Rep. Sheryl Cole
Democrat - TX - 46th district
Limited Government Rating
2023: 18.09%
50.00%
8.70%
29.41%
45.45%
25.00%
10.00%
14.29%
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SB 784
House 2023
2xProtecting Against Local Government Overreach by Ensuring Only the State Can Regulate Greenhouse Gas Emissions.
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HB 2337
House 2023
2xIncreasing Government Dependency by Expanding the Medicaid Welfare Program to Now Cover Behavioral Health Intensive Outpatient and Partial Hospitalization Services.
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HB 4885
House 2023
1xExpanding Cronyism and Government Interference in the Energy Sector through a New Hydrogen Vehicle and Infrastructure Grant Program.
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HB 3659
House 2023
1xStrengthening Property Rights and Civil Liberties through Protections Against Abuse of Asset Forfeiture.
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HB 667
House 2023
1xImposing a Draconian New Licensing Regime on "Music Therapists" which Increases Employment Barriers and Restricts Competition.
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SB 14 (Amd. #16)
House 2023
2xForcing Taxpayers to Provide Mental Health Services to Children Facing "Gender Dysphoria".
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HB 5174
House 2023
2xWorsening Cronyism and Government Central Planning by Creating the Texas Semiconductor Innovation Consortium to Enrich Certain Companies.
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HJR 146
House 2023
1xEnsuring the Free Competition of Currency and U.S. Monetary System Protection by Enshrining Right to Utilize Multiple Currencies.
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HB 1
House 2023
2xFueling Out-of-Control Spending Through a $321.3 Billion Budget (21.3% Increase) with Countless Provisions that Further Grow the Size and Scope of Government.
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HB 1058
House 2023
2xExpanding Cronyism and Diluting the Tax Base Through Additional Subsidies under the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) Program.
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HB 1755
House 2023
2xFueling Runaway Spending and Enriching Government-Favored Educational Entities through the Creation of the "Lone Star Workforce Future Fund".
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HB 2026
House 2023
2xGrowing Government Central Planning and Runaway Spending by Forcing Taxpayers to Pay Off the Student Loan Debt of Veterinarians in Additional Regions of the State.
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HB 2414
House 2023
2xLowering Healthcare Costs by Allowing Insurers to Offer Incentives which Steer their Enrollees towards Providers based on Quality and Cost.
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HB 2509
House 2023
2xGrowing Government Central Planning and Runaway Spending by Forcing Taxpayers to Subsidize Grocery Stores in "Food Deserts".
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HB 3297
House 2023
2xProviding Significant Regulatory Relief to Car Owners by Eliminating the State's Mandatory Annual Vehicle Safety Inspection.
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HB 2493
House 2023
1xStrengthening Government Transparency and Accountability by Requiring Government Data Be Provided in an Easily Searchable Database to the Public.
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HB 3771
House 2023
2xGrowing Government Dependency and Wealth Redistribution through a New Program which Forces Taxpayers to Subsidize Childcare Costs via Employer Partnerships.
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HB 4433
House 2023
2xWorsening Tax Cronyism by Providing Subsidies for Certain "Legacy Homeowners" in Government-Created Reinvestment Zones.
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SB 773
House 2023
1xStrengthening Individual Liberties and Medical Freedom by Providing the "Right to Try" Experimental Drugs to treat Severe Chronic Diseases.
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HB 287
House 2023
1xGrowing Government Regulation of Property Insurance Through a New Mandate Requiring Payment of 80% of Replacement Value Up Front.
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SB 1648
House 2023
3xFurther Growing Government's Unsustainable Land Holdings through a $1 Billion Centennial Parks Conservation Fund Program.
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SB 1145
House 2023
2xHiking Property Taxes through a New Tax Exemption Scheme which Socializes Childcare Facility Costs.
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SB 812
House 2023
1xGrowing the Regulatory State through an Excessive "Food Allergen Awareness" Poster Mandate on all Restaurants and Food Establishments.
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SB 627
House 2023
2xWorsening Cronyism by Expanding Local Subsidies for Hotel and Convention Centers.
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SB 18
House 2023
2xEnsuring Colleges and Universities can Remove Poor-Performing Professors by Restricting the Use of Tenure.
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SB 17
House 2023
2xProtecting Taxpayer Funds from Being Utilized for Politicized "Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion" (DEI) Offices at Public College Campuses.
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SB 17 (Amd. #14)
House 2023
2xAdvancing Affirmative Action by Mandating College Campuses Represent the Racial, Ethnic, and Religious Diversity of Texas.
