State

State Representative, District 129

Vote for: 1
Term: 2 years
Candidates: 2
Election: Nov 3, 2026

What this office does: A state representative votes on Texas laws and the state budget in the Texas House of Representatives.

In Harris County: all of Seabrook, Webster, Nassau Bay, Taylor Lake Village, El Lago and Shoreacres; parts of Houston, Pasadena and La Porte, and unincorporated areas. Open seat: the House member directory lists Dennis Paul as the member for District 129; they are not on the general-election ballot.

Candidates Compare by issue

Scott Bowen

Republican

Engineer

The gist

Supports reducing school M&O property tax rates to zero.
Supports ending STAAR testing and school recapture.
Supports mandatory E-Verify for employers.
Supports ending in-state tuition for undocumented immigrants.
Supports moving all elections to the November ballot.

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Supports reducing school M&O property tax rates to zero.
Issues — Scott Bowen for Texas
Campaign website · bowenfortx.com
“Over time, we must drive school M&O property rates down to zero, which would slash our property tax bills in half.”
Supports ending STAAR testing and school recapture.
Issues — Scott Bowen for Texas
Campaign website · bowenfortx.com
“He’ll work to end the failed STAAR testing regime, stop Austin’s Robin Hood funding-redistribution scheme”
Supports mandatory E-Verify for employers.
Issues — Scott Bowen for Texas
Campaign website · bowenfortx.com
“He supports mandatory E-Verify to prevent illegal immigrants from taking American jobs”
Supports ending in-state tuition for undocumented immigrants.
Issues — Scott Bowen for Texas
Campaign website · bowenfortx.com
“Scott supports ending in-state tuition for illegal immigrants at Texas universities.”
Supports moving all elections to the November ballot.
Issues — Scott Bowen for Texas
Campaign website · bowenfortx.com
“Scott Bowen will fight to get every election on the uniform November ballot”

Albert Wittliff

Democratic

Consultant

The gist

Opposes spending public education dollars on private schools.
Supports storm mitigation to lower home insurance costs.
Supports adding solar and wind to strengthen the grid.
Supports state disaster preparedness to offset FEMA cuts.

More about Albert

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Opposes spending public education dollars on private schools.
Issues — Albert Wittliff for Texas House District 129
Campaign website · votewittliff.com
“Public dollars belong in public schools.”
Supports storm mitigation to lower home insurance costs.
Issues — Albert Wittliff for Texas House District 129
Campaign website · votewittliff.com
“smart investments in prevention and mitigation pay for themselves”
Supports adding solar and wind to strengthen the grid.
Issues — Albert Wittliff for Texas House District 129
Campaign website · votewittliff.com
“A variety of energy sources strengthens the grid, lowers costs, and gives Texans more choices.”
Supports state disaster preparedness to offset FEMA cuts.
Issues — Albert Wittliff for Texas House District 129
Campaign website · votewittliff.com
“With cuts to FEMA and NOAA, state leaders need to step up to fill the gap preparing for and responding to disasters.”

Challengers are listed first and incumbents last; otherwise candidates appear in ballot order. The Gist does not rank, rate or endorse candidates. Only positions backed by a cited source are shown; 7 issues covered in this race.