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Texas House of Representatives, District 13

2-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.Investigación parcial. Última investigación 19 oct 2026Reportar una corrección

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Democratic
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. 
No se encontró una posición pública.
Buscado el 19 oct 2026.
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. 
Historial de votaciones
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). 
Opposes the education savings account program (often called school vouchers) and supports funding public schools. 
Border Security
What role should the state play in border security and immigration enforcement?
Helped pass SB 8 on local cooperation with ICE. 
No se encontró una posición pública.
Buscado el 19 oct 2026.
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. 
Supports regulations to prevent river water contamination. 
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. 
No se encontró una posición pública.
Buscado el 19 oct 2026.
Firearms
What is the candidate's position on Texas firearms laws?
Supported expanding license reciprocity and blocking taxpayer-funded gun buybacks. 
No se encontró una posición pública.
Buscado el 19 oct 2026.
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. 
No se encontró una posición pública.
Buscado el 19 oct 2026.
Health Care
What is the candidate's position on Medicaid, insurance coverage, and health costs in Texas?
No se encontró una posición pública.
Buscado el 19 oct 2026.
No se encontró una posición pública.
Buscado el 19 oct 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. 
Supports congressional term limits. 
District Priorities
What does the candidate say are the top issues for this district?
No se encontró una posición pública.
Buscado el 19 oct 2026.
No se encontró una posición pública.
Buscado el 19 oct 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?
Aún no investigado.
Aún no investigado.
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?
Aún no investigado.
Aún no investigado.
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?
Aún no investigado.
Aún no investigado.
Home Insurance and Housing Costs
What is the candidate's approach to home insurance rates and housing costs in Texas?
Aún no investigado.
Aún no investigado.
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Property Taxes

What is the candidate's position on property tax levels and relief?
RepublicanTitular
Co-authored a plan to phase out property taxes and helped raise the business personal property exemption to $125,000. 
Democratic
No se encontró una posición pública.
Buscado el 19 oct 2026.
Fuentes for this contest (2)
  1. Texas State Representative, District 13 (2026 general election), Branch. Retrieved 19 oct 2026.
  2. 2026 Texas House of Representatives election, Wikipedia. Retrieved 19 oct 2026.