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June 25, 2001

House Legislative Scorecard 2001
Texas Eagle Forum, P.O. Box 795354, Dallas, TX 75379 · 972-250-0734

State Representatives can be reached through the Capitol switchboard in Austin: 512-463-4630

Explanation of Votes

#1 - Freedom of Speech
Record Vote (RV) 138 on HB 2. The bill would have placed oppressive restrictions on political speech by non-profit organizations within 60 days of an election.
TEF Position: Oppose
Status: failed in conference committee

#2 - Fair Redistricting
RV326 on HB 150. The bill would have created new state house districts that protected incumbents at the expense of accurately reflecting voting/demographic trends in the state.
TEF Position: Oppose
Status: failed in the Senate

#3 - Gambling
RV209 on HB 514. The bill would have allowed certain federally recognized Indian tribes to operate casinos on their lands.
TEF Position: Oppose
Status: failed in the Senate

#4 - Minimum Wage
RV 93 on HB 533. The bill hurts family businesses by increasing the state minimum wage to the same level as the federal minimum wage.
TEF Position: Oppose
Status: signed by the Governor

#5 - Hate Crimes
RV162 on HB 587. The bill enhances penalties for criminals who select their victims for reasons of prejudice, and makes sexual preference a protected class for the first time under Texas law.
TEF Position: Oppose
Status: signed by the Governor

#6 - Government Funded Health Care
RV59 on HB 757. The bill creates the health disparities task force to study ways to eliminate health access disparities for multicultural, disadvantaged, and regional populations. Increases state responsibility and control over health care.
TEF Position: Oppose
Status: effective on 9/1/01

#7 - School-based Clinics
RV78 on HB 1095. The bill would have made permanent the existence of the School Health Advisory Committee to advise public schools on ways to deliver health care on-campus. These clinics are often one-stop shops for family planning services and referrals.
TEF Position: Oppose
Status: failed in the House

#8 - Government Tracking of Employees
RV176 on HB 1243. The bill allows the Texas Workforce Commission to track the employment history of former recipients of public assistance for three years.
TEF Position: Oppose
Status: signed by the governor

#9 - Homosexual Student Rights
RV374 on HB 1286. The bill would have enacted policies in public schools banning discrimination against homosexual students, giving them special status.
TEF Position: Oppose
Status: failed in the Senate.

#10 - Creation of Transportation Disadvantaged Class
RV69 on HB 1621. The bill creates a new class of "transportation disadvantaged" people, and requires municipalities to consider their "rights" when planning mass transit.
TEF Position: Oppose
Status: signed by the governor

#11 - Weakening the Death Penalty
RV431 on SB 85. The bill would have created a new reduced sentence of life without parole for individuals convicted of capital offenses.
TEF Position: Oppose
Status: failed in the House

#12 - Weakening the State Board of Education
RV502 on SB 512. The bill takes authority away from the SBOE by creating an independent investment advisory committee to manage the Permanent School Fund.
TEF Position: Oppose
Status: vetoed by the Governor

#13 - Family Planning for Minors
RV500 on Amendment 10 to SB 1156. The amendment prohibits minors from receiving family planning services under a women's health demonstration project established by the bill.
TEF Position: Support
Status: passed

#14 - Medical Savings Accounts
RV232 on Amendment 6 to HB 3343. The amendment would have required school employees to deposit their new health care pay raise in an MSA-type account or utilize it to purchase additional coverage.
TEF Position: Support
Status: failed

#15 - Driver's License for Undocumented Immigrants
RV303 on Amendment 1 to HB 396 on third reading. The amendment would have made it more difficult for undocumented immigrants to obtain driver's licenses without applying for social security numbers, thus preserving some of the value of a TX driver's license.
TEF Position: Support
Status: failed
Recipients of the 2001 FREEDOM AND FAMILY AWARDS
Representative Dennis Bonnen (R-Angleton) Representative Talmadge Heflin (R-Houston)
Representative Betty Brown (R-Terrell) Representative Charlie Howard (R-Sugar Land)
Representative Wayne Christian (R-Center) Representative Carl Isett (R-Lubbock)
Representative Frank Corte (R-San Antonio) Representative Elvira Reyna (R-Mesquite)
Representative Joe Crabb (R-District 127) Representative David Swinford (R-Dumas)
Representative Tom Craddick (R-Midland) Representative Robert Talton (R-Pasadena)
Representative Myra Crownover (R-Lewisville) Representative Beverly Woolley (R-Houston)
Representative Joe Driver (R-Garland) Senator Mike Jackson (R-La Porte)
Representative Peggy Hamric (R-Houston) Senator Jane Nelson (R-Flower Mound)

