TX HD 129: The Real Truth About State Representative John Davis

By Vince Leibowitz on Nov 2, 2008 in Uncategorized Tweet This Post

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Now that John Davis has resorted to trashy attacks against Sherrie Matula, we’ve decided it’s time to open John Davis’ personal Pandora’s Box. His voting record…and some of who he has taken money from.

We compiled this over the summer. Now it is time to let the world see it. Enjoy:

76^th Texas Legislature

Voted To Spend Taxpayer Dollars On Abstinence-Based Sex Education. Davis voted FOR Amendment 4 to CSHB 1, 76^th Regular Session, which provided that the Texas Department of Health would provide a “general revenue match” for abstinence education to the tune of $3.7 million per fiscal year. [Amendment 4, CSHB 1 (Hse. 2^nd Rdg., 76^th Texas Legislature, House Journal, Day 50, p. 969].[1]

77^th Texas Legislature

Voted Against Helping Keep Kids Out Of Institutions & Creating A Roadblock To Disabled and Elderly Persons Getting Food Stamps. Davis voted against Amendment 25 to CSSB 1, 77^th Regular Session, which would have provided appropriations (tied to HB 1213) to establish family-based alternatives to the institutionalization of children who could not remain with their birth parents. This amendment also included a measure to “kill” electronic finger printing for Food Stamp applicants. Electronic finger printing, which the state continues to spend about $3 million per year on, is a huge hurdle that the elderly and disabled must overcome to get Food Stamps. And, the program has uncovered relatively little duplication or attempted fraud for the money it costs. Davis voted to TABLE the amendment, which means he voted FOR a roadblock for the elderly and disabled when it comes to getting food stamps and AGAINST helping kids stay out of institutions. [Amendment 25, CSSB 1, (Hse. 2^nd Rdg.), House Journal, 77^th Texas Legislature, Day 40, Record Vote 126, p. 1065]. [2]

78th Texas Legislature

John Davis Voted To Prevent Thousands Of Texans From Seeking Justice In The Courtroom. Davis voted FOR the so-called concept of “tort reform,” casting a vote FOR House Bill 4 [CSHB 4, 78^th Texas Legislature], which imposed the concept of “tort reform” on the Texas civil justice system. [Record Vote 134, 78^th Texas Legislature, House Journal, 40^th Day, pp. 1007-1008]. Davis also signed on as a co-author of HB 4.[3] Davis was also a co-author of HJR 3, the legislation which provided the constitutional amendment necessary to enact the provisions of HB 4[4], and voted for the measure. [House Journal, 78^th Texas Legislature, Day 41, Record Vote 143, pp. 1071-1072].

John Davis Voted For The Trans-Texas Corridor, Tolling Existing Roadways, Allowing Private Toll Roads, And Double-Taxing Texans. John Davis voted for every piece of legislation in the quartet of bills passed over two sessions which created, authorized, and set up the funding mechanisms for the Trans-Texas Corridor, and also allowed for the tolling of existing roadways already paid for by taxpayers, as well as private toll roads. [House Journal, 67^th Day, 78^th Texas Legislature, Record Vote 608, pp. 2963-2964[5]; House Journal, 77^th Texas Legislature, 76^th Day, p.3500[6]; House Journal, 77^th Texas Legislature, 77^th Day, p. 3557[7]; House Journal, 77^th Texas Legislature, Day 75, Record Vote 446, p. 3333[8]^,[9]].

John Davis Voted To Create An Entire State Agency To Protect The Business Interests Of One Of His Big Contributors. John Davis voted to create the Texas Residential Construction Commission by voting for House Bill 730, which helped provide cover and protection from lawsuits for Houston homebuilder Bob Perry, one of Davis’ major contributors. [House Journal, 78^th Texas Legislature, Day 56, Record vote 364, p. 1950].

John Davis Voted For Corporate Welfare. John Davis voted for legislation which created the Texas Enterprise Fund [SB 1771, 77^th Texas Legislature], a giant corporate welfare fund administered through the Governor’s office. [House Journal, 78^th Texas Legislature, Day 80, Record Vote 778, p. 4559].

John Davis Voted To Allow Radioactive Waste To Be Buried In Texas. Davis voted for HB 1567 [House Journal, 77^th Texas Legislature, Day 53, Record Vote 316, p. 1713-1714] which allowed for the disposal of low-level radioactive waste from Texas, Maine, and Vermont, within Texas. [Bill Analysis, CSHB 1567, 78^th Texas Legislature].[10]

John Davis Co-Authored And Voted For Legislation That Made Political Interference With Private Medical Decisions Public Policy In Texas. Davis co-authored[11] and voted for Texas’ “informed consent” law with regard to abortion. [House Journal, 78^th Texas Legislature, Day 58, Record Vote 385, p. 2017]. Informed consent laws are notorious for mandating that women receive politicized and often medically inaccurate information before undergoing abortions. Literature developed for distribution by the state under this law actually misleads women about the links between abortion and breast cancer.[12]

John Davis Voted To Write Discrimination Into Texas Law. Davis voted for Senate Bill 7, which requires that Texas law not recognize same-sex marriages and civil unions. [House Journal, 78^th Texas Legislature, Day 59, Record Vote 404, p. 2116].

John Davis Voted To Gut A Variety Of Health And Human Services Programs By Voting For HB 2292. John Davis voted FOR House Bill 2292, the sweeping re-organization legislation that combined 12 HHS agencies into five. [House Journal, 78^th Texas Legislature, Day 57, Record Vote 367, p. 1981]. HB 2292 gave the Health and Human Services Commissioner total authority over rulemaking and policy direction for HHS agencies-something formally with boards, commissions, and other agencies. The legislation also: (1) brought about cutbacks in Medicaid benefits and coverage; (2) brought about full-family sanctions to TANF; (3) mandated the use of call centers to determine eligibility for HHS programs, and required private contractors to operate those call centers; (4) gutted the requirement that children in schools and child care facilities must be immunized; (5) defunded the Medically Needy program; (6) provided for “estate recovery,” meaning that the assets of deceased Medicaid patients could be taken by the state to pay for those patients’ care; (7) eliminated income disregards for CHIP; (8) established an asset limit for children in families above 150% FBL within CHIP; (9) provided for a shorter coverage period for CHIP; (10) reduced benefits packages and increased premiums and co-pays; (11) provided the potential for privatization of state schools and state hospitals; (12) eliminated mental health professional services for adults on Medicaid; (14) created a “healthy marriage development program” for TANF recipients.[13]

John Davis Led The Charge To Privatize Texas’ State Schools And Mental Hospitals. John Davis introduced Amendments 137 and 138 to House Bill 2292 [House Bill 2292, 78^th Texas Legislature, Regular Session] which would have allowed the state to privatize state schools if they could be run at a mere ten percent cost savings [Amendment 137, CSHB 2292, (2^nd Rdg.), House Journal, 78^th Texas Legislature, Day 56, p. 1923] and privatize state hospitals if they could be run at a mere ten percent cost savings [Amendment 138, CSHB 2292, (2^nd Rdg.), House Journal, 78^th Texas Legislature, Day 56, p. 1924]

John Davis Voted To Make It Harder For Low-Income And Middle Class Families To Afford College Educations For Their Children. Davis voted FOR House Bill 3015, which deregulated tuition at public colleges and universities and led to skyrocketing tuition rates. [House Journal, 78^th Texas Legislature, Day 59, Record Vote 419, pp. 2151-2152].[14]

John Davis Voted Against Rolling Back Insurance Rates For Texas Consumers. John Davis voted to TABLE an amendment to Senate Bill 14 which would have required insurers to roll-back rates to January 2001 levels. [Amendment 29, CSSB 14, House Journal, 78^th Texas Legislature, Day 74, Record Vote 655, pp. 3448-3449]. John Davis voted FOR insurance interests and AGAINST Texas consumers.

John Davis Voted Against Requiring Insurers To Get Approval Before Setting Rates. John Davis voted to TABLE an amendment to Senate Bill 14 which would have required insurers to seek approval prior to setting rates. [Amendment 27, CSSB 14, House Journal, 78^th Texas Legislature, Day 74, Record Vote 654, pp. 3445-3446].

John Davis Voted Against More Government Control Over Auto Insurers And Their Rates. John Davis voted FOR SB 14. [Conference Committee Report On SB 14, House Journal, 78^th Texas Legislature, Day 84, Record Vote 949, pp. 6527-6527].

Reducing The Contribution Burden For Public School Teachers. John Davis voted to TABLE Amendment 13 to CSHB 1 which would have prevented the spending of any funds above a specified total per fiscal year for FY 2004 and FY 2005 unless those funds were used to reduce contributions by active employees first and, second, to reduce the contributions by school districts. Davis’ vote to table was a vote against reducing active employees-and school districts’-burdens less significant. [House Journal, 78^th Texas Legislature, Record Vote 226, Page 1421, 1422].[15]

Voted Against Funding The Medically Needy Adults Program. The medically needy adults program was a TANF (Food Stamp) program administered by HHSC under Title XIX of the Social Security Act, which is the basis for Medicaid. The General Appropriations Act of 2003 (CSHB 1, 78^th Texas Legislature) dumped funding for the Medically Needy Adults program. Amendment 32 (Amendment 32, [2^nd Rd. Hse.] CSHB 1, 78^th Legislature) and subsequent amendments to the amendment would have funded MNAP to the tune of $60,8000,000 from general revenue to restore the program scuttled by the HB 1 and it subsequent Committee Substitute. Rep. Davis voted to TABLE Amendment 32, meaning he voted AGAINST helping medically needy adults afford food and receive TANF assistance, meaning that only pregnant women and children are considered for the medically needy program. [House Journal, 78^th Regular Session, 51^st Day, Record Vote 237, pp.1452-1453].[18]

Davis Voted To Put Corporate Welfare Above Texas Teachers. John Davis voted to TABLE an amendment which would have prohibited the use of state funding for state refunds for economic development in favor of a $20 million appropriation for teacher health insurance. Davis vote was AGAINST Texas teachers. [Amendment 36, CSHB 1 (Hse. 2^nd Rdg.) 78^th Texas Legislature, House Journal, 51^st Day, Record Vote 238, p. 1454].

