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Texas Senate, District 21

4-year termGeneral-election roster cross-checked against Branch and The Ballot Brief (both cite the Secretary of State certified list); the Secretary of State candidate search site could not be loaded during research. Candidate positions summarize Branch Politics profiles (which summarize candidate websites, checked July-September 2026) unless a campaign site is cited directly. Incumbent records cite the 2025 SB 2 (education savings accounts) journal votes; other 89th Legislature votes were not yet researched.Partially researched. Last researched Oct 19, 2026Report a correction
Republican
DemocraticIncumbent
Property Taxes
What is the candidate's position on property tax levels and relief?
Supports ending property taxes on homesteads. 
No public position found.
Searched Oct 19, 2026.
Education and School Choice
What is the candidate's position on public school funding, education savings accounts, and curriculum?
Supports universal school choice, a 20% teacher pay raise funded partly by reducing some administrative salaries, and a focus on core subjects. 
Supports universal pre-K, special education funding, tuition-free university expansion and workforce education. 
Voting record
Voted no on the Senate motion to concur in House amendments to SB 2, which created the education savings account program (often called school vouchers); adopted 19-12 (Senate Journal, April 24, 2025). 
Border Security
What role should the state play in border security and immigration enforcement?
Supports physical barriers and surveillance to secure the border. 
No public position found.
Searched Oct 19, 2026.
Power Grid and Energy
What is the candidate's position on the ERCOT grid, reliability, and energy production?
Proposes a Gulf seawater desalination and small nuclear plant pilot for rural water, and limits on large commercial water use. 
Supports incentives for wind and solar energy and electric vehicle manufacturing. 
Abortion
What is the candidate's position on Texas abortion law?
Supports legal protections for what she calls unborn children and proposes barring abortion-inducing drugs from being prescribed in or mailed into Texas. 
No public position found.
Searched Oct 19, 2026.
Firearms
What is the candidate's position on Texas firearms laws?
Supports expanded Second Amendment protections and opposes restrictions that do not include due process. 
No public position found.
Searched Oct 19, 2026.
Public Safety and Bail
What is the candidate's position on bail, policing, and criminal justice?
No public position found.
Searched Oct 19, 2026.
Lists school safety, access to justice, and protections for vulnerable populations. 
Health Care
What is the candidate's position on Medicaid, insurance coverage, and health costs in Texas?
Pledges to protect "medical freedom" and oppose medical coercion. 
Supports Medicaid expansion, the Affordable Care Act, and barring insurance exclusions for preexisting conditions. 
Elections and Voting
What is the candidate's position on election administration, voting rules, and redistricting?
Supports term limits, photo ID to vote, and proof of citizenship to register. 
Supports protecting voting rights and says she opposed redistricting actions she viewed as violating the Voting Rights Act. 
District Priorities
What does the candidate say are the top issues for this district?
No public position found.
Searched Oct 19, 2026.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Not yet researched.
Issue 1 of 14

Property Taxes

What is the candidate's position on property tax levels and relief?
Republican
Supports ending property taxes on homesteads. 
DemocraticIncumbent
No public position found.
Searched Oct 19, 2026.
Sources for this contest (8)
  1. 2026 general election ballot guide, The Ballot Brief. Retrieved Oct 19, 2026.
  2. 2026 general election ballot guide, The Ballot Brief. Retrieved Oct 19, 2026.
  3. 2026 general election ballot guide, The Ballot Brief. Retrieved Oct 19, 2026.
  4. 2026 general election ballot guide, The Ballot Brief. Retrieved Oct 19, 2026.
  5. 2026 general election ballot guide, The Ballot Brief. Retrieved Oct 19, 2026.
  6. 2026 general election ballot guide, The Ballot Brief. Retrieved Oct 19, 2026.
  7. Texas State Senate elections, 2026, Ballotpedia. Retrieved Oct 19, 2026.
  8. 2026 Texas Senate election, Wikipedia. Retrieved Oct 19, 2026.