 

Recipients of 2001 FREEDOM AND FAMILY AWARDS - Honorable Mention
Representative Ray Allen (R-Grand Prairie) Representative Jim Keffer (R-Eastland)
Representative Leo Berman (R-Tyler) Representative Phil King (R-Weatherford)
Representative Bill Callegari (R-Katy) Representative Lois Kolkhorst (R-Brenham)
Representative Ron Clark (R-Sherman) Representative Mike Krusee (R-Round Rock)
Representative Dianne White Delisi (R-Temple) Representative Ken Marchant (R-Coppell)
Representative Mary Denny (R-Aubrey) Representative Anna Mowery (R-Ft. Worth)
Representative Will Hartnett (R-Dallas) Representative Joe Nixon (R-Houston)
Representative Harvey Hilderbran (R-Kerrville)) Representative Gene Seaman (R-Corpus Christi)
Representative Fred Hill (R-Richardson) Representative John Smithee (R-Amarillo)
Representative Ruben Hope, Jr. (R-Conroe) Representative Burt Solomons (R-Carrollton)
Representative Suzanna Hupp (R-Lampasas) Senator Troy Fraser (R-Horseshoe Bay)

 

Legend of Symbols
X = vote favoring TEF's position PC = present not voting - chair
O = vote opposing TEF's position A = absent - unexcused
P = present not voting E = absent - excused
D = Democrat R = Republican
Names in Italics indicate FREEDOM AND FAMILY AWARD recipients

 

