# Rhetta Bowers

Rhetta Bowers is a Democratic member of the Texas House for district 113.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Texas House, district 113
- Serving since: 2019-01-08
- Current term: TX 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/69ef7d69-9a5e-42be-b463-8873cb52ad10

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/69ef7d69-9a5e-42be-b463-8873cb52ad10 (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

Bowers sits at −0.98 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 89% of State House Democrats.

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

168 classified statements: 168 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 | Bowers | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.5% | 584 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 6.6% | 10.4% | 430 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 33.3% | 39.2% | 480 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 2.4% | 2.9% | 326 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 13.1% | 14.4% | 357 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 543 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 25% (State House Democrats 9.8%); Education 20% (State House Democrats 15%); Government Operations and Politics 18% (State House Democrats 15%); Crime and Law Enforcement 16% (State House Democrats 8.0%); Emergency Management 14% (State House Democrats 3.6%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.98 (standard error 0.01), from 2,714 donors and 867 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 11% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (TX 2025–26 session)

3,700 roll calls. Attendance 89% (Texas House 93.1%). Party unity 93.3% (85%). 160 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 33 bills: 32 reached committee, 15 passed one chamber, 5 passed both, 5 became law. Cosponsored 35. 45.5% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Texas House 48.5%; rank 85 of 145).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 106: In memory of Linda Joyce Cox. (passed one chamber, 2025-09-02) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HR106/
- HR 123: Commending Scott LeMay for his service as mayor of Garland. (passed one chamber, 2025-09-02) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HR123/
- HB 156: Relating to the development and implementation of outdoor warning siren activation protocol, including the establishment of an advisory committee. (in committee, 2025-08-18) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB156/
- HB 187: Relating to the development and implementation of outdoor warning siren activation protocol, including the establishment of an advisory committee. (introduced, 2025-07-23) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/891/HB187/
- HR 1499: Suspending limitations on conference committee jurisdiction, S.B. No. 650. (passed one chamber, 2025-06-01) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HR1499/
- HR 834: Recognizing April 14, 2025, as Red and White Day at the State Capitol in honor of the advocacy efforts of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated. (passed one chamber, 2025-04-15) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HR834/
- HB 5562: Relating to the authority of certain municipalities to use certain tax revenue from a hotel and convention center project. (in committee, 2025-05-15) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HB5562/
- HB 5591: Relating to opioid overdose training for peace officers. (in committee, 2025-04-07) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HB5591/
- HB 5396: Relating to the oversight of rehabilitation hospitals by the office of the state long-term care ombudsman. (in committee, 2025-05-13) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HB5396/
- HB 4893: Relating to the establishment of a postsecondary advising program for students who are the first in their families to pursue postsecondary education or who… (in committee, 2025-05-14) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HB4893/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $67.8K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 77% 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.

- 2026-10-06 · Post on X · https://x.com/BowersForTexas/status/2107263230212973043
- 2026-09-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/BowersForTexas/status/2103641933117845635
- 2026-09-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/BowersForTexas/status/2098446813946634548
- 2026-09-08 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/BowersForTexas/status/2097389248588423671
- 2026-09-08 · Post on X · https://x.com/BowersForTexas/status/2097389359922114819
- 2026-09-06 · Post on X · https://x.com/BowersForTexas/status/2096647298310688965
- 2026-09-01 · Post on X · https://x.com/BowersForTexas/status/2094594061428547695
- 2026-08-27 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/BowersForTexas/status/2092846698250789292
- 2026-08-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/BowersForTexas/status/2090922153457664320
- 2026-08-14 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/BowersForTexas/status/2088053728502853933

## Links

- Official site: https://house.texas.gov/members/member-page/?district=113
- Campaign site: https://rhettabowers.com
- X: https://x.com/BowersForTexas
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RhettaForTexas/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rhettaforhd113/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@bowersfortexas
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rhetta-bowers-63832829

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/69ef7d69-9a5e-42be-b463-8873cb52ad10