Davis Voted For Making Children’s Medicaid Reapplication More Difficult, Making Asset Test More Difficult. John Davis voted AGAINST increasing appropriations for maintaining the mail-in application and renewal process for children’s Medicaid and maintaining the asset test from Medicaid simplification by voting to TABLE an amendment which would have funded those areas. [Amendment 37, CSHB 1 (Hse. 2^nd Rdg.) 78^th Texas Legislature, House Journal, 51^st Day, Record Vote 239, pp. 1455-1457].

Davis Voted Against Effectively Fighting The War On Drugs. Davis voted to TABLE an amendment which would have appropriated funds for drug courts, state jail substance abuse programs, mental health services for offenders and similar programs, meaning he voted AGAINST effectively funding mechanisms which are better to fight the war on drugs than narcotics task forces (which is where the funding would have come from). [Amendment 46, CSHB 1, (Hse. 2^nd Rdg.) House Journal, 51^st Day, 79^th Texas Legislature, Record Vote 244, pp. 1463-1464].[19] Davis also cast another vote against effectively fighting the drug war by denying additional funding to the Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse for prevention services.[20]

John Davis Voted To Waste State Money On High-Dollar Lobbyists. Amendment 54 to the GAA in 2003 would have prevented any funds appropriated for the Office of State-Federal Relations from being used to hire outside consultants or lobbyists to lobby Congress or the federal executive branch. Davis voted to TABLE the amendment. [Amendment 54, CSHB 1, (Hse. 2^nd Rdg.), House Journal, 51^st Day, 78^th Texas Legislature, Record vote 246, pp. 1467-1468].

John Davis Voted Against Making Sure Texas Children Are Immunized. Davis voted against increasing funding for immunizations. He voted to TABLE an amendment which would have increased this funding. [Amendment 66, CSHB 1, (Hse. 2^nd Rdg.), House Journal, 51^st Day, 78^th Texas Legislature, Record Vote 248, pp. 1472-1473].[21] Davis was AWOL when it came time cast a similar vote on another amendment which would have increased immunization funding, meaning Davis missed an opportunity to correct his previous vote. [Amendment 68, CSHB 1, (Hse. 2^nd Rdg.), House Journal, 51^st Day, 78^th Texas Legislature, Record Vote 249, pp. 1474-1475]. Davis voted to TABLE yet another amendment which would have increased immunization funding. [Amendment 69, CSHB 1, (Hse. 2^nd Rdg.), House Journal, 51^st Day, 78^th Texas Legislature, Record Vote 250, pp. 1475-1476].

John Davis Voted Against Children With Special Needs. Davis voted to TABLE an amendment which would have increased funding for Special Needs Children. [Amendment 74, CSHB 1, (Hse. 2^nd Rdg.), House Journal, 51^st Day, 78^th Texas Legislature, Record Vote 252, pp. 1477-1478].[22]

Davis Voted Against Healthcare For Pregnant Women. Davis voted to TABLE an amendment which would have increased Medicaid funding for pregnant women. [Amendment 89, CSHB 1, (Hse. 2^nd Rdg.), House Journal, 51^st Day, 78^th Texas Legislature, Record Vote 257, pp. 1486-1487].[23]

Davis Voted Against Fully-Funding CHIP. Davis voted to table an amendment that would have fully funded CHIP to 200 % of FLP with full benefits for children 0-12, and 6 months of continuous eligibility. [Amendment 101, CSHB 1 (Hse. 2^nd Rdg.), House Journal, 51^st Day, 78^th Texas Legislature, Record Vote 260, pp. 1492-1495].

Davis Voted Against An Adequate Personal Needs Allowance For Nursing Home Patients. Amendments 115 and 116 to CSHB 1 in 2003 dealt with the Personal needs Allowance for nursing home patients. Amendment 116 was an amendment to 115 adopted without objection[24] which would have specifically set that the Personal Needs Allowance be set at not less than $60 per month. Davis voted to TABLE Amendment 115, as amended, meaning he voted AGAINST providing a fulfilling personal needs allowance for nursing home patients. [Amendment 115, CSHB 1, (Hse. 2^nd Rdg.), House Journal, 51^st Day, 78^th Texas Legislature, Record Vote 250, pp. 1500-1501].

Davis Voted Against Helping Low-Income Texas Families Better Afford Expenses Associated With The Start Of A New School Year. An amendment to the GAA would have restored the annual TANF $60 back-to-school supplement. Davis voted to TABLE the amendment, meaning he voted AGAINST helping Texas families. [Amendment 117, CSHB 1, (Hse. 2^nd Rdg.), House Journal, 51^st Day, 78^th Texas Legislature, Record Vote 262, pp. 1501-1502].

Davis Voted To Penalize Low-Income Families Who Own Vehicles To Help Them Get To Work And Keep Jobs. An Amendment to CSHB 1 would have fully restored the TANF asset limit and vehicle exemption. Davis voted to TABLE the amendment, meaning he voted to keep more people from receiving the assistance they need. [Amendment 118, CSHB 1, (Hse. 2^nd Rdg.), House Journal, 51^st Day, 78^th Texas Legislature, Record Vote 263, pp. 1502-1503].

Davis Against Mentally Ill Texans. Davis voted to TABLE an amendment which would have maintained the current number of state mental hospitals, meaning he voted against mentally ill Texans. [Amendment 122, CSHB 1, (Hse. 2^nd Rdg.), House Journal, 51^st Day, 78^th Texas Legislature, Record Vote 264, pp. 1505-1506].

John Davis Voted Against Retired Teachers. John Davis voted to TABLE Amendment 261 to CSHB 1 which would have provided $3.25 million for the Teacher Retirement System. [Amendment 261, CSHB 1, (Hse. 2^nd Rdg.), House Journal, 51^st Cay, 78^th Texas Legislature, Record Vote 287, pp. 1601].

John Davis Voted Against Health Insurance For Teachers. John Davis voted to TABLE Amendment 279 to CSHB 1, which would have provided $442.6 million to the Texas Education Agency for school employee health coverage. [Amendment 279, CSHB 1, (Hse. 2^nd Rdg.), House Journal, 51^st Day, 78^th Texas Legislature, Record Vote 295, pp. 1614-1616].

John Davis Voted For Discrimination. John Davis voted to TABLE Amendment 240 to CSHB 1 which would have added a non-discrimination clause to a Texas Education Agency Rider clarifying that no funds may be used by a public educational institution or their employees to discriminate against students or their parents. [Amendment 240, CSHB 1, (Hse. 2^nd Rdg.), House Journal, 51^st Day, Record Vote 282, pp. 1583-1584].

John Davis Voted Against Rape & Incest Exceptions For Women Needing Abortions. John Davis voted to TABLE Amendment 2 to CSHB 15 which would have provided a rape and incest exception to legislation which was designed to make receiving an abortion more difficult. [Amendment 2, CSHB 1, (Hse. 2^nd Rdg.), House Journal, 57^th Day, Record Vote 371, pp. 1988-1989].

John Davis Voted To Usurp The U.S. Constitution. John Davis voted FOR House Bill 38 [Corrected Minutes, House Committee On State Affairs,78^th Texas Legislature, April 7, 2003], which would have usurped the “Full Faith and Credit” clause of the U.S. Constitution. The legislation would have prohibited the state from recognizing a same-sex marriage or civil union legitimized in another state[25].

79^th Texas Legislature

John Davis Voted Against More Accountability In Spending Government Money. Davis voted against an amendment which would have increased reporting requirements for businesses that receive money from the Governor’s Texas Enterprise Fund for economic development. Davis voted to TABLE an amendment that, among other things, would have the governor to report to the legislature on businesses that did not meet set job creation goals. Davis is thus AGAINST government accountability. [Amendment 10, CSSB 1, (Hse. 2^nd Rdg.), House Journal, 44^th Day, 79^th Texas Legislature, Record Vote 225, pp. 1448-1451]. Davis also voted to TABLE an amendment which would have required a public hearing before a grant of more than $1 million was awarded from the Texas Enterprise Fund and making sure that any entity receiving Enterprise funds was current on all taxes, in compliance with occupational, safety, and labor laws, and was otherwise in good standing with state laws. [Amendment 12, CSSB 1 (Hse. 2^nd Rdg.), House Journal, 44^th Day, 79^th Texas Legislature, Record Vote 226, pp. 1451-1452]. Davis is AGAINST making sure that taxpayer dollars are spent with accountability.

Davis Voted Against Clean Air. John Davis voted against requiring the Texas Enterprise Fund for daily “fence-line” monitoring emissions pursuant to Title V of the Clan Air Act. Davis voted to TABLE the amendment, meaning he cast a vote AGAINST clean air. [Amendment 16, CSSB 1, (Hse. 2^nd Rdg.), House Journal, 44^th Day, 79^th Texas Legislature, Record Vote 228, pp. 1453-1454].

John Davis Voted Against Small Businesses. Davis voted to TABLE an amendment which would have required the Texas Enterprise Fund to give at least 20 percent of its funds to grant recipients with 100 or less employees in a matching-grant type program. This was a vote AGAINST small business. [Amendment 18, CSSB 1, (Hse. 2^nd Rdg.), House Journal, 44^th Day, 79^th Texas Legislature, Record Vote 228, pp. 1456-1457].

John Davis Voted Against Texas Veterans. Davis voted to TABLE an amendment which would have ensured that veterans, their dependants, and survivors, receive all due benefits from the Texas Veterans Commission. [Amendment 23, CSSB 1, (Hse. 2^nd Rdg.), House Journal, 44^th Day, 79^th Texas Legislature, Record Vote 231, pp. 1458-1459].

John Davis Killed Responsible Sex Education. Davis MOVED TO TABLE an amendment to CSSB 1, 79^th Texas Legislature, which would have allowed the Department of Health to contract with agencies that provide abstinence-based sexuality education that included information about contraception which was age-appropriate and medically accurate. Davis’ motion resulted in responsible sex education being scuttled. [See House Journal, 79^th Texas Legislature, 44^th Day, Page 1464].

