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Texas real gross domestic product

Texas’s inflation-adjusted economic output, annual growth, industry structure, and employment context.

Real GDP$2.33T2025 · #2 of 50 · highest first
Annual real GDP growth2.8%2025 · #9 of 50 · highest first
Current-dollar GDP$2.93T2025 · #2 of 50 · highest first

Texas over time

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Major events & context · A curated selection, including uncertain effects. Milestone dates do not establish that an event caused a Texas change.

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Real GDP2025: $2.33T$0$13.31T$26.63TTexas, 2014: $1.56TTexas, 2015: $1.63TTexas, 2016: $1.63TTexas, 2017: $1.67TTexas, 2018: $1.75TTexas, 2019: $1.81TTexas, 2020: $1.79TTexas, 2021: $1.92TTexas, 2022: $2TTexas, 2023: $2.19TTexas, 2024: $2.27TTexas, 2025: $2.33T201420192025
✦ Major events & context · 29National context · Hurricanes Katrina and Rita · 2005-08-29Katrina and RitaNational context · Great Financial Crisis and Great Recession · 2008-09-15Great Financial CrisisNational context · Federal Reserve moves rates close to zero · 2008-12-16Fed near-zero ratesNational context · American Recovery and Reinvestment Act · 2009-02-17Recovery ActNational context · Japan disaster disrupts U.S. auto production · 2011-05-17Japan / auto supplyNational context · Midwest drought reduces farm output · 2012-09-27Drought / farm outputNational context · Automatic federal spending cuts begin · 2013-03-01Federal spending cutsNational context · 2013 federal government shutdown · 2013-10-012013 shutdownNational context · Oil-price decline cuts drilling investment · 2015-02-24Oil investment downturnNational context · Hurricanes Harvey and Irma disrupt activity · 2017-08-25Harvey and IrmaNational context · 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act · 2017-12-222017 tax lawNational context · U.S.–China tariff escalation · 2018-07-06U.S.–China tariffsNational context · 2018–19 federal government shutdown · 2018-12-222018–19 shutdownNational context · Federal Reserve begins 2019 rate cuts · 2019-07-312019 Fed rate cutsNational context · COVID-19 pandemic · 2020-03-11COVID-19 pandemicNational context · Emergency rate cuts and asset purchases · 2020-03-15Fed emergency supportNational context · CARES Act pandemic relief · 2020-03-27CARES Act reliefNational context · American Rescue Plan · 2021-03-11American Rescue PlanNational context · Reopening recovery meets supply bottlenecks · 2021-07-09Reopening / shortagesNational context · Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act · 2021-11-15Infrastructure lawNational context · Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine · 2022-02-24Russia invades UkraineNational context · Federal Reserve begins 2022 rate increases · 2022-03-16Fed rate increasesNational context · Semiconductor and energy investment incentives · 2022-08-16CHIPS / energy incentivesNational context · Banking stress and credit conditions · 2023-03-22Banking / credit stressNational context · Federal Reserve begins 2024 rate cuts · 2024-09-182024 Fed rate cutsNational context · Broad U.S. tariffs and volatile trade flows · 2025-04-02Tariffs / trade timingNational context · 2025 tax and spending reconciliation law · 2025-07-042025 tax / spending lawNational context · 2025 shutdown reduces federal services · 2025-10-012025 shutdownNational context · Iran conflict and Strait of Hormuz disruption · 2026-02-28Iran / Hormuz disruption● Texas Legislature · 6● U.S. Congress · Texas delegation · 0No reviewed actions match these filters.◆ Governor · 0No reviewed actions match these filters.■ Texas agencies · 0No reviewed actions match these filters.2005-08-012026-02-28

6 of 6 reviewed Texas actions match · 6 date markers shown. 29 major events shown separately.

Texas · 2025: $2.33T · Rank #2 of 50, highest first · U.S. benchmark: $23.94T

Total value added produced in the state in millions of chained 2017 dollars. Annual estimates; the downloaded BEA snapshot is retained with a source hash. Revisions can change historical values and ranks. Annual observations use December 31; monthly observations use the first of the month. Lines connect consecutive readings and do not supply values between them. Missing observations break the lines.

