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Photo of Greg Abbott
RepublicanIncumbent
Greg Abbott
Photo: NASA Johnson Space Center / NASA-JSC/ROBERT MARKOWITZ, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Who they are

Greg Abbott (Republican Party) is the Governor of Texas. He assumed office on January 20, 2015. source

What they say they'll do

  • OVERHAUL THE PROPERTY TAX SYSTEM
  • CONTROL SPENDING AND TAX RATES
  • LOWER HOUSING COSTS
From their campaign site · positions on 3 topics

What they've done

Currently holds this office.

Who funds them

State race: see filings at Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance search.

In short

Greg Abbott (Republican Party) is the Governor of Texas. He assumed office on January 20, 2015; campaign site states positions on 3 of our 16 topics.
Campaign website
Libertarian
Pat Dixon

Who they are

Profession: Engineer. source

What they say they'll do

No priorities found on a campaign site yet.

What they've done

No voting record compiled yet.

Who funds them

State race: see filings at Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance search.

In short

Profession: Engineer; no issue positions found on a campaign site yet.
No verified campaign link yet.
Photo of Gina Hinojosa
Democrat
Gina Hinojosa
Photo: LBJ Library from Austin, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Who they are

Gina Hinojosa (Democratic Party) is a member of the Texas House of Representatives, representing District 49. She assumed office in 2017. source

What they say they'll do

  • Save Texas Public Schools
  • Stop School Takeovers +
  • Stop School Takeovers +
From their campaign site · positions on 4 topics

What they've done

No voting record compiled yet.

Who funds them

State race: see filings at Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance search.

In short

Gina Hinojosa (Democratic Party) is a member of the Texas House of Representatives, representing District 49. She assumed office in 2017; campaign site states positions on 4 of our 16 topics.
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Compare where they stand, issue by issue

Quotes are taken from each campaign's own website (first sentences of the section, unedited). Topics are assigned by keyword; we do not summarize or score positions. "No public position found" means we did not find the topic on the campaign site, not that the candidate has no view.

Topic
Greg Abbott R
Pat Dixon I
Gina Hinojosa D
Cost of living & jobs
LOWER HOUSING COSTSFAST-TRACK HOMEBUILDING: CUT RED TAPE, CUT COSTS Permitting and inspection delays extend homebuilding timelines and increase the cost of construction. In fact, unnecessary regulations add thousands of dollars to the cost of a single-family home. source
No public position found
No public position found
Taxes & government spending
OVERHAUL THE PROPERTY TAX SYSTEMELIMINATE SCHOOL PROPERTY TAXES FOR HOMEOWNERS Despite record property tax relief provided by the state, local government tax increases have wiped out billions in savings for homeowners. More must be done to rein in out-of-control property taxes. source
No public position found
$1500 Corruption Tax Refund +As Governor, Gina will direct the legislature to deliver a bill to her desk to issue one-time $1,500 refund checks to every household in Texas. Greg Abbott has hoarded $27 billion in taxpayer money into the Rainy Day Fund – money that belongs to Texans – while families struggle to pay their bills. source
Health care
No public position found
No public position found
Lower Healthcare Costs +As Governor, Gina will fight to make sure every Texas child has quality healthcare, hold profiteering healthcare companies accountable by banning bad-faith denials, and strengthen our rural hospital system so rural Texans can get the care they need fast. source
Schools & education
BETTER TEACHERS, LESS WASTEPRIORITIZE FUNDING FOR CLASSROOMS, NOT BUREAUCRATS Texas has made historic investments in public education, including $90 billion last session. Those dollars should be prioritized in the classroom - for students and teachers - not excessive bureaucracy and administrative bloat. source
No public position found
Save Texas Public SchoolsThere can be no American Dream without strong public schools. That’s why public education is enshrined in the Texas Constitution: “A general diffusion of knowledge being essential to the preservation of the liberties and rights of the people, it shall be the duty of the Legislature of the State to… source
Housing
No public position found
No public position found
Make Homeownership a Reality +As Governor, Gina will preserve homeownership for Texans by stopping private equity firms from buying up housing. Homeownership is a tenet of the American Dream, and it’s slipping away from Texas families. source

No candidate in this race addresses on their site: Social Security & Medicare, Immigration & the border, Crime & public safety, Guns, Abortion, Energy & environment, Foreign policy & defense, Veterans, Elections & government ethics, Farming & rural issues, Roads, transit & infrastructure.