Against Accountability For Abstinence Programs. During debate on the GAA in 2005, an amendment was proposed which would have required that agencies receiving state funds for abstinence education report back on the programs’ successes at reducing teen pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases/infections to the Department of Health. That amendment was amended to stipulate that general revenue funds could not be used to compile the reports. Rep. Davis voted AGAINST the amendment as amended on final passage. This was a vote AGAINST accountability in abstinence-based sex education programs. [Amendment 38, CSSB 1, (Hse. 2^nd Rdg.), House Journal, 44^th Day, 79^th Texas Legislature, Record Vote 233, pp. 1464-1466].

John Davis Voted Against Requiring Family Planning Services Agencies Receiving State Money Being Required To Abide By Federal Regulations. Davis voted to TABLE an amendment which would have required any provider receiving a grant of state funds appropriated under the GAA to comply with the Family Planning Policy Manual for Federal Titles X and XX. [Amendment 45, CSSB 1, (Hse. 2^nd Rdg.), House Journal, 44^th Day, 79^th Texas Legislature, Record Vote 234, pp. 1467-1468].

Davis Voted For Call Centers For HHS. Davis voted to TABLE an amendment which would have prohibited any funds appropriated to the Department of State Health Services from using any appropriated funds for call centers. [Amendment 46, CSSB 1, (Hse. 2^nd Rdg.), House Journal, 44^th Day, 79^th Texas Legislature, Record Vote 234, pp. 1468-1469]. [26]

John Davis Led The Charge To Kill Restoration And Expansion Of CHIP. Davis MOVED TO TABLE an amendment which would have restored the 2003 cuts to CHIP and expanded the program [See House Journal, 79^th Texas Legislature, 44^th Day, p. 1475]. Davis also voted to TABLE the amendment as he led the charge to kill it. [Amendment 55, CSSB 1, (Hse. 2^nd Rdg.), House Journal, 44^th Day, 79^th Texas Legislature, Record Vote 238, pp. 13 75-1476].

John Davis Voted Against Making Sure More Texas Kids Can Attend College. Davis voted to TABLE an amendment to the GAA which would have given appropriate and additional funding to the TEXAS Grant Program for good students who have financial need. [Amendment 90, CSSB 1, (Hse. 2^nd Rdg.), House Journal, 44^th Day, 79^th Texas Legislature, Record Vote 242, pp. 1493-1494].

John Davis Voted To Allow College Tuition Rates To Skyrocket Out Of Control. Following an amendment to the amendment, Amendment 113 to the General Appropriations Act in 2005 would have had the effect of preventing Texas colleges and universities from charging more than 103 percent of the amount of tuition charged to students in 2005-2006 during the 2006-2007 academic year. Davis voted to TABLE the amendment, meaning he voted FOR skyrocketing college tuition costs. [Amendment 113, CSSB 1, (Hse. 2^nd Rdg.), House Journal, 44^th Day, 79^th Texas Legislature, Record Vote 242, pp. 1507-1508].

John Davis Voted Against Accountability For Toll Roads. John Davis voted to TABLE an amendment which would have provided for an efficiency review to determine exactly what was “set up” as the Trans-Texas Corridor[27] and that would have required a Legislative Budget Board Report before any toll could be enacted on a roadway that didn’t have a toll in effect before January 1, 2005. Davis’ vote was a vote AGAINST accountability for toll road projects. [Amendment 145, CSSB 1, (Hse. 2^nd Rdg.), House Journal, 44^th Day, 79^th Texas Legislature, Record Vote 249, pp. 1523-1525].

John Davis Voted Against Protecting Our Water Supply & Fragile Ecocystems. John Davis voted to TABLE an amendment which would have required the Texas Department of Transportation to conduct a Water Impact Study including an analysis of the altercations of the local drainage patterns and the impact to the local water supply. [Amendment 156, CSSB 1, (Hse. 2^nd Rdg.), House Journal, 44^th Day, 79^th Texas Legislature, Record Vote 250, pp. 1526-1527].

John Davis Voted To Preserve A State Agency Designed To Help One Of His Big Contributors. Davis voted to TABLE an amendment which would have struck riders and appropriations for the Texas Residential Construction Commission, an agency which helps one of Perry’s big donors, Houston homebuilder Bob Perry. [Amendment 156, CSSB 1, (Hse. 2^nd Rdg.), House Journal, 44^th Day, 79^th Texas Legislature, Record Vote 251, pp. 1530-1531]. Davis also voted to allow the TRCC to charge complainants fees for filing complaints with the commission (and add additional user fees to burden Texas taxpayers) by voting to TABLE an amendment which would have prevented the TRCC from charging such fees. [Amendment 157, CSSB 1, (Hse. 2^nd Rdg.), House Journal, 44^th Day, 79^th Texas Legislature, Record Vote 250, pp. 1531-1532].

John Davis Voted Against Honoring A Texas Civil Rights Icon. John Davis voted against an amendment to rename a state office building after former State Senator and Congresswoman Barbara Jordan, a nationally recognized civil rights leader, and the first African American woman to serve in the Texas Legislature. [Amendment 2, CSSB 1, (Hse. 3^rd Rdg.), House Journal, 44^th Day, 79^th Texas Legislature, Record Vote 257, pp. 1581-1582].

John Davis Voted To Write Discrimination Into The Texas Constitution. John Davis voted FOR HJR 6, which was the legislation which provided for a constitutional amendment to the Texas Constitution defining marriage as an institution between one man and one woman. [House Journal, 55^th Day, 79^th Texas Legislature, Record Vote 396, p. 2206].

John Davis Voted To Limit Texas High School Students Access To College. Davis voted FOR HB 2330, which would have altered the “Top 10 Percent Law” in such a way that it would have been more difficult for high school students graduating in the top ten percent of their class from taking advantage of the program, and would have capped the number of top ten percent students eligible for automatic admission.[28] [House Journal, Day 67, 79^th Texas Legislature, Record Vote 636, p. 3210].

John Davis Voted For A Mandatory Animal Identification Program For Texas. John Davis voted for legislation which would have allowed the Texas Animal Health Commission to mandate a required animal identification program.[29] [House Journal, Day 39, 79^th Texas Legislature, p. 1239].[30]

John Davis Voted Against Giving Property Tax Relief To Renters. John Davis voted to TABLE an Amendment to House Bill 2 [House Bill 2, 79^th Texas Legislature, 3^rd Called Session] which would have required landlords to pass on the benefits of statewide property tax relief to tenants. [Amendment 18, CSHB 1, 79^th Texas Legislature, 3^rd Called Session, Record Vote 15, House Journal, 6^th Day, p. 83].

John Davis Voted For Property Tax Relief In The Name Of Better Education That Did Nothing To Improve Education. John Davis voted FOR House Bill 1 [House Journal, 79th Texas Legislature, 3rd Called Session, Record Vote 17, p. 88-89], which was a property tax relief package that did nothing to improve Texas schools. While HB 1 addressed tax reduction [CSHB 1, 79^th Texas Legislature, 3^rd Called Session], it did not address the potentially unconstitutional property tax system to comply with the Texas Supreme Court ruling in Neeley v. West Orange-Cove CISD, a decision in which the Texas Supreme Court did not once mention property tax relief in its entire 88-page decision[31]. CSHB 1 failed to provide any additional tax money for public education and could potentially cost Texas school children $1.8 billion in new money, made it more difficult for school districts to raise funds for local enrichment, and failed to allocate a corresponding funding source to cover the cost of its included property tax cuts. HB 1 also included merit-based teacher pay provisions.[32]

Voted For Raising Tax Revenue To Fund Property Tax Relief. John Davis voted FOR House Bill 2 [79th Texas Legislature, 3rd Called Session, Record Vote 11, 6th Day, House Journal, p. 60.], which provided that all new tax revenue generated by House Bills 3, 4, and 5 from the 79^th Texas Legislature, 3^rd Called Session, be spent only to fund property tax relief.

John Davis Voted Against Small Businesses and For Raising Taxes. John Davis voted FOR House Bill 3 [House Journal, 79th Texas Legislature, 3rd Called Session, Record Vote 32, p. 129], which raised taxes on small businesses by imposing the franchise tax on more Texas businesses[33]. HB 3 raised $3.5 billion in new taxes, none of which went to public education but rather all to property tax relief. The bill also included, following amendment, loopholes and tax exemptions given to big business and special interest groups. The bill was essentially a “tax swap,” shifting the tax burden from property taxes to businesses.

John Davis Voted For Raising Taxes, And For Regressive Taxes. John Davis voted for legislation that increased the sales tax on cigarettes and tobacco products, a tax hike and a hike of a very regressive tax [House Journal, 79th Texas Legislature, 3rd Called Session, Record Vote 44 p. 155].

80^th Texas Legislature

John Davis Voted Against Clean Energy. John Davis voted to TABLE an amendment to the General Appropriations Act which would have required that $60 million of the funds appropriated to the Texas Enterprise Fund be spent on businesses with the primary purpose of creating renewable energy or similar renewable energy technologies. Thus, John Davis voted AGAINST clean, renewable energy. [Amendment 8, CHSB 1, (Hse, 2^nd Rdg.), House Journal, 46^th Day, 80^th Texas Legislature, Record Vote 220, pp. 1275-1276]. Similarly, Davis voted to TABLE an amendment to the General Appropriations Act which would have placed similar stipulations upon the Emerging Technology Fund. [Amendment 12, CSHB 1, (Hse. 2^nd Rdg.), House Journal, 46^th Day, 80^th Texas Legislature, Record Vote 221, pp. 1277-1278].

