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First elected to the Texas House in 2024. Current term expires January 2027.

Advanced to a runoff for Texas House District 91 in the 2024 Republican primary election.

Supported by one or more anti-public education organizations or individuals in the 2024 Texas primaries.

• HOUSE VOTE #1 - 2025: PRIVATE SCHOOL VOUCHERS

  Voted to table (kill) an amendment to place the school voucher on the November ballot and allow voters to decide if they wanted school vouchers. ATPE supported the amendment and thus was against the motion to table.

  House Floor Amendment 3 by Rep. James Talarico (D–Round Rock) to Senate Bill 2 by Sen. Brandon Creighton (R–Conroe) and sponsored in the House by Rep. Brad Buckley (R–Salado), 89th Legislature, Regular Session. During its April 16, 2025, debate on school vouchers, the House voted to table this amendment, which would have placed the voucher on the ballot in November. (Record vote #244. View an official record of the vote in the House journal. The amendment was tabled and thus did not make it into the bill.)

• HOUSE VOTE #2 - 2025: PRIVATE SCHOOL VOUCHERS

  Voted yes on a bill that established an education savings account (ESA) program. ATPE opposed the bill.

  Senate Bill 2 by Sen. Brandon Creighton (R–Conroe) and sponsored in the House by Rep. Brad Buckley (R–Salado), 89th Legislature, Regular Session. The bill would have established an education savings account (ESA) voucher program. On April 16, 2025, the House voted to pass the bill on second reading. (Record vote #286. View an official record of the vote in the House journal).

• HOUSE VOTE #3 - 2025: SCHOOL FUNDING/TEACHER PAY

  Voted no on a bill that provided public school funding, teacher pay raises, and allotments for teacher preparation, among other things. ATPE supported the House’s version of the bill.  

  House Bill 2 by Rep. Brad Buckley (R–Salado), 89th Legislature, Regular Session. The version of the bill originally voted on by the House provided public school funding through the Basic Allotment, teacher pay raises, and allotments for teacher preparation. On April 16, 2025, the House voted to pass the bill on second reading. (Record vote #286. View an official record of the vote in the House journal.) This version of the bill was stripped in the Senate and replaced with a version that did not provide a significant increase to the Basic Allotment. The Senate version is the version that was signed by the governor.

• HOUSE VOTE #4 - 2025: STUDENT DISCIPLINE

  Voted yes on a bill that provides teachers and administrators with more tools to handle student discipline. ATPE supported the bill.  

  House Bill 6 by Rep. Jeff Leach (R–Plano), 89th Legislature, Regular Session. The bill provides additional authority for teachers to remove disruptive students, mandates that removed students receive equivalent instruction or support while out of class, introduces a “return to class” plan, and requires school districts to offer telehealth mental health services. On April 15, 2025, the House voted to pass the bill on second reading. (Record vote #196. View an official record of the vote in the House journal.)

• HOUSE VOTE #5 - 2025: CELL PHONES

  Voted no on a bill that requires students to put away their cell phones from bell to bell during the school day. ATPE supported the bill. 

  House Bill 1481 by Rep. Caroline Fairly (R–Amarillo), 89th Legislature, Regular Session. The bill requires school districts to adopt a written policy that prohibits student use of personal communication devices during the school day, with limited exceptions for students on 504 and IEP plans. On April 23, 2025, the House voted to pass the bill on second reading. (Record vote #425. View an official record of the vote in the House journal.)

• HOUSE VOTE #6 - 2025: TESTING AND ACCOUNTABILITY

  Voted no on an amendment that would have added an accountability pause to the STAAR testing reform bill. ATPE supported this amendment. 

  House Floor Amendment 1 by Rep. Mary Gonzalez (D–El Paso) to House Bill 4 by Rep. Brad Buckley (R–Salado), 89th Legislature, Regular Session. The amendment would have provided a two-year pause on punitive accountability provisions in the Texas Education Code during the initial implementation of HB 4 so that districts could adopt the new testing system without concern over issues such as campus closure or district takeovers, which are closely tied to test scores. On May 13, 2025, the House voted against the amendment and passed the bill on third reading. (Record vote #2255. View an official record of the vote in the House journal.)

• HOUSE VOTE #7 - 2025: PARENTAL RIGHTS

  Voted yes on an omnibus bill, dubbed the "Parents Bill of Rights", which restated existing rights and created new bans, compliance and reporting on various culturally divisive issues.

