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82nd Texas Legislature

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The 82nd Texas Legislature began on January 11, 2011 and ended on May 29, 2011. All members of the House and 16 of the 31 members of the Senate were elected in the general election held on November 2, 2010.

Party summary

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Senate

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

House of Representatives

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Affiliation Members Note
  Republican Party[2] 101
  Democratic Party[2] 49
Total 150

Officers

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Senate

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House of Representatives

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Members

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Senate

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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
Wendy Davis Democratic 10 Fort Worth 2009
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
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
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
José R. Rodríguez Democratic 29 El Paso 2011
Craig Estes Republican 30 Wichita Falls 2001
Kel Seliger Republican 31 Amarillo 2004

House of Representatives

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Representative Party Home Town/City District ↑ County
George Lavender Republican New Boston 1 Bowie, Cass, Marion, Morris
Dan Flynn Republican Canton 2 Rains, Hunt, Van Zandt
Erwin Cain Republican Paris 3 Lamar, Hopkins, Delta, Franklin, Titus, Red River
Lance Gooden Republican Athens 4 Henderson, Kaufman
Bryan Hughes Republican Marshall 5 Camp, Upshur, Wood, Harrison
Leo Berman Republican Tyler 6 Smith
David Simpson Republican Longview 7 Smith, Gregg
Byron Cook Republican Corsicana 8 Anderson, Freestone, Limestone, Navarro
Wayne Christian Republican Center 9 Shelby, Nacogdoches, San Augustine, Sabine, Jasper
Jim Pitts Republican Waxahachie 10 Ellis, Hill
Chuck Hopson Republican Jacksonville 11 Panola, Rusk, Cherokee, Houston
James White Republican Lufkin 12 Angelina, San Jacinto, Trinity, Tyler
Lois Kolkhorst Republican Brenham 13 Austin, Grimes, Walker, Washington
Fred Brown Republican Bryan 14 Brazos
Rob Eissler Republican The Woodlands 15 Montgomery
Brandon Creighton Republican Conroe 16 Montgomery
Tim Kleinschmidt Republican Giddings 17 Bastrop, Brazos, Burleson, Colorado, Fayette, Lee
John Otto Republican Dayton 18 Montgomery, Liberty, Polk
Mike "Tuffy" Hamilton Republican Mauriceville 19 Hardin, Newton, Orange
Charles Schwertner Republican Georgetown 20 Milam, Williamson
Allan Ritter Republican Nederland 21 Jefferson
Joe D. Deshotel Democratic Port Arthur 22 Jefferson, Orange
Craig Eiland Democratic Galveston 23 Chambers, Galveston
Larry Taylor Republican League City 24 Galveston
Dennis Bonnen Republican Angleton 25 Brazoria
Charles F. Howard Republican Sugar Land 26 Fort Bend
Ron Reynolds Democratic Missouri City 27 Fort Bend
John Zerwas Republican Katy 28 Wharton, Fort Bend, Waller
Randy Weber Republican Pearland 29 Brazoria, Matagorda
Geanie Morrison Republican Victoria 30 Refugio, Victoria, Jackson, DeWitt, Lavaca
Ryan Guillen Democratic Rio Grande 31 Duval, Starr, Webb, Zapata
Todd Ames Hunter Republican Portland 32 Calhoun, Aransas, San Patricio, Nueces
Raul Torres Republican Corpus Christi 33 Nueces
Connie Scott Republican Corpus Christi 34 Nueces
Jose Aliseda Republican Beeville 35 Atascosa, Karnes, McMullen, Live Oak, Bee, Jim Wells, Goliad
Ismael "Kino" Flores Democratic Mission 36 Hidalgo
Rene O. Oliveira Democratic Brownsville 37 Cameron