Full side-by-sideCandidates: Texas Secretary of State, 2026 general election ballot certification
Other 2026 statewide offices in Texas: candidate details coming soon.

Statewide officials now

What does a governor do?

Runs the state government. Proposes the state budget, signs or vetoes bills passed by the legislature, and appoints the heads of state agencies. Usually 4 years (2 in NH and VT).

  • State budget, schools and Medicaid funding
  • Signs or vetoes state laws
  • Leads emergency response and the state National Guard
Source: National Governors Association: Governors' Powers & Authority
RepublicanGreg AbbottGovernor since 2015Official source
RepublicanDan PatrickLieutenant Governor since 2015Official source
RepublicanKen PaxtonAttorney General since 2015Official source
RepublicanJane NelsonSecretary of StateOfficial source

Open States lists only some statewide offices for some states; missing offices are coming soon.

State House (148 members)

What does a state representative do?

A member of the lower chamber of the state legislature (called the House, Assembly or House of Delegates). Writes and votes on state laws for a smaller district than a state senator. Usually 2 years.

  • State budget and taxes
  • Roads and schools
  • Local issues raised by constituents
Source: National Conference of State Legislatures
District
State representative
Committees
2
R Brent Money
Criminal Jurisprudence; Agriculture and Livestock
3
R Cecil Bell
Intergovernmental Affairs (chair); Natural Resources
4
R Keith Bell
Environmental Regulation; Sunset Advisory Commission; Trade, Workforce and Economic Development; General Aviation Select (chair); General Investigating (chair)
5
R Cole Hefner
Congressional Redistricting Select; Redistricting; General Aviation Select; Homeland Security, Public Safety and Veterans' Affairs (chair); Transportation
6
R Daniel Alders
Health Care Affordability Select; Delivery of Government Efficiency; Land and Resource Management
7
R Jay Dean
Insurance (chair); Health Care Affordability Select; Energy Resources
8
R Cody Harris
Natural Resources (chair); Calendars; Licensing and Administrative Procedures
9
R Trent Ashby
Public Education; Natural Resources
10
R Brian Harrison
Corrections; Appropriations
11
R Joanne Shofner
Public Health; Higher Education
12
R Trey Wharton
Insurance; Health Care Affordability Select; Corrections
13
R Angelia Orr
Appropriations; Culture, Recreation and Tourism
14
R Paul Dyson
General Investigating Committee on the July 2025 Flooding Events; Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence; Energy Resources
15
R Steve Toth
Environmental Regulation; Elections
16
R Will Metcalf
Congressional Redistricting Select; Culture, Recreation and Tourism (chair); State Affairs
17
R Stan Gerdes
Calendars; Energy Resources; Licensing and Administrative Procedures
18
R Janis Holt
Pensions, Investments and Financial Services; Homeland Security, Public Safety and Veterans' Affairs
19
R Ellen Troxclair
Delivery of Government Efficiency; Governmental Oversight Select; Ways and Means
20
R Terry Wilson
Civil Discourse and Freedom of Speech in Higher Education Select (chair); Congressional Redistricting Select; Higher Education (chair); Disaster Preparedness and Flooding Select; Redistricting; Elections
21
R Dade Phelan
State Affairs; Licensing and Administrative Procedures (chair)
22
D Christian Manuel
Congressional Redistricting Select; Appropriations; Redistricting; Governmental Oversight Select; Human Services (vice chair)
23
R Terri Leo-Wilson
Intergovernmental Affairs; Public Education
24
R Greg Bonnen
Appropriations (chair); Disaster Preparedness and Flooding Select; General Investigating; Legislative Budget Board
25
R Cody Vasut
Congressional Redistricting Select (chair); Redistricting (chair); Culture, Recreation and Tourism; Governmental Oversight Select (chair); Ways and Means
26
R Matt Morgan
Insurance; Land and Resource Management
27
D Ron Reynolds
Environmental Regulation; Administration; Energy Resources
28
R Gary Gates
