Texas general election: November 3, 2026
Who is running for U.S. House, Texas District 11 in 2026?
Here are the candidates for U.S. House, Texas District 11 on the November 3, 2026 ballot. This race is on the ballot for voters in U.S. House District 11.
Positions come only from each candidate's own votes, official actions, statements and questionnaire answers, never from party labels. Every item links to its source.
Side by side
Each candidate's position on the issues this office handles, from their own record. Details and sources are in each profile below.
| Issue | August PflugerRepublican | Claire ReynoldsDemocrat |
|---|---|---|
| Income taxes | Cut taxes across the board, including for top earners and corporationsSaid · medium | No public position |
| Safety net programs | Keep them, but add work requirements for able-bodied adultsVoted · medium | No public position |
| Minimum wage | No public position | Raise it higher and tie it to the cost of livingQuestionnaire answer · high |
| Healthcare | Private insurance with more competition and price transparency, keeping protections for pre-existing conditionsVoted · medium | Government-run coverage for everyone (Medicare for All)Said · medium |
| Abortion | Illegal, except to save the mother's life or in cases of rape or incestSaid · low | Legal in most cases up to viability (about 24 weeks)Said · low |
| Guns | Remove most restrictions; bearing arms is a rightSaid · medium | No public position |
| Immigration | Secure the border first; deport those with criminal records; keep legal immigration steadyVoted · high | Much more open immigration with less enforcementQuestionnaire answer · medium |
| Energy and climate | Maximize oil and gas; climate rules hurt the economyOfficial action · medium | No single answer fits; see evidence |
| Politicians trading stocks | No, ban it for members and their spousesSaid · medium | No public position |
| Campaign finance | No single answer fits; see evidence | Overturn Citizens United by amendment and add public financing of campaignsQuestionnaire answer · medium |
| Qualified immunity | No single answer fits; see evidence | No, end it for police so officers or departments can be sued for rights violationsQuestionnaire answer · high |
| Mandatory minimums | Add or lengthen them for serious crimes like fentanyl traffickingVoted · high | No public position |
| Student loans | Cap borrowing, simplify repayment, and skip broad forgivenessVoted · high | Cancel large amounts of debt and make public college tuition-freeQuestionnaire answer · high |
| E-Verify mandate | Require it for all employersVoted · medium | No public position |
| Transgender athletes | No, and Congress should set a biological sex rule nationwideVoted · high | No public position |
| Aid to Israel | Keep full aid without new conditionsVoted · high | No public position |
August Pfluger
Republican · IncumbentU.S. Representative, Texas District 11
August Pfluger has represented Texas' 11th Congressional District since 2021 and chairs the Republican Study Committee23. A U.S. Air Force Academy graduate, he served 26 years in the Air Force as a fighter pilot and squadron commander and retired as a colonel in February 20262.
Where they stand
- Energy and climate: Maximize oil and gas; climate rules hurt the economy
Official action · medium confidence
- Voted against the Inflation Reduction Act, which used tax credits and incentives to speed a shift to cleaner energy. (2022-08-12) source
- Voted for the Lower Energy Costs Act, which expanded oil, gas and mineral production and sped up permits for energy projects. (2023-03-30) source
- Introduced the Energy Freedom Act, which would mandate new onshore and offshore oil and gas lease sales, approve pending LNG export permits, and speed up energy permitting. (2022-03-15) source
- Said the goal is to make America not only energy independent but energy dominant, calling Biden administration policy an assault on the oil and gas industry. (2022-03-15) source
- His official site lists as a core ideal that American-made energy lifts more people out of poverty than government handouts. (2026) source
- Guns: Remove most restrictions; bearing arms is a right Said · medium confidence
- Income taxes: Cut taxes across the board, including for top earners and corporations
Said · medium confidence
- Voted against the Inflation Reduction Act, which set a 15% minimum tax on large corporations to help pay for energy and health programs. (2022-08-12) source
- Voted for the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which made the 2017 individual tax cuts permanent, including the 37% top rate, and extended business tax breaks. (2025-07-03) source
- As Republican Study Committee chairman, urged passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill, saying it extends and makes permanent President Trump's 2017 tax cuts. (2025-06-06) source
- Politicians trading stocks: No, ban it for members and their spouses
Said · medium confidence
- Voted for the Stop Insider Trading Act, which bars members of Congress, their spouses and dependents from buying new individual stocks. (2026-07-22) source
- Defended the Stop Insider Trading Act, which would bar members of Congress from trading stocks while serving, saying it would bring more transparency to how lawmakers and their families trade. (2026-07-22) source
- Aid to Ukraine: No single answer fits; see the evidence below.
