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What this office does: A state representative votes on Texas laws and the state budget in the Texas House of Representatives.
All of Coke, Coleman, Concho, Glasscock, Howard, Irion, Reagan, Runnels, Sterling and Tom Green counties.
Drew Darby
RepublicanIncumbent
State representative; attorney and title company owner
The gist
- Supports eliminating the STAAR tests.
- Opposes diverting public school money to private schools.
- Supports a cost-of-living adjustment for retired teachers.
- Supports funding the state's Alternatives to Abortion program.
- Supports ending forced annexation and reforming eminent domain.
- Authored a 2025 law creating a DPS oilfield theft unit.In office
- Authored a 2025 law on reusing oil and gas wastewater.In office
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Supports eliminating the STAAR tests.
Issues - Drew DarbyCampaign website · drewdarby.com
“Drew supports the complete elimination of the STAAR tests, and increasing local control over our schools.”
Opposes diverting public school money to private schools.
Fighting the Lies - Drew DarbyCampaign website · drewdarby.com
“Drew DOES NOT support the diversion of taxpayer dollars away from public schools to private schools”
Supports a cost-of-living adjustment for retired teachers.
Issues - Drew DarbyCampaign website · drewdarby.com
“filing legislation to give our retired teacher a much-deserved cost-of-living adjustment (COLA)”
Supports funding the state's Alternatives to Abortion program.
Issues - Drew DarbyCampaign website · drewdarby.com
“Drew has consistently supported increased funding to the state's Alternatives to Abortion program.”
Supports ending forced annexation and reforming eminent domain.
Issues - Drew DarbyCampaign website · drewdarby.com
“Drew has supported legislation to end forced annexation, reform antiquated eminent domain authority”
Authored a 2025 law creating a DPS oilfield theft unit.
Bills authored by Rep. Drew Darby, 89th Legislature, Regular Session (2025)Government record · Texas Legislature Online · capitol.texas.gov
“the creation of an organized oilfield theft prevention unit within the Department of Public Safety”
Authored a 2025 law on reusing oil and gas wastewater.
Bills authored by Rep. Drew Darby, 89th Legislature, Regular Session (2025)Government record · Texas Legislature Online · capitol.texas.gov
“Relating to the treatment and beneficial use of fluid oil and gas waste and related material”
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