TEXAS MIDTERM 2026
WHY THIS RACE MATTERS
Your State Representative is one of 150 people who write Texas law, and yours is elected to represent your area of Hays County.
WHO’S RUNNING
Lauren Ashley Simmons
Democrat
Simmons is a Houston union organizer who spent nearly five years with the American Federation of Teachers before winning her first term in 2024.
Alexandria Butler
Republican
Butler is a Houston-area minister and former small-business owner who was raised in Wichita, Kansas, and now serves as VP of Communications for Urban Conservatives of America.
WHERE & WHEN TO VOTE
Early voting Oct 19–30 · Election Day Tue, Nov 3