# Linda Garcia

Linda Garcia is a Democratic member of the Texas House for district 107.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Texas House, district 107
- Serving since: 2025-01-14
- Current term: TX 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/5d3626bb-c865-4c92-a717-a72036c6ce5a

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/5d3626bb-c865-4c92-a717-a72036c6ce5a (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

72% of the 29 bills Garcia sponsored got out of committee, in the top tenth of the Texas House.

## What Garcia 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 | Garcia | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.7% | 2.5% | 347 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 17.6% | 10.4% | 161 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 48.9% | 39.2% | 236 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 1.4% | 2.9% | 457 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 22.3% | 14.4% | 194 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 0.4% | 1.0% | 281 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Education 38% (State House Democrats 15%); Government Operations and Politics 24% (State House Democrats 15%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 15% (State House Democrats 9.8%); Immigration 9.6% (State House Democrats 4.3%); Families 8.8% (State House Democrats 5.0%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.65 (standard error 0.04), from 303 donors and 284 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 46% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (TX 2025–26 session)

3,633 roll calls. Attendance 97.5% (Texas House 93.1%). Party unity 95.5% (85%). 111 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 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 29 bills: 29 reached committee, 21 passed one chamber, 9 passed both, 8 became law. Cosponsored 36. 72.4% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Texas House 48.5%; rank 8 of 145).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 1133: Recognizing May 19, 2025, as Trooper Day at the Texas Capitol. (passed one chamber, 2025-05-19) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HR1133/
- HB 4666: Relating to certain reports required to be prepared or submitted by or in collaboration with the Health and Human Services Commission or submitted to the… (became law, 2025-06-20) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HB4666/
- HB 4696: Relating to the remote participation of certain persons in a proceeding for the issuance or modification of a protective order. (passed one chamber, 2025-05-15) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HB4696/
- HB 4698: Relating to the establishment of a grant program for school district or open-enrollment charter school campuses that are designated as full-service community… (in committee, 2025-04-03) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HB4698/
- HB 4665: Relating to providing training for employees and operators of certain child-care facilities. (passed one chamber, 2025-05-07) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HB4665/
- HB 4697: Relating to a defendant's appearance by telephone or videoconference in a justice or municipal court. (in committee, 2025-04-29) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HB4697/
- HB 4155: Relating to the creation of a family violence criminal homicide prevention task force. (in committee, 2025-05-06) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HB4155/
- HB 3940: Relating to the provision of certain information about Medicaid benefits in relation to newborn children. (became law, 2025-06-20) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HB3940/
- SB 1923: Relating to the modification of certain orders providing for the support of a child. (became law, 2025-06-20) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/SB1923/
- SB 1946: Relating to the creation of a family violence criminal homicide prevention task force. (became law, 2025-06-20) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/SB1946/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $32.7K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 95% 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.

- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/lindafortexas/status/2112977041180242359
- 2026-10-15 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/lindafortexas/status/2110847137361571980
- 2026-10-14 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/lindafortexas/status/2110425241109319762
- 2026-10-02 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/lindafortexas/status/2106088100057473182
- 2026-09-14 · Post on X · https://x.com/lindafortexas/status/2099576380425982123
- 2026-08-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/lindafortexas/status/2092674789202641118
- 2026-08-19 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/lindafortexas/status/2089864973446992059
- 2026-08-11 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/lindafortexas/status/2087273088605995135
- 2026-07-29 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/lindafortexas/status/2082518963590717947
- 2026-07-27 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/lindafortexas/status/2081828672579698774

## Links

- Campaign site: https://www.lindafortexas.com
- X: https://x.com/lindafortexas
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Linda-Garcia-for-Texas/61563969794442/?sk=about
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/linda4texas/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/luzwarrior/
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/404?fromUrl=/lindafortexas

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/5d3626bb-c865-4c92-a717-a72036c6ce5a