The 86th Texas Legislature began on January 8, 2019, and adjourned four months later on May 27, 2019. All members of the House and Senate were elected in the 2018 general election. The session was popularly called the 'kumbaya session" due to the relative lack of political infighting or bitter policy debates.
During the interim following the session, a scandal involving the Speaker of the House Dennis Bonnen, led to him announcing his decision to not run for reelection.
House of Representatives Members of the Texas House of Representatives for the 86th Texas Legislature were elected in the 2018 Texas House of Representatives election.
Senate Members of the Texas Senate for the 86th Texas Legislature were elected in the 2016 Texas State Senate election and 2018 Texas State Senate election. The 31 Senators included 19 Republicans and 12 Democrats.
+Senators in the 86th Texas LegislatureSenatorPartyDistrictFirst electedBryan Hughes (politician)R12016Bob HallR22014Robert Nichols (politician)R32007Brandon CreightonR42014Charles SchwertnerR52012Carol AlvaradoD62018Paul BettencourtR72014Angela PaxtonR82018Kelly HancockR92012Beverly PowellD102018Larry Taylor (politician)R112012Jane NelsonR121992Borris MilesD132016Kirk WatsonD142006John WhitmireD151982Nathan JohnsonD162018Joan HuffmanR172008Lois KolkhorstR182014Pete FloresR192018Juan HinojosaD202003?Judith ZaffiriniD211986Brian BirdwellR222010Royce WestD231992Dawn BuckinghamR242016Donna CampbellR252012Jose MenendezD262014Eddie Lucio Jr.D271991Charles Perry (Texas politician)R282014José R. RodríguezD292010Pat FallonR302018Kel SeligerR312004 https://ericwoomer.com/resources/a-recap-of-the-86th-texas-legislative-session https://www.texastribune.org/2019/12/27/2019-86th-texas-legislature/
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