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Texas Real GDP · source units
PeriodTexasRankU.S. benchmark
2025$2.33T#2 of 50$23.94T
2024$2.27T#2 of 50$23.39T
2023$2.19T#2 of 50$22.72T
2022$2T#2 of 50$22.08T
2021$1.92T#2 of 50$21.56T
2020$1.79T#2 of 50$20.28T
2019$1.81T#2 of 50$20.72T
2018$1.75T#2 of 50$20.19T
2017$1.67T#2 of 50$19.61T
2016$1.63T#2 of 50$19.14T
2015$1.63T#2 of 50$18.8T
2014$1.56T#2 of 50$18.26T
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Texas · state comparison

Texas output and growth

Annual real GDP removes price changes. Annual growth compares annual levels; it is separate from an annualized quarterly growth rate.

Texas · 2025$2.33T
Texas rank#2among all 50 states
U.S. benchmark$23.94TSame measure and period when published

#1 is the highest value. Ties share a rank and leave gaps. D.C. and territories are excluded. Rank describes the measured value; it is not an overall score of the state.

Real GDP

Total value added produced in the state in millions of chained 2017 dollars.

Annual estimates; the downloaded BEA snapshot is retained with a source hash. Revisions can change historical values and ranks.

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Texas
Real GDP history in Texas$-1.8T$12.75T$27.3T20142025
2025 · Texas: $2.33T · Rank #2 of 50, highest first · U.S. benchmark: $23.94T · Selected for state comparison
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Texas Real GDP history
PeriodTexasCompare
2014$1.56T
2015$1.63T
2016$1.63T
2017$1.67T
2018$1.75T
2019$1.81T
2020$1.79T
2021$1.92T
2022$2T
2023$2.19T
2024$2.27T
2025$2.33T

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Lower value · $38.06BHigher value · $3.43TStriped: unavailable

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Texas · $2.33T2025 · Rank #2 of 50, highest firstSelected state

50 states shown · scroll to explore every state. Missing values have no bar and are excluded from ranks. Bars start at zero; #1 means the highest value.

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Real GDP · 2025 · highest value ranked #1
RankStateValueComparison notes
#1California$3.43T—
#2Texas · your comparison$2.33T—
#3New York$1.89T—
#4Florida$1.38T—
#5Illinois$948.03B—
#6Pennsylvania$815.87B—
#7Ohio$738.49B—
#8Georgia$719.74B—
#9Washington$715.88B—
#10New Jersey$688.76B—
#11North Carolina$682.83B—
#12Massachusetts$640.79B—
#13Virginia$631.98B—
#14Michigan$575.4B—
#15Colorado$452.78B—
#16Arizona$451.49B—
#17Tennessee$447.66B—
#18Maryland$437.37B—
#19Indiana$422.47B—
#20Minnesota$392.31B—
#21Wisconsin$363.84B—
#22Missouri$362.46B—
#23Connecticut$297.35B—
#24South Carolina$287.16B—
#25Oregon$264.75B—
#26Louisiana$263.89B—
#27Alabama$259.46B—
#28Utah$243.04B—
#29Kentucky$239.51B—
#30Oklahoma$216.31B—
#31Nevada$210.1B—
#32Iowa$204.86B—
#33Kansas$178.51B—
#34Nebraska$156.61B—
#35Arkansas$147.93B—
#36Mississippi$123.37B—
#37New Mexico$122.58B—
#38Idaho$103.62B—
#39New Hampshire$99.06B—
#40Hawaii$93.38B—
#41Delaware$89.92B—
#42West Virginia$84.94B—
#43Maine$77.23B—
#44Rhode Island$67.25B—
#45North Dakota$65.27B—
#46Montana$61.08B—
#47South Dakota$59.87B—
#48Alaska$56.34B—
#49Wyoming$40.16B—
#50Vermont$38.06B—

All 50 states are listed, including states without a comparable observation. Ranks use stored source precision; displayed values may round to the same number.

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Texas · state comparison

What makes up Texas GDP?