Eddie Lucio III Democratic San Benito 38 Cameron
Armando Martinez Democratic Weslaco 39 Hidalgo
Aaron Peña Republican Edinburg 40 Hidalgo
Veronica Gonzalez Democratic McAllen 41 Hidalgo
Richard Raymond Democratic Laredo 42 Webb
J. M. Lozano Democratic Kingsville 43 Jim Hogg, Brooks, Kleberg, Kenedy, Willacy, Cameron
John Kuempel Republican Seguin 44 Wilson, Guadalupe, Gonzales
Jason Isaac Republican Austin 45 Blanco, Hays, Caldwell
Dawnna Dukes Democratic Austin 46 Travis
Paul D. Workman Republican Austin 47 Travis
Donna Howard Democratic Austin 48 Travis
Elliott Naishtat Democratic Austin 49 Travis
Mark Strama Democratic Austin 50 Travis
Eddie Rodriguez Democratic Austin 51 Travis
Larry Gonzales Republican Round Rock 52 Williamson
Harvey Hilderbran Republican Kerrville 53 Crockett, Sutton, Schleicher, Real, Kerr, Kimble, Menard, Mason, Llano, San Saba, McCulloch, Concho, Coleman, Runnels, Callahan
Jimmie Don Aycock Republican Lampasas 54 Lampasas, Burnet, Bell
Ralph Sheffield Republican Temple 55 Bell
Charles "Doc" Anderson Republican Waco 56 McLennan
Marva Beck Republican Waco 57 McLennan, Falls, Leon, Madison, Robertson
Rob Orr Republican Burleson 58 Bosque, Johnson
Sid Miller Republican Stephenville 59 Erath, Comanche, Mills, Hamilton, Coryell, Somervell
Jim Keffer Republican Eastland 60 Brown, Eastland, Shackelford, Stephens, Palo Pinto, Hood
Phil King Republican Weatherford 61 Parker, Wise
Larry Phillips Republican Sherman 62 Fannin, Grayson
Tan Parker Republican Flower Mound 63 Denton
Myra Crownover Republican Lake Dallas 64 Denton
Burt Solomons Republican Carrollton 65 Denton
Van Taylor Republican Plano 66 Collin
Jerry Madden Republican Plano 67 Collin
Rick Hardcastle Republican Vernon 68 Motley, Dickens, Cottle, King, Hardeman, Foard, Knox, Haskell, Wilbarger, Baylor, Throckmorton, Young, Jack, Clay, Montague, Cooke
Lanham Lyne Republican Wichita Falls 69 Wichita, Archer
Ken Paxton Republican McKinney 70 Collin
Susan King Republican Abilene 71 Nolan, Taylor
Drew Darby Republican San Angelo 72 Coke, Mitchell, Scurry, Tom Green
Doug Miller Republican New Braunfels 73 Gillespie, Kendall, Comal, Bandera
Pete Gallego Democratic Alpine 74 Uvalde, Edwards, Val Verde, Terrell, Pecos, Brewster, Presidio, Jeff Davis, Ward, Reeves, Loving, Culberson, Hudspeth
Chente Quintanilla Democratic El Paso 75 El Paso
Naomi Gonzalez Democratic El Paso 76 El Paso
Marisa Marquez Democratic El Paso 77 El Paso
Dee Margo Republican El Paso 78 El Paso
Joe Pickett Democratic El Paso 79 El Paso
Tracy King Democratic Eagle Pass 80 Kinney, Maverick, Zavala, Dimmit, La Salle, Frio, Medina
Tryon D. Lewis Republican Odessa 81 Andrews, Winkler, Ector
Tom Craddick Republican Midland 82 Crane, Upton, Midland, Martin, Dawson
Charles Perry Republican Lubbock 83 Lubbock, Hockley, Cochran, Yoakum, Gaines
John Frullo Republican Lubbock 84 Lubbock
Jim Landtroop Republican Crosbyton 85 Reagan, Irion, Sterling, Glasscock, Howard, Borden, Terry, Lynn, Garza, Crosby, Kent, Stonewall, Fisher, Jones, Hale, Floyd
John T. Smithee Republican Amarillo 86 Dallam, Hartley, Oldham, Deaf Smith, Randall
Four Price Republican Amarillo 87 Sherman, Moore, Carson, Potter
Warren Chisum Republican Pampa 88 Parmer, Bailey, Lamb, Castro, Swisher, Armstrong, Briscoe, Hall, Donley, Collingsworth, Childress, Gray, Wheeler, Hutchison, Roberts, Hemphill, Lipscomb, Ochiltree, Hansford
Jodie Anne Laubenberg Republican Rockwall 89 Rockwall, Collin
Lon Burnam Democratic Fort Worth 90 Tarrant
Kelly Hancock Republican Fort Worth 91 Tarrant
Todd Smith Republican Bedford 92 Tarrant
Barbara Nash Republican Arlington 93 Tarrant
Diane Patrick Republican Arlington 94 Tarrant
