Who is running for Texas House, District 129 in 2026?
Here are the candidates for Texas House, District 129 on the November 3, 2026 ballot. This race is on the ballot for voters in Texas House District 129.
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 | Scott BowenRepublican | Albert WittliffDemocrat |
|---|---|---|
| Abortion | Illegal, except to save the mother's life or in cases of rape or incestSaid · medium | No public position |
| Immigration | Deport everyone here illegally, as quickly as possibleSaid · low | No public position |
| Energy and climate | No public position | All of the above: oil, gas, nuclear and renewables, and let markets pickSaid · medium |
| AI data centers | Pause new approvals until the state finishes studying power and water impactsQuestionnaire answer · medium | Welcome them, but make them pay their full share of grid and water costsQuestionnaire answer · medium |
| School choice | Yes, universal school choice for every familyQuestionnaire answer · low | No, keep public money in traditional public schoolsQuestionnaire answer · medium |
| Curriculum and books | Parents, including the right to remove material they object toSaid · low | No public position |
| Property taxes | Eliminate school property taxes and replace them with sales tax or state moneySaid · medium | No public position |
| Policing and crime | Tougher sentences, more police funding, and stricter bailSaid · medium | Fund police and add reforms like body cameras and use-of-force limitsSaid · medium |
| Election rules | Strict photo ID, paper ballots, cleaner voter rolls and fewer mail ballotsSaid · medium | No public position |
| E-Verify mandate | Require it for all employersSaid · medium | No public position |
Scott Bowen
RepublicanFormer Clear Creek ISD trustee
Scott Bowen is a Republican chemical engineer from Clear Lake with an engineering degree from Texas A&M University and an MBA from Rice University1. He served on the Clear Creek ISD Board of Trustees from 2019 to 2025 and has held Republican Party posts including State Republican Executive Committee member and Resolutions Committee chairman12. He won the March 2026 Republican primary for House District 129, an open seat because Rep. Dennis Paul is running for the state Senate34.
Where they stand 9 issues · tap any issue for the evidence
Property taxesEliminate school property taxes and replace them with sales tax or state moneymedium
Said · medium confidence- His campaign says the state should use surpluses to buy down local property taxes, cap appraisal growth, and over time drive school maintenance and operations tax rates down to zero. (2026) source
- Proposed lowering school property taxes and using the state sales tax surplus to replace the lost revenue, limiting appraisal growth to 3 percent a year, and reappraising only every five years. (2026-01) source
AI data centersPause new approvals until the state finishes studying power and water impactsmedium
Questionnaire answer · medium confidence- Said data centers should be allowed only if they benefit nearby communities, should pay local taxes without incentives and generate all their own power, and that he supports Gov. Abbott's temporary moratorium on new data center construction until those rules are in law. (2026-09) source
E-Verify mandateRequire it for all employersmedium
Said · medium confidence- His campaign says he supports mandatory E-Verify to keep people here illegally from taking jobs. (2026) source
Policing and crimeTougher sentences, more police funding, and stricter bailmedium
Said · medium confidenceAbortionIllegal, except to save the mother's life or in cases of rape or incestmedium
Said · medium confidence- His campaign says he is 100 percent pro-life and supports Texas' ban on abortion, along with funding for crisis pregnancy centers and adoption services. (2026) source
Election rulesStrict photo ID, paper ballots, cleaner voter rolls and fewer mail ballotsmedium
Said · medium confidence- His campaign says he supports strict voter ID, secure voter rolls and moving every election to the uniform November ballot. (2026) source
School choiceYes, universal school choice for every familylow
Questionnaire answer · low confidence- Said parents have the right to decide how their children are educated, whether public, private or homeschooled. (2026-09) source
ImmigrationDeport everyone here illegally, as quickly as possiblelow
Said · low confidence- His campaign says he supports the border actions of President Trump and Gov. Abbott, ending in-state tuition for people here illegally, and that Texas must now enforce immigration laws internally. (2026) source
Curriculum and booksParents, including the right to remove material they object tolow
Said · low confidence- His campaign says he has fought for parents' rights and traditional values in education and will work to keep pornography and what it calls woke ideology out of classrooms. (2026) source
No public position found on: Safety net programs, Minimum wage, Business regulation, Healthcare, Guns, Energy and climate, Texas power grid, Housing and growth, 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, AI regulation, Kids online, School vaccines, Nuclear power, Transgender athletes, DEI programs, Religion in schools, China policy.
Albert Wittliff
DemocratDirector of security; retired federal special agent
Albert Wittliff is a Democrat and retired federal agent who served as a State Department Diplomatic Security Service special agent and later spent more than a decade as a Homeland Security Investigations senior special agent with the Joint Terrorism Task Force in Houston1. He has degrees from George Washington University and George Mason University1. He ran unopposed in the March 2026 Democratic primary for the open House District 129 seat23.
Where they stand 4 issues · tap any issue for the evidence
AI data centersWelcome them, but make them pay their full share of grid and water costsmedium
Questionnaire answer · medium confidence- Said data centers should pay their fair share for the infrastructure and resources they need rather than burden taxpayers, noting concern about unknown grid and water impacts. (2026-09) source
Energy and climateAll of the above: oil, gas, nuclear and renewables, and let markets pickmedium
Said · medium confidence- His campaign calls for upgrades to oil and gas infrastructure and accepting new energy sources such as solar and wind, saying a variety of sources strengthens the grid and lowers costs. (2026) source
Policing and crimeFund police and add reforms like body cameras and use-of-force limitsmedium
Said · medium confidence- His campaign says he would address public safety by properly funding police, expanding mental health crisis training, and building accountability. (2026) source
No public position found on: Safety net programs, Minimum wage, Business regulation, Healthcare, Abortion, Guns, Immigration, Texas power grid, Curriculum and books, Property taxes, 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, 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.