Texas House of Representatives
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The Texas House of Representatives is the lower house of the bicameral Texas Legislature. It consists of 150 members who are elected from single-member districts for two-year terms. There are no term limits. The House meets at the State Capitol in Austin.
Leadership
The leadership for the 89th Legislature is as follows:
| Position | Name | Party | Residence | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speaker of the House | Dustin Burrows[1] | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican | Lubbock | 83 |
| Speaker Pro Tempore | Joe Moody[2] | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic | El Paso | 78 |
| Republican Caucus Chair | Tom Oliverson[3] | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican | Cypress | 130 |
| Democratic House Leader | Gene Wu[4] | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic | Houston | 137 |
The Speaker of the House is the presiding officer and highest-ranking member of the House. The Speaker's duties include maintaining order within the House, recognizing members during debate, ruling on procedural matters, appointing members to the various committees and sending bills for committee review.
The Speaker pro tempore is primarily a ceremonial position, but does, by long-standing tradition, preside over the House during its consideration of local and consent bills.
Unlike other state legislatures, the House rules do not formally recognize majority or minority leaders. The unofficial leaders are the Republican Caucus Chairman and the Democratic House Leader, both of whom are elected by their respective caucuses.
Composition
Republicans currently hold a majority of seats in the House.
| Affiliation | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)
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Total | |||
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| style="background-color:Template:Party color" | | style="background-color:Template:Party color" | | style="background-color:Template:Party color" | | |||
| Republican | Democratic | Ind | Vacant | ||
| End 2010 | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 75 | 73 | 0 | 148 | 2 |
| Begin 2011 | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" rowspan=2| 101 | 49 | 0 | 150 | 0 |
| End 2012 | 48 | 149 | 1 | ||
| Begin 2013 | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" rowspan=2| 95 | 55 | 0 | 150 | 0 |
| End 2014 | |||||
| Begin 2015 | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|98 | 52 | 0 | 150 | 0 |
| End 2016 | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|99 | 50 | 1 | ||
| Begin 2017 | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|95 | 55 | 0 | 150 | 0 |
| End 2018 | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|94 | 56 | |||
| 2019–2020 | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|83 | 67 | 0 | 150 | 0 |
| Begin 2021Template:Efn | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|82 | 67 | 0 | 149 | 1 |
| End 2022 | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|85 | 65 | 150 | 0 | |
| Begin 2023 | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | 86 | 64 | 0 | 150 | 0 |
| May 9, 2023Template:Efn | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | 85 | 149 | 1 | ||
| February 14, 2024Template:Efn | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | 86 | 150 | 0 | ||
| August 15, 2024Template:Efn | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | 85 | 149 | 1 | ||
| August 30, 2024Template:Efn | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | 86 | 63 | |||
| Begin 2025 | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|88 | 62 | 0 | 150 | 0 |
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List of current representatives
| District | Member | Party | Assumed office | Residence | Counties represented |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Republican | 2015 | New Boston | Bowie, Cass, Lamar, Morris, Red River |
| 2 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Republican | 2025 | Greenville | Hopkins, Hunt, Van Zandt |
| 3 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Republican | 2013 | Magnolia | Montgomery |
| 4 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Republican | 2019 | Forney | Henderson, Kaufman |
| 5 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Republican | 2017 | Mount Pleasant | Camp, Rains, Smith, Titus, Upshur, Wood |
| 6 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Republican | 2025 | Tyler | Smith |
| 7 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Republican | 2017 | Longview | Gregg, Harrison, Marion |
| 8 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Republican | 2019 | Palestine | Anderson, Cherokee, Henderson, Navarro |
| 9 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican | 2013 | Lufkin | Angelina, Houston, Polk, San Augustine, Trinity, Tyler |
| 10 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Republican | 2021 | Midlothian | Ellis |
| 11 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Republican | 2025 | Nacogdoches | Nacogdoches, Newton, Panola, Rusk, Sabine, Shelby |
| 12 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Republican | 2025 | Huntsville | Brazos, Grimes, Madison, Robertson, Walker, Washington |
| 13 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Republican | 2023 | Itasca | Bosque, Falls, Freestone, Hill, Leon, Limestone, McLennan |
