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Ballot Breakdown: Big Country candidates outline education priorities
The provided article is a ballot breakdown focused on education priorities for candidates in the Texas House race, specifically in Abilene’s area.
Updated Oct 16, 2026, 2:28 PM ET
Lauren Peña, a paralegal and Republican, is the Republican nominee for Texas's 37th congressional district in 2026, facing Democrat Greg Casar, the U.S. representative for the 35th district.
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2026 race
Lauren Peña, a paralegal, is the Republican nominee for Texas's 37th congressional district in 2026, an Austin-based seat that lies entirely within Travis County.
Democratic incumbent Lloyd Doggett announced in August 2025 that he would forgo re-election after redistricting moved fellow Democratic representative Greg Casar into the district.
In the three-candidate Republican primary Peña finished second with 35.0% of the vote, behind Ge'Neill Gary, a former Albany city councilwoman, and then won the runoff with 58.2%. In the general election on November 3, 2026, Peña faces Casar, who won the Democratic primary with 80.7% of the vote.