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State Representative, 52nd District

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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.

Williamson County: Coupland, Granger, Hutto, Taylor, Thrall and Weir; most of Bartlett; part of Cedar Park, Georgetown, Leander, Liberty Hill and Round Rock.

Photo of Chris Jimenez
Chris JimenezCampaign photo — Ballotpedia

Chris Jimenez

Democratic

Small business owner

The gist

  • Proposes a lower appraisal cap for fairly priced rental properties.
  • Supports expanding Medicaid to adults in the coverage gap.
  • Opposes shifting public school money to private schools.
  • Supports tying the school basic allotment to inflation.
  • Supports favoring Texas small businesses in government contracts.
  • Supports crisis response teams for mental-health emergencies.
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  1. Proposes a lower appraisal cap for fairly priced rental properties.

    Priorities — Chris Jimenez for HD 52

    Campaign website · chrisjimenezforhd52.com

    “Lower the current 20% cap on how much a rental property's taxable value can go up each year”
  2. Supports expanding Medicaid to adults in the coverage gap.

    Priorities — Chris Jimenez for HD 52

    Campaign website · chrisjimenezforhd52.com

    “Expand Medicaid so that working adults who fall in the coverage gap”
  3. Opposes shifting public school money to private schools.

    Priorities — Chris Jimenez for HD 52

    Campaign website · chrisjimenezforhd52.com

    “reject any program that shifts funding to private schools at the expense of our local ISDs”
  4. Supports tying the school basic allotment to inflation.

    Priorities — Chris Jimenez for HD 52

    Campaign website · chrisjimenezforhd52.com

    “Increase the basic allotment so school funding keeps pace with inflation”
  5. Supports favoring Texas small businesses in government contracts.

    Priorities — Chris Jimenez for HD 52

    Campaign website · chrisjimenezforhd52.com

    “Prioritize state and local contracting opportunities for Texas small businesses and entrepreneurs”
  6. Supports crisis response teams for mental-health emergencies.

    Priorities — Chris Jimenez for HD 52

    Campaign website · chrisjimenezforhd52.com

    “Expand access to crisis response teams, counseling, and long-term recovery services”
Photo of Caroline Harris Davila
Caroline Harris DavilaOfficial portrait — Texas House of Representatives

Caroline Harris Davila

RepublicanIncumbent

State representative

The gist

  • Pledges more law enforcement resources for border security.
  • Supports keeping processed food additives out of school meals.
  • Supports prohibiting critical race theory in public schools.
  • Supports limiting children's access to social media.
  • Sponsored the law requiring itemized bills from medical providers.In office
  • Authored a 2025 law creating a state child-care initiative.In office

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

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  1. Pledges more law enforcement resources for border security.

    Caroline Harris Davila for State Representative

    Campaign website · carolinefortexas.com

    “will increase our border security resources, including adding more law enforcement”
  2. Supports keeping processed food additives out of school meals.

    Caroline Harris Davila for State Representative

    Campaign website · carolinefortexas.com

    “fighting to keep unhealthy processed ingredients and dangerous additives that lead to child obesity out of school lunches”
    Bills authored by Rep. Caroline Harris Davila, 89th Legislature, Regular Session (2025)

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

    “prohibiting certain food additives from being included in free or reduced-price meals provided by school districts”
  3. Supports prohibiting critical race theory in public schools.

    Caroline Harris Davila for State Representative

    Campaign website · carolinefortexas.com

    “Passed legislation to prohibit Critical Race Theory in our schools”
  4. Supports limiting children's access to social media.

    Caroline Harris Davila for State Representative

    Campaign website · carolinefortexas.com

    “protects our children online by limiting what they can access on social media”
  5. Sponsored the law requiring itemized bills from medical providers.

    Rep. Caroline Harris Davila — Biography

    Government record · Texas House of Representatives · house.texas.gov

    “requires medical providers to issue itemized billing statement to all patients”
    Bills authored by Rep. Caroline Harris Davila, 89th Legislature, Regular Session (2025)

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

    “Relating to itemized billing for health care services and supplies provided by health care providers.”
  6. Authored a 2025 law creating a state child-care initiative.

    Bills authored by Rep. Caroline Harris Davila, 89th Legislature, Regular Session (2025)

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

    “Relating to the establishment of the Quad-Agency Child Care Initiative and the Quad-Agency Child Care Initiative Commission.”

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