State of Texas
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Celeste Cabrera-HuffRepublican
Terry CanalesDemocratic IncumbentOn ballot as
Celeste Cabrera-Huff
Terry Canales
Current role
Business owner (per campaign)
State Representative, Texas House District 40 (first elected 2012; in office since 2013)
Background
- Background in building health clinics in South Texas (per campaign)
- Bachelor's degree, University of the Incarnate Word
- Law degree, St. Mary's School of Law
- Attorney; own law practice, Edinburg
Experience
- Republican primary (March 3, 2026): advanced to runoff, first place with 38.1%
- Republican primary runoff (May 26, 2026): won, 68.8% over Nehemias Gomez
- Chairman, House panel on transportation funding (named 2025)
- Member, Calendars Committee and Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs Committee (named 2025)
- Chairman, House Transportation Committee (2019–January 2025)
- Democratic primary (March 3, 2026): unopposed
Top priorities
- Taxes: "cut property taxes, stop unfair appraisal practices"
- Health care: "access and affordability to healthcare is her priority"
- Business: "simplify licensing and cut the red tape where it's holding businesses back"
- Public safety: "stand with law enforcement to protect our families from crime, drugs, and trafficking"
- Schools: "strengthen our schools, pay teachers well, and explore more opportunities for early childcare and after school programs"
- "Investing in infrastructure and mobility to meet the needs of a fast-growing Valley"
- "protecting public schools from politicized attacks and funding cuts"
- "Ensuring South Texas has a seat at the table in water, energy, health care, and border security debates"
- "passing legislation that further strengthens open government and transparency"
Tidbits
- Abortion: No public statement found
- Border and immigration: Campaign site: will "stand with law enforcement to protect our families from crime, drugs, and trafficking that have infiltrated our communities"
- Guns: No public statement found
- Public schools and vouchers: Campaign site: "She will empower parents to make the best schooling choices for their child instead of letting bureaucrats dictate their educational path."
- Property taxes: Campaign site: "Celeste will cut property taxes, stop unfair appraisal practices, and give Texans the financial relief and transparency they deserve."
Claims and the record
- Controversies: None found in the news coverage we reviewed
- Abortion: No public statement found
- Border and immigration: No public statement found
- Guns: No public statement found
- Public schools and vouchers: Campaign site: "I was proud to vote for a record $8.5 billion funding increase for schools statewide"; says "there are still gaps in education funding"
- Property taxes: No public statement found
Claims and the record
- Controversies: None found in the news coverage we reviewed
Endorsements
None found in our research
- Texas AFT
Celeste Cabrera-Huff
Republican- On ballot as
- Celeste Cabrera-Huff
- Current role
- Business owner (per campaign)
- Background
- Background in building health clinics in South Texas (per campaign)
- Experience
- Republican primary (March 3, 2026): advanced to runoff, first place with 38.1%
- Republican primary runoff (May 26, 2026): won, 68.8% over Nehemias Gomez
- Top priorities
- Taxes: "cut property taxes, stop unfair appraisal practices"
- Health care: "access and affordability to healthcare is her priority"
- Business: "simplify licensing and cut the red tape where it's holding businesses back"
- Public safety: "stand with law enforcement to protect our families from crime, drugs, and trafficking"
- Schools: "strengthen our schools, pay teachers well, and explore more opportunities for early childcare and after school programs"
- Tidbits
- Abortion: No public statement found
- Border and immigration: Campaign site: will "stand with law enforcement to protect our families from crime, drugs, and trafficking that have infiltrated our communities"
- Guns: No public statement found
- Public schools and vouchers: Campaign site: "She will empower parents to make the best schooling choices for their child instead of letting bureaucrats dictate their educational path."
- Property taxes: Campaign site: "Celeste will cut property taxes, stop unfair appraisal practices, and give Texans the financial relief and transparency they deserve."
Claims and the record- Controversies: None found in the news coverage we reviewed
- Endorsements
- None found in our research
- Campaign website
- celestefortexas.com
Terry Canales
Democratic Incumbent- On ballot as
- Terry Canales
- Current role
- State Representative, Texas House District 40 (first elected 2012; in office since 2013)
- Background
- Bachelor's degree, University of the Incarnate Word
- Law degree, St. Mary's School of Law
- Attorney; own law practice, Edinburg
- Experience
- Chairman, House panel on transportation funding (named 2025)
- Member, Calendars Committee and Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs Committee (named 2025)
- Chairman, House Transportation Committee (2019–January 2025)
- Democratic primary (March 3, 2026): unopposed
- Top priorities
- "Investing in infrastructure and mobility to meet the needs of a fast-growing Valley"
- "protecting public schools from politicized attacks and funding cuts"
- "Ensuring South Texas has a seat at the table in water, energy, health care, and border security debates"
- "passing legislation that further strengthens open government and transparency"
- Tidbits
- Abortion: No public statement found
- Border and immigration: No public statement found
- Guns: No public statement found
- Public schools and vouchers: Campaign site: "I was proud to vote for a record $8.5 billion funding increase for schools statewide"; says "there are still gaps in education funding"
- Property taxes: No public statement found
Claims and the record- Controversies: None found in the news coverage we reviewed
- Endorsements
- Texas AFT
- Campaign website
- terrycanales.com
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