# Donna Howard

Donna Howard is a Democratic member of the Texas House for district 48.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Texas House, district 48
- Serving since: 2006-03-02
- Current term: TX 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/349071fd-3c36-43c6-aaca-6d7f9d04322d

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/349071fd-3c36-43c6-aaca-6d7f9d04322d (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

The policy areas Howard talks about and legislates on agree at 0.72 on a 0–1 scale, in the top 5% of State House Democrats.

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

581 classified statements: 581 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Howard | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.2% | 2.5% | 397 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 19.3% | 10.4% | 133 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 60.1% | 39.2% | 109 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 5.0% | 2.9% | 144 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 11.9% | 14.4% | 386 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 0.7% | 1.0% | 233 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Education 27% (State House Democrats 15%); Health 26% (State House Democrats 15%); Government Operations and Politics 18% (State House Democrats 15%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 15% (State House Democrats 9.8%); Economics and Public Finance 12% (State House Democrats 11%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.42 (standard error 0.01), from 1,472 donors and 841 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 79% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (TX 2025–26 session)

3,700 roll calls. Attendance 99.4% (Texas House 93.1%). Party unity 93.6% (85%). 94 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2025-09-03 · voted yea · 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 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 · 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 nay · 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 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/

## Legislation (TX 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 121 bills: 120 reached committee, 55 passed one chamber, 25 passed both, 24 became law. Cosponsored 39. 45.5% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Texas House 48.5%; rank 85 of 145).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 129: In memory of Abby Lynn Pohl of Austin. (passed one chamber, 2025-09-03) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HR129/
- HR 130: In memory of Linnie Anne McCown of Austin. (passed one chamber, 2025-09-03) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HR130/
- HB 272: Relating to a grant program to provide financial assistance to municipalities and counties that use helicopters to respond to disasters. (introduced, 2025-08-20) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB272/
- HR 1476: In memory of Mark James Hanna of Austin. (passed one chamber, 2025-06-01) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HR1476/
- HR 1298: Recognizing November 8, 2025, as Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder Awareness Day. (passed one chamber, 2025-05-29) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HR1298/
- HR 1297: Recognizing May 2025 as Women's Health Month. (passed one chamber, 2025-05-29) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HR1297/
- HR 1075: Recognizing May 7, 2025, as Keep Texas Beautiful Day at the State Capitol. (passed one chamber, 2025-05-24) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HR1075/
- HR 967: Recognizing April 30, 2025, as Westlake Chamber Day at the State Capitol. (passed one chamber, 2025-05-24) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HR967/
- SCR 49: Recognizing Austin Oaks Church on the occasion of its 100th anniversary. (became law, 2025-06-20) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/SCR49/
- HCR 129: Commemorating the 100th anniversary of Austin Oaks Church. (became law, 2025-06-20) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HCR129/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $98.4K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 98% 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/donnahowardtx/status/2114784133654180199
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/donnahowardtx/status/2114495561348829400
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/donnahowardtx/status/2113675670824071380
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/donnahowardtx/status/2113025934282645518
- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/donnahowardtx/status/2112216001727332381
- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/donnahowardtx/status/2112295437860544546
- 2026-10-17 · Post on X · https://x.com/donnahowardtx/status/2111510751701782560
- 2026-10-17 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/donnahowardtx/status/2111518850147651732
- 2026-10-17 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/donnahowardtx/status/2111592151771705849
- 2026-10-15 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/donnahowardtx/status/2110716494585733175

## Links

- Official site: https://www.house.texas.gov/members/member-page/?district=48
- Campaign site: https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://teamhowardtx.com/&ved=2ahUKEwjrsZLUiYKGAxWZmYkEHVnYAVIQFnoECDwQAQ&usg=AOvVaw2rIxLsddJ6JtoEeqPZIVNy
- X: https://x.com/donnahowardtx
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/donna.howard.1675/friends_mutual/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/teamhowardtx/
- YouTube: https://www.google.com/search?q=donna+howard+youtube&client=safari&sca_esv=32288416509471f0&sca_upv=1&rls=en&sxsrf=ADLYWIKMIvtBylscgp0HKUd_qv-gopzpDw%3A1715309451196&ei=i4s9ZqvAC5mzptQP2bCHkAU&ved=0ahUKEwjrsZLUiYKGAxWZmYkEHVnYAVIQ4dUDCA8&uact=5&oq=donna+howard+youtube&gs_lp=Egxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAiFGRvbm5hIGhvd2FyZCB5b3V0dWJlMgUQIRigATIFECEYoAEyBRAhGKABMgUQIRigAUjpHVDTA1jJHHADeAGQAQCYAYECoAGSCaoBBTUuMy4xuAEDyAEA-AEBmAIMoALGCcICChAAGLADGNYEGEfCAg0QABiABBiwAxhDGIoFwgITEC4YgAQYsAMYQxjIAxiKBdgBAcICChAjGIAEGCcYigXCAgUQABiABMICBhAAGAcYHsICExAuGIAEGBQY1AIYhwIYxwEYrwHCAg0QLhiABBgUGNQCGIcCwgIKEAAYgAQYFBiHAsICChAAGIAEGEMYigWYAwCIBgGQBg-6BgQIARgIkgcFNi41LjGgB7ws&sclient=gws-wiz-serp

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