The person behind the name
Alexandra Mealer’s public career runs from the Army to energy finance to two Harris County campaigns, the second for a congressional district drawn in 2025.
Mealer, who campaigns as Alex Mealer, is the Republican nominee for the U.S. House in Texas’ 9th Congressional District. She won the May 26, 2026 primary runoff against state Representative Briscoe Cain. The Associated Press called the race that night, and the official reports of Harris and Liberty counties each show her with about 68% of the vote. The Texas Tribune and FOX 26 Houston report that she faces Democrat Leticia Gutierrez in the November 3 general election. [1][2][3][4][31]
Education and military service
The Texas Tribune describes Mealer as “a former U.S. Army captain and bomb squad officer” who “graduated from West Point, Harvard Business School and Harvard Law School.” Her campaign biography says that after West Point she “volunteered and was ultimately selected to serve as an Explosive Ordnance Disposal officer (bomb squad) in the Army,” and it cites “experience leading soldiers in combat and defusing bombs in Afghanistan.” This profile did not review Army service records. Rank, specialty and deployment are given as reported and as the campaign states them. [1][6]
The Tribune reported in February 2026 that Mealer is a California native who moved to Texas in 2012. Her campaign says she was an active member of the Federalist Society and the Adam Smith Society at Harvard “before moving to Houston to pursue a career in energy finance.” [6][7]
Energy finance and business
The campaign biography says she “worked on the execution of billion dollar transactions as a strategic advisor on mergers & acquisitions and capital markets financing” and calls her a “current small business owner.” The campaign’s home page describes her as an “Oil & Gas/Small Business Owner.” Spectrum News reported in May 2026 that she cited “her ownership of a welding supply business.” The sources reviewed name no employer or company, and none is asserted here. [6][27][33]
A county race, then a transit board
In 2022 Mealer ran for Harris County judge, a position the Tribune calls “akin to the county executive.” The Tribune reported that she “accused Hidalgo of failing to curb the county’s high homicide numbers” and “pitched herself to voters as a meat-and-potatoes candidate who would take the county back to the basics of public safety and roads.” The county’s official results show her with 49.15% to incumbent Lina Hidalgo’s 50.82%. [5][7][17]
The Tribune reports that she later chaired the Texas GOP’s 2024 Victory Fund and served on the board of Houston’s METRO transit authority, “where she was public safety chair.” Her campaign says she “represented the 14 multi-cities in the METRO service area.” METRO’s board page, reviewed September 17, 2026, says some directors are appointed by the mayors of those 14 cities; it does not list Mealer among current directors. The sources reviewed give no dates for her service. [6][7][26]
A note on names. Harris County’s official 2022 results list her as Alexandra del Moral Mealer; the county’s 2026 Republican primary and runoff reports list her as Alex Mealer. Her FEC statement of candidacy is filed under Alexandra Mealer, and her committee is now named Alexandra del Moral Mealer for Congress. These are the same person. [2][5][8][10][12]
Life & public service
The dated record runs from a 2022 county campaign through an election contest to a 2026 congressional nomination.
Republican nominee for county judge
Won the May 24, 2022 Republican runoff for Harris County judge with 75.4% of the vote, according to Ballotpedia’s tabulation. [21]
Election contest announced
Announced in early January that she would contest the result, after Election Day problems at polling sites. [18]
State party fundraising role
Chaired the Texas GOP’s 2024 Victory Fund, the Tribune reports. The same report says she served on the METRO board as public safety chair; it gives no dates. [7]
Accomplishments, in the record
Mealer has not held elected office, so there are no votes or bills to review. Official election returns, Federal Election Commission filings and Texas Legislative Council reports establish the following. Figures are given as those documents print them, with their dates and geographic limits.
