Creating the Texas budget is a long and complex process. The budget as it stands before the House on second reading is likely to undergo significant changes before final passage. For this reason, we refrain from taking a position at this time. However, we have reviewed all of the pre-filed amendments and we have taken a position on a number of those. Before getting to specific amendments, a few comments on how we chose which amendments to take a position on.
We take the same principled approach to amendments as we do to normal stand-alone legislation. We support amendments that protect the Economic Stabilization (Rainy Day) Fund, avoid budget gimmicks, and prioritize spending that funds core functions of government over nonessential spending.
We oppose amendments that inappropriately raid the rainy day fund, inappropriately use the budget as a vehicle to make general law, constitute riders to fund bills we oppose, or are predominantly political in nature.
We choose not to take a position on bills that prioritize spending between competing core functions of government, shift funding from one non-core function of government to another non-core function of government, relate to social issues, make procedural or administrative changes unconnected to our liberty principles, or (with a couple exceptions) mandate a study.
Below are the amendments we have taken a position on, listing opposes sorted by packet page number followed by supports sorted by packet page number. We have not taken a position on any amendment other than those listed below. As a note, if you are viewing on your phone you may need to rotate to landscape orientation to see all four columns.
| Scan # | Packet Page # | Author | Texas Action Position |
| 850959 | 13 | Miller | Oppose |
| 851075 | 14 | Turner | Oppose |
| 850969 | 15 | Herrero | Oppose |
| 851093 | 25 | Howard | Oppose |
| 851082 | 27 | Miller | Oppose |
| 851333 | 28 | Hernandez | Oppose |
| 851058 | 48 | Munoz | Oppose |
| 851090 | 59 | Alvarado | Oppose |
| 851156 | 69 | Hinojosa, Gina | Oppose |
| 850953 | 71 | Rodriguez, Justin | Oppose |
| 851251 | 72 | Gonzalez, Mary | Oppose |
| 851206 | 73 | Landgraf | Oppose |
| 851224 | 76 | Rose | Oppose |
| 850916 | 84 | Hernandez | Oppose |
| 851033 | 87 | Munoz | Oppose |
| 851062 | 88 | Munoz | Oppose |
| 851200 | 105 | Eddie Rodriguez | Oppose |
| 851196 | 114 | Walle | Oppose |
| 851141 | 120 | Gina Hinojosa | Oppose |
| 851102 | 122 | Arevalo | Oppose |
| 850936 | 128 | Thierry | Oppose |
| 850949 | 139 | Roberts | Oppose |
| 851040 | 146 | Munoz Jr | Oppose |
| 851009 | 173 | Raymond | Oppose |
| 850988 | 177 | Turner | Oppose |
| 851018 | 178 | Sheffield | Oppose |
| 851110 | 184 | Munoz Jr | Oppose |
| 851032 | 190 | Bernal | Oppose |
| 851029 | 191 | Lucio III | Oppose |
| 851167 | 193 | Cortez | Oppose |
| 850938 | 194 | Dutton | Oppose |
| 851140 | 195 | Hinojosa | Oppose |
| 851230 | 196 | Uresti | Oppose |
| 850911 | 198 | Lozano | Oppose |
| 851335 | 200 | VanDeaver | Oppose |
| 851274 | 201 | Simmons | Oppose |
| 851268 | 206 | Blanco | Oppose |
| 851117 | 207 | Springer | Oppose |
| 851086 | 209 | Arevalo | Oppose |
| 851148 | 210 | Howard | Oppose |
| 850978 | 213 | Zerwas | Oppose |
| 851205 | 214 | Landgraf | Oppose |
| 851160 | 215 | Walle | Oppose |
| 851013 | 218 | Gutierrez | Oppose |
| 851252 | 221 | Perez | Oppose |
| 851026 | 224 | Munoz Jr. | Oppose |
| 850970 | 231 | Herrero | Oppose |
| 851338 | 233 | VanDeaver | Oppose |
| 851114 | 235 | Herrero | Oppose |
| 851262 | 236 | Bailes | Oppose |
| 851004 | 239 | Canales | Oppose |
| 850960 | 250 | Miller | Oppose |
| 851070 | 252 | Munoz | Oppose |
| 851133 | 254 | Munoz | Oppose |
| 851238 | 255 | Wu | Oppose |
| 851074 | 260 | Coleman | Oppose |
| 850992 | 269 | Gutierrez | Oppose |
| 851143 | 272 | Neave | Oppose |
| 851143 | 272 | Neave | Oppose |
| 851017 | 277 | Canales | Oppose |
| 850925 | 279 | Guerra | Oppose |
| 851042 | 284 | Munoz, Jr. | Oppose |
| 851258 | 285 | Rose | Oppose |
| 850989 | 290 | Gutierrez | Oppose |
| 851112 | 293 | Herrero | Oppose |
| 850947 | 304 | Rodriguez, Justin | Oppose |
| 851208 | 306 | Landgraf | Oppose |
| 850950 | 308 | Rodriguez, Justin | Oppose |
| 851166 | 310 | Landgraf | Oppose |
