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State Legislative Scorecard 2005 Environment Texas House Of Representatives Environment Texas, a nonprofi t, nonpartisan advocate for Texas’ environment, monitors the voting records of Texas’ state legislators. Do your legislators support the public interest? Their votes on key environmental issues are shown below. (Votes continued on reverse.) REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Score PUBLIC INTEREST VOTES Rep. Alma Allen 131 - + + + + + + 86% 1. Gut Clean Water Standards. HB 2833 by Rep. Cook would gut Rep. Ray Allen 106 - + + - - - - 29% water quality standards by requiring cities to reimburse developers Rep. Roberto Alonzo 104 + + + + + + + 100% for profi ts lost due to environmental protections. This bill passed the Rep. Rafael Anchia 103 + + + + + + + 100% House by a vote of 103 to 41, but fortunately died in the Senate. Public interest vote: No. Rep. Charles “Doc” Anderson 56 - + + E E E - 50% Rep. Kevin Bailey 140 - E + + + + E 80% 2. Renewable Energy To Seven Percent. An amendment by Rep. Rep. Todd Baxter 48 - + + - - + + 57% David Swinford to SB 743 would have required that approximately seven percent of Texas’ electricity be generated from clean, renewable Rep. Leo Berman 6 - + - - - - - 14% sources by the year 2017. The fi nal legislation passed and mandated Rep. Roy Blake 9 - + + - - - - 29% fi ve percent renewable energy by 2015. Public interest vote: Yes. Rep. Dwayne Bohac 138 - + - - - - + 29% 3. Renewable Energy Fee Protection. An amendment by Rep. Phil Rep. Dennis Bonnen 25 - - - - - - - 0% King to SB 712 to make sure renewable energy producers don’t pay Rep. Dan Branch 108 - P P E E E N/A 0% discriminatory fees for transmission. This amendment succeeded and Rep. Betty Brown 4 - - + - - - + 29% became law. Public interest vote: Yes. Rep. Fred Brown 14 - + - - - - - 14% 4. Table Increased Industrial Air Monitoring Bill. An amendment Rep. Lon Burnam 90 + + + + + + + 100% by Rep. Abel Herrero to HB 1900 to require industrial plants to install monitoring equipment. This vote was a motion by Rep. Dennis Bonnen Rep. Bill Callegari 132 - - + - - - + 29% to table the amendment. This amendment was unfortunately tabled Rep. Scott Campbell 72 - + + - - - + 43% by a vote of 93 to 51. Public interest vote: No. Rep. Carter Casteel 73 + + - - - - - 29% 5. Table Clean Air Fines. An amendment by Rep. Abel Herrero to Rep. Joaquin Castro 125 + + + + + + + 100% HB 1900 to fi ne industrial plants for unpermitted emissions. This Rep. Norma Chavez 76 P + + + + - + 71% vote was a motion by Rep. Dennis Bonnen to table the amendment. Rep. Warren Chisum 88 - + P - - A - 14% The amendment was unfortunately tabled by a vote of 94 to 47. Rep. Garnet Coleman 147 + + + + + + + 100% Public interest vote: No. Rep. Byron Cook 8 - + + - - - - 29% 6. Table Tougher Clean Air Standards. An amendment by Rep. Toby Rep. Robby Cook 17 - + - - - + - 29% Goodman to HB 1900 to set stricter standards for emissions of toxic chemicals by industrial plants. This vote was a motion by Rep. Dennis Rep. Frank Corte 122 A + + - - - - 29% Bonnen to table the amendment. This amendment was unfortunately Rep. Joe Crabb 127 - - + - - - - 14% tabled by a vote of 75 to 59. Public interest vote: No. Rep. Tom Craddick 82 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 7. Table Environmental Enforcements. An amendment by Rep. Eddie Rep. Myra Crownover 64 - A - - - - - 0% Rodriguez to HB 1429 strengthening enforcement against violations Rep. John Davis 129 - - - - A A + 14% by rock crushing facilities. This vote was a motion by Rep. Edmund Rep. Yvonne Davis 111 + + + + + + + 100% Kuempel to table the amendment. Despite opposition from Rep. Kuempel (the bill’s author), Rep. Rodriguez’s amendment was adopted, Rep. Glenda Dawson 29 + - - - - - - 14% leading Rep. Kuempel to drop his bill. Public interest vote: No. Rep. Dianne Delisi 55 - + A - - + + 43% Rep. Mary Denny 63 - - - - - + + 29% Rep. Joe Deshotel 22 + + - + + + + 86% KEY: E Excused from vote Rep. Joe Driver 113 - - A - - - - 0% + Vote in the public interest A Absent (counts against) Rep. Dawnna Dukes 46 + + + + + + + 100% Rep. Jim Dunnam 57 - + + + + + + 86% - Vote against the public interest P Present, but abstained Rep. Harold Dutton 142 - + + + + + + 86% (counts against) Rep. Al Edwards 146 A + + + + A + 71% This data has been taken from our online scorecard. Look up your senators and representatives and get more information on votes at Rep. Craig Eiland 23 - + + + - + + 71% www.EnvironmentTexas.org Rep. Rob Eissler 15 - + + - - - - 29% Rep. Gary Elkins 135 - - + - - - - 14% Environment Texas: Rep. Juan Escobar 43 - + + + + + + 86% The new home of TexPIRG’s environmental work Rep. David Farabee 69 - + + - - + - 43% 1009 West 6th St., Suite 208 • Austin, Texas 78703 Rep. Jessica Farrar 148 - + + + + + + 86% (512) 479-0388 phone • (512) 479-0400 fax [email protected] Rep. Ismael “Kino” Flores 36 - + + + A + + 71% www.EnvironmentTexas.org REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Score REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Score Rep. Dan Flynn 2 - + - - - - - 14% Rep. Ruth McClendon 120 - + + + + + + 86% Rep. Stephen Frost 1 - + + + + + + 86% Rep. Jim McReynolds 12 - + + - - - + 43% Rep. Pete Gallego 74 - E + + + + + 83% Rep. Jose Menendez 124 + + + + + + - 86% Rep. Dan Gattis 20 - + + - - - + 43% Rep. Tommy Merritt 7 - - + - - - E 17% Rep. Charlie Geren 99 - - - - - - - 0% Rep. Sid Miller 59 - + + - - P - 29% Rep. Helen Giddings 109 - + - + + + + 71% Rep. Joe Moreno 77 NA NA NA + + + + 100% Rep. Veronica Gonzales 41 - + + + + + + 86% Rep. Paul Moreno 143 - + + + + + + 86% Rep. Yvonne Gonzales Toureilles 35 - + + + + + E 83% Rep. Geanie Morrison 30 - + + - - A - 29% Rep. Toby Goodman 93 - + + + - + + 71% Rep. Anna Mowery 97 - - + - - - - 14% Rep. Tony Goolsby 102 - + + - - - + 43% Rep. Elliott Naishtat 49 + + + + + + + 100% Rep. Bob Griggs 91 - + + E E E - 50% Rep. Joe Nixon 133 - - A - - - - 0% Rep. Kent Grusendorf 94 - - + - - - - 14% Rep. Melissa Noriega 145 + + + + + + + 100% Rep. Ryan Guillen 31 - + - + + + - 57% Rep. Rene Oliveira 37 - + + A A A + 43% Rep. Pat Haggerty 78 - + + - - - A 29% Rep. Dora