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Texas · 2025$16.95B
Texas rank#2among all 50 states
U.S. benchmark$255.93BSame measure and period when published

#1 is the highest value. Ties share a rank and leave gaps. D.C. and territories are excluded. Rank describes the measured value; it is not an overall score of the state.

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting · output

Industry value added, current dollars. The broad industries listed form an exhaustive partition of total GDP.

A large industry output rank can reflect the size of the state. Chained-dollar components should not be added.

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Texas
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting · output history in Texas$-34.34B$150.94B$336.23B20142025
2025 · Texas: $16.95B · Rank #2 of 50, highest first · U.S. benchmark: $255.93B · Selected for state comparison
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Texas Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting · output history
PeriodTexasCompare
2014$10.34B
2015$11.95B
2016$8.89B
2017$9.89B
2018$9.43B
2019$8.62B
2020$8.42B
2021$12.38B
2022$17.06B
2023$18.79B
2024$16.41B
2025$16.95B

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Lower value · $164.2MHigher value · $50.67BStriped: unavailable

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Texas · $16.95B2025 · Rank #2 of 50, highest firstSelected state

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Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting · output · 2025 · highest value ranked #1
RankStateValueComparison notes
#1California$50.67B—
#2Texas · your comparison$16.95B—
#3Iowa$14.1B—
#4Nebraska$10.6B—
#5Illinois$9.52B—
#6Florida$8.33B—
#7Washington$8.05B—
#8Minnesota$8.01B—
#9Indiana$7.13B—
#10South Dakota$7.08B—
#11Kansas$7.02B—
#12Ohio$7B—
#13Wisconsin$6.58B—
#14Oregon$6.18B—
#15Michigan$6.02B—
#16Missouri$5.71B—
#17North Carolina$5.55B—
#18Idaho$5.41B—
#19Pennsylvania$4.97B—
#20North Dakota$4.71B—
#21Georgia$4.53B—
#22Oklahoma$4.26B—
#23Arkansas$4.13B—
#24Kentucky$3.75B—
#25New York$3.55B—
#26Alabama$3.29B—
#27Mississippi$2.99B—
#28Colorado$2.98B—
#29Arizona$2.85B—
#30Montana$2.49B—
#31Louisiana$2.42B—
#32Virginia$2.37B—
#33Tennessee$2.01B—
#34New Mexico$1.7B—
#35South Carolina$1.63B—
#36Utah$1.59B—
#37Maryland$1.31B—
#38New Jersey$1.27B—
#39Maine$1.2B—
#40Wyoming$888.5M—
#41Massachusetts$869.6M—
#42Delaware$741.1M—
#43West Virginia$561.8M—
#44Hawaii$553.9M—
#45Nevada$551.2M—
#46Vermont$536.1M—
#47Alaska$488.1M—
#48Connecticut$341.8M—
#49New Hampshire$320.1M—
#50Rhode Island$164.2M—

All 50 states are listed, including states without a comparable observation. Ranks use stored source precision; displayed values may round to the same number.

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Texas · state comparison

Does growth translate into more work?

BEA’s total employment counts jobs, including proprietors, rather than distinct people.

Texas · 202520,639,097
Texas rank#2among all 50 states
U.S. benchmark218,324,700Same measure and period when published

#1 is the highest value. Ties share a rank and leave gaps. D.C. and territories are excluded. Rank describes the measured value; it is not an overall score of the state.

Total employment · jobs

BEA annual total full-time and part-time employment, including proprietors. One person can hold multiple jobs.

Separate from residence-based civilian employment in BLS LAUS and from nonfarm payroll employment.