John Davis Voted Against Helping Injured Veterans. John Davis voted to TABLE an amendment which would have increased funding for claims representation and counseling for Texas veterans. John Davis voted AGAINST helping returning veterans of Operation Iraqi Freedom. [Amendment 16, CSHB 1, (Hse. 2^nd Rdg.), House Journal, 46^th Day, 80^th Texas Legislature, Record Vote 221, pp. 1280-1281]. Specifically, Amendment 16 would have appropriated whatever was the “amount necessary” for visitation programs to wounded and disabled veterans, to provide a program for visitation of wounded and disabled veterans from Operation Iraqi Freedom and other war zone areas where Texans have served. The amount initially appropriated was a mere $52,000.[34]

John Davis Led The Charge To Halt Increasing Funds For Child Abuse Prevention. John Davis MOVED TO TABLE an amendment which would have increased funding for Child Abuse Prevention Grants. John Davis voted to TABLE the amendment which would have increased funding for Child Abuse Prevention Grants, in addition to moving it be tabled. John Da vis voted AGAINST protecting Texas’ children from Child Abuse. [Amendment 20, CSHB 1, (Hse. 2^nd Rdg.), House Journal, 46^th Day, 80^th Texas Legislature, Record Vote 224, pp. 1284-1285].[35]

John Davis Voted Against Helping At-Risk Youths and Texas Families In Crisis. Davis voted to TABLE an amendment which would have increased appropriations to the STAR (Services to At-Risk Youth) Program. Davis voted AGAINST Texas children. [Amendment 21, CSHB 1, (Hse. 2^nd Rdg.), House Journal, 46^th Day, 80^th Texas Legislature, Record Vote 226, pp. 1285-1287].[36]

John Davis Voted Against Increasing Voter Turnout. Davis voted to TABLE an amendment to the General Appropriations Act which would have mandated the Texas Secretary of State to target voter registration and education projects to those areas of the state where voter turnout rates are lowest compared to the overall population. [Amendment 22, CSHB 1, (Hse. 2^nd Rdg.), House Journal, 46^th Day, 80^th Texas Legislature, Record Vote 227, pp. 1287-1288].

John Davis Led The Charge To Kill A Campaign To Encourage Routine HIV Testing. John Davis MOVED TO TABLE an amendment which would have required the Texas Department of State Health Services to conduct campaigns to encourage routine HIV testing. Was AGAINST keeping Texans healthy and preventing the spread of HIV. Davis was ABSENT for the actual vote although he moved to table the amendment. Thus, Davis still took actions which were AGAINST preventing the spread of HIV. [Amendment 29, CSHB 1, (Hse. 2^nd Rdg.), House Journal, 46^th Day, 80^th Texas Legislature, Record Vote 228, pp. 1290-1291].

John Davis Voted Against A Teacher Pay Raise. John Davis voted against an amendment to the General Appropriations Act which would have given Texas’ public school employees a pay raise [Amendment 63, CSHB 1, (Hse. 2^nd Rdg.), House Journal, 46^th Day, 80^th Texas Legislature, Record Vote 233, p. 1313-1315][37].

John Davis Voted Against (And Led The Charge To Kill) Adequately Funding Responsible Family Planning Services. Rep. Davis not only MOVED TO TABLE an amendment to the General Appropriations Act which would have increased funding for responsible family planning services, he voted to TABLE the Amendment, meaning John Davis voted FOR unwanted pregnancies and AGAINST responsible family planning. [Amendment 31, CSHB 1, (Hse. 2^nd Rdg.), House Journal, 46^th Day, 80^th Texas Legislature, Record Vote 228, pp. 1292-1293].[38]

John Davis Voted Against Holding School District Accountable For Harassment And Discrimination. Davis voted AGAINST an amendment which would have required school districts to report to the Texas Education Agency any incidents of alleged discrimination or harassment of school district employees or students enrolled in the district on the basis of the actual or perceived ethnicity, color, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, disability, religion, or national origin. John Davis voted AGAINST bully-free schools. [Amendment 73, CSHB 1, (Hse., 2^nd Rdg.), House Journal, 46^th Day, 80^th Texas Legislature, Record Vote 234, pp. 1320-1321].

John Davis Voted Against Recruiting And Retaining Certified Classroom Teachers. John Davis voted to TABLE an amendment which would have increased funding for the Teach for Texas Loan repayment Program. [Amendment 75, CSHB 1, (Hse. 2^nd Rdg.), House Journal, 46^th Day, 80^th Texas Legislature, Record Vote 234, pp. 1323-1324].

John Davis Put His Contributors Interests Above Those Of Low Income Texas Students Who Deserve To Attend College. John Davis cast a vote for one of his major contributors, Houston Homebuilder Bob Perry, by voting to TABLE an amendment which would have removed appropriations from the Texas Residential Construction Commission in favor of the TEXAS Grants Program. [Amendment 77, CSHB 1, (Hse. 2^nd. Rdg.), House Journal, 46^th Day, 80^th Texas Legislature, Record Vote 237, pp. 1324-1325].

John Davis Put Preservation Above Public Integrity. John Davis voted to TABLE an amendment which would have taken money for preserving historic buildings from the preservation board budget and given it to the Travis County District Attorney’s Public Integrity Unit, which is charged with prosecuting state officials who do wrong (among other things). [Amendment 84, CSHB 1, (Hse. 2^nd Rdg.), House Journal, 46^th Day, 80^th Texas Legislature, Record vote 240, pp. 1331-1332].[39] Davis essentially cast a vote FOR corruption in government.

John Davis Voted Against Clean Air. John Davis voted to TABLE an amendment to the General Appropriations Act which would have funded Diesel Emissions Reduction Programs. John Davis voted FOR dirty air and AGAINST clean air. [Amendment 98, CSHB 1, (Hse. 2^nd Rdg.), House Journal, 46^th Day, 80^th Texas Legislature, Record Vote 242, pp. 1344-1345].

John Davis Voted Against Clean Air And Against Helping Non-Attainment Areas Improve Air Quality. John Davis voted to TABLE an amendment to the General Appropriations Act which would have required the installation and operation of ambient air quality monitors in non-attainment areas[40]. John Davis voted AGAINST cleaning up the air in his own district![41] [Amendment 100, CSHB 1, (Hse. 2^nd Rdg.), House Journal, 46^th Day, 80^th Texas Legislature, Record Vote 243, pp. 1346-1347].

John Davis Voted To Waste State Money On Lobbyists. John Davis voted to TABLE an amendment which would have prohibited the expenditure of state funds to hire lobbyists. [Amendment 132, CSHB 1, (Hse. 2^nd Rdg.), House Journal, 46^th Day, 80^th Texas Legislature, Record Vote 246, pp. 1363-1364]. Davis voted FOR wasting state money on lobbyists.

John Davis Voted To Disenfranchise Millions Of Texas Voters. John Davis voted FOR a ‘Voter ID’ scheme which would have disenfranchised millions of elderly and low-income Texans and prevented them from voting. [House Journal, 80^th Texas Legislature, Day 61, Record Vote 621, pp. 2246-2247].

John Davis Voted To Make It Easier To Create Fresh Water Supply Districts Which Can Easily Be Exploited. John Davis voted FOR HB 2983, which amended the Water Code to provide that the petition for the creation of a fresh water supply district need only be signed by a majority of the people who own land in the proposed district[42]. [House Journal, 80^th Texas Legislature, 62^nd Day, Record Vote 660, pp. 2388-2389].

INSURANCE

John Davis Took Money From The Insurance Industry And Voted For Big Insurance And Against Texas Consumers

John Davis has taken more than $20,000 from insurance company PACs and allied insurance industry interests.

TRANSPORTATION

John Davis Took Money From Interests That Support & Will Help Build The Trans-Texas Corridor.

John Davis Voted For The Trans-Texas Corridor, Tolling Existing Roadways, Allowing Private Toll Roads, And Double-Taxing Texans. John Davis voted for every piece of legislation in the quartet of bills passed over two sessions which created, authorized, and set up the funding mechanisms for the Trans-Texas Corridor, and also allowed for the tolling of existing roadways already paid for by taxpayers, as well as private toll roads. [House Journal, 67^th Day, 78^th Texas Legislature, Record Vote 608, pp. 2963-2964[1]; House Journal, 77^th Texas Legislature, 76^th Day, p.3500[2]; House Journal, 77^th Texas Legislature, 77^th Day, p. 3557[3]; House Journal, 77^th Texas Legislature, Day 75, Record Vote 446, p. 3333[4]^,[5]].

John Davis Voted Against Accountability For Toll Roads. John Davis voted to TABLE an amendment which would have provided for an efficiency review to determine exactly what was “set up” as the Trans-Texas Corridor[6] and that would have required a Legislative Budget Board Report before any toll could be enacted on a roadway that didn’t have a toll in effect before January 1, 2005. Davis’ vote was a vote AGAINST accountability for toll road projects. [Amendment 145, CSSB 1, (Hse. 2^nd Rdg.), House Journal, 44^th Day, 79^th Texas Legislature, Record Vote 249, pp. 1523-1525].

John Davis took $350 from the H.B. Zachry Company PAC on 11/7/2000. H.B. Zachry has partnered with Spanish company Cintra to build the first phase of the Trans-Texas Corridor.

Davis also took money from Randall Erben, a lobbyist for Cintra[7].

MENTAL HEALTH

John Davis Voted To Make It Easy To Privatize Mental Health Facilities & State Schools For The Mentally Handicapped And Took Money From The CEO Of A Company That Works To Privatize Such Facilities, And The Company’s PAC.

John Davis took contributions from Joey Jacobs, CEO of Psychiatric Solutions[9], and contributions from PSI’s federal PAC:

$2500 from Joey Jacobs on 1/29/2008

$2500 from PSI Fed PAC on 2/12/2008

Davis also took money from PSI’s lobbyist, Marsha M. Jones[10].

BUILDING & CONSTRUCTION

Protecting Donors Who Build Bad Homes

John Davis Voted To Create An Entire State Agency To Protect The Business Interests Of One Of His Big Contributors. John Davis voted to create the Texas Residential Construction Commission by voting for House Bill 730, which helped provide cover and protection from lawsuits for Houston homebuilder Bob Perry, one of Davis’ major contributors. [House Journal, 77^th Texas Legislature, Day 56, Record vote 364, p. 1950].