State Representative Freedom of Speech Fair Redistricting Gambling Minimum Wage Hate Crimes Government Funded Health Care School-based Clinics Government Tracking of Employees Homosexual Student Rights Creation of Transportation Disadvantaged Class Weakening the Death Penalty Weakening State Board of Education Family Planning for Minors Medical Savings Accounts Driver's License for Undocumented Aliens Pro-Family Rating
Clyde Alexander (D) O O O O O O O O A E O O X O A 7%
Ray Allen (R) X X X X X X X X X X X X X E O 93%
Kip Averitt (R) O X A X O X X X X A X O X X O 60%
Kevin Bailey (D) O O O O O O O O O O O O X O E 7%
Leo Berman (R) X X X X X X X X X X X X X X O 93%
Dennis Bonnen (R) X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 100%
Fred Bosse (D) O O X O O O O O O O O O X O O 13%
Kim Brimer (R) X X X X X X X O X X X O X X O 80%
Betty Brown (R) X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 100%
Fred Brown (R) X X X X X X X X X X O X X O X 87%
Lon Burnam (D) O O O O O O O O O X O O O O O 7%
Bill Callegari (R) X X X X X X X X X X X X X O X 93%
Jaime Capelo (D) O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O 0%
Bill Carter (R) O X X X X X O O X O X X X X O 67%
Norma Chavez (D) O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O 0%
State Representative Freedom of Speech Fair Redistricting Gambling Minimum Wage Hate Crimes Government Funded Health Care School-based Clinics Government Tracking of Employees Homosexual Student Rights Creation of Transportation Disadvantaged Class Weakening the Death Penalty Weakening State Board of Education Family Planning for Minors Medical Savings Accounts Driver's License for Undocumented Aliens Pro-Family Rating
Warren Chisum (R) O O X X X X X X PC X X X X X X 86%
Wayne Christian (R) X X X X X X X X X E X X X X X 100%
Ron Clark (R) X X X X X X X X X X X X X O X 93%
Garnet Coleman (D) O O O E O O O O O O E O O O O 0%
Robert Cook (D) O O X O O O O O O O X O X O O 20%
Frank Corte (R) X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 100%
David Counts (D) O O X O O O O O O O O O O O O 7%
Joe Crabb (R) X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 100%
Tom Craddick (R) X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 100%
Myra Crownover (R) X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 100%
Debra Danburg (D) O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O 0%
John Davis (R) X X X X X X X X X X X X X O O 87%
Yvonne Davis (D) O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O 0%
Dianne White Delisi (R) X X X X X X X X X O E X X X X 93%
Mary Denny (R) X X O X X E X X X X X X X X X 93%
State Representative Freedom of Speech Fair Redistricting Gambling Minimum Wage Hate Crimes Government Funded Health Care School-based Clinics Government Tracking of Employees Homosexual Student Rights Creation of Transportation Disadvantaged Class Weakening the Death Penalty Weakening State Board of Education Family Planning for Minors Medical Savings Accounts Driver's License for Undocumented Aliens Pro-Family Rating
Joe Deshotel (D) O O O O O O O O O O O O X O O 7%
Joe Driver (R) X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 100%
Dawnna Dukes (D) O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O 0%
Jim Dunnam (D) O O O O O O O O O O O O X O O 7%
Harold Dutton, Jr. (D) X O O O O O O O O O X O O O O 13%
Al Edwards (D) P O O O O O O O O O O O O O O 0%
Harryette Ehrhardt (D) O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O 0%
Craig Eiland (D) O O O O O O A O E O X O X E O 15%
Gary Elkins (R) X X O X O X X X X X X X X X X 87%
Dan Ellis (D) O O X O O A X O O O X O X O X 33%
David Farabee (D) O O X O O O X O O O O O X O O 20%
Jessica Farrar (D) O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O 0%
Kino Flores (D) O O O O O O O O O O O O O O A 0%
Pete Gallego (D) O O O O O O O O O O E O X O E 8%
State Representative Freedom of Speech Fair Redistricting Gambling Minimum Wage Hate Crimes Government Funded Health Care School-based Clinics Government Tracking of Employees Homosexual Student Rights Creation of Transportation Disadvantaged Class Weakening the Death Penalty Weakening State Board of Education Family Planning for Minors Medical Savings Accounts Driver's License for Undocumented Aliens Pro-Family Rating
Domingo Garcia (D) P P O O O O O O O O O O O O O 0%
Kenn George (R) X X O X X A X X X X X X X X X 87%
Charlie Geren (R) X X X X X X X X O X X O X X X 87%
Helen Giddings (D) O O O O O O O O O O O X O O O 7%
Bob Glaze (D) O O O O O O O O O O X O O O A 7%
Toby Goodman (R) X X X A O X X X X O X X X O O 67%
Tony Goolsby (R) X X O X X X X X A X PC X X X X 86%
Patricia Gray (D) O O X O O O O O O O O O O O O 7%
Rick Green (R) X X O X X X X X X X O X X X X 87%
Kent Grusendorf (R) X X X X O X X X X X X X X O X 87%
Roberto Gutierrez (D) O O O O O O O O O O O O X O X 13%
Pat Haggerty (R) O X O X O X X O X X X O X X O 60%
Peggy Hamric (R) X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 100%
Rick Hardcastle (R) X X X X X X X X O X X O X O O 73%
Will Hartnett (R) X X X X X X X X X X X X X O X 93%
State Representative Freedom of Speech Fair Redistricting Gambling Minimum Wage Hate Crimes Government Funded Health Care School-based Clinics Government Tracking of Employees Homosexual Student Rights Creation of Transportation Disadvantaged Class Weakening the Death Penalty Weakening State Board of Education Family Planning for Minors Medical Savings Accounts Driver's License for Undocumented Aliens Pro-Family Rating
