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
Senate Affiliation Members Note Republican Party"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>. 19 Democratic Party 12 Total 31
House of Representatives Affiliation Members Note Republican Party"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>. 101 Democratic Party 49 Total 150
Officers
Senate Lieutenant Governor: David Dewhurst (R) President Pro Tempore: Steve Ogden (R)
House of Representatives Speaker of the House: Joe Straus (R) Speaker Pro Tempore: Beverly Woolley (R)
Members
Senate 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 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 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 René 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 Gonzales Democratic McAllen 41 Hidalgo Richard Raymond Democratic Laredo 42 Webb José Manuel 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 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.
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