Eighty-third Texas Legislature

The 83rd Texas Legislature began on January 8, 2013. All members of the House and Senate were elected in the general election held on November 6, 2012.

Party summary[]

Senate[]

Affiliation		Members
	Republican Party^[1]	19
	Democratic Party^[1]	12
Total		31

House of Representatives[]

Affiliation		Members
	Republican Party^[2]	95
	Democratic Party^[2]	55
Total		150

Officers[]

Senate[]

Lieutenant Governor: David Dewhurst (R)
President Pro Tempore: Leticia Van de Putte (D)

House of Representatives[]

Speaker of the House: Joe Straus (R)
Speaker Pro Tempore: Dennis Bonnen (R)

Members[]

Senate[]

	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
Charles Schwertner	Republican	5	Georgetown	2013
Sylvia Garcia	Democratic	6	Houston	2013
Dan Patrick	Republican	7	Houston	2007
Ken Paxton	Republican	8	McKinney	2013
Kelly Hancock	Republican	9	Fort Worth	2013
Wendy Davis	Democratic	10	Fort Worth	2009
Larry Taylor (politician)	Republican	11	Friendswood	2013
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
Joan Huffman	Republican	17	Southside Place	2008
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
Brian Birdwell	Republican	22	Granbury	2010
Royce West	Democratic	23	Dallas	1993
Troy Fraser	Republican	24	Horseshoe Bay	1997
Donna Campbell	Republican	25	New Braunfels	2013
Leticia R. Van de Putte	Democratic	26	San Antonio	1999
Eddie Lucio, Jr.	Democratic	27	Brownsville	1991
Robert L. Duncan	Republican	28	Lubbock	1997
José R. Rodríguez	Democratic	29	El Paso	2011
Craig Estes	Republican	30	Wichita Falls	2001
Kel Seliger	Republican	31	Amarillo	2004

House of Representatives[]

