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General election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

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State Representative, District 133

Race · November 3, 2026 general election

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Mano DeayalaMano DeayalaRepublican Incumbent
Josh WallensteinJosh WallensteinDemocratic
On ballot as
MANO DEAYALA
JOSH WALLENSTEIN
Current role
State Representative, Texas House District 133 (since January 10, 2023; second term)
Attorney; runs his own Houston-based law firm (per campaign)
Background
  • BBA in finance, University of Texas (1988)
  • Law degree, Southern Methodist University (1992)
  • Attorney; senior partner, Buck Keenan LLP
  • Former youth football coach
  • Spring Branch-Memorial Sports Association board member (2012–2022)
  • Bachelor's degree, Southern Methodist University (1997)
  • Law degree, Stanford Law School (2002)
  • More than two decades in ethics, compliance and anti-corruption law (per campaign)
  • Born in Austin, Texas
Experience
  • Member, House Appropriations Committee
  • Vice Chair, Appropriations Subcommittee on Articles I, IV & V
  • Appointed July 2020 by the U.S. Trade Representative as an arbitrator for trade disputes under the USMCA
  • Appointed April 2017 by Gov. Greg Abbott to a six-year term on the Texas Board of Criminal Justice
  • Served on Spring Branch ISD's Finance and Long-Range Planning committees
  • Served on the HISD Capital Planning Steering Committee (per campaign)
  • Involved in Leadership Houston, the Center for Houston’s Future, and the West Houston Democrats (per campaign)
Top priorities
  • His campaign site says he is "fighting to keep our neighborhoods safe, expand educational opportunity, and provide meaningful property tax relief for Texas families"
  • Property taxes: his campaign says "more must be done to significantly reduce the property tax burden on Texas families"
  • Ethics: "stronger ethics rules, greater transparency, and tougher safeguards against conflicts of interest"
  • In a Ballotpedia survey: "fight to fully fund public schools, raise teacher pay, strengthen accountability"
  • In a Ballotpedia survey: "expand Medicaid, lower prescription drug and insurance costs, strengthen community health centers"
  • Infrastructure: "smart investments in flood control, drainage, and resilient infrastructure"
  • Supports banning candidates and officeholders from using campaign funds "to buy, sell, or trade individual stocks and other securities"
Tidbits
  • Abortion: No public statement found
  • Border and immigration: No public statement found
  • Guns: No public statement found
  • Public schools and vouchers: Campaign site: says he "voted to pass the largest investment increase in public education in Texas history" and that the Legislature "Invested $1 billion in Education Savings Accounts to expand parental choice"
  • Property taxes: Campaign site: "Mano knows more must be done to significantly reduce the property tax burden on Texas families and ensure homeowners can keep more of their hard-earned money."
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: In an ATPE candidate survey: "I do not believe that we should be subsidising the private school tuition of wealthy students."
  • Property taxes: Campaign site: "Rising property taxes and housing costs continue to drive up the cost of living. Josh wants to give relief to Texans"
Claims and the record
  • Controversies: None found in the news coverage we reviewed
Endorsements
  • Texas Right to Life PAC
  • Texas Home School Coalition
  • Houston Police Officers' Union
  • Houston Region Business Coalition
  • Texas AFL-CIO
  • Texas AFT
  • Texas Gulf Coast Area Labor Federation, AFL-CIO
  • Texas State Teachers Association
  • Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee (listed by campaign)
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  • Planned Parenthood Texas Votes (listed by campaign)
  • Houston Black American Democrats (listed by campaign)
  • Secular Houston (listed by campaign)
  • Center for Freethought Equality (listed by campaign)
  • Teachers Unify to End Gun Violence (listed by campaign)
  • The Oath of Office (listed by campaign)
  • Community Voices for Public Education (CVPE) (listed by campaign)
  • LiUNA (listed by campaign)
  • NDRC (the National Democratic Redistricting Committee) (listed by campaign)
  • Working Families Party (listed by campaign)
Campaign website
manoforstaterep.com
josh4texas.com
Mano Deayala

