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State Senator, District 2
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Bob Hall

Candidate for State Senator, District 2

RepublicanIncumbent

Background

Occupation
Retired U.S. Air Force captain and business owner
Campaign website
senate.texas.gov

State senator for District 2 since 2015 and chair of the Senate Administration Committee; a former U.S. Air Force captain and aerospace systems engineer who founded a proposal-management company.

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Documented positions

Public safety

  • Sponsored law on professionals' failure to report child abuse.In office

    SB 127 (2025) addresses the offense and its statute of limitations; effective September 1, 2025.

    Bills Authored / Joint Authored: Sen. Bob Hall, 89th Legislature Regular Session

    Government record · Texas Legislature Online · capitol.texas.gov

    “Relating to the offense of failure to report child abuse or neglect by certain professionals and the statute of limitations for that offense”
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  • Supports gun rights; helped make Texas a Second Amendment sanctuary.In office

    Senator Bob Hall: District 2

    Government record · Texas Senate · senate.texas.gov

    “Senator Hall was instrumental in making Texas a 2nd Amendment Sanctuary State”
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Roads & infrastructure

  • Sponsored 2025 laws on electric grid and supply-chain reliability.In office

    SB 75 (grid resilience) and SB 2148 (reliability of the electricity supply chain), both effective immediately in 2025.

    Bills Authored / Joint Authored: Sen. Bob Hall, 89th Legislature Regular Session

    Government record · Texas Legislature Online · capitol.texas.gov

    “Relating to the resilience of the electric grid and certain municipalities. … Relating to the reliability of the electricity supply chain.”
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Health & human services

  • Opposes abortion, per his Senate biography.In office

    Senator Bob Hall: District 2

    Government record · Texas Senate · senate.texas.gov

    “He is pro-life, pro-gun, pro-liberty, pro-property rights”
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Government & transparency

  • Sponsored law changing how early and election-day votes are processed.In office

    SB 2753 (2025), effective September 1, 2025.

    Bills Authored / Joint Authored: Sen. Bob Hall, 89th Legislature Regular Session

    Government record · Texas Legislature Online · capitol.texas.gov

    “Relating to the integration of early voting by personal appearance and election day voting, including the manner in which election returns are processed”
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  • Sponsored law abolishing the Texas Lottery Commission.In office

    SB 3070 (2025) moved the lottery and charitable bingo to the Texas Commission of Licensing and Regulation; effective immediately.

    Bills Authored / Joint Authored: Sen. Bob Hall, 89th Legislature Regular Session

    Government record · Texas Legislature Online · capitol.texas.gov

    “Relating to the abolishment of the Texas Lottery Commission and the transfer of the administration of the state lottery”
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Other issues in this race

Other candidates in this race addressed these topics. We found no documented position from Bob Hall on them.

  • Taxes & budgetNo documented position found.
  • EducationNo documented position found.
  • Economy & jobsNo documented position found.
  • Environment & parksNo documented position found.

All sources (14)

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