Richard Hayes, Texas House District 57
Richard Hayes represents Texas House District 57 and is a Republican. This page is the record: of the 67 votes this site publishes, Richard Hayes cast 66, and on the 50 of those where the two parties took opposite sides, they voted against their own party 6 times.
Where they broke with their own party
- HB 1203 — Creates an office inside the Department of Agriculture responsible for keeping the state's food supply secure and free of disruption. history
- HB 2186 — Requires elevator mechanics, apprentices and contractors to register with the state before working on elevators. history
- HB 121 — Lets the Texas Education Agency commission its own police officers, requires a district claiming a good cause exception from the armed security requirement to adopt an alternative standard such as a school marshal, and changes who sits on the state’s School Safety Center board. history
- HB 23 — Lets an applicant have a licensed engineer review or inspect development documents, instead of waiting for the local government to do it. history
- HB 3892 — Stops counties from limiting how many homes can be built per acre outside city limits, including through minimum lot sizes, lot widths or setbacks. history
- SB 1883 — Makes impact fees harder to impose or raise: approval now needs a two thirds vote of the governing body, a fee cannot be increased for three years, and the growth assumptions and capital plans must be published 60 days before the hearing rather than on the day of notice. history
How they voted on the bills people have heard of
These seven drew the most attention of the 67 this site publishes. Every member has a position on record for each one, whichever way they went.
- SB 2 Education savings accounts Voted for
Creates state-funded accounts that families can spend on private school tuition and other approved school costs. The money comes from the state budget. history - SB 8 Immigration enforcement Voted for
Requires the sheriff of every county that runs a jail, or contracts one out, to request an agreement letting their deputies enforce federal immigration law, and to ask again each year if no agreement is reached. Creates state grants, sized by the county’s population, to pay for it. history - SB 10 Ten Commandments in classrooms Voted for
Requires every public school classroom in Texas to display a copy of the Ten Commandments. history - SB 3 THC ban Voted for
Bans hemp products containing THC — the ones sold in smoke shops and convenience stores — and adds licences, fees and criminal penalties for selling them. history - SB 14 Regulatory review Voted for
Creates a state office that reviews agency rules and recommends repealing ones it finds unnecessary. It also tells judges to decide for themselves what a law means, rather than accepting the agency’s reading. history - SB 6 Electric grid and large power users Voted against
Sets terms for power users above 75 megawatts at one site, such as data centres. They must help pay to connect, and can be ordered to cut usage during an energy emergency alert. history - SB 5 Dementia research institute Voted against
Creates a state institute that awards grants for dementia, Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s research and prevention. It takes effect only if voters approve a constitutional amendment setting up the institute and its fund. history
ZIP codes in District 57
75068 · 76210 · 76208 · 76227 · 76226 · 75077 · 76259 · 75036 · 76247 · 76205 · 75033 · 76249 · 75065 · 76207 · 76209
Most people first. Nearly half of Texas ZIP codes sit in more than one House district, so a ZIP on this list may also be in another one, and your street decides which.
See how your own answers compare
The site asks you about these same votes with the party labels hidden, then shows you where you landed next to the members who actually voted.
There is also a one-page fact sheet, to print or to hand to someone.
Who made this. Marco Arras, a Texas resident. I donate to the Democratic Party, and I say so before anything else rather than in a footnote. The rule that picks which votes appear is published and runs identically on both caucuses, and every vote and count is in a file you can download and check.
Sources. Roll calls from the Texas House Journal and LegiScan. Districts and ZIP codes derived from 2020 Census blocks; the method and its known error are documented in ZIP_TO_DISTRICT.md.