Budget 2Creating the Texas budget is a long and complex process. The budget as it stands before the House on second reading is likely to undergo significant changes before final passage. For this reason, we refrain from taking a position at this time. However, we have reviewed all of the pre-filed amendments and we have taken a position on a number of those. Before getting to specific amendments, a few comments on how we chose which amendments to take a position on.

We take the same principled approach to amendments as we do to normal stand-alone legislation. We support amendments that protect the Economic Stabilization (Rainy Day) Fund, avoid budget gimmicks, and prioritize spending that funds core functions of government over nonessential spending.

We oppose amendments that inappropriately raid the rainy day fund, inappropriately use the budget as a vehicle to make general law, constitute riders to fund bills we oppose, or are predominantly political in nature.

We choose not to take a position on bills that prioritize spending between competing core functions of government, shift funding from one non-core function of government to another non-core function of government, relate to social issues, make procedural or administrative changes unconnected to our liberty principles, or (with a couple exceptions) mandate a study.

Below are the amendments we have taken a position on, listing opposes sorted by packet page number followed by supports sorted by packet page number. We have not taken a position on any amendment other than those listed below. As a note, if you are viewing on your phone you may need to rotate to landscape orientation to see all four columns.

Scan # Packet Page # Author Texas Action Position
850959 13 Miller Oppose
851075 14 Turner Oppose
850969 15 Herrero Oppose
851093 25 Howard Oppose
851082 27 Miller Oppose
851333 28 Hernandez Oppose
851058 48 Munoz Oppose
851090 59 Alvarado Oppose
851156 69 Hinojosa, Gina Oppose
850953 71 Rodriguez, Justin Oppose
851251 72 Gonzalez, Mary Oppose
851206 73 Landgraf Oppose
851224 76 Rose Oppose
850916 84 Hernandez Oppose
851033 87 Munoz Oppose
851062 88 Munoz Oppose
851200 105 Eddie Rodriguez Oppose
851196 114 Walle Oppose
851141 120 Gina Hinojosa Oppose
851102 122 Arevalo Oppose
850936 128 Thierry Oppose
850949 139 Roberts Oppose
851040 146 Munoz Jr Oppose
851009 173 Raymond Oppose
850988 177 Turner Oppose
851018 178 Sheffield Oppose
851110 184 Munoz Jr Oppose
851032 190 Bernal Oppose
851029 191 Lucio III Oppose
851167 193 Cortez Oppose
850938 194 Dutton Oppose
851140 195 Hinojosa Oppose
851230 196 Uresti Oppose
850911 198 Lozano Oppose
851335 200 VanDeaver Oppose
851274 201 Simmons Oppose
851268 206 Blanco Oppose
851117 207 Springer Oppose
851086 209 Arevalo Oppose
851148 210 Howard Oppose
850978 213 Zerwas Oppose
851205 214 Landgraf Oppose
851160 215 Walle Oppose
851013 218 Gutierrez Oppose
851252 221 Perez Oppose
851026 224 Munoz Jr. Oppose
850970 231 Herrero Oppose
851338 233 VanDeaver Oppose
851114 235 Herrero Oppose
851262 236 Bailes Oppose
851004 239 Canales Oppose
850960 250 Miller Oppose
851070 252 Munoz Oppose
851133 254 Munoz Oppose
851238 255 Wu Oppose
851074 260 Coleman Oppose
850992 269 Gutierrez Oppose
851143 272 Neave Oppose
851143 272 Neave Oppose
851017 277 Canales Oppose
850925 279 Guerra Oppose
851042 284 Munoz, Jr. Oppose
851258 285 Rose Oppose
850989 290 Gutierrez Oppose
851112 293 Herrero Oppose
850947 304 Rodriguez, Justin Oppose
851208 306 Landgraf Oppose
850950 308 Rodriguez, Justin Oppose
851166 310 Landgraf Oppose
851021 314 Canales Oppose
851332 335 Faircloth Oppose
851213 338 Landgraf Oppose
851336 344 VanDeaver Oppose
851169 350 Cortez Oppose
850962 355 Phillips Oppose
851003 360 Davis Oppose
851216 363 Minjarez Oppose
851231 364 Burrows Oppose
850972 375 Nevarez Oppose
851011 376 Anchia Oppose
851085 380 Arevalo Oppose
851220 382 Burrows Oppose
851049 388 Coleman Oppose
851259 389 Krause Oppose
851261 390 Krause Oppose
851215 391 Alonzo Oppose
851249 393 Krause Oppose
851050 396 Coleman Oppose
850929 397 Martinez Oppose
851348 399 Longoria Oppose
850952 407 Rodriguez Oppose
851226 412 Capriglione Oppose
851157 415 Walle Oppose
851158 416 Walle Oppose
850913 419 Martinez Oppose
851115 420 Munoz Jr. Oppose
851005 421 Gonzales Oppose
850981 422 Israel Oppose
851263 423 Walle Oppose
850939 431 Hernandez Oppose
850940 432 Hernandez Oppose
851153 433 Howard Oppose
850946 435 Lucio III Oppose
851241 437 Uresti, Tomas Oppose
851246 438 Uresti, Tomas Oppose
851122 457 Leach Oppose
851193 459 Guillen Oppose
851178 460 Guillen Oppose
850933 464 Davis, Sarah Oppose
851204 439-442 Uresti, Tomas Oppose
851342 3 Tinderholt Support
850909 16 Howard Support
851041 33 Munoz Support
851025 34 Munoz Support
851028 35 Munoz Support
851034 36 Munoz Support
851071 37 Munoz Support
851055 46 Munoz Support
851059 49 Munoz Support
851027 51 Munoz Support
851209 52 Stickland Support
851083 55 Rinaldi Support
851210 56 Fallon Support
850965 61 Shaheen Support
850996 67 Stickland Support
851109 68 Munoz Support
851198 70 Rodriguez, Eddie Support
850954 80 Rodriguez, Justin Support
851236 102 Wu Support
851094 106 Dukes Support
850997 109 Stickland Support
851001 110 Stickland Support
851250 113 Krause Support
850899 121 Miller Support
850937 127 Thierry Support
850967 136 Shaheen Support
851020 142 Giddings Support
851172 150 Walle Support
851048 151 Munoz Jr Support
851201 155 Isaac Support
851045 170 Munoz Jr Support
851104 176 Cain Support
851174 182 Elkins Support
851125 199 Leach Support
851002 222 Stickland Support
851127 226 Leach Support
851087 232 Cain Support
851202 253 Isaac Support
851278 256 Romero Support
851256 261 Rose Support
850919 262 White Support
851162 263 White Support
850920 264 White Support
851229 265 White Support
850918 266 White Support
850922 267 White Support
851134 276 Munoz, Jr. Support
851189 281 Isaac Support
851279 282 Romero, Jr. Support
851105 283 Cain Support
851248 286 Krause Support
851247 288 Krause Support
851187 295 Wilson Support
851100 297 Swanson Support
851098 298 Swanson Support
851337 303 VanDeaver Support
851154 319 VanDeaver Support
851107 327 Cain Support
851096 330 Cain Support
851185 331 Biedermann Support
851124 340 Leach Support
851121 341 Leach Support
851253 342 Pickett Support
851270 343 Simmons Support
850977 361 Zedler Support
851051 365 Ortega Support
851097 367 Swanson Support
851147 383 Raney Support
851150 394 Howard Support
851177 410 Lang Support
851195 411 Lang Support
851269 428 Blanco Support
851219 429 Blanco Support
850945 436 Frank Support
850983 448 Zerwas Support
851126 454 Leach Support
Posted April 05, 2017 by Nathanael Ferguson