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Mano DeAyala

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Overview

Emilio Fernando "Mano" DeAyala is an American attorney and politician serving in the Texas House of Representatives where he represents Texas's 133rd House of Representatives district.

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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

38 bills

Became law

7 became law. Another 15 passed the House or Senate but didn't.

  • Introduced Aug 15, 2025SB 16: Relating to real property theft and real property fraud; establishing recording requirements for certain documents concerning real property; creating the criminal offenses of real property theft and real property fraud and establishing a statute of limitations, restitution, and certain procedures with respect to those offenses.
    Became law
  • Introduced Feb 11, 2025HB 2637: Relating to the practice and procedures for summoning prospective grand jurors and petit jurors and the exemption of certain persons from grand jury and petit jury service.
    Became law
  • Introduced Jan 30, 2025HB 2259: Relating to the instructions for an application form for an early voting ballot.
    Became law
  • Introduced Nov 12, 2024HB 677: Relating to the restrictions on political activities of a county elections administrator.
    Became law
  • Introduced Mar 9, 2023HB 4381: Relating to the suspension of a money judgment pending appeal in a civil action.
    Became law
  • Introduced Mar 8, 2023HB 4057: Relating to the inclusion of a property in a conservation district by certain municipalities.
    Became law
  • Introduced Feb 3, 2023HB 1848: Relating to a study by the secretary of state on the feasibility of central counting stations complying with federal standards for facilities that contain sensitive information.
    Became law
  • Introduced Mar 14, 2025HB 5567: Relating to the method of delivery for certain filing instruments submitted to and services provided by the secretary of state and the threshold amount of certain related fees.
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Mar 14, 2025HB 5362: Relating to the basis for a third-party challenge to a voter's registration.
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Mar 4, 2025HB 3709: Relating to the partial count of electronic voting system ballots.
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Feb 27, 2025HB 3490: Relating to the authority of the governing board of certain state agencies to conduct a closed meeting with the agency's internal auditor to deliberate or receive information about certain internal audit matters.
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Feb 27, 2025HB 3488: Relating to representation for an indigent person subject to a civil commitment proceeding.
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Feb 25, 2025HB 3353: Relating to the limitation of liability for certain transportation contractors.
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Feb 18, 2025HB 2929: Relating to training for peace officers on interacting with persons with autism spectrum disorder.
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Feb 10, 2025HB 2625: Relating to prohibited local regulations regarding certain late-night and overnight deliveries to food service establishments.
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Nov 12, 2024HB 298: Relating to the content of a driver's license or personal identification certificate.
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Nov 12, 2024HB 199: Relating to the maximum amount of unemployment benefits payable to an individual during a benefit year under the state unemployment insurance program.
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Mar 10, 2023HB 5053: Relating to the venue for the prosecution of an election offense.
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Mar 10, 2023HB 4697: Relating to the partial count of electronic voting system ballots.
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Mar 10, 2023HB 4701: Relating to the review of ballot proposition language for certain elections held by home-rule municipalities.
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Mar 10, 2023HB 4882: Relating to a review by a local law enforcement agency of a school district's multihazard emergency operations plan.
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Feb 23, 2023HB 2770: Relating to exemption of certain civil actions from being subject to a motion to dismiss on the basis of involving the exercise of certain constitutional rights.
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Mar 14, 2025HB 5177: Relating to the use of certain tolls and charges imposed by certain counties; authorizing an administrative penalty.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 11, 2025HB 4424: Relating to promoting re-employment and deterring fraud and abuse in the Texas unemployment benefits program.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 3, 2025HB 3600: Relating to the creation of additional judicial districts composed of Harris County.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 3, 2025HB 3649: Relating to compensation and leave for certain peace officers.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 18, 2025HB 2988: Relating to the award of costs and attorney's fees in an action involving the exercise of certain constitutional rights.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 13, 2025HB 2805: Relating to civil actions related to groundwater conservation districts.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Nov 20, 2024HB 1419: Relating to liability limits for noneconomic damages for personal injury and wrongful death claims.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Nov 12, 2024HB 910: Relating to the venue for the prosecution of an election offense.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Nov 12, 2024HB 650: Relating to a credit for prepayment of the amount required to be paid by a school district for the purchase of attendance credit under the public school finance system.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Nov 8, 2023HB 83: Relating to a credit for prepayment of the amount required to be paid by a school district for the purchase of attendance credit under the public school finance system.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jun 27, 2023HB 16: Relating to reducing school district maintenance and operations ad valorem taxes through the use of certain surplus state revenue.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 9, 2023HB 4455: Relating to the regulation by a property owner's association of the installation of solar energy devices and certain roofing materials on property.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 8, 2023HB 4206: Relating to a notice of the delivery of provisional ballots.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 7, 2023HB 3814: Relating to number of races displayed on an electronic system ballot screen at a time.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 3, 2023HB 1850: Relating to the signature required on an application for voter registration.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 3, 2023HB 1849: Relating to the appointment of election clerks.
    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

1,792 votes on bills that passed at least one chamber.

Attendance

Didn't vote on 45 of 1,792 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 Commerce82 votes
            Congressional Redistricting, Select1 vote
              Corrections22 votes
                County and Regional Government36 votes
                  Courts and Civil Law (Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence)76 votes
                    Courts and Civil Law (Jurisprudence)19 votes
                      Criminal Justice80 votes
                        Criminal Law (Criminal Jurisprudence)57 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-1654 votes
                                        Elections23 votes
                                          Energy Resources18 votes
                                            Environmental Regulation22 votes
                                              Family and Fiduciary Relationships41 votes
                                                Finance4 votes
                                                  Government Efficiency67 votes
                                                    Health and Human Services59 votes
                                                      Higher Education49 votes
                                                        Homeland Security, Public Safety and Veterans' Affairs55 votes
                                                          Human Services55 votes
                                                            Insurance37 votes
                                                              Intergovernmental Affairs39 votes
                                                                International Relations1 vote
                                                                  Juvenile Justice11 votes
                                                                    Land and Resource Management20 votes
                                                                      Licensing and Administrative Procedures37 votes
                                                                        Local Government53 votes
                                                                          Natural Resources58 votes
                                                                            Pensions, Investments and Financial Services43 votes
                                                                              Property Tax Appraisals13 votes
                                                                                Public Education56 votes
                                                                                  Public Health73 votes
                                                                                    State Affairs144 votes
                                                                                      State-Federal Relations1 vote
                                                                                        Taxes (Ways and Means)84 votes
                                                                                          Trade, Workforce and Economic Development38 votes
                                                                                            Transportation67 votes
                                                                                              Transportation Funding8 votes
                                                                                                Veterans' Affairs9 votes
                                                                                                  Water, Agriculture, and Rural Affairs43 votes
                                                                                                    Workforce13 votes

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