2026 Texas General Election

As an economist and professor at SMU, it is natural that my highest priority is the economic wellbeing of all Texans. This begins with the abolition of eternal property taxes, a tyranny on all households. Property taxes inhibit economic growth, depress the creation of new jobs, and the financial security for all Texans.

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McDonough made clear that his top legislative priority is the complete elimination of property taxes in Texas—and as a trained economist, he’s confident it can be done. “I’m trained as an economist, and I’m telling you, we can do this,” McDonough said. “Abolish property tax.”

Tim McDonough Joins Mark Davis to Discuss AI, Property Taxes, and the Fight for HD-114

This begins with the abolition of eternal property taxes, a tyranny on all households. Property taxes inhibit economic growth, depress the creation of new jobs, and the financial security for all Texans. At the same time, we must also end the reckless accumulation of public debt by interrupting the municipal and school district bond Ponzi scams.

Calls for abolishing Texas property taxes.

Calls for ending municipal and school-district bond practices that he describes as reckless public-debt accumulation.

- Calls for abolishing Texas property taxes.
- Calls for ending municipal and school-district bond practices that he describes as reckless public-debt accumulation.

Economy

Activist judges are releasing violent criminals back into our neighborhoods with little to no bail bonds while poor misdemeanor offenders are kept in extended pre-trial detention because they cannot afford even modest bail bonds. This injustice is not the spirit of the law that we hold sacred in Texas. Statutory standards must be enacted to end this practice. Tim proposes a framework of bail principles that will establish an unambiguous standard based on the impact of crimes on victims and the risks to the society at large.

Criminal Justice Reform: Ending the Discretionary Bail System for a Safer Texas

Tim proposes a framework of bail principles that will establish an unambiguous standard based on the impact of crimes on victims and the risks to the society at large. Envisioned is a statutory standard that would apply by an algorithm across the entire criminal code where each infraction will be associated with an impact score that will determine the bail amounts that will be imposed. It will put a stop to the types of egregious abuses meted out to victims and society by lenient judges on one end of the spectrum and severe judges on the other.

Securing Texas Borders: Military Action Against Trafficking Cartels

I support the deployment of the Texas National Guard and the expansion of the role and military capability of the Texas State Guard to defend our international border. It is time to send the clear message to the drug and human trafficking cartels that their activities in Texas shall from now on be treated as a military matter and no longer a mere civilian law enforcement affair.

No Foreign Law

We must strengthen Texas statutes to prevent foreign laws or religious canons from creeping into our common law. They must never be recognized by our civil and criminal courts as precedents. The Texas Constitution Article I., Sec. 2 states it clearly: “All political power is inherent in the people, and all free governments are founded on their authority, and instituted for their benefit.”

Hate speech does not exist. There is only hated speech. The same goes for hate crimes. This mind virus and all such Orwellian thought crime notions must be purged from the Texas statutes and regulatory codes.

Proposes statutory, algorithm-based bail standards that set bail amounts according to each offense's impact score.

Supports deploying the Texas National Guard and expanding the Texas State Guard's role and capabilities to defend the border and counter trafficking cartels.

Calls for strengthening Texas statutes to prevent foreign laws or religious canons from serving as civil or criminal court precedents.

Proposes removing hate-crime provisions from Texas statutes and regulatory codes.

- Proposes statutory, algorithm-based bail standards that set bail amounts according to each offense's impact score.
- Supports deploying the Texas National Guard and expanding the Texas State Guard's role and capabilities to defend the border and counter trafficking cartels.
- Calls for strengthening Texas statutes to prevent foreign laws or religious canons from serving as civil or criminal court precedents.
- Proposes removing hate-crime provisions from Texas statutes and regulatory codes.

Public Safety

Informed Consent is a Human Right

The tyranny of the Covid lockdown must never be permitted to happen again. We must restore the sacred relationship between the people and their physicians. The clinical practice of medicine has been nearly destroyed by institutional dictates of “standard of care”.

The clinical practice of medicine has been nearly destroyed by institutional dictates of “standard of care”. For this reason I support the creation of the office of Texas Surgeon General, to be appointed by the Governor with advice and consent of the Texas Senate. The Texas Surgeon General shall be the champion of the People to defend their fundamental human rights now routinely violated by government agencies, hospitals, pharmaceutical monopolies, insurance companies and medical boards manned by non-physicians.

Sanctity of Human Life

Texas is on the right path when it comes to the issue of the termination of human life before birth. The current statutory framework is a good foundation for the present public choice. The Supreme Court of the United States has made the right decision to defer to the states in this matter and Texas has made its decision, a decision that Tim defends.

Opposes permitting future COVID-19 lockdowns.

Supports creating a Texas surgeon general appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the Texas Senate.

Defends Texas's current statutory framework governing abortion.

- Opposes permitting future COVID-19 lockdowns.
- Supports creating a Texas surgeon general appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the Texas Senate.
- Defends Texas's current statutory framework governing abortion.

Healthcare

As of July 22, 2026, Tim Mcdonough’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Education

Energy & the Environment

On the thorny issue of AI-generated deepfakes in political advertising, McDonough sided with disclosure over prohibition. “The expression needs to be allowed as long as there is some ethical component to its distribution,” he explained, advocating for clear labeling of AI-generated content rather than outright bans.

2026 Texas state house candidate, Tim McDonough (district 114), has committed support for term limits on Congress by signing the term limits convention pledge. The U.S. Term Limits pledge is provided to candidates and members of state legislatures. It reads, “I pledge that, as a member of the state legislature, I will cosponsor, vote for, and defend the resolution applying for an Article V convention for the sole purpose of enacting term limits on Congress.”

Tim McDonough Pledges to Support Congressional Term Limits

Advocates disclosure rather than bans for artificial intelligence-generated political advertising.

Pledges to cosponsor, vote for, and defend an Article V convention resolution to enact congressional term limits.

- Advocates disclosure rather than bans for artificial intelligence-generated political advertising.
- Pledges to cosponsor, vote for, and defend an Article V convention resolution to enact congressional term limits.

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As of July 22, 2026, Tim McDonough’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Tim McDonough

- Pledges to cosponsor, vote for, and defend an Article V convention resolution to enact congressional term limits.

Tim McDonough has a bachelor 27s degree in electrical engineering from the University of Hawaii, a master 27s degree in economics from the University of North Texas, and a Ph.D. in political economy from the University of Texas at Dallas. He is a resident of Texas.

Tim McDonough is a clinical professor of machine learning at Southern Methodist University. He is the Republican nominee for Texas House District 114.

Supports the abolition of property taxes, arguing they inhibit economic growth and job creation, and advocates for ending public debt accumulation.

Supports a progressive consumption tax structure that applies higher rates to luxury purchases while exempting necessities like food, clothing, and school supplies.

Supports deep reform of the criminal bail system to establish fairer standards and prevent the release of serious offenders while minor offenders remain jailed due to poverty.

Supports the deployment of the Texas National Guard and the Texas State Guard to treat drug and human trafficking activities as military matters.

Tim McDonough has a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from the University of Hawaii, a master's degree in economics from the University of North Texas, and a Ph.D. in political economy from the University of Texas at Dallas. He is a clinical professor at Southern Methodist University.

Tim's campaign for Texas State Representative, District 114, is his first time running for public office.

Supports the deployment of the Texas National Guard and the expansion of the Texas State Guard's military capabilities to address drug and human trafficking at the border as a military matter.

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