The Seventy-ninth Texas Legislature met from 11 January to 30 May 2005 in regular session, and in consecutive called sessions from 21 June to 20 July (First called session) and 21 July to 19 August 2005 (Second called session). It met again in 2006 from 17 April to 16 May. Most of the members of the House of Representatives and 15 members of the Senate were elected in the 2004 general election

General election

In a parliamentary political system, a general election is an election in which all or most members of a given political body are chosen. The term is usually used to refer to elections held for a nation's primary legislative body, as distinguished from by-elections and local elections.The term...

; the other House members were elected in special elections held in 2006.

Sessions

• 79th Regular session: 11 January 2005 – 30 May 2005
• 79th First called session: 21 June 2005 – 20 July 2005

To consider legislation that addresses educator compensation, benefits and certification.

To consider legislation that provides for public school financial accountability and that increases transparency in school district financial reporting.

To consider legislation that provides for performance-based incentives to educators and schools that attain higher levels of student achievement.

To consider legislation that funds textbooks and that creates the instructional materials allotment for public schools.

To consider legislation that provides for charter school funding and reform.

To consider legislation that provides for modifications to the recapture provisions of the public school finance system.

To consider legislation that provides for November elections for public school boards of trustees.

To consider legislation providing funding for the public school finance system and the continuation of the Texas Education Agency.

To consider legislation providing for end-of-course examinations to be used in public schools.

To consider legislation that provides for increased accountability and intervention for schools failing to meet state standards.

To consider legislation that provides for local property tax rate compression and voter approval of local property tax rates.

To consider legislation that establishes indicators of college readiness and higher levels of student achievement in the public school accountability system. http://www.governor.state.tx.us/divisions/press/proclamations/proclamation2.2005-06-18

Legislation relating to limiting the use of eminent domain to take private property for private parties or economic development purposes. http://www.governor.state.tx.us/divisions/press/proclamations/proclamation.2005-07-08

• 79th Second called session: 21 July 2005 – 19 August 2005

To consider legislation to limit the ad valorem tax appraisals and rates of certain taxing units.

To consider legislation that provides ad valorem tax relief and protects taxpayers.

To consider legislation to increase the homestead ad valorem tax exemption. http://www.governor.state.tx.us/divisions/press/proclamations/proclamation.2005-07-20

Legislation that addresses educator compensation, benefits, and certification.

Legislation that provides for public school financial accountability and that increases transparency in school district financial reporting.

Legislation that provides for performance-based incentives to educators and schools that attain higher levels of student achievement.

Legislation that funds textbooks and that creates the instructional materials allotment for public schools.

Legislation that provides for charter school funding and reform.

Legislation that provides for modifications to the recapture provisions of the public school finance system.

Legislation that provides for November elections for public school boards of trustees.

Legislation providing funding for the public school finance system and the continuation of the Texas Education Agency.

Legislation providing for end-of-course examinations to be used in public schools.

Legislation that provides for increased accountability and intervention for schools failing to meet state standards.

Legislation that provides for local property tax rate compression and voter approval of local property tax rates.

Legislation that establishes indicators of college readiness and higher levels of student achievement in the public school accountability system.

Legislation relating to the authorization, issuance, and funding of tuition revenue bonds. http://www.governor.state.tx.us/divisions/press/proclamations/proclamation.2005-07-21

Legislation relating to an increase in the compensation of judges, including salary and retirement benefits. http://www.governor.state.tx.us/divisions/press/proclamations/proclamation2.2005-07-21

Legislation related to further competition in the telecommunications market.

Legislation related to the provision of broadband over powerlines.

Legislation related to the issuance of state-issued certificate of franchise authority for cable and video services. http://www.governor.state.tx.us/divisions/press/proclamations/proclamation3.2005-07-21

• 79th Third called session: 17 April 2006 http://www.governor.state.tx.us/divisions/press/pressreleases/PressRelease.2006-03-17.4405

Senate

Affiliation		Members	Note
	Republican Party Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...	19
	Democratic Party Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...	12
'Total'		31

House of Representatives

Affiliation		Members	Note
	Republican Party Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...	86
	Democratic Party Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...	64
'Total'		150

Senate

• Lieutenant Governor: David Dewhurst
  David Dewhurst
  David Dewhurst is the 41st and current Lieutenant Governor of Texas, serving under Governor Rick Perry since January 21, 2003. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as Texas Land Commissioner from 1999 to 2003. Dewhurst announced on July 18, 2011, that he was running for the...
  
  , Republican
• President Pro Tempore:

'Regular Session': Florence Shapiro

Florence Shapiro

Florence Donald Shapiro is an American politician from Texas. Shapiro is a Republican member of the Texas Senate, from 1993 to 1995 representing the 2nd Senatorial District and since 1995 representing the 8th Senatorial District which includes several cities, towns, and other outlying areas of the...

, Republican

'Ad Interim' (30 May 2005-16 April 2006): Frank Madla, Democrat

'Ad Interim' (17 April 2006-8 January 2007): Royce West

Royce West

Royce Barry West is a Democratic African American member of the Texas Senate representing the Dallas-based 23rd District.-2004:-2002:-References:Royce Barry West...

