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. As of the 2010 United States census, each member represents about 167,637 people. There are no term limits. The House meets at the State Capitol in Austin.
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.
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).[9]
Ray Barnhart, Federal Highway Administrator (1981–1987)
Anita Lee Blair, first blind woman elected to a state legislature
Jack Brooks, U.S. House of Representatives (1953–1995)
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.
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
Charles Wilson, U.S. House of Representatives (1973–1996), subject of the book and filmCharlie 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.[10]
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.[11] 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.[10]
^Elected as a Democrat but switched parties on November 15, 2021
^The biennial appropriations bill is divided into eight Articles: General Government (I), Health and Human Services (II), Agencies of Education (III), The Judiciary (IV), Public Safety and Criminal Justice (V), Natural Resources (VI), Business and Economic Development (VII), and Regulatory (VIII). See http://gov.texas.gov/budget for an example of a budget showing the Articles.
References
^Republican Drew Springer (District 68) resigned intersession on December 19, 2020 after being elected in a special election to the Texas Senate.
^Hispanic Americans in Congress, 1822-2012. U.S. Government Printing Office. 2013. p. 422. ISBN978-0160920684.
^ ab(PDF). Texas House of Representatives. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 24, 2011. Retrieved March 1, 2016.
^. Guide to Texas Legislative Information. Archived from the original on February 15, 2015. Retrieved March 1, 2016.
External links
Official website
District map - Texas Department of Transportation
January 20, 2023
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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 As of the 2010 United States census each member represents about 167 637 people There are no term limits The House meets at the State Capitol in Austin Texas House of RepresentativesEighty seventh Texas LegislatureTypeTypeLower house of the Texas State LegislatureTerm limitsNoneHistoryNew session startedJanuary 10 2023LeadershipSpeakerDade Phelan R since January 12 2021Speaker pro temporeVacant since July 15 2021Majority LeaderJim Murphy R since January 12 2021Minority LeaderTrey Martinez Fischer D since January 10 2023StructureSeats150Political groups Republican 86 Democratic 64 Length of term2 yearsAuthorityArticle 3 Texas ConstitutionSalary 7 200 year per diemElectionsVoting systemFirst past the postLast electionNovember 8 2022 150 seats Next electionNovember 5 2024 150 seats RedistrictingLegislative controlMeeting placeHouse of Representatives ChamberTexas State CapitolAustin TexasWebsiteTexas House of Representatives Contents 1 Leadership 2 Composition 3 List of current representatives 3 1 Notable past members 4 Officials 4 1 Speaker of the House 4 2 Chief Clerk 5 Committees 6 Past composition 7 See also 8 Notes 9 References 10 External linksLeadership EditPosition Name Party Residence DistrictSpeaker of the House Dade Phelan Republican Beaumont 21Speaker Pro Tempore VacantRepublican Caucus Chair Jim Murphy Republican Fort Worth 91Democratic Caucus Chair Chris Turner Democratic Grand Prairie 101The 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 EditAffiliation Party Shading indicates majority caucus TotalRepublican Democrat Ind VacantEnd 2010 75 73 0 148 2Begin 2011 101 49 0 150 0End 2012 48 149 1Begin 2013 95 55 0 150 0End 2014Begin 2015 98 52 0 150 0End 2016 99 50 1Begin 2017 95 55 0 150 0End 2018 94 562019 2020 83 67 0 150 0Begin 2021 1 82 67 0 149 1March 6 2021 2 83 150 0July 30 2021 3 82 149 1August 19 2021 4 66 148 2October 12 2021 5 83 149 1November 3 2021 6 84 150 0November 15 2021 7 85 65January 31 2022 8 64 149 1Begin 2023 86 64 0 150 0Latest voting share 57 43 Current House districts and party affiliation Republican Party Democratic PartyList of current representatives EditDistrict Representative Party Since Residence Counties represented1 Gary VanDeaver Republican 2015 New Boston Bowie Franklin Lamar Red River2 Bryan Slaton Republican 2021 Royse City Hopkins Hunt Van Zandt3 Cecil Bell Jr