General Aviation Select; Land and Resource Management (chair); Energy Resources
29
R Jeff Barry
Natural Resources; Local and Consent Calendars; Appropriations
30
R A.J. Louderback
Criminal Jurisprudence; Disaster Preparedness and Flooding Select; Governmental Oversight Select; Homeland Security, Public Safety and Veterans' Affairs
31
R Ryan Guillen
Congressional Redistricting Select; Redistricting; State Affairs; Agriculture and Livestock (chair)
32
R Todd Hunter
Public Education; Congressional Redistricting Select; Land and Resource Management; Calendars (chair)
33
R Katrina Pierson
Congressional Redistricting Select; Public Health; Homeland Security, Public Safety and Veterans' Affairs
34
R Denise Villalobos
Health Care Affordability Select; Natural Resources; Local and Consent Calendars; Appropriations
35
D Oscar Longoria
Trade, Workforce and Economic Development; Licensing and Administrative Procedures
36
D Sergio Muñoz
Ways and Means; Agriculture and Livestock
37
R Janie Lopez
Appropriations; Agriculture and Livestock; Calendars
38
D Erin Gámez
General Investigating Committee on the July 2025 Flooding Events; Natural Resources; General Investigating (vice chair); Transportation
39
D Mando Martinez
Administration; Natural Resources (vice chair); Appropriations; Disaster Preparedness and Flooding Select (vice chair); General Aviation Select (vice chair)
40
D Terry Canales
General Aviation Select; Homeland Security, Public Safety and Veterans' Affairs; Transportation; Calendars
41
D Bobby Guerra
Congressional Redistricting Select; Redistricting; Agriculture and Livestock (vice chair); Energy Resources
42
D Richard Raymond
Civil Discourse and Freedom of Speech in Higher Education Select (vice chair); Governmental Oversight Select; State Affairs; Elections
43
R J.M. Lozano
Corrections; Appropriations
44
R Alan Schoolcraft
Public Education; Pensions, Investments and Financial Services
45
D Erin Zwiener
Intergovernmental Affairs (vice chair); Natural Resources; Local and Consent Calendars; Governmental Oversight Select
46
D Sheryl Cole
Intergovernmental Affairs; Administration (vice chair); Culture, Recreation and Tourism
47
D Vikki Goodwin
Insurance; Appropriations
48
D Donna Howard
Higher Education (vice chair); Appropriations
49
D Gina Hinojosa
Public Education; Land and Resource Management
50
D James Talarico
Public Education; Administration; Trade, Workforce and Economic Development (vice chair)
51
D Lulu Flores
Culture, Recreation and Tourism (vice chair); Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence
52
R Caroline Harris Davila
Trade, Workforce and Economic Development; Transportation
53
R Wes Virdell
Criminal Jurisprudence; Disaster Preparedness and Flooding Select; Land and Resource Management
54
R Brad Buckley
Public Education (chair); Civil Discourse and Freedom of Speech in Higher Education Select; Natural Resources
55
R Hillary Hickland
Congressional Redistricting Select; Redistricting; Ways and Means; Homeland Security, Public Safety and Veterans' Affairs
56
R Pat Curry
Delivery of Government Efficiency; General Aviation Select; Transportation
57
R Richard Hayes
Governmental Oversight Select; Pensions, Investments and Financial Services; Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence
58
R Helen Kerwin
Public Education; Culture, Recreation and Tourism
59
R Shelby Slawson
Civil Discourse and Freedom of Speech in Higher Education Select; Appropriations; Governmental Oversight Select; Human Services
60
R Mike Olcott
Public Health; Delivery of Government Efficiency
61
R Keresa Richardson
Trade, Workforce and Economic Development; Human Services
62
R Shelley Luther
Intergovernmental Affairs; Health Care Affordability Select; Trade, Workforce and Economic Development
63
R Ben Bumgarner
Environmental Regulation; Pensions, Investments and Financial Services
64
R Andy Hopper
Insurance; Agriculture and Livestock
65
R Mitch Little
Criminal Jurisprudence; Governmental Oversight Select; Transportation
66
R Matt Shaheen
Sunset Advisory Commission; Higher Education; Elections (chair)
67
