# Christina Morales

Christina Morales is a Democratic member of the Texas House for district 145.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Texas House, district 145
- Serving since: 2019-03-18
- Current term: TX 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/791e4399-56bb-4d4c-8561-71f0979fb999

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/791e4399-56bb-4d4c-8561-71f0979fb999 (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

22% of Morales’s statements criticize a policy, 2.1 times the State House Democrat average of 10%.

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

254 classified statements: 254 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 | Morales | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 2.8% | 2.5% | 219 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 22.1% | 10.4% | 100 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 53.5% | 39.2% | 171 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 2.4% | 2.9% | 329 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 8.7% | 14.4% | 471 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 2.8% | 1.0% | 77 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 25% (State House Democrats 15%); Education 23% (State House Democrats 15%); Immigration 16% (State House Democrats 4.3%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 14% (State House Democrats 9.8%); Crime and Law Enforcement 10% (State House Democrats 8.0%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.61 (standard error 0.02), from 1,017 donors and 843 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 53% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (TX 2025–26 session)

3,618 roll calls. Attendance 89% (Texas House 93.1%). Party unity 97.2% (85%). 248 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 29 bills: 27 reached committee, 10 passed one chamber, 2 passed both, 2 became law. Cosponsored 34. 34.5% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Texas House 48.5%; rank 121 of 145).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 179: Relating to an alert system for notification of a toxic chemical release by a manufacturing facility. (introduced, 2025-08-15) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB179/
- HB 150: Relating to requiring certain alert messages to be in English and Spanish. (introduced, 2025-07-21) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/891/HB150/
- HR 639: Commemorating the Houston Astros' 2025 opening day baseball game. (passed one chamber, 2025-04-09) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HR639/
- HR 598: In memory of the Honorable James Earl Carter Jr., 39th president of the United States. (passed one chamber, 2025-04-01) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HR598/
- HB 5255: Relating to policies related to the removal and placement of a child by the Department of Family and Protective Services. (in committee, 2025-04-07) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HB5255/
- HB 5425: Relating to prohibiting certain nondisclosure or non-disparagement agreements by employers; creating a civil cause of action. (in committee, 2025-04-07) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HB5425/
- HB 5505: Relating to requirements for backup electric generator connections for new multiunit complexes in certain municipalities; providing civil penalties. (in committee, 2025-04-07) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HB5505/
- HB 4685: Relating to fire safety inspections at public and private schools. (in committee, 2025-05-15) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HB4685/
- HB 4608: Relating to public access to the audit records of certain governmental entities. (in committee, 2025-04-03) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HB4608/
- HB 4489: Relating to the issuance of an educator certificate to certain applicants from outside this state. (in committee, 2025-04-03) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HB4489/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $78.3K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 72% 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.

- 2026-08-28 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks, policy discussion · https://x.com/repmorales145/status/2093163908072661236
- 2026-08-28 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks · https://x.com/repmorales145/status/2093163910111039828
- 2026-08-28 · Post on X · https://x.com/repmorales145/status/2093163913319731438
- 2026-08-28 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/repmorales145/status/2093163915727262146
- 2026-08-28 · Post on X · https://x.com/repmorales145/status/2093163917883121884
- 2026-08-15 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/repmorales145/status/2088588464887357445
- 2026-08-12 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/repmorales145/status/2087629816199545170
- 2026-08-06 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/repmorales145/status/2085408390071652507
- 2026-08-02 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/repmorales145/status/2083952385353736223
- 2026-08-01 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/repmorales145/status/2083554884884807753

## Links

- Official site: https://www.house.texas.gov/members/member-page/?district=145
- Campaign site: https://www.moralesfordistrict145.com
- X: https://x.com/repmorales145
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/repmorales145/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/repmorales145/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/791e4399-56bb-4d4c-8561-71f0979fb999