Texas general election: November 3, 2026
Who is running for Texas House, District 98 in 2026?
Here are the candidates for Texas House, District 98 on the November 3, 2026 ballot. This race is on the ballot for voters in Texas House District 98.
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 | Armin MizaniRepublican | Cate BrennanDemocrat |
|---|---|---|
| Safety net programs | No public position | Expand help for childcare, housing and paid family leaveQuestionnaire answer · medium |
| Minimum wage | No public position | Raise it higher and tie it to the cost of livingQuestionnaire answer · medium |
| Healthcare | Private insurance with more competition and price transparency, keeping protections for pre-existing conditionsQuestionnaire answer · medium | Keep the Affordable Care Act and fix what is brokenQuestionnaire answer · 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 · low |
| Guns | Remove most restrictions; bearing arms is a rightSaid · medium | No public position |
| Immigration | Deport everyone here illegally, as quickly as possibleSaid · low | No single answer fits; see evidence |
| 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 waterSaid · medium |
| School choice | Yes, universal school choice for every familySaid · high | No, and scale back charter schools tooQuestionnaire answer · medium |
| Curriculum and books | No public position | Locally elected school boardsSaid · medium |
| Property taxes | Eliminate school property taxes and replace them with sales tax or state moneySaid · medium | Shift more of the burden onto high-value and commercial propertyQuestionnaire answer · medium |
| Housing and growth | Let the market build what is needed, with local reviewQuestionnaire answer · medium | Allow townhomes and apartments in more places to bring prices downSaid · medium |
| Policing and crime | Tougher sentences, more police funding, and stricter bailSaid · medium | No public position |
| Election rules | No public position | Easier access: automatic registration and mail voting for anyoneSaid · medium |
| Marijuana | No single answer fits; see evidence | Legalize and regulate it like alcoholQuestionnaire answer · high |
| Redistricting | State legislatures draw maps and may redraw any time, including for partisan advantageSaid · medium | No single answer fits; see evidence |
| Childcare and pre-K | No public position | Guarantee low-cost childcare for all families plus universal pre-KQuestionnaire answer · high |
Armin Mizani
RepublicanFormer Mayor of Keller
Armin Mizani is a Republican attorney who served on the Keller City Council from 2014 to 2018 and was elected mayor of Keller in 2020 and re-elected in 202319. He founded Mizani Law Firm2. He is running for the open House District 98 seat left by Republican Rep. Giovanni Capriglione, who did not seek reelection2.
Where they stand
- School choice: Yes, universal school choice for every family
Said · high confidence
- His campaign says he will support efforts that let families use their tax dollars for the best option for their kids, whether public, private, charter, homeschool or hybrid, and that he strongly supports Gov. Abbott's school choice efforts. (2026) source
- Property taxes: Eliminate school property taxes and replace them with sales tax or state money
Said · medium confidence
- Said he supports increasing the homestead exemption and compressing local tax rates to get as close to zero as possible. (2026-02) source
- Said that as mayor he helped adopt and maintain Keller's maximum 20 percent homestead exemption. (2026-09) source
- Said he wants the state to pick up more of the cost of public schools, using the surplus to shift school funding away from local property taxes. (2026-02) source
- Immigration: Deport everyone here illegally, as quickly as possible
Said · low confidence
- His campaign says he supports enforcing existing law including mandatory detention and expedited removal, ending catch-and-release, finishing the border wall, and continuing to support President Trump's deportation operations. (2026) source
- Told the Fort Worth Report he will continue to support President Trump's deportation operations, fully fund Operation Lone Star, and require all local governments to cooperate with ICE. (2026-02) source
- As Keller mayor, introduced the measure for Keller to join ICE's 287(g) program, which the city council approved unanimously; he described the program as identifying criminal immigrants held in jail. (2025-08-05) source
- Guns: Remove most restrictions; bearing arms is a right
Said · medium confidence
- His campaign says the right to bear arms was settled in 1791 and shall not be infringed. (2026) source
- Policing and crime: Tougher sentences, more police funding, and stricter bail
Said · medium confidence
- His campaign says he will support tougher penalties for repeat offenders, drug dealers, human traffickers and violent criminals, and that prosecutors who refuse to enforce the law should be removed. (2026) source
- Redistricting: State legislatures draw maps and may redraw any time, including for partisan advantage
Said · medium confidence
- His campaign website lists an Aug. 14, 2025 Fort Worth Star-Telegram item under his name with the line: "Redistricting will protect Texas' conservative wins. Let's get it done." (The Star-Telegram piece itself could not be opened to confirm its full text.) (2025-08-14) source
- Signed a May 2025 letter with three other Tarrant County mayors supporting the county's mid-decade redrawing of commissioner precincts, which said their cities help keep Tarrant County the last large conservative county in Texas. (2025-05) source
- AI data centers: Welcome them, but make them pay their full share of grid and water costs
Questionnaire answer · medium confidence
- Said the state should encourage data center investment, avoid heavy-handed regulation, and encourage centers to build their own power so they do not burden residential customers. (2026-02) source
- Said he will fight for stronger public notice requirements for data center projects, including approval by the local governing body. (2026-08) source
- Housing and growth: Let the market build what is needed, with local review
Questionnaire answer · medium confidence
- Said the state should cut regulations that slow housing development while preserving a community's character through local zoning and density ordinances. (2026-02) source
- Healthcare: Private insurance with more competition and price transparency, keeping protections for pre-existing conditions
Questionnaire answer · medium confidence
- Said Texas should lower health costs through competition, price transparency, health savings accounts and fewer regulatory and insurance mandates, not more government control. (2026-02) source
- Abortion: Illegal, except to save the mother's life or in cases of rape or incest
Said · low confidence
- His campaign says he will continue to support efforts that protect the unborn, along with adequate funding for adoption services. (2026) source
- Marijuana: No single answer fits; see the evidence below.
