Betty Brown has represented 
District 4 (currently Henderson and Kaufman counties) since 1998.


Betty's record

*voted to approve the Trans-Texas Corridor

*claimed she had helped reduce property taxes by one-third; eight days later, admitted "overall property tax bills" would not "necessarily" be reduced

*voted to create the Texas Residential Construction Commission; took more than $60,000 in campaign contributions from homebuilders who supported the commission

*voted for what she called "the largest property tax cut in Texas history"; conservative groups called it a "hidden income tax" and a "virtual income tax"

*has taken more than $130,000 from lobbyists and PAC's since 2006, none of which are based in Henderson or Kaufman counties

*voted to create the Texas Enterprise Fund, which takes taxpayer dollars and gives them to corporations

*voted to cut the Children's Health Insurance Program, saying it would save taxpayers money.  Four years later, she voted to increase funding for that same program, saying again it would save taxpayers money

*in 1996, Betty said she was for term limits.  After five terms in office, she is currently asking voters for a sixth go-around, despite what she promised in 1996.  Click below to read Betty's Broken Promise.