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SB 17 (Amd. #1)
House 2023
2xFighting Back Against Efforts Designed to Weaken the DEI Bill by Forcing Taxpayers to Fund DEI Studies, Retaining DEI Employees, and Delaying Implementation of the Bill.
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SB 379
House 2023
2xDiluting the Tax Base and Shifting Tax Burdens onto other Products and Individuals through Special Sales Tax Exemptions for Tampons, Menstrual Products and Baby Items.
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SB 833
House 2023
1xImposing Overreaching New Regulations on the Insurance Industry by Banning Private Companies from Setting their own Policies Surrounding ESG.
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HB 5
House 2023
2xExpanding Cronyism and Enriching Government-Favored Corporations through a New Property Tax Exemption Scheme.
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SB 29
House 2023
2xProtecting Individual Liberties by Prohibiting Government-Imposed COVID-19 Vaccine or Mask Mandates.
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SB 1017
House 2023
2xProtecting Consumer Choice by Preventing Localities from Imposing any Ordinance which Restricts or Bans Gas-Powered Engines or a Source of Energy.
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SB 1070
House 2023
2xStrengthening Election Integrity through an Additional Voter Crosscheck.
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SB 2016
House 2023
1xIncreasing Employment Barriers and Enriching Certain Educational Institutions by Forcing Dieticians to Obtain Masters Degrees.
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HB 1750
House 2023
2xProtecting Farmers from Government Overreach by Preventing Local Governments from Imposing Additional Regulations on the Agricultural Industry.
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HB 3447
House 2023
2xGrowing Government Bureaucracy and Wasteful Spending through the Creation of the Texas Space Commission and the Aerospace Research and Space Economy Consortium.
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HB 3660
House 2023
1xEmpowering the Private Sector to Help Humanely Control the Pet Population by Providing Legal Protection for the "Trap-Neuter-Release" Program.
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HB 1614
House 2023
2xGrowing Government Dependency and Wealth Redistribution through the Creation of a New "Free" Pre-K and Childcare Program Delivered through Community Providers.
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HB 7
House 2023
2xStrengthening National Security and Helping to Combat Illegal Immigration and Human Trafficking Through Additional Border Security Funding and Property Owner Compensation.
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HB 3757
House 2023
2xIncreasing Property Tax Burdens by Implementing a "Freeze" for Certain Older Individuals which Merely Shifts Burdens onto other Property Owners and Masks Underlying Spending Problems.
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HB 4456
House 2023
3xHiking Property Taxes by Gaming the Calculation of the "No-New Revenue" Property Tax Rate.
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HB 1942
House 2023
2xStrengthening Individual Liberties and Lowering Property Taxes by Legalizing Online Sports Betting.
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HB 2843
House 2023
2xStrengthening Individual Liberties and Growing the Tax Base by Allowing Casinos to Operate in the State.
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HB 3128
House 2023
2xIncreasing Employment Barriers and Reducing Competition by Forcing Sewage Disposal Pump Technicians to Obtain a License.
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HB 33
House 2023
2xProtecting the Oil and Gas Industry from Overreaching Federal Climate Change and Environmental Regulations.
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SB 929
House 2023
2xStrengthening Property Rights by Protecting Businesses from Local Zoning Changes.
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HB 19
House 2023
1xImproving the State's Business Climate by Creating a Specialized Business Court to Hear Cases and Expedite Legal Proceedings.
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SB 1412
House 2023
2xStrengthening Property Rights by Prohibiting Localities from Banning or Regulating Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs).
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HB 3135
House 2023
1xCombatting Government Overreach by Requiring Localities to Review their Zoning Rules to Reduce Regulatory Burdens.
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HB 2266
House 2023
2xProtecting Against Overreaching Local Regulations by Allowing Businesses to Sue to Block Enforcement.
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HB 916
House 2023
1xHiking Health Insurance Premiums by Mandating Insurance Companies Cover a 12-Month Supply of Contraceptive Drugs.
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HB 17
House 2023
3xStrengthening Public Safety by Allowing Courts to Remove Rogue DAs which Refuse to Prosecute Crime.
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HB 4779
House 2023
2xFueling Lawlessness and Business Closures by Making it Harder to Prosecute and Punish Cases of Organized Retail Theft.
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SB 467
House 2023
1xStrengthening Law and Order by Increasing Penalties for Tampering with a Gas Pump to Steal Fuel.
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HR 4 (Amd. 9)
House 2023
2xStrengthening Government Transparency and Accountability by Requiring Roll Call Votes for Committee Amendments.
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HB 1 (Amd. #45)
House 2023
3xBlocking School Choice by Prohibiting Any Appropriations within the Budget for School Choice Programs.
