# Diego Bernal

Diego Bernal is a Democratic member of the Texas House for district 123.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Texas House, district 123
- Serving since: 2015-03-03
- Current term: TX 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/7847295c-78f3-4f8c-adb6-3536fca2782e

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/7847295c-78f3-4f8c-adb6-3536fca2782e (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

76% of the 46 bills Bernal sponsored got out of committee, in the top 5% of the Texas House.

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

587 classified statements: 587 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 | Bernal | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 5.3% | 2.5% | 132 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 7.7% | 10.4% | 388 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 18.2% | 39.2% | 649 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 1.2% | 2.9% | 483 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 1.7% | 14.4% | 654 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 1.2% | 1.0% | 186 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Education 24% (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%); Health 15% (State House Democrats 15%); Immigration 13% (State House Democrats 4.3%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.51 (standard error 0.02), from 850 donors and 834 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 67% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (TX 2025–26 session)

3,700 roll calls. Attendance 85% (Texas House 93.1%). Party unity 93.7% (85%). 79 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 46 bills: 46 reached committee, 35 passed one chamber, 8 passed both, 5 became law. Cosponsored 19. 76.1% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Texas House 48.5%; rank 5 of 145).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 86: In memory of the 13 victims of catastrophic flooding that occurred in San Antonio on June 11 and 12, 2025. (passed one chamber, 2025-09-02) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HR86/
- HR 1358: Congratulating Mixtli in San Antonio on receiving the AAA Five Diamond Restaurant Award. (passed one chamber, 2025-06-01) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HR1358/
- HR 1359: Congratulating Brandi Spieth of San Antonio on graduating as a member of the Texas Partners in Policymaking Class of 2025. (passed one chamber, 2025-06-01) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HR1359/
- HR 1248: Recognizing Richard "Andy" Palacios II for his contributions to the San Antonio community as owner of Tony's Siesta and co-owner of Atlee's Rally. (passed one chamber, 2025-05-25) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HR1248/
- HR 1130: Congratulating Gregg Popovich on his retirement as head coach of the San Antonio Spurs. (passed one chamber, 2025-05-24) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HR1130/
- HR 1067: Congratulating Aaron Peña, Jacob Gonzales, and Matthew Garcia on the success of the Fajita Lounge. (passed one chamber, 2025-05-24) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HR1067/
- HR 1068: Congratulating Brian Correa of San Antonio on his success as an entrepreneur. (passed one chamber, 2025-05-24) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HR1068/
- HR 1062: In memory of Maverick Levertt Crawford III of San Antonio. (passed one chamber, 2025-05-24) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HR1062/
- HR 975: Congratulating Ladino in San Antonio on its receipt of a 2024 MICHELIN Bib Gourmand Award. (passed one chamber, 2025-05-24) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HR975/
- HR 974: Congratulating Little Em's Oyster Bar in San Antonio on its receipt of a 2024 MICHELIN Recommended designation. (passed one chamber, 2025-05-24) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HR974/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $33.3K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 68% 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 · labels: personal attacks · https://x.com/diegobernaltx/status/2114532925232631974
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/diegobernaltx/status/2114571515786305770
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/diegobernaltx/status/2114776144406827181
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/diegobernaltx/status/2113727934540530082
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/diegobernaltx/status/2113729634650997077
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/diegobernaltx/status/2113731025184379331
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/diegobernaltx/status/2113342801756963054
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/diegobernaltx/status/2112927935921565750
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/diegobernaltx/status/2112973148555522492
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/diegobernaltx/status/2112533319707713594

## Links

- Official site: https://house.texas.gov/members/member-page/?district=123
- X: https://x.com/diegobernaltx
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/diegobernaltx
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/diegobernaltx/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/diego-bernal-022870a7/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/7847295c-78f3-4f8c-adb6-3536fca2782e