State

State Representative, District 33

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.

All of Rockwall County; part of Collin County.

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Orlando Lopez

Democratic

Construction manager

The gist

Supports data center moratoriums pending health and impact reviews.
Supports requiring data centers to supply their own power.
Supports ending the 2025 voucher program.
Supports teacher salaries of $100,000 or more.
Supports abolishing ICE.
Supports leaving pregnancy care decisions to patients and doctors.

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Supports data center moratoriums pending health and impact reviews.
Lopez for Texas House District 33
Campaign website · lopezfortxhd33.com
“I support pauses in construction, or moratoriums, for data centers until their impacts to our health and development are fully assessed.”
Supports requiring data centers to supply their own power.
Lopez for Texas House District 33
Campaign website · lopezfortxhd33.com
“I support requiring ALL existing data centers to provide their own infrastructure”
Supports ending the 2025 voucher program.
Lopez for Texas House District 33
Campaign website · lopezfortxhd33.com
“We need to dismantle the voucher scam and redirect funding back into our public schools.”
Supports teacher salaries of $100,000 or more.
Lopez for Texas House District 33
Campaign website · lopezfortxhd33.com
“Teachers deserve competitive salaries of $100,000 or more”
Supports abolishing ICE.
Lopez for Texas House District 33
Campaign website · lopezfortxhd33.com
“I support abolishing ICE”
Supports leaving pregnancy care decisions to patients and doctors.
Lopez for Texas House District 33
Campaign website · lopezfortxhd33.com
“Healthcare decisions should be made between a patient and their doctor, not dictated by political agendas.”

Katrina Pierson

RepublicanIncumbent

The gist

Authored bill on removing unauthorized occupants from property.In office
Authored bill on rural constable salary assistance grants.In office
Authored bill on physicians dispensing certain drugs.In office
Authored bill on liability limits in health care claims.In office
Authored bill on weighing emergency services in county decisions.In office

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

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Authored bill on removing unauthorized occupants from property.
HB 1076, 89th Legislature (R) — bill history
Government record · Texas Legislature Online · capitol.texas.gov
“Relating to the unauthorized entry, occupancy, sale, rental, lease, advertisement for sale, rental, or lease, or conveyance of real property, including the removal of certain”
Authored bill on rural constable salary assistance grants.
HB 3253, 89th Legislature (R) — bill history
Government record · Texas Legislature Online · capitol.texas.gov
“Relating to the rural constable's office salary assistance grant program.”
Authored bill on physicians dispensing certain drugs.
HB 3878, 89th Legislature (R) — bill history
Government record · Texas Legislature Online · capitol.texas.gov
“Relating to the authority of a physician to provide and dispense and to delegate authority to provide and dispense certain drugs.”
Authored bill on liability limits in health care claims.
HB 4036, 89th Legislature (R) — bill history
Government record · Texas Legislature Online · capitol.texas.gov
“Relating to liability limits in a health care liability claim.”
Authored bill on weighing emergency services in county decisions.
HB 4404, 89th Legislature (R) — bill history
Government record · Texas Legislature Online · capitol.texas.gov
“Relating to the consideration of the provision of law enforcement, fire protection, and emergency services by a commissioners court or the Texas Commission on Environmental”

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