2026 Texas General Election

2026 Texas General Runoff

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AYAAN MOLEDINA BIOGRAPHY

Ayaan Moledina (he/him) is a 1st-generation American, the son of immigrants, and a Pakistani-American who has been born and raised in Austin, Texas. He is a product of Spicewood Elementary School and Canyon Vista Middle School in Round Rock ISD.

Ayaan Moledina for Round Rock ISD School Board, Place 3

Ayaan has been involved in RRISD for many years, serving on the district’s School Health Advisory Council (SHAC), being a district mentor, and being on the board of the C.D. Fulkes Middle School PTA, helping organize fundraising efforts to support student activities. He is also a member of the Round Rock Opportunity Center and Spicewood Elementary School PTAs.

Ayaan Moledina was born and raised in Austin, Texas. He has served on Round Rock Independent School District’s School Health Advisory Council, as a district mentor, and on the C.D. Fulkes Middle School Parent Teacher Association board.

Ayaan Moledina was born and raised in Austin, Texas. 

Having been involved in policy and legislation for seven years, Ayaan currently serves as the Federal Policy Director for a nonprofit organization that works to get students to share their stories and advocate through the policymaking process. He spearheads local action, grassroots organizing efforts, and state and federal legislation touching issues ranging from mental health, suicide prevention, and youth civic engagement to education, racial justice, and gun violence prevention.

Having been involved in policy and legislation for seven years, Ayaan currently serves as the Federal Policy Director for a nonprofit organization that works to get students to share their stories and advocate through the policymaking process. He spearheads local action, grassroots organizing efforts, and state and federal legislation touching issues ranging from mental health, suicide prevention, and youth civic engagement to education, racial justice, and gun violence prevention. He also helps lead youth-related outreach and organizing for Brady: United Against Gun Violence, the nation's oldest and largest gun violence prevention organization.

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Ayaan Moledina
Students Engaged in Advancing Texas
Good afternoon! My name is Ayaan Moledina and I am the Federal Policy Director for Students Engaged in Advancing Texas or SEAT, a movement dedicated to increasing youth visibility in policymaking.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES - COMPILATION OF PUBLIC COMMENTS (Submitted to the Committee on Public Education; Hearing Date: Monday, May 11, 2026 10:00 AM)

Ayaan currently serves as federal policy director for Students Engaged in Advancing Texas. He also helps lead youth-related outreach and organizing for Brady: United Against Gun Violence.

Ayaan has served on Round Rock Independent School District’s School Health Advisory Council, as a district mentor, and on the C.D. Fulkes Middle School Parent-Teacher Association board.

SAFE, INCLUSIVE, AND WELCOMING SCHOOLS

Protect Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging efforts

Protect and expand identity-based bullying protections

Build a stronger culture of empathy, kindness, and belonging

Ensure school safety approaches are centered on support and de-escalation

PROTECTING PUBLIC EDUCATION

Keep political and religious interference out of public school classrooms

Defend public education from harmful attacks and protect inclusive learning environments

Plans to protect diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging efforts.

Plans to keep political and religious interference out of public-school classrooms.

- Plans to protect diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging efforts.
- Plans to keep political and religious interference out of public-school classrooms.

STRONGER CAMPUS COMMUNITIES

Review and strengthen SEL implementation so it serves all students well

Improve student support and campus culture at the Round Rock Opportunity Center

Address disparities that leave some school communities with fewer resources and support

In RRISD, it costs the district $7/mile to run a bus route but the state only reimburses $1/mile. We are starving our schools and it’s hurting the most vulnerable students living in poverty and fear. When funding based on attendance rather than enrollment, we are costing schools $30/day/student when they are absent for any reason. Additionally, when the basic allotment was only increased by $55 instead of the recommended $1386 to just keep up with inflation, our districts had little to no extra resources to support them in this difficult economic time.

Plans to improve student support and campus culture at the Round Rock Opportunity Center.

Plans to address disparities in resources and support among school communities.