, Democrat

Members

Members of the Seventy-ninth Texas Legislature at the beginning of the regular session, 11 January 2005:

Senate

Senator	District	Party	Took office
1 Texas Senate, District 1 District 1 of the Texas Senate is a senatorial district that serves all of Bowie, Camp, Cass, Franklin, Gregg, Harrison, Lamar, Marion, Morris, Panola, Red River, Rusk, Titus, Upshur and Wood counties and a portion of Smith county in the U.S. state of Texas...	Kevin Eltife Kevin Eltife Kevin Paul Eltife is a businessman from Tyler, Texas, who is a Republican member of the Texas Senate. He was sworn in on March 5, 2004, as a result of a special election, to represent District 1...	Republican	2004
2 Texas Senate, District 2 District 2 of the Texas Senate is a senatorial district that serves all of Delta, Fannin, Hopkins, Hunt, Kaufman, Rains, Rockwall and Van Zandt counties, and portions of Dallas and Smith counties in the U.S. state of Texas. The current Senator from District 2 is Robert F...	Bob Deuell Bob Deuell Bob Deuell, MD is a conservative Republican member of the Texas Senate, representing the 10 counties of Senate District 2 in Northeast Texas, since 2003. He was educated at George Mason University and the Medical College of Virginia in order to become a family physician...	Republican	2003
3 Texas Senate, District 3 District 3 of the Texas Senate is a senatorial district that serves all of Anderson, Angelina, Cherokee, Hardin, Henderson, Jasper, Nacogdoches, Newton, Polk, Sabine, San Augustine, San Jacinto, Shelby and Tyler counties, and portions of Montgomery and Smith counties in the U.S. state of Texas...	Todd Staples Todd Staples Douglas Todd Staples is the current Republican Commissioner of the Texas Department of Agriculture. Prior to his election in 2006 as Agriculture Commissioner, he had been a member of both houses of the Texas State Legislature and formerly served on the city council in Palestine, Texas.Staples was...	Republican	2000
4 Texas Senate, District 4 District 4 of the Texas Senate is a senatorial district that serves all of Liberty and Orange counties, and portions of Chambers, Harris, Jefferson and Montgomery counties in the southeastern portion of the state of Texas...	Tommy Williams	Republican	2003
5 Texas Senate, District 5 District 5 of the Texas Senate is a senatorial district that serves Brazos, Burleson, Freestone, Grimes, Houston, Lee, Leon, Limestone, Madison, Milam, Robertson, Trinity, Walker and Williamson counties in the U.S. state of Texas...	Steve Ogden Steve Ogden Steve Ogden is a Republican member of the Texas Senate representing the 5th District. Ogden was elected to the Texas Senate in January 1997, and chairs the Texas Senate Finance Committee...	Republican	1997
6 Texas Senate, District 6 District 6 of the Texas Senate is a senatorial district that serves a portion of Harris county in the U.S. state of Texas. The current Senator from District 6 is Mario Gallegos, Jr. who has served since 1995.-2004:-2002:-1998:...	Mario Gallegos, Jr. Mario Gallegos, Jr. Mario Valentin Gallegos, Jr. is a Democratic politician in the U.S. state of Texas. He is the current senator from District 6 in the Texas Senate, which serves a portion of Harris County...	Democrat	1995
7 Texas Senate, District 7 District 7 of the Texas Senate is a senatorial district that serves a portion of Harris county in the U.S. state of Texas. The current Senator from District 7 is Dan Patrick.-2006:-2002:-2000:-1996:-1994:...	Jon Lindsay Jon Lindsay Jon Stephen Lindsay is a former Republican member of the Texas Senate, having represented the 7th District from 1997 to 2007.He was succeeded in 2007 by fellow Republian Dan Patrick.-2002:-2000:-1996:...	Republican	1997
8 Texas Senate, District 8 District 8 of the Texas Senate is a senatorial district that currently serves portions of Collin and Dallas counties in the U.S. state of Texas. The current Senator from District 8 is Florence Shapiro.-2006:-2002:-2000:-1996:...	Florence Shapiro Florence Shapiro Florence Donald Shapiro is an American politician from Texas. Shapiro is a Republican member of the Texas Senate, from 1993 to 1995 representing the 2nd Senatorial District and since 1995 representing the 8th Senatorial District which includes several cities, towns, and other outlying areas of the...	Republican	1993
9 Texas Senate, District 9 District 9 of the Texas Senate is a senatorial district that currently serves portions of Dallas, Denton and Tarrant counties in the U.S. state of Texas. The current Senator from District 9 is Chris Harris.-2004:-2002:-2000:...	Chris Harris	Republican	1991
10 Texas Senate, District 10 District 10 of the Texas Senate is a senatorial district that currently serves a portion of Tarrant county in the U.S. state of Texas. The current Senator from District 10 is Wendy Davis.-2008:-2004:-2002:-2000:...	Kim Brimer	Republican	2003
11 Texas Senate, District 11 District 11 of the Texas Senate is a senatorial district that currently serves portions of Brazoria, Galveston and Harris counties in the U.S. state of Texas. The current Senator from District 11 is Mike Jackson.-2004:-2002:-1998:...	Mike Jackson	Republican	1999
