Candidate for U.S. House of Representatives - Texas 31st Congressional District in 2026 Texas Primary Election.
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Get StartedSteve Dowell will back any bill funding boots-on-the-ground hiring and retention—housing stipends, hardship pay, faster background checks, and family support programs. He will support 24/7, high-throughput multi-energy NII scanners with AI targeting at Texas ports of entry; counter-UAS and sensor coverage for blind spots; expanded I-35 joint interdiction task forces; and faster case-to-conviction timelines. Learn more
Steve Dowell will back legislation to modernize VA scheduling, replace hold lines with AI-driven ticketing, give time back to providers to see more patients by utilizing AI-driven reporting, standardize procedures nationally, reward top VA healthcare staff with incentives, increase Care in the Community referrals, and explore the need to establish a TBI-specific satellite facility—ensuring faster, closer, better-resourced care without wasting veterans’ time. Learn more
Steve Dowell’s “My Water Act” will strengthen local control, require transparency from water suppliers, direct national aquifer health updates and restore capacity through dredging and erosion-control, all while protecting state authority. Learn more
He will also back legislation to harden the grid, expand renewables and storage, and boost base-load capacity to keep Texas powered and prepared. Learn more
Steve Dowell will support Senator Ted Cruz’s S.J.Res.1 to set term limits—3 House terms, 2 Senate terms—and propose adding maximum age limits for federal elected office: national life expectancy plus two years. This ensures leaders can meet the job’s pace, opens doors for younger generations, and restores the Founders’ vision of service followed by a timely return home. Learn more
He will also work to speed up the federal permit process for businesses by establishing a one-stop docket, shot-clock, and expanding the permit-by-rule standard for routine upgrades by compliant industrial companies. Learn more
I will propose legislation that focuses on three lines of effort: (1) Keep costs low, (2) Cut red tape for seasonal workers on H-2A visas, and (3) Bring high-speed internet to rural America. Food security is national security. Learn more
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