# Dennis Paul

Dennis Paul is a Republican member of the Texas House for district 129.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Texas House, district 129
- Serving since: 2015-01-13
- Current term: TX 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/e05f502a-0d27-4c51-8cad-d3b5eca585b1

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/e05f502a-0d27-4c51-8cad-d3b5eca585b1 (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

Paul reported $906.4K in the 2026 cycle, in the top 5% of State House Republicans (median $33.7K).

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

205 classified statements: 205 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 | Paul | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.9% | 642 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 2.9% | 9.3% | 554 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 33.2% | 31.9% | 359 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 2.4% | 1.8% | 209 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 20.5% | 12.7% | 170 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.4% | 618 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Transportation and Public Works 19% (State House Republicans 4.4%); Taxation 15% (State House Republicans 8.1%); Emergency Management 13% (State House Republicans 2.8%); Government Operations and Politics 12% (State House Republicans 18%); Economics and Public Finance 8.8% (State House Republicans 12%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.49 (standard error 0.01), from 704 donors and 850 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 73% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (TX 2025–26 session)

3,522 roll calls. Attendance 91.6% (Texas House 93.1%). Party unity 93.6% (85%). 230 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 75 bills: 73 reached committee, 35 passed one chamber, 17 passed both, 17 became law. Cosponsored 128. 46.7% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Texas House 48.5%; rank 79 of 145).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 296: Relating to election procedures regarding accepting a voter with a residence address that is not current and the immediate effect of a voter's registration… (introduced, 2025-08-25) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB296/
- HB 204: Relating to the governance and territory of the Harris County Flood Control District. (in committee, 2025-08-20) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB204/
- HB 13: Relating to the provision by a political subdivision of credits against impact fees to builders and developers for certain water conservation and reuse… (in committee, 2025-08-18) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB13/
- HB 253: Relating to the governance and territory of the Harris County Flood Control District. (introduced, 2025-08-01) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/891/HB253/
- HR 1368: Congratulating Caleb Lazarow on his graduation as a member of the Clear Brook High School Class of 2025. (passed one chamber, 2025-06-01) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HR1368/
- HR 1140: Honoring Amy Skicki for her record of service to the Bay Area Houston Transportation Partnership. (passed one chamber, 2025-05-25) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HR1140/
- HR 1021: In memory of Don McGowan of La Porte. (passed one chamber, 2025-05-24) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HR1021/
- HCR 141: Urging Congress to move NASA's headquarters to Houston. (passed one chamber, 2025-05-22) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HCR141/
- HR 870: In memory of South Belt community leader Marie Flickinger. (passed one chamber, 2025-05-23) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HR870/
- HCR 128: Commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Harris-Galveston Subsidence District. (became law, 2025-05-20) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HCR128/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $906.4K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 99% 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.

- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/dennispaul129/status/2114188094077579764
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/dennispaul129/status/2113784728742723933
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/dennispaul129/status/2113286918922510660
- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/dennispaul129/status/2112197129439465563
- 2026-10-15 · Post on X · https://x.com/dennispaul129/status/2110804569206710366
- 2026-10-15 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/dennispaul129/status/2110864362571231611
- 2026-10-14 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/dennispaul129/status/2110416479036293203
- 2026-10-08 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/dennispaul129/status/2108029018234601853
- 2026-10-08 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/dennispaul129/status/2108230824382390296
- 2026-10-08 · Post on X · https://x.com/dennispaul129/status/2108294038277194029

## Links

- Official site: https://www.house.texas.gov/members/member-page/?district=129
- Campaign site: https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=http://dennispaul.com/&ved=2ahUKEwiwkYPchoKGAxVZmokEHanfAfkQFnoECCQQAQ&usg=AOvVaw3SY6SUNBICcaaStJNaNYC5
- X: https://x.com/dennispaul129
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Dennis.Paul.HD129
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dennis-paul-67860210/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/e05f502a-0d27-4c51-8cad-d3b5eca585b1