HB 2026 by Darby: Expansion of Rural Veterinarian Incentive Program

PRO-TAXPAYER POSITION
Oppose
House Record Vote: 774

HB 2026 seeks to expand the already existing rural veterinarian incentive program enacted in the previous legislative session. HB 2026 specifically changes the entity with which program participants must enter into an agreement from a university system to that of the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB), extends the program eligibility to out-of-state students, and expands the number of counties that could qualify by increasing the population threshold from 100k to 150k. Put simply, HB 2026 expands the subsidy for rural veterinarians and ultimately is a perfect example of the problematic nature of all corporate welfare and government incentive schemes. No programs ever get smaller, only larger. TFR opposes the expansion of this subsidy program just as we opposed its creation of it in the last legislative session.

PRO-TAXPAYER POSITION
Oppose
Vote Breakdown:
115
23
5
4
1
  • Pro-Taxpayer
  • Anti-Taxpayer
  • Absent
  • Speaker
  • Absent, Excused
  • Present, not voting
  • Not Applicable
LegislatorDistrictPartyVote
Alma Allen
131 Democrat
X
Steve Allison
121 Republican
X
Rafael Anchia
103 Democrat
X
Charles Anderson
Republican
X
Trent Ashby
9 Republican
X
Ernest Bailes
18 Republican
X
Cecil Bell
3 Republican
X
Keith Bell
4 Republican
Check
Diego Bernal
123 Democrat
X
Salman Bhojani
92 Democrat
X
Greg Bonnen
24 Republican
Absent
Rhetta Bowers
113 Democrat
X
John Bryant
114 Democrat
X
Brad Buckley
54 Republican
X
John Bucy
136 Democrat
X
Benjamin Bumgarner
63 Republican
Check
DeWayne Burns
58 Republican
X
Dustin Burrows
83 Republican
Absent
Angie Button
112 Republican
X
Briscoe Cain
128 Republican
Check
Liz Campos
119 Democrat
X
Terry Canales
40 Democrat
X
Giovanni Capriglione
98 Republican
X
Travis Clardy
11 Republican
Check
Sheryl Cole
46 Democrat
X
Nicole Collier
95 Democrat
X
David Cook
96 Republican
X
Philip Cortez
117 Democrat
X
Tom Craddick
82 Republican
X
Charles Cunningham
127 Republican
X
Drew Darby
72 Republican
X
Yvonne Davis
111 Democrat
X
Jay Dean
7 Republican
X
Mano DeAyala
133 Republican
Check
Mark Dorazio
122 Republican
Check
Harold Dutton
142 Democrat
X
Trey Fischer
116 Democrat
X
Lulu Flores
51 Democrat
X
James Frank
69 Republican
X
Frederick Frazier
61 Republican
Absent
Erin Gamez
38 Democrat
X
Josey Garcia
124 Democrat
X
Gary Gates
28 Republican
X
Stan Gerdes
17 Republican
X
Charlie Geren
99 Republican
X
Barbara Gervin-Hawkins
120 Democrat
X
Craig Goldman
97 Republican
X
Mary González
75 Democrat
X
Jessica González
104 Democrat
X
Vikki Goodwin
47 Democrat
X
R.D. Guerra
41 Democrat
X
Ryan Guillen
31 Republican
X
Sam Harless
126 Republican
X
Cody Harris
8 Republican
PNV
Caroline Harris
52 Republican
X
Brian Harrison
10 Republican
Check
Richard Hayes
57 Republican
Check
Cole Hefner
5 Republican
Check
Ana Hernandez
143 Democrat
X
Abel Herrero
34 Democrat
A-EX
Gina Hinojosa
49 Democrat
X
Justin Holland
33 Republican
X
Donna Howard
48 Democrat
X
Lacey Hull
138 Republican
X
Todd Hunter
32 Republican
X
Carrie Isaac
73 Republican
Check
Jacey Jetton
26 Republican
X
Julie Johnson
115 Democrat
X
Ann Johnson
134 Democrat
X
Jarvis Johnson
139 Democrat
X
Venton Jones
100 Democrat
X
Jolanda Jones
147 Democrat
X
Kyle Kacal
12 Republican
X
Tracy King
80 Democrat
X
Ken King
88 Republican
X
Stan Kitzman
85 Republican
X
Stephanie Klick
91 Republican
X
John Kuempel
44 Republican
X
Suleman Lalani
76 Democrat
A-EX
Stan Lambert
71 Republican
X
Brooks Landgraf
81 Republican
X
Jeff Leach
67 Republican
Check
Terri Leo-Wilson
23 Republican
Check
Oscar Longoria
35 Democrat
X
Janie Lopez
37 Republican
X
Ray Lopez
125 Democrat
X
J.M. Lozano
43 Republican
X
John Lujan
118 Republican
X
Christian Manuel
22 Democrat
X
Armando Martinez
39 Democrat
X
Will Metcalf
16 Republican
X
Morgan Meyer
108 Republican
X
Terry Meza
105 Democrat
X
Joseph Moody
78 Democrat
X
Eddie Morales
74 Democrat
X
Christina Morales
145 Democrat
X
Geanie Morrison
30 Republican
X
Sergio Muñoz
36 Democrat
X
Andrew Murr
53 Republican
X
Victoria Neave
107 Democrat
X
Candy Noble
89 Republican
Check
Tom Oliverson
130 Republican
X
Angelia Orr
13 Republican
X
Lina Ortega
77 Democrat
X
Jared Patterson
106 Republican
Check
Dennis Paul
129 Republican
X
Claudia Perez
79 Democrat
A-EX
Mary Perez
144 Democrat
X
Mihaela Plesa
70 Democrat
X
Walter Price
87 Republican
X
Ana-Maria Ramos
102 Democrat
X
John Raney
14 Republican
X
Richard Raymond
42 Democrat
X
Ron Reynolds
27 Democrat
X
Glenn Rogers
60 Republican
X
Ramon Romero
90 Democrat
X
Toni Rose
110 Democrat
X
Jon Rosenthal
135 Democrat
X
Matt Schaefer
6 Republican
Check
Nate Schatzline
93 Republican
Absent
Mike Schofield
132 Republican
X
Matt Shaheen
66 Republican
Check
Penny Shaw
148 Democrat
X
Carl Sherman
109 Democrat
X
Hugh Shine
55 Republican
X
Shelby Slawson
59 Republican
Check
Reggie Smith
62 Republican
X
John Smithee
86 Republican
X
David Spiller
68 Republican
Check
Lynn Stucky
64 Republican
X
Valoree Swanson
150 Republican
Check
James Talarico
50 Democrat
X
Carl Tepper
84 Republican
X
Shawn Thierry
146 Democrat
A-EX
Kronda Thimesch
65 Republican
X
Ed Thompson
29 Republican
A-EX
Senfronia Thompson
141 Democrat
X
Tony Tinderholt
94 Republican
Check
Steve Toth
15 Republican
Check
Ellen Troxclair
19 Republican
X
Chris Turner
101 Democrat
X
Gary VanDeaver
1 Republican
X
Cody Vasut
25 Republican
Check
Hubert Vo
149 Democrat
X
Armando Walle
140 Democrat
X
Terry Wilson
20 Republican
Check
Gene Wu
137 Democrat
X
Erin Zwiener
45 Democrat
X