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State Rep. Dennis Paul
Republican
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House District 129
- Houston
First elected 2014
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Career:
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2023:
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2021:
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2019:
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2017:
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2015:
C-
About State Rep. Dennis Paul
Committee Assignments
89th Legislative Session
Insurance
Transportation
Transportation Subcommittee on Transportation Funding,
Vice Chair
Offices
Capitol
CAP GS.2
P.O. Box 2910
Austin, TX 78768
p: (512) 463-0734
District
17225 El Camino Real Blvd
Suite 415
Houston, TX
77058
p: (281) 488-8900
House District District 129
State Rep. Dennis Paul's Record
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Re-election of State Rep. Joe Straus as Speaker of the Texas House
House Record Vote: 1
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HR 3, Amendment 2 by Laubenberg: Increasing office budgets of House members
House Record Vote: 5
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HR 4, Motion to Table Amendment 22 by Simpson: Requiring Conference Committees to be open and transaparent
House Record Vote: 11
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SB 293: Unconstitutional retroactive payment from the Major Events Trust Fund
House Record Vote: 96
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HB 1, Amendment 1 by Otto: Adding $800 million to public education without reforms
House Record Vote: 105
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HB 1, Motion to Table Amendment 7 by D. Miller: Gutting Amendment 6 by Spitzer that defunded the Commission on the Arts
House Record Vote: 106
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HB 1, Motion to Table Amendment 10 by Martinez Fischer: Moving money from the AG's office to the Texas Ethics Commission
House Record Vote: 108
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HB 1, Motion to Table Amendment 11 by Farias: Moving money from the AG's Legal Services Fund to Victim's Assistance
House Record Vote: 109
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HB 1, Motion to Table Amendment 14 by Martinez Fischer: Earmarking money appropriated to the AG's Legal Services Fund for school finance litigation
House Record Vote: 110
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HB 1, Motion to Table Amendment 15 by C. Turner: Creating politicized report on the state's litigation against federal government
House Record Vote: 111
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HB 1, Amendment 20 by Gonzalez: Creating politicized report on "Equal Pay" at state agencies
House Record Vote: 112
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HB 1, Motion to Table Amendment 30 by Miles: Dedicating certain Texas Enterprise Fund dollars to "community improvement projects"
House Record Vote: 115
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HB 1, Motion to Table Amendment 32 by E. Rodriguez: Prohibiting certain appropriations to certain police unions that lobby the Legislature
House Record Vote: 116
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HB 1, Motion to Table Amendment 33 by Rinaldi: Defunding the Film & Music Marketing Program
House Record Vote: 118
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HB 1, Motion to Table Amendment 37 by Rinaldi: Defunding the Texas Enterprise Fund
House Record Vote: 119
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HB 1, Motion to Table Amendment 50 by Miles: Moving money from DPS for recruitment and retention efforts to social programs under the Dept. of State Health Services
House Record Vote: 121
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HB 1, Amendment 53 by Leach: Banning Dept. of State Health Services from contracting with "Family Planning Organizations" that perform elective abortions
House Record Vote: 122
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HB 1, Motion to Table Amendment 108 by E. Rodriguez: Funding for Full-Day Pre-K
House Record Vote: 128
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HB 1, Motion to Table Amendment 109 by Walle: Funding for "High Quality" Pre-K
House Record Vote: 129
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HB 1, Motion to Table Amendment 120 by Miles: Studying effects of open-enrollment charter schools on "community cohesion"
House Record Vote: 131
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HB 1, Motion to Table Amendment 214 by Miles: Creating politicized study on solid waste facilities near low-income residential areas
House Record Vote: 147
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HB 1, Amendment 229 by Sanford: Reducing administrative funding for the Texas Lottery Commission
House Record Vote: 149
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HB 1, Motion to Table Amendment 247 by McClendon: Optional funding for the Lone Star Rail District
House Record Vote: 150
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HB 1, Motion to Table Amendment 253 by Burrows: Requiring state agencies to report ways they can cut their budgets by certain amounts
House Record Vote: 151
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HB 1, Motion to Table Amendment 258 by Schaefer: Requiring the Legislative Budget Board to produce monthly reports on funds available without exceeding the state spending limit
House Record Vote: 153
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HB 4: Funding "High-Quality Pre-K" programs in public schools
House Record Vote: 178
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HB 100: Authorizing $3.1 billion of debt via tuition revenue bonds
House Record Vote: 187
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HB 2037: Taxpayer-funded lobbying for state police officers
House Record Vote: 228
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HB 2350: Expanding amount of taxpayer dollars used to guarantee Texas Agriculture Finance Authority loans
House Record Vote: 230
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HB 1690: Moving the Public Integrity Unit from Travis County DA to the Texas Rangers (within DPS)
House Record Vote: 292
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HB 2007: Increasing fees for county junkyards and automotive wrecking/salvage yards without restricting use of funds
House Record Vote: 313
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HB 700: Repealing the B-On-time student loan program
House Record Vote: 332
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HB 2717: Deregulation of hair braiding
House Record Vote: 334
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HB 2089: Repealing certain occupational taxes
House Record Vote: 359
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HJR 111: Constitutional amendment prohibiting using revenues dedicated by law for non-dedicated purposes
House Record Vote: 390
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HB 409: Mandating liability insurance for bars
House Record Vote: 397
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HB 23: Requiring disclosure of certain relationships with local government officers and vendors
House Record Vote: 404
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HB 31, Motion to Table Amendment 4 by Howard: Requiring Comptroller certification for sales tax cuts to take effect
House Record Vote: 418
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HB 31: Reducing the rate of the state sales tax
House Record Vote: 419
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HB 32, Motion to Table Amendment 6 by C. Turner: Substituting permanent franchise tax cut with "temporary permissive rates"
