Turner lives in Mansfield, Texas, with her family, including her son, Isaiah, who has Down Syndrome, and who she considers to be her inspiration for seeking this position.

Press Releases/Statements

Ebony M. Turner lives in Mansfield, Texas, with her family, including her son.

Ebony M. Turner lives in Mansfield, Texas, with her family, including her son.  She graduated from Pittsburg High School. Turner earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Texas at Austin in 1998 and a J.D. from St. Mary's University School of Law in 2001.

About Ebony Turner

Ebony M. Turner is a 24-year practicing attorney, which includes being a former Texas legislative attorney who drafted hundreds of bills. She is an advocate and community leader with a deep commitment to the residents of Texas House District 96. She has built her career on ensuring justice for marginalized individuals and more recently, training the next generation of legal advocates through the internship program she founded.

Ebony M. Turner works as an attorney. She previously worked as a Texas legislative attorney and founded an internship program.

Ebony works as an attorney. She previously worked as a Texas legislative attorney and founded an internship program.

Mansfield, TX — November 26, 2025 — Attorney and community advocate, Ebony M. Turner, has officially filed for Texas House District 96. Turner previously ran for this seat in the last election cycle, and now enters the race as the district prepares for new leadership with Representative David Cook announcing that he will not seek re-election to the seat.

Ebony previously ran for Texas State Representative, District 96, in the last election cycle.

2026 Texas General Election

Property Tax Relief

We need to ensure the appraisal process makes sense so we can keep property taxes lower.

Property Tax Relief

Opportunities for Economic Growth and Development

We need to ensure Texas remains a place that attracts businesses and that will create jobs that pay fare wages.

Opportunities for Economic Growth and Development

Livable Wages for All Texans

At my first job, I made $4.25/hr and now 34 years later, minimum wage is only $7.25. That doesn't make dollars and it surely doesn't make sense! So I am going to push for increasing the minimum wage so that all Texans can make a living to be able to buy a house, afford healthcare, send their kids to college, take vacations, and live the proverbial American Dream.

Livable Wages for All Texans

Calls for changes to the property-appraisal process to lower property taxes.

Supports attracting businesses that create jobs that pay fair wages.

Plans to advocate for increasing the minimum wage.

- Calls for changes to the property-appraisal process to lower property taxes.
- Supports attracting businesses that create jobs that pay fair wages.
- Plans to advocate for increasing the minimum wage.

Economy

As of July 22, 2026, Ebony M. Turner’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Public Safety

Secure and Affordable Healthcare

Texans need and deserve affordable healthcare. I will fight to expand Medicaid to make this a reality.

Secure and Affordable Healthcare

Plans to advocate for expanding Medicaid to make healthcare more affordable.

- Plans to advocate for expanding Medicaid to make healthcare more affordable.

Healthcare

We know that even though school districts spend more per student for SpEd students than the rest of the students it's still not enough. I pledge to partner with educational groups and experts to ensure that Districts are prioritizing their SpEd students and not treating them as an afterthought.

Resources for Special Needs Students

Accountability & Enforcement of Special Education "IEPs"

The #1 complaint from SpEd parents is not following their students' IEPs. This must change through legislation.

Accountability & Enforcement of Special Education "IEPs"

No Vouchers

Repeal the Voucher Law. The rollout of this law has already proven what we predicted-vouchers are no more than a coupon for the rich as more than 75% of the applicants are for students already in private schools. Vouchers divert public funds from public schools which will ultimately disproportionately negatively affect children with Special needs and the resources available to them.

No Vouchers

Ebony Turner, Attorney
Self/Attorney
Dear Committee Members:
I am writing to testify AGAINST the State of Texas implementing any kind of Voucher or Education Savings Account ("ESA") program.
The State of Arizona has been the model for the implementation of vouchers for the country.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES — COMPILATION OF PUBLIC COMMENTS (Submitted to the Committee on Public Education)

Instead of creating what could result in an astronomical amount of spending to the point of a budget deficit, how about increasing the current per-student allotment for public school kids? How about fully funding public schools so that they can all be better, and thereby, decreasing the need or the desire to send kids to private schools? That would truly give ALL students in Texas a fighting chance at an adequate education, rather than just the few who can already afford to be educated in private schools, or elsewhere.

Pledges to work with education groups and experts to prioritize special education students.

Calls for legislation to enforce students' individualized education programs.

Opposes voucher and Education Savings Account programs and calls for repeal of the voucher law.

Calls for increasing the per-student allotment and fully funding public schools.

- Pledges to work with education groups and experts to prioritize special education students.
- Calls for legislation to enforce students' individualized education programs.
- Opposes voucher and Education Savings Account programs and calls for repeal of the voucher law.
- Calls for increasing the per-student allotment and fully funding public schools.

Education

Energy & the Environment

Hello, I am a resident of CD6, SD22, and HD96. I oppose this Redistricting plan. I oppose targeting Black and Brown districts to accomplish Trump's goal of gaining 5 new Congressional seats! I oppose Mid-Census Redistricting. I oppose Racial Gerrymandering and any cracking and packing that will surely be the center of this effort. Texans do not want or need this.

Compilation of Public Comments (Texas House Committee on Congressional Redistricting) — For Hearing Date: Monday, July 28, 2025

Opposes the redistricting plan, mid-census redistricting, racial gerrymandering, and "cracking and packing."

- Opposes the redistricting plan, mid-census redistricting, racial gerrymandering, and "cracking and packing."

Voting & Elections

Ebony M. Turner

Ebony Turner lives in Mansfield, Texas, with her son, Isaiah, who has Down Syndrome.

Ebony is a criminal defense attorney. She previously worked as a legislative attorney, drafting bills for the Texas Legislature, and as a parole attorney. She also worked in the Dallas County Public Defender's Office for four years, where she handled thousands of criminal cases. Ebony also founded the Future Lawyers Internship Program (FLIP).

Ebony Turner For House District 96 - by Michelle H. Davis

Ebony previously ran for a Tarrant County criminal court position in 2022 but did not win.

Supports creating jobs that pay fair wages.

Supports requiring all schools in the district to offer the same special education services to ensure continuity.

Supports mandatory special education training for all teachers.

Ebony is a criminal defense attorney. She previously worked in the Dallas County Public Defender’s Office for four years, handling thousands of criminal cases; at the Texas Legislative Council drafting bills for the Texas Legislature; as a parole attorney drafting bills focused on criminal and correctional law; and as an adjunct criminal justice professor teaching domestic violence courses.

Ebony M. Turner previously ran for a Tarrant County Criminal Court position in 2022, but did not win.

Supports ensuring Texas attracts businesses that create jobs with fair wages.

Advocates for increasing the minimum wage in Texas to enable residents to afford basic living expenses and achieve the American Dream.

Plans to reform the appraisal process to keep property taxes lower.

Supports expanding Medicaid to provide affordable healthcare for Texans.

Supports fully funded public schools, opposes private school vouchers, and advocates for full support for teachers and students.

Supports greater support for special needs students to ensure every child receives the education, support services, therapies, and dignity they deserve.

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