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A guide for Texans who put faith, family, and freedom first. Scores prioritize the Christian score, then the Constitution score (liberty & limited government under the U.S. Constitution), then the GOP score. Tap the ⓘ next to each score bar for what counts. Enter your ZIP, pick a county, or search a name to narrow races — then confirm on your county sample ballot. The general election is Tuesday, November 3, 2026.
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Governor of Texas
Christian 32 / 45 · Constitution 26 / 35 · GOP 19 / 20 · Grade B · 77/100
Christian 9 / 45 · Constitution 24 / 35 · GOP 6 / 20 · Grade D · 39/100
Christian 0 / 45 · Constitution 3 / 35 · GOP 0 / 20 · Grade F · 3/100
U.S. Senate (Texas)
Christian 35 / 45 · Constitution 31 / 35 · GOP 19 / 20 · Grade A · 85/100
Christian 4 / 45 · Constitution 26 / 35 · GOP 2 / 20 · Grade D · 32/100
Christian 0 / 45 · Constitution 5 / 35 · GOP 0 / 20 · Grade F · 5/100
Lieutenant Governor of Texas
Christian 41 / 45 · Constitution 28 / 35 · GOP 20 / 20 · Grade A · 89/100
Christian 14 / 45 · Constitution 22 / 35 · GOP 4 / 20 · Grade C · 40/100
Christian 2 / 45 · Constitution 10 / 35 · GOP 0 / 20 · Grade F · 12/100
Christian 0 / 45 · Constitution 3 / 35 · GOP 0 / 20 · Grade F · 3/100
Texas Attorney General
Christian 36 / 45 · Constitution 30 / 35 · GOP 18 / 20 · Grade A · 84/100
Christian 4 / 45 · Constitution 8 / 35 · GOP 2 / 20 · Grade F · 14/100
Christian 0 / 45 · Constitution 4 / 35 · GOP 0 / 20 · Grade F · 4/100
Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts
Christian 36 / 45 · Constitution 30 / 35 · GOP 18 / 20 · Grade A · 84/100
Christian 4 / 45 · Constitution 8 / 35 · GOP 1 / 20 · Grade F · 13/100
Christian 4 / 45 · Constitution 6 / 35 · GOP 0 / 20 · Grade F · 10/100
Christian 0 / 45 · Constitution 3 / 35 · GOP 0 / 20 · Grade F · 3/100
Texas Land Commissioner
Christian 35 / 45 · Constitution 30 / 35 · GOP 18 / 20 · Grade A · 83/100
Christian 4 / 45 · Constitution 22 / 35 · GOP 5 / 20 · Grade D · 31/100
Christian 0 / 45 · Constitution 6 / 35 · GOP 0 / 20 · Grade F · 6/100
Texas Agriculture Commissioner
Christian 36 / 45 · Constitution 30 / 35 · GOP 18 / 20 · Grade A · 84/100
Christian 4 / 45 · Constitution 31 / 35 · GOP 5 / 20 · Grade C · 40/100
Christian 0 / 45 · Constitution 9 / 35 · GOP 0 / 20 · Grade F · 9/100
Texas Railroad Commission
Christian 31 / 45 · Constitution 24 / 35 · GOP 17 / 20 · Grade B · 72/100
Christian 4 / 45 · Constitution 29 / 35 · GOP 5 / 20 · Grade D · 38/100
Christian 0 / 45 · Constitution 5 / 35 · GOP 0 / 20 · Grade F · 5/100
Chief Justice, Texas Supreme Court
Christian 32 / 45 · Constitution 33 / 35 · GOP 18 / 20 · Grade A · 83/100
Christian 0 / 45 · Constitution 3 / 35 · GOP 0 / 20 · Grade F · 3/100
Justice, Texas Supreme Court, Place 2 (unexpired term)
Christian 24 / 45 · Constitution 25 / 35 · GOP 17 / 20 · Grade B · 66/100
Christian 0 / 45 · Constitution 5 / 35 · GOP 0 / 20 · Grade F · 5/100
Justice, Texas Supreme Court, Place 7
Christian 28 / 45 · Constitution 27 / 35 · GOP 16 / 20 · Grade B · 71/100
Christian 0 / 45 · Constitution 7 / 35 · GOP 0 / 20 · Grade F · 7/100
Justice, Texas Supreme Court, Place 8
Christian 24 / 45 · Constitution 26 / 35 · GOP 17 / 20 · Grade B · 67/100
Christian 0 / 45 · Constitution 3 / 35 · GOP 0 / 20 · Grade F · 3/100
Judge, Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 3
Christian 24 / 45 · Constitution 28 / 35 · GOP 17 / 20 · Grade B · 69/100
Christian 4 / 45 · Constitution 24 / 35 · GOP 3 / 20 · Grade D · 31/100
Christian 4 / 45 · Constitution 5 / 35 · GOP 0 / 20 · Grade F · 9/100
Judge, Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 4
Christian 28 / 45 · Constitution 31 / 35 · GOP 18 / 20 · Grade B · 77/100
Christian 0 / 45 · Constitution 4 / 35 · GOP 0 / 20 · Grade F · 4/100
Judge, Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 9
Christian 35 / 45 · Constitution 28 / 35 · GOP 16 / 20 · Grade B · 79/100
Christian 0 / 45 · Constitution 5 / 35 · GOP 0 / 20 · Grade F · 5/100
Chief Justice, 15th Court of Appeals
