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State Representative, District 19

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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.

All of Burnet, Kendall, Gillespie and Blanco counties; part of Travis County. Kelly Hall (Democratic) was declared ineligible and is not a general-election candidate.

Tom Luck

Democratic

Episcopal priest

The gist

  • Supports getting dark money out of politics and term limits.
  • Supports ending school vouchers and fully funding public schools.
  • Supports affordable and accessible health care.
  • Supports laws regulating water use and data centers.
  • Opposes religious instruction in public schools.
More about Tom
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  1. Supports getting dark money out of politics and term limits.

    Q&A: Troxclair, Luck face off for Texas House District 19

    Candidate questionnaire · Community Impact · communityimpact.com

    “Get dark money out of politics and have term limits.”
  2. Supports ending school vouchers and fully funding public schools.

    Q&A: Troxclair, Luck face off for Texas House District 19

    Candidate questionnaire · Community Impact · communityimpact.com

    “End School Vouchers and fully fund public schools.”
  3. Supports affordable and accessible health care.

    Q&A: Troxclair, Luck face off for Texas House District 19

    Candidate questionnaire · Community Impact · communityimpact.com

    “Have affordable and accessible health care.”
  4. Supports laws regulating water use and data centers.

    Q&A: Troxclair, Luck face off for Texas House District 19

    Candidate questionnaire · Community Impact · communityimpact.com

    “Pass laws to regulate water and data centers so they work for Texans.”
  5. Opposes religious instruction in public schools.

    Q&A: Troxclair, Luck face off for Texas House District 19

    Candidate questionnaire · Community Impact · communityimpact.com

    “End religious education in public school.”
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Ellen TroxclairOfficial portrait — Texas House of Representatives

Ellen Troxclair

RepublicanIncumbent

The gist

  • Authored law on disaster costs in tax-rate calculations.In office
  • Authored law defining biological sex in government records.In office
  • Authored bill on local governments' public spending on lobbying.In office
  • Authored bill on providing abortion-inducing drugs.In office
  • Authored bill on city regulation of Ashe juniper removal.In office
  • Authored bill on local guaranteed income programs.In office

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

More about Ellen
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  1. Authored law on disaster costs in tax-rate calculations.

    HB 30, 89th Legislature (R) — bill history

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

    “Relating to the effect of a disaster and associated costs on the calculation of certain tax rates and the procedure for adoption of a tax”
  2. Authored law defining biological sex in government records.

    HB 229, 89th Legislature (R) — bill history

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

    “Relating to general definitions for and collection of governmental information regarding biological sex.”
  3. Authored bill on local governments' public spending on lobbying.

    HB 1189, 89th Legislature (R) — bill history

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

    “Relating to the use by a political subdivision of public funds for lobbying and certain other activities.”
  4. Authored bill on providing abortion-inducing drugs.

    HB 4593, 89th Legislature (R) — bill history

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

    “Relating to the provision of an abortion-inducing drug.”
  5. Authored bill on city regulation of Ashe juniper removal.

    HB 3798, 89th Legislature (R) — bill history

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

    “Relating to municipal regulation of the removal of an Ashe juniper tree.”
  6. Authored bill on local guaranteed income programs.

    HB 530, 89th Legislature (R) — bill history

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

    “Relating to the authority of a political subdivision to establish and operate a guaranteed income program.”

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State Representative, District 19 · Texas 2026 General Election · The Gist