The Railroad Commission regulates oil and gas and has nothing to do with cannabis — which is why this race is easy to miss. Its Democratic nominee sits in the Texas House and filed a bill in both 2023 and 2025 to repeal marijuana offenses outright, alongside votes against the hemp-THC ban. A guide organised by office would never surface that.
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Coauthored2021-03-16
Signed on as a coauthor of HB 1535, relating to the medical use of low-THC cannabis and compassionate-use institutional review boards.
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Authored2023-02-24
Filed HB 2818 as author, captioned "Relating to the production and regulation of hemp; providing an administrative penalty; requiring a permit to conduct certain research involving hemp; authorizing a fee; creating a criminal offense."
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Authored2023-03-06
Filed HB 3620 as author, captioned "Relating to repealing certain offenses and removing certain regulations relating to marihuana, cannabis, cannabinoids, synthetic cannabinoids, and paraphernalia."
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Authored2023-03-10
Filed HB 4918 as author, captioned "Relating to the processing, manufacture, and sale of hemp products for smoking."
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Authored2025-01-07
Filed HB 1750 as author, captioned "Relating to the processing, manufacture, and sale of hemp products for smoking."
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Authored2025-01-07
Filed HB 1763 as author, captioned "Relating to repealing certain offenses and removing certain regulations relating to marihuana, cannabis, cannabinoids, synthetic cannabinoids, and paraphernalia."
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Vote2025-05-12
Recorded Yea on Record Vote 2184, passage to engrossment of CSHB 46, the Compassionate Use Program expansion, which carried 118 Yeas to 16 Nays.
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Vote2025-05-13
Recorded Yea on Record Vote 2257, final House passage of HB 46, the Compassionate Use Program expansion, which carried 122 Yeas to 21 Nays.
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Vote2025-05-21
Recorded Nay on Record Vote 3192, passage to third reading of CSSB 3, the intoxicating-hemp-THC ban, which carried 95 Yeas to 44 Nays.
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Vote2025-05-22
Recorded Nay on Record Vote 3304, final House passage of SB 3, the intoxicating-hemp-THC ban, which carried 87 Yeas to 54 Nays.
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Vote2025-06-01
Recorded Yea on Record Vote 4163, adoption of the conference committee report on HB 46, the Compassionate Use Program expansion, which carried 138 Yeas to 1 Nay.
No record compiled yet. Checked on 2026-09-18: his Texas Tribune race profile of 2026-09-15 and his Community Impact candidate questionnaire of 2026-08-25, neither of which mentions cannabis, marijuana, THC or hemp. He holds no Texas legislative office, so there is no roll call or bill authorship to search.
No record compiled yet. Checked on 2026-09-18: the same Texas Tribune race profile and Community Impact questionnaire, plus the Libertarian Party of Texas candidate listing, none of which carries a cannabis, marijuana, THC or hemp statement from him. He holds no Texas legislative office, so there is no roll call or bill authorship to search. The Libertarian Party platform does address cannabis, but a party document is not an act by this candidate and is not recorded as one.
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