Republican 2013 Magnolia Montgomery Waller4 Keith Bell Republican 2019 Forney Henderson Kaufman5 Cole Hefner Republican 2017 Mount Pleasant Camp Morris Rains Smith Titus Wood6 Matt Schaefer Republican 2013 Arp Smith7 Jay Dean Republican 2017 Longview Gregg Harrison8 Cody Harris Republican 2019 Palestine Anderson Freestone Hill Navarro9 Trent Ashby Republican 2022 Lufkin Cass Harrison Marion Panola Sabine Shelby10 Brian Harrison Republican 2021 Midlothian Ellis Henderson11 Travis Clardy Republican 2013 Nacogdoches Cherokee Nacogdoches Rusk12 Kyle Kacal Republican 2013 College Station Brazos Falls Limestone McLennan Robertson13 Ben Leman Republican 2018 Iola Austin Burleson Colorado Fayette Grimes Lavaca Washington14 John N Raney Republican 2011 Bryan Brazos15 Steve Toth Republican 2019 Conroe Montgomery16 Will Metcalf Republican 2015 Montgomery Montgomery17 John Cyrier Republican 2015 Lockhart Bastrop Caldwell Gonzales Karnes Lee18 Ernest Bailes Republican 2017 Shepherd Liberty San Jacinto Walker19 Ellen Troxclair Republican 2022 Austin Hillister Hardin Jasper Newton Polk Tyler20 Terry Wilson Republican 2017 Georgetown Burnet Milam Williamson21 Dade Phelan Republican 2015 Beaumont Jefferson Orange22 Joe Deshotel Democratic 1999 Beaumont Jefferson23 Mayes Middleton Republican 2019 Galveston Chambers Galveston24 Greg Bonnen Republican 2013 Friendswood Galveston25 Cody Vasut Republican 2021 Angleton Brazoria Matagorda26 Jacey Jetton Republican 2021 Richmond Fort Bend27 Ron Reynolds Democratic 2011 Missouri City Fort Bend28 Gary Gates Republican 2020 Richmond Fort Bend29 Ed Thompson Republican 2013 Pearland Brazoria30 Geanie Morrison Republican 1999 Victoria Aransas Calhoun DeWitt Goliad Refugio Victoria31 Ryan Guillen Republican a 2003 Rio Grande City Atascosa Brooks Duval Jim Hogg Kenedy La Salle Live Oak McMullen Starr Willacy32 Todd Ames Hunter Republican 2009 Corpus Christi Nueces33 Justin Holland Republican 2017 Heath Collin Rockwall34 Abel Herrero Democratic 2013 Robstown Nueces35 Oscar Longoria Democratic 2013 La Joya Cameron Hidalgo36 Sergio Munoz Democratic 2011 Palmview Hidalgo37 Alex Dominguez Democratic 2019 Brownsville Cameron38 Erin Gamez Democratic 2022 Brownsville Cameron39 Armando Martinez Democratic 2005 Weslaco Hidalgo40 Terry Canales Democratic 2013 Edinburg Hidalgo41 Robert Guerra Democratic 2012 Mission Hidalgo42 Richard Raymond Democratic 2001 Laredo Webb43 J M Lozano Republican 2011 Kingsville Bee Jim Wells Kleberg San Patricio44 John Kuempel Republican 2011 Seguin Guadalupe Wilson45 Erin Zwiener Democratic 2019 Driftwood Blanco Hays46 Sheryl Cole Democratic 2019 Austin Travis47 Vikki Goodwin Democratic 2019 Austin Travis48 Donna Howard Democratic 2006 Austin Travis49 Gina Hinojosa Democratic 2017 Austin Travis50 Celia Israel Democratic 2014 Austin Travis51 Eddie Rodriguez Democratic 2003 Austin Travis52 James Talarico Democratic 2018 Round Rock Williamson53 Andrew Murr Republican 2015 Junction Bandera Crockett Edwards Kerr Kimble Llano Mason Medina Menard Real Schleicher Sutton54 Brad Buckley Republican 2019 Salado Bell Lampasas55 Hugh Shine Republican 2017 Temple Bell56 Charles Anderson Republican 2005 Lorena McLennan57 Trent Ashby Republican 2013 Lufkin Angelina Houston Leon Madison San Augustine Trinity58 DeWayne Burns Republican 2015 Cleburne Bosque Johnson59 Shelby Slawson Republican 2021 Stephenville Comanche Coryell Erath Hamilton McCulloch Mills San Saba Somervell60 Glenn Rogers Republican 2021 Graford Brown Callahan Coleman Eastland Hood Palo Pinto Shackelford Stephens61 Phil King Republican 1999 Weatherford Parker Wise62 Reggie Smith Republican 2018 Van Alstyne Delta Fannin Grayson63 Tan Parker Republican 2007 Flower Mound Denton64 Lynn Stucky Republican 2017 Sanger Denton65 Michelle Beckley Democratic 2019 Carrollton Denton66 Matt Shaheen Republican 2015 Plano Collin67 Jeff Leach Republican 2013 Allen Collin68 David Spiller Republican 2021 Jacksboro Childress Collingsworth Cooke Cottle Crosby Dickens Fisher Floyd Garza Hall Hardeman Haskell Jack Kent King Montague Motley Stonewall Throckmorton Wheeler Wilbarger Young69 James Frank Republican 2013 Wichita Falls Archer Baylor Clay Foard Knox Wichita70 Scott Sanford Republican 2013 McKinney Collin71 Stan Lambert Republican 2017 Abilene Jones Nolan Taylor72 Drew Darby Republican 2007 San Angelo Coke Concho Glasscock Howard Irion Reagan Runnels