State

State Representative, District 49

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.

Part of Travis County. Open seat: incumbent Gina Hinojosa is not on the general-election ballot.

Candidates Compare by issue

Montserrat Garibay

Democratic

Educational consultant and policy advocate

The gist

Supports raising per-pupil funding tied to cost of living.
Supports universal full-day pre-K and free school meals.
Supports expanding Medicaid and raising reimbursement rates.
Supports raising the minimum wage.
Supports guaranteed access to abortion.
Supports legalizing and taxing adult cannabis use.
Supports universal background checks and red flag laws.

More about Montserrat

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Supports raising per-pupil funding tied to cost of living.
Issues — Montserrat for Texas
Campaign website · montserratfortexas.com
“Increase per-pupil funding and tie it to cost of living”
Supports universal full-day pre-K and free school meals.
Issues — Montserrat for Texas
Campaign website · montserratfortexas.com
“Guarantee universal full-day Pre-K, provide free and healthy school meals”
Supports expanding Medicaid and raising reimbursement rates.
Issues — Montserrat for Texas
Campaign website · montserratfortexas.com
“Expand Medicaid and increase reimbursement rates”
Supports raising the minimum wage.
Issues — Montserrat for Texas
Campaign website · montserratfortexas.com
“Raise the minimum wage and eliminate the subminimum wage for youth or tipped workers”
Supports guaranteed access to abortion.
Issues — Montserrat for Texas
Campaign website · montserratfortexas.com
“Guarantee reproductive freedom for all by ensuring access to abortion”
Supports legalizing and taxing adult cannabis use.
Issues — Montserrat for Texas
Campaign website · montserratfortexas.com
“Legalize, regulate, and tax cannabis for personal use by Texas adults aged 21+”
Supports universal background checks and red flag laws.
Issues — Montserrat for Texas
Campaign website · montserratfortexas.com
“Require universal background checks and close loopholes for gun shows and private sales”

Arshia Papari

Green

Student

The gist

Supports a statewide rent freeze and social housing.
Proposes state-funded grocery stores to lower food costs.
Supports universal childcare and paid parental leave.
Supports ending the cash bail system.
Supports ending qualified immunity for police misconduct.
Supports taking corporate money out of politics.

More about Arshia

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Supports a statewide rent freeze and social housing.
Platform — Arshia for Texas
Campaign website · arshiafortexas.org
“A rent freeze is needed across the board to help everyday Texans get by.”
Proposes state-funded grocery stores to lower food costs.
Platform — Arshia for Texas
Campaign website · arshiafortexas.org
“That looks like state-funded grocery stores”
Supports universal childcare and paid parental leave.
Platform — Arshia for Texas
Campaign website · arshiafortexas.org
“providing universal childcare, implementing universal and extended paid parental leave”
Supports ending the cash bail system.
Platform — Arshia for Texas
Campaign website · arshiafortexas.org
“we must end the bail system”
Supports ending qualified immunity for police misconduct.
Platform — Arshia for Texas
Campaign website · arshiafortexas.org
“ending qualified immunity for law enforcement misconduct”
Supports taking corporate money out of politics.
Arshia for Texas
Campaign website · arshiafortexas.org
“taking corporate money out of politics”

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