Texas House Members Who Are Playing Hooky at Taxpayer Expense

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Texas House Members Who Are Playing Hooky at Taxpayer Expense

Texas Democrats who submitted letters notifying House they would not be

present (53)

From Central Texas

Dawnna

Dukes, Austin

Jim

Dunnam, Waco

John

Mabry, Waco

Elliott

Naishtat, Austin

Eddie

Rodriguez, Austin

Patrick

Rose, Dripping Springs

From around the state

Roberto

Alonzo, Dallas

Kevin

Bailey
, Houston

Lon

Burnam
, Fort Worth

Gabi

Canales
, Alice

Jaime

Capelo
, Corpus Christi

Joaquin

Castro
, San Antonio

Garnet

Coleman
, Houston

Robby

Cook
, Eagle Cook

Yvonne

Davis
, Dallas

Joe

Deshotel
, Beaumont

Harold

Dutton, Houston

Craig

Eiland, Galveston

Dan

Ellis, Livingston

Juan Escobar, Kingsville

David

Farabee
, Wichita Falls

Jessica

Farrar, Houston

Pete

Gallego
, Alpine

Timoteo

Garza
, Eagle Pass

Ryan

Guillen
, Rio Grande City

Scott

Hochberg
, Houston

Terri

Hodge
, Dallas

Mark

Homer
, Paris

Chuck

Hopson
, Jacksonville

Jesse

Jones
, Dallas

Pete

Laney
, Hale Center

Trey

Martinez-Fischer
, San Antonio

Ruth

Jones McClendon
, San Antonio

Jim

McReynolds
, Lufkin

Jose

Menendez
, San Antonio

Joe

Moreno
, Houston

Paul

Moreno
, El Paso

Rick

Noriega
, Houston

Rene

Oliveira
, Brownsville

Dora

Olivo
, Missouri City

Aaron

Pena
, Edinburg

Joe

Pickett
, El Paso

Robert

Puente
, San Antonio

Chente

Quintanilla
, Tornillo

Richard

Raymond
, Laredo

Allan

Ritter
, Nederland

Jim

Solis
, Harlingen

Barry

Telford
, DeKalb

Senfronia

Thompson
, Houston

Carlos

Uresti
, San Antonio

Mike

Villarreal
, San Antonio

Miguel

Wise
, Weslaco

Steve

Wolens
, Dallas

Absent, did not submit

letter (6)

Norma Chavez, El Paso

Al

Edwards, Houston

Kino

Flores, Mission

Helen

Giddings, Dallas

Glenn

Lewis, Fort Worth

Sylvester

Turner, Houston

Democrats present (3)

Vilma Luna, Corpus Christi

Ron

Wilson
, Houston

Roberto

Gutierrez
, McAllen