Judy Hawley (D) O O O O O O O O O O O O X O O 7%
Talmadge Heflin (R) X X X X X X X X X X E X X X X 100%
Paul Hilbert (R) E E O E E E E E E E E E E O A 0%
Harvey Hilderbran (R) E X X X X X E X X X X X X O X 92%
Fred Hill (R) X X X X X X X X X X X X X O X 93%
Juan Hinojosa (D) O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O 0%
Scott Hochberg (D) O O O O O O O O O O O E O O O 0%
Terri Hodge (D) O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O 0%
Mark Homer (D) O O O O O O X O O O O O X O E 14%
Ruben Hope (R) X X X X X X X X X X X X X O X 93%
Chuck Hopson (D) O O X O O O O O O O X O X O O 20%
Charlie Howard (R) X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 100%
Bob Hunter (R) X X O X X O X X X X X X X O X 80%
Suzanna Gratia Hupp (R) X X O X X X X X X X X X X X X 93%
Carl Isett (R) X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 100%
State Representative Freedom of Speech Fair Redistricting Gambling Minimum Wage Hate Crimes Government Funded Health Care School-based Clinics Government Tracking of Employees Homosexual Student Rights Creation of Transportation Disadvantaged Class Weakening the Death Penalty Weakening State Board of Education Family Planning for Minors Medical Savings Accounts Driver's License for Undocumented Aliens Pro-Family Rating
Kyle Janek (R) X X O X X X X X X A X O X X P 73%
Delwin Jones (R) O O O A A A O X X A A O X O O 20%
Elizabeth Ames Jones (R) O X O O X X X O X O X X X X X 67%
Jesse Jones (D) O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O 0%
Robert Junell (D) O O X O O O O O O O E O X O E 15%
Terry Keel (R) X X O X X X X X O X X O X X E 79%
Jim Keffer (R) X X X O X X X X X X X X X X X 93%
Phil King (R) X X X X A* X X X X X O X X X E 93%
Tracy King (D) O O O O O A O O O A O O X O O 7%
Ann Kitchen (D) O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O 0%
Lois Kolkhorst (R) X X X X X X X X X X X X X O X 93%
Mike Krusee (R) X X X X X X O X X X X X X X X 93%
Edmund Kuempel (R) X X O X O X X X X O X X X O O 67%
Pete Laney (D) P P P PC PC P PC P P P P P PC PC P ##
Glenn Lewis (D) X O O O O O O PC O O O O O O O 7%
State Representative Freedom of Speech Fair Redistricting Gambling Minimum Wage Hate Crimes Government Funded Health Care School-based Clinics Government Tracking of Employees Homosexual Student Rights Creation of Transportation Disadvantaged Class Weakening the Death Penalty Weakening State Board of Education Family Planning for Minors Medical Savings Accounts Driver's License for Undocumented Aliens Pro-Family Rating
Ron Lewis (D) X X O O O O X O X O O O X O O 33%
John Longoria (D) O O O O O O O O O O O X O O O 7%
Vilma Luna (D) O X O O O O O O O O O O A O A 7%
Jerry Madden (R) O X O X X X X X X X X X X X X 87%
Ken Marchant (R) X X X X X X X X X X X X X O X 93%
Trey Martinez Fischer (D) O O O O O O O O O O O X O O O 7%
Glen Maxey (D) O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O 0%
Brian McCall (R) X X X X O X X X A O X X X X O 73%
Ruth Jones McClendon (D) O O O O O O O O O O O O A O O 0%
Jim McReynolds (D) O O X O O O O O O O X O X O O 20%
Jose Menendez (D) O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O 0%
Tommy Merritt (R) X O O X O X X X X X X X O O O 60%
Sid Miller (R) E X X X X X X X X X X X X O O 86%
Joe Moreno (D) O O O O O O O O O O E O O O O 0%
Paul Moreno (D) O O O O O O O O O O O A O O O 0%
State Representative Freedom of Speech Fair Redistricting Gambling Minimum Wage Hate Crimes Government Funded Health Care School-based Clinics Government Tracking of Employees Homosexual Student Rights Creation of Transportation Disadvantaged Class Weakening the Death Penalty Weakening State Board of Education Family Planning for Minors Medical Savings Accounts Driver's License for Undocumented Aliens Pro-Family Rating
Geanie Morrison (R) X X X X A X X X X X O X X X X 87%
Anna Mowery (R) X X X X X X X X X X X X X O X 93%
Elliott Naishtat (D) O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O 0%
Manny Najera (D) O O O O O O O O O O O O X O O 7%
Joe Nixon (R) X X X X X O X X E X E X X X X 92%
Rick Noriega (D) O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O 0%
Rene Oliveira (D) O O O O O O O O O O A A E O O 0%
Dora Olivo (D) O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O 0%
Joseph Pickett (D) O O O O O O O O O O O O X O O 7%
Jim Pitts (R) O X X X X X X X O X X E X X X 86%
Robert Puente (D) O O A O O O O O O O O O X O O 7%
Tom Ramsay (D) O O X O O O O O X O X O X O O 27%
Irma Rangel (D) O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O 0%
Richard Raymond (D) O O O O A O O O O O O X O O O 7%
Arthur Reyna (R) O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O 0%
State Representative Freedom of Speech Fair Redistricting Gambling Minimum Wage Hate Crimes Government Funded Health Care School-based Clinics Government Tracking of Employees Homosexual Student Rights Creation of Transportation Disadvantaged Class Weakening the Death Penalty Weakening State Board of Education Family Planning for Minors Medical Savings Accounts Driver's License for Undocumented Aliens Pro-Family Rating
Elvira Reyna (R) X