12 Texas Senate, District 12 District 12 of the Texas Senate is a senatorial district that currently serves portions of Denton and Tarrant counties in the U.S. state of Texas. The current Senator from District 12 is Jane Nelson.-2006:-2002:-2000:-1996:...	Jane Nelson Jane Nelson -Biography:Jane Gray Nelsonis a businesswoman and former teacher who represents Texas Senate District 12, encompassing parts of Denton and Tarrant counties...	Republican	1993
13 Texas Senate, District 13 District 13 of the Texas Senate is a senatorial district that currently serves portions of Fort Bend and Harris counties in the U.S. state of Texas. The current Senator from District 13 is Rodney Ellis.-2006:-2002:-1998:-1994:...	Rodney Ellis Rodney Ellis Rodney Glenn Ellis is an African-American politician from the state of Texas. He has served on the Texas State Senate since 1990, representing Texas Senate District 13.Senator Rodney Ellis was elected to the Texas Senate in 1990...	Democrat	1990
14 Texas Senate, District 14 District 14 of the Texas Senate is a senatorial district that currently serves a portion of Travis county in the U.S. state of Texas. The current Senator from District 14 is Kirk Watson.-2006:-2002:-2000:-1996:-1994:...	Gonzalo Barrientos Gonzalo Barrientos Gonzalo Barrientos, Jr. is a former Democratic member of the Texas Senate representing the 14th District from 1985 to 2007. He was also a member of the Texas House of Representatives from Austin from 1975 to 1985.-2002:-2000:...	Democrat	1985
15 Texas Senate, District 15 District 15 of the Texas Senate is a senatorial district that currently serves a portion of Harris county in the U.S. state of Texas. The current Senator from District 15 is John Whitmire.-2006:-2002:-2000:-1996:...	John Whitmire John Whitmire John Harris Whitmire is the longest-serving of current members of the Texas State Senate representing District 15, which includes much of northern Houston, since 1983. Previously he was a member of the Texas House of Representatives from 1973 through 1982...	Democrat	1983
16 Texas Senate, District 16 District 16 of the Texas Senate is a senatorial district that currently serves a portion of Dallas county in the U.S. state of Texas. The current Senator from District 16 is John J. Carona.-2008:-2004:-2004:-2002:-1998:...	John J. Carona John Carona John Joseph Carona is a Republican member of the Texas Senate representing the 16th District.First elected to the Texas Legislature in 1990, Carona is now in his fourth term in the Texas State Senate, representing District 16 in Dallas County. His current senate term runs through the end of the...	Republican	1996
17 Texas Senate, District 17 District 17 of the Texas Senate is a senatorial district that currently serves portions of Brazoria, Chambers, Fort Bend, Galveston, Harris and Jefferson counties in the U.S. state of Texas. Senator Kyle Janek announced his resignation on May 29, 2008. Governor Rick Perry called for a special...	Kyle Janek Kyle Janek Kyle Janek, M.D. ,is a former Republican member of the Texas Senate, having represented District 17 from 2003 until June 2, 2008. The district includes portions of Harris, Brazoria, Fort Bend, Galveston, and Jefferson counties...	Republican	2002
18 Texas Senate, District 18 District 18 of the Texas Senate is a senatorial district that currently serves all of Aransas, Austin, Bastrop, Caldwell, Calhoun, Colorado, DeWitt, Fayette, Goliad, Gonzales, Jackson, Lavaca, Matagorda, Refugio, Victoria, Waller, Washington and Wharton counties and a western portion of Fort Bend...	Kenneth L. Armbrister	Democrat	1987
19 Texas Senate, District 19 District 19 of the Texas Senate is a senatorial district that currently serves all of Bandera, Brewster, Crockett, Culberson, Edwards, Hudspeth, Jeff Davis, Kinney, Loving, Maverick, Medina, Pecos, Presidio, Real, Reeves, Sutton, Terrell, Uvalde, Val Verde, Ward and Winkler counties, and portions...	Frank L. Madla Frank L. Madla Frank Lloyd Madla, Jr. , was for thirty-three years a Democratic member of both the Texas House of Representatives and the Texas State Senate from south San Antonio...	Democrat	1993
20 Texas Senate, District 20 District 20 of the Texas Senate is a senatorial district that currently serves all of Brooks, Jim Wells and Nueces counties and a portion of Hidalgo county in the U.S. state of Texas. The current Senator from District 20 is Juan “Chuy” Hinojosa.-2004:...	Chuy Hinojosa Juan Hinojosa Juan Jesus “Chuy” Hinojosa is a Democratic member of the Texas Senate representing the 20th District .-Biographical Information:...	Democrat	2003
21 Texas Senate, District 21 District 21 of the Texas Senate is a senatorial district that currently serves all of Atascosa, Bee, Dimmit, Duval, Frio, Jim Hogg, Karnes, La Salle, Live Oak, McMullen, San Patricio, Starr, Webb, Wilson, Zapata, and Zavala counties and a portion of Bexar county in the U.S. state of Texas...	Judith Zaffirini Judith Zaffirini Judith Zaffirini is a Democratic member of the Texas State Senate representing the 21st District, which includes her home city of Laredo. On January 9, 2007, Zaffirini became the second in seniority in the 31-member Texas Senate, where she has served since 1987...	Democrat	1987