	Party	Home Town/City	District ↑	County
George Lavender	Republican	New Boston	1	Bowie, Franklin, Lamar, Red River
Dan Flynn	Republican	Canton	2	Hopkins, Hunt, Van Zandt
	Republican	Magnolia	3	Montgomery, Waller
Lance Gooden	Republican	Athens	4	Henderson, Kaufman
Bryan Hughes	Republican	Marshall	5	Camp, Rains, Smith, Titus, Upshur, Wood
Matt Schaefer	Republican	Tyler	6	Smith
David Simpson	Republican	Longview		Gregg, Upshur
Byron Cook	Republican	Corsicana		Anderson, Freestone, Hill, Navarro
Christopher Paddie	Republican	Marshall		Cass, Harrison, Marion, Panola, Sabine, Shelby
Jim Pitts	Republican	Waxahachie		Ellis, Henderson
Travis Clardy	Republican	Nacogdoches		Cherokee, Nacogdoches, Rusk
Kyle Kacal	Republican	College Station		Brazos, Falls, Limestone, McLennan, Robertson
Lois Kolkhorst	Republican	Brenham		Austin, Burleson, Colorado, Fayette, Grimes, Lavaca, Washington
John N. Raney	Republican	College Station		Brazos
Steve Toth	Republican	The Woodlands		Montgomery
Brandon Creighton	Republican	Conroe		Montgomery
	Republican	Lexington		Bastrop, Caldwell, Gonzales, Karnes, Lee
	Republican	Dayton		Liberty, San Jacinto, Walker
James E. White	Republican	Woodville		Hardin, Jasper, Newton, Polk, Tyler
Marsha Farney	Republican	Georgetown		Burnet, Milam, Williamson
Allan Ritter	Republican	Nederland		Jefferson, Orange
Joe Deshotel	Democratic	Port Arthur		Jefferson
Craig Eiland	Democratic	Galveston		Chambers, Galveston
Greg Bonnen	Republican	Friendswood		Galveston
Dennis Bonnen	Republican	Angleton		Brazoria, Matagorda
Rick Miller	Republican	Sugar Land		Fort Bend
Ron Reynolds	Democratic	Missouri City		Fort Bend
John Zerwas	Republican	Katy		Fort Bend
Ed Thompson	Republican	Pearland		Brazoria
Geanie Morrison	Republican	Victoria		Aransas, Calhoun, DeWitt, Goliad, Refugio, Victoria
Ryan Guillen	Democratic	Rio Grande		Atascosa, Brooks, Duval, Jim Hogg, Kenedy, La Salle, Live Oak, McMullen, Starr, Willacy
Todd Ames Hunter	Republican	Portland		Nueces
Scott Turner	Republican	Frisco		Collin
Abel Herrero	Democratic	Robstown		Nueces
Oscar Longoria	Democratic	Mission		Cameron, Hidalgo
Sergio Muñoz, Jr.	Democratic	Palmview		Hidalgo
Rene O. Oliveira	Democratic	Brownsville		Cameron
Eddie Lucio, III	Democratic	San Benito		Cameron
Armando Martinez	Democratic	Weslaco		Hidalgo
Terry Canales	Democratic	Edinburg		Hidalgo
Robert Guerra	Democratic	Mission		Hidalgo
Richard Raymond	Democratic	Laredo		Webb
J. M. Lozano	Republican	Kingsville		Bee, Jim Wells, Kleberg, San Patricio
John Kuempel	Republican	Seguin		Guadalupe, Wilson
	Republican	Dripping Springs		Blanco, Hays
Dawnna Dukes	Democratic	Austin		Travis
	Republican	Austin	47	Travis
Donna Howard	Democratic	Austin		Travis
Elliott Naishtat	Democratic	Austin		Travis
Mark Strama	Democratic	Austin		Travis
Eddie Rodriguez	Democratic	Austin		Travis
	Republican	Round Rock		Williamson
Harvey Hilderbran	Republican	Kerrville		Bandera, Crockett, Edwards, Kerr, Kimble, Llano, Mason, Medina, Menard, Real, Schleicher, Sutton
Jimmie Don Aycock	Republican	Lampasas		Bell, Lampasas
	Republican	Temple		Bell
Charles "Doc" Anderson	Republican	Waco		McLennan
Trent Ashby	Republican	Lufkin		Angelina, Houston, Leon, Madison, San Augustine, Trinity
	Republican	Burleson		Bosque, Johnson
J. D. Sheffield	Republican	Stephenville		Comanche, Coryell, Erath, Hamilton, McCulloch, Mills, San Saba, Somervell
Jim Keffer	Republican	Eastland		Brown, Callahan, Coleman, Eastland, Hood, Palo Pinto, Shackelford, Stephens
Phil King	Republican	Weatherford		Parker, Wise
Larry Phillips	Republican	Sherman	62	Delta, Fannin, Grayson
Tan Parker	Republican	Flower Mound	63	Denton
Myra Crownover	Republican	Lake Dallas	64	Denton
Ron Simmons	Republican	Carrollton	65	Denton
Van Taylor	Republican	Plano	66	Collin
Jeff Leach	Republican	Plano	67	Collin
Drew Springer, Jr.	Republican	Muenster		Childress, Collingsworth, Cooke, Cottle, Crosby, Dickens, Fisher, Floyd, Garza, Hall, Hardeman, Haskell, Jack, Kent, King, Montague, Motley, Stonewall, Throckmorton, Wheeler, Wilbarger, Young
James Frank	Republican	Wichita Falls		Archer, Baylor, Clay, Foard, Knox, Wichita
Scott Sanford	Republican	McKinney		Collin
	Republican	Abilene		Jones, Nolan, Taylor
Drew Darby	Republican	San Angelo		Coke, Concho, Glasscock, Howard, Irion, Reagan, Runnels, Scurry, Tom Green
	Republican	New Braunfels		Comal, Gillespie, Kendall
Alfonso "Poncho" Nevarez	Democratic	Eagle Pass		Brewster, Culberson, Hudspeth, Jeff Davis, Kinney, Maverick, Loving, Pecos, Presidio, Reeves, Terrell, Val Verde
Mary Gonzalez	Democratic	El Paso		El Paso
Naomi Gonzalez	Democratic	El Paso		El Paso
Marisa Marquez	Democratic	El Paso		El Paso
Joe Moody	Democratic	El Paso		El Paso
Joe Pickett	Democratic	El Paso		El Paso