  Senate Bill 12 by Sen. Brandon Creighton (R–Conroe) and sponsored in the House by Rep. Brad Buckley (R–Salado), 89th Legislature, Regular Session. The bill largely bans diversity, equity, and inclusion practices for public schools, as well as transitioning assistance or student modifications (such as using a preferred name or pronoun), discussion of gender identification, and student clubs based on sex or gender; increases existing consent requirements for receiving physical and mental health care and switches consent for human sexuality curriculum from opt-out back to opt-in; adds new or enhanced state and local reporting requirements for facilities, ISD board members, library records, course syllabi, and suspected criminal activity; restates existing parental rights; requires additional opportunities for parental engagement with school boards and teachers; and creates new grievance processes.. On May 24, 2025, the House voted to pass the bill on second reading. (Record vote #3499. View an official record of the vote in the House journal.)

• HOUSE VOTE #8 - 2025: LIBRARY MATERIALS

  Voted yes on a bill that impacted the rights and requirements associated with school library materials, including those in classroom libraries.  

  Senate Bill 13 by Sen. Angela Paxton (R–McKinney) and sponsored by Rep. Brad Buckley (R–Salado), 89th Legislature, Regular Session. The bill requires that teachers and librarians catalog the books in their libraries and post the lists online for parents to review and opt their child out of access to check out individual titles. It bans the inclusion of books in schools that include content that falls under updated definitions of harmful, indecent, or profane, and requires districts to create a library materials review committee if at least 20% of parents and students request it or at the discretion of the school board. The bill provided no funding to accomplish the significant mandates it requires. On May 26, 2025, the House voted to pass the bill on second reading. (Record vote #3580. View an official record of the vote in the House journal.)

• HOUSE VOTE #9 - 2025: SPECIAL EDUCATION FUNDING

  Voted no on a bill that increases funding for special education by transitioning to service-intensity-based funding, among other provisions. ATPE supported the bill.  

  Senate Bill 568 by Sen. Paul Bettencourt (R–Houston) and sponsored by Rep. Brad Buckley (R–Salado), 89th Legislature, Regular Session. The bill transitions special education funding to eight service-intensity tiers beginning in 2026–27, increases extended school year funding, and requires annual school board discussions of special education performance. On May 28, 2025, the House voted to pass the bill on third reading. (Record Vote #3832. View an official record of the vote in the House journal.)

• HOUSE VOTE #10 - 2025: TEN COMMANDMENTS

  Voted yes on a bill that would have required the Ten Commandments to be displayed in every classroom. ATPE opposed the bill. 

  Senate Bill 10 by Sen. Angela Paxton (R–McKinney) and sponsored by Rep. Candy Noble (R–Lucas), 88th Legislature, Regular Session. The bill requires every educator to display the Ten Commandments in their classroom. On May 24, 2025, the Senate voted to pass the bill on second reading. (Record Vote #3494. View an official record of the vote in the House journal.)

• HOUSE VOTE #11 - 2025: TESTING AND ACCOUNTABILITY

  Voted yes on a bill that modifies and rebrands the STAAR test. ATPE was neutral on the bill with significant concerns, asking for a pause on punitive aspects of the accountability system and a commission to study the issue further. 

  House Bill 8 by Rep. Brad Buckley (R–Salado), 89th Legislature, Second Called Special Session. The bill creates a through-year testing framework and expands commissioner authority over the state’s accountability system, while also placing time restraints on the commissioner to notify districts about changes to the cut scores. On August 26, 2025, the House voted to pass the bill on second reading. (Record vote #76. View an official record of the vote in the House journal.)

• HOUSE VOTE #12 - 2025: TESTING AND ACCOUNTABILITY

  Voted yes on concurring with Senate amendments to House Bill 8. ATPE was neutral on the bill with significant concerns, asking for a pause on punitive aspects of the accountability system and a commission to study the issue further. 

  House Bill 8 by Rep. Brad Buckley (R–Salado), 89th Legislature, Second Called Special Session. The bill creates a through-year testing framework and expands commissioner authority over the state’s accountability system, while also placing time restraints on the commissioner to notify districts about changes to the cut scores. The Senate stripped out a House amendment that would have reduced testing to the federal minimum. The Senate also added a comprehensive, newly adopted amendment that makes several significant modifications to testing and accountability policy. Read more about the Senate changes here. On September 3, 2025, the House voted to concur with Senate amendments. (Record vote #157. View an official record of the vote in the House journal.)

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