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Texas Senate, District 13

4-year termUncontested: only one candidate on the ballot. 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

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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 19 oct 2026.
Education and School Choice
What is the candidate's position on public school funding, education savings accounts, and curriculum?
Opposes the education savings account program (often called school vouchers) and supports full public school funding and educator pay. 
Historial de votaciones
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?
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?
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.
Firearms
What is the candidate's position on Texas firearms laws?
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.
Health Care
What is the candidate's position on Medicaid, insurance coverage, and health costs in Texas?
Cites legislation on automatic enrollment in the Healthy Texas Women program and tracking neonatal abstinence syndrome. 
Elections and Voting
What is the candidate's position on election administration, voting rules, and redistricting?
Has called on Waller County to provide equal voting opportunities. 
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.
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
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 Senate passed it 20-11 on third reading (May 2025). Voted Nay on concurring in House amendments to 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 Senate concurred in House amendments 18-8 (September 3, 2025). 
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
Voted Nay on SB 10 on passage and on concurrence. SB 10 requires display of the Ten Commandments in public school classrooms; the Senate passed it 20-11 (March 19, 2025) and concurred in House amendments 21-10 (May 28, 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 Senate passed it 23-7 (March 18, 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 declaración pública.
Buscado el 20 oct 2026.
Historial de votaciones
Voted Yea on HB 4211. 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 Senate passed it 30-1 (May 27, 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.
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Property Taxes

What is the candidate's position on property tax levels and relief?
DemocraticTitular
No se encontró una posición pública.
Buscado el 19 oct 2026.
Fuentes for this contest (4)
  1. Texas State Senator, District 13 (2026 general election), Branch. Retrieved 19 oct 2026.
  2. 2026 general election ballot guide, The Ballot Brief. Retrieved 19 oct 2026.
  3. Texas State Senate elections, 2026, Ballotpedia. Retrieved 19 oct 2026.
  4. 2026 Texas Senate election, Wikipedia. Retrieved 19 oct 2026.