Political ads · 2026 · TX

Texas House District 21 2026: the ads, and who's paying for them

Mark Teixeira won · 54.5% to 45.5% · Called by AP on Nov 4

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Kristin Hook (Democrat) and Mark Teixeira (Republican) are the nominees for Texas's 21st congressional district in the November 3, 2026 general election. By their latest FEC reports, Kristin Hook's campaign had raised $389,000 (through October 14, 2026) and Mark Teixeira's campaign $4.4 million (through October 14, 2026). Outside groups have reported $940,000 for Mark Teixeira and $0 against.

Kristin Hook (DEM), Mark Teixeira (REP). 10 others filed with the FEC; any ads they ran are below. 0 ads analyzed, 0 with at least one technique in the copy. Newest first. The paid-for-by line is the advertiser's own filing.

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Registration	Register by Mon, Oct 5 (30th day before Election Day, moved to the next business day. Mailed applications must be postmarked by the deadline. New registrations are on paper; online is only for updating an existing record.) (passed)Source: votetexas.gov ↗
Early voting in person	Mon, Oct 19 to Fri, Oct 30 (passed)Source: sos.state.tx.us ↗
By mail	Mail voting needs a reason the state accepts (Only these voters qualify: away from the county, sick or disabled, expecting to give birth within 3 weeks of Election Day, 65 or older, or confined in jail or involuntary civil commitment); request a ballot by Fri, Oct 23 (Must be received by this date; a postmark does not count); return it by Tue, Nov 3 (Received by 7 pm on Election Day, or postmarked by 7 pm on Election Day and received by 5 pm on Nov 4) (passed)Source: sos.state.tx.us ↗Source: votetexas.gov ↗
Election Day	Tue, Nov 3. Polls: 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. (passed)Source: votetexas.gov ↗
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Money in this race

From FEC filings for 2025–26. Outside spending is money a group spends on its own about a candidate — TV and online ads, mail, canvassing. It is not a donation to the campaign, and the candidate does not control it. Supporting means it was spent to help that candidate win; Opposing means it was spent to defeat them, usually on attack ads. Groups report it within 24 or 48 hours as the election nears. Raised is the campaign's own fundraising, as of its latest quarterly report. Largest donors come from each outside spender's own FEC receipts, with each donor's share of its itemized receipts; donors under $100,000 are not named. People are shown with the employer and occupation they reported. A donor that is itself a political committee is shown with its own largest donors. Companies and nonprofits don't report their funders to the FEC, so the trail ends there, and the page says so.

Kristin Hook (DEM)

Raised: $389K through 2026-10-14 individuals $381K · PACs $5,270 · party $200 · cash on hand $52K
Outside spending: none reported

Bundled through PACs: none reported · FEC bulk data of 2026-11-01

4 PACs gave directly — alphabetical; the legal limit is $5,000 per election

BLANCO COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY $1,000
BOERNE AREA DEMOCRATS $170
DEMOCRATIC WOMEN OF COMAL COUNTY $2,500
LEADERS IN EDUCATION $500

All filings at the FEC ↗

Mark Teixeira (REP)

Raised: $4.4M through 2026-10-14 individuals $836K · PACs $441K · candidate's own money, incl. loans $2.8M · from the candidate's other committees $366K · cash on hand $441K
Outside spending: $940K supporting Teixeira · latest reported 2026-10-14
Largest outside spenders: CONSERVATIVES FOR AMERICAN EXCELLENCE INC. — $633K supporting Teixeira Largest donors: CONSERVATIVE AMERICANS PAC $8.3M (49%); Kenneth Griffin $3.0M (18%), Citadel, Founder & CEO; Paul Singer $1.9M (11%), Elliott Investment Management, CO-CEO & President; FRIENDS OF JOE GRUTERS $1.2M (7%); ARDLEIGH IMPACT CORP. $750K (4%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC) CLUB FOR GROWTH ACTION — $260K supporting Teixeira Largest donors: Jeff Yass $16.5M (34%), SIG, Managing Director; RESTORATION OF AMERICA PAC $15.0M (30%); MARSHA FOR SENATE $4.8M (10%); RESTORATION OF AMERICA PAC $2.5M (5%); RESTORATION OF AMERICA PAC $2.5M (5%) (its largest donors: Richard E Uihlein $57.7M, Uline; RESTORATION OF AMERICA $1.7M, an organization; AMERICAN LEADERSHIP PAC $1.0M) GOPAC ELECTION FUND — $38K supporting Teixeira Largest donors: GOPAC INC $15.7M (61%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC); GOPAC $3.2M (12%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC); PROTECT AND SERVE PAC $1.5M (6%); PALMETTO ACTION $1.2M (5%); FRIENDS OF BYRON DONALDS PAC $500K (2%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC) NRA VICTORY FUND, INC. — $8,816 supporting Teixeira

Bundled through PACs: $16K through 4 PACs · FEC bulk data of 2026-11-01 REPUBLICAN JEWISH COALITION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (RJC-PAC) — $14K from 4 gifts Lobbyist/registrant PAC AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES (ACEC/PAC) — $500 from 1 gift Lobbyist/registrant PAC AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE — $500 from 1 gift Lobbyist/registrant PAC CLUB FOR GROWTH PAC — $250 from 1 gift

