2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Texas House District 48

2 candidates, listed alphabetically.

Candidates

Anthony Gupta

Republican

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Donna Howard

DemocraticIncumbent

In office now
State Representative, District 48
Work
State Representative, Texas House District 48 (since 2006); former critical care nurse and health education instructor

Donna Howard is the sitting State Representative for District 48 in the Texas Legislature, a district that includes all or part of Travis County.

Donna Howard worked as a critical care nurse at Brackenridge and Seton hospitals, was Austin's first hospital-based patient education coordinator, and taught health education at UT. She served on the Eanes ISD board (1996-1999) and has been in the Texas House since 2006, where she chairs the Texas Women's Health Caucus.

Howard's committees

  • Appropriations
  • Appropriations (S/C on Article II (Vice Chair))
  • Higher Education (Vice Chair)

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