State Sen. Brian Birdwell

Republican
Current Rating

56

Senate District 22 - Granbury
First elected 2010

Previous Ratings on the Fiscal Index

  • Career: B+
  • 2021: C
  • 2019: C-
  • 2017: A-
  • 2015: A-
  • 2013: A
  • 2011: A+

About State Sen. Brian Birdwell

Brian Birdwell is retired Military from Granbury, Texas. He earned his BS degree in Criminal Justice from Lamar University, his MPA Degree from University of Missouri-Kansas City and also graduated from Command and General Staff College. During his military career, Senator Birdwell served in Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm during the first Gulf War. Senator Birdwell has served in the Texas Senate since 2010.

Offices

Capitol
P.O. Box 12068
Capitol Station
Austin, TX 78711
p: (512) 463-0122
Capitol
CAP 1E.3
State Capitol
District
Bosque, Comanche, Falls, Hamilton, Hill, & McLennan counties
Robyn Morrison, District Manager
900 Austin Avenue, Suite 500
Waco, TX 76701
p: (254) 772-6225
District
Eastland, Ellis, Erath, Hood, Somervell, & Tarrant counties
Shelly Verlander, Senior District Manager & Special Projects Coordinator;
Granbury Office Hours: Mondays 8:30-5:30
1315 Waters Edge Drive, Suite 116
Granbury, TX 76048
p: (817) 573-9622
District
Eastland, Ellis, Erath, Hood, Somervell, & Tarrant counties
Shelly Verlander, Senior District Manager & Special Projects Coordinator;
Arlington Office Hours: Tuesday-Friday 8-5
3900 Arlington Highlands Blvd., Suite 265
Arlington, TX 76018
p: (817) 466-7327

Senate District District 22

State Sen. Brian Birdwell's Record

  • Pro-Taxpayer
  • Anti-Taxpayer
  • Absent
  • Speaker
  • Absent, Excused
  • Present, not voting
  • Not Applicable
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SR 1 by Whitmire: Housekeeping Resolution

Senate Journal Page: 17
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SB 4 by Bettencourt: Property Tax Relief

Senate Journal Page: 555
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SB 58 by Zaffirini: Burdensome Regulation

Senate Journal Page: 592
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SB 384 by Kolkhorst: Burdensome Regulation

Senate Journal Page: 632
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SB 14 by Campbell: Prohibition on Public Funds for Gender Transitioning

Senate Journal Page: 749
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SB 15 by Middleton: Protecting Women’s College Sports

Senate Journal Page: 674
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SB 1001 by Schwertner: Regulating EV Charging Stations

Senate Journal Page: 673
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SB 29 by Birdwell: Prohibition on Government COVID-19 Mandates

Senate Journal Page: 694
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SB 12 by Hughes: Banning Children’s Exposure to Drag Shows

Senate Journal Page: 784
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SB 20 by Huffman: Removing District Attorneys Who Refuse to Follow Texas Law

Senate Journal Page: 787
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SB 612 by Johnson: Anti-Taxpayer

Senate Journal Page: 887
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SB 1601 by Hughes: Prohibit Taxpayer Money for Drag Queen Story Hours

Senate Journal Page: 785
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SB 16 by Hughes: Banning CRT in Higher Education

Senate Journal Page: 904
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SB 21 by Huffman: Removing Judges Who Refuse to Follow Texas Law

Senate Journal Page: 788
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SB 175 by Middleton: Ban on Taxpayer-Funded Lobbying Statewide

Senate Journal Page: 859
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SB 426 by Paxton: Medical Freedom

Senate Journal Page: 791
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SB 602 by Birdwell: Border Security

Senate Journal Page: 793
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SB 767 by Parker: Transparency for Taxpayers

Senate Journal Page: 898
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SB 821 by Nichols: Transparency for Taxpayers

Senate Journal Page: 789
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SB 1017 by Birdwell: Energy Freedom

Senate Journal Page: 781
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SB 812 by Zaffirini: Burdensome Regulation on Business

Senate Journal Page: 819
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SB 1114 by Hancock: Preemption of Burdensome Regulation

Senate Journal Page: 815
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SB 19 by Huffman: Misuse of Rainy Day Fund

Senate Journal Page: 872
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SB 784 by Birdwell: Local Government Preemption of Burdensome Regulation

Senate Journal Page: 868
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SB 1070 by Hughes: Election Integrity

Senate Journal Page: 874
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SB 1120 by Schwertner: Burdensome Regulation

Senate Journal Page: 888
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SB 1158 by Whitmire: Expanding Corporate Welfare

Senate Journal Page: 982
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SB 17 by Creighton: Banning Discriminatory DEI Policies in Higher Education

Senate Journal Page: 1093
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SB 18 by Creighton: Eliminating Tenure at General Academic Institutions

Senate Journal Page: 1191
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SB 1057 by Whitmire: Anti-Taxpayer

Senate Journal Page: 981
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SB 1243 by Huffman: Takes Away From Property Tax Relief

Senate Journal Page: 1018
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SB 874 by West: Expanding Corporate Welfare

Senate Journal Page: 1054
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SB 1029 by Hall: Prohibition on Public Funds for Child Abuse

Senate Journal Page: 1345
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SB 1024 by Kolkhorst: Pre-emption of Local Jurisdictions for Masking/Vaccination Requirements

Senate Journal Page: 1273
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SB 1648 by Parker: Anti-Taxpayer

Senate Journal Page: 1111
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SB 627 by Menéndez: Corporate Welfare

Senate Journal Page: 1188
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SB 876 by Flores: Burdensome Regulation

Senate Journal Page: 1208
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SB 1639 by Zaffirini: Burdensome Regulation

Senate Journal Page: 1343
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SB 2325 by Zaffirini: Corporate Welfare

