# Terry Wilson

Terry Wilson is a Republican member of the Texas House for district 20.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Texas House, district 20
- Serving since: 2017-01-10
- Current term: TX 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/ec19bc97-3146-4100-8294-329b88aec0e8

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/ec19bc97-3146-4100-8294-329b88aec0e8 (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

Wilson sits at +0.72 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 93% of State House Republicans.

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

59 classified statements: 59 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 | Wilson | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.9% | 642 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 9.3% | 735 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 40.7% | 31.9% | 256 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 5.1% | 1.8% | 67 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 22.0% | 12.7% | 143 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 3.4% | 1.4% | 109 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Education 33% (State House Republicans 15%); Emergency Management 25% (State House Republicans 2.8%); Armed Forces and National Security 21% (State House Republicans 4.9%); Crime and Law Enforcement 8.3% (State House Republicans 11%); Government Operations and Politics 8.3% (State House Republicans 18%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.72 (standard error 0.01), from 435 donors and 868 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 93% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (TX 2025–26 session)

3,704 roll calls. Attendance 98.6% (Texas House 93.1%). Party unity 79% (85%). 401 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 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 · 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 86 bills: 80 reached committee, 50 passed one chamber, 30 passed both, 28 became law. Cosponsored 132. 58.1% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Texas House 48.5%; rank 42 of 145).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 273: Relating to the authority of a taxing unit other than a school district, county, municipality, or junior college district to establish a limitation on the… (introduced, 2025-08-20) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB273/
- HJR 30: Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize a limitation on the total amount of ad valorem taxes that a political subdivision other than a school… (introduced, 2025-08-20) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HJR30/
- HB 205: Relating to authorizing certain projects to be undertaken in response to a disaster by certain economic development corporations. (in committee, 2025-08-20) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB205/
- HB 229: Relating to the use by a political subdivision of public funds for lobbying and certain other activities. (in committee, 2025-08-20) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB229/
- 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/
- HB 8: Relating to public school accountability and transparency, including the implementation of an instructionally supportive assessment program and the adoption… (became law, 2025-09-17) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB8/
- HB 16: Relating to the operation and administration of and practices and procedures related to proceedings in the judicial branch of state government, including… (became law, 2025-09-17) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB16/
- SB 3: Relating to outdoor warning sirens in flash flood-prone areas. (became law, 2025-09-05) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/SB3/
- HB 2: Relating to disaster preparedness, response, and recovery, including required training for justices of the peace and responding to mass fatality events;… (in committee, 2025-08-21) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB2/
- SB 2: Relating to disaster preparedness, response, and recovery; requiring a license; authorizing fees. (passed both chambers, 2025-08-27) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/SB2/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $316.1K (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.

- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/TerryWilsonTX/status/2112252288907858374
- 2026-10-13 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/TerryWilsonTX/status/2110132753031168263
- 2026-10-03 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/TerryWilsonTX/status/2106468219322261832
- 2026-09-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/TerryWilsonTX/status/2102520274965180483
- 2026-09-11 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/TerryWilsonTX/status/2098402107745346023
- 2026-06-25 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/TerryWilsonTX/status/2070179624902938705
- 2026-05-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/TerryWilsonTX/status/2059322197387137424
- 2026-03-04 · Post on X · https://x.com/TerryWilsonTX/status/2029233134961582295
- 2026-03-03 · Post on X · https://x.com/TerryWilsonTX/status/2028817678111289473
- 2026-03-02 · Post on X · https://x.com/TerryWilsonTX/status/2028501028950224962

## Links

- Official site: https://www.house.texas.gov/members/member-page/?district=20
- Campaign site: https://www.terrywilsonfortexas.com
- X: https://x.com/TerryWilsonTX
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TerryWilsonPage

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/ec19bc97-3146-4100-8294-329b88aec0e8