# Cody Harris Cody Harris is a Republican member of the Texas House for district 8. - Party: Republican - Seat: Texas House, district 8 - Serving since: 2019-01-08 - Current term: TX 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/baafecd4-6f74-4a97-b564-691c1e938291 Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/baafecd4-6f74-4a97-b564-691c1e938291 (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 Harris missed 25% of 2,745 roll calls, attendance in the bottom 5% of the Texas House (average 93.1%). ## What Harris says (TX 2025–26 session) 172 classified statements: 172 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 | Harris | State House Republicans average | Rank | |---|---|---|---| | Personal attacks | 9.3% | 2.9% | 67 of 791 | | Policy criticism | 4.7% | 9.3% | 469 of 791 | | Policy discussion | 31.4% | 31.9% | 381 of 791 | | Bipartisanship | 1.7% | 1.8% | 293 of 791 | | Credit claiming | 19.2% | 12.7% | 190 of 791 | | Extreme labels | 2.3% | 1.4% | 169 of 791 | Most discussed policy areas: Water Resources Development 48% (State House Republicans 1.4%); Energy 15% (State House Republicans 4.1%); Education 11% (State House Republicans 15%); Health 9.3% (State House Republicans 10%); Armed Forces and National Security 7.4% (State House Republicans 4.9%). ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score +0.54 (standard error 0.01), from 374 donors and 707 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 79% of State House Republicans score lower. ## Votes (TX 2025–26 session) 2,745 roll calls. Attendance 75% (Texas House 93.1%). Party unity 74% (85%). 149 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 116 bills: 105 reached committee, 53 passed one chamber, 30 passed both, 26 became law. Cosponsored 166. 45.7% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Texas House 48.5%; rank 82 of 145). Recent sponsored bills: - HB 298: Relating to a vacancy in the office of senator or representative due to excessive absence. (in committee, 2025-08-26) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB298/ - HB 27: Relating to a groundwater study of certain aquifers underlying the territory of the Neches and Trinity Valleys Groundwater Conservation District by the Texas… (passed both chambers, 2025-09-03) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB27/ - HB 214: Relating to the designation and use of certain spaces and facilities according to sex; authorizing a civil penalty and a private civil right of action. (in committee, 2025-08-20) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB214/ - HB 25: Relating to a pharmacist's authority to dispense ivermectin without a prescription. (became law, 2025-09-17) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB25/ - SB 8: Relating to the designation and use of certain spaces and facilities according to sex; authorizing a civil penalty and a private civil right of action. (became law, 2025-09-22) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/SB8/ - HB 24: Relating to the consideration by a groundwater conservation district of modeled available groundwater when issuing permits. (in committee, 2025-08-21) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB24/ - HB 52: Relating to the designation and use of certain spaces and facilities according to sex; authorizing a civil penalty and a private civil right of action. (in committee, 2025-08-18) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB52/ - HB 162: Relating to the exercise of the power of eminent domain by a political subdivision to acquire property outside the political subdivision's boundaries. (introduced, 2025-08-15) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB162/ - HB 64: Relating to a vacancy in the office of senator or representative due to excessive absence. (in committee, 2025-08-20) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB64/ - HB 304: Relating to the regulation of groundwater produced in the boundaries of a groundwater conservation district. (introduced, 2025-08-13) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/891/HB304/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $858.6K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 93% 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. - 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/codyfortexas/status/2113755581286629653 - 2026-10-19 · Post on X · https://x.com/codyfortexas/status/2112292009079939221 - 2026-10-15 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks · https://x.com/codyfortexas/status/2110576064447565924 - 2026-09-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/codyfortexas/status/2103224187280036236 - 2026-09-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/codyfortexas/status/2102241581709525004 - 2026-09-11 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks · https://x.com/codyfortexas/status/2098205313178444047 - 2026-09-11 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks · https://x.com/codyfortexas/status/2098229229515063412 - 2026-09-09 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks, policy discussion · https://x.com/codyfortexas/status/2097816467496476805 - 2026-09-08 · Post on X · https://x.com/codyfortexas/status/2097429926852825410 - 2026-09-05 · Post on X · https://x.com/codyfortexas/status/2096262498215231937 ## Links - Official site: https://www.house.texas.gov/members/member-page/?district=8 - Campaign site: https://www.codyfortexas.com - X: https://x.com/codyfortexas - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CodyforTexas Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/baafecd4-6f74-4a97-b564-691c1e938291