87 PACs gave directly — alphabetical; the legal limit is $5,000 per election

31 DAYS PAC $5,000
AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC $2,500
AKERMAN LLP PAC $1,000
AMERICA'S FIRST PAC $2,500
AMERICAN FUELS AND PETROCHEMICAL MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION P $1,000
AMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION FEDERAL ONL $2,500
AMERICAN REVIVAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $10K
ARPAC $2,500
ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS INC. POLITICAL ACTION C $5,000
BEEF-PAC (BEEF POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF TEXAS CATTLE FE $1,000
BIG IDEAS CREATE EXCELLENCE PAC $1,000
BUCKEYE LIBERTY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
BUILDING AMERICA'S REPUBLICAN REPRESENTATION PAC $1,500
BUILDING RENEWAL IN AMERICA NOW PAC $3,500
BURCHETT FOR CONGRESS $2,000
CITIZENS UNITED $2,000
CLUB FOR GROWTH PAC (EARMARK) $5,480
CONSERVATIVE SERVICE ACTION RESULTS (CSAR) PAC $2,000
CONSUMER BRANDS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE ('CONSUMER BRANDS $1,000
DUANE MORRIS GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE $1,000
E-PAC $10K
ELECTING MAJORITY MAKING EFFECTIVE REPUBLICANS PAC $5,000
EMMER FOR CONGRESS $2,000
FIRST IN FREEDOM PAC $5,000
FRIENDS TO ELECT DR. GREG MURPHY TO CONGRESS $2,000
GOPAC ELECTION FUND $5,000
GREG STEUBE FOR CONGRESS $4,000
GUARDING OUR LASTING DEMOCRACY (GOLD) PAC $2,500
GW PAC $1,000
HEALTH & FITNESS ASSOCIATION PAC (FITPAC) $1,500
HF SINCLAIR POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (DINO PAC) $2,500
HISPANIC LEADERSHIP TRUST $10K
HONOR COURAGE COMMITMENT PAC $5,000
HUCK PAC FOR AMERICA $5,000
INDEPENDENT BANKERS ASSOCIATION OF TEXAS FEDERAL PAC (IBAT F $5,000
JACKSON HOLDINGS LLC AND JACKSON NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COM $2,500
JIM JORDAN FOR CONGRESS $4,000
KOCH INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (KOCHPAC) $5,000
KPMG PARTNERS/PRINCIPALS AND EMPLOYEES PAC $1,000
LANGWORTHY FOR CONGRESS $4,000
LEADERSHIP AND LOYALTY ONLY TO AMERICA PAC $1,000
MARATHON PETROLEUM CORPORATION EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION CO $5,000
MIKE JOHNSON FOR LOUISIANA $2,000
MOORE FOR WEST VIRGINIA INC. $1,000
MR. SOUTHERN MISSOURIAN IN THE HOUSE PAC $5,000
NATHANIEL MORAN FOR CONGRESS $2,000
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES PAC $2,000
NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COM $10K
NATIONAL CATTLEMEN'S BEEF ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMI $5,000
NATIONAL COTTON COUNCIL OF AMERICA $2,500
NATIONAL FEDERATION OF INDEPENDENT BUSINESS FEDERAL POLITICA $1,000
NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA POLITICAL VICTORY FUND $1,000
NATIONAL SHOOTING SPORTS FOUNDATION INC. POLITICAL ACTION C $5,000
NO NONSENSE PAC $2,500
OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER OF MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL POLITICA $5,000
ONE GAS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
OVINTIV USA INC. PAC $2,000
PATRIOTS IN ACTION $10K
PHILLIPS 66 PAC $2,500
PROFESSIONAL COMPOUNDING CENTERS OF AMERICA POLITICAL ACTION $250
RAPTOR PAC $5,000
REPUBLICAN MAINSTREET PARTNERSHIP PAC $5,000
REPUBLICANS UNITED TO DEFEND YOU PAC $2,500
RVFPAC $2,000
SCALISE FOR CONGRESS $2,000
SPACE COAST LEADERSHIP PAC $3,500
SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP. PAC $10K
SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SQUIRE PATTO $2,000
TEXANS FOR JODEY ARRINGTON $2,000
TEXAS AND SOUTHWESTERN CATTLE RAISERS ASSOCIATION FEDERAL PA $2,500
TEXAS BANKERS ASSOCIATION -BANKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
TEXAS FARM BUREAU AGFUND $9,600
TEXAS HEALTH CARE ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION $500
TEXAS MEDICAL ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
THE COUNCIL OF INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS POLITICAL ACTION C $2,500
THE EYE OF THE TIGER POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
TOGETHER UNITED FOR LIBERTY INTEGRITY AND PROSPERITY PAC (T $2,000
TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (TOYOTA/LEXUS PAC) $1,000
TRINITY INDUSTRIES EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SF) $6,000
VALERO ENERGY CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $10K
VENABLE PAC (VEN-PAC) $1,500
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (VER $1,500
VERN BUCHANAN FOR CONGRESS $2,500
VISTRA EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF VISTRA CORP. $1,500
WALDEN FOR CONGRESS INC $1,000
WILLIAM TIMMONS FOR CONGRESS $1,000
WORKING FOR OHIO $5,000

All filings at the FEC ↗

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