Cody graduated summa cum laude from Texas A&M University with a B.B.A. and M.S. in Management. He was honored to serve as the 37th Speaker of the Student Senate his senior year. Cody went on to graduate summa cum laude and valedictorian from the University of Houston Law Center with a Juris Doctorate.

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Cody Thane Vasut earned a Bachelor of Business Administration and a Master of Science in management from Texas A&M University, followed by a law degree from the University of Houston Law Center.

Rep. Vasut, Cody - District 25 - Texas House of Representatives

For more than a decade, he has worked as an attorney, representing a variety of businesses in oil and gas, personal injury defense, employment, and theft of trade secret litigation across the United States. Cody previously served as President of the Brazoria County Bar Association and is a Texas Bar Foundation Fellow.

In 2011, Cody founded a college ministry, Revive, which has ministered to hundreds of young adults at Brazosport College and across the area. In 2016, he was elected to serve on Angleton City Council.

Representative Cody Thane Vasut is a conservative problem-solver representing House District 25, comprised of southern and western Brazoria County since 2021.

Meet Cody

Cody currently represents Texas House District 25, encompassing southern and western Brazoria County, and has represented the district since 2021. He was elected to the Angleton City Council in 2016.

2026 Texas General Election

FISCAL POLICY

I am a fiscal conservative. I will only vote for a balanced budget. I strongly believe government should limit the growth of its tax revenues to the sum of inflation and population growth, subject only to addressing disasters and historical under-funding of critical government services like education, infrastructure and public safety.

My Platform

PROPERTY TAXES

I support replacing the Texas property tax system with a consumption tax system if the consumption tax is revenue-neutral and not unduly burdensome to the poor.

LOCAL CONTROL

As a former city councilman, I believe in local control over local issues. I oppose the abuse of local control to infringe on the private property rights of Texans or to enact overly burdensome regulations on businesses.

TAXPAYER FUNDED LOBBYING

I support a ban on taxpayer-funded lobbying. While I believe local governments should be able to join organizations like TML and TAC to pool resources to track, monitor, and provide subject-matter expertise on legislation, our tax dollars should not be used to hire lobbyists.

CONSERVATISM

I am a conservative: government should be limited in its scope but effective at what it does. I reject socialism, I support the free market unencumbered by government interference or subsidies, and I believe in personal accountability and responsibility. I support all the Principles of the Republican Party of Texas as reflected in its platform.

My Values

Co-authored legislation to double the franchise tax exemption and eliminate no-tax-due reports to help small businesses (SB 3, 88-2).

Co-authored ban on COVID-19 vaccine mandates by private employers to protect medical liberty and drafted amendment to strengthen protections for medical students performing clinicals (SB 7, 88-3).

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Pledges to vote only for balanced budgets and to limit tax-revenue growth to inflation plus population growth, with specified exceptions.

Supports replacing Texas property taxes with a revenue-neutral consumption tax that does not unduly burden low-income residents.

Opposes local regulations that infringe private-property rights or impose overly burdensome requirements on businesses.

Supports banning taxpayer-funded lobbying while allowing local governments to join organizations that provide legislative expertise.

Supports a free market without government interference or subsidies.

Co-authored Senate Bill 3 to double the franchise-tax exemption and eliminate no-tax-due reports for small businesses.

- Pledges to vote only for balanced budgets and to limit tax-revenue growth to inflation plus population growth, with specified exceptions.
- Supports replacing Texas property taxes with a revenue-neutral consumption tax that does not unduly burden low-income residents.
- Opposes local regulations that infringe private-property rights or impose overly burdensome requirements on businesses.
- Supports banning taxpayer-funded lobbying while allowing local governments to join organizations that provide legislative expertise.
- Supports a free market without government interference or subsidies.
- Co-authored Senate Bill 3 to double the franchise-tax exemption and eliminate no-tax-due reports for small businesses.

