Texas House of Representatives facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Texas House of Representatives |
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| Texas State Legislature | |
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| Type | |
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Term limits
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None |
| History | |
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New session started
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January 8, 2019 |
| Leadership | |
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Speaker of the House
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Dennis Bonnen (R)
Since January 8, 2019 |
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Speaker pro Tempore
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Joe Moody (D)
Since January 23, 2019 |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 150 |
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Political groups
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Majority (83)
Minority (67)
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Length of term
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2 years |
| Authority | Article 3, Texas Constitution |
| Salary | $7,200/year + per diem |
| Elections | |
| First-past-the-post | |
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Last election
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November 3, 2020 (150 seats) |
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Next election
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November 8, 2022 (150 seats) |
| Redistricting | Legislative control |
| Meeting place | |
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| House of Representatives Chamber Texas State Capitol Austin, Texas |
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| Website | |
| Texas House of Representatives | |
The Texas House of Representatives is the lower house of the Texas Legislature. It has 150 members, who each one district of Texas. They serve for a two-year term with no term limits. The house meets at the Texas State Capitol in Austin, Texas.
Contents
Leadership
| Position | Name | Party | Residence | District |
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| Speaker of the House | Dennis Bonnen | Republican | Angleton | 25 |
| Speaker Pro Tempore | Joe Moody | Democratic | El Paso | 78 |
| Republican Caucus Chair | Stephanie Klick | Republican | Fort Worth | 91 |
| Democratic Caucus Chair | Chris Turner | Democratic | Grand Prairie | 101 |
Composition
| Affiliation | Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
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Total | |||
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| Republican | Democrat | Ind | Vacant | ||
| End 2010 | 75 | 73 | 0 | 148 | 2 |
| Begin 2011 | 101 | 49 | 0 | 150 | 0 |
| End 2012 | 48 | 149 | 1 | ||
| Begin 2013 | 95 | 55 | 0 | 150 | 0 |
| End 2014 | |||||
| Begin 2015 | 98 | 52 | 0 | 150 | 0 |
| End 2016 | 99 | 50 | 1 | ||
| Begin 2017 | 95 | 55 | 0 | 150 | 0 |
| End 2018 | 94 | 56 | 0 | 150 | 0 |
| Begin 2019 | 83 | 67 | 0 | 150 | 0 |
| Latest voting share | 55.3% | 44.7% | |||
List of members
| District | Representative | Party | Residence | First elected | County(ies) represented |