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Texas
Total employment · jobs history in Texas-14,343,708117,164,523248,672,75320142025
2025 · Texas: 20,639,097 · Rank #2 of 50, highest first · U.S. benchmark: 218,324,700 · Selected for state comparison
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Texas Total employment · jobs history
PeriodTexasCompare
201416,004,345
201516,419,195
201616,689,761
201717,112,741
201817,621,355
201917,918,094
202017,721,661
202118,581,921
202219,515,320
202320,084,642
202420,564,341
202520,639,097

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Lower value · 439,349Higher value · 25,407,891Striped: unavailable

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Texas · 20,639,0972025 · Rank #2 of 50, highest firstSelected state

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Total employment · jobs · 2025 · highest value ranked #1
RankStateValueComparison notes
#1California25,407,891—
#2Texas · your comparison20,639,097—
#3Florida15,174,955—
#4New York13,498,360—
#5Illinois8,197,037—
#6Pennsylvania8,150,272—
#7Ohio7,394,537—
#8Georgia7,184,433—
#9North Carolina6,864,520—
#10New Jersey6,095,348—
#11Michigan5,946,187—
#12Virginia5,789,397—
#13Massachusetts5,020,627—
#14Washington4,879,224—
#15Tennessee4,633,711—
#16Arizona4,455,141—
#17Colorado4,231,488—
#18Indiana4,213,622—
#19Maryland4,009,451—
#20Missouri3,998,549—
#21Minnesota3,914,167—
#22Wisconsin3,855,203—
#23South Carolina3,245,739—
#24Alabama2,966,686—
#25Louisiana2,831,737—
#26Kentucky2,718,290—
#27Oregon2,671,758—
#28Oklahoma2,466,719—
#29Utah2,458,247—
#30Connecticut2,424,541—
#31Nevada2,163,825—
#32Iowa2,122,389—
#33Kansas2,007,083—
#34Arkansas1,811,561—
#35Mississippi1,713,294—
#36Nebraska1,410,465—
#37Idaho1,238,642—
#38New Mexico1,183,906—
#39New Hampshire942,254—
#40Hawaii925,451—
#41West Virginia910,570—
#42Maine898,379—
#43Montana761,061—
#44Rhode Island690,505—
#45Delaware678,218—
#46South Dakota665,420—
#47North Dakota605,276—
#48Alaska472,008—
#49Wyoming451,906—
#50Vermont439,349—

All 50 states are listed, including states without a comparable observation. Ranks use stored source precision; displayed values may round to the same number.

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Texas officeholders

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6 of 6 reviewed Texas actions · newest first

May 25, 2025 · SB 2603 · Relating to cooperation by economic development program participants with local workforce development boards. · S Not again placed on intent calendar
Texas Legislature · SB 2603

Relating to cooperation by economic development program participants with local workforce development boards.

May 25, 2025 · S Not again placed on intent calendar

Sen. César Blanco · Sponsored

FactVote reviewed summary

The bill addresses wages, income support, employment services, apprenticeships, or workforce development.

The latest official Texas Legislature report records this action on May 25, 2025: S Not again placed on intent calendar.

Why this record is included

The official record directly addresses wages, income support, employment services, apprenticeships, or workforce development. It does not establish an effect on Texas's median household income.

Retained Texas evidence context: Median household income. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.

Relating to cooperation by economic development program participants with local workforce development boards.
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Apr 30, 2025 · HB 406 · Relating to notification of the execution of certain local economic development agreements by a municipality or county to local workforce development boards. · S Received from the House
Texas Legislature · HB 406

Relating to notification of the execution of certain local economic development agreements by a municipality or county to local workforce development boards.

Apr 30, 2025 · S Received from the House

Rep. Claudia Ordaz · Sponsored

FactVote reviewed summary

The bill addresses wages, income support, employment services, apprenticeships, or workforce development.

The latest official Texas Legislature report records this action on April 30, 2025: S Received from the House.

Why this record is included

The official record directly addresses wages, income support, employment services, apprenticeships, or workforce development. It does not establish an effect on Texas's median household income.

Retained Texas evidence context: Median household income. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.

Relating to notification of the execution of certain local economic development agreements by a municipality or county to local workforce development boards.
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Apr 7, 2025 · HB 5390 · Relating to cooperation by economic development program participants with local workforce development boards. · H Referred to Trade, Workforce & Economic Development: Apr 7 2025 5:28PM
Texas Legislature · HB 5390

Relating to cooperation by economic development program participants with local workforce development boards.