A countywide race lost by 18,183 votes
Harris County’s official cumulative report for the November 8, 2022 election shows Mealer, the Republican nominee, with 534,720 votes (49.15%) and Democratic incumbent Lina Hidalgo with 552,903 (50.82%). A write-in candidate received 241. The difference is 18,183 votes out of 1,087,864 cast in the contest. [5]
The report puts countywide turnout at 1,107,390 of 2,543,162 registered voters, or 43.54%. Election-night reporting by the Texas Tribune gave a margin of “just under 16,000 votes”; the official report, run on November 19, 2022, is the later figure and the one used here. [5][17]
Ballotpedia’s tabulation shows she won the nomination in a May 24, 2022 runoff with 85,778 votes (75.4%) to Vidal Martinez’s 27,952 (24.6%). The county archive page reviewed for this profile did not list that runoff, so it is cited to Ballotpedia rather than to the county. [21]
Registering a congressional campaign
Mealer’s FEC Form 2, filed August 25, 2025, declares her a Republican candidate for the U.S. House from Texas’ 9th District in 2026, under candidate ID H6TX09140. A Form 1 filed the same day registered her principal campaign committee, C00917112, with Steven Martin of Bethesda, Maryland, as treasurer. [8][9]
The committee was organized as Alexandra Mealer for Congress. An amended Form 1 filed July 15, 2026 gives the name Alexandra del Moral Mealer for Congress and lists three related fundraising committees: Winning Edge Fund, GOP Winning Women 2026 and Alex Victory Fund. The original filing gives the committee a Pasadena, Texas address; a committee’s mailing address does not establish where a candidate lives. [9][10]
First place in a nine-candidate field
Harris County’s official report for the March 3, 2026 Republican primary lists nine candidates for the 9th District. In the county’s part of the district Mealer received 7,733 votes (35.80%), Briscoe Cain 6,766 (31.32%), Steve Stockman 3,671 (16.99%) and Dan Mims 1,670 (7.73%). The report counts 21,601 votes cast in the contest. [12]
The district also includes Liberty County, whose primary report was not reviewed. District-wide, the Texas Tribune reported that Mealer “finished first with 36% and Cain came in second with 31%,” which sent the two to a runoff. [13]
Winning the runoff in both counties
Harris County’s final official report for the May 26, 2026 runoff shows Mealer with 10,716 votes (68.35%) and Cain with 4,963 (31.65%). Liberty County’s official report shows Mealer with 4,909 (68.15%) and Cain with 2,294 (31.85%). [2][3]
Texas Legislative Council data show District 9 only in those two counties. Added together, the county reports give Mealer 15,625 of 22,882 votes, about 68%. That sum is this profile’s arithmetic, not a state canvass figure; the Secretary of State’s results site refused automated access during this review. The Associated Press called the race on election night. [1][2][3][23]
What the FEC reports show
The committee’s July quarterly report, covering May 7 through June 30, 2026, shows election-cycle-to-date receipts of $2,080,513.66 and disbursements of $1,718,473.99. It reports $362,039.67 in cash on hand at the close of the period and no debts. [11]
Cycle-to-date contributions total $1,968,106.75: $1,703,956.31 from individuals, $259,300.00 from other political committees and $4,850.44 from the candidate. The report shows no candidate loans. These are the committee’s own figures and do not include spending by outside groups. [11]
The district drawn in 2025
The Texas Legislative Council lists PLANC2333 as the congressional plan enacted by the 89th Legislature in its second called session of 2025. Its county report, based on the 2020 census, places 675,359 Harris County residents, 14.3% of the county, and all 91,628 Liberty County residents in District 9. [22][23]
The council’s analysis of 2024 general-election returns within the new lines shows Trump with 118,059 votes (59.5%) and Harris with 78,602 (39.6%) for president, and a Spanish-surname share of 43.7% among 380,668 registered voters. The Tribune has reported that Mealer is favored in November, while Democrats “see an outside shot” in the Hispanic-majority district. [24][29][30]
Faith, family & community
Mealer’s campaign biography says she and her husband, Clay, who is also a West Point graduate, “have been married for over 17 years and have two precocious children.” [6]
The same page says the family are “proud members of the Second Baptist family where they worship and their children attend school.” [6]
In a July 2026 Texas Tribune report on Republican women running for Congress, Mealer described her approach as “being a mom with young kids” and “much more focused on basic kitchen table issues.” [30]
These are the campaign’s and the candidate’s own statements. This profile makes no claim about her family or religious practice beyond them. [6][30]
Her mission for Texas
As a wife, mom, combat veteran, and small business owner, I understand the challenges facing TX-09 families because I face them too.