Tracy King	Democratic	Batesville		Dimmit, Frio, Uvalde, Webb, Zapata, Zavala
	Republican	Odessa		Andrews, Ector, Ward, Winkler
Tom Craddick	Republican	Midland		Crane, Dawson, Martin, Midland, Upton
Charles Perry	Republican	Lubbock	83	Borden, Gaines, Lubbock, Lynn, Mitchell, Scurry, Terry
John Frullo	Republican	Lubbock		Lubbock
	Republican	Wharton		Fort Bend, Jackson, Wharton
John T. Smithee	Republican	Amarillo		Dallam, Deaf Smith, Hartley, Oldham, Parmer, Randall
Four Price	Republican	Amarillo		Carson, Hutchinson, Moore, Potter, Sherman
Ken King	Republican	Canadian		Armstrong, Bailey, Briscoe, Castro, Cochran, Donley, Gray, Hale, Hansford, Hemphill, Hockley, Lamb, Lipscomb, Ochiltree, Roberts, Swisher, Yoakum
Jodie Anne Laubenberg	Republican	Parker		Collin
Lon Burnam	Democratic	Fort Worth		Tarrant
Stephanie Klick	Republican	Fort Worth		Tarrant
Jonathan Stickland	Republican	Bedford		Tarrant
Matt Krause	Republican	Fort Worth		Tarrant
Diane Patrick	Republican	Arlington		Tarrant
Nicole Collier	Democratic	Fort Worth		Tarrant
Bill Zedler	Republican	Arlington		Tarrant
Craig Goldman	Republican	Fort Worth		Tarrant
Giovanni Capriglione	Republican	Southlake		Tarrant
Charlie Geren	Republican	River Oaks		Tarrant
Eric Johnson	Democratic	Dallas		Dallas
Chris Turner	Democratic	Arlington		Tarrant
Stefani Carter	Republican	Dallas		Dallas
Rafael Anchia	Democratic	Dallas		Dallas
Roberto R. Alonzo	Democratic	Dallas		Dallas
	Republican	Irving		Dallas
Pat Fallon	Republican	Frisco	106	Denton
	Republican	Dallas		Dallas
Dan Branch	Republican	Dallas		Dallas
Helen Giddings	Democratic	De Soto		Dallas
Toni Rose	Democratic	Dallas		Dallas
Yvonne Davis	Democratic	Dallas		Dallas
Angie Chen Button	Republican	Richardson		Dallas
	Republican	Sunnyvale		Dallas
Jason Villalba	Republican	Dallas		Dallas
Jim Jackson	Republican	Carrollton		Dallas
Trey Martinez Fischer	Democratic	San Antonio		Bexar
Philip Cortez	Democratic	San Antonio		Bexar
Joe Farias	Democratic	San Antonio		Bexar
Roland Gutierrez	Democratic	San Antonio		Bexar
Ruth Jones McClendon	Democratic	San Antonio		Bexar
Joe Straus	Republican	San Antonio		Bexar
Lyle Larson	Republican	San Antonio		Bexar
Mike Villarreal	Democratic	San Antonio		Bexar
José Menéndez	Democratic	San Antonio		Bexar
Justin Rodriguez	Democratic	San Antonio		Bexar
Patricia Harless	Republican	Spring		Harris
Dan Huberty	Republican	Kingwood		Harris
Wayne Smith	Republican	Baytown		Harris
John E. Davis	Republican	Houston		Harris
Allen Fletcher	Republican	Houston		Harris
Alma Allen	Democratic	Houston		Harris
William "Bill" Callegari	Republican	Houston		Harris
Jim Murphy	Republican	Houston		Harris
Sarah Davis	Republican	Houston		Harris
Gary Elkins	Republican	Houston		Harris
Tony Dale	Republican	Houston		Harris
Gene Wu	Democratic	Houston	137	Harris
Dwayne Bohac	Republican	Houston		Harris
Sylvester Turner	Democratic	Houston		Harris
Armando Walle	Democratic	Houston		Harris
Senfronia Thompson	Democratic	Houston		Harris
Harold V. Dutton, Jr.	Democratic	Houston		Harris
Ana Hernandez Luna	Democratic	Houston		Harris
Mary Ann Perez	Democratic	Pasadena		Harris
Carol Alvarado	Democratic	Houston		Harris
Borris Miles	Democratic	Houston		Harris
Garnet Coleman	Democratic	Houston		Harris
	Democratic	Houston		Harris
Hubert Vo	Democratic	Houston		Harris
Debbie Riddle	Republican	Houston	150	Harris

Notable legislation[]

Texas Senate Bill 5 was among the legislation passed by the eighty-third Texas Legislature and signed into law, signed by Governor Rick Perry on July 18, 2013.

References[]

^ ^a ^b "Texas Legislature Online - Senate Members." Texas Legislature Online - Senate Members. Texas Legislature Online, n.d. Web. 13 Feb. 2013. <http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/Members/Members.aspx?Chamber=S>.
^ ^a ^b "Texas Legislature Online - House Members." Texas Legislature Online - House Members. Texas Legislature Online, n.d. Web. 13 Feb. 2013. <http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/Members/Members.aspx?Chamber=H>.

External links[]

Texas Legislature Online
Texas Senate
Texas House of Representatives
Election Results from the Office of the Secretary of State
Legislative Reference Library

[senateref-1] "Texas Legislature Online - Senate Members." Texas Legislature Online - Senate Members. Texas Legislature Online, n.d. Web. 13 Feb. 2013. <http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/Members/Members.aspx?Chamber=S>.

[houseref-2] "Texas Legislature Online - House Members." Texas Legislature Online - House Members. Texas Legislature Online, n.d. Web. 13 Feb. 2013. <http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/Members/Members.aspx?Chamber=H>.

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