Sterling Tom Green73 Kyle Biedermann Republican 2017 Fredericksburg Comal Gillespie Kendall74 Eddie Morales Democratic 2021 Eagle Pass Brewster Culberson Hudspeth Jeff Davis Kinney Loving Maverick Pecos Presidio Reeves Terrell Val Verde75 Mary Gonzalez Democratic 2013 Clint El Paso76 Claudia Ordaz Perez Democratic 2021 El Paso El Paso77 Evelina Ortega Democratic 2017 El Paso El Paso78 Joe Moody Democratic 2013 El Paso El Paso79 Art Fierro Democratic 2019 El Paso El Paso80 Tracy King Democratic 2005 Uvalde Dimmit Frio Uvalde Webb Zapata Zavala81 Brooks Landgraf Republican 2015 Odessa Andrews Ector Ward Winkler82 Tom Craddick Republican 1969 Midland Crane Dawson Martin Midland Upton83 Dustin Burrows Republican 2015 Lubbock Borden Gaines Lubbock Lynn Mitchell Scurry Terry84 John Frullo Republican 2011 Lubbock Lubbock85 Phil Stephenson Republican 2013 Wharton Fort Bend Jackson Wharton86 John T Smithee Republican 1985 Amarillo Dallam Deaf Smith Hartley Oldham Parmer Randall87 Four Price Republican 2011 Amarillo Carson Hutchinson Moore Potter Sherman88 Ken King Republican 2013 Canadian Armstrong Bailey Briscoe Castro Cochran Donley Gray Hale Hansford Hemphill Hockley Lamb Lipscomb Ochiltree Roberts Swisher Yoakum89 Candy Noble Republican 2019 Lucas Collin90 Ramon Romero Jr Democratic 2015 Fort Worth Tarrant91 Stephanie Klick Republican 2013 Fort Worth Tarrant92 Jeff Cason Republican 2021 Bedford Tarrant93 Matt Krause Republican 2013 Haslet Tarrant94 Tony Tinderholt Republican 2015 Arlington Tarrant95 Nicole Collier Democratic 2013 Fort Worth Tarrant96 David Cook Republican 2021 Mansfield Tarrant97 Craig Goldman Republican 2013 Fort Worth Tarrant98 Giovanni Capriglione Republican 2013 Southlake Tarrant99 Charlie Geren Republican 2001 Fort Worth Tarrant100 Jasmine Crockett Democratic 2021 Dallas Dallas101 Chris Turner Democratic 2013 Grand Prairie Tarrant102 Ana Maria Ramos Democratic 2019 Richardson Dallas103 Rafael Anchia Democratic 2005 Dallas Dallas104 Jessica Gonzalez Democratic 2019 Dallas Dallas105 Terry Meza Democratic 2019 Irving Dallas106 Jared Patterson Republican 2019 Frisco Denton107 Victoria Neave Democratic 2017 Mesquite Dallas108 Morgan Meyer Republican 2015 Dallas Dallas109 Carl Sherman Democratic 2019 DeSoto Dallas110 Toni Rose Democratic 2013 Dallas Dallas111 Yvonne Davis Democratic 1993 DeSoto Dallas112 Angie Chen Button Republican 2009 Garland Dallas113 Rhetta Bowers Democratic 2019 Rowlett Dallas114 John Turner Democratic 2019 Dallas Dallas115 Julie Johnson Democratic 2019 Farmers Branch Dallas116 Trey Martinez Fischer Democratic 2019 San Antonio Bexar117 Philip Cortez Democratic 2017 San Antonio Bexar118 John Lujan Republican 2021 San Antonio Bexar119 Elizabeth Campos Democratic 2021 San Antonio Bexar120 Barbara Gervin Hawkins Democratic 2017 San Antonio Bexar121 Steve Allison Republican 2019 San Antonio Bexar122 Lyle Larson Republican 2011 San Antonio Bexar123 Diego Bernal Democratic 2015 San Antonio Bexar124 Ina Minjarez Democratic 2015 San Antonio Bexar125 Ray Lopez Democratic 2019 San Antonio Bexar126 Sam Harless Republican 2019 Spring Harris127 Dan Huberty Republican 2011 Humble Harris128 Briscoe Cain Republican 2017 Deer Park Harris129 Dennis Paul Republican 2015 Houston Harris130 Tom Oliverson Republican 2017 Cypress Harris131 Alma Allen Democratic 2005 Houston Harris132 Mike Schofield Republican 2021 Katy Harris133 Jim Murphy Republican 2011 Houston Harris134 Ann Johnson Democratic 2021 Houston Harris135 Jon Rosenthal Democratic 2019 Houston Harris136 John Bucy III Democratic 2019 Austin Williamson137 Gene Wu Democratic 2013 Houston Harris138 Lacey Hull Republican 2021 Houston Harris139 Jarvis Johnson Democratic 2016 Houston Harris140 Armando Walle Democratic 2009 Houston Harris141 Senfronia Thompson Democratic 1973 Houston Harris142 Harold Dutton Jr Democratic 1985 Houston Harris143 Ana Hernandez Democratic 2005 Houston Harris144 Mary Ann Perez Democratic 2017 Houston Harris145 Christina Morales Democratic 2019 Houston Harris146 Shawn Thierry Democratic 2017 Houston Harris147 Jolanda Jones Democratic 2022 Houston Harris148 Penny Morales Shaw Democratic 2021 Houston Harris149 Hubert Vo Democratic 2005 Houston Harris150 Valoree Swanson Republican 2017 Spring HarrisNotable past members Edit 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 9 Ray Barnhart Federal Highway Administrator 1981 1987 