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State Representative, District 142

2-year termDistrict lies in Harris County (appears on the HarrisVotes November 2026 sample ballot). Ballot order follows the Secretary of State listing (Republican, then Democratic, then others). Candidate positions were not found in sources reachable during this research pass; see positions for individual incumbent votes from the House Journal.Investigación parcial. Última investigación 20 oct 2026Reportar una corrección

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Property Taxes
What is the candidate's position on property tax levels and relief?
No se encontró una posición pública.
Buscado el 20 oct 2026.
No se encontró una posición pública.
Buscado el 20 oct 2026.
Education and School Choice
What is the candidate's position on public school funding, education savings accounts, and curriculum?
No se encontró una posición pública.
Buscado el 20 oct 2026.
No se encontró una declaración pública.
Buscado el 20 oct 2026.
Historial de votaciones
Voted no 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?
No se encontró una posición pública.
Buscado el 20 oct 2026.
No se encontró una posición pública.
Buscado el 20 oct 2026.
Power Grid and Energy
What is the candidate's position on the ERCOT grid, reliability, and energy production?
No se encontró una posición pública.
Buscado el 20 oct 2026.
No se encontró una posición pública.
Buscado el 20 oct 2026.
Abortion
What is the candidate's position on Texas abortion law?
No se encontró una posición pública.
Buscado el 20 oct 2026.
No se encontró una posición pública.
Buscado el 20 oct 2026.
Firearms
What is the candidate's position on Texas firearms laws?
No se encontró una posición pública.
Buscado el 20 oct 2026.
No se encontró una posición pública.
Buscado el 20 oct 2026.
Public Safety and Bail
What is the candidate's position on bail, policing, and criminal justice?
No se encontró una posición pública.
Buscado el 20 oct 2026.
No se encontró una posición pública.
Buscado el 20 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 20 oct 2026.
No se encontró una posición pública.
Buscado el 20 oct 2026.
Elections and Voting
What is the candidate's position on election administration, voting rules, and redistricting?
No se encontró una posición pública.
Buscado el 20 oct 2026.
No se encontró una declaración pública.
Buscado el 20 oct 2026.
Historial de votaciones
Voted no on CSHB 4, the 2025 mid-decade congressional redistricting bill, on the second-reading vote to pass it to engrossment, 88-52 (Record 25, August 20, 2025, 2nd Called Session). 
District Priorities
What does the candidate say are the top issues for this district?
No se encontró una posición pública.
Buscado el 20 oct 2026.
No se encontró una posición pública.
Buscado el 20 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?
No se encontró una posición pública.
Buscado el 20 oct 2026.
No se encontró una declaración pública.
Buscado el 20 oct 2026.
Historial de votaciones
Voted Nay on HB 229. HB 229 sets general definitions of sex based on biology for state law and for government collection of information; the House passed it 87-56 (Record No. 2177, May 12, 2025). Voted Nay on SB 8. SB 8 (2nd Called Session) regulates the designation and use of certain spaces and facilities according to sex, with a civil penalty and a private right of action; the House passed it 86-45 (Record No. 134, August 28, 2025). Branch Politics reports he voted for a bill banning medical treatment for transgender minors ("gender-affirming care") and allowed a bill on sports teams by sex to advance. 
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?
No se encontró una posición pública.
Buscado el 20 oct 2026.
No se encontró una declaración pública.
Buscado el 20 oct 2026.
Historial de votaciones
Voted Yea on SB 10. SB 10 requires display of the Ten Commandments in public school classrooms; the House passed it 82-46 (Record No. 3503, May 25, 2025). Voted Nay on SB 11. SB 11 relates to a period of prayer and reading of the Bible or other religious text in public schools; the House passed it 88-48 (Record No. 3315, May 23, 2025). 
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?
No se encontró una posición pública.
Buscado el 20 oct 2026.
No se encontró una declaración pública.
Buscado el 20 oct 2026.
Historial de votaciones
Voted Yea on HB 4211 on third reading (Absent on concurrence). HB 4211 regulates certain residential property interests controlled by certain entities; the Governor's office described it as aimed at developments like the proposed EPIC City. The House passed it 104-41 (Record No. 1816, May 8, 2025) and concurred in Senate amendments 110-26 (Record No. 4035, May 29, 2025). 
Home Insurance and Housing Costs
What is the candidate's approach to home insurance rates and housing costs in Texas?
No se encontró una posición pública.
Buscado el 20 oct 2026.
No se encontró una declaración pública.
Buscado el 20 oct 2026.
Historial de votaciones
Absent on SB 15. SB 15 addresses size and density requirements for residential lots in certain municipalities; the House passed it 86-43 (Record No. 3837, May 28, 2025). 
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Property Taxes

What is the candidate's position on property tax levels and relief?
Republican
No se encontró una posición pública.
Buscado el 20 oct 2026.
DemocraticTitular
No se encontró una posición pública.
Buscado el 20 oct 2026.
Fuentes for this contest (2)
  1. Election Results - Tuesday, November 3, 2026, Texas Secretary of State. Retrieved 20 oct 2026.
  2. Harris County Sample Ballot, November 3, 2026 General and Special Elections, Harris County Clerk's Office / HarrisVotes. Retrieved 20 oct 2026.