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Texas U.S. House District 23 2026: where the candidates stand on data centers

3 candidates on the November 3, 2026 ballot, from the Texas Secretary of State's list (opens in a new tab). The officeholder comes first, then the Republican and Democratic nominees together by last name, then everyone else by last name; in each group a candidate with a statement or vote on the record comes first (how the order works). Each has the same space. The list: Texas Secretary of State, Candidate Information (qualified candidates search), election '2026 NOVEMBER GENERAL ELECTION' (idElection 53815) (no date stated (live database; each candidate row carries its own filing date)).

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The candidates

  1. Katy Padilla Stout

    Democratic

    Brandon Herrera: Did not respond Katy Padilla Stout: I have called for a moratorium on new data center construction until Congress enacts meaningful legislation to protect our water resources, electric grid and taxpayers.

    Their newest statement on the record, October 14, 2026, elpasomatters.org (opens in a new tab).

    What they said

    1 statement on the record

    What they did

    No vote on a data center measure on the record.

    1 statement · 0 votes on the record

    Katy Padilla Stout's page · In their own words

  2. Brandon Herrera, Republican candidate for U.S. House District 23, Texas

    Brandon Herrera

    Republican

    No sourced statement on the record as of October 23, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.

    0 statements · 0 votes on the record

    Photo: Gage Skidmore, CC BY SA 4.0 (opens in a new tab), via Wikimedia Commons (opens in a new tab), cropped.

    Brandon Herrera's page · In their own words

  3. Ben Mendoza

    Independent

    No sourced statement on the record as of October 20, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.

    0 statements · 0 votes on the record

    Ben Mendoza's page · In their own words

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In their own words

Where does Katy Padilla Stout stand on data centers?

Katy Padilla Stout has 1 statement on data centers on the record.

Statements 1 statement
  1. · paraphrased

    Brandon Herrera: Did not respond Katy Padilla Stout: I have called for a moratorium on new data center construction until Congress enacts meaningful legislation to protect our water resources, electric grid and taxpayers.

    elpasomatters.org (opens in a new tab) · Full quote, context and sources

Votes 0 votes

No vote on a data center measure on the record.

Where does Brandon Herrera stand on data centers?

No public statement on data centers is on the record yet for Brandon Herrera.

Statements 0 statements

No public statement on data centers is on the record yet for Brandon Herrera.

Votes 0 votes

No vote on a data center measure on the record.

Where does Ben Mendoza stand on data centers?

No public statement on data centers is on the record yet for Ben Mendoza.

Statements 0 statements

No public statement on data centers is on the record yet for Ben Mendoza.

Votes 0 votes

No vote on a data center measure on the record.

Candidates and their order come from the Texas Secretary of State's list (opens in a new tab), verified October 9, 2026. Every candidate, by state · How the record reads leaders.

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