Voted · medium confidence
- Voted for the $40 billion Ukraine aid package in May 2022. (2022-05-10) source
- Voted against the $61 billion Ukraine security supplemental in April 2024. (2024-04-20) source
- Voted against the Ukraine Support Act, which provides military aid to Ukraine and new sanctions on Russia. (2026-06-04) source
- Said the strategic reasons for the first 2022 Ukraine aid package outweighed its cost because it helped Ukraine fend off Russia. (2023-04-03) source
- Said there was no appetite for more Ukraine aid and not another dime should be sent until the administration provided a full accounting of prior aid. (2023-04-03) source
- Abortion: Illegal, except to save the mother's life or in cases of rape or incest
Said · low confidence
- Voted against the Women's Health Protection Act, which would protect abortion access nationwide before viability. (2021-09-24) source
- Voted against the Women's Health Protection Act of 2022, which would protect abortion access nationwide before viability. (2022-07-15) source
- His official site lists belief in the sanctity of life as one of his core ideals. (2026) source
- Redistricting: No single answer fits; see the evidence below.
Voted · low confidence
- Voted against the For the People Act, which would require independent redistricting commissions. (2021-03-03) source
- Campaign finance: No single answer fits; see the evidence below.
Voted · low confidence
- Voted against the For the People Act, which created public matching funds for campaigns and stricter donor disclosure. (2021-03-03) source
- Qualified immunity: No single answer fits; see the evidence below.
Voted · low confidence
- Voted against the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, which would end qualified immunity for police officers. (2021-03-03) source
- Immigration: Secure the border first; deport those with criminal records; keep legal immigration steady
Voted · high confidence
- Voted against the American Dream and Promise Act, which offered a path to citizenship for Dreamers. (2021-03-18) source
- Voted against the Farm Workforce Modernization Act, which offered legal status to long-time farmworkers. (2021-03-18) source
- Voted for the Secure the Border Act, which funded border wall construction, tightened asylum rules and required E-Verify. (2023-05-11) source
- Voted for the Secure America Act, which provides about $70 billion for immigration enforcement and border security through 2029. (2026-06-09) source
- Safety net programs: Keep them, but add work requirements for able-bodied adults Voted · medium confidence
- Childcare and pre-K: No single answer fits; see the evidence below.
Voted · low confidence
- Voted against the Build Back Better Act, which funded free universal pre-K and expanded childcare aid. (2021-11-19) source
- Paid leave: No single answer fits; see the evidence below.
Voted · low confidence
- Voted against the Build Back Better Act, which created a national paid family and medical leave program. (2021-11-19) source
- Drug prices: No single answer fits; see the evidence below.
Voted · low confidence
- Voted against the Affordable Insulin Now Act, which would cap insulin costs at $35 a month. (2022-03-31) source
- Marijuana: No single answer fits; see the evidence below.