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| 1 | Gary VanDeaver | R | New Boston | 2014 | Bowie, Franklin, Lamar, Red River |
| 2 | Bryan Slaton | R | Royse City, Texas | 2020 | Hopkins, Hunt, Van Zandt |
| 3 | Cecil Bell Jr. | R | Magnolia | 2012 | Montgomery (part), Waller |
| 4 | Keith Bell | R | Forney | 2018 | Henderson (part), Kaufman |
| 5 | Cole Hefner | R | Mount Pleasant | 2016 | Camp, Morris, Rains, Smith (part), Titus, Wood |
| 6 | Matt Schaefer | R | Tyler | 2012 | Smith (part) |
| 7 | Jay Dean | R | Longview | 2016 | Gregg, Upshur |
| 8 | Cody Harris | R | Corsicana | 2018 | Anderson, Freestone, Hill, Navarro |
| 9 | Chris Paddie | R | Marshall | 2012 | Cass, Harrison, Marion, Panola, Sabine, Shelby |
| 10 | John Wray | R | Waxahachie | 2014 | Ellis, Henderson (part) |
| 11 | Travis Clardy | R | Nacogdoches | 2012 | Cherokee, Nacogdoches, Rusk |
| 12 | Kyle Kacal | R | Hillister | 2012 | Brazos (part), Falls, Limestone, McLennan (part), Robertson |
| 13 | Ben Leman | R | Anderson | 2018† | Austin, Burleson, Colorado, Fayette, Grimes, Lavaca, Washington |
| 14 | John N. Raney | R | Bryan | 2010 | Brazos (part) |
| 15 | Steve Toth | R | The Woodlands | 2018 | Montgomery (part) |
| 16 | Will Metcalf | R | Conroe | 2014 | |
| 17 | John Cyrier | R | Lockhart | 2014 | Bastrop, Caldwell, Gonzales, Karnes, Lee |
| 18 | Ernest Bailes | R | Dayton | 2016 | Liberty, San Jacinto, Walker |
| 19 | James White | R | Woodville | 2010 | Hardin, Jasper, Newton, Polk, Tyler |
| 20 | Terry Wilson | R | Georgetown | 2016 | Burnet, Milam, Williamson (part) |
| 21 | Dade Phelan | R | Beaumont | 2014 | Jefferson (part), Orange |
| 22 | Joe Deshotel | D | Port Arthur | 1998 | Jefferson (part) |
| 23 | Mayes Middleton | R | Galveston | 2018 | Chambers, Galveston (part) |
| 24 | Greg Bonnen | R | Friendswood | 2012 | Galveston(part) |
| 25 | Dennis Bonnen | R | Angleton | 1996 | Brazoria (part), Matagorda |
| 26 | Rick Miller | R | Sugar Land | 2012 | Fort Bend (part) |
| 27 | Ron Reynolds | D | Missouri City | 2010 | |
| 28 | Gary Gates | R | Richmond | 2020† | |
| 29 | Ed Thompson | R | Pearland | 2012 | Brazoria (part) |
| 30 | Geanie Morrison | R | Victoria | 1998 | Aransas, Calhoun, DeWitt, Goliad, Refugio, Victoria |
| 31 | Ryan Guillen | D | Rio Grande City | 2002 | Atascosa, Brooks, Duval, Jim Hogg, Kenedy, La Salle, Live Oak, McMullen, Starr, Willacy |
| 32 | Todd Ames Hunter | R | Portland | 2008 (1989-1997) |
Nueces (part) |
| 33 | Justin Holland | R | Rockwall | 2016 | Collin (part), Rockwall |
| 34 | Abel Herrero | D | Corpus Christi | 2012 | Nueces (part) |
| 35 | Oscar Longoria | D | Beeville | 2012 | Cameron (part) Hidalgo (part) |
| 36 | Sergio Muñoz | D | Mission | 2010 | Hidalgo (part) |
| 37 | Alex Dominguez | D | Brownsville | 2018 | Cameron (part) |
| 38 | Eddie Lucio III | D | San Benito | 2006 | |
| 39 | Armando Martinez | D | Weslaco | 2004 | Hidalgo (part) |
| 40 | Terry Canales | D | Edinburg | 2012 | |
| 41 | Robert Guerra | D | McAllen | 2012† | |
| 42 | Richard Raymond | D | Laredo | 2001† (1993-1999) |
Webb (part) |
| 43 | J. M. Lozano | R | Kingsville | 2010 | Bee, Jim Wells, Kleberg, San Patricio |
| 44 | John Kuempel | R | Seguin | 2010† | Guadalupe, Wilson |
| 45 | Erin Zwiener | D | Driftwood | 2018 | Blanco, Hays counties |
| 46 | Sheryl Cole | D | Austin | 2018 | Travis (part) |
