# Terry Canales

Terry Canales is a Democratic member of the Texas House for district 40.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Texas House, district 40
- Serving since: 2013-01-08
- Current term: TX 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/3e4ae7d4-dbb2-4991-8b44-8ada6023d7da

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/3e4ae7d4-dbb2-4991-8b44-8ada6023d7da (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

Canales missed 20% of 3,700 roll calls, attendance in the bottom 5% of the Texas House (average 93.1%).

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

164 classified statements: 164 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 | Canales | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.5% | 584 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 0.6% | 10.4% | 658 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 33.5% | 39.2% | 472 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 2.4% | 2.9% | 316 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 20.7% | 14.4% | 223 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 543 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Health 19% (State House Democrats 15%); Government Operations and Politics 17% (State House Democrats 15%); Transportation and Public Works 17% (State House Democrats 5.3%); Agriculture and Food 13% (State House Democrats 4.6%); Education 13% (State House Democrats 15%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.07 (standard error 0.02), from 222 donors and 797 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 98% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (TX 2025–26 session)

3,700 roll calls. Attendance 80% (Texas House 93.1%). Party unity 67% (85%). 528 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 75 bills: 74 reached committee, 41 passed one chamber, 14 passed both, 13 became law. Cosponsored 39. 54.7% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Texas House 48.5%; rank 52 of 145).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 160: In memory of Sabrina Walker-Hernandez of Edinburg. (passed one chamber, 2025-09-03) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HR160/
- HB 68: Relating to a study by the Texas Water Development Board on the costs of developing flood infrastructure in this state. (in committee, 2025-08-22) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB68/
- HR 61: In memory of Sabrina Walker-Hernandez of Edinburg. (introduced, 2025-08-04) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/891/HR61/
- HR 1530: Commemorating the 2025 Harvest Christian Academy BBQ Cook Off in Edinburg. (passed one chamber, 2025-06-03) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HR1530/
- HR 761: Commemorating the 10th anniversary of The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. (passed one chamber, 2025-04-03) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HR761/
- HB 1545: Relating to the sunset review process and certain governmental entities subject to that process. (became law, 2025-06-20) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HB1545/
- HB 49: Relating to the treatment and beneficial use of fluid oil and gas waste and related material, including a limitation on liability for that treatment or use. (became law, 2025-06-20) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HB49/
- HB 5243: Relating to prohibiting the purchase of certain food and drink items under the supplemental nutrition assistance program. (in committee, 2025-04-15) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HB5243/
- HB 5565: Relating to the creation of the office of independent oversight ombudsman for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. (in committee, 2025-04-07) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HB5565/
- HB 1500: Relating to the continuation and functions of the Department of Information Resources, including the composition of the governing body of the department and,… (became law, 2025-06-20) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HB1500/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $180.5K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 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.

- 2026-03-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/terrycanales40/status/2035005583032512665
- 2026-03-17 · Post on X · https://x.com/terrycanales40/status/2033907747939385387
- 2026-03-15 · Post on X · https://x.com/terrycanales40/status/2033230920694616072
- 2026-03-13 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/terrycanales40/status/2032520718282322311
- 2026-03-10 · Post on X · https://x.com/terrycanales40/status/2031166202823729482
- 2026-03-08 · Post on X · https://x.com/terrycanales40/status/2030662785105846697
- 2026-03-07 · Post on X · https://x.com/terrycanales40/status/2030373369141498063
- 2026-03-05 · Post on X · https://x.com/terrycanales40/status/2029578386310353352
- 2026-03-04 · Post on X · https://x.com/terrycanales40/status/2029243146475798849
- 2026-03-03 · Post on X · https://x.com/terrycanales40/status/2028850124399468786

## Links

- Official site: https://www.house.texas.gov/members/member-page/?district=40
- Campaign site: https://www.terrycanales.com
- X: https://x.com/terrycanales40
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepTerryCanales
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/terrycanales40/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEPsBPkpoQruqtuz0vJkaMQ
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/terry-canales-aa064386

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/3e4ae7d4-dbb2-4991-8b44-8ada6023d7da