Texas general election: November 3, 2026
Who is running for State Representative District 91 in 2026?
Here are the candidates for State Representative District 91 on the November 3, 2026 ballot. This race is on the ballot for voters in Texas House District 91.
Positions come only from each candidate's own votes, official actions, statements and questionnaire answers, never from party labels. Every item links to its source.
Side by side
Each candidate's position on the issues this office handles, from their own record. Details and sources are in each profile below.
| Issue | David LoweRepublican | Yisak WorkuDemocrat |
|---|---|---|
| Minimum wage | No public position | Raise it higher and tie it to the cost of livingQuestionnaire answer · medium |
| Healthcare | No public position | Government-run coverage for everyone (Medicare for All)Questionnaire answer · medium |
| Abortion | Illegal, except to save the mother's life or in cases of rape or incestSaid · low | No public position |
| Guns | Remove most restrictions; bearing arms is a rightSaid · high | No public position |
| Immigration | Secure the border first; deport those with criminal records; keep legal immigration steadySaid · medium | Much more open immigration with less enforcementQuestionnaire answer · medium |
| AI data centers | No public position | Pause new approvals until the state finishes studying power and water impactsSaid · medium |
| School choice | Yes, universal school choice for every familyVoted · medium | No, keep public money in traditional public schoolsQuestionnaire answer · medium |
| Curriculum and books | Parents, including the right to remove material they object toVoted · medium | Locally elected school boardsSaid · medium |
| Property taxes | Eliminate school property taxes and replace them with sales tax or state moneySaid · high | No public position |
| Housing and growth | No public position | Build much more of every kind of housing, as fast as possibleQuestionnaire answer · medium |
| Policing and crime | Tougher sentences, more police funding, and stricter bailVoted · medium | No public position |
| Election rules | Strict photo ID, paper ballots, cleaner voter rolls and fewer mail ballotsOfficial action · medium | No public position |
| Marijuana | No public position | Legalize it and clear past convictionsQuestionnaire answer · medium |
| Gender care for minors | No, ban these treatments for minorsOfficial action · medium | No public position |
| Redistricting | State legislatures draw maps and may redraw any time, including for partisan advantageVoted · medium | No public position |
| Death penalty | No public position | Abolish it and use life without parole insteadSaid · medium |
| Childcare and pre-K | No public position | Guarantee low-cost childcare for all families plus universal pre-KQuestionnaire answer · medium |
| School vaccines | End school vaccine requirements; leave it to parentsSaid · medium | No public position |
| E-Verify mandate | Require it for all employersOfficial action · medium | No public position |
| DEI programs | Ban DEI offices and required training at public institutionsVoted · medium | No public position |
| Religion in schools | Support laws requiring the Ten Commandments in classrooms and optional prayer periodsVoted · medium | No public position |
| China policy | Get tougher: broad tariffs, state bans on land purchases, and forced app salesVoted · medium | No public position |
David Lowe
Republican · IncumbentTexas State Representative, District 91
David Lowe is a Republican who represents Texas House District 91 in north Tarrant County; he was first elected in 2024, defeating the incumbent6. He is a retired Army military policeman with two combat deployments to Afghanistan who later worked as a detention officer7. His campaign website lists eliminating property taxes, securing the border, election integrity, ending abortion, banning vaccine mandates and gun rights as priorities5.