| 14 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Republican | 2025 | Bryan | Brazos |
| 15 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Republican | 2019 | Conroe | Montgomery |
| 16 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Republican | 2015 | Conroe | Montgomery |
| 17 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Republican | 2023 | Smithville | Bastrop, Burleson, Caldwell, Lee, Milam |
| 18 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Republican | 2025 | Silsbee | Hardin, Liberty, Montgomery, San Jacinto |
| 19 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican | 2023 | Lakeview | Blanco, Burnet, Gillespie, Kendall, Travis |
| 20 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Republican | 2017 | Georgetown | Williamson |
| 21 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Republican | 2015 | Beaumont | Jasper, Jefferson, Orange |
| 22 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Democratic | 2023 | Beaumont | Jefferson |
| 23 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Republican | 2023 | Galveston | Chambers, Galveston |
| 24 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Republican | 2013 | Friendswood | Galveston |
| 25 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Republican | 2021 | Angleton | Brazoria |
| 26 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Republican | 2025 | Richmond | Fort Bend |
| 27 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Democratic | 2011 | Missouri City | Fort Bend |
| 28 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Republican | 2020 | Richmond | Fort Bend |
| 29 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Republican | 2025 | Pearland | Brazoria |
| 30 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Republican | 2025 | Victoria | De Witt, Goliad, Jackson, Lavaca, Matagorda, Victoria |
| 31 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| RepublicanTemplate:Efn | 2003 | Rio Grande City | Brooks, Duval, Jim Hogg, Karnes, Kenedy, La Salle, Live Oak, McMullen, Starr, Wilson, Zapata |
| 32 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Republican | 2009 | Corpus Christi | Aransas, Nueces |
| 33 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Republican | 2025 | Rockwall | Collin, Rockwall |
| 34 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Republican | 2025 | Corpus Christi | Nueces |
| 35 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Democratic | 2013 | Mission | Cameron, Hidalgo |
| 36 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Democratic | 2011 | Mission | Hidalgo |
| 37 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Republican | 2023 | San Benito | Cameron, Willacy |
| 38 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Democratic | 2022 | Brownsville | Cameron |
| 39 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Democratic | 2005 | Weslaco | Hidalgo |
| 40 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Democratic | 2013 | Edinburg | Hidalgo |
| 41 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Democratic | 2012 | Mission | Hidalgo |
| 42 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Democratic | 2001 | Laredo | Webb |
| 43 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Republican | 2011 | Kingsville | Bee, Calhoun, Jim Wells, Kleberg, Refugio, San Patricio |
| 44 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Republican | 2025 | McQueeney | Gonzalez, Guadalupe |
| 45 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Democratic | 2019 | Driftwood | Hays |
| 46 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Democratic | 2019 | Austin | Travis |
| 47 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Democratic | 2019 | Austin | Travis |
| 48 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Democratic | 2006 | Austin | Travis |
| 49 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Democratic | 2017 | Austin | Travis |
| 50 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Democratic | 2018 | Austin | Travis |
| 51 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Democratic | 2023 | Austin | Travis |
| 52 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Republican | 2023 | Round Rock | Williamson |
| 53 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Republican | 2025 | Brady | Bandera, Crane, Crockett, Edwards, Kerr, Kimble, Llano, Mason, McCulloch, Medina, Menard, Pecos, Real, Schleicher, Sutton, Upton |
| 54 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Republican | 2019 | Salado | Bell |
| 55 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Republican | 2025 | Belton | Bell |
| 56 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Republican | 2024 | Waco | McLennan |
| 57 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Republican | 2023 | Hickory Creek | Denton |
| 58 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Republican | 2025 | Glen Rose | Johnson, Somervell |
| 59 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Republican | 2021 | Stephenville | Coryell, Erath, Hamilton, Hood |
| 60 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Republican | 2025 | Fort Worth | Palo Pinto, Parker, Stephens |
| 61 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Republican | 2025 | McKinney | Collin |
| 62 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Republican | 2025 | Tom Bean | Delta, Fannin, Franklin, Grayson |
| 63 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Republican | 2023 | Flower Mound | Denton |
