Texas Senate · District 8
Angela Paxton
Where they sit
Every current senator, placed from most liberal to most conservative by how they voted on contested bills.
Angela Paxton's seat is marked. Seats run from most liberal (left) to most conservative (right), by contested floor votes. Color shows how often each member crosses party lines toward the middle on votes that divide the parties: solid blue or red means almost never, and purple means on at least 2 in 5 of those votes. Gray seats are members too new to score. How these numbers work
The scores
How these numbers work →Each tick is a current senator, by party; the dot is Angela Paxton.
Each tick is a current senator, by party; the dot is Angela Paxton.
Bills
The bills Angela Paxton sponsored this term and how far they got. Co-sponsors aren’t counted.
| Statewide | Local | |
|---|---|---|
| Sponsored | 76 | 4 |
| Passed both chambers | 20 | 1 |
| Became law | 20 | 1 |
| Vetoed by the Governor | 0 | 0 |
Rank by statewide bills passed: Rank 10 of 30 in the Senate · 8 of 18 Republicans
A bill's sponsor is its primary author, the first name on it; joint authors and coauthors aren't counted.
Bills that passed both chambers
| Bill | Type | Result | Final action |
|---|---|---|---|
| SB 890 Issuance of a license to carry a handgun to certain active and retired judicial officers |
Statewide | Became law | June 20, 2025 |
| SB 835 Enforceability of certain nondisclosure or confidentiality provisions with respect to an act of sexual abuse |
Statewide | Became law | June 20, 2025 |
| SB 467 A temporary exemption from ad valorem taxation of the appraised value of an improvement to a residence homestead that is completely destroyed by a fire |
Statewide | Became law | June 20, 2025 |
| SB 401 Participation by non-enrolled students in University Interscholastic League-sponsored activities |
Statewide | Became law | June 20, 2025 |
| SB 2406 Sabine River Authority of Texas, following recommendations of the Sunset Advisory Commission; specifying term lengths and grounds for the removal of a member… |
Local | Became law | June 20, 2025 |
| SB 2167 Licensing and regulation of massage therapy |
Statewide | Became law | June 20, 2025 |
| SB 204 A handbook on parental rights in education and training requirements on parental rights in education for a member of the board of trustees of a school district |
Statewide | Became law | June 20, 2025 |
| SB 2018 Strong families credit against certain taxes for entities that contribute to certain organizations |
Statewide | Became law | June 20, 2025 |
| SB 1952 Administration and operation of the school health and related services program |
Statewide | Became law | June 20, 2025 |
| SB 1951 Imposition of a penalty for failure to timely file a rendition statement or property report with the chief appraiser of an appraisal district |
Statewide | Became law | June 20, 2025 |
| SB 13 A school district's library materials and catalog, the establishment of local school library advisory councils, and parental rights regarding public school… |
Statewide | Became law | June 20, 2025 |
| SB 1212 Prosecution and punishment for the offense of trafficking of persons; increasing a criminal penalty |
Statewide | Became law | June 20, 2025 |
| SB 402 Payment of certain ad valorem tax refunds |
Statewide | Became law | May 30, 2025 |
| SB 207 Excused absences from public school for certain students to attend mental health care appointments |
Statewide | Became law | May 30, 2025 |
| SB 1844 Disannexation of certain areas of a municipality for failure to provide services |
Statewide | Became law | May 28, 2025 |
| SB 2420 Regulation of platforms for the sale and distribution of software applications for mobile devices |
Statewide | Became law | May 27, 2025 |
| SB 2419 Authority of a special district to exercise certain powers and duties following municipal disannexation of certain areas |
Statewide | Became law | May 24, 2025 |
| SB 610 Combating human trafficking by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation |
Statewide | Became law | May 19, 2025 |
| SB 2034 Receivership of a single-source continuum contractor providing child welfare services |
Statewide | Became law | May 19, 2025 |
| SB 2032 Certain requirements regarding a contract between a single source continuum contractor and the Department of Family and Protective Services |
Statewide | Became law | May 19, 2025 |
| SB 836 Victims of sex offenses, sex-based human trafficking offenses, or acts of a sexual nature and to the confidentiality of or restrictions on the availability of… |
Statewide | Became law | May 13, 2025 |
Budget projects
Texas's budget doesn't say which legislator asked for an item, so there's no budget figure for Texas legislators.
Contested votes where they split
53 against the Republican Caucus chair; 14 against most of their party.
Every roll call
How Angela Paxton voted on each of the 3,695 floor roll calls while in office, newest first.
| Date | Vote | Their vote | Most of their party | Republican Caucus Chair | Yeas–nays |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Contested and party-line votes link to their own pages; the rest link to the official record.
Contact, committees and caucuses
Contact
- Official page
- senate.texas.gov
- angela.paxton@senate.texas.gov
- Capitol office
- Room 3E.10, P.O. Box 12068 Capitol Station, Austin, TX 78711
512-463-0108 - District office
- 2816 Lee St. Suite A, Greenville, TX 75401
903-454-2880 - District office
- 604 S. Watters Road Suite 100, Allen, TX 75013
972-908-3424
Committees
- Economic Development Chair
- Religious Liberty Select Vice chair
- State Affairs Vice chair
- Education
- Finance
- Higher Education
- Local Government
- Nominations
- Special Committee on Congressional Redistricting
Contact details and committee assignments from Open States' data on the Texas Legislature, which it collects from the chambers' websites, as of Oct. 15, 2026.
Source: the Texas House and Senate Journals, Jan. 14, 2025 to Sept. 4, 2025. How these numbers work · Corrections