22 Texas Senate, District 22 District 22 of the Texas Senate is a senatorial district that currently serves Bosque, Coryell, Ellis, Falls, Hill, Hood, Johnson, McLennan, Navarro and Somervell counties in the U.S. state of Texas...	Kip Averitt Kip Averitt Barry Kip Averitt is a former Republican member of the Texas Senate representing the 22nd District, which includes Ellis and McLennan counites...	Republican	2002
23 Texas Senate, District 23 District 23 of the Texas Senate is a senatorial district that currently serves a portion of Dallas county in the U.S. state of Texas. The current Senator from District 23 is Royce West.-2004:-2002:-1998:-1994:-1992:...	Royce West Royce West Royce Barry West is a Democratic African American member of the Texas Senate representing the Dallas-based 23rd District.-2004:-2002:-References:Royce Barry West...	Democrat	1993
24 Texas Senate, District 24 District 24 of the Texas Senate is a senatorial district that currently serves Bell, Blanco, Brown, Burnet, Callahan, Coleman, Comanche, Eastland, Erath, Gillespie, Hamilton, Kerr, Kimble, Lampasas, Llano, Mason, McCulloch, Menard, Mills, San Saba and Taylor counties in the U.S. state of Texas...	Troy Fraser Troy Fraser Troy Fraser is a Republican member of the Texas Senate representing the 24th District since 1997.-2004:-2002:-2000:-1996:-1992:-References:Troy Fraser...	Republican	1997
25 Texas Senate, District 25 District 25 of the Texas Senate is a senatorial district that currently serves all of Comal, Guadalupe, Hays and Kendall counties, and portions of Bexar and Travis counties in the U.S. state of Texas...	Jeff Wentworth Jeff Wentworth Earl Jeffrey "Jeff" Wentworth is a Republican member of the Texas Senate since 1993. He succeeded Republican Cyndi Taylor Krier , who instead became the Bexar County judge...	Republican	1993
26 Texas Senate, District 26 District 26 of the Texas Senate is a senatorial district that currently serves a portion of Bexar county in the U.S. state of Texas. The current Senator from District 26 is Leticia R. Van de Putte.-2004:-2002:-2000:...	Leticia R. Van de Putte Leticia R. Van de Putte Leticia R. San Miguel Van de Putteis a Democratic member of the Texas Senate representing the 26th District. She was previously a member of the Texas House of Representatives.-Family:...	Democrat	1999
27 Texas Senate, District 27 District 27 of the Texas Senate is a senatorial district that currently serves all of Cameron, Kenedy, Kleberg and Willacy counties and a portion of Hidalgo county in the U.S. state of Texas. The current Senator from District 27 is Eddie Lucio, Jr.....	Eddie Lucio, Jr. Eddie Lucio, Jr. Eduardo Andres “Eddie” Lucio, Jr. is a Democratic member of the Texas Senate representing the 27th District since 1991.Lucio is the father of Eddie Lucio, III who currently serves in the Texas House of Representatives....	Democrat	1991
28 Texas Senate, District 28 District 28 of the Texas Senate is a senatorial district that currently serves Armstrong, Borden, Briscoe, Carson, Castro, Childress, Coke, Collingsworth, Concho, Cottle, Crosby, Dawson, Dickens, Donley, Fisher, Floyd, Foard, Garza, Gray, Hale, Hall, Hardeman, Haskell, Hockley, Irion, Jones, Kent,...	Robert L. Duncan Robert L. Duncan Robert Lloyd Duncan is a Republican member of the Texas Senate from the 28th District, centered on Lubbock. First elected to the Senate in a 1996 special election, Duncan had previously served in the Texas House of Representatives from District 84 from 1989 to 1993.-Background:Duncan is the only...	Republican	1996
29 Texas Senate, District 29 District 29 of the Texas Senate is a senatorial district that currently serves a portion of El Paso county in the U.S. state of Texas. The current Senator from District 29 is Eliot Shapleigh.-2006:-2002:-2000:-1996:...	Eliot Shapleigh Eliot Shapleigh Eliot Shapleigh is a politician from the state of Texas, who represented the state's 29th Senatorial District, which comprises the majority of El Paso County, from 1997 to 2011. He announced on October 16, 2009 that he will not run for re-election in 2010...	Democrat	1997
30 Texas Senate, District 30 District 30 of the Texas Senate is a senatorial district that currently serves all of Archer, Baylor, Clay, Cooke, Grayson, Jack, Montague, Palo Pinto, Parker, Shackelford, Stephens, Throckmorton, Wichita, Wilbarger, Wise and Young counties, and portions of Collin and Denton counties in the U.S....	Craig Estes Craig Estes Craig Linton Estes is a Republican member of the Texas Senate representing the 30th District.-2004:-2002:-2001:-External links:* official TX Senate website* official website* profile...	Republican	2001
31 Texas Senate, District 31 District 31 of the Texas Senate is a senatorial district that currently serves Andrews, Bailey, Cochran, Crane, Dallam, Deaf Smith, Ector, Gaines, Glasscock, Hansford, Hartley, Hemphill, Howard, Hutchinson, Lipscomb, Martin, Midland, Moore, Ochiltree, Oldham, Parmer, Potter, Randall, Roberts,...	Kel Seliger Kel Seliger Kelton Gray “Kel” Seliger is a Republican member of the Texas State Senate representing District 31 in the Panhandle and the Permian Basin....	Republican	2004

