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Texas Senate, District 11

4-year termIncumbent Mayes Middleton (R) ran for attorney general. General-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

Por ahora la información de los candidatos está en inglés. Pronto habrá traducciones al español de las posiciones.

Republican
Democratic
Property Taxes
What is the candidate's position on property tax levels and relief?
Supports expanding tax compression and the homestead exemption and eventually eliminating school property taxes while keeping schools funded. 
Supports expanding targeted homestead exemptions and stronger insurance rate oversight. 
Education and School Choice
What is the candidate's position on public school funding, education savings accounts, and curriculum?
Supports full public school funding, teacher pay, and parents' ability to choose their children's schooling. 
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). 
Supports funding districts by enrollment, higher per-student funding, and teacher pay and benefits. 
Border Security
What role should the state play in border security and immigration enforcement?
Supports Operation Lone Star and stronger border enforcement. 
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?
Cites the Gulf Coast Protection District's coastal barrier work and regional flood control infrastructure. 
No se encontró una posición pública.
Buscado el 19 oct 2026.
Abortion
What is the candidate's position on Texas abortion law?
No se encontró una posición pública.
Buscado el 19 oct 2026.
Says medical decisions should be made between patients and doctors, not politicians. 
Firearms
What is the candidate's position on Texas firearms laws?
No se encontró una posición pública.
Buscado el 19 oct 2026.
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?
No se encontró una posición pública.
Buscado el 19 oct 2026.
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.
Supports Medicaid expansion and addressing premiums, drug prices and surprise billing. 
Elections and Voting
What is the candidate's position on election administration, voting rules, and redistricting?
No se encontró una posición pública.
Buscado el 19 oct 2026.
Opposes what she calls gerrymandering and supports expanded online voter registration and mail ballot access. 
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?
No se encontró una declaración pública.
Buscado el 20 oct 2026.
Historial de votaciones
As state representative (HD 129), voted Yea 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 Yea 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). 
No se encontró una posición pública.
Buscado el 20 oct 2026.
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 declaración pública.
Buscado el 20 oct 2026.
Historial de votaciones
As state representative (HD 129), 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). Absent 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). 
No se encontró una posición pública.
Buscado el 20 oct 2026.
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 declaración pública.
Buscado el 20 oct 2026.
Historial de votaciones
As state representative (HD 129), voted Yea on HB 4211 on third reading and Yea on concurrence in Senate amendments. 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). 
No se encontró una posición pública.
Buscado el 20 oct 2026.
Home Insurance and Housing Costs
What is the candidate's approach to home insurance rates and housing costs in Texas?
His campaign site posted that his office wrote to the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association board opposing a proposed "20% Rule" that would make some coastal homeowners ineligible for TWIA coverage. 
Historial de votaciones
As state representative (HD 129), voted Yea 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). 
Proposes expanding targeted homestead exemptions to address housing costs, keeping state insurance options fully funded, and strengthening insurance rate oversight and consumer protections (per Branch Politics summary). 
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Property Taxes

What is the candidate's position on property tax levels and relief?
Republican
Supports expanding tax compression and the homestead exemption and eventually eliminating school property taxes while keeping schools funded. 
Democratic
Supports expanding targeted homestead exemptions and stronger insurance rate oversight. 
Fuentes for this contest (6)
  1. Texas State Senator, District 11 (2026 general election), Branch. Retrieved 19 oct 2026.
  2. 2026 general election ballot guide, The Ballot Brief. Retrieved 19 oct 2026.
  3. 2026 general election ballot guide, The Ballot Brief. Retrieved 19 oct 2026.
  4. Texas State Senate elections, 2026, Ballotpedia. Retrieved 19 oct 2026.
  5. 2026 Texas Senate election, Wikipedia. Retrieved 19 oct 2026.
  6. Primary Runoff Update: Members Not Returning, 90th Legislature, Legislative Reference Library of Texas. Retrieved 19 oct 2026.