Economy

SECOND AMENDMENT RIGHTS

We all want our children to be safe, and we all want to prevent criminals from harming our fellow citizens. Gun-control proposals that seek to take away firearms from law-abiding citizens, however, do not make our children safer or prevent crime. Instead, they deprive law-abiding citizens of their inherent right to keep and bear arms. I passed constitutional carry. I oppose raising the age to purchase firearms, red flag laws, and any other measure that violates the second amendment rights of my constituents.

BORDER SECURITY

It is critical for the federal government to secure the southern border to stem the tide of illegal immigration, to disrupt human trafficking and cartel activity, to protect national security, and to ensure our national sovereignty. Congress needs to stop playing politics and provide adequate funding and resources to secure the border, humanely house detainees, and expeditiously process asylum applications. Until Congress does its job, Texas must stand in the gap to protect our people. I support the construction of border barriers by the State of Texas and increasing state law enforcement powers to the maximum extent allowed by the United States Constitution to secure our border. I further oppose sanctuary cities and support mandatory e-verify for Texas employers.

Passed constitutional carry and opposes raising the firearm-purchase age, red-flag laws, and other measures he says violate Second Amendment rights.

Supports Texas-built border barriers and expanding state law-enforcement powers to the maximum extent allowed by the U.S. Constitution.

Opposes sanctuary-city policies and supports mandatory employment-eligibility verification for Texas employers.

- Passed constitutional carry and opposes raising the firearm-purchase age, red-flag laws, and other measures he says violate Second Amendment rights.
- Supports Texas-built border barriers and expanding state law-enforcement powers to the maximum extent allowed by the U.S. Constitution.
- Opposes sanctuary-city policies and supports mandatory employment-eligibility verification for Texas employers.

Public Safety

LIFE

Every human being is made in the image of God and has inherent dignity and immeasurable worth from the moment of conception. I believe acts like abortion and euthanasia are an affront to the dignity of human life. I passed legislation to abolish abortion in Texas, and I will always vote to defend innocent human life.

HEALTHCARE

The regulation of healthcare should be a primary concern of the states, not the federal government. Obamacare is unconstitutional. I support and have voted for common-sense proposals to lower the costs of healthcare, including: allowing health insurance to be sold across state-lines, providing individuals access to healthcare prices so they can shop for healthcare before receiving it like any other service, and encouraging the use of urgent care and other lower cost facilities.

Opposes abortion and euthanasia and says he will vote to defend human life.

Supports selling health insurance across state lines, health-care price transparency, and use of lower-cost care facilities.

Co-authored Senate Bill 7, banning private-employer COVID-19 vaccine mandates and strengthening protections for medical students in clinical placements.

- Opposes abortion and euthanasia and says he will vote to defend human life.
- Supports selling health insurance across state lines, health-care price transparency, and use of lower-cost care facilities.
- Co-authored Senate Bill 7, banning private-employer COVID-19 vaccine mandates and strengthening protections for medical students in clinical placements.

Healthcare

EDUCATION

I believe parents are primarily responsible for the education of their children and their fiercest advocates. I support further empowering Texas parents with meaningful choice about where to send their child to school, whether through tax credits or otherwise. I also support a robust public education system in Texas.

EDUCATION

I believe parents are primarily responsible for the education of their children and their fiercest advocates. I support further empowering Texas parents with meaningful choice about where to send their child to school, whether through tax credits or otherwise. I also support a robust public education system in Texas. I support giving greater flexibility to our local school districts, indexing public education funding for inflation, eliminating the current accountability system and abolishing the STAAR test, and continuing to increase the state’s share of public education funding to eventually eliminate our school district M&O property taxes.

Co-authored legislation to increase public school funding, raise teacher pay, and end the STAAR test. (HB 1, 88-4). Stood with parents by opposing an amendment that stripped education savings account from the bill (HB 1, Amendment 2, 88-4).

Supports expanding parents' school-choice options, including through tax credits, while maintaining a robust public-education system.

Supports greater local school-district flexibility, inflation-indexed education funding, abolishing the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness test, and increasing the state share of education funding.

