# Carl Tepper

Carl Tepper is a Republican member of the Texas House for district 84.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Texas House, district 84
- Serving since: 2023-01-10
- Current term: TX 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/8f7f161e-6ef4-4c12-8eea-de88a313b36c

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/8f7f161e-6ef4-4c12-8eea-de88a313b36c (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

17% of Tepper’s statements contain a personal attack, 6.0 times the State House Republican average of 2.9%.

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

746 classified statements: 746 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Tepper | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 17.3% | 2.9% | 17 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 2.4% | 9.3% | 569 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 9.3% | 31.9% | 705 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.4% | 1.8% | 509 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 3.6% | 12.7% | 602 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 1.9% | 1.4% | 207 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 33% (State House Republicans 18%); Economics and Public Finance 19% (State House Republicans 12%); Taxation 17% (State House Republicans 8.1%); Education 13% (State House Republicans 15%); Armed Forces and National Security 8.7% (State House Republicans 4.9%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.40 (standard error 0.02), from 243 donors and 288 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 58% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (TX 2025–26 session)

3,701 roll calls. Attendance 95.1% (Texas House 93.1%). Party unity 81% (85%). 256 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 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 · 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 yea · 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 yea · 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 93 bills: 76 reached committee, 43 passed one chamber, 20 passed both, 19 became law. Cosponsored 92. 46.2% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Texas House 48.5%; rank 81 of 145).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 50: Relating to a requirement that the ballot for an election to amend the state constitution include an estimate of the fiscal impact to the state of the… (introduced, 2025-08-15) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB50/
- HR 1: Honoring Dr. Tedd L. Mitchell for his service as chancellor of the Texas Tech University System. (passed one chamber, 2025-08-28) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HR1/
- HB 54: Relating to the eligibility of a person who is not a United States citizen to be appointed to or serve in a public office or on an advisory board or task force. (introduced, 2025-08-15) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB54/
- HB 168: Relating to the issuance of certificates of obligation by certain local governments. (introduced, 2025-08-15) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB168/
- HB 84: Relating to the limitations on increases in the appraised value of certain property for ad valorem tax purposes. (in committee, 2025-08-20) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB84/
- HJR 9: Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to set lower limits on the maximum appraised value of residence homesteads and of real… (in committee, 2025-08-20) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HJR9/
- HB 51: Relating to the review and approval of certain proposed municipal initiatives and referenda. (introduced, 2025-08-15) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB51/
- HB 46: Relating to a limit on political subdivision expenditures. (in committee, 2025-08-22) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB46/
- HB 167: Relating to the use by a political subdivision of public funds for lobbying activities. (in committee, 2025-08-18) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB167/
- HB 49: Relating to restrictions on the use of certain ad valorem tax revenue for the payment of public securities. (in committee, 2025-08-20) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB49/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $105.0K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 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.

- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/carltepper/status/2113972145529225307
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/carltepper/status/2113363974351921613
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/carltepper/status/2112989270252412974
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks · https://x.com/carltepper/status/2112551211601666162
- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/carltepper/status/2112234928817471952
- 2026-10-10 · Post on X · https://x.com/carltepper/status/2108940418364612757
- 2026-10-10 · Post on X · https://x.com/carltepper/status/2109071369765867784
- 2026-10-03 · Post on X · https://x.com/carltepper/status/2106212928437227966
- 2026-10-03 · Post on X · https://x.com/carltepper/status/2106213029516017927
- 2026-09-29 · Post on X · https://x.com/carltepper/status/2104749419853754524

## Links

- Official site: https://www.house.texas.gov/members/member-page/?district=84
- Campaign site: https://tepperfortexas.com
- X: https://x.com/carltepper
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CarlTepperForTexas
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carl-tepper-6ba995178/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/8f7f161e-6ef4-4c12-8eea-de88a313b36c