R Jeff Leach
Public Education; Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence (chair); Calendars
68
R David Spiller
Insurance; Intergovernmental Affairs; Congressional Redistricting Select; Redistricting
69
R James Frank
Health Care Affordability Select (chair); Public Education; Civil Discourse and Freedom of Speech in Higher Education Select; Public Health
70
D Mihaela Pleșa
Pensions, Investments and Financial Services (vice chair); Elections
71
R Stan Lambert
Higher Education; Pensions, Investments and Financial Services (chair)
72
R Drew Darby
General Investigating Committee on the July 2025 Flooding Events; Administration; Disaster Preparedness and Flooding Select; State Affairs; Energy Resources (chair)
73
R Carrie Isaac
Homeland Security, Public Safety and Veterans' Affairs; Elections
74
D Eddie Morales
Governmental Oversight Select; Transportation; Energy Resources (vice chair)
75
D Mary González
Health Care Affordability Select; Natural Resources; Appropriations (vice chair); Legislative Budget Board
76
D Suleman Lalani
Health Care Affordability Select; Higher Education; Land and Resource Management (vice chair)
77
D Vince Perez
Higher Education; Local and Consent Calendars; Ways and Means
78
D Joe Moody
General Investigating Committee on the July 2025 Flooding Events (vice chair); Administration; Congressional Redistricting Select; Criminal Jurisprudence; Disaster Preparedness and Flooding Select; General Investigating; Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence
79
D Claudia Ordaz
Environmental Regulation (vice chair); Trade, Workforce and Economic Development
80
R Don McLaughlin
Homeland Security, Public Safety and Veterans' Affairs; Agriculture and Livestock
81
R Brooks Landgraf
Environmental Regulation (chair); Governmental Oversight Select; Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence
82
R Tom Craddick
Transportation (chair); Energy Resources
83
R Dustin Burrows
Legislative Budget Board (chair)
84
R Carl Tepper
Intergovernmental Affairs; Congressional Redistricting Select; Appropriations; Redistricting; Governmental Oversight Select; Calendars
85
R Stan Kitzman
Appropriations; Agriculture and Livestock
86
R John Smithee
Criminal Jurisprudence (chair); State Affairs
87
R Caroline Dunmoyer
Civil Discourse and Freedom of Speech in Higher Education Select; Natural Resources; Local and Consent Calendars; Appropriations
88
R Ken King
Administration; Disaster Preparedness and Flooding Select (chair); State Affairs (chair)
89
R Candy Noble
Ways and Means; Human Services
90
D Ramon Romero
Natural Resources; Calendars; Licensing and Administrative Procedures
91
R David Lowe
Intergovernmental Affairs; Corrections
92
D Salman Bhojani
Delivery of Government Efficiency (vice chair); Trade, Workforce and Economic Development
94
R Tony Tinderholt
Higher Education; Delivery of Government Efficiency
95
D Nicole Collier
Public Health; Appropriations
96
R David Cook
Criminal Jurisprudence; Delivery of Government Efficiency
97
R John McQueeney
Congressional Redistricting Select; General Aviation Select; State Affairs; Licensing and Administrative Procedures
98
R Giovanni Capriglione
Delivery of Government Efficiency (chair); Ways and Means
99
R Charlie Geren
Administration (chair); Congressional Redistricting Select; General Investigating; State Affairs; Licensing and Administrative Procedures
100
D Venton Jones
Corrections (vice chair); Appropriations
101
D Chris Turner
Congressional Redistricting Select; Ways and Means; State Affairs
102
D Ana-Maria Rodriguez Ramos
Criminal Jurisprudence; Delivery of Government Efficiency
103
D Rafael Anchía
Environmental Regulation; State Affairs
104
D Jessica González
Insurance; Local and Consent Calendars; Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence
105
D Terry Meza
Corrections; Trade, Workforce and Economic Development
106
R Jared Patterson
Local and Consent Calendars (chair); Transportation; Licensing and Administrative Procedures
107
D Linda Garcia
Delivery of Government Efficiency; Pensions, Investments and Financial Services
