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R Texas House · District 59 On the 2026 ballot

Rep. Shelby Slawson

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Total votes
7,364
all sessions
Attendance
98%
148 missed
Higher than 75% of chamber peers
With party
79%
of cast votes
Lower than 89% of chamber peers
Bipartisan score
11%
some cross-party votes
Higher than 87% of chamber peers
Sponsored
630
bills & resolutions
Near the chamber average
Committees
4
assignments
Biography

About Rep. Shelby Slawson

Rep. serving Texas District 59. Member of the Republican party. Has been in office 5 years · 8 months. Serves on 4 committees, including Appropriations, Civil Discourse and Freedom of Speech in Higher Education Select and Governmental Oversight Select.

Sworn in
Jan 12, 2021
5 years · 8 months
Closest ally
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no co-sponsorship data
Top topic
Criminal Justice
576 votes tracked
Voting record · by topic

How Shelby votes, broken down

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Criminal Justice 32% / 68%
62 support · 129 oppose
Labor & Employment 16% / 84%
15 support · 78 oppose
Transportation 23% / 77%
20 support · 66 oppose
Budget & Taxes 37% / 63%
63 support · 109 oppose
Housing 39% / 61%
24 support · 37 oppose
Technology 38% / 62%
30 support · 49 oppose
Healthcare 19% / 81%
38 support · 167 oppose
Education 31% / 69%
60 support · 134 oppose
Veterans 18% / 82%
4 support · 18 oppose
Energy 18% / 82%
8 support · 37 oppose
Environment 12% / 88%
12 support · 87 oppose
Immigration 27% / 73%
4 support · 11 oppose
Last activity

Recent legislative activity

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HB 22Relating to the authority of the comptroller to provide funding for the deployment and operation of certain emergency communication equipment. passed
5 months ago
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SB 8Relating to the designation and use of certain spaces and facilities according to sex; authorizing a civil penalty and a private civil right of action. signed
11 months ago
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HB 20Relating to measures to prevent and reduce fraudulent charitable solicitations and theft during declared disasters, including establishing a designation program for disaster relief nonprofit organizations and financial institutions; creating a criminal offense; increasing a criminal penalty. signed
12 months ago
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HB 25Relating to a pharmacist's authority to dispense ivermectin without a prescription. signed
12 months ago
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HB 7Relating to prohibitions on the manufacture and provision of abortion-inducing drugs, including the jurisdiction of and effect of certain judgments by courts within and outside this state with respect to the manufacture and provision of those drugs, and to protections from certain counteractions under the laws of other states and jurisdictions; authorizing qui tam actions. signed
12 months ago
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HCR 13Urging the federal government to take immediate action to curb the spread of the New World screwworm in Texas. signed
12 months ago
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HB 8Relating to public school accountability and transparency, including the implementation of an instructionally supportive assessment program and the adoption and administration of assessment instruments in public schools, indicators of achievement, public school performance ratings, and interventions and sanctions under the public school accountability system, a grant program for school district local accountability plans, and actions challenging Texas Education Agency decisions related to public school accountability. signed
12 months ago
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HB 4Relating to the composition of the districts for the election of members of the United States House of Representatives from the State of Texas. signed
1 year ago
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SB 1Relating to campground and youth camp safety. signed
1 year ago
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HR 128Amending the House Rules of Procedure to authorize additional constitutionally compliant, proportional penalties for members absent without leave for purpose of impeding the action of the House that do not unfairly impair members' representative functions. passed
1 year ago