Who is running for Texas House, District 126 in 2026?
Here are the candidates for Texas House, District 126 on the November 3, 2026 ballot. This race is on the ballot for voters in Texas House District 126.
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 | Stan StanartRepublican | Stefanie BordDemocrat |
|---|---|---|
| Healthcare | No public position | Keep the Affordable Care Act and fix what is brokenSaid · medium |
| Abortion | Illegal, except to save the mother's life or in cases of rape or incestSaid · low | Legal in most cases up to viability (about 24 weeks)Said · medium |
| Guns | No single answer fits; see evidence | Add universal background checks and red-flag lawsSaid · low |
| AI data centers | Welcome them, but make them pay their full share of grid and water costsQuestionnaire answer · medium | Allow them case by case, with strict local rules on siting, noise and waterQuestionnaire answer · medium |
| School choice | Yes, universal school choice for every familySaid · low | No, keep public money in traditional public schoolsQuestionnaire answer · low |
| Curriculum and books | No public position | Teachers and librarians, as trained professionalsSaid · medium |
| Property taxes | Keep cutting them and cap how fast they can riseSaid · medium | No public position |
| Policing and crime | Tougher sentences, more police funding, and stricter bailSaid · low | No public position |
| Gender care for minors | No public position | Leave it to parents and doctorsSaid · low |
| AI regulation | Let each state write its own targeted AI rulesSaid · low | No public position |
| Transgender athletes | No, teams should be based on biological sex, with open or coed optionsSaid · medium | Yes, they should play on the teams that match their gender identitySaid · medium |
Stan Stanart
RepublicanFormer Harris County Clerk
Stan Stanart is a Republican with an electronics engineering degree from Oklahoma State University who worked in aerospace and at Compaq Computer before county government1. He was elected Harris County Clerk, the county's chief election official, in 2010 and 2014, lost re-election in 2018, and lost races for the same office in 2020 and 202212. He won the May 26, 2026 Republican primary runoff for the open House District 126 seat, which Rep. Sam Harless is leaving35.
Where they stand 9 issues · tap any issue for the evidence
Property taxesKeep cutting them and cap how fast they can risemedium
Transgender athletesNo, teams should be based on biological sex, with open or coed optionsmedium
Said · medium confidence- His campaign says girls should not be forced to compete with boys or share showers and bathrooms with them, and that "We must stand for Truth in biology." (2026) source
AI data centersWelcome them, but make them pay their full share of grid and water costsmedium
Questionnaire answer · medium confidence- Said data centers and large projects must generate their own power so they never raise electricity bills, and use closed-loop water systems with minimal demand. (2026-08) source
School choiceYes, universal school choice for every familylow
Said · low confidence- His campaign says Texas must continue on the path of letting parents control their education choices, that parents need options if a school is failing their child, and that he wants to partner with public, charter, private and home schools. (2026) source
AbortionIllegal, except to save the mother's life or in cases of rape or incestlow
Said · low confidence- His campaign says he is "fully pro-life." (2026) source
Policing and crimeTougher sentences, more police funding, and stricter baillow
AI regulationLet each state write its own targeted AI ruleslow
Said · low confidence- His campaign describes Texas's 2025 AI law (HB 149) and says the state must preserve First Amendment rights while protecting children as AI develops. (2026) source
GunsNo single answer fitsmedium
Said · medium confidence- His campaign says he will strongly defend the Second Amendment. (2026) source
No public position found on: Safety net programs, Minimum wage, Healthcare, Immigration, Energy and climate, Texas power grid, Curriculum and books, Housing and growth, Election rules, Judges, Politicians trading stocks, Marijuana, Gender care for minors, Redistricting, 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, Kids online, School vaccines, Nuclear power, E-Verify mandate, DEI programs, Religion in schools, China policy.
Stefanie Bord
DemocratFormer teacher; Harris County Democratic precinct chair
Stefanie Bord is a Democrat and former high school and Klein ISD science teacher who has homeschooled her two daughters since 20202. She has a bachelor's degree from Rutgers University and a master's from Columbia University, and has worked in environmental consulting21. She has been a Harris County Democratic precinct chair since 2023 and volunteers with Moms Demand Action2.
Where they stand 11 issues · tap any issue for the evidence
HealthcareKeep the Affordable Care Act and fix what is brokenmedium
Said · medium confidence- Her campaign says expanding Medicaid in Texas would insure more people, that state insurance rules must also change, and credits the Affordable Care Act with ending pre-existing condition exclusions. (2026) source
- Listed Medicaid expansion and lowering the uninsured rate among her top priorities. (2026-08) source
AbortionLegal in most cases up to viability (about 24 weeks)medium
Said · medium confidence- Her campaign says abortion care is health care, that women and their doctors should make these choices, and that reproductive health care should be written into state and federal law. (2026) source
Transgender athletesYes, they should play on the teams that match their gender identitymedium
Said · medium confidence- Her campaign says Texas does not need laws about transgender people in sports and that they should be free to join whatever team they identify with. (2026) source
Curriculum and booksTeachers and librarians, as trained professionalsmedium
Said · medium confidence- Her campaign says teachers should be trusted on the books students read, that book bans should be overturned, and that parents should decide for their own children rather than for all students. (2026) source
AI data centersAllow them case by case, with strict local rules on siting, noise and watermedium
Questionnaire answer · medium confidence- Said data centers must be regulated to protect water supplies, keep noise down and avoid raising electric bills, with state environmental regulators inspecting and penalizing facilities that don't comply. (2026-08) source
School choiceNo, keep public money in traditional public schoolslow
GunsAdd universal background checks and red-flag lawslow
Said · low confidenceGender care for minorsLeave it to parents and doctorslow
Said · low confidence- Her campaign says LGBTQ people should have health care in which they make decisions about their own bodies with doctors and family, and no government. (2026) source
Religion in schoolsNo single answer fitsmedium
Said · medium confidence- Her campaign says secular, professionally licensed counselors should be the ones guiding students and that she will make that the law again. (2026) source
Energy and climateNo single answer fitslow
Said · low confidence- Her campaign calls for more solar and wind power, legislation on methane leaks and flaring, and requirements such as green roofs on office buildings. (2026) source
Minimum wageNo single answer fitslow
Questionnaire answer · low confidence- Listed increasing the minimum wage among her top priorities. (2026-08) source
No public position found on: Safety net programs, Business regulation, Immigration, Texas power grid, Property taxes, Housing and growth, Policing and crime, Election rules, Judges, Politicians trading stocks, Marijuana, Redistricting, 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, School vaccines, Nuclear power, E-Verify mandate, DEI programs, China policy.
Last reviewed 2026-10-06. Spotted something wrong? Every claim links to its source so you can check it yourself.