The following summarizes the agenda on Mealer’s official campaign website, with statements she gave to the Texas Tribune where noted. These are proposed priorities, not completed accomplishments. [27]
01Congressional ethics and term limits
Pledges to “BAN members of Congress from trading individual stocks while serving in office” and to “implement term limits for Congress.” [27]
02Cost of living
Says she will “fight to cut taxes and unnecessary regulations, create good-paying jobs” and lower the cost of living. [27]
03Houston Ship Channel and port
Promises to press for infrastructure projects “to protect and grow the Houston Ship Channel and Port Houston.” The Tribune reported in February 2026 that she wants more funding for Houston’s infrastructure, “including improving port depth and roadway capacity,” and wants Congress to rein in deficit spending. [7][27]
04Border and public safety
Says she will “fight to restore law and order at the border, enforce our immigration laws” and commits to “fully supporting our federal partners to make our cities safe again.” [27]
05Energy production
Says she will “fight to expand domestic energy production to drive down gas and electricity prices.” [27]
06Flood mitigation
States that the region “is still not prepared for the next major flood” and pledges to “target the state and federal funds required to complete flood mitigation projects around Lake Houston.” [27]
07Girls’ sports and locker rooms
Says she will “fight to protect girls’ sports and keep biological men out of women’s locker rooms.” [27]
08Artificial intelligence
Wants the United States, not China, to set the pace and rules for AI, and calls for “rigorous safety reviews for the most powerful AI systems.” In an April 2026 statement to the Tribune she backed clear, uniform national rules and said she looks forward “to working with this administration to help codify this guidance into law.” [16][27]
How to assess a proposal. A campaign plan states an intention. Enactment, implementation costs, replacement revenue, and measured results are separate questions. These priorities should be read alongside the documented record above.
The fuller record
A useful profile includes policy tradeoffs, the limits of a claim, and responses to material criticism.
The 2022 election contest
Official results show Mealer lost the 2022 race by 18,183 votes. In January 2023 she announced an election contest, saying, “It is inexcusable that after two months, the public is no further in knowing if, and to what extent, votes were suppressed.” The Tribune reported that some polling sites opened late and reportedly ran out of paper. County Attorney Christian Menefee called the Republican contests “a shameful attempt by a group of losing candidates.” ABC13 reported that her attorney quit about three weeks before the case ended, “filing a letter with the court, saying she didn’t support Mealer’s claims of ballot fraud”; the report does not name the attorney or reproduce the letter. Mealer dropped her suit in September 2023, saying her goal “was not to relitigate my race, but rather to make sure future races are fair to all voters and candidates.” Menefee responded that he was glad she “finally realized what a waste of time and resources it was to litigate this case.” Her campaign biography says she “spent nearly a year and several hundred thousand dollars in a prolonged election contest seeking basic answers”; the Tribune later called it “an unsuccessful challenge.” The reports reviewed describe no court ruling on her claims. [5][6][7][18][19][20]
Large donors and outside spending
In 2022 the Tribune reported that “Republican donors poured nearly $9 million since July into Mealer’s campaign.” In the 2026 race it reported that Veterans Duty Fund had spent nearly $900,000 on ads about her military background, and that Club for Growth’s action fund and the allied Win It Back PAC had “spent over $1.1 million to boost Mealer and oppose Cain.” It reported that Defending Our Values PAC had spent over $400,000 backing Mealer and opposing Cain; it describes that PAC as aligned with Public First Action, a nonprofit backed by the AI company Anthropic. In July 2026 it reported that Winning for Women had spent over $450,000 on her campaign. One group, Building a Strong America, funded over $85,000 in anti-Mealer texts and digital ads. The passages reviewed describe spending by outside groups and do not allege coordination with her campaign. [7][15][16][17][30]
Roots and residence in the district