Marc Veasey Democratic Fort Worth 95 Tarrant
Bill Zedler Republican Arlington 96 Tarrant
Mark M. Shelton Republican Fort Worth 97 Tarrant
Vicki Truitt Republican Southlake 98 Tarrant
Charlie Geren Republican River Oaks 99 Tarrant
Eric Johnson Democratic Dallas 100 Dallas
Cindy Burkett Republican Mesquite 101 Dallas
Stefani Carter Republican Dallas 102 Dallas
Rafael Anchia Democratic Dallas 103 Dallas
Roberto R. Alonzo Democratic Dallas 104 Dallas
Linda Harper-Brown Republican Irving 105 Dallas
Rodney E. Anderson Republican Grand Prairie 106 Dallas
Kenneth Sheets Republican Dallas 107 Dallas
Dan Branch Republican Dallas 108 Dallas
Helen Giddings Democratic De Soto 109 Dallas
Barbara Mallory Caraway Democratic Dallas 110 Dallas
Yvonne Davis Democratic Dallas 111 Dallas
Angie Chen Button Republican Richardson 112 Dallas
Joe Driver Republican Garland 113 Dallas
Will Ford Hartnett Republican Dallas 114 Dallas
Jim Jackson Republican Carrollton 115 Dallas
Trey Martinez Fischer Democratic San Antonio 116 Bexar
John Garza Republican San Antonio 117 Bexar
Joe Farias Democratic San Antonio 118 Bexar
Roland Gutierrez Democratic San Antonio 119 Bexar
Ruth Jones McClendon Democratic San Antonio 120 Bexar
Joe Straus Republican San Antonio 121 Bexar
Lyle Larson Republican San Antonio 122 Bexar
Mike Villarreal Democratic San Antonio 123 Bexar
José Menéndez Democratic San Antonio 124 Bexar
Joaquin Castro Democratic San Antonio 125 Bexar
Patricia Harless Republican Spring 126 Harris
Dan Huberty Republican Kingwood 127 Harris
Wayne Smith Republican Baytown 128 Harris
John E. Davis Republican Houston 129 Harris
Allen Fletcher Republican Houston 130 Harris
Alma Allen Democratic Houston 131 Harris
Bill Callegari Republican Houston 132 Harris
Jim Murphy Republican Houston 133 Harris
Sarah Davis Republican Houston 134 Harris
Gary Elkins Republican Houston 135 Harris
Beverly Woolley Republican Houston 136 Harris
Scott Hochberg Democratic Houston 137 Harris
Dwayne Bohac Republican Houston 138 Harris
Sylvester Turner Democratic Houston 139 Harris
Armando Walle Democratic Houston 140 Harris
Senfronia Thompson Democratic Houston 141 Harris
Harold V. Dutton, Jr. Democratic Houston 142 Harris
Ana Hernandez Democratic Houston 143 Harris
Ken Legler Republican Pasadena 144 Harris
Carol Alvarado Democratic Houston 145 Harris
Borris Miles Democratic Houston 146 Harris
Garnet Coleman Democratic Houston 147 Harris
Jessica Farrar Democratic Houston 148 Harris
Hubert Vo Democratic Houston 149 Harris
Debbie Riddle Republican Houston 150 Harris

Legislation

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The 82nd Legislature's passing of HB-351 and SB-462 reformed Texas' expungement code to include relief for those convicted but later determined to be innocent.[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Texas Legislature Online - Senate Members." Texas Legislature Online - Senate Members. Texas Legislature Online, n.d. Web. 03 Dec. 2012. <http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/Members/Members.aspx?Chamber=S>.
  2. ^ a b "Texas Legislature Online - House Members." Texas Legislature Online - House Members. Texas Legislature Online, n.d. Web. 03 Dec. 2012. <http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/Members/Members.aspx?Chamber=H>.
  3. ^ "State Reforms Promoting Employment of People with Criminal Records: 2010‐11 Legislative Round‐Up" (PDF). National Employment Law Project. December 2011. pp. 12, 23. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-03-23. Retrieved 2012-12-14.
  4. ^ Quinzi, Paul (2011-07-07). "Texas Expunction Law Changes, effective 9-1-2011". Retrieved 2012-12-14.
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