State
State Senator, District 3
- Vote for
- 1
- Term
- 4 years
- Candidates
- 2
- Election
- Nov 3, 2026
What this office does: A state senator is one of 31 members of the Texas Senate, which writes and votes on state laws and the state budget and confirms many of the Governor's appointments.
Covers all of Anderson, Angelina, Cherokee, Hardin, Henderson, Houston, Jasper, Liberty, Nacogdoches, Newton, Orange, Polk, Sabine, San Augustine, Shelby, Trinity and Tyler counties, and part of Jefferson County. Open seat: incumbent Robert Nichols is not on the ballot.
Taxes & budget
Trent AshbyRepublican
No documented position found.
Bobby TillmanDemocratic
- Proposes eliminating school property taxes on homesteads.
Public safety
Trent AshbyRepublican
- Sponsored law requiring sex offender registration for child grooming.In office
- Sponsored law studying retirement benefits for wildland firefighters.In office
Bobby TillmanDemocratic
No documented position found.
Education
Trent AshbyRepublican
No documented position found.
Bobby TillmanDemocratic
- Opposes school vouchers; supports raising the student allotment.
Economy & jobs
Trent AshbyRepublican
No documented position found.
Bobby TillmanDemocratic
- Supports a higher minimum wage and limits on corporate home-buying.
Roads & infrastructure
Trent AshbyRepublican
- Sponsored law creating a rural infrastructure disaster recovery program.In office
Bobby TillmanDemocratic
- Supports repairing rural roads and expanding broadband statewide.
Environment & parks
Trent AshbyRepublican
- Sponsored law on the Farm and Ranch Lands Conservation Program.In office
- Sponsored law creating an insurance pool for prescribed burn managers.In office
Bobby TillmanDemocratic
- Proposes buffer zones and no tax incentives for data centers.
- Proposes two new water districts and updating groundwater rules.
Health & human services
Trent AshbyRepublican
No documented position found.
Bobby TillmanDemocratic
- Supports expanding Medicaid and keeping rural hospitals open.
- Supports abortion access as a private medical decision.
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.