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Running forState House, District 84

Carl Tepper

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Overview

Carl H. Tepper is an American politician. A Republican, he represents District 84 in the Texas House of Representatives.

Facts from Wikipedia.

How to reach them
Source: Open States

Bills they wrote

Bills and joint resolutions where they're the main author, since 2023. Laws first, then the ones that got furthest.

Wrote

90 bills

Became law

7 became law. Another 18 passed the House or Senate but didn't.

  • Introduced Mar 13, 2025HB 5092: Relating to the operation and dissolution of the Lubbock Reese Redevelopment Authority and to agreements between Texas Tech University and the authority.
    Became law
  • Introduced Mar 10, 2025HB 126: Relating to the compensation and professional representation of prospective student athletes and student athletes participating in intercollegiate athletic programs at certain institutions of higher education.
    Became law
  • Introduced Mar 3, 2025HB 3627: Relating to allowing the chair of the State Board of Education to employ personnel to assist in performing the board's duties.
    Became law
  • Introduced Feb 20, 2025HB 3112: Relating to the application of the open meetings law and public information law to government information related to certain cybersecurity measures.
    Became law
  • Introduced Feb 5, 2025HB 2513: Relating to a paid leave of absence for public employees serving as fire protection personnel who are engaged in certain military service.
    Became law
  • Introduced Jan 31, 2025HB 2313: Relating to the authority of certain municipalities to use certain tax revenue for certain qualified projects.
    Became law
  • Introduced Jan 22, 2025HB 2025: Relating to the filing for record of a plat, replat, or amended plat or replat of a subdivision of real property or a condominium.
    Became law
  • Introduced Mar 13, 2025HB 4731: Relating to the designation of a portion of State Highway Loop 88 in Lubbock County as the First Responders Memorial Loop.
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Mar 4, 2025HB 3679: Relating to the operation of certain vehicles during disasters.
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Feb 25, 2025HB 3349: Relating to the events trust fund and to abolishing the Pan American Games trust fund, Olympic Games trust fund, and motor sports racing trust fund.
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Feb 24, 2025HB 3221: Relating to certain employer contributions to the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Feb 14, 2025HB 2857: Relating to purchase or other acquisition of personal property by a political subdivision.
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Feb 6, 2025HB 2546: Relating to vehicles eligible for replacement under the clean school bus program.
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Jan 28, 2025HB 2149: Relating to nonconforming land uses after the adoption of or change to a zoning regulation or boundary.
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Jan 15, 2025HB 1876: Relating to the establishment of a career and technical education reporting grant program by the Texas Education Agency.
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Jan 13, 2025HJR 110: Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring the filing of required political funding reports and personal financial statements to be eligible to hold certain public elective offices.
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Jan 9, 2025HB 1804: Relating to monitoring and enforcement by the Texas Ethics Commission of the requirement that certain reports filed with a political subdivision are available on the Internet; providing an administrative penalty.
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Jan 8, 2025HB 1794: Relating to the carrying of concealed handguns by handgun license holders on the premises of certain polling places on the day of an election or while early voting is in progress.
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Jan 2, 2025HB 1722: Relating to an owner's or lessee's access to property through a Texas Department of Transportation highway right-of-way.
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Nov 12, 2024HB 658: Relating to the carrying of weapons by community supervision and corrections department officers, juvenile probation officers, and certain retired law enforcement officers and to criminal liability for taking a weapon from certain of those officers.
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Nov 12, 2024HB 565: Relating to a requirement that the ballot for an election to amend the state constitution include an estimate of the fiscal impact to the state of the proposed amendment.
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Nov 12, 2024HB 524: Relating to the review and approval of certain proposed municipal initiatives and referenda.
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Nov 12, 2024HB 204: Relating to the total annual salary from state and county sources for certain state prosecutors.
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Nov 12, 2024HB 638: Relating to a requirement that certain water districts make audio and video recordings of open meetings available on the Internet.
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Nov 12, 2024HB 503: Relating to the eligibility of certain counties to participate in the rural sheriff's office salary assistance grant program and the rural prosecutor's office salary assistance grant program.
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Aug 15, 2025HB 54: Relating to the eligibility of a person who is not a United States citizen to be appointed to or serve in a public office or on an advisory board or task force.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Aug 15, 2025HB 168: Relating to the issuance of certificates of obligation by certain local governments.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Aug 15, 2025HB 51: Relating to the review and approval of certain proposed municipal initiatives and referenda.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Aug 15, 2025HJR 9: Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to set lower limits on the maximum appraised value of residence homesteads and of real property other than a residence homestead for ad valorem tax purposes and to make permanent the limit on the maximum appraised value of real property other than a residence homestead.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Aug 15, 2025HB 46: Relating to a limit on political subdivision expenditures.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Aug 15, 2025HB 50: Relating to a requirement that the ballot for an election to amend the state constitution include an estimate of the fiscal impact to the state of the proposed amendment.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Aug 15, 2025HB 84: Relating to the limitations on increases in the appraised value of certain property for ad valorem tax purposes.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Aug 15, 2025HB 53: Relating to the issuance of anticipation notes and certificates of obligation by certain local governments.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Aug 15, 2025HB 49: Relating to restrictions on the use of certain ad valorem tax revenue for the payment of public securities.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Aug 7, 2025HB 288: Relating to the authority of a property owner to obtain an injunction restraining the collection of ad valorem taxes by a taxing unit if the taxing unit adopts a tax rate that exceeds the voter-approval tax rate and subsequently takes an action that constitutes a material deviation from the stated purpose of the tax increase.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jul 30, 2025HB 231: Relating to restrictions on the use of certain ad valorem tax revenue for the payment of public securities.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jul 24, 2025HB 204: Relating to the limitations on increases in the appraised value of certain property for ad valorem tax purposes.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jul 24, 2025HJR 27: Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to set lower limits on the maximum appraised value of residence homesteads and of real property other than a residence homestead for ad valorem tax purposes and to make permanent the limit on the maximum appraised value of real property other than a residence homestead.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jul 22, 2025HB 173: Relating to the use by a political subdivision of public funds for lobbying activities.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jul 21, 2025HB 162: Relating to the review and approval of certain proposed municipal initiatives and referenda.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jul 17, 2025HB 105: Relating to the issuance of certificates of obligation by certain local governments.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jul 17, 2025HB 117: Relating to a limit on political subdivision expenditures.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jul 14, 2025HB 35: Relating to a requirement that the ballot for an election to amend the state constitution include an estimate of the fiscal impact to the state of the proposed amendment.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jul 14, 2025HB 31: Relating to the eligibility of a person who is not a United States citizen to be appointed to or serve in a public office or on an advisory board or task force.