Apr 7, 2025 · H Referred to Trade, Workforce & Economic Development: Apr 7 2025 5:28PM

Rep. Claudia Ordaz · Sponsored

FactVote reviewed summary

The bill addresses wages, income support, employment services, apprenticeships, or workforce development.

The latest official Texas Legislature report records this action on April 7, 2025: H Referred to Trade, Workforce & Economic Development: Apr 7 2025 5:28PM.

Why this record is included

The official record directly addresses wages, income support, employment services, apprenticeships, or workforce development. It does not establish an effect on Texas's median household income.

Retained Texas evidence context: Median household income. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.

Relating to cooperation by economic development program participants with local workforce development boards.
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Mar 1, 2021 · HB 938 · Relating to an election in certain municipalities to convert all or a portion of a sales and use tax originally adopted for the purpose of sports and community venues to a sales and use tax for economic development purposes. · H Referred to Ways & Means: Mar 1 2021 5:05PM
Texas Legislature · HB 938

Relating to an election in certain municipalities to convert all or a portion of a sales and use tax originally adopted for the purpose of sports and community venues to a sales and use tax for economic development purposes.

Mar 1, 2021 · H Referred to Ways & Means: Mar 1 2021 5:05PM

Rep. Richard Peña Raymond · Sponsored

FactVote reviewed summary

The bill addresses voter registration, ballots, voting access, or election administration.

The latest official Texas Legislature report records this action on March 1, 2021: H Referred to Ways & Means: Mar 1 2021 5:05PM.

Why this record is included

The official record directly addresses voter registration, ballots, voting access, or election administration. It does not establish an effect on Texas's displayed turnout rate.

Retained Texas evidence context: Registered-voter turnout. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.

Relating to an election in certain municipalities to convert all or a portion of a sales and use tax originally adopted for the purpose of sports and community venues to a sales and use tax for economic development purposes.
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May 2, 2019 · HB 3160 · Relating to an election in certain municipalities to convert all or a portion of a sales and use tax originally adopted for the purpose of sports and community venues to a sales and use tax for economic development purposes. · H Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar
Texas Legislature · HB 3160

Relating to an election in certain municipalities to convert all or a portion of a sales and use tax originally adopted for the purpose of sports and community venues to a sales and use tax for economic development purposes.

May 2, 2019 · H Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar

Rep. Ryan Guillen · Sponsored / Rep. Richard Peña Raymond · Sponsored

FactVote reviewed summary

The bill addresses voter registration, ballots, voting access, or election administration.

The latest official Texas Legislature report records this action on May 2, 2019: H Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar.

Why this record is included

The official record directly addresses voter registration, ballots, voting access, or election administration. It does not establish an effect on Texas's displayed turnout rate.

Retained Texas evidence context: Registered-voter turnout. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.

Relating to an election in certain municipalities to convert all or a portion of a sales and use tax originally adopted for the purpose of sports and community venues to a sales and use tax for economic development purposes.
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Mar 18, 2019 · SB 1798 · Relating to an election in certain municipalities to convert all or a portion of a sales and use tax originally adopted for the purpose of sports and community venues to a sales and use tax for economic development purposes. · S Referred to Finance
Texas Legislature · SB 1798

Relating to an election in certain municipalities to convert all or a portion of a sales and use tax originally adopted for the purpose of sports and community venues to a sales and use tax for economic development purposes.

Mar 18, 2019 · S Referred to Finance

Sen. Judith Zaffirini · Sponsored

FactVote reviewed summary

The bill addresses voter registration, ballots, voting access, or election administration.

The latest official Texas Legislature report records this action on March 18, 2019: S Referred to Finance.

Why this record is included

The official record directly addresses voter registration, ballots, voting access, or election administration. It does not establish an effect on Texas's displayed turnout rate.

Retained Texas evidence context: Registered-voter turnout. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.

Relating to an election in certain municipalities to convert all or a portion of a sales and use tax originally adopted for the purpose of sports and community venues to a sales and use tax for economic development purposes.
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How Texas action records are selected

Records come from published fact relationships or reviewed topic records with official supporting evidence and verified Texas officeholder attribution. Historical executive officials require evidence tied to the action date and are excluded from incumbent proposals. Inclusion follows an explicit topic review, a related state fact, or the action’s title and supporting evidence. Explicit topic reviews take priority; repeated actions use the most recent explicit review for this topic. Duplicate actions attached to several facts appear once. This topic match is not a new finding that an action caused a result, and the reviewed collection is selective. Collection reviewed Sep 2, 2026.