Questionnaire answer · medium confidence
- Said marijuana can be a gateway to more serious drugs and that the Legislature should approach hemp and marijuana policy with caution and strong oversight. (2026-02) source
No public position found on: Safety net programs, Minimum wage, Business regulation, Energy and climate, Texas power grid, Curriculum and books, 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, Kids online, School vaccines, Nuclear power, E-Verify mandate, Transgender athletes, DEI programs, Religion in schools, China policy.
Cate Brennan
DemocratPrivate citizen (retired)
Cate Brennan is a Democrat from Grapevine and a retired executive who spent 30 years in nonprofit management, mostly with health care organizations, including as CEO of two organizations13. She served as a Tarrant County Democratic precinct chair from 2023 to 20242. She won the Democratic primary for the open House District 98 seat in March 20262.
Where they stand
- School choice: No, and scale back charter schools too Questionnaire answer · medium confidence
- Minimum wage: Raise it higher and tie it to the cost of living
Questionnaire answer · medium confidence
- Said she would raise the Texas minimum wage to $20 an hour, citing a living wage estimate for a single adult. (2026-02) source
- Childcare and pre-K: Guarantee low-cost childcare for all families plus universal pre-K
Questionnaire answer · high confidence
- Said she supports establishing and funding free universal childcare, pre-K and kindergarten for all Texas children. (2026-02) source
- Marijuana: Legalize and regulate it like alcohol
Questionnaire answer · high confidence
- Said Texas should legalize THC and marijuana for medical and recreational use and use the tax revenue for schools, health care and childcare. (2026-02) source
- Healthcare: Keep the Affordable Care Act and fix what is broken
Questionnaire answer · medium confidence
- Said she would expand Medicaid, regulate insurers and pharmacy benefit companies, and have Texas temporarily subsidize Affordable Care Act premiums if federal subsidies are not restored. (2026-02) source
- Her campaign says the U.S. needs a major overhaul of its health care systems and that Texas should expand Medicaid and CHIP, expand community health centers, and regulate drug and medical service costs. (2026) source
- Safety net programs: Expand help for childcare, housing and paid family leave
Questionnaire answer · medium confidence
- Said she would expand Medicaid to Texans who need it and supports free universal childcare. (2026-02) source
- Abortion: Legal in most cases up to viability (about 24 weeks)
Said · low confidence
- Her campaign says abortion decisions should be made between a woman, her faith and her health care provider. (2026) source
- Housing and growth: Allow townhomes and apartments in more places to bring prices down Said · medium confidence
- Curriculum and books: Locally elected school boards Said · medium confidence
- AI data centers: Allow them case by case, with strict local rules on siting, noise and water
Said · medium confidence
- Her campaign calls for tight regulation of data center power, water, noise and site selection, no state or local tax incentives, and ultimate local control over data center development. (2026) source
- Election rules: Easier access: automatic registration and mail voting for anyone
Said · medium confidence
- Her campaign says she supports expanding access to voting by mail and early voting and removing unnecessary barriers to voting. (2026) source
- Property taxes: Shift more of the burden onto high-value and commercial property
Questionnaire answer · medium confidence
- Said she supports cutting residential property taxes only if the revenue is replaced, and that new revenue from gambling and marijuana could eventually replace residential but not commercial property taxes. (2026-02) source
- Immigration: No single answer fits; see the evidence below.
Questionnaire answer · medium confidence
- Said Texas should play a limited role in border security because it is a federal responsibility, and would greatly reduce Operation Lone Star funding. (2026-02) source
- Said she supports deporting criminals with due process but opposes ICE arrests of people without serious convictions and Keller's 287(g) program. (2026-09) source
- Redistricting: No single answer fits; see the evidence below.
Said · medium confidence
- Her campaign says she supports ending unethical gerrymandering so voters choose their leaders. (2026) source
- Student loans: No single answer fits; see the evidence below.
Questionnaire answer · medium confidence
- Said she supports free community college tuition for Texas residents and more state grants and student loan programs for low- and middle-income students. (2026-02) source
No public position found on: Business regulation, Guns, Energy and climate, Texas power grid, Policing and crime, 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, Paid leave, AI regulation, Kids online, School vaccines, Nuclear power, E-Verify mandate, Transgender athletes, DEI programs, Religion in schools, China policy.
Last reviewed 2026-09-27. Spotted something wrong? Every claim links to its source so you can check it yourself.