The 80th Texas Legislature met in regular session beginning 9 January 2007. All members of the House of Representatives and 16 members of the Senate were up for election on 7 November 2006 in the general election.
The 80th Texas Legislature convened in Regular Session on 9 January 2007. The Legislature adjourned on 28 May 2007.
At the beginning of the regular session, the Republican Party held an 80–69 advantage with one vacancy that was filled by the GOP, creating an 81–69 Republican majority (reflected above). After the Regular Session, one Representative left the GOP and joined the Democratic Party and another Republican resigned and was replaced by a Democrat in a special election, making the tally 79–71. In February, one Democrat resigned, whose vacancy was filled by another Democrat, restoring the 79–71 tally before a GOP member of the House died, bringing the final composition to 78–71 with one vacancy.
^ : The incumbent, Republican Glenda Dawson, died before the election but after she could be replaced on the ballot. She won the November election, and was replaced by Mike O'Day (R-Pearland), elected on January 16, 2007, in a special election run-off. [4] He was sworn into office on January 25, 2007.
^ : State Rep. Kirk England of Grand Prairie served as a Republican during the regular session, but joined the Democratic Party on September 19, 2007. [6]
^ : State Rep. Anna Mowrey, a Republican, resigned and was replaced in a special election by Dan Barrett, a Democrat elected on December 18, 2007 [7]
^ : State Rep. Robert Puente (D-San Antonio) resigned on February 1, 2008. [8]
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The 80th Texas Legislature met in regular session beginning 9 January 2007 All members of the House of Representatives and 16 members of the Senate were up for election on 7 November 2006 in the general election The 80th Texas Legislature convened in Regular Session on 9 January 2007 The Legislature adjourned on 28 May 2007 Contents 1 Party summary 1 1 Senate 1 2 House of Representatives 2 Officers 2 1 Senate 2 2 House of Representatives 3 Members 3 1 Senate 3 2 House of Representatives 4 2008 Elections 4 1 Incumbents retiring or seeking other offices 4 2 Incumbents defeated in primary 5 External linksParty summary editSenate edit Affiliation Members Note Republican Party 20 Democratic Party 11 Total 31 House of Representatives edit Affiliation Members Note Republican Party 81 Democratic Party 69 Total 150 At the beginning of the regular session the Republican Party held an 80 69 advantage with one vacancy that was filled by the GOP creating an 81 69 Republican majority reflected above After the Regular Session one Representative left the GOP and joined the Democratic Party and another Republican resigned and was replaced by a Democrat in a special election making the tally 79 71 In February one Democrat resigned whose vacancy was filled by another Democrat restoring the 79 71 tally before a GOP member of the House died bringing the final composition to 78 71 with one vacancy Officers editSenate edit Lieutenant Governor David Dewhurst Republican President Pro Tempore Regular Session Mario Gallegos Democrat Ad Interim John Carona Republican House of Representatives edit Speaker of the House Tom