About this office
There are only 31 State Senators for all of Texas, and every bill has to get past them. Who you elect as your State Senator can be the difference between a bill becoming a law that changes lives for the better — or being left to die. Yours represents Hays County and the counties around it, and once elected, sits for four years. It's a small club with a lot of quiet power, and this is one of the few times you get a say in who's in it.
Candidates
Borris MilesBefore he was a state senator, Borris Miles patrolled Houston schools as a police officer for the Houston Independent School District.
About Borris
Miles grew up in Houston's Sunnyside neighborhood, went to Yates High School, and studied criminal justice at Sam Houston State University. He later built one of the largest Black-owned insurance agencies in Texas and served four terms in the Texas House before winning his State Senate seat in 2016. He's running for re-election to keep representing District 13, which covers parts of Houston including Third Ward and Sunnyside.