Christian 20 / 45 · Constitution 25 / 35 · GOP 17 / 20 · Grade B · 62/100
Christian 0 / 45 · Constitution 5 / 35 · GOP 0 / 20 · Grade F · 5/100
Justice, 15th Court of Appeals, Place 2
Christian 20 / 45 · Constitution 26 / 35 · GOP 17 / 20 · Grade B · 63/100
Christian 4 / 45 · Constitution 6 / 35 · GOP 0 / 20 · Grade F · 10/100
Justice, 15th Court of Appeals, Place 3
Christian 20 / 45 · Constitution 23 / 35 · GOP 16 / 20 · Grade C · 59/100
Christian 4 / 45 · Constitution 6 / 35 · GOP 0 / 20 · Grade F · 10/100
U.S. House, Texas District 2
Christian 36 / 45 · Constitution 31 / 35 · GOP 19 / 20 · Grade A · 86/100
Christian 4 / 45 · Constitution 6 / 35 · GOP 0 / 20 · Grade F · 10/100
U.S. House, Texas District 7
Christian 32 / 45 · Constitution 29 / 35 · GOP 17 / 20 · Grade B · 78/100
Christian 4 / 45 · Constitution 6 / 35 · GOP 0 / 20 · Grade F · 10/100
Christian 0 / 45 · Constitution 4 / 35 · GOP 0 / 20 · Grade F · 4/100
U.S. House, Texas District 8
Christian 33 / 45 · Constitution 31 / 35 · GOP 19 / 20 · Grade A · 83/100
Christian 0 / 45 · Constitution 2 / 35 · GOP 0 / 20 · Grade F · 2/100
U.S. House, Texas District 9
Christian 24 / 45 · Constitution 27 / 35 · GOP 18 / 20 · Grade B · 69/100
Christian 0 / 45 · Constitution 3 / 35 · GOP 0 / 20 · Grade F · 3/100
U.S. House, Texas District 18 (full term)
Christian 3 / 45 · Constitution 6 / 35 · GOP 14 / 20 · Grade D · 23/100
Christian 0 / 45 · Constitution 2 / 35 · GOP 0 / 20 · Grade F · 2/100
U.S. House, Texas District 22
Christian 24 / 45 · Constitution 27 / 35 · GOP 18 / 20 · Grade B · 69/100
Christian 0 / 45 · Constitution 3 / 35 · GOP 0 / 20 · Grade F · 3/100
U.S. House, Texas District 29
Christian 29 / 45 · Constitution 27 / 35 · GOP 16 / 20 · Grade B · 72/100
Christian 0 / 45 · Constitution 2 / 35 · GOP 0 / 20 · Grade F · 2/100
U.S. House, Texas District 36
Christian 32 / 45 · Constitution 29 / 35 · GOP 19 / 20 · Grade A · 80/100
Christian 4 / 45 · Constitution 3 / 35 · GOP 0 / 20 · Grade F · 7/100
U.S. House, Texas District 38
Christian 35 / 45 · Constitution 31 / 35 · GOP 19 / 20 · Grade A · 85/100
Christian 4 / 45 · Constitution 6 / 35 · GOP 0 / 20 · Grade F · 10/100
Christian 0 / 45 · Constitution 3 / 35 · GOP 0 / 20 · Grade F · 3/100
U.S. House, Texas District 6
Christian 27 / 45 · Constitution 24 / 35 · GOP 18 / 20 · Grade B · 69/100
Christian 4 / 45 · Constitution 3 / 35 · GOP 0 / 20 · Grade F · 7/100
U.S. House, Texas District 10
Christian 21 / 45 · Constitution 28 / 35 · GOP 19 / 20 · Grade B · 68/100
Christian 4 / 45 · Constitution 5 / 35 · GOP 0 / 20 · Grade F · 9/100
U.S. House, Texas District 11
Christian 32 / 45 · Constitution 30 / 35 · GOP 19 / 20 · Grade A · 81/100
Christian 4 / 45 · Constitution 3 / 35 · GOP 0 / 20 · Grade F · 7/100
U.S. House, Texas District 12
Christian 30 / 45 · Constitution 28 / 35 · GOP 19 / 20 · Grade B · 77/100
Christian 4 / 45 · Constitution 3 / 35 · GOP 0 / 20 · Grade F · 7/100
U.S. House, Texas District 24
Christian 29 / 45 · Constitution 28 / 35 · GOP 19 / 20 · Grade B · 76/100
Christian 0 / 45 · Constitution 3 / 35 · GOP 0 / 20 · Grade F · 3/100
U.S. House, Texas District 25
Christian 32 / 45 · Constitution 30 / 35 · GOP 19 / 20 · Grade A · 81/100
Christian 4 / 45 · Constitution 5 / 35 · GOP 0 / 20 · Grade F · 9/100
U.S. House, Texas District 30
Christian 11 / 45 · Constitution 21 / 35 · GOP 15 / 20 · Grade C · 47/100
Christian 0 / 45 · Constitution 2 / 35 · GOP 0 / 20 · Grade F · 2/100
U.S. House, Texas District 37
Christian 24 / 45 · Constitution 27 / 35 · GOP 16 / 20 · Grade B · 67/100
Christian 0 / 45 · Constitution 2 / 35 · GOP 0 / 20 · Grade F · 2/100
U.S. House, Texas District 5
Christian 28 / 45 · Constitution 29 / 35 · GOP 19 / 20 · Grade B · 76/100
Christian 0 / 45 · Constitution 2 / 35 · GOP 0 / 20 · Grade F · 2/100
U.S. House, Texas District 20
Christian 11 / 45 · Constitution 22 / 35 · GOP 15 / 20 · Grade C · 48/100
Christian 0 / 45 · Constitution 2 / 35 · GOP 0 / 20 · Grade F · 2/100
U.S. House, Texas District 21
Christian 32 / 45 · Constitution 30 / 35 · GOP 19 / 20 · Grade A · 81/100
Christian 0 / 45 · Constitution 3 / 35 · GOP 0 / 20 · Grade F · 3/100