Craddick RepublicanMembers editSenate edit nbsp Senate composition during 80th Legislature Senator Party District Home Town Took Office Kevin Eltife Republican 1 Tyler 2004 Bob Deuell Republican 2 Greenville 2003 Robert Nichols Republican 3 Jacksonville 2007 Tommy Williams Republican 4 The Woodlands 2003 Steve Ogden Republican 5 Bryan 1997 Mario Gallegos Jr Democratic 6 Houston 1995 Dan Patrick Republican 7 Houston 2007 Florence Shapiro Republican 8 Plano 1993 Chris Harris Republican 9 Arlington 1991 Kim Brimer Republican 10 Fort Worth 2003 Mike Jackson Republican 11 La Porte 1999 Jane Nelson Republican 12 Lewisville 1993 Rodney Ellis Democratic 13 Houston 1990 Kirk Watson Democratic 14 Austin 2007 John Whitmire Democratic 15 Houston 1983 John Carona Republican 16 Dallas 1996 Kyle Janek Republican 17 Houston 2002 Glenn Hegar Republican 18 Katy 2007 Carlos I Uresti Democratic 19 San Antonio 2006 Juan Chuy Hinojosa Democratic 20 Mission 2002 Judith Zaffirini Democratic 21 Laredo 1987 Kip Averitt Republican 22 Waco 2002 Royce West Democratic 23 Dallas 1993 Troy Fraser Republican 24 Horseshoe Bay 1997 Jeff Wentworth Republican 25 San Antonio 1993 Leticia R Van de Putte Democratic 26 San Antonio 1999 Eddie Lucio Jr Democratic 27 Brownsville 1991 Robert L Duncan Republican 28 Lubbock 1997 Eliot Shapleigh Democratic 29 El Paso 1997 Craig Estes Republican 30 Wichita Falls 2001 Kel Seliger Republican 31 Amarillo 2004 House of Representatives edit nbsp House composition during 80th Legislature Representative Party Home Town City District County Stephen Frost D New Boston 1 Bowie Cass Marion Morris Dan Flynn R Canton 2 Rains Hunt Van Zandt Mark Homer D Paris 3 Lamar Hopkins Delta Franklin Titus Red River Betty Brown R Athens 4 Henderson Kaufman Bryan Hughes R Marshall 5 Camp Upshur Wood Harrison Leo Berman R Tyler 6 Smith Tommy Merritt R Longview 7 Smith Gregg Byron Cook R Corsicana 8 Anderson Freestone Limestone Navarro Wayne Christian R Center 9 Shelby Nacogdoches San Augustine Sabine Jasper Jim Pitts R Waxahachie 10 Ellis Hill Chuck Hopson D Jacksonville 11 Panola Rusk Cherokee Houston Jim McReynolds D Lufkin 12 Angelina San Jacinto Trinity Tyler Lois Kolkhorst R Brenham 13 Austin Grimes Walker Washington Fred Brown R Bryan 14 Brazos Rob Eissler R The Woodlands 15 Montgomery Brandon Creighton R Conroe 16 Montgomery Robert Robby Cook D Eagle Lake 17 Bastrop Brazos Burleson Colorado Fayette Lee John Otto R Dayton 18 Montgomery Liberty Polk Mike Tuffy Hamilton R Mauriceville 19 Hardin Newton Orange Dan Gattis R Georgetown 20 Milam Williamson Allan Ritter D Nederland 21 Jefferson Joe D Deshotel D Port Arthur 22 Jefferson Orange Craig Eiland D Galveston 23 Chambers Galveston Larry Taylor R League City 24 Galveston Dennis Bonnen R Angleton 25 Brazoria Charlie F Howard R Sugar Land 26 Fort Bend Dora Olivo D Missouri City 27 Fort Bend John Zerwas R Katy 28 Wharton Fort Bend Waller Mike O Day 1 R Pearland 29 Brazoria Matagorda Geanie Morrison R Victoria 30 Refugio Victoria Jackson DeWitt Lavaca Ryan Guillen D Rio Grande 31 Duval Starr Webb Zapata Juan M Garcia D Portland 32 Calhoun Aransas San Patricio Nueces Solomon Ortiz Jr D Corpus Christi 33 Nueces Abel Herrero D Corpus Christi 34 Nueces Yvonne Gonzalez Toureilles D Beeville 35 Atascosa