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Texas Senate · May 21, 2025

passage

Result: pass

HB 247: Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of the amount of the appraised value of real property located in certain counties that arises from the installation or construction on the property of border security infrastructure and related improvements and to the consideration of the price paid by certain governmental entities for a parcel of or easement in real property purchased for the purpose of installing or constructing such infrastructure when appraising other real property.

State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 8:04 PM.

Totals

YeaNay
Democratic28
Republican170
Total238

Party rows count only voters matched to a legislator.

All voters

LegislatorPosition
Carol Alvarado(Democratic)Nay
Paul Bettencourt(Republican)Yea
BirdwellYea
César Blanco(Democratic)Yea
Donna Campbell(Republican)Yea
Molly Cook(Democratic)Nay
CreightonYea
Sarah Eckhardt(Democratic)Nay
Pete Flores(Republican)Yea
Roland Gutierrez(Democratic)Nay
Brent Hagenbuch(Republican)Yea
Bob Hall(Republican)Yea
HancockYea
Adam Hinojosa(Republican)Yea
Joan Huffman(Republican)Yea
Bryan Hughes(Republican)Yea
J. HinojosaYea
Nathan Johnson(Democratic)Nay
Phil King(Republican)Yea
Lois Kolkhorst(Republican)Yea
José Menéndez(Democratic)Nay
Mayes Middleton(Republican)Yea
Borris Miles(Democratic)Nay
Robert Nichols(Republican)Yea
Tan Parker(Republican)Yea
Angela Paxton(Republican)Yea
Charles Perry(Republican)Yea
Charles Schwertner(Republican)Yea
Kevin Sparks(Republican)Yea
Royce West(Democratic)Nay
Judith Zaffirini(Democratic)Yea