2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Texas House District 113

2 candidates, listed alphabetically.

Candidates

Rhetta Andrews Bowers

DemocraticIncumbent

In office now
State Representative, District 113
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State Representative, Texas House District 113 (since 2019); former broadcast journalist and educational services coordinator

Rhetta Andrews Bowers is the sitting State Representative for District 113 in the Texas Legislature, a district that includes all or part of Dallas County.

Rhetta Andrews Bowers worked in public and commercial television, including at PBS, WETA, KCEN-TV and as educational services coordinator at KERA, and is a former educator. She served eight years on the Rowlett Parks and Recreation Advisory Board and was elected to House District 113 in 2018.

Bowers's committees

  • Criminal Jurisprudence
  • Delivery of Government Efficiency
  • Local & Consent Calendars (Vice Chair)

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Stephen W. Stanley

Republican

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Former Garland City Council member (2013-2017)

Stephen W. Stanley served on the Garland City Council from 2013 to 2017. He ran for House District 113 in 2024 and for Dallas County Justice of the Peace in 2022.

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