During the primary, the Tribune reported, Cain “emphasized his roots in the district, where he grew up and where his parents worked in refineries,” and it noted that Mealer, “a California native, moved to Texas in 2012.” In a May 12, 2026 Spectrum News interview Cain said, “I’m the only candidate that’s from here and actually lives here,” and said Mealer, “despite telling voters back in January that she would be moving here, still lives in the Heights.” He added, “I’ve got a record, she doesn’t.” Spectrum reported the next day that Cain had “tagged Mealer as inexperienced and insufficiently conservative.” Mealer replied, “Every day is the new kitchen sink because there’s a few things he can’t talk about,” and said, “My conservative credentials are undisputed.” She has called the 9th “the most important district to our national economy in Texas.” The residency claim is an opponent’s statement. The articles carry no statement from Mealer about where she lives, the campaign pages reviewed do not say, and her FEC filings give only a committee mailing address in Pasadena. No source reviewed independently establishes whether she lives within the district’s lines. [6][7][9][32][33]
A map challenged in court
The Tribune describes the 9th as “one of five districts Texas Republicans redrew last year to favor the GOP”; incumbent Democrat Al Green chose to run in the 18th District instead. A federal district court blocked the map on November 18, 2025. On December 4 the Supreme Court stayed that order pending appeal. Justice Kagan, dissenting with Justices Sotomayor and Jackson, wrote that the Court acted “based on its perusal, over a holiday weekend, of a cold paper record.” The litigation concerns the Legislature’s map, not any act by Mealer. [1][25]
Trump and Abbott split their endorsements
Governor Greg Abbott endorsed Cain. On the eve of early voting in February 2026, President Donald Trump backed Mealer, the Tribune reported; Abbott told reporters the race was “personal to me because I’ve dealt very closely with Briscoe Cain for years.” House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan appeared at a Pasadena rally with Mealer in late January, and her campaign lists Club for Growth, police associations and Harris County Commissioner Tom Ramsey among her endorsers. Endorsements establish political support; they are not independent evaluations of a candidate’s record. [7][14][28]
Response to the Magnolia Park shooting
In July 2026 a federal immigration agent fatally shot a man in Houston’s Magnolia Park, which the Tribune notes lies in the district Mealer seeks. U.S. Rep. Sylvia Garcia and other Houston Democrats demanded an independent investigation. Mealer told the Tribune, “Any time there’s a loss of life, that is obviously a profound tragedy,” and said, “I support the calls for investigation. Speculating to me is not a helpful, productive path forward.” She agreed that agents should wear body cameras. The article quotes no criticism of her remarks and no comment from Gutierrez. [29]
Questions & answers
Who is Alexandra Mealer?
Alexandra Mealer, who campaigns as Alex Mealer, is a former U.S. Army captain and bomb squad officer who graduated from West Point, Harvard Business School and Harvard Law School and later worked in energy finance, according to the Texas Tribune. She was the 2022 Republican nominee for Harris County judge and is the 2026 Republican nominee in Texas’ 9th Congressional District. [1][5][7]
What office is Alexandra Mealer running for in 2026?
Who is Alexandra Mealer running against?
The Texas Tribune and FOX 26 Houston report that she faces Democrat Leticia Gutierrez, whom the Tribune describes as a community organizer. Ballotpedia’s candidate page also lists an independent, Roy Morales. The Texas Secretary of State’s candidate list could not be fetched for this review, so the full ballot was not confirmed. [1][4][21]
When is the election?
Election Day is November 3, 2026. The Harris County Clerk’s Office lists early voting from October 19 through October 30 and an October 23 deadline to apply for a ballot by mail. [31]
What are Alexandra Mealer’s main campaign priorities?
Her website lists a ban on stock trading by members of Congress, term limits, tax and regulatory cuts, Houston Ship Channel and port infrastructure, border enforcement, domestic energy production, flood mitigation around Lake Houston and U.S. leadership in artificial intelligence. These are campaign proposals. [27]
What is Alexandra Mealer’s professional background?
