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State Senator, District 1
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Bryan Hughes

Candidate for State Senator, District 1

RepublicanIncumbent

Background

Occupation
Attorney
Lives in
Tyler
Campaign website
senate.texas.gov

State senator for District 1 since 2017 and chair of the Senate State Affairs Committee; a member of the Texas House from 2003 to 2017 and an attorney.

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Documented positions

Taxes & budget

Public safety

Education

  • Sponsored law banning certain food additives in school meals.In office

    SB 314 (2025), effective immediately, covers free or reduced-price school meals. His biography also lists a ban on Critical Race Theory in public schools among laws he authored.

    Senator Bryan Hughes: District 1

    Government record · Texas Senate · senate.texas.gov

    “the ban on Critical Race Theory in public schools”
    Bills Authored / Joint Authored: Sen. Bryan Hughes, 89th Legislature Regular Session

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

    “Relating to prohibiting certain food additives from being included in free or reduced-price meals provided by school districts.”
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Housing

  • Sponsored law speeding removal of unauthorized occupants from homes.In office

    SB 1333 (2025), effective September 1, 2025, covers unauthorized entry, occupancy and sale of real property and the removal of unauthorized occupants of a dwelling.

    Bills Authored / Joint Authored: Sen. Bryan Hughes, 89th Legislature Regular Session

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

    “including the removal of certain unauthorized occupants of a dwelling; creating criminal offenses”
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Economy & jobs

  • Sponsored 2025 law rewriting Texas corporate governance rules.In office

    SB 29 (2025), which took effect immediately; his Senate biography credits it and the Texas Business Courts, which he also carried, with drawing companies to incorporate in Texas.

    Senator Bryan Hughes: District 1

    Government record · Texas Senate · senate.texas.gov

    “he carried Senate Bill 29 - the DEXIT bill, which modernized Texas corporate law”
    Bills Authored / Joint Authored: Sen. Bryan Hughes, 89th Legislature Regular Session

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

    “Relating to the formation, governance, and internal management of domestic entities.”
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Health & human services

  • Authored the Texas Heartbeat Bill restricting abortion.In office

    His Senate biography lists the Heartbeat Bill among landmark laws he authored and passed. In 2025 he also authored SB 31, which became law, on exceptions to prohibited abortions based on a physician's reasonable medical judgment.

    Senator Bryan Hughes: District 1

    Government record · Texas Senate · senate.texas.gov

    “He authored and passed landmark legislation including the Heartbeat Bill”
    Bills Authored / Joint Authored: Sen. Bryan Hughes, 89th Legislature Regular Session

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

    “Relating to exceptions to otherwise prohibited abortions based on a physician's reasonable medical judgment.”
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Government & transparency

  • Sponsored bill requiring proof of citizenship to register to vote.In office

    SB 16 (2025) passed the Senate; its last action was a House committee report sent to Calendars. His biography also lists the Election Integrity Bill of 2021.

    Bills Authored / Joint Authored: Sen. Bryan Hughes, 89th Legislature Regular Session

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

    “Relating to requiring a person to submit proof of citizenship to register to vote”
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