U.S. House, Texas District 23
Christian 14 / 45 · Constitution 28 / 35 · GOP 18 / 20 · Grade B · 60/100
Christian 4 / 45 · Constitution 4 / 35 · GOP 0 / 20 · Grade F · 8/100
Christian 0 / 45 · Constitution 3 / 35 · GOP 0 / 20 · Grade F · 3/100
U.S. House, Texas District 27
Christian 33 / 45 · Constitution 32 / 35 · GOP 19 / 20 · Grade A · 84/100
Christian 0 / 45 · Constitution 2 / 35 · GOP 0 / 20 · Grade F · 2/100
U.S. House, Texas District 32
Christian 35 / 45 · Constitution 31 / 35 · GOP 19 / 20 · Grade A · 85/100
Christian 0 / 45 · Constitution 3 / 35 · GOP 0 / 20 · Grade F · 3/100
U.S. House, Texas District 33
Christian 27 / 45 · Constitution 26 / 35 · GOP 13 / 20 · Grade B · 66/100
Christian 4 / 45 · Constitution 3 / 35 · GOP 0 / 20 · Grade F · 7/100
U.S. House, Texas District 35
Christian 14 / 45 · Constitution 25 / 35 · GOP 18 / 20 · Grade C · 57/100
Christian 4 / 45 · Constitution 5 / 35 · GOP 0 / 20 · Grade F · 9/100
U.S. House, Texas District 3
Christian 32 / 45 · Constitution 32 / 35 · GOP 19 / 20 · Grade A · 83/100
Christian 4 / 45 · Constitution 5 / 35 · GOP 0 / 20 · Grade F · 9/100
U.S. House, Texas District 4
Christian 31 / 45 · Constitution 29 / 35 · GOP 19 / 20 · Grade B · 79/100
Christian 4 / 45 · Constitution 6 / 35 · GOP 0 / 20 · Grade F · 10/100
U.S. House, Texas District 14
Christian 32 / 45 · Constitution 29 / 35 · GOP 19 / 20 · Grade A · 80/100
Christian 4 / 45 · Constitution 3 / 35 · GOP 0 / 20 · Grade F · 7/100
U.S. House, Texas District 15
Christian 23 / 45 · Constitution 23 / 35 · GOP 18 / 20 · Grade B · 64/100
Christian 4 / 45 · Constitution 6 / 35 · GOP 0 / 20 · Grade F · 10/100
U.S. House, Texas District 16
Christian 11 / 45 · Constitution 18 / 35 · GOP 14 / 20 · Grade C · 43/100
Christian 0 / 45 · Constitution 3 / 35 · GOP 0 / 20 · Grade F · 3/100
U.S. House, Texas District 28
Christian 16 / 45 · Constitution 24 / 35 · GOP 18 / 20 · Grade C · 58/100
Christian 18 / 45 · Constitution 14 / 35 · GOP 0 / 20 · Grade D · 32/100
Christian 4 / 45 · Constitution 6 / 35 · GOP 0 / 20 · Grade F · 10/100
U.S. House, Texas District 31
Christian 25 / 45 · Constitution 23 / 35 · GOP 19 / 20 · Grade B · 67/100
Christian 4 / 45 · Constitution 6 / 35 · GOP 0 / 20 · Grade F · 10/100
Christian 0 / 45 · Constitution 4 / 35 · GOP 0 / 20 · Grade F · 4/100
U.S. House, Texas District 34
Christian 22 / 45 · Constitution 27 / 35 · GOP 18 / 20 · Grade B · 67/100
Christian 9 / 45 · Constitution 14 / 35 · GOP 0 / 20 · Grade D · 23/100
Christian 8 / 45 · Constitution 12 / 35 · GOP 0 / 20 · Grade D · 20/100
Christian 4 / 45 · Constitution 6 / 35 · GOP 0 / 20 · Grade F · 10/100
U.S. House, Texas District 1
Christian 29 / 45 · Constitution 26 / 35 · GOP 18 / 20 · Grade B · 73/100
Christian 4 / 45 · Constitution 5 / 35 · GOP 0 / 20 · Grade F · 9/100
U.S. House, Texas District 13
Christian 30 / 45 · Constitution 30 / 35 · GOP 19 / 20 · Grade B · 79/100
Christian 4 / 45 · Constitution 6 / 35 · GOP 0 / 20 · Grade F · 10/100
U.S. House, Texas District 17
Christian 29 / 45 · Constitution 26 / 35 · GOP 19 / 20 · Grade B · 74/100
Christian 4 / 45 · Constitution 4 / 35 · GOP 0 / 20 · Grade F · 8/100
U.S. House, Texas District 19
Christian 33 / 45 · Constitution 28 / 35 · GOP 19 / 20 · Grade A · 80/100
Christian 4 / 45 · Constitution 6 / 35 · GOP 0 / 20 · Grade F · 10/100
U.S. House, Texas District 26
Christian 33 / 45 · Constitution 30 / 35 · GOP 19 / 20 · Grade A · 82/100
Christian 4 / 45 · Constitution 12 / 35 · GOP 0 / 20 · Grade F · 16/100
Christian 4 / 45 · Constitution 5 / 35 · GOP 0 / 20 · Grade F · 9/100
Chief Justice, 3rd Court of Appeals
Christian 12 / 45 · Constitution 26 / 35 · GOP 17 / 20 · Grade C · 55/100
Christian 0 / 45 · Constitution 3 / 35 · GOP 0 / 20 · Grade F · 3/100
Justice, 13th Court of Appeals, Place 6
Christian 6 / 45 · Constitution 21 / 35 · GOP 16 / 20 · Grade C · 43/100
Christian 4 / 45 · Constitution 7 / 35 · GOP 0 / 20 · Grade F · 11/100
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She signed it at Planned Parenthood
Governor Sherrill signed S2260 at Montclair’s clinic. Prayer on the sidewalk is still speech.