The Tribune reports Army service followed by a career in energy finance. Her campaign says she advised on mergers, acquisitions and capital-markets financing and now owns a small business; it names no firm. The Tribune also reports that she served on Houston’s METRO transit board as public safety chair. [6][7]
How did Alexandra Mealer win the nomination?
The sources behind the story
Official election returns, federal filings, and court and legislative records anchor the record. Independent reporting supplies biography, election calls and scrutiny. Campaign materials are used for the candidate’s own priorities and claims.
- 01Alex Mealer wins GOP nomination for new Houston congressional district, defeating state Rep. Briscoe CainThe Texas Tribune · May 26, 2026
Kayla Guo’s runoff report: the Associated Press call, Mealer’s background, the redrawn district, outside spending and Democratic nominee Leticia Gutierrez. It prints no vote totals.Independent reporting - 02Primary Runoff Elections, May 26, 2026: Final Official Cumulative Report, Republican PartyHarris County Clerk’s Office · June 2, 2026
Official county report, run June 2, 2026. Gives the 9th District Republican runoff result for Harris County’s part of the district only.Government / regulatory record - 03Primary Runoff Election, May 26, 2026: Cumulative Results (Official Results)Liberty County, Texas, Elections · May 28, 2026
Official county report, run May 28, 2026. Gives the 9th District Republican runoff result for Liberty County, which lies wholly in the district.Government / regulatory record - 04Election results: Alex Mealer wins Republican runoff in Texas’ 9th Congressional DistrictFOX 26 Houston · May 26, 2026
Station report of the Associated Press projection; names Leticia Gutierrez as the November opponent. Its candidate descriptions repeat the campaigns’ own biographies.Independent reporting - 05General and Special Elections, November 8, 2022: Official Cumulative ResultsHarris County Elections · Nov. 19, 2022
Official results, run November 19, 2022: county judge totals, the write-in line, votes cast and countywide turnout. It controls over election-night estimates.Government / regulatory record - 06About AlexAlexandra del Moral Mealer for Congress · Accessed Sep. 17, 2026
Campaign biography: education, Army service, energy finance, family, church, the 2022 race, the election contest and the METRO role, in the campaign’s own words. It names no employer and gives no dates or place of residence.Campaign source - 07Briscoe Cain, Alex Mealer lead crowded pack vying for Houston’s new red congressional districtThe Texas Tribune / KPRC Click2Houston · Feb. 5, 2026
Gabby Birenbaum’s primary preview, as republished by KPRC: Mealer’s background, her 2012 move to Texas, the Victory Fund and METRO roles, fundraising, endorsements and early outside spending. The Tribune’s original URL was not located.Independent reporting - 08FEC Form 2, Statement of Candidacy: Alexandra Mealer (FEC-1912979)Federal Election Commission · Filed Aug. 25, 2025
Original statement of candidacy: Republican, U.S. House, Texas 9th District, 2026, candidate ID H6TX09140. It names the principal campaign committee.Government / regulatory record - 09FEC Form 1, Statement of Organization: Alexandra Mealer for Congress (FEC-1912976)Federal Election Commission · Filed Aug. 25, 2025
Original statement of organization for committee C00917112: the committee name as first filed, the treasurer and a Pasadena mailing address. A committee address does not establish a candidate’s residence.Government / regulatory record - 10FEC Form 1 (amended), Statement of Organization: Alexandra del Moral Mealer for Congress (FEC-1993828)Federal Election Commission · Filed July 15, 2026
Amended statement of organization: the committee’s current name and three related fundraising committees.Government / regulatory record - 11FEC Form 3, July Quarterly Report: Alexandra del Moral Mealer for Congress (FEC-1994974)Federal Election Commission · Filed July 15, 2026
The committee’s own report for May 7 to June 30, 2026, with election-cycle-to-date totals: receipts, disbursements, cash on hand, debts and contribution sources. It excludes outside groups’ spending.Government / regulatory record - 12Primary Election, March 3, 2026: Official Cumulative Report, Republican PartyHarris County Clerk’s Office · Mar. 10, 2026
Official county report, run March 10, 2026: nine Republican candidates for the 9th District and their Harris County totals. Liberty County votes are not included.Government / regulatory record - 13Christian Menefee, Alex Mealer lead Houston-area congressional runoffs, new poll findsThe Texas Tribune / KPRC Click2Houston · May 12, 2026
