# Borris Miles

Borris Miles is a Democratic member of the Texas Senate for district 13.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Texas Senate, district 13
- Serving since: 2017-01-10
- Current term: TX 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/3475b324-1c9b-4513-90e6-063aba5ac04e

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/3475b324-1c9b-4513-90e6-063aba5ac04e (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

42% of the 162 bills Miles sponsored got out of committee, the lowest of 28 in the Texas Senate.

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

566 classified statements: 566 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Miles | State Senate Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.4% | 248 of 329 |
| Policy criticism | 17.8% | 10.3% | 68 of 329 |
| Policy discussion | 61.0% | 42.9% | 61 of 329 |
| Bipartisanship | 2.1% | 3.4% | 180 of 329 |
| Credit claiming | 17.0% | 16.1% | 146 of 329 |
| Extreme labels | 0.5% | 0.8% | 99 of 329 |

Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 29% (State Senate Democrats 14%); Health 25% (State Senate Democrats 17%); Education 21% (State Senate Democrats 15%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 19% (State Senate Democrats 8.4%); Emergency Management 8.1% (State Senate Democrats 3.7%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.33 (standard error 0.01), from 216 donors and 819 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 91% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (TX 2025–26 session)

1,330 roll calls. Attendance 93.8% (Texas Senate 97.9%). Party unity 90.2% (89%). 178 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2025-09-04 · voted nay · final 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/
- 2025-09-03 · voted nay · 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/
- 2025-09-03 · voted nay · final passage · HB 7 Relating to prohibitions on the manufacture and provision of abortion-inducing drugs, including the jurisdiction of and effect of certain judgments by… · pass · https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB7/
- 2025-09-03 · voted nay · concur in the House amendment to SB 8. · SB 8 Relating to the designation and use of certain spaces and facilities according to sex; authorizing a civil penalty and a private civil right of action. · pass · https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/SB8/
- 2025-09-02 · voted nay · passage · HB 7 Relating to prohibitions on the manufacture and provision of abortion-inducing drugs, including the jurisdiction of and effect of certain judgments by… · pass · https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB7/
- 2025-09-02 · voted yea · adoption of amendment · HB 27 Relating to a groundwater study of certain aquifers underlying the territory of the Neches and Trinity Valleys Groundwater Conservation District by the… · pass · https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB27/
- 2025-09-02 · voted nay · suspend Senate Rule 11.10(a), Senate Rule 11.18(a), and Senate Rule 11.19 in order that the Committee on State Affairs might meet at 5:00 p.m. tomorrow in the Betty King Committee Room, 2E.20, and consider HB 18. · 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/
- 2025-08-27 · voted not voting · 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/
- 2025-08-27 · voted not voting · passage · HB 192 Relating to the funding of law enforcement agencies in certain counties. · pass · https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB192/
- 2025-08-27 · voted not voting · Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that HB 25 be placed on its third reading and final passage. · HB 25 Relating to a pharmacist's authority to dispense ivermectin without a prescription. · pass · https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB25/

## Legislation (TX 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 162 bills: 142 reached committee, 68 passed one chamber, 10 passed both, 9 became law. Cosponsored 70. 42.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Texas Senate 65.2%; rank 28 of 28).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SB 57: Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for certain acts of official oppression. (introduced, 2025-08-28) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/SB57/
- SB 58: Relating to the treatment of a replacement structure for a structure that was rendered uninhabitable or unusable by a casualty, a natural disaster, or wind or… (introduced, 2025-08-28) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/SB58/
- SB 42: Relating to exceptions to certain laws prohibiting abortion. (introduced, 2025-08-18) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/SB42/
- SB 43: Relating to exceptions to and the repeal of certain laws prohibiting abortion. (introduced, 2025-08-18) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/SB43/
- SB 30: Relating to the regulation of products derived from hemp, including consumable hemp products and hemp beverages and the hemp-derived cannabinoids contained in… (introduced, 2025-08-15) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/SB30/
- SB 3: Relating to outdoor warning sirens in flash flood-prone areas. (became law, 2025-09-05) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/SB3/
- SJR 3: Proposing a constitutional amendment to limit the time in which the legislature may enact or modify districts for the Texas Legislature or the United States… (introduced, 2025-08-15) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/SJR3/
- SB 31: Relating to the regulation of the cultivation, manufacture, processing, distribution, sale, testing, transportation, delivery, transfer, possession, use, and… (introduced, 2025-08-15) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/SB31/
- 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/
- SB 14: Relating to the provision by a political subdivision of credits against impact fees to builders and developers for certain water conservation and reuse… (became law, 2025-09-17) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/SB14/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $51.3K (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 93% 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/borrislmiles/status/2114799571419455820
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/borrislmiles/status/2114839249740513390
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/borrislmiles/status/2114159655337312737
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/borrislmiles/status/2113753128658997256
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/borrislmiles/status/2113395268485796048
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/borrislmiles/status/2113054557240766562
- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/borrislmiles/status/2112223764884681054
- 2026-10-01 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/borrislmiles/status/2105779175999037754
- 2026-09-29 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/borrislmiles/status/2105058076193649055
- 2026-09-25 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/borrislmiles/status/2103606346893361452

## Links

- Official site: https://senate.texas.gov/member.php?d=13
- Campaign site: http://borrismiles.com
- X: https://x.com/borrislmiles
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BorrisLMiles
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/senator_borris_miles/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChWni5ff3RsTvToiYn9tDxA
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/borris-miles-88a5a84a/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/3475b324-1c9b-4513-90e6-063aba5ac04e