Senate Journal Page: 1333
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SB 2016 by Zaffirini: Increasing Barriers to Entry for Dieticians

Senate Journal Page: 1462
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HB 1809 by Hunter: Oyster Tyranny

Senate Journal Page: 1843
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HB 1595 by Bonnen: Misuse of the Rainy Day Fund

Senate Journal Page: 1663
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HB 2209 by Lozano: Creation of a Grant Program

Senate Journal Page: 1766
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SB 1907 by Bettencourt: Election Integrity

Senate Journal Page: 860
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SB 1950 by Bettencourt: Election Integrity

Senate Journal Page: 860
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SB 1705 by Middleton: Government Overreach

Senate Journal Page: 1389
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SB 163 by Campbell: Transparency for Parents in Sexual Education

Senate Journal Page: 1096
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SB 13 by Paxton: Protecting Children from Obscene Books in Libraries

Senate Journal Page: 962
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SB 1039 by Bettencourt: Election Integrity

Senate Journal Page: 962
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SJR 29 by Paxton: Parents Come First

Senate Journal Page: 1091
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SB 177 by Middleton: Informed Consent

Senate Journal Page: 1020
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SB 785 by Birdwell: Pro-Property Rights

Senate Journal Page: 1062
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SB 986 by Creighton: Pro-Property Rights

Senate Journal Page: 1189
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SB 1711 by Perry: Expanding Free Speech Protections in Higher Education

Senate Journal Page: 1054
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SB 1252 by Bettencourt: Pro-Taxpayer

Senate Journal Page: 1115
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SB 561 by Sparks: Pro-Taxpayer

Senate Journal Page: 1421
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SB 397 by Hall: Election Integrity

Senate Journal Page: 1323
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SB 1615 by Zaffirini: Removing Barriers to Work

Senate Journal Page: 1296
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SB 369 by Campbell: Pro-Taxpayer

Senate Journal Page: 1720
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SB 490 by Hughes: Itemized Billing for Medical Services

Senate Journal Page: 1360
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SB 2368 by Campbell: Full Work Week for Government Schools

Senate Journal Page: 1388
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SB 1072 by Hughes: Protecting Parental Rights

Senate Journal Page: 1464
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SB 773 by Parker: Rollback of Medical Regulation

Senate Journal Page: 1361
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SB 1145 by West: Property Tax Exemption at Expense of Other Taxpayers

Senate Journal Page: 1425
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SB 1268 by Johnson: Anti-Free Enterprise

Senate Journal Page: 1634
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SB 1557 by Parker: Education Options for Child Victims of Sexual Grooming

Senate Journal Page: 1678
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SB 2530 by Hughes: Anti-ESG

Senate Journal Page: 1524
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SB 666 by Hall: Protecting Medical Freedom

Senate Journal Page: 1852
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SB 1579 by Bettencourt: Increased Transparency for Information Requests

Senate Journal Page: 1734
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SB 833 by King, P.: Anti-ESG

Senate Journal Page: 1776
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SB 1195 by Hughes: Preventing the Weaponization of the Judicial System

Senate Journal Page: 1852
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HB 591 by Capriglione: Gas Production Tax Exemption

Senate Journal Page: 1718
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HB 1750 by Burns: Farming Freedom

Senate Journal Page: 1909
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HB 1755 by Button: Anti-Taxpayer

Senate Journal Page: 1832
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SB 379 by Huffman: Wound Care Dressing and Menstrual Product Sales Tax Exemption

Senate Journal Page: 1951
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HJR 107 by Price: Raising the Mandatory Retirement Age for State Justices and Judges

Senate Journal Page: 1881
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HB 3447 by Bonnen: Growing Government

Senate Journal Page: 1952
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HB 5174 by Bonnen: Creation of the Texas Semiconductor Innovation Consortium

Senate Journal Page: 1882
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HB 2026 by Darby: Expansion of Rural Veterinarian Incentive Program

Senate Journal Page: 2105
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HJR 134 by Bonnen: Eliminating the Position of Galveston Co. Treasurer

Senate Journal Page: 1978
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HB 54 by Thompson, S.: Increasing Benefits for Certain Medicaid Beneficiaries

Senate Journal Page: 2107
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HB 1515 by Clardy: Continuing Corporate Welfare

Senate Journal Page: 2014
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HB 3297 by Harris, C.J.: Elimination of the Vehicle Safety Inspection Program

Senate Journal Page: 2293
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HB 4539 by Goldman: Expanding Corporate Welfare

Senate Journal Page: 2016
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HB 9 by Ashby: Broadband Socialism

Senate Journal Page: 2081
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HB 12 by Rose: Medicaid Expansion for Post-Partum Women

Senate Journal Page: 2301
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HB 900 by Patterson: READER Act

Senate Journal Page: 2547
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HB 1759 by Bucy III: Expanding Gambling

Senate Journal Page: 2501
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HB 7 by Guillen: Border Security

Senate Journal Page: 2557
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HB 1058 by Goldman: Tax Credits & Corporate Welfare

Senate Journal Page: 2396
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HB 4885 by Landgraf: Creation of a Grant Program

Senate Journal Page: 2462
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HB 1243 by Hefner: Restoring Penalty for Illegal Voting

Senate Journal Page: 2557
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HB 2727 by Price: Medicaid Expansion for Telemonitoring Services

Senate Journal Page: 2589
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HB 5 by Hunter: Corporate Welfare Revival

Senate Journal Page: 2569
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HB 2779 by Leach: Benefitting Lawmakers at the Expense of Taxpayers

Senate Journal Page: 2583
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HB 1 by Bonnen: General Appropriations Act (GAA) for FY2024-25 (Conference Committee Report)

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