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27 statements from 19 candidates

2026 Texas Commissioner of Agriculture — General Election

1 candidate with matching statements · 1 statement

CLAYTON TUCKER

1 statement

Democratic · Commissioner of Agriculture · TX

Economic growth & production context

The Agriculture Commissioner is supposed to be the champion of rural economic development. But just take a drive down any country road, and you will see what has happened: farms abandoned, businesses closed, and young people forced to leave the communities they love because the jobs and support just…

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Source topic or question: When Rural Texans thrive, every Texan does better!

Candidate campaign source

The Agriculture Commissioner is supposed to be the champion of rural economic development. But just take a drive down any country road, and you will see what has happened: farms abandoned, businesses closed, and young people forced to leave the communities they love because the jobs and support just are not there.

Statement date not recorded · Profile reviewed Sep 15, 2026

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2026 Texas Governor — General Election

1 candidate with matching statements · 2 statements

JENN MACK

2 statements

Write-in · Governor · TX

Economic growth & production context

Since 2022–23 alone, total spending is up more than 27% — and state-funds spending is up more than 42%. Government has only a few ways to fund that growth: tax more, borrow more, or grow the economy enough that existing rates bring in more revenue.

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Source topic or question: Water & Rural Texas

Candidate campaign source

Since 2022–23 alone, total spending is up more than 27% — and state-funds spending is up more than 42%. Government has only a few ways to fund that growth: tax more, borrow more, or grow the economy enough that existing rates bring in more revenue.

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Economic growth & production context

Lower tax burdens tend to grow revenue over time, not shrink it — because lower rates fuel economic growth, and growth expands the tax base. Every dollar the state doesn't take is a dollar a Texan gets to decide how to use. Every tax increase, however small, is a small transfer of freedom from citiz…

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Source topic or question: Water & Rural Texas

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Lower tax burdens tend to grow revenue over time, not shrink it — because lower rates fuel economic growth, and growth expands the tax base. Every dollar the state doesn't take is a dollar a Texan gets to decide how to use. Every tax increase, however small, is a small transfer of freedom from citizen to state.

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2026 Texas Lieutenant Governor — General Election

2 candidates with matching statements · 2 statements

DAN PATRICK

1 statement

Republican · Lieutenant Governor · TX

Economic growth & production context

Lt. Governor Patrick is a leader in the fight to protect liberty, lower property and business taxes, create jobs and grow our economy, strengthen our grid by adding additional reliable thermal power, provide a high-quality education for all, secure our border, support law enforcement, and to protect…

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Source topic or question: Dan Patrick is a principled conservative who stands up for the people of Texas.

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Lt. Governor Patrick is a leader in the fight to protect liberty, lower property and business taxes, create jobs and grow our economy, strengthen our grid by adding additional reliable thermal power, provide a high-quality education for all, secure our border, support law enforcement, and to protect life, religious freedom, and the Second Amendment.

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VIKKI GOODWIN

1 statement

Democratic · Lieutenant Governor · TX

Economic growth & production context

Texas faces significant – yet diverse - climate challenges across the state. Some regions face the highest wildfire risk zones in the nation stemming from persistent drought. Other parts are challenged with frequent flooding events. Vikki believes in taking bold action to protect all Texas communiti…

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Source topic or question: Wildfire Safety and Climate Action

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Texas faces significant – yet diverse - climate challenges across the state. Some regions face the highest wildfire risk zones in the nation stemming from persistent drought. Other parts are challenged with frequent flooding events. Vikki believes in taking bold action to protect all Texas communities through a comprehensive approach that balances environmental protection with economic growth while securing our water future.

