Theresa Courts
TX-38 Democratic nominee?
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MAR 10, 2026Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current roleEducator
PartyDemocratic
Political ideologyMainstream Democrat
LocationTexas
BackgroundEducator
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Notable personal detailsTheresa Courts is a Democratic candidate for the U.S. House in Texas’ 38th Congressional District. She has described her background as a U.S. Army veteran, educator, and mother. Courts filed with the FEC for the 2026 cycle and ran in the Democratic primary for TX-38.
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Positions
Economy & Taxes
Supports breaking up monopolies and restoring competition, increasing federal investment in education and community colleges, student loan relief (zero interest and principal-first repayment), raising teacher-related tax deductions, and policies that curb corporate power while expanding social supports. Emphasizes standing up to billionaires and using federal policy to make education and healthcare more affordable.
Healthcare
Supports expanding access to care through government action including negotiating prescription drug prices, limiting out-of-pocket costs, enforcing antitrust against large healthcare companies, expanding rural access (midwives, telehealth, loan forgiveness for rural providers), and codifying protections for women’s healthcare including first-trimester abortion access and specified later exceptions.
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Immigration & Border
Supports secure borders while expanding and streamlining legal pathways for immigrants, including streamlined work visas and better visa tracking. Proposes a new temporary probationary visa for many undocumented immigrants (five years, with potential to become permanent after demonstrating contribution and a clean record).
Abortion & Reproductive Rights
Supports codifying protections for women’s healthcare access and permits abortion during the first trimester. Allows abortions after the first trimester in cases of rape, incest, when the pregnancy endangers the mother’s health, or when the pregnancy is no longer viable; states may expand but not reduce access.
Climate & Energy
Supports balancing Texas jobs from oil production with investments in renewable energy; explicitly endorses investing in solar and wind manufacturing in Texas while acknowledging continued fossil fuel production during a transition. Emphasizes protecting land for future generations while bringing clean-energy manufacturing home.
Public Safety & Guns
Supports strong federal gun-safety measures including universal background checks for all firearm sales, national red flag laws, longer background-check wait times, a ban on high-capacity magazines, and incentives for safe storage and training.
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Latest report: Cycle 20262026
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Source: FEC
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