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2026 races
Texas values voter guide
Statewide races for every Texas ZIP. Narrow by county, then confirm names on your sample ballot.
Open Texas guide →They sued the surrogate who saved the child
She said no. He lived. Now they want six figures. A child is not a product.
Read more →After August 18: what November 3 still decides
Unofficial Florida pairs: Donalds and Jolly, Moody and Nixon, Russell and Messina.
Read more →How we score
Christian 45, Constitution 35, GOP 20. The letter is the 100-point total.
Read more →Ballot measures
Only measures with posted ballot language belong here. Texas SOS does not list statewide constitutional amendments for November 3, 2026 (the 17-proposition vote was November 4, 2025). On file: Dallas County’s tax-rate election — HOLD, no invented YES/NO. City, ISD, and MUD propositions stay off this list until posted. Confirm every oval at VoteTexas.gov.
Every measure below has Christian / Constitution / GOP scores and a Guide YES or NO (or LEAN). Scores are values alignment if you vote YES. Owner rule: lean NO on new tax or bond debt unless the measure clearly cuts waste, protects life/family/schools-without-DEI, or is narrowly public safety. Texas SOS lists the November 3, 2026 general election plus specials for Senate District 22 and House District 93 — no statewide constitutional amendments (the 17 propositions were November 4, 2025). This guide now includes posted county, city, and school-district measures for Dallas joint entities, Bexar-area ISDs + Pre-K 4 SA, Leander ISD, and Collin (McKinney / Bland / Anna / Wylie). Dallas County tax-rate remains HOLD (conflicting VATR figures; Attachment A missing). Some city/ISD cards are identity-only until the sample ballot locks final wording. Your ZIP can cover more than one city or school district — confirm measures on your sample ballot. Confirm every measure on your official sample ballot at VoteTexas.gov.
Dallas County tax-rate election (2026 Tax Year)
Guide: NO
Dallas County Commissioners Court Order 2026-0879 calls a November 3 election on an adopted ad valorem rate of $0.248650 per $100 of taxable property for programs tied to homelessness reduction, encampments, mental-health access, and stable housing. Last year’s county rate cited as $0.215500. Average $350,000 home: order cites a $116.03 annual increase on the Dallas County portion. Vote 3–2. HOLD: the same order names the voter-approval tax rate as both $0.224650 and $0.226450, and the posted PDF does not include Attachment A (the ballot form). This guide will not invent a YES/NO or pick one VATR figure.
Why this guide leans this way: Values alignment if YES is weak. Constitution score is low: a countywide property-tax rate hike funds a large homelessness/housing bureaucracy stack. Christian compassion for the poor does not require ratifying a higher county tax rate when Attachment A / VATR figures still conflict and private charity / existing agencies remain available. Confirm final ballot language, but this guide’s call is NO.
Values alignment if YES: Christian 10 / 45 · Constitution 6 / 35 · GOP 4 / 20
City of Dallas Proposition A — Public Safety Facilities Bond
Guide: LEAN YES
Dallas City Council called a Nov 3 public-safety bond election. KERA (2026-08-12, corrected) reports Proposition A at $443 million for public-safety facilities (law-enforcement training center at UNT Dallas, Public Safety Training Complex at Dallas Executive Airport, Emergency Operations Center / 911, DPD property room / evidence / crime lab, Fire Station #4). Earlier draft ordinance language also discussed fleet and pension-obligation props; KERA reports pension-obligation bonds were dropped from the called election. Confirm the proposition letter and amount on your Dallas sample ballot. Your ZIP can cover more than one city or school district — confirm measures on your sample ballot.
Why this guide leans this way: Narrowly public-safety facilities (training, 911/EOC, crime lab, fire station) score better on Constitution (ordered liberty / first-responder capacity) and GOP public-order priorities than a general tax hike. Christian score is moderate (protecting neighbors, not a doctrine measure). Still debt — confirm Prop letter/amount on the sample ballot; LEAN YES only for the public-safety facilities proposition as reported.
Values alignment if YES: Christian 20 / 45 · Constitution 22 / 35 · GOP 15 / 20
City of University Park Proposition A — Tax-rate election (VATRE)
Guide: LEAN YES
University Park Ordinance 26-033 orders a Nov 3 special election on Proposition A, marked THIS IS A TAX INCREASE, to ratify a rate above the voter-approval tax rate (police/fire staffing, pension adjustment, residential-parking-district technology per opened order). Exact adopted rate should be confirmed on the readable ordinance or sample ballot. Your ZIP can cover more than one city or school district — confirm measures on your sample ballot.
Why this guide leans this way: Opened purpose language centers police/fire staffing (narrow public safety) plus pension/tech items. Constitution is mixed (tax increase vs. first-responder capacity). This guide leans YES for the public-safety core, with eyes open that it is still a tax-rate ratification — confirm exact rate on the sample ballot.
