Your State Representative is one of 150 people who write Texas law, and yours is elected to represent your area of Hays County. Every two years they decide how much money your kids' school gets, whether your property tax bill goes up or down, and whether Texas takes federal money for health care or turns it away. Big decisions, made by a small group — and one seat is yours to fill.
The Democratic candidate
Erin Zwiener
Democrat IncumbentAbout Erin
Zwiener flipped this Hill Country seat in 2018 — the first Democrat to hold it in a decade — and she's spent every session since fighting for the one thing the whole district runs on: water.
A fifth-generation Texan who lives in Driftwood with her husband and daughter, she came out of conservation work in Montana, restoring wildlife habitat, before coming home. In Austin she co-wrote the law that lets Hays County bank water underground in the Trinity Aquifer for droughts, pushed to give the county power to set water rules for the subdivisions cities can't reach, and passed dark-skies protections so you can still see the stars over the Hill Country. Texas Monthly called her the savviest freshman in the House and a future leader of its Democrats. She beat Tennyson Moreno for this seat in 2024; he's back for a rematch.
Also on the ballot
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Tennyson MorenoAbout Tennyson
Moreno ran against Erin Zwiener for this seat in 2024 and lost. He's back for a second try.
His website calls him a sixth-generation Texan raised by a single mother, a licensed pilot, and president of two conservative organizations — but never names the organizations, his employer, or a single thing he'd do in Austin. He earned an associate degree from Tarrant County College in 2020 and has never held office.
Where to vote
Hays County uses vote centers — any registered Hays County voter can vote at any open location in the county. Locations and hours by city: