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State Representative, District 45

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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.

Part of Hays County.

Tennyson G. Moreno

Republican

Marketing specialist

The gist

  • Supports lowering taxes.
  • Supports funding public safety.
  • Supports securing the border.
  • Supports improving infrastructure.
  • Supports protecting the environment.
  • Pledges to address high cost of living and crime.
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  1. Supports lowering taxes.

    Issues — Tennyson Moreno for Texas House

    Campaign website · tennysonmoreno.com

    “Lowering Taxes”
  2. Supports funding public safety.

    Issues — Tennyson Moreno for Texas House

    Campaign website · tennysonmoreno.com

    “Funding Public Safety”
  3. Supports securing the border.

    Issues — Tennyson Moreno for Texas House

    Campaign website · tennysonmoreno.com

    “Securing the Border”
  4. Supports improving infrastructure.

    Issues — Tennyson Moreno for Texas House

    Campaign website · tennysonmoreno.com

    “Improving Infrastructure”
  5. Supports protecting the environment.

    Issues — Tennyson Moreno for Texas House

    Campaign website · tennysonmoreno.com

    “Protecting the Environment”
  6. Pledges to address high cost of living and crime.

    Tennyson Moreno for Texas House of Representatives

    Campaign website · tennysonmoreno.com

    “High cost of living, and high crime rates are major issues, and we need a Representative who will address them.”
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Erin ZwienerOfficial portrait — Texas House of Representatives

Erin Zwiener

DemocraticIncumbent

Attorney

The gist

  • Authored bill on acceptable voter identification.In office
  • Authored bill on fentanyl testing equipment.In office
  • Authored bill on water breaks for public-contract construction workers.In office
  • Authored bill on state regulation of preproduction plastic.In office
  • Authored bill on firearm offenses near school property.In office
  • Authored amendment requiring state pay half of school costs.In office

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

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  1. Authored bill on acceptable voter identification.

    HB 1003, 89th Legislature (R) — bill history

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

    “Relating to acceptable forms of identification for voting.”
  2. Authored bill on fentanyl testing equipment.

    HB 1496, 89th Legislature (R) — bill history

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

    “Relating to the use, possession, delivery, or manufacture of testing equipment that identifies the presence of fentanyl, alpha-methylfentanyl, or any other derivative or controlled substance”
  3. Authored bill on water breaks for public-contract construction workers.

    HB 2870, 89th Legislature (R) — bill history

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

    “Relating to water breaks for construction employees of contractors contracting with a governmental entity; providing an administrative penalty.”
  4. Authored bill on state regulation of preproduction plastic.

    HB 4028, 89th Legislature (R) — bill history

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

    “Relating to the regulation of preproduction plastic by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.”
  5. Authored bill on firearm offenses near school property.

    HB 4141, 89th Legislature (R) — bill history

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

    “Relating to certain offenses that are associated with possessing, carrying, exhibiting, or using a firearm on or within 1,000 feet of school property.”
  6. Authored amendment requiring state pay half of school costs.

    HJR 125, 89th Legislature (R) — bill history

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

    “Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring the state to pay at least 50 percent of the cost of maintaining and operating the public school system and”

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