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 |
| |
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 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 [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 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. [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
Incumbents retiring or seeking other offices
Incumbents defeated in primary
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