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How statements are selected

This section matches specific GDP, economic growth and production terms in retained, attributed source text from published Texas candidate profiles. A profile heading or biography alone does not qualify. The Florida geography is fixed; saved state preferences cannot change these results. A mention can concern a community or group rather than Florida’s statewide measure.

Matching is automatic and does not establish a candidate’s stance, the accuracy of a claim, or an effect on the measured result. Results are grouped by recorded race, then by candidate name. Within each candidate, the matching issue mentions appear first. Only candidates with matching retained statements are shown; this is not a complete race roster. Repeated identical text for the same candidate is shown once. Coverage follows the existing state profiles and is not a complete record of all candidates or everything they have said. Review dates are not statement dates.

Texas incumbents

What incumbents are proposing

Explore reviewed bills sponsored by current Texas legislators and Texas’s congressional delegation, plus retained proposals from Texas’s governor and agencies. Each record keeps its latest recorded status and official evidence.

7 matching sponsorships or proposals · 5 Texas incumbents. These filters apply only to this section.

Rep. Claudia Ordaz

Texas House · District 79 · –TX

2 proposals
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Texas Legislature · HB 406

Relating to notification of the execution of certain local economic development agreements by a municipality or county to local workforce development boards.

Apr 30, 2025 · S Received from the House

Rep. Claudia Ordaz · Sponsored

FactVote reviewed summary

The bill addresses wages, income support, employment services, apprenticeships, or workforce development.

The latest official Texas Legislature report records this action on April 30, 2025: S Received from the House.

Why this record is included

The official record directly addresses wages, income support, employment services, apprenticeships, or workforce development. It does not establish an effect on Texas's median household income.

Retained Texas evidence context: Median household income. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.

Relating to notification of the execution of certain local economic development agreements by a municipality or county to local workforce development boards.
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Official record ↗Rep. Claudia Ordaz’s profile ↗
Texas Legislature · HB 5390

Relating to cooperation by economic development program participants with local workforce development boards.

Apr 7, 2025 · H Referred to Trade, Workforce & Economic Development: Apr 7 2025 5:28PM

Rep. Claudia Ordaz · Sponsored

FactVote reviewed summary

The bill addresses wages, income support, employment services, apprenticeships, or workforce development.

The latest official Texas Legislature report records this action on April 7, 2025: H Referred to Trade, Workforce & Economic Development: Apr 7 2025 5:28PM.

Why this record is included

The official record directly addresses wages, income support, employment services, apprenticeships, or workforce development. It does not establish an effect on Texas's median household income.

Retained Texas evidence context: Median household income. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.

Relating to cooperation by economic development program participants with local workforce development boards.
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Rep. Richard Peña Raymond

Texas House · District 42 · –TX

2 proposals
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Texas Legislature · HB 938

Relating to an election in certain municipalities to convert all or a portion of a sales and use tax originally adopted for the purpose of sports and community venues to a sales and use tax for economic development purposes.

Mar 1, 2021 · H Referred to Ways & Means: Mar 1 2021 5:05PM

Rep. Richard Peña Raymond · Sponsored

FactVote reviewed summary

The bill addresses voter registration, ballots, voting access, or election administration.

The latest official Texas Legislature report records this action on March 1, 2021: H Referred to Ways & Means: Mar 1 2021 5:05PM.

Why this record is included

The official record directly addresses voter registration, ballots, voting access, or election administration. It does not establish an effect on Texas's displayed turnout rate.

Retained Texas evidence context: Registered-voter turnout. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.

Relating to an election in certain municipalities to convert all or a portion of a sales and use tax originally adopted for the purpose of sports and community venues to a sales and use tax for economic development purposes.
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Texas Legislature · HB 3160

Relating to an election in certain municipalities to convert all or a portion of a sales and use tax originally adopted for the purpose of sports and community venues to a sales and use tax for economic development purposes.

May 2, 2019 · H Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar

Rep. Ryan Guillen · Sponsored / Rep. Richard Peña Raymond · Sponsored

FactVote reviewed summary

The bill addresses voter registration, ballots, voting access, or election administration.

The latest official Texas Legislature report records this action on May 2, 2019: H Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar.

Why this record is included

The official record directly addresses voter registration, ballots, voting access, or election administration. It does not establish an effect on Texas's displayed turnout rate.

