Voted Against Pro-Citizenship Amendment: House of Bad Cards

HB 1268 establishes the Texas Technology and Innovation Program within Chapter 489 of the Texas Government Code. The primary goal of the program is to stimulate job creation and promote economic development across the state by supporting small businesses engaged in cutting-edge research and innovation.

Rep. Tony Tinderholt offered an amendment to ensure that those companies that benefitted from the bill had "not less than 75 percent of the entity's employees be United States citizens."

That seems right, doesn't it? Not according to Democrats and some Republicans who voted NAY on the good amendment.

GOP Platform Conflict: Plank 201 prohibits land sales to non-citizens.

RV#205: Yea 70 (R 68, D 2) - Nay 75 (R 18, D 57)
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Yea - Alders; Bell, C.; Bonnen; Buckley; Bumgarner; Cain; Cook; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dyson; Fairly; Frank; Gates; Gerdes; Harris; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hickland; Holt; Hopper; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Kerwin; Kitzman; LaHood; Landgraf; Leo Wilson; Little; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Luther; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Money; Munoz; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Raymond; Richardson; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Tepper; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Wilson

Nay - Allen; Anchia; Ashby; Barry; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bowers; Bryant; Bucy; Button; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cortez; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dean; Dutton; Flores; Gamez; Garcia Hernandez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Geren; Gonzalez, J.; Gonzalez, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Howard; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; King; Lalani; Lambert; Leach; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Lujan; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; Meza; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Ordaz; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Reynolds; Rodriguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Simmons; Talarico; Thompson; Turner; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wu; Zweiner

Absent - Morales Shaw; Morgan

Please note: the following statements by legislators do not affect the vote count that was recorded.

Trent Ashby: "When Record No. 205 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Jeffrey Barry: "When Record No. 205 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Penny Morales Shaw: "When Record No. 205 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Matt Morgan: "When Record No. 205 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Katrina Pierson: "When Record No. 205 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Trey Wharton: "When Record No. 205 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

(Bill summary provided in part by Texas Policy Research)