Birenbaum’s report on a University of Houston poll, as republished by KPRC. Used for the district-wide March primary percentages and the month of Trump’s endorsement; the poll figures are not used here.Independent reporting - 14Some Abbott-backed candidates face political headwinds in Republican primariesThe Texas Tribune · Feb. 18, 2026
Patrick Svitek reports Governor Abbott’s endorsement of Cain and President Trump’s backing of Mealer on the eve of early voting, with Abbott’s comment.Independent reporting - 15Outside cash floods U.S House runoffs in TexasThe Texas Tribune · May 14, 2026
Birenbaum’s account of outside spending in the runoff: Club for Growth and Win It Back PAC, Defending Our Values PAC and Building a Strong America. Dollar figures are the Tribune’s as of mid-May 2026.Independent reporting - 16AI-aligned super PACs are pouring millions into Texas congressional racesThe Texas Tribune · Apr. 1, 2026
Olivia Borgula reports about $234,000 in Defending Our Values spending for Mealer before the primary, describes the PAC’s backers and carries Mealer’s statement on AI policy.Independent reporting - 17Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo wins tight race for reelectionThe Texas Tribune · Nov. 9, 2022
Joshua Fechter’s election-night report: campaign themes, donor totals and Mealer’s concession. Its vote margin predates the official results.Independent reporting - 18GOP Harris County judge candidate contesting her loss after Election Day problems at polling sitesThe Texas Tribune · Jan. 6, 2023
Reports Mealer’s announcement of an election contest, her statement, County Attorney Christian Menefee’s response and the polling-site problems. It says it was not yet clear whether the contest had been filed.Independent reporting - 19Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo’s Republican opponent drops lawsuit challenging 2022 election lossABC13 Houston (KTRK) · Sep. 22, 2023
Reports that Mealer dropped the contest, that her attorney had quit three weeks earlier, and carries her statement and the county attorney’s response. It reports no court ruling on her claims and does not name the attorney.Independent reporting - 20GOP candidate challenging election loss in race to lead Texas’ most populous county drops lawsuitAssociated Press / Spectrum News · Sep. 22, 2023
Associated Press report carried by Spectrum News: the withdrawal, the margin of more than 18,000 votes and the status of the other Republican contests.Independent reporting - 21Alex MealerBallotpedia · Accessed Sep. 17, 2026
Used as a locator, for the May 24, 2022 Republican runoff totals (the county archive page reviewed did not list that election) and for its listing of three general-election candidates, which was not confirmed against the state’s list.Independent analysis / professional record - 22PLANC2333 (congressional plan dataset)Texas Legislative Council, Capitol Data Portal · Accessed Sep. 17, 2026
Dataset page identifying PLANC2333 as the congressional plan enacted by the 89th Legislature in its 2025 second called session. It links the council’s population and election reports.Government / regulatory record - 23Congressional Districts, PLANC2333: Districts by CountyTexas Legislative Council · Aug. 18, 2025
Council report on 2020 census population: District 9 holds 14.3% of Harris County and all of Liberty County, and appears under no other county.Government / regulatory record - 24Congressional Districts, PLANC2333: Election Analysis, 2024 General Election (Red-206)Texas Legislative Council · Aug. 18, 2025
Council analysis of 2024 general-election returns within the new lines: presidential and Senate results, voter registration, Spanish-surname share and turnout for District 9.Government / regulatory record - 25Abbott v. League of United Latin American Citizens, No. 25A608, on application for staySupreme Court of the United States · Decided Dec. 4, 2025
Order staying the district court’s November 18, 2025 injunction against the 2025 map, with Justice Alito’s concurrence and Justice Kagan’s dissent. It concerns the map, not any candidate.Government / regulatory record - 26About METRO: Board of DirectorsMetropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County (METRO) · Accessed Sep. 17, 2026
METRO’s description of how its nine directors are appointed and its list of current directors. Mealer is not listed; the page gives no history of past members.Government / regulatory record - 27Alex Mealer campaign website: home pageAlexandra del Moral Mealer for Congress · Accessed Sep. 17, 2026