Values alignment if YES: Christian 18 / 45 · Constitution 16 / 35 · GOP 12 / 20
City of Wylie Proposition A — Streets Bond ($25.5M)
Guide: LEAN NO
Wylie Resolution 2026-13(R): Proposition A — $25,500,000 downtown historic / Ballard–Sachse streets. Marked THIS IS A TAX INCREASE. Your ZIP can cover more than one city or school district — confirm measures on your sample ballot.
Why this guide leans this way: Street GO debt is ordinary capital spending, not a life/family/public-safety exception. Constitution prefers living within current revenues over new bonded tax load. Confirm on sample ballot.
Values alignment if YES: Christian 12 / 45 · Constitution 10 / 35 · GOP 8 / 20
City of Wylie Proposition B — Parks Bond ($22.5M)
Guide: NO
Wylie Prop B — $22,500,000 parks (Founders, Community, East Fork, Avalon Lake). THIS IS A TAX INCREASE. Your ZIP can cover more than one city or school district — confirm measures on your sample ballot.
Why this guide leans this way: Parks bonds are lifestyle capital, not core limited-government or public-safety priorities. Low Constitution and GOP alignment if YES.
Values alignment if YES: Christian 10 / 45 · Constitution 8 / 35 · GOP 6 / 20
City of Wylie Proposition C — Public Safety Bond ($25M)
Guide: LEAN YES
Wylie Prop C — $25,000,000 public-safety facilities. THIS IS A TAX INCREASE. Your ZIP can cover more than one city or school district — confirm measures on your sample ballot.
Why this guide leans this way: Public-safety facilities are the narrow exception to this guide’s lean-NO on new debt. Confirm amount on sample ballot.
Values alignment if YES: Christian 20 / 45 · Constitution 22 / 35 · GOP 15 / 20
City of Wylie Proposition D — Public Works Bond ($5.5M)
Guide: LEAN NO
Wylie Prop D — $5,500,000 public-works complex. THIS IS A TAX INCREASE. Your ZIP can cover more than one city or school district — confirm measures on your sample ballot.
Why this guide leans this way: Public-works complex debt is ordinary municipal capital — not the public-safety exception. Prefer pay-as-you-go / existing rate capacity.
Values alignment if YES: Christian 11 / 45 · Constitution 9 / 35 · GOP 7 / 20
City of Wylie Proposition E — Animal Shelter Bond ($12M)
Guide: NO
Wylie Prop E — $12,000,000 animal shelter. THIS IS A TAX INCREASE. Your ZIP can cover more than one city or school district — confirm measures on your sample ballot.
Why this guide leans this way: Animal-shelter bonds are not a core Christian doctrine, Constitution, or GOP priority relative to tax burden on families.
Values alignment if YES: Christian 12 / 45 · Constitution 7 / 35 · GOP 5 / 20
Irving ISD Proposition A — Campus Bond (~$852.2M)
Guide: LEAN NO
Irving ISD Nov 3 bond package (district news Jul 27, 2026): Proposition A about $852.2 million for campus replacements and renovations. Confirm exact ballot dollars on the sample ballot. Your ZIP can cover more than one city or school district — confirm measures on your sample ballot.
Why this guide leans this way: Campus facilities can serve families, but a ~$852M bond is a large new debt load without a demonstrated waste-cut or anti-DEI / parental-rights trade. Constitution score if YES stays low. Prefer tighter packages and existing I&S capacity; confirm dollars on sample ballot.
Values alignment if YES: Christian 16 / 45 · Constitution 9 / 35 · GOP 8 / 20
Irving ISD Proposition B — Technology Bond (~$40M)
Guide: LEAN NO
Irving ISD Prop B about $40 million for devices and infrastructure. Confirm on sample ballot. Your ZIP can cover more than one city or school district — confirm measures on your sample ballot.
Why this guide leans this way: Technology device cycles are recurring costs often better funded from operations than 30-year debt. Not the public-safety exception.
Values alignment if YES: Christian 14 / 45 · Constitution 8 / 35 · GOP 7 / 20
Irving ISD Proposition C — Indoor Multi-Purpose Facilities (~$60.2M)
Guide: NO
Irving ISD Prop C about $60.2 million for three high-school indoor multi-purpose facilities. Confirm on sample ballot. Your ZIP can cover more than one city or school district — confirm measures on your sample ballot.
Why this guide leans this way: Indoor multi-purpose / athletics facilities are extras relative to core academics and family tax burden.
Values alignment if YES: Christian 11 / 45 · Constitution 7 / 35 · GOP 6 / 20
City of Garland special tax-rate election
Guide: LEAN NO
Dallas County Nov 3 joint-entity table lists City of Garland. Opened hearing notice proposed rate $0.679900 / $100 (above VATR $0.643254; below last year’s $0.689746). Confirm the exact ballot line and rate on your Garland sample ballot. Your ZIP can cover more than one city or school district — confirm measures on your sample ballot.
Why this guide leans this way: City tax-rate ratification above VATR is a tax increase. Constitution defaults against new local tax load absent a narrow public-safety or waste-cut case. Exact ballot line still confirm on sample ballot.