House of Representatives

District	Representative	Party	Took office
1	Stephen J. Frost	Democrat	2005
2	Dan Flynn	Republican	2003
3	Mark Homer Mark Homer Mark Homer is a British actor of stage, television and film. He is best known for playing Tony Hills in the popular British soap opera EastEnders from 1995 to 1999. His subsequent work includes guest appearances in Silent Witness and Spine Chillers, both also for the BBC...	Democrat	1999
4	Betty Brown Betty Brown Betty Brown is the state district representative for Texas House of Representatives District 4. She was first elected to the position in 1998.-Asian-American name changing controversy:...	Republican	1999
5	Bryan Hughes Bryan Hughes (Texas politician) Douglas Bryan Hughes, known as Bryan Hughes , is an attorney in Mineola, Texas, who has been since 2003 a Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives from District 5, which includes Camp, Harrison, Upshur, and Wood counties in the northeastern section of his state.-Background:Hughes...	Republican	2003
6	Leo Berman Leo Berman Leo C. Berman is a retired businessman and military officer who has been a Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives from District 6 since January 1999. Berman announced a challenge to Speaker Joe Straus of San Antonio for the presiding officer's position in January 2011...	Republican	1999
7	Tommy Merritt Tommy Merritt -2004:-2002:-2000:-1998:-1996:-External links:...	Republican	1997
8	Byron Cook Byron Cook (Texas politician) Byron Curtis Cook is a rancher and businessman from Corsicana, Texas, who is a Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives from District 8, which encompasses Anderson, Freestone, Limestone, and Navarro counties.-Early life:...	Republican	2003
9	Roy Blake, Jr.	Republican	2005
10	Jim Pitts Jim Pitts James R. "Jim" Pitts is an American state politician and lawyer who currently serves in the Texas House of Representatives as the chairman of the powerful House Appropriations Committee...	Republican	1993
11	Chuck Hopson Chuck Hopson Charles L. Hopson, II, known as Chuck Hopson , is a pharmacist and businessman in Jacksonville, Texas, who has been since 2001 a member of the Texas House of Representatives from District 11, which includes Cherokee, Houston, Panola and Rusk counties in the northeastern portion of his...	Democrat	2001
12	Jim McReynolds	Democrat	1997
13	Lois W. Kolkhorst	Republican	2001
14	Fred Brown	Republican	1999
15	Rob Eissler	Republican	2003
16	Ruben Hope, Jr.	Republican	1999
17	Robby Cook	Democrat	1997
18	John Otto	Democrat	2005
19	Tuffy Hamilton	Republican	2003
20	Dan Gattis Dan Gattis Dan Gattis was a Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives, formerly representing the 20th District since 2002.His district was made up of Milam and part of Williamson county Gattis planned to run for State Senate in 2010, but then decided to spend more time with his family.-...	Republican	2003
21	Allan B. Ritter	Democrat	1999
22	Joe Deshotel	Democrat	1999
23	Craig Eiland Craig Eiland Allen Craig Eiland is a Democratic member and former Speaker pro Tempore of the Texas House of Representatives. Eiland represents Texas House district 23, which includes Galveston, Jamaica Beach, Texas City and the Bolivar Peninsula in Galveston County and all of Chambers County.Prior to...	Democrat	1995
24	Larry Taylor Larry Taylor Larry Taylor is an American bass guitarist, best known for his work as a member of Canned Heat from 1967. Before joining Canned Heat he had been a session bassist for The Monkees and Jerry Lee Lewis...	Republican	2003
25	Dennis Bonnen	Republican	1997
26	Charles F. “Charlie” Howard Charles F. Howard Charles F. Howard, known more commonly as Charlie Howard, is an American politician and has been a member of the Texas House of Representatives since 1995...	Republican	1995
27	Dora Olivo Dora Olivo Dora F. Olivo was a Democratic member of the Texas House of Representatives, representing the 27th District since 1997. She was defeated in the 2010 Democratic Party primary on March 2 by Ron Reynolds, a local attorney.-External links:...	Democrat	1997
28	Glenn Hegar Glenn Hegar Glenn Allen Hegar, Jr. is a Republican member of the Texas Senate representing the 18th District. Hegar formerly represented the 28th District in the Texas House. Senator Hegar, the youngest member of the Texas Senate, is a sixth generation Texan who farms on land that has been in his family since...	Republican	2003
29	Glenda Dawson	Republican	2003
30	Geanie W. Morrison	Republican	1999
31	Ryan Guillen Ryan Guillen Ryan Guillen is the Texas State Representative for House District 31, which includes Starr, Duval, Zapata, and southern Webb counties. A Democrat and native of Starr County, Guillen was first elected in 2002....	Democrat	2003
32	Gene Seaman	Republican	1997
33	Vilma Luna	Democrat	1993
34	Abel Herrero	Democrat	2005
35	Yvonne Gonzalez Toureilles	Democrat	2005
36	Kino Flores	Democrat	1997
37	Rene O. Oliveira	Democrat	1991 (first time: 1981–1987)
38	Jim Solis	Democrat	1993
39	Mando Martinez Armando Martínez Armando Martínez Limendu is a Cuban boxer. At 18 years of age he won the gold medal in the Light Middleweight category at the 1980 Summer Olympics, beating Aleksandr Koshkyn in the final....	Democrat	2005
40	Aaron Pena Aaron Peña Aaron Peña, Jr. , is a member of the Texas House of Representatives from a district in Hidalgo County in far South Texas. In November 2002, he was first elected to the Texas House of Representatives as a Democrat. He is serving his fifth term in office. Representative Peña is an attorney in private...	Democrat	2003
41	Veronica Gonzales	Democrat	2005
42	Richard Raymond Richard Raymond (Texas politician) Richard Peña Raymond is a Democratic member of the Texas House of Representatives. He currently represents District 42, which encompasses western Webb County and includes most of the city of Laredo. He is Vice-Chairman of the House Committee on Appropriations and is also a member of the Border...	Democrat	2001 (first time: 1993–1999)
43	Juan Manuel Escobar	Democrat	2003
44	Edmund Kuempel Edmund Kuempel Edmund Perry Kuempel was a Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives from District 44, based at Seguin, the seat of Guadalupe County in central Texas.-Background:...	Republican	1983
45	Patrick Rose Patrick Rose Patrick Michael Rose was a Texas Democratic politician, who served as a member of the Texas House of Representatives from House District 45 which comprises Blanco, Caldwell and Hays counties in Central Texas from 2002–2010...	Democrat	2003
46	Dawnna Dukes	Democrat	1995
47	Terry Keel Terry Keel Terrence McCauley "Terry" Keel , is a founding partner of the Keel & Nassour law firm in Austin, and he served as the Parliamentarian of the Texas House of Representatives from May 25, 2007 until January 13, 2009. He was appointed by Speaker Tom Craddick of Midland...	Republican	1997
48	Todd Baxter	Republican	2003
49	Elliott Naishtat	Democrat	1991