108
R Morgan Meyer
General Investigating Committee on the July 2025 Flooding Events (chair); Administration; Ways and Means (chair); Legislative Budget Board
109
D Aicha Davis
Higher Education; Human Services
110
D Toni Rose
Health Care Affordability Select (vice chair); Appropriations; Calendars (vice chair); Human Services
111
D Yvonne Davis
State Affairs; Land and Resource Management
112
R Angie Button
Administration; Trade, Workforce and Economic Development (chair); Ways and Means
113
D Rhetta Bowers
Criminal Jurisprudence; Local and Consent Calendars (vice chair); Delivery of Government Efficiency
114
D John Bryant
Public Education; Pensions, Investments and Financial Services
115
D Cas Garcia Hernandez
Intergovernmental Affairs; Appropriations
116
D Trey Martinez Fischer
Culture, Recreation and Tourism; Ways and Means (vice chair)
117
D Philip Cortez
Intergovernmental Affairs; General Aviation Select; Homeland Security, Public Safety and Veterans' Affairs
118
R John Lujan
Local and Consent Calendars; Appropriations; Trade, Workforce and Economic Development
119
D Liz Campos
Public Health (vice chair); Delivery of Government Efficiency
120
D Barbara Gervin-Hawkins
Congressional Redistricting Select; Appropriations; Redistricting; Ways and Means
121
R Marc LaHood
Transportation; Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence
122
R Mark Dorazio
Homeland Security, Public Safety and Veterans' Affairs; Human Services
123
D Diego Bernal
Public Education (vice chair); Ways and Means
124
D Josey Garcia
Congressional Redistricting Select; Natural Resources; Redistricting; Energy Resources
125
D Ray Lopez
Land and Resource Management; Homeland Security, Public Safety and Veterans' Affairs (vice chair)
126
R Sam Harless
Administration; Corrections (chair); Licensing and Administrative Procedures
127
R Charles Cunningham
Public Education; Public Health; Local and Consent Calendars
128
R Briscoe Cain
Delivery of Government Efficiency; Agriculture and Livestock
129
R Dennis Paul
Insurance; Transportation
130
R Tom Oliverson
Health Care Affordability Select; Environmental Regulation; Appropriations; Redistricting
131
D Alma Allen
Public Education; Corrections
132
R Mike Schofield
Public Health; Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence
133
R Mano DeAyala
Appropriations; Culture, Recreation and Tourism
134
D Ann Johnson
Public Health; Disaster Preparedness and Flooding Select; Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence (vice chair); Calendars
135
D Jon Rosenthal
Intergovernmental Affairs; Congressional Redistricting Select (vice chair); Redistricting (vice chair); Energy Resources
136
D John Bucy
Public Health; Local and Consent Calendars; Elections (vice chair)
137
D Gene Wu
Congressional Redistricting Select; Criminal Jurisprudence (vice chair); Appropriations; Redistricting
138
R Lacey Hull
State Affairs; Human Services (chair)
139
D Charlene Ward Johnson
Higher Education; Culture, Recreation and Tourism
140
D Armando Walle
Appropriations; Governmental Oversight Select (vice chair); Legislative Budget Board; Licensing and Administrative Procedures
141
D Senfronia Thompson
Civil Discourse and Freedom of Speech in Higher Education Select; Congressional Redistricting Select; State Affairs; Licensing and Administrative Procedures (vice chair)
142
D Harold Dutton
Public Education; Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence
143
D Ana Hernandez
State Affairs (vice chair); Calendars; Licensing and Administrative Procedures
144
D Mary Ann Perez
General Aviation Select; Transportation (vice chair); Licensing and Administrative Procedures
145
D Christina Morales
Transportation; Human Services
146
D Lauren Simmons
Health Care Affordability Select; Public Health; Appropriations
147
D Jo Jones
Public Health; Criminal Jurisprudence; Redistricting
148
D Penny Morales Shaw
Environmental Regulation; Elections
149
D Hubert Vo
Insurance (vice chair); Pensions, Investments and Financial Services
150
R Valoree Swanson
Elections; Human Services