| 47 | Vikki Goodwin | D | Austin | 2018 | |
| 48 | Donna Howard | D | Austin | 2006† | |
| 49 | Gina Hinojosa | D | Austin | 2016 | |
| 50 | Celia Israel | D | Austin | 2014† | |
| 51 | Eddie Rodriguez | D | Austin | 2002 | |
| 52 | James Talarico | D | Round Rock | 2018† | Williamson (part) |
| 53 | Andrew Murr | R | Kimble County | 2014 | Bandera, Crockett, Edwards, Kerr, Kimble, Llano, Mason, Medina, Menard, Real, Schleicher, Sutton |
| 54 | Brad Buckley | R | Killeen | 2018 | Bell (part), Lampasas |
| 55 | Hugh Shine | R | Belton | 2016 | Bell (part) |
| 56 | Charles Anderson | R | Waco | 2004 | McLennan (part) |
| 57 | Trent Ashby | R | Lufkin | 2012 | Angelina, Houston, Leon, Madison, San Augustine, Trinity |
| 58 | DeWayne Burns | R | Cleburne | 2014 | Bosque, Johnson |
| 59 | J. D. Sheffield | R | Gatesville | 2012 | Comanche, Coryell, Erath, Hamilton, McCulloch, Mills, San Saba, and Somervell |
| 60 | Mike Lang | R | Eastland | 2016 | Brown, Callahan, Coleman, Eastland, Hood, Palo Pinto, Shackelford, Stephens |
| 61 | Phil King | R | Weatherford | 1998 | Parker, Wise |
| 62 | Reggie Smith | R | Van Alstyne | 2018† | Delta, Grayson, Fannin |
| 63 | Tan Parker | R | Flower Mound | 2006 | Denton (part) |
| 64 | Lynn Stucky | R | Sanger | 2016 | |
| 65 | Michelle Beckley | D | Carrollton | 2018 | |
| 66 | Matt Shaheen | R | Plano | 2014 | Collin (part) |
| 67 | Jeff Leach | R | Plano | 2012 | |
| 68 | Drew Springer Jr. | R | Vernon | 2012 | Childress, Collingsworth, Cooke, Cottle, Crosby, Dickens, Fisher, Floyd, Garza, Hall, Hardeman, Haskell, Jack, Kent, King, Montague, Motley, Stonewall, Throckmorton, Wheeler, Wilbarger, Young |
| 69 | James Frank | R | Wichita Falls | 2012 | Archer, Baylor, Clay, Foard, Knox, Wichita |
| 70 | Scott Sanford | R | McKinney | 2012 | Collin (part) |
| 71 | Stan Lambert | R | Abilene | 2016 | Jones, Nolan, Taylor |
| 72 | Drew Darby | R | San Angelo | 2006 | Coke, Concho, Glasscock, Howard, Irion, Reagan, Runnels, Sterling, Tom Green |
| 73 | Kyle Biedermann | R | Fredericksburg | 2016 | Comal, Gillespie, Kendall |
| 74 | Poncho Nevárez | D | Eagle Pass | 2012 | Brewster, Culberson, Hudspeth, Jeff Davis, Kinney, Loving, Maverick, Pecos, Presidio, Reeves, Terrell, Val Verde |
| 75 | Mary González | D | El Paso | 2012 | El Paso (part) |
| 76 | Cesar Blanco | D | El Paso | 2014 | |
| 77 | Evelina Ortega | D | El Paso | 2016 | |
| 78 | Joe Moody | D | El Paso | 2012 | |
| 79 | Art Fierro | D | El Paso | 2019† | |
| 80 | Tracy King | D | Batesville | 2005 (1995-2003) |
Dimmit, Frio, Webb (part), Uvalde, Zapata, Zavala |
| 81 | Brooks Landgraf | R | Odessa | 2014 | Andrews, Ector, Ward, Winkler |
| 82 | Tom Craddick | R | Midland | 1968 | Crane, Dawson, Martin, Midland, Upton |
| 83 | Dustin Burrows | R | Lubbock | 2014 | Borden, Gaines, Lubbock (part), Lynn, Mitchell, Scurry, Terry |
| 84 | John Frullo | R | Lubbock | 2010† | Lubbock (part) |
| 85 | Phil Stephenson | R | Wharton | 2012 | Fort Bend (part), Jackson, Wharton |
| 86 | John T. Smithee | R | Amarillo | 1984 | Dallam, Deaf Smith, Hartley, Oldham, Parmer, Randall |
| 87 | Four Price | R | Amarillo | 2010 | Carson, Hutchinson, Moore, Potter, Sherman |
| 88 | Ken King | R | Pampa | 2012 | Armstrong, Bailey, Briscoe, Castro, Cochran, Donley, Gray, Hale, Hansford, Hemphill, Hockley, Lamb, Lipscomb, Ochiltree, Roberts, Swisher, Yoakum |