Olivo 27 + + + + + + + 100% Rep. Mike “Tuffy” Hamilton 19 - + - - - - - 14% Rep. Rob Orr 58 - + + - - - - 29% Rep. Peggy Hamric 126 - - - - - - - 0% Rep. John Otto 18 N/A + + - - - - 33% Rep. Rick Hardcastle 68 - + + - - - - 29% Rep. Ken Paxton 70 - - + - - - - 14% Rep. Linda Harper-Brown 105 - - + - - - + 29% Rep. Aaron Pena 40 + + + + + + + 100% Rep. Will Hartnett 114 - - + - - - - 14% Rep. Larry Phillips 62 - + - - - - - 14% Rep. Glenn Hegar 28 - - + - - - + 29% Rep. Joe Pickett 79 - + - A + + - 43% Rep. Abel Herrero 34 + + + + + + + 100% Rep. Jim Pitts 10 - + + - - - - 29% Rep. Harvey Hilderbran 53 + + + - - - - 43% Rep. Robert Puente 119 + + + + + A + 86% Rep. Fred Hill 112 + - + - - - - 29% Rep. Chente Quintanilla 75 - - + + + A + 57% Rep. Scott Hochberg 137 + + + + + + + 100% Rep. Richard Raymond 42 - + + + + + + 86% Rep. Terri Hodge 100 - E + + A + + 66% Rep. Elvira Reyna 101 - - - - - - - 0% Rep. Mark Homer 3 - + + - - + - 43% Rep. Debbie Riddle 150 - + - - - - A 14% Rep. Ruben Hope 16 - + + - - - - 29% Rep. Allan Ritter 21 - + - - - - - 14% Rep. Chuck Hopson 11 - + - - - - + 29% Rep. Eddie Rodriguez 51 + + + + + + + 100% Rep. Charlie Howard 26 - - - - - - - 0% Rep. Patrick Rose 45 + + - - - + + 56% Rep. Bryan Hughes 5 - + + - - - + 43% Rep. Gene Seaman 32 - + - - - A A 14% Rep. Bob Hunter 71 - + + - - - - 29% Rep. Todd Smith 92 - + + - - + + 56% Rep. Suzanna Hupp 54 - + + - - - + 43% Rep. Wayne Smith 128 - - - - - - - 0% Rep. Carl Isett 84 - E + - - - - 17% Rep. John Smithee 86 - + + - - - - 29% Rep. Jim Jackson 115 - + + - - - - 29% Rep. Jim Solis 38 - + + + + + + 86% Rep. Delwin Jones 83 - + + - - - - 29% Rep. Burt Solomons 65 - A - - - + + 29% Rep. Jesse Jones 110 + + + + + + + 100% Rep. Mark Strama 50 + + + - - - + 56% Rep. Terry Keel 47 - + - - - - - 14% Rep. Joe Straus 121 - + + - - - - 29% Rep. Bill Keffer 107 - - + - - - - 14% Rep. David Swinford 87 - + + - - - - 29% Rep. Jim Keffer 60 - N/A + - - - - 17% Rep. Robert Talton 144 - - - - - - E 0% Rep. Phil King 61 - - + - - + - 29% Rep. Larry Taylor 24 - - + - - - - 14% Rep. Tracy King 80 A - - - - - - 0% Rep. Senfronia Thompson 141 - - A + + + + 56% Rep. Lois Kolkhorst 13 - + - - - - - 14% Rep. Vicki Truitt 98 - + - - - - + 29% Rep. Mike Krusee 52 - - - - - - + 14% Rep. Sylvester Turner 139 + + - + A + + 71% Rep. Edmund Kuempel 44 - - - - - - - 0% Rep. Carlos Uresti 118 - + E + + + + 83% Rep. Pete Laney 85 - + - - - + - 29% Rep. Corbin Van Arsdale 130 - - + - - - + 29% Rep. Jodie Laubenberg 89 - - + - - - - 14% Rep. Marc Veasey 95 - + + + + + + 86% Rep. David Leibowitz 117 + + + + + + + 100% Rep. Mike Villarreal 123 + + A + + + + 86% Rep. Vilma Luna 33 - + + - - + + 57% Rep. Hubert Vo 149 - + + + + + + 86% Rep. Jerry Madden 67 - + - - - + - 29% Rep. George “Buddy” West 81 - - - - - - - 0% Rep. Armando Martinez 39 - + + + + + + 86% Rep. Martha Wong 134 A + - - - - - 14% Rep. Trey Martinez Fischer 116 - + + + + + + 86% Rep. Beverly Woolley 136 - - N/A - - - - 0% Rep. Brian McCall 66 - + - - - + - 29% Rep. Bill Zedler 96 - - - - - + - 14%.
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