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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2023 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	91
Hughes Bryan Hughes	1	Republican	91
Middleton Mayes Middleton	11	Republican	90
Springer Drew Springer Jr	30	Republican	68
Kolkhorst Lois Kolkhorst	18	Republican	67
Creighton Brandon Creighton	4	Republican	65
Parker Tan Parker	12	Republican	65
Bettencourt Paul Bettencourt	7	Republican	63
King Phil King	10	Republican	63
Schwertner Charles Schwertner	5	Republican	62
Hancock Kelly Hancock	9	Republican	61
Paxton Angela Paxton	8	Republican	61
Sparks Kevin Sparks	31	Republican	61
Campbell Donna Campbell	25	Republican	59
Perry Charles Perry	28	Republican	59
Birdwell Brian Birdwell	22	Republican	56
Huffman Joan Huffman	17	Republican	56
Flores Pete Flores	24	Republican	55
Nichols Robert Nichols	3	Republican	54
Hinojosa Juan Hinojosa	20	Democrat	28
Blanco César Blanco	29	Democrat	26
Whitmire John Whitmire		Democrat	22
Alvarado Carol Alvarado	6	Democrat	20
Johnson Nathan Johnson	16	Democrat	20
LaMantia Morgan LaMantia	27	Democrat	20
Miles Borris Miles	13	Democrat	20
Zaffirini Judith Zaffirini	21	Democrat	19
Gutierrez Roland Gutierrez	19	Democrat	18
Menéndez José Menéndez	26	Democrat	17
West Royce West	23	Democrat	17
Eckhardt Sarah Eckhardt	14	Democrat	16
Cook Molly Cook	15	Democrat	N/A