Said state funding based on attendance is depriving schools of resources, particularly harming vulnerable students.

- Plans to improve student support and campus culture at the Round Rock Opportunity Center.
- Plans to address disparities in resources and support among school communities.
- Said state funding based on attendance is depriving schools of resources, particularly harming vulnerable students.

STUDENT MENTAL HEALTH & SUPPORT

Expand suicide prevention education for students at all grade levels

Increase teacher and staff training on youth mental health and suicide prevention

Strengthen reintegration support for students returning from major life disruptions

Expand mentoring opportunities for students across the district

Plans to protect and expand identity-based bullying protections.

Plans to center school-safety approaches on support and de-escalation.

Plans to review and strengthen social-emotional learning implementation for all students.

Plans to strengthen support for students returning from major life disruptions.

Plans to expand mentoring opportunities for students across the district.

- Plans to protect and expand identity-based bullying protections.
- Plans to center school-safety approaches on support and de-escalation.
- Plans to review and strengthen social-emotional learning implementation for all students.
- Plans to strengthen support for students returning from major life disruptions.
- Plans to expand mentoring opportunities for students across the district.

In the 23-24 school year, RRISD paid nearly $80 million in recapture payments to the state. Yet, these funds aren’t going to lower income districts as the program was meant to do. Recapture payments are absorbed into the broader state school finance system, which can reduce the amount of direct state funding required for public education. If the district could keep even a portion of these funds, it could instead go to things like what the union members in Education Round Rock are asking for: a 2% increase for all teachers and a minimum wage increase for paraprofessionals and other staff from $18/hr to $20/hr.

Said districts retaining recapture funds could provide a two percent raise for teachers and higher minimum wages for support staff.

Plans to increase teacher and staff training on youth mental health and suicide prevention.

- Said districts retaining recapture funds could provide a two percent raise for teachers and higher minimum wages for support staff.
- Plans to increase teacher and staff training on youth mental health and suicide prevention.

In a district of approximately 47,000 students and 59 campuses, with 22% of the student body being Asian, Ayaan’s voice is needed now more than ever. Ayaan works on a daily basis on the frontline against school vouchers, bible-infused curriculum, and attacks on DEI. He knows the impacts of the federal and state actions on our district.

STUDENT VOICE & CIVIC ENGAGEMENT

Ensure students have meaningful opportunities to be heard by district leadership

Expand civic engagement and community service opportunities

Partner with PTAs and campuses to bring more student voice into decision-making

Plans to give students meaningful opportunities to be heard by district leadership.

Plans to expand civic engagement and community-service opportunities for students.

Plans to partner with Parent Teacher Associations and campuses to increase student participation in decision-making.

- Opposes school vouchers.
- Plans to give students meaningful opportunities to be heard by district leadership.
- Plans to expand civic engagement and community-service opportunities for students.
- Plans to partner with Parent Teacher Associations and campuses to increase student participation in decision-making.

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- Plans to increase teacher and staff training on youth mental health and suicide prevention.

- Plans to expand suicide-prevention education for students at every grade level.
- Plans to strengthen support for students returning from major life disruptions.
- Plans to expand mentoring opportunities for students across the district.

Calls Texas school-finance recapture an overreach that no longer functions as intended.

Gregory is a Family Nurse Practitioner with a Psyche background.

As of September 24, 2026, Gregory Andrew did not have a website or any information online.

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MEET VERA

Paying attention, ready to serve
Vera Southwell — Round Rock–area mom of four

Vera Southwell believes in what education can do because she has lived it. Education opened doors she never imagined and made her life in Texas possible — and it's why she has spent years giving back to the schools and community that have given her family so much.

She earned two bachelor's degrees from the University of Texas at San Antonio — in business management and in French — and an MBA with a concentration in management science from the University of Miami. Her career has centered on data analytics, risk, research, and process improvement — she holds a Six Sigma Black Belt, a discipline for finding the root causes of problems and measuring whether fixes actually work.