| 851021 | 314 | Canales | Oppose |
| 851332 | 335 | Faircloth | Oppose |
| 851213 | 338 | Landgraf | Oppose |
| 851336 | 344 | VanDeaver | Oppose |
| 851169 | 350 | Cortez | Oppose |
| 850962 | 355 | Phillips | Oppose |
| 851003 | 360 | Davis | Oppose |
| 851216 | 363 | Minjarez | Oppose |
| 851231 | 364 | Burrows | Oppose |
| 850972 | 375 | Nevarez | Oppose |
| 851011 | 376 | Anchia | Oppose |
| 851085 | 380 | Arevalo | Oppose |
| 851220 | 382 | Burrows | Oppose |
| 851049 | 388 | Coleman | Oppose |
| 851259 | 389 | Krause | Oppose |
| 851261 | 390 | Krause | Oppose |
| 851215 | 391 | Alonzo | Oppose |
| 851249 | 393 | Krause | Oppose |
| 851050 | 396 | Coleman | Oppose |
| 850929 | 397 | Martinez | Oppose |
| 851348 | 399 | Longoria | Oppose |
| 850952 | 407 | Rodriguez | Oppose |
| 851226 | 412 | Capriglione | Oppose |
| 851157 | 415 | Walle | Oppose |
| 851158 | 416 | Walle | Oppose |
| 850913 | 419 | Martinez | Oppose |
| 851115 | 420 | Munoz Jr. | Oppose |
| 851005 | 421 | Gonzales | Oppose |
| 850981 | 422 | Israel | Oppose |
| 851263 | 423 | Walle | Oppose |
| 850939 | 431 | Hernandez | Oppose |
| 850940 | 432 | Hernandez | Oppose |
| 851153 | 433 | Howard | Oppose |
| 850946 | 435 | Lucio III | Oppose |
| 851241 | 437 | Uresti, Tomas | Oppose |
| 851246 | 438 | Uresti, Tomas | Oppose |
| 851122 | 457 | Leach | Oppose |
| 851193 | 459 | Guillen | Oppose |
| 851178 | 460 | Guillen | Oppose |
| 850933 | 464 | Davis, Sarah | Oppose |
| 851204 | 439-442 | Uresti, Tomas | Oppose |
| 851342 | 3 | Tinderholt | Support |
| 850909 | 16 | Howard | Support |
| 851041 | 33 | Munoz | Support |
| 851025 | 34 | Munoz | Support |
| 851028 | 35 | Munoz | Support |
| 851034 | 36 | Munoz | Support |
| 851071 | 37 | Munoz | Support |
| 851055 | 46 | Munoz | Support |
| 851059 | 49 | Munoz | Support |
| 851027 | 51 | Munoz | Support |
| 851209 | 52 | Stickland | Support |
| 851083 | 55 | Rinaldi | Support |
| 851210 | 56 | Fallon | Support |
| 850965 | 61 | Shaheen | Support |
| 850996 | 67 | Stickland | Support |
| 851109 | 68 | Munoz | Support |
| 851198 | 70 | Rodriguez, Eddie | Support |
| 850954 | 80 | Rodriguez, Justin | Support |
| 851236 | 102 | Wu | Support |
| 851094 | 106 | Dukes | Support |
| 850997 | 109 | Stickland | Support |
| 851001 | 110 | Stickland | Support |
| 851250 | 113 | Krause | Support |
| 850899 | 121 | Miller | Support |
| 850937 | 127 | Thierry | Support |
| 850967 | 136 | Shaheen | Support |
| 851020 | 142 | Giddings | Support |
| 851172 | 150 | Walle | Support |
| 851048 | 151 | Munoz Jr | Support |
| 851201 | 155 | Isaac | Support |
| 851045 | 170 | Munoz Jr | Support |
| 851104 | 176 | Cain | Support |
| 851174 | 182 | Elkins | Support |
| 851125 | 199 | Leach | Support |
| 851002 | 222 | Stickland | Support |
| 851127 | 226 | Leach | Support |
| 851087 | 232 | Cain | Support |
| 851202 | 253 | Isaac | Support |
| 851278 | 256 | Romero | Support |
| 851256 | 261 | Rose | Support |
| 850919 | 262 | White | Support |
| 851162 | 263 | White | Support |
| 850920 | 264 | White | Support |
| 851229 | 265 | White | Support |
| 850918 | 266 | White | Support |
| 850922 | 267 | White | Support |
| 851134 | 276 | Munoz, Jr. | Support |
| 851189 | 281 | Isaac | Support |
| 851279 | 282 | Romero, Jr. | Support |
| 851105 | 283 | Cain | Support |
| 851248 | 286 | Krause | Support |
| 851247 | 288 | Krause | Support |
| 851187 | 295 | Wilson | Support |
| 851100 | 297 | Swanson | Support |
| 851098 | 298 | Swanson | Support |
| 851337 | 303 | VanDeaver | Support |
| 851154 | 319 | VanDeaver | Support |
| 851107 | 327 | Cain | Support |
| 851096 | 330 | Cain | Support |
| 851185 | 331 | Biedermann | Support |
| 851124 | 340 | Leach | Support |
| 851121 | 341 | Leach | Support |
| 851253 | 342 | Pickett | Support |
| 851270 | 343 | Simmons | Support |
| 850977 | 361 | Zedler | Support |
| 851051 | 365 | Ortega | Support |
| 851097 | 367 | Swanson | Support |
| 851147 | 383 | Raney | Support |
| 851150 | 394 | Howard | Support |
| 851177 | 410 | Lang | Support |
| 851195 | 411 | Lang | Support |
| 851269 | 428 | Blanco | Support |
| 851219 | 429 | Blanco | Support |
| 850945 | 436 | Frank | Support |
| 850983 | 448 | Zerwas | Support |
| 851126 | 454 | Leach | Support |