Mano Deayala

Republican Incumbent
On ballot as
MANO DEAYALA
Current role
State Representative, Texas House District 133 (since January 10, 2023; second term)
Background
  • BBA in finance, University of Texas (1988)
  • Law degree, Southern Methodist University (1992)
  • Attorney; senior partner, Buck Keenan LLP
  • Former youth football coach
  • Spring Branch-Memorial Sports Association board member (2012–2022)
Experience
  • Member, House Appropriations Committee
  • Vice Chair, Appropriations Subcommittee on Articles I, IV & V
  • Appointed July 2020 by the U.S. Trade Representative as an arbitrator for trade disputes under the USMCA
  • Appointed April 2017 by Gov. Greg Abbott to a six-year term on the Texas Board of Criminal Justice
  • Served on Spring Branch ISD's Finance and Long-Range Planning committees
Top priorities
  • His campaign site says he is "fighting to keep our neighborhoods safe, expand educational opportunity, and provide meaningful property tax relief for Texas families"
  • Property taxes: his campaign says "more must be done to significantly reduce the property tax burden on Texas families"
Tidbits
  • Abortion: No public statement found
  • Border and immigration: No public statement found
  • Guns: No public statement found
  • Public schools and vouchers: Campaign site: says he "voted to pass the largest investment increase in public education in Texas history" and that the Legislature "Invested $1 billion in Education Savings Accounts to expand parental choice"
  • Property taxes: Campaign site: "Mano knows more must be done to significantly reduce the property tax burden on Texas families and ensure homeowners can keep more of their hard-earned money."
Claims and the record
  • Controversies: None found in the news coverage we reviewed
Endorsements
  • Texas Right to Life PAC
  • Texas Home School Coalition
  • Houston Police Officers' Union
  • Houston Region Business Coalition
Campaign website
manoforstaterep.com
Josh Wallenstein

Josh Wallenstein

Democratic
On ballot as
JOSH WALLENSTEIN
Current role
Attorney; runs his own Houston-based law firm (per campaign)
Background
  • Bachelor's degree, Southern Methodist University (1997)
  • Law degree, Stanford Law School (2002)
  • More than two decades in ethics, compliance and anti-corruption law (per campaign)
  • Born in Austin, Texas
Experience
  • Served on the HISD Capital Planning Steering Committee (per campaign)
  • Involved in Leadership Houston, the Center for Houston’s Future, and the West Houston Democrats (per campaign)
Top priorities
  • Ethics: "stronger ethics rules, greater transparency, and tougher safeguards against conflicts of interest"
  • In a Ballotpedia survey: "fight to fully fund public schools, raise teacher pay, strengthen accountability"
  • In a Ballotpedia survey: "expand Medicaid, lower prescription drug and insurance costs, strengthen community health centers"
  • Infrastructure: "smart investments in flood control, drainage, and resilient infrastructure"
  • Supports banning candidates and officeholders from using campaign funds "to buy, sell, or trade individual stocks and other securities"
Tidbits
  • Abortion: No public statement found
  • Border and immigration: No public statement found
  • Guns: No public statement found
  • Public schools and vouchers: In an ATPE candidate survey: "I do not believe that we should be subsidising the private school tuition of wealthy students."
  • Property taxes: Campaign site: "Rising property taxes and housing costs continue to drive up the cost of living. Josh wants to give relief to Texans"
Claims and the record
  • Controversies: None found in the news coverage we reviewed
Endorsements
  • Texas AFL-CIO
  • Texas AFT
  • Texas Gulf Coast Area Labor Federation, AFL-CIO
  • Texas State Teachers Association
  • Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee (listed by campaign)
Show all 15
  • Planned Parenthood Texas Votes (listed by campaign)
  • Houston Black American Democrats (listed by campaign)
  • Secular Houston (listed by campaign)
  • Center for Freethought Equality (listed by campaign)
  • Teachers Unify to End Gun Violence (listed by campaign)
  • The Oath of Office (listed by campaign)
  • Community Voices for Public Education (CVPE) (listed by campaign)
  • LiUNA (listed by campaign)
  • NDRC (the National Democratic Redistricting Committee) (listed by campaign)
  • Working Families Party (listed by campaign)
Campaign website
josh4texas.com

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