John Davis has taken over $71,000 from building and construction interests including the Associated Builders & Contractors of Greater Houston PAC, the Associated General Contractors of Texas, Texas Building Branch, Texas Aggregates & Concrete PAC, Home Political Action Committee of Texas, and Houston Home Builder Bob Perry.

More than $47,000 of these contributions came from Houston Home Builder Bob Perry, a key supporter and proponent of the Texas Residential Construction Commission.

HOSPITALS, INSURANCE, DRUG COMPANIES, & MEDICAL INTERESTS

John Davis Took Money From Big Drug Companies, Hospitals, Insurance & Medical Interests And Helped Them Increase Their Profit Margins

John Davis Voted Against Making Sure Texas Children Are Immunized. Davis voted against increasing funding for immunizations. He voted to TABLE an amendment which would have increased this funding. [Amendment 66, CSHB 1, (Hse. 2^nd Rdg.), House Journal, 51^st Day, 78^th Texas Legislature, Record Vote 248, pp. 1472-1473].[11] Davis was AWOL when it came time cast a similar vote on another amendment which would have increased immunization funding, meaning Davis missed an opportunity to correct his previous vote. [Amendment 68, CSHB 1, (Hse. 2^nd Rdg.), House Journal, 51^st Day, 78^th Texas Legislature, Record Vote 249, pp. 1474-1475]. Davis voted to TABLE yet another amendment which would have increased immunization funding. [Amendment 69, CSHB 1, (Hse. 2^nd Rdg.), House Journal, 51^st Day, 78^th Texas Legislature, Record Vote 250, pp. 1475-1476]. (By casting this vote, Davis ensured that pharmaceutical companies would make more money by forcing middle-and-low income families who otherwise could have benefitted from this program to get their immunizations from family practitioners and non-subsidized clinics, etc.).

Voted Against Attempts To Reduce Cuts To Medicaid & Children’s Health Insurance Program. Amendment 11 to CSHB 1, 78^th Regular Session, would have instructed the Comptroller of Public Accounts to reduce appropriations to HHSC and TDH by $524 million for 2004-2005 for “Medicaid cost containment.” The reductions were to be made to all Medicaid appropriations. Rep. Coleman offered Amendment 16 to CSHB 1 which would have reduced the $524 million cut to $250 million. In addition, Amendment 11 included a rider which created one of many shell-game style shifts in funding to offset the anticipated budget shortfall, and would have taken the $524 million from Medicaid and CHIP and funded a variety of education appropriations.[12] Coleman’s amendment would have removed the education appropriations from this rider and essentially come much closer to fully-funding CHIP. Davis voted to TABLE Amendment 16, meaning he voted AGAINST fully-funding Medicaid and CHIP, hurting poor and middle class Texas families and setting in motion the troubles for CHIP. [House Journal, 50^th Day, 78^th Regular Session, Record Vote 229, Pgs. 1424-1425].[13] (This vote forced many Texas children to go to emergency rooms and other medical providers without insurance, meaning that medical doctors, hospitals, and clinics (as well as drug companies) profited more. In addition, big insurance companies don’t favor extended CHIP protections because this means that those few poor and low-income families who are able to insure their children through their jobs will be forced to go that route, which is more expensive for the consumers and more profitable for the insurance companies).

John Davis has taken more than $100,000 combined from healthcare interests, the insurance industry, and medical providers[15]. Davis took more than $35,000 from big drug companies alone, $20,000 from the insurance industry, and $10,000 from the nursing home industry.

Davis also took money from Michael Mateja, an executive with the Texas Children’s Health Plan, which is a private insurance program of Texas Children’s Hospital. The insurance plan’s website makes their plan sound very suspiciously similar to the state-funded CHIP program.

ENVIRONMENT

John Davis Took Money From Radioactive Waste Interests And Voted To Allow Them To Dispose Of Low-Level Radioactive Waste In Texas

John Davis took $4,000 from Harold Simmons, the corporate raider who purchased Waste Control, the company destined to benefit from HB 1576.[17]

John Davis Took Money From Millionaire T. Boone Pickens & Voted To Make It Easier For Pickens And Others To Sell Texas’ Water Resources To The Highest Bidder

John Davis Voted To Make It Easier To Create Fresh Water Supply Districts Which Can Easily Be Exploited. John Davis voted FOR HB 2983, which amended the Water Code to provide that the petition for the creation of a fresh water supply district need only be signed by a majority of the people who own land in the proposed district[18]. [House Journal, 80^th Texas Legislature, 62^nd Day, Record Vote 660, pp. 2388-2389].

John Davis took money from T. Boone Pickens, who abused Texas law and eminent domain powers to facilitate the sale Texas’ underground water resources.

John Davis Has Taken Money From Texas’ Top Polluters & Voted Against Clean Air

John Davis Voted Against Clean Air And Against Helping Non-Attainment Areas Improve Air Quality. John Davis voted to TABLE an amendment to the General Appropriations Act which would have required the installation and operation of ambient air quality monitors in non-attainment areas[19]. John Davis voted AGAINST cleaning up the air in his own district![20] [Amendment 100, CSHB 1, (Hse. 2^nd Rdg.), House Journal, 46^th Day, 80^th Texas Legislature, Record Vote 243, pp. 1346-1347].

John Davis has taken money from Texas top polluters, including $9,000 from TXU and its PACs. TXU planned to build at least half a dozen smoke-belching coal-fired power plants in Texas, which resulted in a protracted environmental battle before the TXU/KKR merger. Additionally, TXU’s existing Texas power plants rank among the top 50 in the nation in terms of overall pollution and specific pollutants[21].

Davis has also taken money from AEP, which runs the nation’s dirtiest power plant in terms of mercury emissions and is situated in Texas[22].

GOVERNMENT-FUNDED LOBBYING

John Davis Voted To Make Sure State Lobbyists, Who Gave Significantly To His Campaign, Could Work On The State’s Dime

John Davis Voted To Waste State Money On High-Dollar Lobbyists. Amendment 54 to the GAA in 2003 would have prevented any funds appropriated for the Office of State-Federal Relations from being used to hire outside consultants or lobbyists to lobby Congress or the federal executive branch. Davis voted to TABLE the amendment. [Amendment 54, CSHB 1, (Hse. 2^nd Rdg.), House Journal, 51^st Day,78^th Texas Legislature, Record vote 246, pp. 1467-1468].

John Davis has taken more than $20,000 from lobby PACs and lobbyists, including Jamie Capelo[23], Laura Keel[24], Randy Cain[25], Russell Kelley[26], Ron Lewis[27], Marc Samuels[28], Gray Pearson[29], Clint Hackney[30], Robert Johnson[31], Joseph Nabors[32], Patricia Shipton[33], Richard Stone[34], Lee Woods[35], Jim Arnold[36], Meredith Delk[37], Randall Erben[38], Deborah Ingersoll[39], Robert Kamm[40], Marsha Jones[41], Carol McDonald[42], A.R. Schwartz[43], and former Rick Perry chief of staff Mike Toomey[44].

APARTMENT & RENTAL PROPERTY ASSOCIATIONS

John Davis Took Money From Apartment & Property Management Groups & Lobbyists And Voted Against Giving Their Renters Relief.

Davis has taken money from The Texas Apartment Association, the Texas Rental Association PAC, and the Houston Apartment Association Better Government Fund.

[1] This was the vote on HB 3588, which put the concept of the Trans-Texas Corridor in Texas statutes.

[2] SB 4 [SB 4, 77^th Texas Legislature], the legislation that related to the administration and construction of the Texas Mobility Fund, was passed by unanimous vote with no member of the House recording a vote against it on an essentially non-record vote.

[3] This vote was on SB 342 [SB 342, 77^th Texas Legislature], which authorized the Texas Department of Transportation to participate in the cost of the acquisition of a toll facility of a private or public entity by spending money from available sources on terms established by the Texas Transportation Commission. [Bill Analysis, CSSB 342, 77^th Texas Legislature]. This vote was, as was the vote on SB 4, a unanimous vote with no member of the House recording a vote against the measure on an essentially non-record vote.

[4] This is the record vote on SJR 16, 77^th Texas Legislature, which allowed for a constitutional amendment to create the Texas Mobility Fund. The creation of the Mobility Fund allows TxDOT to issue bonds secured by future revenue and allows the acceleration of mobility projects like the Trans-Texas Corridor. Funds in the Mobility Fund may be used to fund state participation in paying part of costs associated with constructing and providing publicly owned toll roads.

[5] SJR 16 and the creation of the Mobility Fund created an end-run around the “pay as you go” policy for funding transportation projects, which had been the method of funding transportation projects in Texas prior to this point. [Texas Legislative Council, Analysis of Proposed Constitutional Amendments, November 6, 2001 Election, p. 122]

[6] See p. 1524, House Journal, 44^th Day, 79^th Regular Session, exchange between Reps. Coleman and Baxter.

[7] Davis has taken two contributions from Randall Erben, who, according to the Texas Ethics Commission, is a lobbyist for Cintra.

[8] For a more in-depth analysis, see Policy Page No. 195 by the Center for Public Policy Priorities, July 1, 2003; http://www.cppp.org/files/3/pp195.pdf

[9]According to its website, PSI “offers an extensive continuum of behavioral health programs to critically ill children, adolescents and adults and is the largest operator of owned or leased freestanding psychiatric inpatient facilities with approximately 10,000 beds in 31 states, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. PSI also manages freestanding psychiatric inpatient facilities for government agencies and psychiatric inpatient units within medical/surgical hospitals owned by others.” For a list of PSI’s Texas-based facilities, go here: http://www.psysolutions.com/facilities/index.html#TX

[10] According to Texas Ethics Commission records, Masha M. Jones is a registered lobbyist for Psychiatric Solutions. She has given Davis $250 on 10/28/03 and $200 on 3/31/04.

[11] The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention noted that Texas’ 2002 immunization rate was 71.3 percent, down from 74.9 percent in 2001. Davis voted against immunization funding in light of these low immunization rates. These rates were, in fact, so alarming that Texas Governor Rick Perry issued an Executive Order shortly after sine die instructing the appropriate state agencies to increase their focus on insuring that Texans were adequately immunized. [Executive Order RP25, July 31, 2003]. On this vote, Davis and other Republicans were out-of-step with public policy and even their own governor.