50	Mark Strama Mark Strama Thomas Mark Strama is a Democratic member of the Texas House of Representatives, representing the 50th District since his election in 2004...	Democrat	2005
51	Eddie Rodriguez Eddie Rodriguez Eduardo "Eddie" Rodriguez is a former minor league baseball player and manager and the current 3rd base coach for Kansas City Royals of Major League Baseball.-Playing career:...	Democrat	2003
52	Mike Krusee Mike Krusee Michael J. “Mike” Krusee is the departing Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives from District 52, based about Round Rock in Williamson County...	Republican	1993
53	Harvey Hilderbran Harvey Hilderbran Harvey Ray Hilderbran is a Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives from District 53, which includes fifteen central Texas counties. Hilderbran resides in Kerrville west of San Antonio.-Legislative matters:Rep...	Republican	1989
54	Suzanna Gratia Hupp	Republican	1996
55	Dianne White Delisi	Republican	1991
56	Doc Anderson Charles Anderson (Texas politician) Charles “Doc” Anderson is a veterinarian and a Texas state politician from Waco. He is a member of the Texas House of Representatives, where he represents...	Republican	2005
57	Jim Dunnam	Democrat	1997
58	Rob Orr	Republican	2005
59	Sid Miller	Republican	2001
60	Jim Keffer	Republican	1997
61	Phil King Phil King (Texas politician) Phillip Stephen "Phil" King is a Weatherford, Texas, attorney who has been a conservative Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives since 1999. He represents District 61, which encompasses Parker and Wise counties to the west of Fort Worth.-Conservative legislator:King was named...	Republican	1999
62 Texas House of Representatives, District 62 District 62 is a district of the Texas House of Representatives that serves all of Grayson County and Fannin County. The current representative for District 62 is Republican Larry Phillips.-District description:...	Larry Phillips Larry Phillips (Texas politician) Lawrence A. Phillips, known as Larry Phillips , is an attorney from Sherman, Texas, who is a Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives from District 62 ....	Republican	2003
63 Texas House of Representatives, District 63 District 63 is a district of the Texas House of Representatives that serves a portion of Denton County. The current representative for District 63 is Republican Tan Parker, who was elected in 2006.-District description:...	Mary Denny	Republican	1993
64 Texas House of Representatives, District 64 District 64 is a district of the Texas House of Representatives that serves a portion of Denton County. The current representative for District 64 is Republican Myra Crownover, who has served the district since 2000 when she was selected to complete the unexpired term left by her late husband,...	Myra Crownover Myra Crownover Myra Crownover is a state legislator in the Texas House of Representatives. She has represented District 64 in the Texas House of Representatives as a Republican since 2000. As of 2011, her district is located completely in Denton County, Texas, including much or parts of Denton, Lake Dallas,...	Republican	2000
65 Texas House of Representatives, District 65 District 65 is a district of the Texas House of Representatives that serves a portion of Denton County. The current representative for District 65 is Republican Burt Solomons, who has served the district since 1994.-District description:...	Burt Solomons	Republican	1995
66	Brian McCall Brian McCall Brian Allen McCall is a retired American professional baseball player, an outfielder who appeared in seven Major League Baseball games for the Chicago White Sox in –...	Republican	1991
67	Jerry Madden	Republican	1993
68	Rick Hardcastle	Republican	1999
69	David Farabee David Farabee David Lee Farabee is a former Democratic member of the Texas House of Representatives from District 69...	Democrat	1999
70	Ken Paxton Ken Paxton Ken Paxton, Jr., is a conservative Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives for District 70. The district includes the central western portion of Collin County, and includes parts of McKinney, Allen, Frisco, and other surrounding communities.On November 11, 2010, Ken Paxton...	Republican	2003
71	Bob Hunter	Republican	1986
72	Scott Campbell	Republican	2004
73	Carter Casteel	Republican	2003
74	Pete P. Gallego	Democrat	1991
75	Chente Quintanilla	Democrat	2003
76	Norma Chavez Norma Chavez Norma Chávez served seven terms as a Democratic member in the Texas House of Representatives representing District 76 which includes part of El Paso County...	Democrat	1997
77	Paul C. Moreno	Democrat	1975 (first time: 1967–1973)
78	Pat Haggerty	Republican	1989
79	Joe C. Pickett	Democrat	1995
80	Tracy O. King	Democrat	2005
81	Buddy West	Republican	1993
82	Tom Craddick Tom Craddick Thomas Russell Craddick, known as Tom Craddick , was the first Republican to have served as Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives since Reconstruction. Craddick wielded the Speaker's gavel from 2003-2009...	Republican	1969
83	Delwin L. Jones	Republican	1989 (first time: 1965–1981)
84	Carl H. Isett	Republican	1997
85	Pete Laney Pete Laney James E. "Pete" Laney is a U.S. Democratic Party politician from West Texas. He was a member of the Texas House of Representatives for 34 years from Hale Center . Laney served as Speaker for ten years from 1993 to 2003, a record matching that set by his predecessor, fellow Democrat Gibson D...	Democrat	1973
86	John T. Smithee John T. Smithee John True Smithee is an Amarillo attorney who has been a Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives since January 1985....	Republican	1985
87	David Swinford David Swinford David Anthony Swinford is an agricultural consultant from the Texas Panhandle and a former member of the Texas House of Representatives...	Republican	1991
88	Warren Chisum Warren Chisum Warren Darrel Chisum is a conservative Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives from the Panhandle city of Pampa, a community of some 20,000 people and the seat of Gray County. He has served in the state House since 1989...	Republican	1989
89	Jodie Laubenberg	Republican	2003
90	Lon Burnam Lon Burnam Lon Maxwell Burnam is the Texas state representative for Texas House district 90, which encompasses downtown Fort Worth and surrounding areas. Burnam, a Democrat, serves as the executive director of the Dallas Peace Center....	Democrat	1997
91	Bob E. Griggs	Republican	2003
92	Todd Smith	Republican	1997
93	Toby Goodman	Republican	1991
94	Kent Grusendorf Kent Grusendorf Darryl Kent Grusendorf is a businessman and investor from Austin, Texas, who served as a Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives from District 94 from 1987 to 2007, while he resided in Arlington in Tarrant County. He was unseated in the 2006 party primary.-Background:Grusendorf was...	Republican	1987
95	Mark Veasey	Democrat	2005
96	Bill Zedler	Republican	2003
97	Anna Mowery	Republican	1988