Campaign home page: self-description, issue statements and social links. The statements are the candidate’s positions, not accomplishments.Campaign source - 28EndorsementsAlexandra del Moral Mealer for Congress · Accessed Sep. 17, 2026
The campaign’s list of endorsers by category. It is a list of names and carries no statements or dates.Campaign source - 29After the Houston ICE shooting, Sylvia Garcia demanded answers. Alex Mealer urges patience.The Texas Tribune / KPRC Click2Houston · July 24, 2026
Samanta Habashy’s report, as republished by KPRC, on responses to a fatal shooting by a federal immigration agent in Magnolia Park, with Mealer’s remarks. It quotes no criticism of Mealer.Independent reporting - 30Texas could send a record four GOP women to Congress — if they make it through NovemberThe Texas Tribune / KPRC Click2Houston · July 30, 2026
Habashy’s report, as republished by KPRC, on Republican women nominees: the district’s 2024 presidential margin, the general-election outlook and Mealer’s remarks. Also reports Winning for Women’s spending on her behalf.Independent reporting - 31Harris County Clerk’s Office elections website: home pageHarris County Clerk’s Office · Accessed Sep. 17, 2026
County election office page listing early voting dates, the mail-ballot application deadline and Election Day hours for the November 3, 2026 election. No candidate list was posted when reviewed.Government / regulatory record - 32In tense Houston runoff, state Rep. Briscoe Cain says his record will lead him over Trump-endorsed Alex MealerSpectrum News · May 12, 2026
James Barragan’s runoff interview with Cain, carrying his criticisms of Mealer on residency and record. These are an opponent’s statements; the article carries no response from Mealer and does not independently establish where she lives.Independent reporting - 33In heated congressional race in Houston, Alex Mealer pushes herself as Trump’s choiceSpectrum News · May 13, 2026
Barragan’s companion interview with Mealer: Cain’s lines of attack, her replies, her welding supply business and the statement that she has never held elected office. It carries no statement from her about her residence.Independent reporting
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Voting in Texas: official dates, deadlines and rules
The general election is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. The dates and rules below were read from the Texas Secretary of State; the authority's own page, linked beside each one, is the final word.
Dates and deadlines
- Voter registration deadlineMonday, October 5, 2026. An application counts if it is postmarked by that date or received in the county voter registrar's office by that date. A voter registration application filled out online must still be printed and sent to the county voter registrar's office. Read from: votetexas.gov/faq/registration.html
- Ballots sent to military and overseas (FPCA) votersSaturday, September 19, 2026 — deadline for county election officials to mail or email ballots to military and overseas voters who applied with a Federal Post Card Application (FPCA); for an FPCA received after that date, the ballot goes out no later than the seventh calendar day after it is received. This date applies to FPCA voters only. Read from: sos.texas.gov/elections/laws/advisory2026-03.shtml
- Early voting in person beginsMonday, October 19, 2026 — first day of early voting by personal appearance. Read from: votetexas.gov/faq/early-voting.html
- Early voting in person endsFriday, October 30, 2026 — last day of early voting by personal appearance. Read from: votetexas.gov/faq/early-voting.html
- Deadline to apply for a ballot by mail (received, not postmarked)Friday, October 23, 2026. The Application for Ballot by Mail (ABBM) must be received — not just postmarked — by the early voting clerk in the county where you are registered, before the close of regular business or 12 noon, whichever is later. Read from: votetexas.gov/voting-by-mail/application-for-ballot-by-mail.html
- Deadline to return a ballot by mail (received by)The early voting clerk must receive the ballot by 7:00 p.m. on Election Day, Tuesday, November 3, 2026, if the carrier envelope is not postmarked; or by 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, November 4, 2026 (the next business day), if the carrier envelope is postmarked by 7:00 p.m. on Election Day at the location of the election. Different deadlines apply to overseas and military voters. Read from: sos.texas.gov/elections/voter/important-election-dates.shtml
