Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law

Poverty Scorecard 2011

Senate bills

House bills

Below is a list of every Texas Senator and Representative who voted on poverty-related legislation this year and received a grade. Click on any name to learn more.

Governor:
Rick Perry
Capital:
Austin
Population:
25,145,561
Poverty rate:
17.9%
Anti-poverty organizations:

Center for Public Policy Priorities
Texans Care for Children
Texas Impact


= vote to fight poverty = vote against fighting poverty

Senate1234567891011 
John CornynxxxxOOxxOxx27D
Kay Bailey Hutchisonxxx--OxxxOxx20D
House123456789101112131415161718 
Louie Gohmert1stxxxxxx--xxxxOxxxOOx18F
Ted Poe2ndxxxxxxxxxxxxxOxOxx11F
Sam Johnson3rdxOxxxxxxx--xxxOxOxx18F
Ralph Hall4thxxxxxxxxxxxOxxxOxx11F
Jeb Hensarling5thxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxOxx6F-
Joe Barton6thxxxxxxx--xxxOxxxOxO18F
John Culberson7thxxxxxxx--xxxOxxxOxx12F
Kevin Brady8thxxxx--xxxxxxxxxxOxx6F-
Al Green9thOOOOOOOOOOxOOOOOOO94A
Michael McCaul10thxOxxxxxxxxxOOxxOxx22D
Mike Conaway11thxxxxxxxxxxxOxxxOxx11F
Kay Granger12thxxxx--xxxxxxOOxxOxx18F
Mac Thornberry13thxxxxxxxxxxxOOxxOxx17F
Ron Paul14thxxx--xxxxOxxx--xxO----14F
Ruben Hinojosa15thOOO--OOOOOOOOOOOOOO100A+
Silvestre Reyes16thOOOO--OOOOOOOOOOOOO100A+
Bill Flores17thxxxxxxxxxxxOxxxOxx11F
Sheila Jackson-Lee18thOOOOOOOOOOxOOOOxOO89A
Randy Neugebauer19thxxxxxxxxxxxOxxxOxO17F
Charlie Gonzalez20thOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO100A+
Lamar Smith21stxxxxxxxxxxxOOxxOxx17F
Pete Olson22ndxxxxxxxxxxxOOxxOxx17F
Francisco Canseco23rdxxxxxxxxxx--OxxxOxx12F
Kenny Marchant24thxOxxxxxxxxxxxxxOxx11F
Lloyd Doggett25thOOOOOOOOOOxOOOOOOO94A
Michael Burgess26thxxxxxxxxxxxOOxxOxx17F
Blake Farenthold27thxO--xxxxxxxxOxxxOxx18F
Henry Cuellar28thOOOOOOOOOOxOOOxOxO83A
Gene Green29thOOOOOOOOOOxOOOOOOO94A
Eddie Bernice Johnson30thOOOOOOOOOOxOOOOOOO94A
John Carter31stxxxxxxxxxxxOOxxOxx17F
Pete Sessions32ndxxxxxxx--xxxxxxxOxx6F-