Anita Lee Blair first blind woman elected to a state legislature Jack Brooks U S House of Representatives 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 Carter Casteel state House member 2003 2007 former school board member and county judge in Comal County lawyer in New Braunfels Joaquin Castro U S Representative 2013 present Tom DeLay U S Representative 1985 2006 and House Majority Leader 2003 2005 John Nance Garner U S Representative 1903 1933 Speaker of the House 1931 1933 and Vice President of the United States 1933 1941 O H Ike Harris Dallas County representative from 1963 to 1965 state senator 1967 1995 Sarah T Hughes United States district court judge Robert Dean Hunter former executive vice president of the Independent Colleges and Universities of Texas 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 Hutchison 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 Samuel Ealy Johnson Jr father of President Lyndon B Johnson 1963 1969 Dan Kubiak representative from Rockdale known for his support of public education Mickey Leland U S House of Representatives 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 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 Charles Wilson U S House of Representatives 1973 1996 subject of the book and film Charlie Wilson s WarOfficials EditSpeaker of the House Edit 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 10 Chief Clerk Edit 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 11 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 10 Committees EditAgriculture and Livestock Appropriations note 1 Subcommittee on Articles I IV amp V Subcommittee on Article II Subcommittee on Article III Subcommittee on Articles VI VII amp VIII Subcommittee on Infrastructure Resiliency amp Invest Business amp Industry Calendars Corrections County Affairs Criminal Jurisprudence Culture Recreation amp Tourism Defense amp Veterans Affairs Elections Energy Resources Environmental Regulation General Investigating Higher Education Homeland Security amp Public Safety House Administration Human Services Insurance International Relations amp Economic Development Judiciary amp Civil Jurisprudence Juvenile Justice amp Family Issues Land amp Resource Management Licensing amp Administrative Procedures Local amp Consent Calendars Natural Resources Pensions Investments amp Financial Services Public Education Public Health Redistricting Resolutions Calendar State Affairs Transportation Urban Affairs Ways amp MeansIn 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 Board Legislative Budget Board Legislative Library Board Sunset Advisory Commission Texas Legislative CouncilPast composition EditMain article Political party strength in TexasSee also Edit Texas portal Politics portalThomas Caruthers Texas Government NewsletterNotes Edit Elected as a Democrat but switched parties on November 15 2021 The biennial appropriations bill is divided into eight Articles General Government I Health and Human Services II Agencies of Education III The Judiciary IV Public Safety and Criminal Justice V Natural Resources VI Business and Economic Development VII and Regulatory VIII See http gov texas gov budget for an example of a budget showing the Articles References Edit Republican Drew Springer District 68 resigned intersession on December 19 2020 after being elected in a special election to the Texas Senate Republican David Spiller sworn in to succeed Springer Republican Jake Ellzey District 10 resigned after being elected to the United States Congress Democrat Leo Pacheco District 118 resigned 1 Republican Brian Harrison sworn in to succeed Ellzey Republican John Lujan sworn in to succeed Pacheco Ryan Guillen District 31 switched parties from Democratic to Republican Eddie Lucio III District 38 resigned 2 Hispanic Americans in Congress 1822 2012 U S Government Printing Office 2013 p 422 ISBN 978 0160920684 a b Texas House Rules PDF Texas House of Representatives Archived from the original PDF on January 24 2011 Retrieved March 1 2016 Service Providers Guide to Texas Legislative Information Archived from the original on February 15 2015 Retrieved March 1 2016 External links EditOfficial website District map Texas Department of Transportation Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Texas House of Representatives amp oldid 1134218162, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