Values alignment if YES: Christian 10 / 45 · Constitution 8 / 35 · GOP 6 / 20
San Antonio ISD — Voter-approval tax-rate election (M&O)
Guide: LEAN NO
SAISD asks voters to ratify an M&O rate of $0.7869 / $100 (about +3.17¢), estimated +$5.54 million for supplements, teacher pipeline, and CTE. Draft ballot language marked THIS IS A TAX INCREASE (San Antonio Report 2026-08-19). Confirm final wording on sample ballot. Your ZIP can cover more than one city or school district — confirm measures on your sample ballot.
Why this guide leans this way: M&O tax-rate hike. Teacher-pipeline language does not overcome this guide’s lean-NO on new school tax rates without a clear waste-cut or parental-rights bargain.
Values alignment if YES: Christian 12 / 45 · Constitution 8 / 35 · GOP 6 / 20
San Antonio ISD Proposition A — Facilities / Safety Bond ($492M)
Guide: LEAN NO
SAISD bond package (~$600M total): Prop A up to $492 million for modernization, capital systems, safety/security, buses/vehicles. THIS IS A PROPERTY TAX INCREASE per draft language. Your ZIP can cover more than one city or school district — confirm measures on your sample ballot.
Why this guide leans this way: Large facilities/safety/bus package ($492M) mixes real needs with a big debt ask. Safety items alone would score higher; as a bundled tax-increase bond this guide leans NO unless the sample ballot splits a narrow safety prop.
Values alignment if YES: Christian 15 / 45 · Constitution 9 / 35 · GOP 8 / 20
San Antonio ISD Proposition B — Technology Bond ($102M)
Guide: LEAN NO
SAISD Prop B up to $102 million for IT / teaching devices. THIS IS A PROPERTY TAX INCREASE per draft language. Your ZIP can cover more than one city or school district — confirm measures on your sample ballot.
Why this guide leans this way: IT / device debt is recurring spend financed long-term — weak Constitution alignment.
Values alignment if YES: Christian 13 / 45 · Constitution 8 / 35 · GOP 7 / 20
San Antonio ISD Proposition C — Alamo Stadium / Convocation Center ($6M)
Guide: NO
SAISD Prop C up to $6 million for Alamo Stadium and Convocation Center. THIS IS A PROPERTY TAX INCREASE per draft language. Your ZIP can cover more than one city or school district — confirm measures on your sample ballot.
Why this guide leans this way: Stadium / convocation-center bonds are not a values-voter priority versus family tax burden.
Values alignment if YES: Christian 9 / 45 · Constitution 6 / 35 · GOP 5 / 20
Northside ISD Proposition A — VATRE (M&O to $1.0349)
Guide: LEAN NO
NISD Prop A VATRE: ratify $1.0349 / $100 (about +3¢ M&O), estimated +$21.5 million mainly for pay. THIS IS A TAX INCREASE per draft language. Your ZIP can cover more than one city or school district — confirm measures on your sample ballot.
Why this guide leans this way: M&O rate hike for pay. Fair wages matter, but this guide does not default to higher property taxes as the lever.
Values alignment if YES: Christian 12 / 45 · Constitution 8 / 35 · GOP 6 / 20
Northside ISD Proposition B — Facilities Bond ($764.745M)
Guide: LEAN NO
NISD $886.2M bond package: Prop B up to $764,745,000 for renovations, roofing, buses, safety, HVAC. THIS IS A TAX INCREASE. District says no I&S rate hike proposed. Your ZIP can cover more than one city or school district — confirm measures on your sample ballot.
Why this guide leans this way: Large facilities bond (~$765M) even without an I&S rate hike still expands debt service claims on taxpayers. Not a narrow public-safety-only ask.
Values alignment if YES: Christian 14 / 45 · Constitution 9 / 35 · GOP 8 / 20
Northside ISD Proposition C — Technology Bond ($56M)
Guide: LEAN NO
NISD Prop C up to $56 million for instructional technology lifecycle. THIS IS A TAX INCREASE. Your ZIP can cover more than one city or school district — confirm measures on your sample ballot.
Why this guide leans this way: Technology lifecycle is operations-adjacent; long-term bonds score poorly on Constitution fiscal restraint.
Values alignment if YES: Christian 13 / 45 · Constitution 8 / 35 · GOP 7 / 20
Northside ISD Proposition D — Aquatics Center Bond ($65.5M)
Guide: NO
NISD Prop D up to $65.5 million to replace/renovate George Block Aquatics Center / natatoriums. Your ZIP can cover more than one city or school district — confirm measures on your sample ballot.
Why this guide leans this way: Aquatics / natatorium replacement is not a core Christian, Constitution, or GOP priority for bonded debt.
Values alignment if YES: Christian 8 / 45 · Constitution 6 / 35 · GOP 5 / 20
South San Antonio ISD — VATRE (rate $1.1970)
Guide: LEAN NO
South San ISD VATRE draft: ratify $1.1970 / $100 (about +7¢ M&O shift), estimated +$2.78 million for roof repairs and staff raises. THIS IS A TAX INCREASE. Your ZIP can cover more than one city or school district — confirm measures on your sample ballot.
Why this guide leans this way: VATRE tax increase. Roof repairs and aide pay are real needs; still not enough to flip this guide’s lean-NO on new M&O rates.
Values alignment if YES: Christian 12 / 45 · Constitution 8 / 35 · GOP 6 / 20
East Central ISD Proposition A — VATRE (rate $0.9320)
Guide: LEAN NO
East Central ISD Prop A: ratify $0.9320 / $100 (about +3.72¢ M&O with offsetting I&S cut), estimated +$8.47 million. THIS IS A TAX INCREASE. Your ZIP can cover more than one city or school district — confirm measures on your sample ballot.
