Texas State Representative, District 26

Matt Morgan is a Republican who represents Texas House District 26 in Fort Bend County². He is a licensed public insurance adjuster who started his own policyholder-advocacy firm in 2015 and has a business degree from Sam Houston State University²³. His 2026 campaign lists property taxes, insurance costs and online child safety among its priorities⁴.

Where they stand 15 issues · tap any issue for the evidence

• School choiceYes, universal school choice for every familymedium

  Voted · medium confidence

  • Voted yes on SB 2 (2025), relating to the establishment of an education savings account program; it passed the House 86 to 61. (2025-04-17) source
  • Was listed as a House cosponsor of SB 2 (2025), relating to the establishment of an education savings account program (2025) source
  • Was listed as a House coauthor of HB 3 (2025), relating to the establishment of an education savings account program (2025) source
• Religion in schoolsSupport laws requiring the Ten Commandments in classrooms and optional prayer periodsmedium

  Voted · medium confidence

  • Voted yes on SB 10 (2025), relating to the display of the Ten Commandments in public school classrooms; it passed the House 82 to 46. (2025-05-25) source
  • Voted yes on SB 11 (2025), relating to a period of prayer and reading of the Bible or other religious text in public schools; it passed the House 88 to 48. (2025-05-23) source
  • Was listed as a House cosponsor of SB 10 (2025), relating to the display of the Ten Commandments in public school classrooms (2025) source
• DEI programsBan DEI offices and required training at public institutionsmedium

  Voted · medium confidence

  • Voted yes on SB 12 (2025), relating to parental rights in public education, including requirements and prohibitions regarding instruction and diversity, equity, and inclusion duties; it passed the House 88 to 47. (2025-05-25) source
• China policyGet tougher: broad tariffs, state bans on land purchases, and forced app salesmedium

  Voted · medium confidence

  • Voted yes on SB 17 (2025), relating to the purchase or acquisition of real property by certain aliens or foreign entities; it passed the House 86 to 59. (2025-05-09) source
  • Was listed as a House coauthor of HB 402 (2025), relating to the purchase of or acquisition of title to real property by certain aliens or foreign entities (2025) source
• Curriculum and booksParents, including the right to remove material they object tomedium

  Voted · medium confidence

  • Voted yes on SB 13 (2025), relating to school library materials, local school library advisory councils and parental rights regarding library catalogs and access; it passed the House 86 to 55. (2025-05-28) source
  • Was listed as a House coauthor of HB 4198 (2025), relating to the standards for a school district's library collection development policies; providing a civil penalty (2025) source
• RedistrictingState legislatures draw maps and may redraw any time, including for partisan advantagemedium

  Voted · medium confidence

  • Voted yes on HB 4 (2025, second called session), relating to the composition of the districts for the election of members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas; it passed the House 88 to 52. (2025-08-20) source
  • Was listed as a House coauthor of HB 4 (2025, second called session), relating to the composition of the districts for the election of members of the United States House of Representatives from Texas (2025) source
• Kids onlineBan social media accounts for minorsmedium

  Voted · medium confidence

  • Voted yes on HB 186 (2025), relating to prohibiting use of social media platforms by children; it passed the House 116 to 25. (2025-04-30) source
• Policing and crimeTougher sentences, more police funding, and stricter bailmedium

  Voted · medium confidence

  • Voted yes on SB 9 (2025), relating to the confinement or release of defendants before trial or sentencing, including regulating charitable bail organizations and bail procedures; it passed the House 118 to 25. (2025-05-20) source
  • Was listed as a House cosponsor of SJR 5 (2025), a proposed constitutional amendment requiring the denial of bail under certain circumstances to persons accused of certain offenses punishable as a felony (2025) source
  • Was listed as a House coauthor of HJR 15 (2025), a proposed constitutional amendment authorizing the denial of bail under limited circumstances to a person accused of certain violent or sexual offenses or of continuous trafficking of persons (2025) source
• School vaccinesKeep requirements with simple personal-belief exemptionsmedium

  Voted · medium confidence

  • Voted yes on HB 1586 (2025), relating to an exemption from required immunizations for school enrollment; it passed the House 83 to 54. (2025-05-14) source
  • Was listed as a House coauthor of HB 1586 (2025), relating to an exemption from required immunizations for school enrollment (2025) source
• ImmigrationSecure the border first; deport those with criminal records; keep legal immigration steadymedium

  Voted · medium confidence

  • Voted yes on SB 8 (2025), relating to agreements between sheriffs and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to enforce federal immigration law; it passed the House 86 to 47. (2025-05-25) source
  • Authored HB 3790 (2025), relating to increasing the criminal penalty for certain offenses committed by an alien (2025) source
• MarijuanaMedical use onlylow

  Official action · low confidence

  • Was listed as a House coauthor of HB 46 (2025), relating to the medical use of low-THC cannabis under and the administration of the Texas Compassionate-Use Program; requiring registration (2025) source
  • In the House Journal statements of vote he is recorded as saying that when Record No. 2257 on HB 46 was taken he was shown voting no but intended to vote yes. (2025-05-13) source
  • Voted yes on SB 3 (2025), relating to the regulation of products derived from hemp, including consumable hemp products; it passed the House 87 to 54. (2025-05-22) source
• AbortionIllegal, except to save the mother's life or in cases of rape or incestlow

  Voted · low confidence

  • Voted yes on HB 7 (2025, second called session), relating to prohibitions on the manufacture and provision of abortion-inducing drugs; it passed the House 82 to 48. (2025-08-28) source
• AI data centersNo single answer fitsmedium

  Voted · medium confidence

  • Voted no on SB 6 (2025), relating to the planning for, interconnection and operation of, and costs related to providing service for certain electrical loads; it passed the House 103 to 25. (2025-05-27) source
• Housing and growthNo single answer fitslow

  Voted · low confidence

  • Voted no on SB 15 (2025), relating to size and density requirements for residential lots in certain municipalities; it passed the House 86 to 43. (2025-05-28) source
• Property taxesNo single answer fitslow

  Official action · low confidence

  • In a 2024 Community Impact Q&A he listed reducing or eliminating property taxes as a priority. (2024-09-24) source
  • In a 2026 Community Impact Q&A he said he is fighting to bring down property taxes by reining in the home appraisal process. (2026-09-29) source
  • Was listed as a House coauthor of HB 960 (2025), relating to the repeal of or limitations on certain state and local taxes, including school district maintenance and operations ad valorem taxes, the enactment of state and local value added taxes, and related school finance reform; imposing taxes (2025) source
  • Was listed as a House cosponsor of SB 4 (2025), relating to an increase in the amount of the exemption of residence homesteads from ad valorem taxation by a school district and the protection of school districts against certain losses in local revenue (2025) source

No public position found on: Safety net programs, Minimum wage, Business regulation, Healthcare, Guns, Energy and climate, Texas power grid, Election rules, Judges, Politicians trading stocks, Gender care for minors, Term limits, Campaign finance, Electoral College, Ranked-choice voting, Death penalty, Qualified immunity, Mandatory minimums, Drug prices, Childcare and pre-K, Paid leave, Student loans, AI regulation, Nuclear power, E-Verify mandate, Transgender athletes.