| 89 | Candy Noble | R | Allen | 2018 | Collin (part) |
| 90 | Ramon Romero Jr. | D | Fort Worth | 2014 | Tarrant (part) |
| 91 | Stephanie Klick | R | Fort Worth | 2012 | |
| 92 | Jonathan Stickland | R | Bedford | 2012 | |
| 93 | Matt Krause | R | Arlington | 2012 | |
| 94 | Tony Tinderholt | R | Arlington | 2014 | |
| 95 | Nicole Collier | D | Fort Worth | 2012 | |
| 96 | Bill Zedler | R | Arlington | 2002 | |
| 97 | Craig Goldman | R | Fort Worth | 2012 | |
| 98 | Giovanni Capriglione | R | Southlake | 2012 | |
| 99 | Charlie Geren | R | River Oaks | 2000 | |
| 100 | Lorraine Birabil | D | Dallas | 2020† | Dallas (part) |
| 101 | Chris Turner | D | Grand Prairie | 2012 | Tarrant (part) |
| 102 | Ana-Maria Ramos | D | Dallas | 2018 | Dallas (part) |
| 103 | Rafael Anchia | D | Dallas | 2004 | |
| 104 | Jessica González | D | Dallas | 2018 | |
| 105 | Terry Meza | D | Irving | 2018 | |
| 106 | Jared Patterson | R | Grand Prairie | 2018 | Denton (part) |
| 107 | Victoria Neave | D | Dallas | 2016 | Dallas (part) |
| 108 | Morgan Meyer | R | Dallas | 2014 | |
| 109 | Carl Sherman | D | De Soto | 2018 | |
| 110 | Toni Rose | D | Dallas | 2012 | |
| 111 | Yvonne Davis | D | Dallas | 1992 | |
| 112 | Angie Chen Button | R | Richardson | 2008 | |
| 113 | Rhetta Bowers | D | Garland | 2018 | |
| 114 | John Turner | D | Dallas | 2018 | |
| 115 | Julie Johnson | D | Irving | 2018 | |
| 116 | Trey Martinez Fischer | D | San Antonio | 2018 | Bexar (part) |
| 117 | Philip Cortez | D | San Antonio | 2016 | |
| 118 | Leo Pacheco | D | San Antonio | 2018 | |
| 119 | Roland Gutierrez | D | San Antonio | 2008† | |
| 120 | Barbara Gervin-Hawkins | D | San Antonio | 2016 | |
| 121 | Steve Allison | R | San Antonio | 2018 | |
| 122 | Lyle Larson | R | San Antonio | 2010 | |
| 123 | Diego Bernal | D | San Antonio | 2014† | |
| 124 | Ina Minjarez | D | San Antonio | 2015† | |
| 125 | Ray Lopez | D | San Antonio | 2019† | |
| 126 | Sam Harless | R | Spring | 2018 | Harris (part) |
| 127 | Dan Huberty | R | Kingwood | 2010 | |
| 128 | Briscoe Cain | R | Baytown | 2016 | |
| 129 | Dennis Paul | R | Houston | 2014 | |
| 130 | Tom Oliverson | R | Houston | 2016 | |
| 131 | Alma Allen | D | Houston | 2004 | |
| 132 | Gina Calanni | D | Houston | 2018 | |
| 133 | Jim Murphy | R | Houston | 2010 | |
| 134 | Sarah Davis | R | Houston | 2010 | |
| 135 | Jon Rosenthal | D | Houston | 2018 | |
| 136 | John Bucy III | D | Austin | 2018 | Williamson (part) |
| 137 | Gene Wu | D | Houston | 2012 | Harris (part) |
| 138 | Dwayne Bohac | R | Houston | 2002 | |
| 139 | Jarvis Johnson | D | Houston | 2016† | |
| 140 | Armando Walle | D | Houston | 2008 | |
| 141 | Senfronia Thompson | D | Houston | 1972 | |
| 142 | Harold Dutton Jr. | D | Houston | 1984 | |
| 143 | Ana Hernandez | D | Houston | 2005† | |
| 144 | Mary Ann Perez | D | Houston | 2016 | |
| 145 | Christina Morales | D | Houston | 2019† | |
| 146 | Shawn Thierry | D | Houston | 2016 | |
| 147 | Garnet Coleman | D | Houston | 1991† | |
| 148 | Anna Eastman | D | Houston | 2020† | |
| 149 | Hubert Vo | D | Houston | 2004 | |
| 150 | Valoree Swanson | R | Houston | 2016 |
- †Representative was first elected in a special election.
See also
In Spanish: Cámara de Representantes de Texas para niños
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