| 64 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Republican | 2025 | Decatur | Denton, Wise |
| 65 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Republican | 2025 | Lewisville | Denton |
| 66 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Republican | 2015 | Plano | Collin |
| 67 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Republican | 2013 | Plano | Collin |
| 68 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Republican | 2021 | Jacksboro | Brown, Cooke, Eastland, Jack, Lampasas, Mills, Montague, San Saba, Shackelford, Throckmorton, Young |
| 69 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Republican | 2013 | Wichita Falls | Archer, Baylor, Clay, Cottle, Fisher, Foard, Hardeman, Haskell, King, Knox, Motley, Stonewall, Wichita, Wilbarger |
| 70 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Democratic | 2023 | Dallas | Collin |
| 71 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Republican | 2017 | Abilene | Callahan, Jones, Nolan, Taylor |
| 72 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Republican | 2007 | San Angelo | Coke, Coleman, Concho, Glasscock, Howard, Irion, Reagan, Runnels, Sterling, Tom Green |
| 73 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Republican | 2023 | Dripping Springs | Comal, Hays |
| 74 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Democratic | 2021 | Eagle Pass | Brewster, Culberson, El Paso, Hudspeth, Jeff Davis, Kinney, Maverick, Presidio, Reeves, Terrell, Val Verde |
| 75 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Democratic | 2013 | Clint | El Paso |
| 76 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Democratic | 2023 | Sugar Land | Fort Bend |
| 77 | Vincent Perez | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Democratic | 2025 | El Paso | El Paso |
| 78 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Democratic | 2013 | El Paso | El Paso |
| 79 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Democratic | 2021 | El Paso | El Paso |
| 80 | Don McLaughlin | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Republican | 2025 | Uvalde | Atacscosa, Dimmit, Frio, Uvalde, Webb, Zavala |
| 81 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Republican | 2015 | Odessa | Ector, Loving, Ward, Winkler |
| 82 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Republican | 1969 | Midland | Dawson, Martin, Midland |
| 83 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Republican | 2015 | Lubbock | Borden, Crosby, Dickens, Floyd, Garza, Kent, Lubbock, Lynn, Mitchell, Scurry, Terry |
| 84 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Republican | 2023 | Lubbock | Lubbock |
| 85 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Republican | 2023 | Pattison | Austin, Colorado, Fayette, Fort Bend, Waller, Wharton |
| 86 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Republican | 1985 | Amarillo | Armstrong, Dallam, Deaf Smith, Hartley, Oldham, Parmer, Randall |
| 87 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Republican | 2025 | Amarillo | Carson, Hansford, Hutchinson, Lipscomb, Moore, Ochilitree, Potter, Sherman |
| 88 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Republican | 2013 | Canadian | Andrews, Bailey, Briscoe, Castro, Childress, Cochran, Collingsworth, Donley, Gaines, Gray, Hale, Hall, Hansford, Hemphill, Hockley, Lamb, Roberts, Swisher, Wheeler, Yoakum |
| 89 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Republican | 2019 | Lucas | Collin |
| 90 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Democratic | 2015 | Fort Worth | Tarrant |
| 91 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Republican | 2025 | North Richland Hills | Tarrant |
| 92 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Democratic | 2023 | Euless | Tarrant |
| 93 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Republican | 2023 | Fort Worth | Tarrant |
| 94 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Republican | 2015 | Arlington | Tarrant |
| 95 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Democratic | 2013 | Fort Worth | Tarrant |
| 96 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Republican | 2021 | Mansfield | Tarrant |
| 97 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Republican | 2025 | Fort Worth | Tarrant |
| 98 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Republican | 2013 | Southlake | Tarrant |
| 99 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Republican | 2001 | Fort Worth | Tarrant |
| 100 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Democratic | 2023 | Dallas | Dallas |
| 101 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Democratic | 2013 | Grand Prairie | Tarrant |
| 102 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Democratic | 2019 | Richardson | Dallas |
| 103 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Democratic | 2005 | Dallas | Dallas |
| 104 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Democratic | 2019 | Dallas | Dallas |
| 105 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Democratic | 2019 | Irving | Dallas |
| 106 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Republican | 2019 | Frisco | Denton |
| 107 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Democratic | 2025 | Mesquite | Dallas |
| 108 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Republican | 2015 | University Park | Dallas |
| 109 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Democratic | 2025 | Dallas | Dallas |