Vera Southwell for Round Rock ISD — Place 3

Vera and her husband are raising four children who have experienced Round Rock ISD through academics, fine arts, and extracurricular activities. She serves as treasurer of her Toastmasters club and volunteers with organizations supporting music, education, and the arts.

A COMMUNITY MEMBER'S COMMITMENT

I volunteer with organizations that support music, education, and the arts, and I serve as treasurer of my Toastmasters club. I show up for this community because it has shown up for my family — I'm part of the community I'm asking to serve.

Vera Southwell earned bachelor's degrees in business management and French from the University of Texas at San Antonio, followed by an MBA with a concentration in management science from the University of Miami. She and her husband are raising four children. She volunteers with organizations that support music, education, and the arts and serves as treasurer of her Toastmasters club.

Vera Southwell earned bachelor's degrees in business management and French from the University of Texas at San Antonio, followed by an MBA in management science from the University of Miami. She and her husband are raising four children. She volunteers with organizations that support music, education, and the arts and serves as treasurer of her Toastmasters club.

She earned two bachelor's degrees from the University of Texas at San Antonio — in business management and in French — and an MBA with a concentration in management science from the University of Miami. Her career has centered on data analytics, risk, research, and process improvement — she holds a Six Sigma Black Belt, a discipline for finding the root causes of problems and measuring whether fixes actually work. She has also taught data and analytics skills to other professionals, which shaped how she explains complicated things simply.

Her career has centered on data analytics, risk, research, and process improvement — she holds a Six Sigma Black Belt, a discipline for finding the root causes of problems and measuring whether fixes actually work. She has also taught data and analytics skills to other professionals, which shaped how she explains complicated things simply.

Vera has worked in data analytics, risk, research, and process improvement. She has also taught data and analytics skills to other professionals.

Vera has worked in data analytics, risk, and research. She has also taught data and analytics skills to other professionals.

The discipline is the same one I'd apply to any major initiative — the six questions, starting with the most important: What problem are we trying to solve? "Everyone is using AI" is not an answer. When technology genuinely improves learning, gives teachers meaningful time back, expands access, helps the district see problems earlier, or protects students and their information, I'll support it enthusiastically. My goal isn't more technology. It's better decisions about technology.

Supports classroom technology only when it improves learning, reduces teachers' workload, expands access, helps identify problems earlier, or protects student information.

- Supports classroom technology only when it improves learning, reduces teachers' workload, expands access, helps identify problems earlier, or protects student information.

As of September 24, 2026, Vera Southwell’s website did not contain information on this issue.

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Vera Southwell

“ I am committed to improving student achievement, expanding extracurricular opportunities, and preserving the district’s commitment to character education. I will work to keep our schools safe and financially sound.”

Round Rock ISD Place 3 Board Candidates Share Priorities Ahead of Nov. 3 Election – Hyperlocal Loop

Plans to expand extracurricular opportunities.

Plans to expand extracurricular opportunities for students.

- Plans to expand extracurricular opportunities for students.
- Plans to work to keep schools safe.

Teachers, staff, and families

The people closest to students make schools work. Teachers need real support — when we ask more of them, we should be able to say what we've taken off their plates. Families need clear communication and a dependable path from concern to resolution.

Supports reducing teachers' workload when schools ask teachers to take on more responsibilities.

- Supports reducing teachers' workload when schools ask teachers to take on more responsibilities.

Vera Southwell

- A trustee is an elected member of a local school board who helps govern a public school district.

- Trustees represent community interests and are responsible for setting policies that guide how the school district operates.

- The board of trustees hires and evaluates the superintendent, who manages the day-to-day operations of the district.

- Trustees approve the district’s budget, monitor spending, and may set the local tax rate or call for bond elections to fund schools.

- The board also oversees educational programs, district goals, and overall performance.

- In Texas, trustees are elected to four-year terms, often on a rotating basis, so not all seats are elected at the same time.

- Trustees serve without financial compensation.

An official who sets policy for a local school district. 

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