House Record Vote: 420
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HB 32, Motion to Table Amendment 8 by Smithee: Increasing franchise tax exemption for small businesses
House Record Vote: 421
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HB 32, Motion to Table Amendment 10 by Howard: Making franchise tax cut dependent on result of school finance lawsuit
House Record Vote: 422
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HB 32: Reducing the rates of the franchise tax
House Record Vote: 423
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SB 1191: Increasing appropriations to public universities without reforms
House Record Vote: 513
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HB 1155: Using taxpayer dollars to create the crony capitalist "Recruit Texas Program"
House Record Vote: 525
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HB 408: Prohibiting "double-dipping" of retirement benefits of certain elected state officials
House Record Vote: 575
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HB 1114: Requiring certain local special-purpose PACs to file with the Texas Ethics Commission
House Record Vote: 683
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HB 1294: Requiring elected officials to disclose certain contracts entered into with governmental entities
House Record Vote: 684
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HB 991: Displaying state and federal gas tax rates on fuel pumps
House Record Vote: 729
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HJR 79: Calling for Texas to join an Article V Convention to pass a federal Balanced Budget Amendment
House Record Vote: 825
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HB 1295: Requiring disclosure of interested parties regarding contracts with government entities
House Record Vote: 851
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HB 1318: Expanding the Major Events Trust Fund to include presidential debates
House Record Vote: 890
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HB 2096: Tax breaks for data centers
House Record Vote: 900
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HB 22, Motion to Table Amendment 3 by Zedler: Requiring a public two-thirds vote for TEC Commissioners to refer a potential criminal case to the Travis County DA
House Record Vote: 905
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HB 22, Motion to Table Amendment 5 by Hughes: Giving subpoena powers to respondent's counsel in TEC preliminary hearings
House Record Vote: 907
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HB 22, Motion to Table Amendment 8 by Spitzer: Requiring the Texas Ethics Commission to automatically dismiss complaints not addressed within one year
House Record Vote: 910
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HB 22: Expanding unconstitutional power of the Texas Ethics Commission
House Record Vote: 911
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HB 2712: More tax breaks for data centers
House Record Vote: 921
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HB 114: Curtailing the use of capital appreciation bonds by political subdivisions
House Record Vote: 977
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HB 1267: Expanding SNAP welfare benefits to felons
House Record Vote: 979
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HB 2392: Establishing a residential energy efficiency loan program with taxpayer dollars
House Record Vote: 982
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HB 283: Requiring certain governmental bodies make audio/visual recordings of meetings available online
House Record Vote: 984
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HB 3113: Expanding use of the hotel occupancy tax for payment of municipal hotel projects
House Record Vote: 1043
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HB 2769: Continuing a pilot revolving loan program to provide for energy efficiency measures with taxpayer dollars
House Record Vote: 1053
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HB 506: Permitting higher property tax rates for certain school districts
House Record Vote: 1054
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HJR 77: Calling for an Article V Convention to pass a federal balanced budget amendment and term limits
House Record Vote: 1084
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HB 681: Eliminating pensions for elected officials convicted of felonies related to their time in office
House Record Vote: 1085
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HB 3396: Increasing the cap on direct campaign expenditures made by individuals before triggering reporting requirements
House Record Vote: 1086
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HJR 26: Increasing the state minimum wage
House Record Vote: 1089
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HB 2703: Requiring behavior analysts to obtain an occupational license
House Record Vote: 1092
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HB 1891: Creating Texas "community" schools
House Record Vote: 1095
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HB 1892: Creating a Texas "community school" grant program
House Record Vote: 1096
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HB 964: Weakening rollback property tax rate protections
House Record Vote: 1097
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HB 1754: Allowing municipalities to give away public land for economic development
House Record Vote: 1109
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HB 1485: Establishing a "grocery access investment fund" program with taxpayer dollars
House Record Vote: 1120
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HB 799: Studying the effects of federal government regulations and mandates on state agencies
House Record Vote: 1134
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SB 686: Creating the Math and Science Scholars Loan Repayment Program with taxpayer dollars
House Record Vote: 1166
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SB 837: Expanding crony capitalist hotel-only public improvement districts
House Record Vote: 1170
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SB 455: Creating a three-judge statewide panel to hear school finance and redistricting lawsuits
House Record Vote: 1177
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SB 20: Reforming state agency contracting practices
House Record Vote: 1217
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SB 239: Creating a taxpayer-funded student loan repayment program for mental health professionals
House Record Vote: 1255
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SB 752: Repealing the inheritance tax
House Record Vote: 1311
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SB 757: Repealing production taxes on crude petroleum and sulphur
House Record Vote: 1316
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SB 1: Enabling legislation for school district property tax relief
House Record Vote: 1421
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SJR 1: Constitutional amendment providing for property tax relief
House Record Vote: 1424
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SB 19, Amendment 20 by Schaefer: Eliminating provision banning filming of legislators at the state capitol
House Record Vote: 1539
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SB 19, Amendment 27 by Rinaldi: Floor substitute reverting unconstitutional "ethics" bill back to its original and constitutional Senate form
House Record Vote: 1541
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SB 19: Suppressing citizens' 1st Amendment rights under the guise of "ethics reform"
House Record Vote: 1558
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