State · November 3, 2026 General Election
One of 150 state representatives. Votes on state laws and the state budget — including school funding and the rules behind your property tax bill.
What this office does
The Texas House of Representatives is one of the two chambers of the Texas Legislature (the other is the Texas Senate). Its members represent the 150 House districts across the state. With the Senate, the House writes Texas state law and passes the state budget; the two chambers must agree for a bill to reach the Governor. The House elects its own presiding officer, the Speaker. The Legislature meets in regular session every two years.
| What we compare | Mano DeAyalaHolds this office | Josh Wallenstein |
|---|---|---|
| Now | Representative, Texas House District 133 (West Houston); currently in his second termTexas House of Representatives – Member Biography ↗ | — |
| Before | Appointed by Governor Greg Abbott to a six-year term on the Texas Board of Criminal Justice (April 2017), where he served as Chair of the Business & Finance Committee and as a Trustee of the Windham School District; appointed by the United States Trade Representative, Executive Office of the President, to a three-year term as an arbitrator under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (July 2020)Texas House of Representatives – Member Biography ↗ | — |
| Work | Senior partner, Buck Keenan LLP (attorney)Texas House of Representatives – Member Biography ↗ | Attorney; The Wallenstein Law Group, PC (Houston, Texas)State Bar of Texas – Find A Lawyer: Joshua Campbell Wallenstein ↗ |
| Raised | $420K$419,524 in total receipts, through Jun 30, 2026 — Search the Texas Ethics Commission for Mano DeAyala's filings | $309K$308,786 in total receipts, through Jun 30, 2026 — Search the Texas Ethics Commission for Josh Wallenstein's filings |
| Their words | No published platform we could quote | “Public schools saved my life. Every child deserves the same shot I had.”Josh Wallenstein for HD133 – The Issues — self-reported ↗ |
| Records check | 4 official registries searched for every candidate in this race on 28 July 2026 — nothing found. Texas Legislature (impeachment records) · Texas Ethics Commission (final orders) · State Bar of Texas (attorney discipline) · Texas State Securities Board (enforcement orders). | |
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Money figures are as filed with the Texas Ethics Commission, and cover only the period each report covers — they are a snapshot, not a live total. Each candidate’s profile carries that filing’s own caveats.
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