Where they stand 15 issues · tap any issue for the evidence
Property taxesEliminate school property taxes and replace them with sales tax or state moneyhigh
Said · high confidence- His campaign website calls for the complete elimination of property taxes, describing a plan to pay them down with excess state revenue, with proposals ranging from 6 to 10 years for full implementation. (2026) source
- Authored HB 2194 (2025), relating to the repeal of or limitations on certain state and local taxes, including school district maintenance and operations ad valorem taxes, and related school finance reform; it was referred to committee. (2025) source
GunsRemove most restrictions; bearing arms is a righthigh
Said · high confidence- His campaign website says red flag laws must be banned and that Texans should not need a license to carry a gun, calling the remaining limits on permitless carry wrong. (2026) source
- Was listed as a House coauthor of HB 3053 (2025), relating to municipal and county firearm buyback programs; it was enacted. (2025) source
- Was listed as a House coauthor of HB 2031 (2025), relating to the possession, carrying, transporting or storing of a firearm by a tenant on the leased premises. (2025) source
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 coauthor of HB 3 (2025), relating to the establishment of an education savings account program, and as a cosponsor of SB 2. (2025) source
ImmigrationSecure the border first; deport those with criminal records; keep legal immigration steadymedium
Said · medium confidence- His campaign website says Texas must secure the border and end public benefits for people in the country illegally, except emergency medical care. (2026) source
- 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
- Was listed as a House coauthor of HB 1303 (2025), relating to criminal offenses involving illegal entry into or illegal presence in this state by a person who is an alien. (2025) source
E-Verify mandateRequire it for all employersmedium
Official action · medium confidence- Authored HB 3681 (2025), which would require every Texas employer with at least one employee to register with and use E-Verify for new hires, with a Class A misdemeanor for violations; it was referred to committee. (2025) source
- Was listed as a House coauthor of HB 3210 (2025), relating to requiring state contractors, political subdivisions and private employers to participate in E-Verify. (2025) source
School vaccinesEnd school vaccine requirements; leave it to parentsmedium
Said · medium confidence- His campaign website says neither the government nor any business has the right to force individuals to take a vaccine and calls for banning vaccine mandates. (2026) source
- Authored HB 3304 (2025), relating to a prohibition on vaccination mandates; it was referred to committee. (2025) source
- 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
Election rulesStrict photo ID, paper ballots, cleaner voter rolls and fewer mail ballotsmedium
Official action · medium confidence- His campaign website says every illegal, fraudulent and invalid vote must be stopped and lists election integrity as a legislative priority. (2026) source
- Authored HB 4152 (2025), relating to the required use of hand-marked paper ballots for all elections; it was referred to committee. (2025) source
- Authored HB 5101 (2025), relating to the cancellation of all voter registrations following each presidential election; it was referred to committee. (2025) source
- Authored HB 2990 (2025), relating to elimination of the countywide polling place program; it was referred to committee. (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; it passed the House 86 to 55. (2025-05-28) source
- Was listed as a House coauthor of HB 4198 (2025), relating to standards for a school district library collection development policies. (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 coauthor of HB 1009 and HB 2696 (2025), both relating to displaying the Ten Commandments in public schools, and as a cosponsor of SB 10. (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 and a ban on diversity, equity, and inclusion in K-12; it passed the House 88 to 47. (2025-05-25) source
Gender care for minorsNo, ban these treatments for minorsmedium
Official action · medium confidence- Was listed as a House coauthor of HB 4710 (2025), relating to traveling with a child to facilitate gender transitioning or gender reassignment procedures or treatments, creating a criminal offense. (2025) source
- Was listed as a House coauthor of HB 1088 (2025), relating to the statute of limitations on a health care liability claim involving gender modification drugs provided to and procedures performed on a minor. (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 in both the first and second called sessions of 2025. (2025) source
- Was listed as a House coauthor of HB 4 in the first called session of 2025. (2025) 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 the conditions of setting bail; it passed the House 118 to 25. (2025-05-20) source
- Was listed as a House coauthor of HJR 15 (2025), a constitutional amendment authorizing the denial of bail to a person accused of certain violent or sexual offenses, and as a cosponsor of SB 9. (2025) 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 an interest in 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 17 (2025), relating to the purchase of real property by certain aliens or foreign entities, and of HB 127 (2025), on protecting higher education institutions from foreign adversaries. (2025) source
AbortionIllegal, except to save the mother's life or in cases of rape or incestlow
Said · low confidence- His campaign website has an Abolish Abortion priority that calls abortion the killing of an unborn child and says the same laws that protect people should protect the unborn, and that he was the first candidate to be endorsed by Abolish Abortion Texas PAC. (2026) source
- Was listed as a House coauthor of HB 1304 (2025), relating to required labeling of certain products containing or derived from aborted human fetal tissue. (2025) source
- Voted present, not voting on HB 7 (2025, second called session), which set prohibitions on making and providing abortion-inducing drugs; it passed the House 82 to 48. (2025-08-28) source
No public position found on: Safety net programs, Minimum wage, Business regulation, Healthcare, Energy and climate, Texas power grid, AI data centers, Housing and growth, Judges, Politicians trading stocks, Marijuana, 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, Kids online, Nuclear power, Transgender athletes.