Karnes McMullen Live Oak Bee Jim Wells Goliad Ismael Kino Flores D Mission 36 Hidalgo Rene O Oliveira D Brownsville 37 Cameron Eddie Lucio III D San Benito 38 Cameron Armando Martinez D Weslaco 39 Hidalgo Aaron Pena D Edinburg 40 Hidalgo Veronica Gonzales D McAllen 41 Hidalgo Richard Pena Raymond D Laredo 42 Webb Juan Manuel Escobar D Kingsville 43 Jim Hogg Brooks Kleberg Kenedy Willacy Cameron Edmund Kuempel R Seguin 44 Wilson Guadalupe Gonzales Patrick Rose D Austin 45 Blanco Hays Caldwell Dawnna Dukes D Austin 46 Travis Valinda Bolton D Austin 47 Travis Donna Howard D Austin 48 Travis Elliott Naishtat D Austin 49 Travis Mark Strama D Austin 50 Travis Eddie Rodriguez D Austin 51 Travis Mike Krusee R Austin 52 Travis Harvey Hilderbran R Kerrville 53 Crockett Sutton Schleicher Real Kerr Kimble Menard Mason Llano San Saba McCulloch Concho Coleman Runnels Callahan Jimmie Don Aycock R Lampasas 54 Lampasas Burnet Bell Dianne White Delisi R Temple 55 Bell Charles Doc Anderson R Waco 56 McLennan Jim Dunnam D Waco 57 McLennan Falls Leon Madison Robertson Rob Orr R Burleson 58 Bosque Johnson Sid Miller R Stephenville 59 Erath Comanche Mills Hamilton Coryell Somervell Jim Keffer R Eastland 60 Brown Eastland Shackelford Stephens Palo Pinto Hood Phil King R Weatherford 61 Parker Wise Larry Phillips R Sherman 62 Fannin Grayson Tan Parker R Flower Mound 63 Denton Myra Crownover R Lake Dallas 64 Denton Burt Solomons R Carrollton 65 Denton Brian McCall R Plano 66 Collin Jerry Madden R Plano 67 Collin Rick Hardcastle R Vernon 68 Motley Dickens Cottle King Hardeman Foard Knox Haskell Wilbarger Baylor Throckmorton Young Jack Clay Montague Cooke David Farabee D Wichita Falls 69 Wichita Archer Ken Paxton R McKinney 70 Collin Susan King R Abilene 71 Nolan Taylor Drew Darby R San Angelo 72 Coke Mitchell Scurry Tom Green Nathan Macias R Spring Branch 73 Gillespie Kendall Comal Bandera Pete Gallego D Alpine 74 Uvalde Edwards Val Verde Terrell Pecos Brewster Presidio Jeff Davis Ward Reeves Loving Culberson Hudspeth Chente Quintanilla D El Paso 75 El Paso Norma Chavez D El Paso 76 El Paso Paul Moreno D El Paso 77 El Paso Pat Haggerty R El Paso 78 El Paso Joe Pickett D El Paso 79 El Paso Tracy O King D Eagle Pass 80 Kinney Maverick Zavala Dimmit La Salle Frio Medina Vacant 81 Andrews Winkler Ector Tom Craddick R Midland 82 Crane Upton Midland Martin Dawson Delwin Jones R Lubbock 83 Lubbock Hockley Cochran Yoakum Gaines Carl H Isett R Lubbock 84 Lubbock Joseph P Heflin D Crosbyton 85 Reagan Irion Sterling Glasscock Howard Borden Terry Lynn Garza Crosby Kent Stonewall Fisher Jones Hale Floyd John T Smithee R Amarillo 86 Dallam Hartley Oldham Deaf Smith Randall David Swinford R Amarillo 87 Sherman Moore Carson Potter Warren Chisum R Pampa 88 Parmer Bailey Lamb Castro Swisher Armstrong Briscoe Hall Donley Collingsworth Childress Gray Wheeler Hutchison Roberts Hemphill Lipscomb Ochiltree Hansford Jodie Anne Laubenberg R Rockwall 89 Rockwall Collin Lon Burnam D Fort Worth 90 Tarrant Kelly Hancock R Fort Worth 91 Tarrant Todd Smith R Bedford 92 Tarrant Paula Pierson D Arlington 93 Tarrant Diane Patrick R Arlington 94 Tarrant Marc Veasey D Fort Worth 95 Tarrant Bill Zedler R Arlington 96 Tarrant Dan Barrett 2 D Fort Worth 97 Tarrant Vicki Truitt R Southlake 