E870133 | Jessica González | Instituting a cap on outside counsel legal fees in the Office of the Attorney General. | FOR |
E870049 | White | Require the Attorney General to defend redistricted maps. | FOR |
E870024 | Moody | Require the Attorney General to report on Public Information Act requests. | FOR |
E870091 | Bowers | A politically-motivated report on equal pay. | AGAINST |
E870137 | Slaton | Prevent COVID funds from being distributed to illegal aliens. | FOR |
E870209 | Hefner | Prevent ERS from investing in companies that engage in energy discrimination. | FOR |
E870072 | Tinderholt | Defund the governor should he extend disaster or emergency declarations concerning a large portion of the state beyond 60 days. | FOR |
E870142 | Slaton | Prevent the governor from using state funds to close Texas businesses. | FOR |
E870141 | Cason | Redirecting new university professor funding to TRS-Care. | FOR |
E870016 | Bucy | Redirecting funding from border security efforts to elections. | AGAINST |
E870043 | Ann Johnson | Redirecting funding from border security efforts to prevent family violence. | AGAINST |
E870224 | Rosenthal | Redirecting funding from border security efforts to Austin Community College. | AGAINST |
E870238 | Rosenthal | Redirecting funding from border security efforts to a vote by mail campaign | AGAINST |
E870058 | Tinderholt | Redirecting funds from the Governor to TRS Care. | FOR |
E870175 | Slaton | Redirecting funds from the Texas Enterprise Fund to Property Tax Relief. | FOR |
E870177 | Slaton | Redirecting corporate welfare funds to TRS. | FOR |
E870062 | Tinderholt | Preventing state grants from being distributed to illegal aliens. | FOR |
E870123 | Jessica González | A politically-motivated report on white nationalism. | AGAINST |
E870126 | Cason | Redirecting funds from an unnecessary agency to bulletproof vests for police officers. | FOR |
E870203 | Toth | Preventing businesses that opposed gun rights legislation from receiving corporate welfare. | FOR |
E870211 | Cain | Preventing businesses that opposed election integrity legislation from receiving corporate welfare. | FOR |
E870219 | Hefner | Preventing companies who threatened adverse action against the state from receiving corporate welfare. | FOR |
E870246 | Vasut | Preventing companies that support the 1619 project or its beliefs from receiving corporate welfare. | FOR |
E870236 | Toth | Preventing companies that support the 1619 project or its beliefs from receiving corporate welfare. | FOR |
E870077 | Goodwin | Installing electical vehicle charging stations at the Capitol. | AGAINST |
E870050 | Hernandez | Increasing funding for Voter ID education. | AGAINST |
E870159 | Cain | Eliminating funding for counties not in compliance with Election Code. | FOR |
E870191 | Minjarez | Redirecting funds from DFPS to TANF. | AGAINST |
E870122 | Minjarez | Redirecting funds from DPS to DFPS. | AGAINST |
E870081 | Toth | Preventing DFPS from using funds to promote critical race theory. | FOR |
E870194 | Martinez | Redirecting funds from DPS to COVID vaccines. | AGAINST |
E870037 | Campos | A political study on COVID vaccinations. | AGAINST |
E870242 | Crockett | Using public funds to implement a vaccine awareness campaign. | AGAINST |
E870117 | Howard | Funding for workplace violence prevention for nurses. | AGAINST |
E870074 | Toth | Preventing state funds from being used to advance critical race theory. | FOR |
E870056 | Coleman | Medicaid Expansion | AGAINST |
E870105 | Coleman | Medicaid Expansion | AGAINST |
E870099 | Coleman | Medicaid Expansion | AGAINST |
E870113 | Coleman | Medicaid Expansion | AGAINST |
E870060 | Coleman | Medicaid Expansion | AGAINST |
E870063 | Coleman | Medicaid Expansion | AGAINST |
E870182 | Coleman | Medicaid Expansion | AGAINST |
E870249 | Guerra | Medicaid Expansion | AGAINST |
E870095 | Howard | Medicaid Expansion | AGAINST |
E870115 | Howard | Removing the current restriction on tax dollars funding abortion. | AGAINST |
E870044 | Ann Johnson | Providing funds to distribute contraceptives to children. | AGAINST |
E870138 | Minjarez | Providing for salary increases for state employees. | AGAINST |
E870073 | Toth | Preventing state funds from being used to advance critical race theory. | FOR |
E870036 | Rodriguez | Covid money to TEA | AGAINST |
E870070 | Toth | No funds for CRT | FOR |
E870225 | Toth | Preventing state funds from being used to advance critical race theory. | FOR |
E870125 | Cason | Preventing state funds from being used to advance critical race theory. | FOR |
E870135 | Slaton | No money for gender perception affirmation | FOR |
E870155 | Eddie Morales | Rural doctor funding | AGAINST |
E870130 | Minjarez | Redirect funds from DPS to Austin Community College. | AGAINST |
E870132 | Minjarez | Redirect funds from DPS to Austin Community College. | AGAINST |
E870111 | Minjarez | Adjusting formula funding to be more identiy focused than outcome focused. | AGAINST |
E870022 | Moody | Requiring funds be spent towards the installation of air conditioning in jail facilities. | AGAINST |
E870051 | Landgraf | Redirecting funds from the Texas Lottery to border security. | FOR |
E870200 | Martinez | Redirecting funds from DPS to migrant children. | AGAINST |
E870071 | Guillen | Imposing limits on border security. | AGAINST |
E870174 | Cain | Preventing funds from being used for elective surgeries in prisons. | FOR |
E870228 | Oliverson | Preventing the use of taxpayer dollars for gender modification. | FOR |
E870143 | Slaton | Protecting Texas monuments. | FOR |
E870190 | Guerra | Redirecting funds from oil and gas regulation to promote geothermal energy. | AGAINST |
E870193 | Guerra | Redirecting funds from oil and gas regulation to promote geothermal energy. | AGAINST |
E870085 | Middleton | Preventing funds from being used to enforce mask mandates. | FOR |
E870089 | Middleton | Prohibiting state agency grants to businesses that threatened Texas. | FOR |
E870128 | Oliverson | Prohibiting state agency grants to businesses that threatened Texas over election integrity. | FOR |
E870196 | Rogers | Preventing the use of taxpayer dollars for gender modification. | FOR |
E870100 | Middleton | Banning taxpayer funded lobbying. | FOR |
E870109 | Oliverson | Preventing state funds from being used to pay for abortion. | FOR |
E870163 | Cain | Defunding the state's federal lobbyists. | FOR |
E870188 | Martinez | Preventing funds from being used toward the border wall. | AGAINST |
E870214 | Biedermann | Requiring state agencies to identify savings. | FOR |
E870161 | Morrison | Protecting the role of the Texas Legislature overseeing budgets. | FOR |
E870157 | Morrison | Protecting the role of the Texas Legislature overseeing budgets. | FOR |
E870218 | Huberty | Requiring federal dollars be spent on education. | AGAINST |
E870180 | Davis | Requiring tax dollars be spent supporting minority-owned businesses. | AGAINST |
E870160 | Davis | Pay raises for government officials. | AGAINST |
E870144 | Minjarez | A politically motivated study on redistricting. | AGAINST |
E870112 | Howard | Pay raises for government employees. | AGAINST |
E870201 | Morales Shaw | A politically motivated study on broadband access. | AGAINST |
E870149 | Minjarez | A politically motivated study on race. | AGAINST |
E870170 | Hunter | Appropriating leftover funds to the University of Texas without reforms. | AGAINST |
E870169 | Hunter | Appropriating leftover funds to the University of Texas without reforms. | AGAINST |