[12] Amendment 11 would have spent the $524 million HHSC/DHS reduction as follows: Texas Education Agency for the purchase of Texas History and Economics textbooks: $33,000,000; Texas Education Agency for disciplinary alternative education programs: $36,000,000; Texas Education Agency for the Optional Extended Year Program: $33,000,000; Texas Education Agency for the Basic Skills

Programs for High School Students Program: $50,000,000; Texas Education Agency for the Instructional

Facilities Allotment and the Existing Debt Allotment: $115,000,000; Texas Education Agency for Regional Education Service Centers core services, $10,000,000; Teacher Retirement System for TRS-Care: $220,000,000; and Teacher Retirement System for minimum effort transition assistance component of TRS Active-Care: $27,000,000. [Amendment 11 (Second Reading, Hse.), CSHB 1, 78^th Regular Session]

[13] The statement of vote in Amendment 11 by Alonzo, Bailey, et al is a good reference for framing the debate on Davis’ vote: “We support additional funding for education. However, the funds are more appropriately taken from the Economic Stabilization Fund 0599 (the Rainy Day Fund) as opposed to cutting services to the frail and elderly, the infirm, and others in need now being served by the Health & Human Services Commission and the Texas Department of Health. There remains a significant unexpended balance in the Rainy Day Fund. Further, a portion of the Rainy Day Fund has earlier been earmarked for a gubernatorial slush fund which, in times of an extreme budgetary shortfall, is merely a “want” and not a “need.” There is no need to choose between kids who need an education and adults in need of serious help–especially when money is available for both.” [House Journal, 50^th Day, 78^th Regular Session, p. 1427].

[14] See also Amendment 93.

[15] Total contributions from PACs, doctors, healthcare executives, insurance PACs, insurance agents and executives, etc.

[16] http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/tlodocs/78R/analysis/html/HB01567H.htm

[17] Lobby Watch, Texans for Public Justice, March 27, 2001 http://www.tpj.org/Lobby_Watch/simmons.html

[18] Bill Analysis, CSHB 2983, 80^th Texas Legislature, http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/tlodocs/80R/analysis/html/HB02983H.htm

[19] The 1990 Amendments to the federal Clean Air Act authorized the EPA to designate areas failing to meet the National Ambient Air Quality Standard for ozone as “nonattainment areas” and to classify them according to severity.

[20] Harris and Fort Bend Counties were classified as “moderate” nonattainment areas by the EPA as of the date of this legislative action, and were proposed to be classified as “severe” nonattainment areas by the EPA on December 31, 2007 [Federal Register, Vol. 72, No. 249, Monday, December 31, 2007, p. 74252].

[21] Dirty Kilowatts, 2007, Environmental Integrity, http://www.environmentalintegrity.org/pubs/2007%20Dirty%20Kilowatts.pdf

[22] AEP’s Perkey power plant; Dirty Kilowatts, 2007, Environmental Integrity, http://www.environmentalintegrity.org/pubs/2007%20Dirty%20Kilowatts.pdf

[23] Capelo’s client list includes: EMP/C, Don Gilbert on behalf of DaVita, Eli Lilly, Hillco Partners on behalf of Travis County Hospital District, Nurse Family Partnership, PatientsFIRST Coalition, Pediatrix Medical Group Inc., Texas Academy of Physician Assistants, Texas Alliance for Patient Access, Texas Ambulatory Surgery Center Society, Texas Chapter of the American College Cardiology, Texas Society of Anesthesiologists.

[24] Laura Keel’s clients include: Corrections Corporation of America; Environmental Defense Fund National Headquarters; Evercare; Goodrich Corporation; Harris County Commissioners Court; Merck & Co. Inc.; Multistate Associates on behalf of Hewlett Packard; OZ Systems; Philip Morris USA Inc. (by its service Altria Client Services Inc.); Texans for Lawsuit Reform; Texas Hotel and Lodging Assn.; Texas Instruments; United Healthcare;UnitedHealth Group

[25] Randy Cain’s clients include: Capitol Anesthesiology Association; City of Dallas; City of New Braunfels; City of Round Rock; Marathon Coach Inc.; National Surgical Hospitals; North Texas Tollway Authority; Pinnacle Partners in Medicine; Texas Fire Chiefs Association; The Wind Coalition; Metropolitan Transit; Value Options of Texas. Inc.

[26] Kelley’s clients include: 3M Company; AT&T Inc.; Accenture LLP; Aetna; Air Evac EMS Inc dba Air Evac Lifeteam; American Airlines; Aqua Water Supply Corporation; BEPCO L.P.; Cheniere Energy Inc.; Children’s Hospital Association of Texas; City of Amarillo; Collin County Municipal Utility District No. 19; Cottonwood Financial Ltd.; Credit Union Legislative Coalition; Crow Family Partnership LP; Dell Inc.; Denton County Development District # 4; Denton County Fresh Water Supply District; EMC Corporation; East Texas Medical Center Regional Healthcare System; Entergy Texas Inc.; First Southwest Company;

Fort Worth Chamber; General Electric Company; General Motors Corporation MC; Greater Dallas Chamber; H-E-B; Hicks Sports Group LLC; Hillwood Development Company LLC; Holt Texas Ltd. dba HOLTCAT; IdleAire Technologies Corporation; JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.; Lower Colorado River Authority; NRG Energy Inc.; North Texas Tollway Authority; O’Donnell, Peter Jr.; Outdoor Advertising Association of Texas; Raise Your Hand for Public Schools; Richard C. Strauss dba RCS Investments; San Antonio Spurs L.L.C.; Texas Association of Public & Non Profit Hospitals; Texas Beverage Association; Texas Woman’s University Foundation.

[27] Ron Lewis’ clients include: AGL Resources Inc.; AT&T Inc.; Babcock & Brown Renewable Holdings;

Booth Ahrens & Werkenthin P.C.; Cash America; Custard/Pitts Land and Cattle Co. L.P.; Entergy/Gulf States Inc.; Gjerset & Lorenz LLP; Hidalgo County Water Improvement District #3; La Grange Acquisition L.P. dba Energy Transfer Co.; Lower Colorado River Authority; Lower Neches Valley Authority; MasterCard International Inc.; North Texas Municipal Water District; Sabine River Authority; Sandy Creek Energy Associates; TCB INC. (formerly known as Turner Collie & Braden Inc.); Texas Municipal Retirement System; TracFone Wireless Inc.

[28] Samuels’ Clients include: Allergan Inc.; Amgen Inc.; Astellas Pharma; Bayer Corporation; McKesson Corporation’ MedImmune Inc.; Psychiatric Solutions Inc.; Tenet Healthcare Corporation; Texas Oncology P.A.; Wyeth

[29] Pearson’s clients include: Accredited Insurance Company; Gulf Chemical and Metallurgical; Republic Waste Services; Sprint Landfill Company; Vopak North America

[30] Hackney’s clients include: Akcess Biometrics; Alzheimer’s Association; Coalition For Property Tax Reform; Gas Technology Institute; One Call Concepts Inc.; Real Estate Probate and Trust Law Section of the Texas Bar Assn.; Steroid Free Sports Inc.; Texas Academy of Probate Attorneys; The American Safety Council; The Henry S. Miller Companies; Wexbridge Capital Administrators LLC;

[31] Johnson’s clients include: American Airlines Inc.; Association of American Publishers; Atlas Bonding Inc.; City of Austin; City of Houston; Consumer Data Industry Association; Gulf Greyhound Partners Ltd.; Johnson & Johnson; Reynolds American Inc.; Signal Equities LLC; Texas Association of Coin Operated Laundries; Webb County.

[32] Nabors clients include: Alliance for Judical Funding; Aramark Correctional service Inc.; Automatic Data Processing Inc. (ADP); City of Brownwood; Computer Associates International Inc; HDI Solutions Inc.; Multistates Association Inc on Behalf Western Surety Company; Northrop Grumman Corporation; Pitney Bowes Inc; Velocys Inc.

[33] Shipton’s clients include: AT&T Inc., Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas; Coors Brewing Company; City of El Paso; Mastercard International Incorporated; Swisher International Inc.; Texas Merchandise Vending Association.

[34] Stone’s clients include: American G.I. Forum; Jordan Health Services; Outreach Health Services; Private Providers Association of Texas; Republican Home Care Council; Texas Council of Community MHMR Centers; Texas Pharmacy Association; United Ways of Texas.

[35] Woods clients include: Community Loans of America Inc., Consumers County Mutual, Houston Pilots, MediaChoice LLC, Southern County Mutual, Texas Cable Association, Texas Trial Lawyers Association.

[36] Arnold’s clients include: American Cancer Society; Central United Life; Jewish Federation of Greater Houston; National Multiple Sclerosis Society; South Texas Dental; Texans for Advancement of Medical Research; Texas Association of Goodwills; Texas Association of Voluntary Hospitals; Texas PTA; Trinity Mother Frances Health System; United Parcel Service.

[37] Delk’s only client is Amerigroup Corporation.

[38] Erben’s client list includes: AT&T Inc.; Amarillo Economic Development Corporation; Apollo Group Inc.; Association of Electronic Companies of Texas; BlueCross BlueShield of Texas; Cintra; City of Austin; Comprehensive Behavioral Care Inc.; Dell Inc.; Enterprise Leasing Company of DFW; Genentech;

Hillwood Development Company; J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.; Licensed Beverage Distributors; Nationwide; Perdue Brandon Fielder Collins & Mott; Port of Corpus Christi; Raise Your Hand; ServiceMaster; Teradata Corporation; Texas Alliance for Patient Access; Texas Apartment Association; Texas Association of Mortgage Attorneys; Texas Energy Future Holdings Limited c/o Texas Pacific Group; Texas Mutual Insurance Company; Texas Venture Capital Association Inc; The Home Depot; The ServiceMaster Company.

