# Matt Morgan

Matt Morgan is a Republican member of the Texas House for district 26.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Texas House, district 26
- Serving since: 2025-01-14
- Current term: TX 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/07951419-b5d5-430b-a3e6-678e1d4aec21

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/07951419-b5d5-430b-a3e6-678e1d4aec21 (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

Morgan reported $574.7K in the 2026 cycle, in the top 5% of State House Republicans (median $33.7K).

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

51 classified statements: 51 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 | Morgan | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 2.0% | 2.9% | 307 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 2.0% | 9.3% | 593 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 19.6% | 31.9% | 573 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 1.8% | 677 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 15.7% | 12.7% | 275 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.4% | 618 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Economics and Public Finance 30% (State House Republicans 12%); Energy 20% (State House Republicans 4.1%); Taxation 20% (State House Republicans 8.1%); Crime and Law Enforcement 10% (State House Republicans 11%); Families 10% (State House Republicans 3.6%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.75 (standard error 0.02), from 780 donors and 279 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 94% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (TX 2025–26 session)

3,726 roll calls. Attendance 95.6% (Texas House 93.1%). Party unity 95.7% (85%). 659 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 yea · 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 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 · 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 yea · passage · SB 1 Relating to campground and youth camp safety. · pass · https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/SB1/
- 2025-09-03 · voted yea · 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 42 bills: 41 reached committee, 15 passed one chamber, 5 passed both, 5 became law. Cosponsored 135. 35.7% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Texas House 48.5%; rank 115 of 145).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 128: Amending the House Rules of Procedure to authorize additional constitutionally compliant, proportional penalties for members absent without leave for purpose… (passed one chamber, 2025-09-04) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HR128/
- HB 133: Relating to a limit on political subdivision expenditures. (introduced, 2025-07-18) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/891/HB133/
- HR 1497: Commending MeLissa Nemecek for her 30 years of service to the Texas House of Representatives. (passed one chamber, 2025-06-03) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HR1497/
- HR 1091: Recognizing March 2025 as March4Water Month. (passed one chamber, 2025-05-25) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HR1091/
- HR 801: Congratulating Josh "Rowdy Yates" Holstead on his induction into the Country Radio Hall of Fame. (passed one chamber, 2025-05-23) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HR801/
- HR 800: Commending George David Scott III of Richmond for his contributions to the cattle industry. (passed one chamber, 2025-05-23) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HR800/
- HR 558: Recognizing March 19, 2025, as Katy Business and Education Legislative Day at the State Capitol. (passed one chamber, 2025-03-19) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HR558/
- HB 5018: Relating to requiring the election of the governing body of a taxing entity. (in committee, 2025-04-03) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HB5018/
- SB 2544: Relating to eligibility for mediation of certain out-of-network health benefit claims. (became law, 2025-06-20) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/SB2544/
- HB 4780: Relating to election judges and clerks. (in committee, 2025-04-03) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HB4780/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $574.7K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 94% 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.

- 2026-08-12 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/morgan4texas/status/2087655278044959053
- 2026-08-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/morgan4texas/status/2087256806858825839
- 2026-08-10 · Post on X · https://x.com/morgan4texas/status/2086861329164369985
- 2026-08-07 · Post on X · https://x.com/morgan4texas/status/2085781376184312054
- 2026-07-28 · Post on X · https://x.com/morgan4texas/status/2082149837370175885
- 2026-02-06 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks · https://x.com/morgan4texas/status/2019609309181886498
- 2026-02-01 · Post on X · https://x.com/morgan4texas/status/2017786810353533055
- 2026-01-13 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/morgan4texas/status/2011164616802648314
- 2026-01-10 · Post on X · https://x.com/morgan4texas/status/2010104848986058944
- 2026-01-07 · Post on X · https://x.com/morgan4texas/status/2008950418101948661

## Links

- Campaign site: https://www.morganfortexas.com
- X: https://x.com/morgan4texas
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/morganfortexas
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/morganfortexas
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCS9kl2HHIFyL8mHV_VXUavQ
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matt-morgan-25690229a/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/07951419-b5d5-430b-a3e6-678e1d4aec21