HB 2026 by Darby: Expansion of Rural Veterinarian Incentive Program
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.
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Legislator | District | Party | Vote |
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Alma Allen | 131 | Democrat | |
Steve Allison | 121 | Republican | |
Rafael Anchia | 103 | Democrat | |
Charles Anderson | Republican | ||
Trent Ashby | 9 | Republican | |
Ernest Bailes | 18 | Republican | |
Cecil Bell | 3 | Republican | |
Keith Bell | 4 | Republican | |
Diego Bernal | 123 | Democrat | |
Salman Bhojani | 92 | Democrat | |
Greg Bonnen | 24 | Republican | |
Rhetta Bowers | 113 | Democrat | |
John Bryant | 114 | Democrat | |
Brad Buckley | 54 | Republican | |
John Bucy | 136 | Democrat | |
Benjamin Bumgarner | 63 | Republican | |
DeWayne Burns | 58 | Republican | |
Dustin Burrows | 83 | Republican | |
Angie Button | 112 | Republican | |
Briscoe Cain | 128 | Republican | |
Liz Campos | 119 | Democrat | |
Terry Canales | 40 | Democrat | |
Giovanni Capriglione | 98 | Republican | |
Travis Clardy | 11 | Republican | |
Sheryl Cole | 46 | Democrat | |
Nicole Collier | 95 | Democrat | |
David Cook | 96 | Republican | |
Philip Cortez | 117 | Democrat | |
Tom Craddick | 82 | Republican | |
Charles Cunningham | 127 | Republican | |
Drew Darby | 72 | Republican | |
Yvonne Davis | 111 | Democrat | |
Jay Dean | 7 | Republican | |
Mano DeAyala | 133 | Republican | |
Mark Dorazio | 122 | Republican | |
Harold Dutton | 142 | Democrat | |
Trey Fischer | 116 | Democrat | |
Lulu Flores | 51 | Democrat | |
James Frank | 69 | Republican | |
Frederick Frazier | 61 | Republican | |
Erin Gamez | 38 | Democrat | |
Josey Garcia | 124 | Democrat | |
Gary Gates | 28 | Republican | |
Stan Gerdes | 17 | Republican | |
Charlie Geren | 99 | Republican | |
Barbara Gervin-Hawkins | 120 | Democrat | |
Craig Goldman | 97 | Republican | |
Mary González | 75 | Democrat | |
Jessica González | 104 | Democrat | |
Vikki Goodwin | 47 | Democrat | |
R.D. Guerra | 41 | Democrat | |
Ryan Guillen | 31 | Republican | |
Sam Harless | 126 | Republican | |
Cody Harris | 8 | Republican | |
Caroline Harris | 52 | Republican | |
Brian Harrison | 10 | Republican | |
Richard Hayes | 57 | Republican | |
Cole Hefner | 5 | Republican | |
Ana Hernandez | 143 | Democrat | |
Abel Herrero | 34 | Democrat | |
Gina Hinojosa | 49 | Democrat | |
Justin Holland | 33 | Republican | |
Donna Howard | 48 | Democrat | |
Lacey Hull | 138 | Republican | |
Todd Hunter | 32 | Republican | |
Carrie Isaac | 73 | Republican | |
Jacey Jetton | 26 | Republican | |
Julie Johnson | 115 | Democrat | |
Ann Johnson | 134 | Democrat | |
Jarvis Johnson | 139 | Democrat | |
Venton Jones | 100 | Democrat | |
Jolanda Jones | 147 | Democrat | |
Kyle Kacal | 12 | Republican | |
Tracy King | 80 | Democrat | |
Ken King | 88 | Republican | |
Stan Kitzman | 85 | Republican | |
Stephanie Klick | 91 | Republican | |
John Kuempel | 44 | Republican | |
Suleman Lalani | 76 | Democrat | |
Stan Lambert | 71 | Republican | |
Brooks Landgraf | 81 | Republican | |
Jeff Leach | 67 | Republican | |
Terri Leo-Wilson | 23 | Republican | |
Oscar Longoria | 35 | Democrat | |
Janie Lopez | 37 | Republican | |
Ray Lopez | 125 | Democrat | |
J.M. Lozano | 43 | Republican | |
John Lujan | 118 | Republican | |
Christian Manuel | 22 | Democrat | |
Armando Martinez | 39 | Democrat | |
Will Metcalf | 16 | Republican | |
Morgan Meyer | 108 | Republican | |
Terry Meza | 105 | Democrat | |
Joseph Moody | 78 | Democrat | |
Eddie Morales | 74 | Democrat | |
Christina Morales | 145 | Democrat | |
Geanie Morrison | 30 | Republican | |
Sergio Muñoz | 36 | Democrat | |
Andrew Murr | 53 | Republican | |
Victoria Neave | 107 | Democrat | |
Candy Noble | 89 | Republican | |
Tom Oliverson | 130 | Republican | |
Angelia Orr | 13 | Republican | |
Lina Ortega | 77 | Democrat | |
Jared Patterson | 106 | Republican | |
Dennis Paul | 129 | Republican | |
Claudia Perez | 79 | Democrat | |
Mary Perez | 144 | Democrat | |
Mihaela Plesa | 70 | Democrat | |
Walter Price | 87 | Republican | |
Ana-Maria Ramos | 102 | Democrat | |
John Raney | 14 | Republican | |
Richard Raymond | 42 | Democrat | |
Ron Reynolds | 27 | Democrat | |
Glenn Rogers | 60 | Republican | |
Ramon Romero | 90 | Democrat | |
Toni Rose | 110 | Democrat | |
Jon Rosenthal | 135 | Democrat | |
Matt Schaefer | 6 | Republican | |
Nate Schatzline | 93 | Republican | |
Mike Schofield | 132 | Republican | |
Matt Shaheen | 66 | Republican | |
Penny Shaw | 148 | Democrat | |
Carl Sherman | 109 | Democrat | |
Hugh Shine | 55 | Republican | |
Shelby Slawson | 59 | Republican | |
Reggie Smith | 62 | Republican | |
John Smithee | 86 | Republican | |
David Spiller | 68 | Republican | |
Lynn Stucky | 64 | Republican | |
Valoree Swanson | 150 | Republican | |
James Talarico | 50 | Democrat | |
Carl Tepper | 84 | Republican | |
Shawn Thierry | 146 | Democrat | |
Kronda Thimesch | 65 | Republican | |
Ed Thompson | 29 | Republican | |
Senfronia Thompson | 141 | Democrat | |
Tony Tinderholt | 94 | Republican | |
Steve Toth | 15 | Republican | |
Ellen Troxclair | 19 | Republican | |
Chris Turner | 101 | Democrat | |
Gary VanDeaver | 1 | Republican | |
Cody Vasut | 25 | Republican | |
Hubert Vo | 149 | Democrat | |
Armando Walle | 140 | Democrat | |
Terry Wilson | 20 | Republican | |
Gene Wu | 137 | Democrat | |
Erin Zwiener | 45 | Democrat |