Yisak Worku
DemocratPrivate citizen
Yisak Worku is a Democrat running for Texas House District 91 in his first campaign; he is an Ethiopian immigrant and a recent University of Texas at Dallas computer science graduate2. He lists lowering the cost of living, well-paying union jobs, and education and child care as his top priorities1.
Where they stand 10 issues · tap any issue for the evidence
Minimum wageRaise it higher and tie it to the cost of livingmedium
Questionnaire answer · medium confidence- Said he wants to raise the minimum wage to $20 an hour. (2026-02-16) source
MarijuanaLegalize it and clear past convictionsmedium
Questionnaire answer · medium confidence- Said he supports full legalization of marijuana and THC products and wants records expunged for people convicted of what would now be legal. (2026-02-16) source
School choiceNo, keep public money in traditional public schoolsmedium
Questionnaire answer · medium confidence- Listed opposing private vouchers among his public education priorities, along with higher teacher pay and moving more school funding to the state level. (2026-02-16) source
Childcare and pre-KGuarantee low-cost childcare for all families plus universal pre-Kmedium
Questionnaire answer · medium confidence- Said he wants to secure funding for universal child care. (2026-02-16) source
Housing and growthBuild much more of every kind of housing, as fast as possiblemedium
Questionnaire answer · medium confidence- Said he would increase funding to build affordable and public housing, earmark money for dense housing and encourage pro-construction zoning rules. (2026-02-16) source
ImmigrationMuch more open immigration with less enforcementmedium
Questionnaire answer · medium confidence- Said Texas should stop treating the border like a war zone and treat it more like the borders between states or with Canada, and that the answer is humane immigration systems rather than catching criminals at the border. (2026-02-16) source
AI data centersPause new approvals until the state finishes studying power and water impactsmedium
Said · medium confidence- His campaign website lists a data center moratorium as a priority, using development rules to make sure future data centers are environmentally safe, protect electrical service and rates and pay taxes like other businesses. (2026) source
- Said data centers represent an obvious bubble that will not deliver on their economic growth claims. (2026-02-16) source
Curriculum and booksLocally elected school boardsmedium
Said · medium confidence- His campaign website lists returning local control to schools and ending burdensome, unfunded state mandates, curricula and failed standardized tests. (2026) source
HealthcareGovernment-run coverage for everyone (Medicare for All)medium
Questionnaire answer · medium confidence- Said he wants to push for a universal healthcare risk pool to increase access and lower costs, along with state drug price negotiation and a crackdown on price gouging. (2026-02-16) source
Death penaltyAbolish it and use life without parole insteadmedium
Said · medium confidence- His campaign website's criminal justice page has a section titled Abolishing the Costly and Ineffective Death Penalty, calling for redirecting money from capital-case appeals toward local police and victim support services. (2026) source
No public position found on: Safety net programs, Business regulation, Abortion, Guns, Energy and climate, Texas power grid, Property taxes, Policing and crime, Election rules, Judges, Politicians trading stocks, Gender care for minors, Redistricting, Term limits, Campaign finance, Electoral College, Ranked-choice voting, Qualified immunity, Mandatory minimums, Drug prices, Paid leave, Student loans, AI regulation, Kids online, School vaccines, Nuclear power, E-Verify mandate, Transgender athletes, DEI programs, Religion in schools, China policy.
Last reviewed 2026-10-06. Spotted something wrong? Every claim links to its source so you can check it yourself.