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State Representative, District 133

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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 Bunker Hill Village and Hedwig Village; parts of Houston, Hunters Creek Village and Piney Point Village.

Josh Wallenstein

Democratic

Lawyer

The gist

  • Supports banning stock trading with campaign funds.
  • Supports stronger competitive bidding for state contracts.
  • Supports investing in neighborhood schools and teachers.
  • Supports investing in flood control and drainage.
  • Pledges to protect oil and gas jobs.
More about Josh
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  1. Supports banning stock trading with campaign funds.

    Issues — Josh Wallenstein for Texas

    Campaign website · josh4texas.com

    “Josh supports banning candidates and officeholders from using campaign funds to buy, sell, or trade individual stocks and other securities.”
  2. Supports stronger competitive bidding for state contracts.

    Issues — Josh Wallenstein for Texas

    Campaign website · josh4texas.com

    “Josh supports strengthening competitive bidding requirements”
  3. Supports investing in neighborhood schools and teachers.

    Meet Josh — Josh Wallenstein for Texas

    Campaign website · josh4texas.com

    “Josh believes Texas should fully support neighborhood schools, invest in teachers”
  4. Supports investing in flood control and drainage.

    Issues — Josh Wallenstein for Texas

    Campaign website · josh4texas.com

    “Josh will fight for smart investments in flood control, drainage, and resilient infrastructure”
  5. Pledges to protect oil and gas jobs.

    Issues — Josh Wallenstein for Texas

    Campaign website · josh4texas.com

    “Josh will fight to protect good-paying oil and gas jobs”
Photo of Mano DeAyala
Mano DeAyalaOfficial portrait — Texas House of Representatives

Mano DeAyala

RepublicanIncumbent

Attorney; State Representative

The gist

  • Authored a law restricting election administrators' political activity.In office
  • Authored a law on summoning grand and trial jurors.In office
  • Authored a bill capping noneconomic damages in injury suits.In office
  • Authored a bill on maximum unemployment benefits.In office
  • Authored a bill on police training for autism interactions.In office

In office = from the candidate's own official statements or legislation as an officeholder, not their campaign.

More about Mano
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  1. Authored a law restricting election administrators' political activity.

    Bills Authored / Joint Authored — Rep. Mano DeAyala, 89th Legislature Regular Session

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

    “the restrictions on political activities of a county elections administrator”
  2. Authored a law on summoning grand and trial jurors.

    Bills Authored / Joint Authored — Rep. Mano DeAyala, 89th Legislature Regular Session

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

    “the practice and procedures for summoning prospective grand jurors and petit jurors”
  3. Authored a bill capping noneconomic damages in injury suits.

    Bills Authored / Joint Authored — Rep. Mano DeAyala, 89th Legislature Regular Session

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

    “liability limits for noneconomic damages for personal injury and wrongful death claims”
  4. Authored a bill on maximum unemployment benefits.

    Bills Authored / Joint Authored — Rep. Mano DeAyala, 89th Legislature Regular Session

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

    “the maximum amount of unemployment benefits payable to an individual during a benefit year”
  5. Authored a bill on police training for autism interactions.

    Bills Authored / Joint Authored — Rep. Mano DeAyala, 89th Legislature Regular Session

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

    “training for peace officers on interacting with persons with autism spectrum disorder”

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