State Rep. Abel Herrero

Democrat
Current Rating

14

House District 34 - Robstown
First elected 2012

Previous Ratings on the Fiscal Index

  • Career: F
  • 2021: F
  • 2019: F
  • 2017: F
  • 2015: F
  • 2013: F
  • 2009: F
  • 2007: F

About State Rep. Abel Herrero

Abel Herrero is from Robstown, Texas.  He received his Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Texas A&M University in 1993 and graduated from the University of Texas Law School in 1997.  He and his wife Matilda still reside in Nueces County with their five children. 

Committee Assignments

Offices

Capitol
CAP 3S.2
P.O. Box 2910
Austin, TX 78768
(855) 850-0271 Toll Free
p: (512) 463-0462
District
101 East Main Avenue
Robstown, Texas 78380
(855) 850-0271 Toll Free
p: (361) 387-0457

House District District 34

State Rep. Abel Herrero's Record

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

HB 1038: Property tax appraisal reform

House Record Vote: 81
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SB 1, Amendment 148 by Y. Davis: Mandating a duplicative study by the agency responsible for low-income housing

House Record Vote: 181
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SB 1, Amendment 213 by Paxton: Ordering the Legislative Budget Board to study spending limits

House Record Vote: 185
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HB 681: Requiring sellers of fresh fish to post signs about mercury

House Record Vote: 206
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HB 482: Creating a program through Texas Department of Agriculture that gives small retailers in low-income neighborhoods grants to purchase refrigerators

House Record Vote: 216
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HB 1462: Allowing state employees to be paid by the taxpayers while performing volunteer service

House Record Vote: 329
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HB 4765: Temporarily increasing the small business exemption in the Gross Margins Tax

House Record Vote: 537
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SB 1071: Providing transparency for state pension funds

House Record Vote: 570
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HB 2291: Bringing greater transparency to the setting of property tax rates

House Record Vote: 653
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HB 130: Creating a new pre-K program

House Record Vote: 656
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HB 300, Motion to Table Amendment 35 by Laubenberg: Allowing "best value" addition to TxDOT contracting

House Record Vote: 662
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HJR 112: Creating new taxing jurisdictions for existing services that should be funded through general revenues

House Record Vote: 730
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HB 2962: Expands the Children's Health Insurance Program to 300% of poverty, or $66,000 for a family of four

House Record Vote: 881
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HB 2511: Imposing McCain-Feingold style speech limits on Texas politics

House Record Vote: 889
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HB 464: Requiring dynamic fiscal impact statement for certain bills and joint resolutions affecting taxes and fees

House Record Vote: 897
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SB 968: New regulations on "water features," needlessly creating additional expenses and burdens

House Record Vote: 1016
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SB 1569, Amendment 13 by Strama: Allowing drug users to qualify for Unemployment Insurance benefits

House Record Vote: 1052
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HB 300, Motion to Instruct: Keeping the gas tax and local fee hikes out of the TxDOT re-authorization conference report

House Record Vote: 1373
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HB 2559: Reforming state's employee pension system

House Record Vote: 1525
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HCR 50: Affirming state's rights under 10th Amendment

House Record Vote: 1544
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HB 2888: Creating a state-financed "income tax assistance" program

House Record Vote: 1708
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