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HB 2
House 2023
1xProtecting Homeowners and Businesses from Spiking Property Taxes by Limiting Annual Property Assessment Increases.
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HB 2 (Motion to Table Amd. #1)
House 2023
3xDenying Texans Significant Property Tax Relief by Blocking a $20 Billion Tax Cut.
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HB 1595
House 2023
3xRaiding the State's Rainy Day Fund to Channel over $3.4 Billion in Additional Funding to Woke Universities.
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HB 2127
House 2023
2xCombatting Government Overreach by Prohibiting Local Governments from Imposing Additional Regulations on Certain Sectors.
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HJR 45
House 2023
1xIncreasing Tax Burdens on other Property Owners through a Crony Carveout Providing Physicians a Tax Exemption if they Provide Indigent Services.
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HB 12
House 2023
2xIncreasing Government Dependency and Ballooning Medicaid Welfare Spending by an Additional $381 Million by Hiking Postpartum Benefits from 60 Days to 12 Months.
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HB 1391
House 2023
1xReducing Employment Barriers and Expanding Competition through an Alternative Licensing Pathway for Electricians.
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HB 2466
House 2023
2xWorsening Cronyism by Forcing Taxpayers to Provide Additional Subsidies to Companies Already Receiving Federal Grants through the Texas Technology and Innovation Trust Fund.
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HB 9
House 2023
2xEnriching Comcast and other Woke Corporations by Forcing Taxpayers to Provide "Broadband Equity" through a Government Central Planning Scheme.
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HB 100 (Amd. #1)
House 2023
2xProtecting Taxpayers and Promoting Student Success by Ensuring School Funding is Directed to Teachers Instead of Wasteful Administration.
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HJR 132
House 2023
2xProtecting Economic Growth through a Constitutional Amendment Prohibiting Implementation of any "Wealth Tax".
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SB 505
House 2023
1xEnsuring the Equal Taxation of Motor Vehicles by Establishing an Electric Vehicle Registration Fee.
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HB 1243
House 2023
2xStrengthening Election Integrity by Increasing the Penalty for Knowingly Engaging in Voting Fraud.
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HB 2231
House 2023
2xWorsening Cronyism and Government Central Planning by Forcing Taxpayers to Subsidize an Even Greater Range of Events (Bull Riding and Bassmaster) under the "Major Events Reimbursement Fund".
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SB 2325
House 2023
2xWorsening Cronyism and Government Central Planning by Forcing Taxpayers to Subsidize an Even Greater Range of Events (Formula 1 and Equestrian) under the "Major Events Reimbursement Fund".
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HB 54
House 2023
1xFurther Growing Medicaid Welfare Spending by Hiking the Monthly Personal Needs Allowance at Long-Term Care Facilities.
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HB 1515
House 2023
2xFueling Tens of Millions in Wasteful Spending by Extending the Unnecessary Texas Economic Development and Tourism Office for Another 12 Years.
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HB 4539
House 2023
2xWorsening Cronyism by Making it Even Easier for Woke Hollywood Production Companies to become Enriched through Taxpayer Subsidies.
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HB 1759
House 2023
1xStrengthening Individual Liberties and Charitable Giving by Authorizing Professional Sports Team Charitable Foundations to Offer Raffle Tickets Online.
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HB 2727
House 2023
2xGrowing Government Dependency by Expanding the Medicaid Welfare Program to Now Cover Home Telemonitoring Services.
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SB 3 (SS2)
House 2023
2xExpanding Economic Growth by Increasing the Franchisee Tax Exemption from $1 Million to $2.47 Million.
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SB 2 (SS2)
House 2023
2xProviding Property Tax Relief to Homeowners by Raising the Homestead Exemption to $100,000.
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SB 4 (SS3)
House 2023
1xStrengthening National Security and Law and Order through 10 Year Mandatory Minimum Sentences for Human Trafficking.
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HB 1 (Amd. 2 - SS4)
House 2023
3xBlocking School Choice by Removing the Provision Creating Educational Savings Accounts from the Education Bill.
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SB 4 (SS4)
House 2023
3xRestoring Law and Order by Authorizing Texas Police to Arrest Illegal Immigrants Crossing the Border from Mexico to Texas.
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SB 3 (SS4)
House 2023
3xRestoring Law and Order by Earmarking $1.54 Billion in State Funds to Construct Barriers Securing the Mexico Border.
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HB 1760
House 2023
2xStrengthening Self-Defense and Second Amendment Rights by Limiting School "Gun-Free Zones" to Only School-Owned Property.