Voted · low confidence
- Voted against the MORE Act, which would legalize marijuana federally and clear past convictions. (2022-04-01) source
- Transgender athletes: No, and Congress should set a biological sex rule nationwide
Voted · high confidence
- Voted for the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act, a federal rule basing girls' and women's school sports eligibility on sex at birth. (2023-04-20) source
- Voted for the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act, a federal rule basing girls' and women's school sports eligibility on sex at birth. (2025-01-14) source
- E-Verify mandate: Require it for all employers
Voted · medium confidence
- Voted for the Secure the Border Act, which would require all employers to use E-Verify. (2023-05-11) source
- Mandatory minimums: Add or lengthen them for serious crimes like fentanyl trafficking
Voted · high confidence
- Voted for the HALT Fentanyl Act, which permanently classifies fentanyl-related substances as Schedule I and applies mandatory minimum sentences to trafficking them. (2023-05-25) source
- Voted for the HALT Fentanyl Act, which permanently classifies fentanyl-related substances as Schedule I and applies mandatory minimum sentences to trafficking them. (2025-06-12) source
- Student loans: Cap borrowing, simplify repayment, and skip broad forgiveness Voted · high confidence
- Aid to Israel: Keep full aid without new conditions Voted · high confidence
- Healthcare: Private insurance with more competition and price transparency, keeping protections for pre-existing conditions Voted · medium confidence
No public position found on: National debt, Social Security, Minimum wage, Business regulation, Trade and tariffs, Foreign policy, Judges, Term limits, Electoral College, Supreme Court reform, Death penalty, AI regulation, Kids online, School vaccines, Nuclear power, Birthright citizenship, DEI programs, Religion in schools, China policy.
Claire Reynolds
DemocratPrivate citizen (attorney)
Claire Reynolds is an Austin attorney and former journalist who has worked for the State Bar of Texas in its attorney discipline department34. She holds a journalism degree from Northwestern University and a law degree from the University of San Diego, and moved to Texas in 20075.
Where they stand
- Minimum wage: Raise it higher and tie it to the cost of living
Questionnaire answer · high confidence
- Said yes to a $17 an hour federal minimum wage indexed to inflation and said she would go to $25 an hour. (2026-02-01) source
- Qualified immunity: No, end it for police so officers or departments can be sued for rights violations
Questionnaire answer · high confidence
- Said yes to ending qualified immunity and setting federal police accountability standards. (2026-02-01) source
- Student loans: Cancel large amounts of debt and make public college tuition-free
Questionnaire answer · high confidence
- Said yes to federal student debt cancellation and tuition-free public college. (2026-02-01) source
- Immigration: Much more open immigration with less enforcement Questionnaire answer · medium confidence
- Campaign finance: Overturn Citizens United by amendment and add public financing of campaigns
Questionnaire answer · medium confidence
- Said yes to banning corporate PAC money and financing campaigns with public funds. (2026-02-01) source
- Healthcare: Government-run coverage for everyone (Medicare for All)
Said · medium confidence
- Her campaign site criticizes tying health insurance to jobs and points to Medicare and the VA as working models of a single-payer system. (2026) source
- Abortion: Legal in most cases up to viability (about 24 weeks)
Said · low confidence
- Her campaign site says the 2022 rollback of abortion rights was wrong and that abortion in Texas should be safe, legal and rare. (2026) source
- Energy and climate: No single answer fits; see the evidence below.
Said · medium confidence
- Her campaign site says Texas should go all in on every energy type, from oil, gas and nuclear to solar, wind and geothermal, and notes the growth of green energy jobs. (2026) source
No public position found on: Income taxes, National debt, Social Security, Safety net programs, Business regulation, Guns, Trade and tariffs, Foreign policy, Judges, Politicians trading stocks, Marijuana, Redistricting, Term limits, Electoral College, Supreme Court reform, Death penalty, Mandatory minimums, Drug prices, Childcare and pre-K, Paid leave, AI regulation, Kids online, School vaccines, Nuclear power, Birthright citizenship, E-Verify mandate, Transgender athletes, DEI programs, Religion in schools, Aid to Israel, Aid to Ukraine, China policy.
Last reviewed 2026-09-27. Spotted something wrong? Every claim links to its source so you can check it yourself.