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 13, 2025HB 5094: Relating to renaming the Mexican free-tailed bat as the Texas free-tailed bat.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 12, 2025HB 4525: Relating to payroll deductions for certain state and local government employee organizations.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 5, 2025HB 3777: Relating to requirements for the owner of a dog taken into custody by an animal control authority; authorizing a civil penalty.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 4, 2025HB 3677: Relating to the issuance of an occupational license to certain out-of-state applicants.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 25, 2025HB 3259: Relating to the ability of certain municipalities and counties to elect not to participate in certain event reimbursement programs and to the allocation of a portion of the state hotel occupancy tax revenue collected in those municipalities and counties.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 24, 2025HB 3220: Relating to the compensation and professional representation of prospective student athletes and student athletes participating in intercollegiate athletic programs at certain institutions of higher education.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 20, 2025HB 3089: Relating to the exclusion of real property repair and remodeling services from sales and use taxes.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 18, 2025HB 2992: Relating to the name and function of the rural veterinarian incentive program.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 18, 2025HB 2923: Relating to the jurisdiction of the Public Utility Commission of Texas over certain rates for water or sewer service charged by a municipality.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 18, 2025HB 2926: Relating to the text of ballot propositions on the issuance of debt obligations.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 4, 2025HB 2408: Relating to the authority of certain municipalities to pledge certain tax revenue for the payment of obligations related to, and receive certain tax revenue derived from, a hotel and convention center project.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 8, 2025HB 1793: Relating to eligibility requirements to receive a grant from the Texas Enterprise Fund.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 6, 2025HB 1739: Relating to the notice given by a property owner prohibiting certain persons from carrying certain firearms on the property.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 6, 2025HB 1740: Relating to requiring a search warrant for certain fire, health, or code inspections.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 2, 2025HB 1723: Relating to the eligibility of certain persons for relocation assistance from the state or a political subdivision.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Nov 22, 2024HB 1457: Relating to the inclusion of a course on modern conflicts in the curriculum requirements for public high school students.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Nov 22, 2024HB 1454: Relating to waivers and reductions of tuition and fees by institutions of higher education.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Nov 22, 2024HB 1453: Relating to the issuance of anticipation notes and certificates of obligation by certain local governments.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Nov 15, 2024HJR 95: Proposing a constitutional amendment to limit the time that a person may serve as a member of the Texas Legislature, a statewide elected officer in the executive branch, or a state employee in the legislative or executive branch of state government.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Nov 15, 2024HB 1366: Relating to limiting the duration of employment of certain state employees.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Nov 13, 2024HB 1308: Relating to employment practices of governmental entities, state contractors, and private employers in this state regarding the legal status of employees, including requiring participation in the federal electronic verification of employment authorization program, or E-verify program, and authorizing the suspension of certain licenses held by private employers for certain conduct in relation to the employment of persons not lawfully present.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Nov 12, 2024HB 398: Relating to the limitations on increases in the appraised value of certain property for ad valorem tax purposes.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Nov 12, 2024HB 487: Relating to criminal offenses applicable to and authorized uses of gambling devices, including eight-liners.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Nov 12, 2024HB 416: Relating to the deadlines for performing various functions in connection with the ad valorem tax system.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Nov 12, 2024HJR 46: Proposing a constitutional amendment changing the vote requirement in the legislature to approve a proposed constitutional amendment for submission to the voters of this state to two-thirds of the members present in each chamber of the legislature.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Nov 12, 2024HB 603: Relating to the operation of school buses at certain railroad grade crossings.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Nov 12, 2024HB 281: Relating to the review, funding, and continuation of degree and certificate programs at public institutions of higher education based on certain performance standards.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Nov 12, 2024HB 582: Relating to proper etiquette during the recitation of the pledge of allegiance to the state flag.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Nov 12, 2024HB 369: Relating to the authority of a municipality to regulate the number of dwellings allowed on certain property.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Nov 12, 2024HJR 48: Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to the determination of a quorum of the senate or house of representatives.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Nov 12, 2024HJR 56: Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to set lower limits on the maximum appraised value of residence homesteads and of real property other than a residence homestead for ad valorem tax purposes and to make permanent the limit on the maximum appraised value of real property other than a residence homestead.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Nov 12, 2024HB 470: Relating to the responsibility for providing law enforcement and public safety services in the Capitol Complex.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Nov 12, 2024HB 1259: Relating to the establishment of the State Agency Rules Review Commission and the procedures by which state agencies adopt rules.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Nov 12, 2024HB 312: Relating to the eligibility of a person who is not a United States citizen to be appointed to or serve in a public office or on an advisory board or task force.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Nov 12, 2024HB 167: Relating to the implementation of diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives and certain prohibited considerations in contracting by governmental entities.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Nov 12, 2024HB 548: Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for the offense of burglary of a vehicle and to grants of community supervision to persons who commit that offense.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Nov 12, 2024HB 344: Relating to a prohibition on instruction and certain activities regarding sexual orientation or gender identity provided or allowed by a public school.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Nov 7, 2023HB 14: Relating to the implementation of diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives by certain governmental entities.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Nov 7, 2023HB 20: Relating to the prohibition on instruction and certain activities regarding sexual orientation or gender identity provided or allowed by school districts, open-enrollment charter schools, and district and charter school employees.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Nov 7, 2023HB 17: Relating to the establishment of an agriculture disaster relief grant program; making an appropriation.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Nov 7, 2023HB 11: Relating to the reduction of a municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Oct 13, 2023HB 150: Relating to a prohibition against affirmative action in governmental employment and in higher education admissions.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Oct 12, 2023HB 144: Relating to the implementation of diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives by certain governmental entities.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Oct 10, 2023HB 118: Relating to a severance payment to a superintendent of a school district.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Oct 6, 2023HB 90: Relating to the reduction of a municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Oct 6, 2023HB 15: Relating to review of advanced placement courses by the State Board of Education and to the advanced placement courses and examinations that may be offered by school districts.
    Introduced

