Steve Hixson Toth (born November 29, 1960)[1] is an American businessman and politician serving as a member of the Texas House of Representatives from District 15, The Woodlands area.

[2] Born and raised in New York, Toth attended Pittsford Mendon High School in suburban Rochester.

The bill brought the CSCOPE (Common Core) curriculum under the purview of the Texas State Board of Education.

[6][7] The act also protected Texas' state and local law enforcement officers from violating the U.S. Constitution, and prevented the federal government from targeting certain firearms and accessories with restrictions.

[9] Toth received assistance from Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott in drafting the bill.

Neighborhood associations in the area complained that the development would add to traffic congestion and eliminate a forest that has been part of Texas heritage since 1923.

[20] In February 2019, Toth co-authored Texas House Bill 1500 which would ban abortions after the detection of an unborn child's heartbeat.

[22] In March 2019, Toth became a cosponsor of SB 22 which prohibits government entities from providing taxpayer-funded resources (including cash, goods, services, and anything of value) to Planned Parenthood.

[29] The bill had 14 co-sponsors including Briscoe Cain, Valoree Swanson, Cecil Bell, and Tony Tinderholt.

[30] Toth was ranked the fourth most conservative House member of the 2021 Texas legislature by Mark Jones, a political science professor at Rice University.

[31] On July 19, 2021, Toth introduced a bill to conduct a forensic audit of the November 2020 election in the 13 counties with the largest populations in Texas, which tend to lean for the Democratic Party.

"[34] Election experts said that it did not make sense to specifically exclude Republican-leaning counties if the intent was to detect errors.

[36] Toth, during the pre-filing period of the Texas legislature, in November 2022, introduced House Bill 41, which would prohibit healthcare providers from receiving professional liability insurance coverage for performing or prescribing certain “gender transitioning” procedures for children, including genital removal surgeries, chemical castration, puberty blockers, and other sex-change therapies.

[37] Toth supports a ban on Democrats being given committee chairmanships as long as the Republicans hold the majority of seats.

[42] In the 2012 Republican primary for the District 15 House seat, the more conservative Toth unseated the five-term incumbent, Rob Eissler, 56.5% to 43.5%.

[46][47] In the May 10, 2014, special election to fill the Senate seat that Williams left, Toth came in second place behind Brandon Creighton.

[52][53] Rice University political science professor Mark Jones said both Creighton and Toth "are significantly more conservative than Williams.

"[54] In November 2015, Toth announced his candidacy for Texas's 8th congressional district seat held at the time by Kevin Brady.

[55][56][57] In January 2016, Toth received the endorsement of all Tea Party organizations in Montgomery County, Texas.

[58] Professor Jones of Rice University stated: "Toth is certainly a more credible challenger than the typical Republican gadfly who is unknown and unfunded.

As all three were politically to the right of Representative Brady, and believing none of them would win an outright majority of votes cast their immediate goal was to force a runoff.

[63] Toth criticized Brady for compromising too often with President Obama,[62] supporting the omnibus federal budget bill, and voting to revive the U.S. Export-Import Bank.

FEC filings show leading up to the primary and general elections he received campaign contributions from the following industries: Oil and gas $401K, healthcare $367K, insurance $302K, securities and investments $269K, and pharmaceuticals $261K.

[68][69] Toth stated that he wanted to reduce property taxes for homeowners by implementing an acquisition-based appraisal system.

[70] Toth wants to encourage the San Jacinto River Authority ("SJRA") to work on the flood control aspects of its mission statement, instead of keeping Lake Conroe at full capacity for recreational purposes.

[80] After the appeal, nine of the ten drive-thru voting sites were shut down by interim Harris County Clerk Chris Hollins, the outcome that Toth original intended.

[88] Toth faced an opponent in the March 2024 Republican primary named Stephen "Skeeter" Hubert of Conroe, Texas.