Retained Texas evidence context: Registered-voter turnout. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.

Relating to an election in certain municipalities to convert all or a portion of a sales and use tax originally adopted for the purpose of sports and community venues to a sales and use tax for economic development purposes.
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Official record ↗Rep. Ryan Guillen’s profile ↗Rep. Richard Peña Raymond’s profile ↗

Rep. Ryan Guillen

Texas House · District 31 · –TX

1 proposal
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Texas Legislature · HB 3160

Relating to an election in certain municipalities to convert all or a portion of a sales and use tax originally adopted for the purpose of sports and community venues to a sales and use tax for economic development purposes.

May 2, 2019 · H Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar

Rep. Ryan Guillen · Sponsored / Rep. Richard Peña Raymond · Sponsored

FactVote reviewed summary

The bill addresses voter registration, ballots, voting access, or election administration.

The latest official Texas Legislature report records this action on May 2, 2019: H Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar.

Why this record is included

The official record directly addresses voter registration, ballots, voting access, or election administration. It does not establish an effect on Texas's displayed turnout rate.

Retained Texas evidence context: Registered-voter turnout. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.

Relating to an election in certain municipalities to convert all or a portion of a sales and use tax originally adopted for the purpose of sports and community venues to a sales and use tax for economic development purposes.
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Official record ↗Rep. Ryan Guillen’s profile ↗Rep. Richard Peña Raymond’s profile ↗

Sen. César Blanco

Texas Senate · District 29 · –TX

1 proposal
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Texas Legislature · SB 2603

Relating to cooperation by economic development program participants with local workforce development boards.

May 25, 2025 · S Not again placed on intent calendar

Sen. César Blanco · Sponsored

FactVote reviewed summary

The bill addresses wages, income support, employment services, apprenticeships, or workforce development.

The latest official Texas Legislature report records this action on May 25, 2025: S Not again placed on intent calendar.

Why this record is included

The official record directly addresses wages, income support, employment services, apprenticeships, or workforce development. It does not establish an effect on Texas's median household income.

Retained Texas evidence context: Median household income. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.

Relating to cooperation by economic development program participants with local workforce development boards.
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Official record ↗Sen. César Blanco’s profile ↗

Sen. Judith Zaffirini

Texas Senate · District 21 · –TX

1 proposal
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Texas Legislature · SB 1798

Relating to an election in certain municipalities to convert all or a portion of a sales and use tax originally adopted for the purpose of sports and community venues to a sales and use tax for economic development purposes.

Mar 18, 2019 · S Referred to Finance

Sen. Judith Zaffirini · Sponsored

FactVote reviewed summary

The bill addresses voter registration, ballots, voting access, or election administration.

The latest official Texas Legislature report records this action on March 18, 2019: S Referred to Finance.

Why this record is included

The official record directly addresses voter registration, ballots, voting access, or election administration. It does not establish an effect on Texas's displayed turnout rate.

Retained Texas evidence context: Registered-voter turnout. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.

Relating to an election in certain municipalities to convert all or a portion of a sales and use tax originally adopted for the purpose of sports and community venues to a sales and use tax for economic development purposes.
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Official record ↗Sen. Judith Zaffirini’s profile ↗
What sponsorship and proposal counts tell us

Only current Texas officeholders retained in the reviewed collection qualify. Bills require a recorded primary sponsorship; cosponsors and signing officials are excluded from sponsorship counts. An official introducer recorded as acting by request is labeled “Introduced by request”; that procedural role does not establish personal policy endorsement. Governor and agency records qualify when recorded as proposed. A separately verified governor transmittal can also establish an original proposal whose latest status reflects its later outcome. Signing an enacted law alone does not establish a proposal. A record appearing under several facts is counted once per officeholder. A bill with multiple primary sponsors appears under each recorded sponsor.

Enacted bills, adopted resolutions and unsuccessful measures remain visible as proposal history. Passing one chamber is not enactment. These counts do not measure effectiveness or prove that an action changed a Texas statistic. Collection reviewed Sep 2, 2026.

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