FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY INDEX

The Fiscal Responsibility Index is a measurement of how lawmakers perform on size and role of government issues. The Index uses exemplar votes on core budget and free enterprise issues that demonstrate legislators’ governing philosophy.

The public — including lawmakers — are notified in advance of TFR’s position on the issues to be rated, and prior to votes taken on the floor.

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2021 Fiscal Index Metrics

House Average

Senate Average

Overall Average

Pro-Taxpayer
Anti-Taxpayer
Absent
Speaker
Absent, Excused
Present, not voting
Not Applicable

Legislator Scores
Votes Considered

Legislator	District	Party	Score
Hall Bob Hall	2	Republican	93
Hughes Bryan Hughes	1	Republican	92
Creighton Brandon Creighton	4	Republican	86
Springer Drew Springer Jr	30	Republican	84
Paxton Angela Paxton	8	Republican	74
Schwertner Charles Schwertner	5	Republican	74
Birdwell Brian Birdwell	22	Republican	73
Bettencourt Paul Bettencourt	7	Republican	71
Kolkhorst Lois Kolkhorst	18	Republican	71
Nichols Robert Nichols	3	Republican	71
Buckingham Dawn Buckingham	24	Republican	70
Hancock Kelly Hancock	9	Republican	70
Campbell Donna Campbell	25	Republican	69
Huffman Joan Huffman	17	Republican	69
Taylor Larry Taylor	11	Republican	68
Nelson Jane Nelson	12	Republican	66
Perry Charles Perry	28	Republican	65
Seliger Kel Seliger	31	Republican	57
Lucio Eddie Lucio, Jr.	27	Democrat	30
Hinojosa Juan Hinojosa	20	Democrat	28
West Royce West	23	Democrat	20
Zaffirini Judith Zaffirini	21	Democrat	19
Alvarado Carol Alvarado	6	Democrat	18
Blanco César Blanco	29	Democrat	16
Gutierrez Roland Gutierrez	19	Democrat	16
Johnson Nathan Johnson	16	Democrat	16
Menéndez José Menéndez	26	Democrat	16
Miles Borris Miles	13	Democrat	16
Powell Beverly Powell	10	Democrat	15
Whitmire John Whitmire	15	Democrat	14
Eckhardt Sarah Eckhardt	14	Democrat	10