R Texas Senate · District 18 On the 2026 ballot

Sen. Lois Kolkhorst

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Total votes

2,714

all sessions

Attendance

99%

28 missed

Near the chamber average

With party

92%

of cast votes

Near the chamber average

Bipartisan score

crosses aisle rarely

Near the chamber average

About Sen. Lois Kolkhorst

Sen. serving Texas District 18. Member of the Republican party. Has been in office 11 years · 8 months. Serves on 9 committees, including Health and Human Services, Administration and Business and Commerce.

Sworn in

Dec 22, 2014

11 years · 8 months

Closest ally

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How Lois votes, broken down

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Criminal Justice 36% / 64%

40 support · 72 oppose

Labor & Employment 55% / 45%

23 support · 19 oppose

Immigration 30% / 70%

12 support · 28 oppose

Technology 55% / 45%

27 support · 22 oppose

Budget & Taxes 45% / 55%

60 support · 73 oppose

Education 42% / 58%

55 support · 77 oppose

Healthcare 81% / 19%

84 support · 20 oppose

Housing 72% / 28%

21 support · 8 oppose

Transportation 76% / 24%

25 support · 8 oppose

Energy 56% / 44%

19 support · 15 oppose

Environment 43% / 57%

32 support · 43 oppose

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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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SB 12Relating to the duty of the attorney general to prosecute criminal offenses prescribed by the election laws of this state. signed

11 months ago

SB 5Relating to making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief and preparedness and giving direction and adjustment authority regarding those appropriations. signed

11 months ago

Co-sponsor

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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SB 16Relating to real property theft and real property fraud; establishing recording requirements for certain documents concerning real property; creating the criminal offenses of real property theft and real property fraud and establishing a statute of limitations, restitution, and certain procedures with respect to those offenses. signed

12 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 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 25Relating to a pharmacist's authority to dispense ivermectin without a prescription. 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

SB 14Relating to the provision by a political subdivision of credits against impact fees to builders and developers for certain water conservation and reuse projects. signed

12 months ago