# Cas Garcia Hernandez

Cas Garcia Hernandez is a Democratic member of the Texas House for district 115.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Texas House, district 115
- Serving since: 2025-01-14
- Current term: TX 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/f331962f-370b-4b74-876e-aa6a8e2e58e2

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/f331962f-370b-4b74-876e-aa6a8e2e58e2 (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

Hernandez reported $139.0K in the 2026 cycle, in the top quarter of State House Democrats (median $40.4K).

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

2,092 classified statements: 2,092 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Hernandez | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.9% | 2.5% | 330 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 4.0% | 10.4% | 522 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 25.6% | 39.2% | 580 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 2.0% | 2.9% | 372 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 9.4% | 14.4% | 443 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 0.6% | 1.0% | 241 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 36% (State House Democrats 15%); Education 21% (State House Democrats 15%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 8.2% (State House Democrats 9.8%); Health 8.0% (State House Democrats 15%); Emergency Management 6.9% (State House Democrats 3.6%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.41 (standard error 0.02), from 646 donors and 290 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 80% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (TX 2025–26 session)

3,678 roll calls. Attendance 97.0% (Texas House 93.1%). Party unity 93.8% (85%). 129 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 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 · 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 nay · 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 nay · 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 49 bills: 45 reached committee, 26 passed one chamber, 8 passed both, 8 became law. Cosponsored 58. 53.1% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Texas House 48.5%; rank 61 of 145).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 269: Relating to a grant program to assist nonprofit organizations, regional planning commissions, and emergency communication districts in the provision of… (introduced, 2025-08-20) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB269/
- HB 148: Relating to the use of artificial intelligence to score constructed responses on assessment instruments administered to public school students. (introduced, 2025-08-15) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/892/HB148/
- HB 176: Relating to a grant program to assist nonprofit organizations in the provision of emergency communications services in this state. (introduced, 2025-07-22) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/891/HB176/
- HB 167: Relating to the use of artificial intelligence to score constructed responses on assessment instruments administered to public school students. (introduced, 2025-07-22) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/891/HB167/
- HR 1489: Commending Maria Froemming for her service as district director in the office of State Representative Cassandra Garcia Hernandez. (passed one chamber, 2025-06-03) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HR1489/
- HR 1281: Commending Ella Ponthier for her service as a legislative intern in the office of State Representative Cassandra Garcia Hernandez. (passed one chamber, 2025-05-24) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HR1281/
- HR 1256: Commending Jose Everardo Alcala Jr. for his service as a legislative aide in the office of State Representative Cassandra Garcia Hernandez (passed one chamber, 2025-05-24) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HR1256/
- HR 1071: Congratulating Dr. Brad Hunt on his retirement as superintendent of Coppell ISD. (passed one chamber, 2025-05-24) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HR1071/
- HR 1070: Commending Cooper Hilton for his service as the 2024-2025 president of the Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association. (passed one chamber, 2025-05-24) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HR1070/
- HR 1022: In memory of Cash Kociela. (passed one chamber, 2025-05-24) https://openstates.org/tx/bills/89R/HR1022/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $139.0K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 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/CasforTX/status/2114521215209443798
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/CasforTX/status/2114521224436916256
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/CasforTX/status/2114687159240130589
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/CasforTX/status/2114688445666742727
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/CasforTX/status/2114690284772532236
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/CasforTX/status/2114693679860343171
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/CasforTX/status/2114722906131337557
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/CasforTX/status/2114747664403255766
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/CasforTX/status/2114747702139396394
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/CasforTX/status/2114826375802798346

## Links

- Official site: https://house.texas.gov/members/4495
- Campaign site: https://cassandrafortexas.com/
- X: https://x.com/CasforTX
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/casfortx/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/casfortx/?hl=en

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/f331962f-370b-4b74-876e-aa6a8e2e58e2