State Senate (30 members)

What does a state senator do?

A member of the upper chamber of the state legislature. Writes and votes on state laws and the state budget, and in many states confirms the governor's appointees. Usually 4 years.

  • School funding and state taxes
  • State criminal laws
  • Drawing district maps (in many states)
Source: National Conference of State Legislatures
District
State senator
Committees
1
R Bryan Hughes
Religious Liberty Select; Nominations; Special Committee on Congressional Redistricting; State Affairs (chair); Health and Human Services; Natural Resources; Local Government (vice chair); Civil Discourse and Freedom of Speech in Higher Education Select (vice chair); General Investigating Committee on the July 2025 Flooding Events
2
R Bob Hall
Veteran Affairs Select (vice chair); State Affairs; Administration (chair); Health and Human Services; Civil Discourse and Freedom of Speech in Higher Education Select; Finance; Homeland and Border Security Select
3
R Robert Nichols
—
4
R Brett Ligon
—
5
R Charles Schwertner
Economic Development; State Affairs; Disaster Preparedness and Flooding Select; Business and Commerce (chair); Legislative Budget Board; Finance
6
D Carol Alvarado
Higher Education; Nominations; Special Committee on Congressional Redistricting; Economic Development; Natural Resources; Finance
7
R Paul Bettencourt
Education (vice chair); Higher Education (chair); Transportation; State Affairs; Disaster Preparedness and Flooding Select; Local Government (chair); Civil Discourse and Freedom of Speech in Higher Education Select (chair); Finance
8
R Angela Paxton
Education; Higher Education; Religious Liberty Select (vice chair); Nominations; Special Committee on Congressional Redistricting; Economic Development (chair); State Affairs (vice chair); Local Government; Finance
9
D Taylor Rehmet
—
10
R Phil King
Education; Higher Education; Religious Liberty Select (chair); Transportation; Special Committee on Congressional Redistricting (chair); Business and Commerce (vice chair); Local Government; Criminal Justice; Finance; Homeland and Border Security Select (chair)
11
R Mayes Middleton
—
12
R Tan Parker
Education; Higher Education; Transportation (chair); Special Committee on Congressional Redistricting; Veteran Affairs Select; State Affairs; Natural Resources; Criminal Justice (vice chair); Homeland and Border Security Select
13
D Borris Miles
Transportation; Nominations; Special Committee on Congressional Redistricting; Health and Human Services; Criminal Justice
14
D Sarah Eckhardt
Nominations; Administration
15
D Molly Cook
Administration; Health and Human Services; Local Government
16
D Nathan Johnson
Transportation; Business and Commerce
17
R Joan Huffman
Legislative Budget Board; Criminal Justice; Finance (chair)
18
R Lois Kolkhorst
Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs; Disaster Preparedness and Flooding Select; Administration; Business and Commerce; Health and Human Services (chair); Legislative Budget Board; Civil Discourse and Freedom of Speech in Higher Education Select; General Investigating Committee on the July 2025 Flooding Events; Finance
19
D Roland Gutierrez
Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs; Local Government
20
D Chuy Hinojosa
Transportation; Special Committee on Congressional Redistricting; Criminal Justice; Civil Discourse and Freedom of Speech in Higher Education Select; Finance (vice chair); Homeland and Border Security Select (vice chair)
21
D Judith Zaffirini
State Affairs; Business and Commerce; Natural Resources (vice chair); Finance
23
D Royce West
Education; Higher Education; Transportation (vice chair); Economic Development; Local Government; Finance
24
R Pete Flores
Veteran Affairs Select; Disaster Preparedness and Flooding Select (vice chair); Natural Resources; Criminal Justice (chair); General Investigating Committee on the July 2025 Flooding Events (chair); Finance
25
R Donna Campbell
Education (chair); Disaster Preparedness and Flooding Select; Business and Commerce; Civil Discourse and Freedom of Speech in Higher Education Select; Finance
26
D José Menéndez
Education; Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs; Veteran Affairs Select; Disaster Preparedness and Flooding Select; Administration; Business and Commerce; General Investigating Committee on the July 2025 Flooding Events
27
R Adam Hinojosa
Religious Liberty Select; Nominations (chair); Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs; State Affairs; Disaster Preparedness and Flooding Select; Administration; Business and Commerce
28
R Charles Perry
Religious Liberty Select; Transportation; Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs (chair); State Affairs; Disaster Preparedness and Flooding Select (chair); Health and Human Services (vice chair); General Investigating Committee on the July 2025 Flooding Events (vice chair); Finance
29
D César Blanco
Religious Liberty Select; Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs; Disaster Preparedness and Flooding Select; Business and Commerce; Health and Human Services; Natural Resources; Civil Discourse and Freedom of Speech in Higher Education Select
30
R Brent Hagenbuch
Education; Higher Education (vice chair); Religious Liberty Select; Transportation; Veteran Affairs Select (chair); Administration (vice chair); Business and Commerce; Criminal Justice
31
R Kevin Sparks
Nominations; Special Committee on Congressional Redistricting; Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs (vice chair); Economic Development (vice chair); Business and Commerce; Health and Human Services; Natural Resources (chair); Homeland and Border Security Select

