Eightieth Texas Legislature
The Eightieth 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 Texas Legislature election.
The Eightieth Texas Legislature convened in Regular Session on 9 January 2007. The Legislature adjourned on 28 May 2007.
Party summary
Senate
House of Representatives
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
Senate
- Lieutenant Governor: David Dewhurst, Republican
- President Pro Tempore:
- Regular Session: Mario Gallegos, Democrat
- Ad Interim: John Carona, Republican
House of Representatives
Members
Senate
House of Representatives
| Representative |
Party |
Home Town/City |
District ↑ |
County |
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| | 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 | 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 Peña | D | Edinburg | 40 | Hidalgo |
| | Veronica Gonzalez | D | McAllen | 41 | Hidalgo |
| | Richard Peña 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 | 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 | 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 V. 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 Cristina 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. 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.
^ : State Rep. Anna Mowrey, a Republican, resigned and was replaced in a special election by Dan Barrett, a Democrat elected on December 18, 2007
^ : State Rep. Robert Puente (D-San Antonio) resigned on February 1, 2008.
2008 Elections
Incumbents retiring or seeking other offices
Incumbents defeated in primary
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