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State Representative, 83rd District

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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 Borden, Crosby, Dickens, Floyd, Garza, Kent, Lynn, Mitchell, Scurry and Terry counties. Lubbock County: Buffalo Springs, Idalou, New Deal, Ransom Canyon, Slaton and Wolfforth; part of Abernathy and Lubbock.

CandidatesCompare by issue

Taxes & budget

  • Malik WilliamsDemocratic

    • Supports higher corporate taxes and taxing billionaires' capital gains.

  • Dustin BurrowsRepublican

    • Led passage of $51 billion in property tax relief.
    • Led the law requiring voter approval for large tax increases.

Public safety

  • Malik WilliamsDemocratic

    • Supports ending for-profit immigration detention centers.

  • Dustin BurrowsRepublican

    • Led the law requiring armed security on every school campus.

Education

Housing

  • Malik WilliamsDemocratic

    No documented position found.

  • Dustin BurrowsRepublican

    • Supported barring large minimum lot sizes to allow smaller homes.

Economy & jobs

  • Malik WilliamsDemocratic

    • Supports a $15 minimum wage.
    • Supports 12-week paid family leave and universal child care.

  • Dustin BurrowsRepublican

    No documented position found.

Health & human services

  • Malik WilliamsDemocratic

    • Supports capping prescription drug costs and expanding Medicaid.
    • Supports abortion rights.

  • Dustin BurrowsRepublican

    • Supported banning pharmacy gag clauses on cheaper drugs.

Government & transparency

Challengers are listed first and incumbents last; otherwise candidates appear in ballot order. The Gist does not rank, rate or endorse candidates. Only positions backed by a cited source are shown; 7 issues covered in this race.