- Polling place hours on Election Day7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Election Day, November 3, 2026, at all polling places statewide. Read from: votetexas.gov/voting/where.html
Rules to know
- What to bringVoters who have one of seven acceptable forms of photo ID must present it when voting in person: a Texas driver license, Texas Election Identification Certificate, Texas personal identification card or Texas handgun license issued by the Department of Public Safety (DPS); a U.S. military ID card with photo; a U.S. citizenship certificate with photo; or a U.S. passport. For voters aged 18–69 the ID may be expired no more than four years; for voters 70 or older, for any length of time. A voter who does not have one of these and cannot reasonably obtain one may show a supporting form of ID — such as a voter registration certificate, current utility bill, bank statement, government check or paycheck — and sign a Reasonable Impediment Declaration. A voter who has an acceptable ID but does not bring it may vote provisionally and has six days to show it to the county voter registrar. Read from: votetexas.gov/voting/need-id.html
- Who may vote by mail and how to applyVoting by mail in Texas is limited to voters who are 65 or older on Election Day; sick or disabled; expecting to give birth within three weeks before or after Election Day; absent from their county of registration during the early voting period and on Election Day; civilly committed under Chapter 841 of the Texas Health and Safety Code; or confined in jail but otherwise eligible. To ask for a ballot, send an Application for Ballot by Mail (ABBM) to the early voting clerk in the county where you are registered — in person, by mail, by common or contract carrier, or by fax or email (if faxed or emailed, the application must also be mailed so that the clerk receives it no later than the fourth business day after the clerk received the fax or email). VoteTexas.gov says a voter who applies because of an expected absence may apply in person before the period of early voting in person begins (Monday, October 19, 2026). The ABBM must include your Texas driver license, Texas personal ID or Election Identification Certificate number or, if you have none of these, the last four digits of your Social Security number. Read from: votetexas.gov/voting-by-mail/eligibility-requirements.html
- Early voting in personAny registered voter may vote early in person; no special qualification is required. From October 19 through October 30, 2026, you may vote at any early voting location in your county of registration. Hours vary by location. Early voting locations appear in the state's My Voter Portal two days before the first day of early voting, and the early voting clerk in your county can also provide them. Read from: votetexas.gov/faq/early-voting.html
- Track your ballot by mailAfter you send your ballot by mail to your county's early voting clerk, you can check its status in the Ballot by Mail Tracker on the Texas Secretary of State's My Voter Portal. To log in, enter your first and last name, your date of birth, the last four digits of your Social Security number, and your Texas driver license or DPS personal ID number. Read from: votetexas.gov/voting-by-mail/track-my-ballot.html
- Correcting a defect in a mail ballot application or carrier envelopeIf your Application for Ballot by Mail or your carrier envelope was rejected because the ID number was missing or did not match your voter registration record, you may correct the defect online through the Ballot by Mail Tracker. For other carrier-envelope defects — no signature, a signature mismatch, a missing Statement of Residence or incomplete witness information — complete the Corrective Action Form enclosed with the notice of defect and mail it back to the early voting clerk, or complete it in person at the clerk's office. You have until the 6th day after Election Day to correct the defect so that the ballot is counted. You may instead cancel the ballot by mail at an early voting or Election Day polling place and vote in person; without the mail ballot to surrender, the only option is a provisional ballot. Read from: votetexas.gov/voting-by-mail/corrective-action.html
Read from: Welcome to Texas Elections · Important Election Dates · November 3, 2026 Election Law Calendar · Current Elections Information List · Ballot Certification Report 2026 NOVEMBER GENERAL ELECTION November 03, 2026 · SAMPLE BALLOT (BOLETA DE MUESTRA) — Rules and dates as of Sep 17, 2026
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