98 Tarrant Charlie Geren R River Oaks 99 Tarrant Terri Hodge D Dallas 100 Dallas Thomas Latham R Mesquite 101 Dallas Tony Goolsby R Dallas 102 Dallas Rafael Anchia D Dallas 103 Dallas Roberto R Alonzo D Dallas 104 Dallas Linda Harper Brown R Irving 105 Dallas Kirk England 3 D Grand Prairie 106 Dallas Allen Vaught D Dallas 107 Dallas Dan Branch R Dallas 108 Dallas Helen Giddings D De Soto 109 Dallas Barbara Mallory Caraway D Dallas 110 Dallas Yvonne Davis D Dallas 111 Dallas Fred Hill R Richardson 112 Dallas Joe Driver R Garland 113 Dallas Will Ford Hartnett R Dallas 114 Dallas Jim Jackson R Carrollton 115 Dallas Trey Martinez Fischer D San Antonio 116 Bexar David McQuade Leibowitz D San Antonio 117 Bexar Joe Farias D San Antonio 118 Bexar Roland Gutierrez D San Antonio 119 Bexar Ruth McClendon D San Antonio 120 Bexar Joe Straus R San Antonio 121 Bexar Frank Corte Jr R San Antonio 122 Bexar Mike Villarreal D San Antonio 123 Bexar Jose Menendez D San Antonio 124 Bexar Joaquin Castro D San Antonio 125 Bexar Patricia Harless R Spring 126 Harris Joe Crabb R Kingwood 127 Harris Wayne Smith R Baytown 128 Harris John E Davis R Houston 129 Harris Corbin Van Arsdale R Houston 130 Harris Alma Allen D Houston 131 Harris William Bill Callegari R Houston 132 Harris Jim Murphy R Houston 133 Harris Ellen Cohen D Houston 134 Harris Gary Elkins R Houston 135 Harris Beverly Woolley R Houston 136 Harris Scott Hochberg D Houston 137 Harris Dwayne Bohac R Houston 138 Harris Sylvester Turner D Houston 139 Harris Kevin Bailey D Houston 140 Harris Senfronia Thompson D Houston 141 Harris Harold Dutton Jr D Houston 142 Harris Ana Hernandez D Houston 143 Harris Robert Talton R Pasadena 144 Harris Rick Noriega D Houston 145 Harris Borris Miles D Houston 146 Harris Garnet Coleman D Houston 147 Harris Jessica Farrar D Houston 148 Harris Hubert Vo D Houston 149 Harris Debbie Riddle R Houston 150 Harris The incumbent Republican Glenda Dawson died before the election but after she could be replaced on the ballot She won the November election and was replaced by Mike O Day R Pearland elected on January 16 2007 in a special election run off 4 He was sworn into office on January 25 2007 5 State Rep Kirk England of Grand Prairie served as a Republican during the regular session but joined the Democratic Party on September 19 2007 6 State Rep Anna Mowrey a Republican resigned and was replaced in a special election by Dan Barrett a Democrat elected on December 18 2007 7 State Rep Robert Puente D San Antonio resigned on February 1 2008 8 2008 Elections editIncumbents retiring or seeking other offices edit Rep Robert Cook D Eagle Lake Rep Mike O Day R Pearland Rep Mike Krusee R Austin Rep Dianne White Delisi R Temple Rep Rick Noriega D Houston ran for U S Senate Incumbents defeated in primary edit Rep Paul Moreno D El Paso Rep Juan Manuel Escobar D Kingsville Rep Corbin Van Arsdale R Houston Rep Kevin Bailey D Houston Rep Borris Miles D Houston External links editTexas Legislature Online Texas Senate Texas House of Representatives Election Results from the Office of the Secretary of State Legislative Reference Library Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 80th Texas Legislature amp oldid 1194766493, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,