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HB 3137
House 2023
2xProtecting Second Amendment Rights by Preventing Localities from Imposing Liability Insurance Mandates on Firearm Owners.
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HB 213
House 2023
2xThreatening Public Safety through a Mass Jailbreak for Prisoners who Committed Murder and other Violent Crimes as Juveniles.
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SB 1364
House 2023
2xPromoting Electric Vehicles and Hiking Roadway Maintenance Costs through a 2,000 lbs. Weight Exemption for all Electric-Powered Vehicles.
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SB 10 (Amd. #3)
House 2023
2xWorsening Texas' Unfunded Pension Crisis by Providing Even Greater Unpromised Payouts to Beneficiaries.
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HB 1805
House 2023
1xStrengthening Medical Freedom and Reducing Addiction by Permitting Physicians to Prescribe Low-THC Cannabis in Cases where Opioids would Otherwise be Prescribed.
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SB 1860
House 2023
2xProtecting Texans from Politicized Climate Change Agendas by Requiring Municipal Charters on Climate Change be Adopted by the Legislature.
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SB 989
House 2023
1xIncreasing Health Insurance Premiums by Mandating All Policies Provide Coverage for Biomarker Testing.
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SB 1403
House 2023
2xStrengthening National Security by Creating an Interstate Compact for Border Security to Help Combat Illegal Immigration and Human Trafficking.
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HB 567
House 2023
2xIncreasing Frivolous Litigation and Legal Liabilities by Making "Hair Texture and Style" a Protected Characteristic in Employment and Housing.
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SB 938
House 2023
1xAuthorizing El Paso County to Indebt Taxpayers to Construct Recreational Facilities.
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HB 2209
House 2023
2xForcing Taxpayers to Pay up to $5 Million Annually for a New Rural College and Career Pathways Program.
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HB 4219
House 2023
2xExpanding Borrowing and Lending Opportunities by Raising the Maximum Allowable Interest Rate on Consumer Loans by Including the Federal Funds Rate in the Calculation.
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HB 2239
House 2023
1xStrengthening Property Rights by Allowing the Removal of Ashe Juniper Trees Without Property Owners being Forced to Pay into a Tree Fund.
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SB 2453
House 2023
2xInfringing Property Rights and Consumer Choice by Allowing State Bureaucrats to Impose Additional Energy Efficiency and Water Conservation Mandates on New Buildings.
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HB 4811
House 2023
2xExpanding Government and Paving the Way for Additional Energy Efficiency Mandates through the Creation of a Texas Energy Efficiency Council.
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HB 5178
House 2023
1xIncreasing Taxation and the Growth of Government by Allowing Angelina County to Impose New Taxes on Hotels for Wasteful Tourism Promotion Initiatives.
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HB 1287
House 2023
2xGrowing Government Dependency by Increasing the Vehicle Asset Allowance Under the SNAP Welfare Program from $15k to $22.5k.
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SB 1893
House 2023
1xStrengthening National Security by Banning TikTok from Being Accessed on State-Issued Devices.
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HB 1696
House 2023
2xExpanding Government Power to Shutdown Competition within the Optometry Industry.
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HB 2313
House 2023
2xExpanding Government Overreach through New Annual Mandates on Ridesharing Drivers Pertaining to Human Trafficking Training.
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HB 1825
House 2023
1xExpanding Individual Liberties and Tax Revenue by Allowing the Sale and Consumption of Alcohol at a Fine Arts Performing Venue in Arlington.
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HB 2263
House 2023
3xHiking Natural Gas Utility Costs for Texans to Enrich Utility Companies and Create New Energy Conservation Programs.
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HB 3323
House 2023
2xGrowing Government Bureaucracy by Establishing the Texas Food System Security and Resiliency Planning Council.
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HB 4218
House 2023
1xProtecting Truck Rental Companies from Frivolous Litigation for Not Retrofitting Trucks with Safety Equipment Upon their Sale.
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HB 2291
House 2023
1xStrengthening Self-Defense and Public Safety by Authorizing Retired Judges to Carry a Firearm into Courthouses and Other Restricted Places.
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HB 2022
House 2023
1xReducing Frivolous Litigation by Updating the Residential Construction Liability Act to Limit Liability and Provide Clarifications.
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HB 1859
House 2023
1xReducing Employment Barriers and Expanding Competition Through an Alternative Licensing Pathway for HVAC Technicians.
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SB 1932
House 2023
1xExpanding Individual Liberties by Allowing Individuals to Sell Sealed 20+ Year Old Wine to Restaurants.
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HB 1745
House 2023
1xReducing Frivolous Litigation by Providing Liability Protections to Rideshare Companies.
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