State Rep. Abel Herrero

Democrat

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House District 34 - Robstown

First elected 2012

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Twitter: @RepAbelHerrero

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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

88th Legislative Session
Corrections, Chair
Licensing and Administrative Procedures

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

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Sponsorship

Bill	Vote
HB 1038: Property tax appraisal reform House Record Vote: 81 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 1, Amendment 148 by Y. Davis: Mandating a duplicative study by the agency responsible for low-income housing House Record Vote: 181 Read Full Detail	X
SB 1, Amendment 213 by Paxton: Ordering the Legislative Budget Board to study spending limits House Record Vote: 185 Read Full Detail	X
HB 681: Requiring sellers of fresh fish to post signs about mercury House Record Vote: 206 Read Full Detail	X
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 Read Full Detail	X
HB 1462: Allowing state employees to be paid by the taxpayers while performing volunteer service House Record Vote: 329 Read Full Detail	X
HB 4765: Temporarily increasing the small business exemption in the Gross Margins Tax House Record Vote: 537 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 1071: Providing transparency for state pension funds House Record Vote: 570 Read Full Detail	Check
HB 2291: Bringing greater transparency to the setting of property tax rates House Record Vote: 653 Read Full Detail	Check
HB 130: Creating a new pre-K program House Record Vote: 656 Read Full Detail	X
HB 300, Motion to Table Amendment 35 by Laubenberg: Allowing "best value" addition to TxDOT contracting House Record Vote: 662 Read Full Detail	X
HJR 112: Creating new taxing jurisdictions for existing services that should be funded through general revenues House Record Vote: 730 Read Full Detail	X
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 Read Full Detail	X
HB 2511: Imposing McCain-Feingold style speech limits on Texas politics House Record Vote: 889 Read Full Detail	X
HB 464: Requiring dynamic fiscal impact statement for certain bills and joint resolutions affecting taxes and fees House Record Vote: 897 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 968: New regulations on "water features," needlessly creating additional expenses and burdens House Record Vote: 1016 Read Full Detail	X
SB 1569, Amendment 13 by Strama: Allowing drug users to qualify for Unemployment Insurance benefits House Record Vote: 1052 Read Full Detail	X
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 Read Full Detail	X
HB 2559: Reforming state's employee pension system House Record Vote: 1525 Read Full Detail	X
HCR 50: Affirming state's rights under 10th Amendment House Record Vote: 1544 Read Full Detail	Check
HB 2888: Creating a state-financed "income tax assistance" program House Record Vote: 1708 Read Full Detail	X