| 110 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Democratic | 2013 | Dallas | Dallas |
| 111 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Democratic | 1993 | Dallas | Dallas |
| 112 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Republican | 2009 | Garland | Dallas |
| 113 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Democratic | 2019 | Rowlett | Dallas |
| 114 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Democratic | 2023 | Dallas | Dallas |
| 115 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Democratic | 2025 | Farmers Branch | Dallas |
| 116 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Democratic | 2019 | San Antonio | Bexar |
| 117 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Democratic | 2017 | San Antonio | Bexar |
| 118 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Republican | 2021 | San Antonio | Bexar |
| 119 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Democratic | 2021 | San Antonio | Bexar |
| 120 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Democratic | 2017 | San Antonio | Bexar |
| 121 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Republican | 2025 | San Antonio | Bexar |
| 122 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Republican | 2023 | San Antonio | Bexar |
| 123 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Democratic | 2015 | San Antonio | Bexar |
| 124 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Democratic | 2023 | San Antonio | Bexar |
| 125 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Democratic | 2019 | San Antonio | Bexar |
| 126 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Republican | 2019 | Spring | Harris |
| 127 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Republican | 2023 | Humble | Harris |
| 128 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Republican | 2017 | Deer Park | Harris |
| 129 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Republican | 2015 | Houston | Harris |
| 130 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Republican | 2017 | Cypress | Harris |
| 131 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Democratic | 2005 | Houston | Harris |
| 132 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Republican | 2021 | Katy | Harris |
| 133 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Republican | 2023 | Houston | Harris |
| 134 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Democratic | 2021 | Houston | Harris |
| 135 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Democratic | 2019 | Houston | Harris |
| 136 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Democratic | 2019 | Austin | Williamson |
| 137 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Democratic | 2013 | Houston | Harris |
| 138 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Republican | 2021 | Houston | Harris |
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| 141 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Democratic | 1973 | Houston | Harris |
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| 150 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Republican | 2017 | Spring | Harris |
Notable past members
- Eligio (Kika) De La Garza, II, first Mexican-American to represent his region in the US House and the second Mexican-American from Texas to be elected to Congress (1965–1997).[5]
- Ray Barnhart, Federal Highway Administrator (1981–1987)
- Anita Lee Blair, first blind woman elected to a state legislature
- Jack Brooks, U.S. Representative (1953–1995)
- Dolph Briscoe, Governor of Texas (1973–1979)
- Frank Kell Cahoon, Midland County oilman and representative from 1965 to 1969; only Republican member in 1965 legislative session
- Joaquin Castro, U.S. Representative (2013–present)
- Jasmine Crockett, U.S. Representative (2023–present)
- Henry Cuellar, U.S. Representative (2005–present)
- Tom DeLay, U.S. Representative (1985–2006) and House Majority Leader (2003–2005)
- Jake Ellzey, U.S. Representative (2022–present)
- Pat Fallon, U.S. Representative (2021–present)
- John Nance Garner, U.S. Representative (1903–1933), Speaker of the House (1931–1933), and Vice President of the United States (1933–1941)
- Craig Goldman, U.S. Representative (2025-present)
- Lance Gooden, U.S. Representative (2019–present)
- Sarah T. Hughes, United States district court judge
- Suzanna Hupp, House of Representatives (1997–2007), survived the Luby's shooting, went on to champion individual gun ownership and carry rights.
- Kay Bailey Hutchison, U.S. Senator (1993–2013)
- Ray Hutchinson, husband of Kay Bailey Hutchison
- Eddie Bernice Johnson, first Black woman ever elected to public office from Dallas, first woman in Texas history to lead a major Texas House committee (the Labor Committee), and the first registered nurse elected to Congress.
- Julie Johnson, U.S. Representative (2025-present)
- Samuel Ealy Johnson, Jr., father of President Lyndon B. Johnson (1963–1969)
- Mickey Leland, U.S. Representative (1979–1989), died in a plane crash.
- Charles Henry Nimitz (1826–1911) Born in Bremen. In 1852, built the Nimitz Hotel in Fredericksburg, which now houses the National Museum of the Pacific War. Grandfather of United States Fleet Admiral Chester Nimitz. Elected to the Texas Legislature 1890.
- Rick Perry, longest serving Governor of Texas, (2000–2015) and former U.S. Secretary of Energy (2017–2019).
- Colonel Alfred P.C. Petsch (1925–1941) Lawyer, legislator, civic leader, and philanthropist. Veteran of both World War I and World War II.
