# Hillary Hickland

Hillary Hickland is a Republican member of the Texas House for district 55.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Texas House, district 55
- Serving since: 2025-01-14
- Current term: TX 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/ef5a2ea8-61b0-484c-bbe1-b52c5ad2f075

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/ef5a2ea8-61b0-484c-bbe1-b52c5ad2f075 (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

Hickland reported $373.5K in the 2026 cycle, in the top 5% of State House Republicans (median $33.7K).

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

1,229 classified statements: 1,229 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 | Hickland | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 4.6% | 2.9% | 175 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 6.5% | 9.3% | 392 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 24.7% | 31.9% | 488 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.8% | 1.8% | 439 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 11.2% | 12.7% | 369 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 1.7% | 1.4% | 221 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Education 43% (State House Republicans 15%); Government Operations and Politics 14% (State House Republicans 18%); Taxation 11% (State House Republicans 8.1%); Armed Forces and National Security 7.9% (State House Republicans 4.9%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 7.6% (State House Republicans 6.2%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.60 (standard error 0.02), from 305 donors and 299 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 86% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (TX 2025–26 session)

3,747 roll calls. Attendance 98.7% (Texas House 93.1%). Party unity 94.5% (85%). 524 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 66 bills: 56 reached committee, 23 passed one chamber, 16 passed both, 14 became law. Cosponsored 214. 34.8% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Texas House 48.5%; rank 119 of 145).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 7: Relating to prohibitions on the manufacture and provision of abortion-inducing drugs, including the jurisdiction of and effect of certain judgments by courts… (became law, 2025-09-17) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB7/
- HB 171: Relating to flood risk notice requirements for certain campgrounds; providing a civil penalty. (in committee, 2025-08-22) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB171/
- HB 173: Relating to the use by a school district or a school district employee of public funds for lobbying activities. (in committee, 2025-08-18) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB173/
- HB 178: Relating to efficiency audits for certain political subdivisions. (in committee, 2025-08-20) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB178/
- HB 177: Relating to the calculation of certain ad valorem tax rates of a taxing unit and the manner in which a proposed ad valorem tax rate that exceeds the… (in committee, 2025-08-20) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB177/
- HB 172: Relating to campground emergency safety certification requirements; providing a civil penalty. (in committee, 2025-08-18) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB172/
- HB 175: Relating to a court order for retroactive child support, including for retroactive child support beginning on the date of the child's conception. (introduced, 2025-08-15) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB175/
- HB 174: Relating to the prohibition of lobbyist representation of both political subdivisions and private entities. (in committee, 2025-08-20) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB174/
- HB 176: Relating to the repeal of provisions providing for the calculation of an unused increment rate and the use of that rate in calculating certain other ad… (in committee, 2025-08-20) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB176/
- HB 279: Relating to the calculation of certain ad valorem tax rates of a taxing unit and the manner in which a proposed ad valorem tax rate that exceeds the… (introduced, 2025-08-05) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/891/HB279/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $373.5K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 98% 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.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/HicklandHillary, HillaryHickland/status/2114841625038082315
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/HicklandHillary, HillaryHickland/status/2113650117777535102
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/HicklandHillary, HillaryHickland/status/2113678393355227477
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/HicklandHillary, HillaryHickland/status/2113109109687881753
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/HicklandHillary, HillaryHickland/status/2113357912273788984
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/HicklandHillary, HillaryHickland/status/2112705078675075385
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/HicklandHillary, HillaryHickland/status/2112943346935279665
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/HicklandHillary, HillaryHickland/status/2112349984058483106
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/HicklandHillary, HillaryHickland/status/2112573575899299883
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/HicklandHillary, HillaryHickland/status/2112657641814344139

## Links

- Campaign site: https://hillaryhickland.com
- X: https://x.com/HicklandHillary
- X: https://x.com/HillaryHickland
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Hickland4TX/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hillyhick7504/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hillary-hickland-87746621b/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/ef5a2ea8-61b0-484c-bbe1-b52c5ad2f075