Texas House, District 98
A Dallas-Fort Worth area district. No candidate on this ballot holds Texas legislative office, so none appears in a 2025 cannabis or hemp roll call. What each candidate has said or answered is listed below in date order, each with its own source.
How this score is worked out
Seven kinds of act move this number, and they do not count equally. A recorded vote counts 3, and so does authoring a bill or signing an executive action; signing on to somebody else’s bill counts 2. A statement or a questionnaire answer counts 2 as well, and an organisational endorsement counts 1. A vote takes its direction from the bill, whose effect is set out in advance; the rest take it from our reading of what was said, and each one below shows that reading and the reason for it. Acts shown with no number were examined and deliberately left out of the arithmetic, with a reason given.
- 2026-02-16 questionnaire — Answered that marijuana can be a gateway to more damaging drugs and that the Legislature should approach hemp and marijuana policy with caution and strong oversight, counted as -2 at weight 2
Average on the −2 to +2 scale: -2. Full method and the bill table.
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Questionnaire2026-02-03
Answered the Dallas Morning News candidate questionnaire in its 2026 voter guide. The paper asked every candidate in the race: "How do you think the president’s executive order to reclassify marijuana as a Schedule III drug will affect THC regulation in Texas?" The answer given was: "The federal reclassification of marijuana shouldn’t override Texas law. THC can impact health and safety, especially for youth, and Texas must retain control to enforce age limits, prevent impaired driving, and protect communities.
State decisions, not federal mandates, should guide regulation."
This answer is shown but not scored: the question asks what the candidate expects to happen, and this reply describes an expectation without stating a position of their own on lawful access.
WeedVoter’s note — shown here, but deliberately left out of the score: Argued that federal reclassification should not override Texas law and that the state should retain control over age limits and impaired driving. That is a view about which government decides, not a stated position on lawful access.
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Questionnaire2026-02-16
Answered the Fort Worth Report candidate questionnaire question "What is your stance on banning or regulating THC products?", published 2026-02-16: "I believe marijuana can be a gateway to other, more serious and damaging drugs. In my opinion, the Legislature should approach hemp and marijuana policy with caution, strong oversight, and a focus on public safety."
How this score is worked out
Seven kinds of act move this number, and they do not count equally. A recorded vote counts 3, and so does authoring a bill or signing an executive action; signing on to somebody else’s bill counts 2. A statement or a questionnaire answer counts 2 as well, and an organisational endorsement counts 1. A vote takes its direction from the bill, whose effect is set out in advance; the rest take it from our reading of what was said, and each one below shows that reading and the reason for it. Acts shown with no number were examined and deliberately left out of the arithmetic, with a reason given.
- 2026-02-16 questionnaire — Answered that Texas should legalise THC and marijuana for medicinal and recreational use, counted as +2 at weight 2
- 2026-02-16 questionnaire — Described herself as a proponent of legalising marijuana, counted as +2 at weight 2
- 2026-02-03 questionnaire — Said Texas should legalise THC and marijuana for medicinal and recreational use, citing tax revenue from other states, counted as +2 at weight 2
Average on the −2 to +2 scale: 2. Full method and the bill table.
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Questionnaire2026-02-03
Answered the Dallas Morning News candidate questionnaire in its 2026 voter guide. The paper asked every candidate in the race: "How do you think the president’s executive order to reclassify marijuana as a Schedule III drug will affect THC regulation in Texas?" The answer given was: "I believe that Texas should comply with the new federal reclassification to make THC/hemp and marijuana a Schedule 1 drug in November 2026.
This will increase tax revenue, which can be allocated to education, affordability and health priorities. It will also allow normal banking to occur and medically benefit veterans and other patients with chronic or terminal illnesses. Additionally, I believe Texas should leapfrog the issue altogether a legalize THC and marijuana for medicinal and recreational use. Legalizing marijuana will provide substantial new tax revenue that is needed to address the expansion of Medicaid, pay for universal childcare, fund public schools and address ongoing affordability issues.
California's cannabis tax revenue exceeded $500 million in the first half of 2025. The state has collected over $7.3 billion in total cannabis tax revenue since January 2018. In only its second year, New York collected an estimated $140 million in tax revenue from legalized marijuana."
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Questionnaire2026-02-16
Answered the Fort Worth Report candidate questionnaire question "What is your stance on banning or regulating THC products?", published 2026-02-16: "I believe Texas should leapfrog the issue altogether and legalize THC and marijuana for medicinal and recreational use. Legalizing marijuana will provide substantial new tax revenue that is needed to address the expansion of Medicaid, pay for universal childcare, fund public schools and address ongoing affordability issues."
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Questionnaire2026-02-16
In the same questionnaire, answering on property tax relief, said: "This is why I am a proponent of legalizing gambling and marijuana."
All 2 candidates on this ballot are listed.