- Sam Rayburn, U.S. Representative (1913–1961) and longest served Speaker of the House (1940–1947, 1949–1953, 1955–1961)
- Coke R. Stevenson, Governor of Texas (1941–1947)
- Marc Veasey, U.S. Representative (2013–present)
- Randy Weber, U.S. Representative (2013–present)
- Sarah Weddington, attorney for "Jane Roe" for the 1973 Roe v. Wade case in the U.S. Supreme Court
- Ferdinand C. Weinert, coauthored bill to establish the Pasteur Institute of Texas, authored resolution for humane treatment of state convicts, coauthored the indeterminate sentence and parole law. Also served as Texas Secretary of State
- Charlie Wilson, U.S. Representative (1973–1996), subject of the book and film Charlie Wilson's War
Officials
Speaker of the House
The Speaker of the House of Representatives has duties as a presiding officer as well as administrative duties. As a presiding officer, the Speaker must enforce, apply, and interpret the rules of the House, call House members to order, lay business in order before the House and receive propositions made by members, refer proposed legislation to a committee, preserve order and decorum, recognize people in the gallery, state and hold votes on questions, vote as a member of the House, decide on all questions to order, appoint the Speaker Pro Tempore and Temporary Chair, adjourn the House in the event of an emergency, postpone reconvening in the event of an emergency, and sign all bills, joint resolutions, and concurrent resolutions. The administrative duties of the Speaker include having control over the Hall of the House, appointing chair, vice-chair, and members to each standing committee, appointing all conference committees, and directing committees to make interim studies.[6]
Chief Clerk
The Chief Clerk is the head of the Chief Clerk's Office which maintains a record of all authors who sign legislation, maintains and distributes membership information to current house members, and forwards copies of legislation to house committee chairs.[7] The Chief Clerk is the primary custodian of all legal documents within House. Additional duties include keeping a record of all progress on a document, attesting all warrants, writs, and subpoenas, receiving and filing all documents received by the house, and maintaining the electronic information and calendar for documents. When there is a considerable update of the electronic source website, the Chief Clerk is also responsible for noticing House members via email.[6]
Committee structure
The committee structure below is valid for the 88th Legislature (numbers in parentheses are the number of committee members; under House rules 1/2 of each committee's membership is determined by seniority and the remaining 1/2 by the Speaker of the House, excluding Procedural CommitteesTemplate:NoteTag the membership of which are wholly chosen by the Speaker).[8]
- Agriculture and Livestock (9)
- AppropriationsTemplate:NoteTag (27)
- Subcommittee on Articles I, IV & V
- Subcommittee on Article II
- Subcommittee on Article III
- Subcommittee on Articles VI, VII & VIII
- Subcommittee on Strategic Fiscal Review
- Business & Industry (9)
- Calendars (11)
- Community Safety (select)
- Corrections (9)
- County Affairs (9)
- Criminal Jurisprudence (9)
- Culture, Recreation & Tourism (9)
- Defense & Veterans' Affairs (9)
- Elections (9)
- Energy Resources (11)
- Environmental Regulation (9)
- General Investigating (5)
- Health Care Reform (select)
- Higher Education (11)
- Homeland Security & Public Safety (9)
- House Administration (11)
- Human Services (9)
- Insurance (9)
- International Relations & Economic Development (9)
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- Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence (9)
- Juvenile Justice & Family Issues (9)
- Land & Resource Management (9)
- Licensing & Administrative Procedures (11)
- Local & Consent Calendars (11)
- Natural Resources (11)
- Pensions, Investments & Financial Services (9)
- Public Education (13)
- Public Health (11)
- Redistricting (15)
- Resolutions Calendars (11)
- State Affairs (13)
- Transportation (13)
- Urban Affairs (9)
- Ways & Means (11)
- Youth Health & Safety (select)
In addition to these committees, there are also six joint committees composed of members of both the State House and Senate:
- Criminal Justice Legislative Oversight
- Legislative Audit Committee[10]Template:NoteTag
- Legislative Budget Board[11]Template:NoteTag
- Legislative Reference Library Board[12]Template:NoteTag
- Sunset Advisory Commission
- Texas Legislative Council[13]Template:NoteTag
Past composition
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See also
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External links
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