Co-authored House Bill 1 to increase public-school funding, raise teacher pay, and end the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness test.

Opposed an amendment to House Bill 1 that would have removed education savings accounts from the bill.

- Supports expanding parents' school-choice options, including through tax credits, while maintaining a robust public-education system.
- Supports greater local school-district flexibility, inflation-indexed education funding, abolishing the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness test, and increasing the state share of education funding.
- Co-authored House Bill 1 to increase public-school funding, raise teacher pay, and end the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness test.
- Opposed an amendment to House Bill 1 that would have removed education savings accounts from the bill.

Education

DATA CENTERS

I will vote to protect Texas private property rights, water, and power resources from out-of-control data centers. I support restrictions on power and water usage, noise limits, setbacks, and other regulations by the state or local governments that will allow neighbors to enjoy their property in peace and quiet.

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Caption Text:
Relating to the construction of structures exceeding a certain height in certain counties containing national wildlife refuges and in adjacent counties.

Author:
Vasut | Metcalf | Leo Wilson

Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25

89(R) History for HB 3556 | Texas Legislature Online

Supports state or local limits on data centers' power and water use, noise, setbacks, and other impacts on nearby property owners.

Sponsored House Bill 3556, regulating construction of certain tall structures in counties containing or adjacent to national wildlife refuges.

- Supports state or local limits on data centers' power and water use, noise, setbacks, and other impacts on nearby property owners.
- Sponsored House Bill 3556, regulating construction of certain tall structures in counties containing or adjacent to national wildlife refuges.

Energy & the Environment

TERM LIMITS

I do not believe we should be governed by career partisan politicians. The longer politicians serve in office, the more likely it is that they will fall sway to corrupt influences. While the best term limit is an election, we know that an entrenched incumbent has an advantage at election time. I have authored, and will continue to author, legislation to put 12-year term limits in place for all executive and legislative offices in the State of Texas. Even if such legislation does not pass, I will not serve in the Texas House of Representatives longer than 12 years.

Authored and plans to continue authoring legislation imposing 12-year term limits on Texas executive and legislative offices.

Pledges not to serve more than 12 years in the Texas House of Representatives, whether or not statewide term-limit legislation passes.

- Authored and plans to continue authoring legislation imposing 12-year term limits on Texas executive and legislative offices.
- Pledges not to serve more than 12 years in the Texas House of Representatives, whether or not statewide term-limit legislation passes.

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Cody Thane Vasut

Cody is from Friendswood, Texas. He attended Texas A&M University. He has a bachelor’s degree in business administration and a master’s degree in management from Texas A&M University. He also has a juris doctorate from the University of Houston Law Center. He lives with his wife, Kate, and their three children in Friendswood, Texas. He attends Second Baptist Church in Angleton.

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Supports replacing the Texas property tax system with a consumption tax system, provided it is revenue-neutral and not overly burdensome to low-income individuals.

Opposes taxpayer-funded lobbying and believes local governments should not use tax dollars to hire lobbyists.

Supports protecting Texas private property rights and regulating data centers to ensure responsible use of water and power resources.

Opposes gun control measures, supports the Second Amendment, and has passed constitutional carry legislation.

Supports securing the southern border to combat illegal immigration, human trafficking, and cartel activity, and advocates for increased state law enforcement powers and the construction of border barriers in Texas.

Opposes abortion, believing life begins at conception and that all human beings are made in God's image.

Supports state regulation of healthcare, opposes Obamacare, and advocates for proposals to lower healthcare costs, including allowing insurance sales across state lines and increasing price transparency for consumers.

Supports empowering Texas parents with school choice, a robust public education system, greater flexibility for local school districts, inflation-indexed funding, and the elimination of the STAAR test and current accountability system.

Supports greater flexibility for local school districts, indexing education funding for inflation, eliminating the STAAR test, and increasing the state's share of public education funding to reduce property taxes.

As of July 22, 2026, Cody Thane Vasut’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Supports 12-year term limits for all executive and legislative offices in Texas.

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