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2026 Texas General Election

2026 Texas Primary Election

Democrat

Republican

2026 Texas Primary Runoff

Gary Gates

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Walter Ley

Supports reforming the property tax appraisal process to make home ownership more attainable for younger families.

Supports a constitutional amendment to prohibit a state income tax in Texas.

Economy

Supports deploying more National Guard troops to the U.S.-Mexico border and increasing penalties for drug and human trafficking.

Supports deploying 1,000 additional National Guard troops to secure the border and increasing penalties for drug and human trafficking.

Public Safety

Healthcare

Supports career and technical training for high school students.

Supports Governor Abbott’s plan to provide comprehensive security funding and emergency response training for school personnel.

Education

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

Energy & the Environment

Voting & Elections

- Your state representative represents the interests of your local district in the Texas House of Representatives. The State House of Representatives, along with the State Senate, makes up your state lawmaking body: the Texas State Legislature
- Your state representative can author, sponsor, and vote on bills that may become state laws. 
- There are 150 members of the Texas House of Representatives, each representing a single district. Representatives must be at least 21 years old and reside in the state for at least two years before their election. 
- State representatives are elected to two-year terms during even-numbered years. There are no term limits. 
- State representatives make $7,200 annually in addition to a $221 payment per day during legislative sessions and mileage reimbursements.

Your representative and state lawmaker in the Texas House of Representatives.