# Briscoe Cain

Briscoe Cain is a Republican member of the Texas House for district 128.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Texas House, district 128
- Serving since: 2017-01-10
- Current term: TX 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/065c24a0-401a-4dc5-a19c-e7d96dcbffc5

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/065c24a0-401a-4dc5-a19c-e7d96dcbffc5 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

Cain sits at +1.00 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 99% of State House Republicans.

## What Cain says (TX 2025–26 session)

2,952 classified statements: 2,952 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Cain | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 3.2% | 2.9% | 222 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 5.1% | 9.3% | 450 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 15.8% | 31.9% | 635 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.2% | 1.8% | 545 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 6.9% | 12.7% | 483 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 2.3% | 1.4% | 172 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 26% (State House Republicans 18%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 15% (State House Republicans 6.2%); Education 15% (State House Republicans 15%); Crime and Law Enforcement 11% (State House Republicans 11%); Economics and Public Finance 7.1% (State House Republicans 12%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +1.00 (standard error 0.01), from 1,177 donors and 868 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 99% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (TX 2025–26 session)

3,759 roll calls. Attendance 93.3% (Texas House 93.1%). Party unity 96.6% (85%). 1,139 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2025-09-03 · voted nay · passage · HB 1 Relating to youth camp emergency plans and preparedness; authorizing penalties. · pass · https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB1/
- 2025-09-03 · voted not voting · passage · SB 1 Relating to campground and youth camp safety. · pass · https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/SB1/
- 2025-09-03 · voted yea · passage · HB 8 Relating to public school accountability and transparency, including the implementation of an instructionally supportive assessment program and the… · pass · https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB8/
- 2025-09-03 · voted yea · adopt the conference committee report on SB 5. · SB 5 Relating to making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief and preparedness and giving direction and adjustment authority regarding those… · pass · https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/SB5/
- 2025-09-03 · voted nay · passage · HB 8 Relating to public school accountability and transparency, including the implementation of an instructionally supportive assessment program and the… · pass · https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB8/
- 2025-09-03 · voted yea · concur in the senate amendments to HB 20. · HB 20 Relating to measures to prevent and reduce fraudulent charitable solicitations and theft during declared disasters, including establishing a designation… · pass · https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB20/
- 2025-09-03 · voted not voting · passage · SB 1 Relating to campground and youth camp safety. · pass · https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/SB1/
- 2025-09-03 · voted not voting · concur in the senate amendments to HB 1. · HB 1 Relating to youth camp emergency plans and preparedness; authorizing penalties. · pass · https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB1/
- 2025-09-02 · voted yea · passage · SB 54 Relating to election procedures regarding accepting a voter with a residence address that is not current and the immediate effect of a voter's… · pass · https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/SB54/
- 2025-09-02 · voted yea · passage · HB 18 Relating to a restriction on the acceptance of political contributions and the making of certain political expenditures by a member of the legislature… · pass · https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB18/

## Legislation (TX 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 123 bills: 113 reached committee, 38 passed one chamber, 11 passed both, 10 became law. Cosponsored 196. 30.9% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Texas House 48.5%; rank 125 of 145).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 309: Relating to the creation of the Texas Hemp Council; regulation of products derived from hemp, including consumable hemp products and hemp beverages and the… (introduced, 2025-08-28) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB309/
- HB 298: Relating to a vacancy in the office of senator or representative due to excessive absence. (in committee, 2025-08-26) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB298/
- HB 295: Relating to election procedures regarding accepting a voter with a residence address that is not current and the immediate effect of a voter's registration… (in committee, 2025-08-28) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB295/
- HB 296: Relating to election procedures regarding accepting a voter with a residence address that is not current and the immediate effect of a voter's registration… (introduced, 2025-08-25) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB296/
- HB 192: Relating to the funding of law enforcement agencies in certain counties. (became law, 2025-09-17) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB192/
- HB 79: Relating to reducing school district maintenance and operations ad valorem taxes through the use of certain surplus state revenue. (in committee, 2025-08-18) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB79/
- HB 82: Relating to abortion, including civil liability for distribution of abortion-inducing drugs; making conforming changes and harmonizing conforming provisions;… (in committee, 2025-08-18) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB82/
- HB 77: Relating to the repeal of or limitations on certain state and local taxes, including school district maintenance and operations ad valorem taxes, the… (in committee, 2025-08-20) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB77/
- HB 167: Relating to the use by a political subdivision of public funds for lobbying activities. (in committee, 2025-08-18) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB167/
- SB 16: Relating to real property theft and real property fraud; establishing recording requirements for certain documents concerning real property; creating the… (became law, 2025-09-17) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/SB16/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $39.0K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 100% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/briscoecain/status/2114516938634494312
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/briscoecain/status/2114517052606308690
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/briscoecain/status/2114524908642258962
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/briscoecain/status/2114525933600125273
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/briscoecain/status/2114539625632907391
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/briscoecain/status/2114540183710540124
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/briscoecain/status/2114540357442507259
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/briscoecain/status/2114728352749691115
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/briscoecain/status/2114735343911968923
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/briscoecain/status/2114158917630710047

## Links

- Official site: https://www.house.texas.gov/members/member-page/?district=128
- Campaign site: https://briscoecain.com
- X: https://x.com/briscoecain
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/briscoecain/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/briscoecain/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzAG_RdYJ2S4w7zJCNgtC3Q
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/briscoecain/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/065c24a0-401a-4dc5-a19c-e7d96dcbffc5