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Mano Deayala

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Mano Deayala is from Houston, Texas. He has a bachelor 27s degree in finance from the University of Texas and a law degree from Southern Methodist University. 

Texas House of Representatives District 133 - Ballotpedia

Mano is an attorney. He serves as counsel to individuals and companies in various industries, including oil and gas, real estate, construction, manufacturing, financial services, distribution, retail, healthcare, and hospitality. He also serves as an arbitrator of trade disputes under the United States-Mexico-Canada Trade Agreement. 

E. F. Mano DeAyala - Buck Keenan LLP

Mano is currently a state representative in the Texas House of Representatives, representing District 133. He was first elected in 2022. He previously served as a trustee of the Windham School District and as a member of the Texas Board of Criminal Justice.

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Co-authored The Texas Regulatory Consistency Act to promote regulatory uniformity for a more stable and prosperous economic environment.

Supports preventing insurance providers from utilizing environmental, social, and corporate governance ratemaking (ESG).

Co-authored the creation of a specialized business court system to address complex business cases.

For Candidate Mano Deayala on Issue economy:  
Supports closing the state’s largest property tax loophole and addressing abuses by the Houston Housing Authority.

For Candidate Mano Deayala on Issue economy:  
Supports legislation that allows homeowners to opt-out of conservation districts imposed by municipalities.

Economy

For Candidate Mano Deayala on Issue public-safety: Supports swift and severe punishment for human trafficking and fentanyl-related crimes in Texas.

For Candidate Mano Deayala on Issue public-safety:  
Supports designating drug cartels and similar groups as “foreign terrorist organizations.”

Supports stronger online protections for children.

Supports tougher bail laws for the most violent offenders.

Public Safety

Opposes medically unnecessary and irreversible gender modification for children.

Healthcare

Opposes the establishment of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) offices at Texas universities.

For Candidate Mano Deayala on Issue education: Supports $1.4 billion in new funding for school safety measures.

For Candidate Mano Deayala on Issue education:  
Co-authored the READER Act to eliminate sexually explicit books from public school libraries and protect children from radical sexualization.

Education

As of January 22, 2026, Mano Deayala’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Energy & the Environment

Sponsored legislation to return election administration to elected officials and abolish the Election Administrator.

Voting & Elections

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