Why this guide leans this way: Even with an I&S offset, Prop A ratifies a higher M&O rate. Constitution still leans against the tax-rate ratification path.
Values alignment if YES: Christian 12 / 45 · Constitution 9 / 35 · GOP 7 / 20
Schertz-Cibolo-Universal City ISD — VATRE (~+12¢ M&O)
Guide: NO
SCUC ISD proposes about +12¢ M&O (rate from $1.0769 toward $1.1969 / $100), estimated +$15 million for pay and programs. San Antonio Report: no draft ballot language available at publication — HOLD until sample ballot posts exact wording. Your ZIP can cover more than one city or school district — confirm measures on your sample ballot.
Why this guide leans this way: Large (~12¢) M&O hike after a prior VATRE failure. High tax load, weak Constitution alignment if YES. Confirm exact ballot wording — draft language was not posted at last open.
Values alignment if YES: Christian 11 / 45 · Constitution 7 / 35 · GOP 5 / 20
City of San Antonio — Pre-K 4 SA sales-tax reauthorization (20 years)
Guide: LEAN NO
San Antonio City Council placed a Nov 3 reauthorization of the 1/8-cent sales tax that funds Pre-K 4 SA for an additional 20 years (current authorization runs through 2029). Spurs-arena and Ready to Work items discussed for the same ballot did not make the cut (San Antonio Report 2026-08-20). Confirm exact ballot title on sample ballot. Your ZIP can cover more than one city or school district — confirm measures on your sample ballot.
Why this guide leans this way: Reauthorizing a city sales tax for government Pre-K for 20 years locks in a long fiscal commitment and expands state/city child-raising capacity over family/church alternatives. Christian score is not zero (kids learning), but Constitution/GOP limited-gov scores stay low. Current authorization already runs to 2029 — no emergency.
Values alignment if YES: Christian 14 / 45 · Constitution 8 / 35 · GOP 5 / 20
Leander ISD — School Funding Election (VATRE, +3¢ M&O)
Guide: LEAN NO
Leander ISD board (Aug 17, 2026) called a Nov 3 School Funding Election / VATRE to add three pennies to the M&O rate (~$6.7 million after recapture). If approved, total 2026-27 district rate cited as $1.1169 / $100 (I&S stays $0.33). Your ZIP can cover more than one city or school district — confirm measures on your sample ballot.
Why this guide leans this way: Three-penny M&O hike. Same lean-NO rule on new school tax rates without a waste-cut or parental-rights bargain.
Values alignment if YES: Christian 12 / 45 · Constitution 8 / 35 · GOP 6 / 20
McKinney ISD Proposition A — VATRE (rate $1.0664)
Guide: LEAN NO
McKinney ISD special VATRE Prop A: tax rate $1.0664 / $100 (M&O $0.7464 + I&S $0.3200), marked THIS IS A TAX INCREASE (Collin County election order). Your ZIP can cover more than one city or school district — confirm measures on your sample ballot.
Why this guide leans this way: VATRE tax-rate ratification marked THIS IS A TAX INCREASE. Default lean NO.
Values alignment if YES: Christian 12 / 45 · Constitution 8 / 35 · GOP 6 / 20
McKinney ISD Proposition B — Facilities / Buses Bond ($430.95M)
Guide: LEAN NO
McKinney ISD bond Prop B — $430,950,000 school facilities/buses (opened Collin order). Prop A bond text was not extracted from the first-page scan — confirm full prop list on sample ballot. Your ZIP can cover more than one city or school district — confirm measures on your sample ballot.
Why this guide leans this way: Large facilities/buses bond (~$431M). Facilities help students; debt load keeps Constitution score low. Confirm full prop list on sample ballot.
Values alignment if YES: Christian 15 / 45 · Constitution 9 / 35 · GOP 8 / 20
McKinney ISD Proposition C — Instructional Tech Bond ($62M)
Guide: LEAN NO
McKinney ISD bond Prop C — $62,000,000 instructional technology. Your ZIP can cover more than one city or school district — confirm measures on your sample ballot.
Why this guide leans this way: Instructional-tech bonds finance short-lived devices with long debt — weak Constitution alignment.
Values alignment if YES: Christian 13 / 45 · Constitution 8 / 35 · GOP 7 / 20
McKinney ISD Proposition D — McKinney HS Training Pool ($4.5M)
Guide: NO
McKinney ISD bond Prop D — $4,500,000 McKinney HS training pool. Your ZIP can cover more than one city or school district — confirm measures on your sample ballot.
Why this guide leans this way: Training-pool bond is an athletics amenity, not a values priority for new debt.
Values alignment if YES: Christian 9 / 45 · Constitution 6 / 35 · GOP 5 / 20
Bland ISD Proposition A — VATRE (rate $0.91090)
Guide: LEAN NO
Bland ISD Prop A VATRE — rate $0.91090 / $100, THIS IS A TAX INCREASE (Collin County order). Your ZIP can cover more than one city or school district — confirm measures on your sample ballot.
Why this guide leans this way: VATRE tax increase. Same lean-NO default.
Values alignment if YES: Christian 12 / 45 · Constitution 8 / 35 · GOP 6 / 20
City of Anna Proposition A — Streets Bond ($60M)
Guide: LEAN NO
City of Anna Prop A — $60,000,000 street GO bonds, THIS IS A TAX INCREASE (Collin County ordinance). Your ZIP can cover more than one city or school district — confirm measures on your sample ballot.
Why this guide leans this way: Street GO bonds are ordinary municipal debt — not the narrow public-safety exception.
