Tano Tijerina
Republican
Webb County judge, first elected in 2014 as a Democrat; switched to the Republican Party in 2024
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U.S. House · Nov 3, 2026
U.S. House race in Texas’s 28th district
Incumbent: Henry Cuellar, running for re-election.
Candidates are listed in the order of the Texas Secretary of State's ballot certification.
The 3 candidates
Henry Cuellar
DemocraticIncumbentU.S. Representative for Texas's 28th district since 2005; former Texas Secretary of State and state representative
Marlón Durán
GreenCommunity organizer and English–Spanish translator from McAllen
Where they stand
What each candidate says they support or would do, on the issues they campaign on. Summaries use the same neutral words for everyone and link to the candidate’s own words.
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Immigration
RepublicanTano Tijerina
Supports securing the border, enforcing the law, stopping illegal crossings and supporting law enforcement, along with practical, bipartisan immigration reform that respects families who came to the U.S. legally.
DemocraticHenry Cuellar
Supports securing the border and deporting violent criminals; opposes spending billions to detain children and separate families who have built their lives in the U.S.; supports what he calls smart enforcement and efficient legal pathways.
GreenMarlón Durán
Supports abolishing ICE and says he will always fight for fair and compassionate treatment of undocumented immigrants.
Economy & cost of living
RepublicanTano Tijerina
Supports attracting new industries and high-paying jobs, investing in infrastructure and workforce development, and making South Texas a leader in AI, technology and logistics.
DemocraticHenry Cuellar
Calls tariffs hidden taxes on families; introduced the American Consumer Tariff Rebate Act to send direct payments to offset higher prices from tariffs, excluding taxpayers with incomes above $400,000 and adding $125 per qualifying child.
GreenMarlón Durán
Says wages have not kept up with the rising cost of living and that billionaires and corporations hoard wealth, creating what he calls false scarcity for everyone else.
Energy
RepublicanTano Tijerina
Supports protecting water, land and rural communities from data centers and developments he says take more than they give, keeping big tech's power demands off families' utility bills, and requiring full disclosure before projects move forward.
DemocraticHenry Cuellar
Introduced the Ratepayer Bill of Rights Act, which would require data centers to disclose their electricity and water demands, protect local water and power service, and pay the costs they create instead of passing them on to ratepayers.
GreenMarlón Durán
No published position found.
Foreign policy
RepublicanTano Tijerina
Supports what he calls an America First foreign policy of peace through strength, including standing with allies such as Israel and confronting hostile regimes.
DemocraticHenry Cuellar
No published position found.
GreenMarlón Durán
Supports the cause of a free Palestine, which he compares to the fight against apartheid in South Africa, and says policy should be guided by justice, human dignity and international law.
Taxes
RepublicanTano Tijerina
Would work to lower taxes for working families and small businesses, cut federal regulations and stop wasteful spending; says he lowered property taxes five times in ten years as Webb County judge.
DemocraticHenry Cuellar
No published position found.
GreenMarlón Durán
No published position found.
Technology
RepublicanTano Tijerina
Supports clear, fair regulations for cryptocurrency that encourage growth, protecting financial freedom and privacy, and keeping crypto innovation in the United States.
DemocraticHenry Cuellar
No published position found.
GreenMarlón Durán
No published position found.
Trade
RepublicanTano Tijerina
No published position found.
DemocraticHenry Cuellar
Supports keeping and strengthening the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement through good-faith negotiation among all three countries, and says uncertainty over its renewal hurts Laredo, the busiest U.S. land port of entry.
GreenMarlón Durán
No published position found.
Health care
RepublicanTano Tijerina
No published position found.
DemocraticHenry Cuellar
Co-led the bipartisan Sustaining Rural Healthcare Act to keep certain rural hospitals designated as Critical Access Hospitals and let others temporarily receive the higher Medicare payments that come with that status.
GreenMarlón Durán
No published position found.
Education
RepublicanTano Tijerina
No published position found.
DemocraticHenry Cuellar
Supports funding for underrepresented public schools and college affordability; authored the TEXAS Grant program and helped secure funding for Pell Grants and programs for low-income students.
GreenMarlón Durán
No published position found.
Environment
RepublicanTano Tijerina
No published position found.
DemocraticHenry Cuellar
No published position found.
GreenMarlón Durán
Says climate change is real and is making Rio Grande Valley summers hotter, harming outdoor workers and the water supply; says both parties have failed to act and that people shouldn't pay for what he calls the fossil fuel industry's greed.
Ethics
RepublicanTano Tijerina
No published position found.
DemocraticHenry Cuellar
No published position found.
GreenMarlón Durán
Pledges not to take money from AIPAC, foreign-interest PACs, corporate PACs or any other PAC.
Who’s on the ballot: sources
- ListTexas Secretary of State: Ballot Certification Report: 2026 November General Election (U.S. Representative District 28)(opens in a new tab)
- ListThe Texas Tribune: Webb County Judge Tano Tijerina launches run for Congress, seeking to flip South Texas district red(opens in a new tab)
- ListWikipedia: 2026 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas(opens in a new tab)