98	Vicki Truitt Vicki Truitt Vicki Truitt is a Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives, representing District 98 since 1999.Truitt owns a small health care consulting company focusing on medical staff development...	Republican	1999
99	Charlie Geren	Republican	2001
100	Terri Hodge	Democrat	1997
101	Elvira Reyna	Republican	1993
102	Tony Goolsby	Republican	1989
103	Rafael Anchia Rafael Anchia Rafael Anchía is a Democratic member of the Texas House of Representatives, representing the Dallas-based 103rd District since 2004. He had previously served on the board of the Dallas Independent School District. He declined to run for Mayor of Dallas in 2007.Anchia lived in Miami as a child,...	Democrat	2005
104	Roberto R. Alonzo Roberto R. Alonzo Roberto R. Alonzo is a Democratic member of the Texas House of Representatives, representing the 104th District since 1993.-External links:* official TX House website* profile*Follow the Money - Roberto R. Alonzo** campaign contributions...	Democrat	2003 (first time: 1993–1997)
105	Linda Harper-Brown	Republican	2003
106	Ray Allen	Republican	1993
107	Bill Keffer	Republican	2002
108	Dan Branch Dan Branch Dan Branch is a member of the Texas House of Representatives from Dallas, Texas, U.S.A. First elected in 2002, as a Republican, Branch is currently in his fourth term representing District 108, the "heart of Dallas", which includes Downtown, Uptown, Historic East Dallas, Greenland Hills, Lower...	Republican	2003
109	Helen Giddings Helen Giddings Helen Giddings is a lifelong resident of Dallas County, and believes that public service identifies her. She is a community leader, successful entrepreneur, and is currently serving an eighth-term as a member of the Texas State House of Representatives. Rep...	Democrat	1993
110	Jesse W. Jones	Democrat	1993
111	Yvonne Davis Yvonne Davis Yvonne Davis is a Democratic member of the Texas House of Representatives, representing the 111th District since 1992.-External links:* official TX House website* profile*Follow the Money - Yvonne Davis** campaign contributions...	Democrat	1993
112	Fred Hill	Republican	1989
113	Joe Driver Joe Driver Joe Driver is a Republican politician from the U.S. state of Texas. He represents the 113th district in the Texas House of Representatives, a seat he won in the 1992 elections...	Republican	1993
114	Will Hartnett	Republican	1991
115	Jim Jackson	Republican	2005
116	Trey Martinez Fischer	Democrat	2001
117	David McQuade Leibowitz	Democrat	2005
118	Charlie Uresti Carlos Uresti Carlos Ismael "Charlie" Uresti is a prominent San Antonio attorney practicing throughout the State of Texas in the areas of Family Law, Civil Litigation, Criminal Litigation, Personal Injury and Wrongful Death. As a Democrat, he is a member of the Texas State Senate representing Senate District 19...	Democrat	1997
119	Robert R. Puente	Democrat	1991
120	Ruth Jones McClendon	Democrat	1996
121	Vacant
122	Frank J. Corte, Jr.	Republican	1993
123	Mike Villarreal Mike Villarreal Michael U. “Mike” Villarreal is an American state politician serving as a member of the Texas House of Representatives from a district centered in north central San Antonio...	Democrat	2000
124	Jose Menendez Jose Menendez Texas State Representative, District 124, Jose Menendez - born Jose Antonio Menendez in San Juan, Texas.Rep. Menendez has been a member of the Texas House of Representatives since 2001. Prior to his service in the State House, Rep...	Democrat	2001
125	Joaquin Castro Joaquín Castro Joaquín Castro is an American politician from San Antonio, Texas. Castro is a representative in the Texas Legislature representing District 125. He currently serves as Vice-Chair of the Higher Education Committee and is a member of the Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence Committee...	Democrat	2003
126	Peggy Hamric	Republican	1991
127	Joe Crabb	Republican	1993
128	Wayne Smith	Republican	2003
129	John E. Davis	Republican	1999
130	Corbin Van Arsdale	Republican	2003
131	Alma A. Allen	Democrat	2005
132	Bill Callegari	Republican	2001
133	Joe Nixon	Republican	1995
134	Martha Wong Martha Wong Dr. Martha Wong is a Texas politician who was the first Asian American woman to be elected to the Texas House of Representatives, representing Houston's District 134. In 1993, she became the Houston City Council's first elected Asian American Councilwoman, and was elected to three successive terms...	Republican	2003
135	Gary Elkins Gary Elkins Gary Elkins was an English football player; most notable for the unusual statistic of his having started exactly 100 league games for both Fulham F.C. and Wimbledon F.C...	Republican	1995
136	Beverly Woolley Beverly Woolley Beverly Woolley is a Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives representing District 136 which covers parts of Harris County, Texas. She is co-chair of the Tea Party caucus in the House...	Republican	1995
137	Scott Hochberg Scott Hochberg Scott Hochberg is a Democratic member of the Texas House of Representatives representing District 137 in southwest Houston. The district includes Gulfton, Sharpstown, Briarmeadow, Shenandoah, Piney Point, and nearby communities....	Democrat	1993
138	Dwayne Bohac	Republican	2003
139	Sylvester Turner	Democrat	1989
140	Kevin Bailey Kevin Bailey (Texas politician) Kevin Bailey was a Democratic member of the Texas House of Representatives representing the 140th District in Houston, Texas from 1991 through 2008. He received $27,000from TED PAC.He was defeated by Armando Walle in the 2008 Democratic Primary.-References:...	Democrat	1991
141	Senfronia Thompson Senfronia Thompson Senfronia Calpernia Thompson is a well-known civil rights leader and Democratic member of the Texas House of Representatives, representing the 141st District since 1972....	Democrat	1973
142	Harold V. Dutton, Jr.	Democrat	1985
143	Joe E. Moreno	Democrat	1998
144	Robert E. Talton	Republican	1993
145	Rick Noriega	Democrat	1999
146	Al Edwards Al Edwards Albert "Al" Edwards is a former member of the Texas Legislature representing District 146. As a senior member of the State Legislature, Al Edwards served on three of the most influential Committees...	Democrat	1979
147	Garnet Coleman Garnet Coleman Garnet F. Coleman is a U.S. politician and a member of the Texas House of Representatives for District 147 since 1991. He is the son of John B. Coleman, M.D...	Democrat	1991
148	Jessica Farrar Jessica Farrar Jessica Christina Farrar is a United States politician and an incumbent in the Texas House of Representatives. She is currently serving her 9th term as the representative from District 148, located in Houston, TX...	Democrat	1995
149	Hubert Vo Hubert Vo Hubert Vo is a member of the Texas House of Representatives from District 149. He is the first and only Vietnamese American to be elected to the Texas legislature.-Personal life:...	Democrat	2005
150	Debbie Riddle Debbie Riddle Debbie Riddle is a horse breeder and Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives, serving House District 150, which comprises much of northwest Harris County.-Significant legislation:...	Republican	2002