Mayors

What does a mayor do?

Leads a city. In 'strong mayor' cities (like Chicago) the mayor runs city departments and proposes the budget; in others the city council and a city manager hold more power. Usually 4 years.

  • Police and fire departments
  • City budget and property tax levy
  • Streets, water and garbage
Source: National League of Cities: Forms of Municipal Government
Bruce ArfstenMayor of Addison, term ends 2027Official source
Kirk WatsonMayor of Austin, term ends 2029Official source
Chris FletcherMayor of Burleson, term ends 2029Official source
Eric JohnsonMayor of Dallas, term ends 2027Official source
Omar OchoaMayor of Edinburg, term ends 2029Official source
Mattie ParkerMayor of Fort Worth, term ends 2027Official source
Jim JarrattMayor of Granbury, term ends 2028Official source
John WhitmireMayor of Houston, term ends 2028Official source
Norman FunderburkMayor of Humble, term ends 2027Official source
Yvonne Flores-CaleMayor of Kyle, term ends 2026Official source
Na'Cole ThompsonMayor of Leander, term ends 2027Official source
Christopher HarveyMayor of Manor, term ends 2028Official source
Bill CoxMayor of Mckinney, term ends 2029Official source
Brian MontiniMayor of Northlake, term ends 2027Official source
Doug WeissMayor of Pflugerville, term ends 2028Official source
Eugene Escobar JrMayor of Princeton, term ends 2029Official source
Amir OmarMayor of Richardson, term ends 2027Official source
Jeff WingetMayor of Rowlett, term ends 2028Official source
Bob BruggemanMayor of Texarkana, term ends 2027Official source
Adrian GonzalezMayor of Weslaco, term ends 2027Official source

Larger cities only, where Open States has current data. City council, county and school board: coming soon.