[39] Ingersoll’s client list includes: AT&T Inc., Dynacq Healthcare Inc., TX Chiropractic College Foundation Inc.; Texas State Troopers Association.

[40] Kamm’s clients include: Association of Surgical Technologists/Texas State Assembly; Brazos Electric Power Cooperatives Inc.; ContinuedEd.com; Texas Association of Benefit Administrators; Texas Associaton of Counties Prospective; Texas Municipal League Intergovernmental Employee Benefits Pool; Texas Municipal League Intergovernmental Risk Pool; Texas Rail Advocates; Travis County Commissioners Court.

[41] Marsha Jones’ clients include: Abilene Chamber of Commerce; Airtron LP; Amylin Pharmaceuticals Inc.; CPL Retail Energy L.P.; Children’s Hospital Association of Texas; Convergys Corporation; Cook Children’s Health Care System; Daiichi Sankyo Inc.; Dallas County Hospital District; Direct Energy LP;

Dutko Worldwide LLC; Erickson Retirement Communities; Forba Holdings LLC; Health Management Systems; Javelin Capital Partners LLC; McKesson Corporation; MedCath Incorporated; MedImmune Inc.; Molina Healthcare Inc.; Pharmaceutical Research & Manufacturers of America; Psychiatric Solutions Inc.; Sonterra Medical Management Group Inc.; Tenet Healthcare Corporation; Texas Children’s Hospital; Travis County Healthcare District; United Surgical Partners International; Universal Health Services Inc.; WTU Retail Energy L.P.; Wyeth.

[42] McDonald lobbies for the Independent Colleges and Universities of Texas Inc.

[43] Schwartz’s clients include: Galveston Windstorm Action Committee Inc.; Genesis Tax Solutions Inc.; Landry’s Restaurants Inc; Mitchell, George; National Association of Theatre Owners; Regnier, Ted; Texas Association of Beverage Licenses Services; Texas Association of Retail Optical Companies Inc./Luxottica Retail.

[44] Toomey’s client list includes: ACS State and Local Solutions, AT&T, Associated Builders and Contractors of Texas, Bearing Point 301 Congress Ave Austin, TX 78701, CIGNA, Distilled Spirits Council of the United States (DISCUS), Goodrich Corporation, Green Earth Fuels LLC, Green Mountain Energy, Harris County Commissioners Court, Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, Merck & Co. Inc., Multistate Associates on behalf of Hewlett Packard, Rohm & Haas Texas Inc., Ryan Inc on behalf of Verizon, Sam Houston Race Park Ltd., State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co., Texans for Lawsuit Reform, Texas Association of REALTORS, Texas Gas Service, Texas Hotel and Lodging Assn., Texas Instruments; UnitedHealth Group, University Federal Credit Union, Valley Baptist Health System.

[1] The amendment was adopted “without objection.” Amendment 4 was an Amendment to the Amendment of Amendment 3, which was adopted unanimously without any member recording an objection in the House Journal (on a non-record vote), meaning Davis voted FOR the Amendment.

[2] The electronic technology portion of the amendment actually included bi-partisan support. State Rep. Arlene Wholgemuth (R-Waco) actually supported the amendment because she didn’t like the “big brother” aspects of the fingerprinting program.

[3] http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=78R&Bill=HB4

[4] http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=78R&Bill=HJR3

[5] This was the vote on HB 3588, which put the concept of the Trans-Texas Corridor in Texas statutes.

[6] SB 4 [SB 4, 77^th Texas Legislature], the legislation that related to the administration and construction of the Texas Mobility Fund, was passed by unanimous vote with no member of the House recording a vote against it on an essentially non-record vote.

[7] This vote was on SB 342 [SB 342, 77^th Texas Legislature], which authorized the Texas Department of Transportation to participate in the cost of the acquisition of a toll facility of a private or public entity by spending money from available sources on terms established by the Texas Transportation Commission. [Bill Analysis, CSSB 342, 77^th Texas Legislature]. This vote was, as was the vote on SB 4, a unanimous vote with no member of the House recording a vote against the measure on an essentially non-record vote.

[8] This is the record vote on SJR 16, 77^th Texas Legislature, which allowed for a constitutional amendment to create the Texas Mobility Fund. The creation of the Mobility Fund allows TxDOT to issue bonds secured by future revenue and allows the acceleration of mobility projects like the Trans-Texas Corridor. Funds in the Mobility Fund may be used to fund state participation in paying part of costs associated with constructing and providing publicly owned toll roads.

[9] SJR 16 and the creation of the Mobility Fund created an end-run around the “pay as you go” policy for funding transportation projects, which had been the method of funding transportation projects in Texas prior to this point. [Texas Legislative Council, Analysis of Proposed Constitutional Amendments, November 6, 2001 Election, p. 122]

[10] http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/tlodocs/78R/analysis/html/HB01567H.htm

[11] http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=78R&Bill=HB15

[12] Misinformed Consent: The Medical Accuracy of State-Developed Abortion Counseling Materials. Guttermatch Institute, http://www.guttmacher.org/pubs/gpr/09/4/gpr090406.html, accessed April 8, 2008

[13] For a more in-depth analysis, see Policy Page No. 195 by the Center for Public Policy Priorities, July 1, 2003; http://www.cppp.org/files/3/pp195.pdf

[14] Although Davis’ final vote was FOR tuition deregulation, he did cast a vote against HB 3015 on Second Reading. [Texas House Journal, 78^th Texas Legislature, 58^th Day, Record Vote 397,p. 2057]

[15] Davis essentially voted the same way twice on this issue. Amendment 14 (both were by Hochberg), which accomplished essentially the same task, was also tabled, with Davis voting to table.

[16] Amendment 11 would have spent the $524 million HHSC/DHS reduction as follows: Texas Education Agency for the purchase of Texas History and Economics textbooks: $33,000,000; Texas Education Agency for disciplinary alternative education programs: $36,000,000; Texas Education Agency for the Optional Extended Year Program: $33,000,000; Texas Education Agency for the Basic Skills

Programs for High School Students Program: $50,000,000; Texas Education Agency for the Instructional

[17] The statement of vote in Amendment 11 by Alonzo, Bailey, et al is a good reference for framing the debate on Davis’ vote: “We support additional funding for education. However, the funds are more appropriately taken from the Economic Stabilization Fund 0599 (the Rainy Day Fund) as opposed to cutting services to the frail and elderly, the infirm, and others in need now being served by the Health & Human Services Commission and the Texas Department of Health. There remains a significant unexpended balance in the Rainy Day Fund. Further, a portion of the Rainy Day Fund has earlier been earmarked for a gubernatorial slush fund which, in times of an extreme budgetary shortfall, is merely a “want” and not a “need.” There is no need to choose between kids who need an education and adults in need of serious help–especially when money is available for both.” [House Journal, 50^th Day, 78^th Regular Session, p. 1427].

[18] Implementation history of the Medically Needy Program can be found via HHSC, http://www.hhsc.state.tx.us/programs/TexasWorks/medicalprograms.html.

[19] A vote against tabling this amendment would have been a forward-looking, forward-thinking, progressive vote. Since this time, the era of such drug task forces (which are responsible for situations such as the Tulia scandal) has essentially come to an end, and Federal Byrne grants even no longer exist to solely fund such task forces. Davis, of course, did not cast a progressive vote.

[20] This was on an amendment by State Rep. Aaron Pena, who lost a son to drug abuse. [Amendment 59, CSHB 1 (Hse. 2^nd Rdg.), 78^th Texas Legislature, Record Vote 247, House Journal, 51^st Day, pp. 1469-1470]. Davis voted to TABLE the amendment, meaning he voted against funding for drug and alcohol abuse prevention.

[21] The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention noted that Texas’ 2002 immunization rate was 71.3 percent, down from 74.9 percent in 2001. Davis voted against immunization funding in light of these low immunization rates. These rates were, in fact, so alarming that Texas Governor Rick Perry issued an Executive Order shortly after sine die instructing the appropriate state agencies to increase their focus on insuring that Texans were adequately immunized. [Executive Order RP25, July 31, 2003]. On this vote, Davis and other Republicans were out-of-step with public policy and even their own governor.

[22] See also Amendments 75 and 79, which are similar amendments to provide for children with special needs. Davis voted to TABLE both.

[23] See also Amendment 93.

[24] Although the amendment to the amendment was adopted without objection, it cannot be said that Davis voted “for” the amendment to the amendment. The Amendment to the Amendment was by Senfronia Thompson (D-Houston), author of the original amendment, and such amendments are traditionally accepted without dissent or vote, especially when the original amendment as amended will be defeated.

[25] Bill Analysis, CSHB 38, 78^th Texas Legislature], http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/tlodocs/78R/analysis/html/HB00038H.htm

[26] Call centers for health and human services are part of what are known as the “permanent wall” keeping families form services like Child Health Insurance Programs. The call centers have essentially been an utter failure.

[27] See p. 1524, House Journal, 44^th Day, 79^th Regular Session, exchange between Reps. Coleman and Baxter.

[28] CSHB 2330 would have allowed educational institutions to give priority to those students who completed the advanced or equivalent high school program, and then offering admission to the remaining students based on class rank and grade point average. [Bill Analysis, CSHB 30, 79^th Texas Legislature, http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/tlodocs/79R/analysis/html/HB02330H.htm]

[29] Legislation was subsequently enacted in the 80^th Texas Legislature in response to the national and in-state outcry about NAIS which made it clear that the state level program could only be voluntary. The Legislation authored in the 79^th Texas Legislature started with a voluntary program but gave the Animal Health Commission the right to essentially make it a mandatory program at their discretion. Although the bill’s 2005 author claimed he had the support of groups like the Texas Farm Bureau on the initial legislation (which was likely, because it was not until further reading of the legislation that people realized how easily the program could become ‘mandatory,’) , grassroots farmers and livestock activists quickly turned tables and were resoundingly AGAINST mandatory animal ID in Texas and nationally.

[30] HB 1361 was passed in accordance with House Rule 5, Section 51(b), meaning that in order for the bill to pass without a record vote, every member must have favored its passage, but may register positions with the journal clerk. Only one member recorded a “no” with the Clerk, and it was not John Davis.

