Texas Scorecard

Biography

Prior to serving in the Legislature, Cole Hefner served as a county commissioner in Upshur County. He is active in his community, where he is a member of the Lindale Chamber of Commerce, the Hide-A-Way Lake Kiawanis Club, and a Sunday school teacher at South Jefferson Baptist Church.

He and his wife Kerri have seven children.

Contact

Email: Cole.Hefner@house.texas.gov
Social: votecolehefner
: ColeHefnerTX

Addresses

Capitol

P.O. Box 12910
Austin, Texas 78711-2910

(512) 463-0271
District

Mount Pleasant District Office
115 W. 1st Street
Mount Pleasant, TX 75455
Lindale District Office
520 North Main Street, Suite A-3
Lindale, TX 75771
(903) 882-3254

(903) 717-8238

Committees

89th Legislative Session
Congressional Redistricting, Select
Homeland Security, Public Safety, and Veterans' Affairs, Chair
Redistricting
Transportation
Transportation Subcommittee on Transportation Funding

Campaign Finance

Meta-Backed PAC Pumps Over $1.2 Million Into Texas Republican Primaries

February 24, 2026

The spending comes as major technology companies increasingly involve themselves in state-level policy battles surrounding artificial intelligence and data centers.
Austin City Council Honors Terror Org, Rejects Fiscal Restraints

January 26, 2026

The actions come in defiance of the governor’s recent executive order and local voters’ pleas for sound fiscal policy.
Court Dismisses Challenge to Texas’ Foreign Land Ban

December 22, 2025

The U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals found that the plaintiff lacked standing to pursue the case.
Florida’s ‘Chinese Land Ban’ Upheld in Federal Court: A Good Sign for Texas

November 7, 2025

A lawsuit against Texas’ Foreign Land Ban is currently before the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.
Lawsuit Against ‘Texas Foreign Land Ban’ Pending in Federal Court of Appeals

September 12, 2025

The lawsuit was brought by three Chinese nationals who are in the U.S. on visas.