Values alignment if YES: Christian 12 / 45 · Constitution 10 / 35 · GOP 8 / 20
Policy tracker
Same published rubric as Florida: Christian 45 · Constitution 35 · GOP 20. The letter on a card is the 100-point total (80 A · 60 B · 40 C · 20 D · 19-under F). The letter comes only from the 100-point total.
Texas already held its primary (March 3) and runoff (May 26). This page is the November 3, 2026 general. Texas is not a Florida closed primary — voters do not register by party. Timeline below is what is on file — not invented amendments.
Texas timeline on file for this general — not a Florida closed primary. We do not invent statewide amendments that SOS does not list.
Statewide constitutional propositions already voted
Statewide
Texas’s 17-proposition election was November 4, 2025. Those ovals are finished. This guide does not reprint them as if they were still on the November 3, 2026 ballot.
Impact: The 2025 propositions are over. These are the 2026 measures.
Christian: n/a · Constitution: n/a · GOP: n/a
Texas primary already held
Elections
The March 3, 2026 primary nominated the names now on the November general. This page is not a Florida-style closed primary.
Impact: November 3 is the live ballot this guide scores.
Christian: n/a · Constitution: n/a · GOP: n/a
Texas runoff already held
Elections
May 26, 2026 runoff finished remaining party nominations. Unofficial stamps on a card are not a score raise.
Impact: Printed nominees on this guide are the November field we have on file.
Christian: n/a · Constitution: n/a · GOP: n/a
No statewide constitutional amendments listed for November 3
Ballot measures
Texas SOS current-election page for November 3, 2026 lists the general plus specials for Senate District 22 and House District 93. It does not list statewide constitutional amendments.
Impact: County and local propositions still belong on your sample ballot — we do not invent YES/NO without posted language.
Christian: n/a · Constitution: n/a · GOP: n/a
How to vote
General election: Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Registration closed Monday, October 5, 2026. Early voting starts Monday, October 19, 2026.
Your real ballot is by full address and precinct, not ZIP. Official starting points: VoteTexas.gov · Texas Secretary of State.
How scoring works
Same method in every live state. Higher weight means more influence on the 0–100 values score. The letter on a card is that total: 80–100 A · 60–79 B · 40–59 C · 20–39 D · 0–19 F. Callouts for Trump, DeSantis, Musk, and MAHA are badges, not extra points — so you can filter them without double-counting party loyalty.
Christian score 45 pts
Highest priority · faith & family policy
- Explicit public faith in Jesus Christ (weighted heaviest)
- Campaign/public life that centers Christ, Scripture & church
- Pro-life / protection of the unborn
- Religious liberty & conscience rights
- Parental rights in education
- Traditional marriage & family policy
- Opposition to gender ideology in schools/sports
- Conduct: not quarrelsome; correct opponents with gentleness (2 Timothy 2:24–25). Destroy arguments against the knowledge of God (2 Corinthians 10:5) — that is not a license to be mean. Opened mean campaigning is a slight dock (−1 to −3), never a zero
- Legislative votes help — but outspoken Christian identity beats quiet institutional conservatism
Constitution score 35 pts
Second priority · U.S. Constitution & liberty
(formerly labeled “paleo-conservative” — same ideas, clearer name)
- Limited federal government & local control
- Secure borders / immigration enforcement
- Skepticism of endless foreign wars
- Free enterprise; caution on globalist trade deals
- Reading the Constitution as written
- Protecting American culture & institutions from radical ideology
- Fiscal restraint / low taxes
- Health freedom / MAHA — live free of coercive government health & food policy; your family chooses
GOP score 20 pts
Third priority · Republican Party alignment
- Republican Party registration / nomination
- GOP platform & party organization alignment
- Conservative legislative voting record
- Support from mainstream Republican institutions
🦅 Trump callout
Shown when a candidate has a formal Trump endorsement, explicit MAGA / Trump-agenda campaigning, or a clear Trump-world alliance. Use the filter chip to show only these candidates. Does not add score points on its own.
🍊 DeSantis callout
Shown for candidates who preserve or advance Governor Ron DeSantis’s Florida agenda (parental rights, anti-DEI, free speech, free-state legislation) or who served as DeSantis-era partners. Badge only — does not add to the 100-point total. The DeSantis filter chip is on the Florida guide only.
🚀 Musk callout
Shown when a candidate is positive toward Elon Musk and/or his companies (Tesla, SpaceX, X free-speech ethos, DOGE-style efficiency). Trump-aligned alone is not enough (they have publicly clashed). Badge only — no automatic score points.
🥗 MAHA callout
Make America Healthy Again — clear MAHA Institute / MAHA Commission leadership, Stand for Health Freedom–style medical freedom, or campaign food-system integrity. Counts twice: 🥗 badge for filtering and raises the Constitution score (liberty from coercive health/food policy).
How current is this guide?
Candidate lists, scores, and notes are reviewed against public sources (Ballotpedia, campaign materials, county elections offices, and news reporting). Ballots can change — always confirm with your official sample ballot before voting.
ZIP codes & sample ballots
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What this page does not cover
This is not a 254-county sample ballot. We have not scored every Texas office: remaining one-name numbered benches in Dallas, Tarrant, Bexar, and Travis; U.S. House districts outside the launch-metro list; Texas House seats outside Harris-printed 126–150; city, school-board, and special-district races; and appraisal-district boards whose candidate names are not posted. We will not invent those fields. Confirm your official ballot: Texas Secretary of State · VoteTexas.gov · county elections offices.
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