Source: Open States

How they voted

Final votes on bills that passed either chamber of the Texas legislature, since 2025. Votes on amendments, committees, and procedure are left out.

Votes shown

1,770 votes on bills that passed at least one chamber.

Attendance

Didn't vote on 53 of 1,770 votes (3%). Some of these may be excused absences, approved by the House ahead of time. The vote records we use don't say which.

By topic
Academic and Career-Oriented Education7 votes
    Agriculture and Livestock21 votes
      Appropriations7 votes
        Border Security4 votes
          Business and Commerce81 votes
            Congressional Redistricting, Select1 vote
              Corrections22 votes
                County and Regional Government36 votes
                  Courts and Civil Law (Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence)75 votes
                    Courts and Civil Law (Jurisprudence)18 votes
                      Criminal Justice80 votes
                        Criminal Law (Criminal Jurisprudence)56 votes
                          Culture, Recreation and Tourism22 votes
                            Defense and Veterans' Affairs17 votes
                              Dis Prev and Women's and Children's Health16 votes
                                Disaster Preparedness and Flooding13 votes
                                  Disaster Preparedness and Flooding, Select1 vote
                                    Economic Development16 votes
                                      Education K-1653 votes
                                        Elections23 votes
                                          Energy Resources18 votes
                                            Environmental Regulation22 votes
                                              Family and Fiduciary Relationships41 votes
                                                Finance4 votes
                                                  Government Efficiency66 votes
                                                    Health and Human Services59 votes
                                                      Higher Education50 votes
                                                        Homeland Security, Public Safety and Veterans' Affairs54 votes
                                                          Human Services54 votes
                                                            Insurance37 votes
                                                              Intergovernmental Affairs39 votes
                                                                International Relations1 vote
                                                                  Juvenile Justice11 votes
                                                                    Land and Resource Management20 votes
                                                                      Licensing and Administrative Procedures36 votes
                                                                        Local Government52 votes
                                                                          Natural Resources57 votes
                                                                            Pensions, Investments and Financial Services41 votes
                                                                              Property Tax Appraisals13 votes
                                                                                Public Education56 votes
                                                                                  Public Health73 votes
                                                                                    State Affairs139 votes
                                                                                      State-Federal Relations1 vote
                                                                                        Taxes (Ways and Means)83 votes
                                                                                          Trade, Workforce and Economic Development38 votes
                                                                                            Transportation65 votes
                                                                                              Transportation Funding8 votes
                                                                                                Veterans' Affairs9 votes
                                                                                                  Water, Agriculture, and Rural Affairs43 votes
                                                                                                    Workforce11 votes

                                                                                                      Source: Open States, Texas Legislature Online. Topics from the state legislature.