# Penny Morales Shaw Penny Morales Shaw is a Democratic member of the Texas House for district 148. - Party: Democrat - Seat: Texas House, district 148 - Serving since: 2021-01-12 - Current term: TX 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/51a281ff-2983-4b4b-baf4-63ee17812835 Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/51a281ff-2983-4b4b-baf4-63ee17812835 (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 19% of the 31 bills Shaw sponsored got out of committee, in the bottom 5% of the Texas House. ## What Shaw says (TX 2025–26 session) 278 classified statements: 278 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 | Shaw | State House Democrats average | Rank | |---|---|---|---| | Personal attacks | 0.4% | 2.5% | 381 of 764 | | Policy criticism | 24.5% | 10.4% | 68 of 764 | | Policy discussion | 53.6% | 39.2% | 169 of 764 | | Bipartisanship | 5.0% | 2.9% | 141 of 764 | | Credit claiming | 15.5% | 14.4% | 309 of 764 | | Extreme labels | 0.4% | 1.0% | 281 of 764 | Most discussed policy areas: Education 31% (State House Democrats 15%); Government Operations and Politics 27% (State House Democrats 15%); Health 12% (State House Democrats 15%); Emergency Management 8.7% (State House Democrats 3.6%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 7.4% (State House Democrats 9.8%). ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score −0.48 (standard error 0.01), from 944 donors and 519 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 71% of State House Democrats score lower. ## Votes (TX 2025–26 session) 3,575 roll calls. Attendance 89% (Texas House 93.1%). Party unity 93.6% (85%). 133 votes against the party majority. Key votes: - 2025-09-03 · voted not voting · 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 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/ - 2025-09-03 · voted not voting · 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 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/ - 2025-09-03 · voted not voting · 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 not voting · 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 not voting · 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 31 bills: 27 reached committee, 6 passed one chamber, 4 passed both, 4 became law. Cosponsored 215. 19.4% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Texas House 48.5%; rank 139 of 145). Recent sponsored bills: - HB 280: Relating to requiring river authorities to coordinate with counties in emergency preparedness planning. (introduced, 2025-08-21) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB280/ - HB 281: Relating to disaster behavioral health coordination and response. (introduced, 2025-08-21) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB281/ - HB 188: Relating to the creation of the Texas Rural Emergency Preparedness Fund for flood-prone communities. (in committee, 2025-08-20) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB188/ - HB 189: Relating to requiring certain governmental entities to allow interested persons to comment on the proposed adoption or revision of certain emergency… (in committee, 2025-08-20) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB189/ - HB 190: Relating to state and local government disaster preparedness. (in committee, 2025-08-20) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB190/ - HB 166: Relating to requiring certain governmental entities to allow interested persons to comment on the proposed adoption or revision of certain emergency… (introduced, 2025-07-22) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/891/HB166/ - HB 165: Relating to state and local government disaster preparedness. (introduced, 2025-07-22) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/891/HB165/ - HB 5341: Relating to the issuance by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality of permits to authorize the diversion of state water from the Gulf of Mexico or a… (in committee, 2025-04-07) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HB5341/ - HB 5391: Relating to design considerations of transportation projects by the Texas Department of Transportation. (in committee, 2025-04-07) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HB5391/ - HB 5239: Relating to requiring certain governmental entities to allow interested persons to comment on the proposed adoption or revision of certain emergency… (in committee, 2025-04-07) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HB5239/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $92.2K (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. - 2026-07-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/reppennymshaw/status/2080674434222792926 - 2026-07-04 · Post on X · https://x.com/reppennymshaw/status/2073443833673609222 - 2026-04-05 · Post on X · https://x.com/reppennymshaw/status/2040788639312118039 - 2026-03-27 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, bipartisanship · https://x.com/reppennymshaw/status/2037658544116281779 - 2026-03-02 · Post on X · https://x.com/reppennymshaw/status/2028577206071329022 - 2026-03-01 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/reppennymshaw/status/2028141145750917447 - 2026-03-01 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/reppennymshaw/status/2028141149202883035 - 2026-02-24 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/reppennymshaw/status/2026326046350381432 - 2026-02-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/reppennymshaw/status/2026326048816701885 - 2026-02-19 · Post on X · https://x.com/reppennymshaw/status/2024286593322750160 ## Links - Official site: https://www.house.texas.gov/members/member-page/?district=148 - Campaign site: https://www.voteforpenny.com - X: https://x.com/reppennymshaw - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/votepennyshaw/ - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reppennymshaw/ - YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMYvVpSSKlWfCLVgU4zoI2w Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/51a281ff-2983-4b4b-baf4-63ee17812835