: In the 2004 General Election, Elizabeth Ames Jones

Elizabeth Ames Jones

Elizabeth Ames Jones is one of the three members of the elected Texas Railroad Commission, a regulatory body that oversees the oil and natural gas industries in Texas — as opposed to railroads, as its name suggests...

 won the District 121 seat but declined it, having received an appointment as a member of the Texas Railroad Commission.

House of Representatives

District	Outgoing Representative	Reason for Vacancy	Successor	Date of Successor's Installation
District 48	Todd Baxter	Representative Baxter resigned on 1 November 2005 for personal reasons.	Donna Howard	To be determined
District 106	Ray Allen	Representative Allen resigned on 20 January 2006 for personal reasons.	Kirk England	To be determined
District 121	Vacant	Representative Elizabeth Ames Jones Elizabeth Ames Jones Elizabeth Ames Jones is one of the three members of the elected Texas Railroad Commission, a regulatory body that oversees the oil and natural gas industries in Texas — as opposed to railroads, as its name suggests...  was re-elected but declined her seat after being appointed to the Railroad Commission of Texas Railroad Commission of Texas The Railroad Commission of Texas is the state agency that regulates the oil and gas industry, gas utilities, pipeline safety, safety in the liquefied petroleum gas industry, and surface coal and uranium mining .Established by the Texas Legislature in 1891, it is the state's oldest regulatory... .	Joe Straus Joe Straus Joseph R. Straus, III, known as Joe Straus , is the current Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives. He represents District 121, which comprises northeastern Bexar County, including part of San Antonio, Texas, and several surrounding communities...	10 February 2005
District 143	Joe Moreno	Representative Moreno was killed in a one-car rollover accident 6 May 2005.	Ana E. Hernandez	20 December 2005

District 48: A special election was held on 17 January 2006. No candidate received a majority of the votes on that date, so the top two candidates will face each other in a runoff. http://204.65.107.70/06jansthou.htm Lieutenant Governor

Lieutenant Governor of Texas

The Lieutenant Governor of Texas is the second-highest executive office in the government of Texas, a state in the U.S. It is the second most powerful post in Texas government because its occupant controls the work of the Texas Senate and controls the budgeting process as a leader of the...

 David Dewhurst

David Dewhurst

David Dewhurst is the 41st and current Lieutenant Governor of Texas, serving under Governor Rick Perry since January 21, 2003. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as Texas Land Commissioner from 1999 to 2003. Dewhurst announced on July 18, 2011, that he was running for the...

, as acting governor, set the date of the runoff for 14 February 2006. http://www.governor.state.tx.us/divisions/press/proclamations/proclamation.2006-01-24. Donna Howard won the runoff and was later sworn in. District 106: A special election was held on 28 February 2006 http://www.governor.state.tx.us/divisions/press/proclamations/proclamation.2006-01-20. Kirk England won, but, as of 6 March 2006, has not yet been sworn in. District 121: A special election was held on 5 February 2005. http://www.governor.state.tx.us/divisions/press/proclamations/proclamation.2005-01-14 Joe Straus

Joe Straus

Joseph R. Straus, III, known as Joe Straus , is the current Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives. He represents District 121, which comprises northeastern Bexar County, including part of San Antonio, Texas, and several surrounding communities...

 received a majority of the votes. He was sworn in five days later, on 10 February 2005. District 143: A special election was held on 8 November 2005. No candidate received a majority of the votes on that date, so the top two candidates faced each other in a runoff on 10 December 2005. Ana E. Hernandez won the runoff and was sworn in 10 days later, on 20 December 2005.

Notable events

• Sushree Prabhakari Devi, Vice-President of Barsana Dham
  Barsana Dham
  Radha Madhav Dham, founded in 1990 under the name Barsana Dham by H.D. Swami Prakashanand Saraswati, is a large temple and ashram complex outside of Austin, Texas. Radha Madhav Dham is a place of pilgrimage reminiscent of similar locales in India. In April 2011, JKP Barsana Dham's new name was JKP...
  
  Hindu Temple, delivered the first ever Hindu prayer in the Texas Senate.

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