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Angelia Orr

Angelia Orr
RepublicanIncumbent
Running for Texas House of Representatives, District 13.

Background

Angelia Orr is the incumbent representative for House District 13. She previously served as Hill County district clerk. 

Current role
State Representative, District 13
Occupation
Small business owner; former substitute teacher
Education
Texas A&M University
Prior offices
Itasca ISD Board of Trustees; Hill County District Clerk; Texas House of Representatives, District 13
Hometown
Hill County
Website

Positions

Property Taxes

What is the candidate's position on property tax levels and relief?
Co-authored a plan to phase out property taxes and helped raise the business personal property exemption to $125,000. 

Education and School Choice

What is the candidate's position on public school funding, education savings accounts, and curriculum?
Co-authored HB 2 school funding and supports posting the Ten Commandments in classrooms. 
Voting record
Voted yes on SB 2, which created the education savings account program (often called school vouchers); the House passed it on third reading 86-61 (Record 300, April 17, 2025). 

Border Security

What role should the state play in border security and immigration enforcement?
Helped pass SB 8 on local cooperation with ICE. 

Power Grid and Energy

What is the candidate's position on the ERCOT grid, reliability, and energy production?
Co-authored HJR 7 on water infrastructure and opposes permits that could drain shared aquifers. 

Abortion

What is the candidate's position on Texas abortion law?
Co-authored HB 1806 on public funds for abortion travel and HB 5510 on abortion-pill trafficking. 

Firearms

What is the candidate's position on Texas firearms laws?
Supported expanding license reciprocity and blocking taxpayer-funded gun buybacks. 

Public Safety and Bail

What is the candidate's position on bail, policing, and criminal justice?
Supported bail changes for violent offenders and barring taxpayer-funded bail bonds. 

Health Care

What is the candidate's position on Medicaid, insurance coverage, and health costs in Texas?
No public position found.
Searched Oct 19, 2026.

Elections and Voting

What is the candidate's position on election administration, voting rules, and redistricting?
Supports DPS data sharing for voter rolls and a constitutional amendment limiting voting to citizens. 

District Priorities

What does the candidate say are the top issues for this district?
No public position found.
Searched Oct 19, 2026.

Transgender Policy

What is the candidate's position on Texas laws related to transgender people, including medical treatment for minors, school sports, facilities, and legal definitions of sex?
Not yet researched.

Religion and Public Schools

What is the candidate's position on religion in public schools, such as displaying the Ten Commandments, school prayer, and chaplains?
Not yet researched.

Religious Liberty and Faith Communities

What has the candidate said or done regarding religious freedom and specific faith communities in Texas, such as Christians, Jews, and Muslims?
Not yet researched.

Home Insurance and Housing Costs

What is the candidate's approach to home insurance rates and housing costs in Texas?
Not yet researched.

Money

Finance figures are being checked against official FEC and Texas Ethics Commission filings and will appear here once verified.

Endorsements

No public endorsements found. Searched Oct 19, 2026.