[31] Opinion, Supreme Court of Texas, Cause No. 04-1144; Shirley Neeley, Texas Commissioner Of Education, et al., v. West Orange-Cove Consolidated Independent School District, et al, consolidated with No. 05.145, Alvarado Independent School District, et al v. Shirley Neeley, Texas Commissioner of Education, et al, consolidated with 05-184, Edgewood Independent School District, et al, v. Shirley Neeley, Texas Commissioner of Education, et al.

[32] Texas House Research Organization, Schools and Taxes: A Summary of Legislation of the 2006 Special Session, p. 7.

[33] Bill Analysis, CSHB 3, 79^th Texas Legislature, 3^rd Called Session, http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/tlodocs/793/analysis/html/HB00003H.htm

[34] Committee Substitute For House Bill 1 (CSHB 1), 80^th Texas Legislature, p. I-80.

[35] Although the Amendment itself only refers to article and page numbers within the Committee Substitute to House Bill 1, and does not specify exactly what the appropriations increase was for, a reading of CSHB 1 shows that the $1.795 million appropriation to be increased to $4.295 million was for Child Abuse and Prevention Grants to Community-based Organizations. [CSHB 1, 80^th Legislature, p. II-25]. The moneys stricken for the purpose of increasing the funding for Child Abuse Prevention Grants was from an “Alternatives To Abortion” program appropriation. [CSHB 1, 80^th Legislature, p. II-62].

[36] STAR is administered by the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services. The agency describes the program as follows: “STAR offers family crisis intervention counseling, short-term emergency residential care, and individual and family counseling to youth up to age 17 who experience conflict at home, have been truant or delinquent, or have run away. STAR services are available in all 254 Texas counties. Each STAR contractor, ranging from local media campaigns to informational brochures and parenting classes, also provides universal child abuse prevention services.”

[37] Amendment 63 was amended to include a pay raise for public school employees via the adoption of Amendment 64, an amendment to the amendment. Davis was actually absent for the vote to table the amendment to the amendment and did not record any position statement in the journal on the vote or the reason for his absence from the chamber at that time. He voted against the amended Amendment 63, which was a vote AGAINST a teacher pay raise.

[38] Although Amendment 31 does not specifically state what the appropriations changes were for, a reading of CSHB 1 itself shows that the amount to be increased was for “Family Planning Services.” [CSHB 1, 80^th Legislature, p. II-38]. The funds to increase family planning would have been taken from the “Alternatives To Abortion” appropriation. [CSHB 1, 80^th Legislature, p. II-62].

[39] This amendment is commonly referred to as one that would have placed public integrity above courthouse preservation. However, there is some discrepancy between the numbers listed on the Burnam/Dunnam amendment and those in CHSB 1. CSHB 1 lists Strategy A.1.1 on Page I-68 under the appropriations for the Preservation Board at $389,775 and $377,155 for FY 2008 and FY 2009.[CSHB 1, 80^th Texas Legislature, p. I-68]. However, the Burnam/Dunnam amendment placed the FY 2008 amount at $1.5 million. Regardless of the discrepancy in amounts between CSHB 1 and the amendment itself (which no one on the floor evidently noticed, or which was already amended by an earlier housekeeping amendment) Davis’ voting intent was clearly against public integrity.

[40] The 1990 Amendments to the federal Clean Air Act authorized the EPA to designate areas failing to meet the National Ambient Air Quality Standard for ozone as “nonattainment areas” and to classify them according to severity.

[41] Harris and Fort Bend Counties were classified as “moderate” nonattainment areas by the EPA as of the date of this legislative action, and were proposed to be classified as “severe” nonattainment areas by the EPA on December 31, 2007 [Federal Register, Vol. 72, No. 249, Monday, December 31, 2007, p. 74252].

[42] Bill Analysis, CSHB 2983, 80^th Texas Legislature, http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/tlodocs/80R/analysis/html/HB02983H.htm

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The Texas Cloverleaf on November 3rd, 2008 3:05 am

and didn’t like what he saw. Which is something you’ll probably love. Vince at Capitol Annex tells us how State Rep. John Davis (R-Clear Lake) is sending out his wife to attack Netroots backed candidate Sherrie Matula (D-Houston). In return,he opens John Davis’ own personal Pandora’s Box and tells the world about Davis’ record. The Texas Cloverleaf notes that
TruthHugger on November 3rd, 2008 3:17 am

t like what he saw. Which is something you’ll probably love. Vince at Capitol Annex tells us how State Rep. John Davis (R-Clear Lake) is sending out his wife to attack Netroots backed candidate Sherrie Matula (D-Houston). In return,he opens John Davis’ own personal Pandora’s Box and tells the world about Davis’ record. The Texas Cloverleaf notes that Barack Obama leads John McCain in fundraising in Denton County of all places! In nonpartisan news, while Obama is raising money, Ron Natinsky is spending it. The Dallas City Councilmember is spending your tax dollars
DosCentavos.net on November 3rd, 2008 6:00 am

n had traveled to the future and didn’t like what he saw. Which is something you’ll probably love. Vince at Capitol Annex tells us how State Rep. John Davis (R-Clear Lake) is sending out his wife to attack Netroots backed candidate Sherrie Matula (D-Houston). In return,he opens John Davis’ own personal Pandora’s Box and tells the world about Davis’ record. The Texas Cloverleaf notes that Barack Obama leads John McCain in fundraising in Denton County of all places! In nonpartisan news, while Obama is raising money, Ron Natinsky is spending it. The Dallas City Councilmember is spending your tax
AAA-Fund Blog on November 4th, 2008 1:09 am

disguised as a personal letter. It’s even on his wife’s letterhead and lacking any notifications required under Texas campaign laws. In the lie-filled letter, Matula is referred to as “that woman.”Learn more (seemingly everything there is to know) about Matula’s horrible, horrible opponent. – Justin Gillenwater
Texas Liberal on November 4th, 2008 1:48 am

like what he saw. Which is something you’ll probably love. Vince at Capitol Annex tells us how State Rep. John Davis (R-Clear Lake) is sending out his wife to attack Netroots backed candidate Sherrie Matula (D-Houston). In return,he opens John Davis’ own personal Pandora’s Box and tells the world about Davis’ record. The Texas Cloverleaf notes that Barack Obama leads John McCain in fundraising in Denton County of all places! In nonpartisan news, while Obama is raising money, Ron Natinsky is spending it. The Dallas City Councilmember is spending your tax
Dig Deeper Texas on November 10th, 2008 1:48 am

focused a considerable amount of energy this cycle covering Texas Democrats’ attempts to retake the Texas House of Representatives. From racist mailers and decitful TV ads in Dallas and Houston area House districts to the battle to unseat Texas’mostethically compromised legislator, down to catching Republicans telling blatant lies, this was a busy cycle in Texas. In the primary, he was one of a few Texas bloggers who supported Senator Hillary Clinton, and offered her
BlueBloggin on November 10th, 2008 2:02 pm

focused a considerable amount of energy this cycle covering Texas Democrats’ attempts to retake the Texas House of Representatives. From racist mailers and deceitful TV ads in Dallas and Houston area House districts to the battle to unseat Texas’mostethically compromised legislator, down to catching Republicans telling blatant lies, this was a busy cycle in Texas. In the primary, he was one of a few Texas bloggers who supported Senator Hillary Clinton, and offered her
Brains and Eggs on November 10th, 2008 2:32 pm

tz of Capitol Annex focused a considerable amount of energy this cycle covering Texas Democrats’ attempts to retake the Texas House of Representatives. From racist mailers and decitful TV ads in Dallas and Houston area House districts to the battle to unseat Texas’mostethically compromised legislator, down to catching Republicans telling blatant lies, this was a busy cycle in Texas. In the primary, he was one of a few Texas bloggers who supported Senator Hillary Clinton, and offered her this open letter when she left the race. Neil
Eye on Williamson on November 10th, 2008 2:48 pm

focused a considerable amount of energy this cycle covering Texas Democrats’ attempts to retake the Texas House of Representatives. From racist mailers and decitful TV ads in Dallas and Houston area House districts to the battle to unseat Texas’mostethically compromised legislator, down to catching Republicans telling blatant lies, this was a busy cycle in Texas. In the primary, he was one of a few Texas bloggers who supported Senator Hillary Clinton, and offered her
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focused a considerable amount of energy this cycle covering Texas Democrats’ attempts to retake the Texas House of Representatives. From racist mailers and decitful TV ads in Dallas and Houston area House districts to the battle to unseat Texas’mostethically compromised legislator, down to catching Republicans telling blatant lies, this was a busy cycle in Texas. In the primary, he was one of a few Texas bloggers who supported Senator Hillary Clinton, and offered her
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focused a considerable amount of energy this cycle covering Texas Democrats’ attempts to retake the Texas House of Representatives. From racist mailers and decitful TV ads in Dallas and Houston area House districts to the battle to unseat Texas’mostethically compromised legislator, down to catching Republicans telling blatant lies, this was a busy cycle in Texas. In the primary, he was one of a few Texas bloggers who supported Senator Hillary Clinton, and offered her
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tz of Capitol Annex focused a considerable amount of energy this cycle covering Texas Democrats’ attempts to retake the Texas House of Representatives. From racist mailers and decitful TV ads in Dallas and Houston area House districts to the battle to unseat Texas’mostethically compromised legislator, down to catching Republicans telling blatant lies, this was a busy cycle in Texas. In the primary, he was one of a few Texas bloggers who supported Senator Hillary Clinton, and offered her this open letter when she left the race. Neil
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tz of Capitol Annex focused a considerable amount of energy this cycle covering Texas Democrats’ attempts to retake the Texas House of Representatives. From racist mailers and decitful TV ads in Dallas and Houston area House districts to the battle to unseat Texas’mostethically compromised legislator, down to catching Republicans telling blatant lies, this was a busy cycle in Texas. In the primary, he was one of a few Texas bloggers who supported Senator Hillary Clinton, and offered her this open letter when she left the race. Neil
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