2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Texas House District 76

2 candidates, listed alphabetically.

Candidates

Linda Howell

Republican

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Realtor; director of a consulting firm

Linda Howell is a Realtor and director of a consulting firm and attended the University of Texas at Austin. This is her first campaign for the Legislature.

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Suleman Lalani

DemocraticIncumbent

In office now
State Representative, District 76
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State Representative, Texas House District 76 (since 2023); physician (internal medicine, geriatrics, hospice and palliative care), Sugar Land

Suleman Lalani is the sitting State Representative for District 76 in the Texas Legislature, a district that includes all or part of Fort Bend County.

Suleman Lalani has practiced medicine in the Sugar Land and Houston area for nearly 30 years and is board certified in internal, geriatric, and hospice and palliative medicine. Elected in 2022, he is vice chair of the House Land & Resource Management Committee.

Lalani's committees

  • Health Care Affordability, Select
  • Higher Education
  • Land & Resource Management (Vice Chair)

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