State of Texas
Member, State Board of Education, District 13
Carlos (Charlie) Garza
Republican- On ballot as
- Carlos (Charlie) Garza
- Current role
- Retired teacher
- Background
- B.S., Southern Illinois University Carbondale (per Dallas Morning News questionnaire)
- M.S., Old Dominion University (per the questionnaire)
- Retired U.S. Navy veteran (per Dallas Morning News editorial)
- Former naval submarine officer (per 2012 Texas Tribune report)
- "24 years of experience as an educator and administrator" (per the questionnaire)
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- Born and raised in Texas (per the questionnaire)
- District resident, 23 years (per the questionnaire)
- Experience
- Republican nominee, replacing primary winner April Williams Moore (per Ballotpedia)
- Moore was found ineligible for the general election ballot (per Ballotpedia)
- Filing for this race dated Aug. 24, 2026 (per Texas Secretary of State's candidate list)
- Member, State Board of Education, District 1 (West Texas, including El Paso) (2011–2013)
- Elected to that seat in 2010; lost the 2012 general election to Martha Dominguez
- Assistant principal, Clint ISD near El Paso (as of 2012) (per Texas Tribune)
- Top priorities
- "No family should be trapped by a ZIP code or forced to accept a school that does not meet state standards."
- "Texas voters deserve a real voice in major education decisions—not decisions made behind closed doors by unelected officials."
- "Book approval belongs closest to the people it affects most: local school boards and parents."
- On reading: "That starts with training teachers in the science of reading, putting proven phonics materials in every classroom"
- Tidbits
- Curriculum and instructional materials: In a Dallas Morning News questionnaire, on religious content: "we should not erase or ignore the important role religion has played in shaping our nation's history, laws, conflicts, and social movements"
- Library books: In a Dallas Morning News questionnaire: "Book approval belongs closest to the people it affects most: local school boards and parents."
- School funding and bonds: No public statement found
- Vouchers / school choice: In a Dallas Morning News questionnaire, on education savings accounts: "Giving families more choices creates the pressure schools need to improve."
- Endorsements
- None found in our research
- Campaign website
- Not found
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