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The 80th Texas Legislature met in regular session beginning 9 January 2007. All members of the House of Representatives and 16 members of the Senate were up for election on 7 November 2006 in the Texas Legislature election.

The 80th Texas Legislature convened in Regular Session on 9 January 2007. The Legislature adjourned on 28 May 2007.

Party summary

Senate

Affiliation Members Note
  Republican Party 20
  Democratic Party 11
Total 31

House of Representatives

Affiliation Members Note
  Republican Party 81
  Democratic Party 69
Total 150

At the beginning of the regular session, the Republican Party held an 80–69 advantage with one vacancy that was filled by the GOP, creating an 81–69 Republican majority (reflected above). After the Regular Session, one Representative left the GOP and joined the Democratic Party and another Republican resigned and was replaced by a Democrat in a special election, making the tally 79–71. In February, one Democrat resigned, whose vacancy was filled by another Democrat, restoring the 79–71 tally before a GOP member of the House died, bringing the final composition to 78–71 with one vacancy.

Officers

Senate

  • Lieutenant Governor: David Dewhurst, Republican
  • President Pro Tempore:
Regular Session: Mario Gallegos, Democrat
Ad Interim: John Carona, Republican

House of Representatives

Members

Senate

Senate composition during 80th Legislature
Senate composition during 80th Legislature
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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
Kim Brimer Republican 10 Fort Worth 2003
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
Kyle Janek Republican 17 Houston 2002
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
Kip Averitt Republican 22 Waco 2002
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
Eliot Shapleigh Democratic 29 El Paso 1997
Craig Estes Republican 30 Wichita Falls 2001
Kel Seliger Republican 31 Amarillo 2004

House of Representatives

House composition during 80th Legislature
House composition during 80th Legislature
#3333FF || Stephen Frost || D || New Boston || 1 || Bowie, Cass, Marion, Morris #E81B23 || Dan Flynn || R || Canton || 2 || Rains, Hunt, Van Zandt #3333FF || Mark Homer || D || Paris || 3 || Lamar, Hopkins, Delta, Franklin, Titus, Red River #E81B23 || Betty Brown || R || Athens || 4 || Henderson, Kaufman #E81B23 || Bryan Hughes || R || Marshall || 5 || Camp, Upshur, Wood, Harrison #E81B23 || Leo Berman || R || Tyler || 6 || Smith #E81B23 || Tommy Merritt || R || Longview || 7 || Smith, Gregg #E81B23 || Byron Cook || R || Corsicana || 8 || Anderson, Freestone, Limestone, Navarro #E81B23 || Wayne Christian || R || Center || 9 || Shelby, Nacogdoches, San Augustine, Sabine, Jasper #E81B23 || Jim Pitts || R || Waxahachie || 10 || Ellis, Hill #3333FF || Chuck Hopson || D || Jacksonville || 11 || Panola, Rusk, Cherokee, Houston #3333FF || Jim McReynolds || D || Lufkin || 12 || Angelina, San Jacinto, Trinity, Tyler #E81B23 || Lois Kolkhorst || R || Brenham || 13 || Austin, Grimes, Walker, Washington #E81B23 || Fred Brown || R || Bryan || 14 || Brazos #E81B23 || Rob Eissler || R || The Woodlands || 15 || Montgomery #E81B23 || Brandon Creighton || R || Conroe || 16 || Montgomery #3333FF || Robert "Robby" Cook || D || Eagle Lake || 17 || Bastrop, Brazos, Burleson, Colorado, Fayette, Lee #E81B23 || John Otto || R || Dayton || 18 || Montgomery, Liberty, Polk #E81B23 || Mike "Tuffy" Hamilton || R || Mauriceville || 19 || Hardin, Newton, Orange #E81B23 || Dan Gattis || R || Georgetown || 20 || Milam, Williamson #3333FF || Allan Ritter || D || Nederland || 21 || Jefferson #3333FF || Joe D. Deshotel || D || Port Arthur || 22 || Jefferson, Orange #3333FF || Craig Eiland || D || Galveston || 23 || Chambers, Galveston #E81B23 || Larry Taylor || R || League City || 24 || Galveston #E81B23 || Dennis Bonnen || R || Angleton || 25 || Brazoria #E81B23 || Charlie F. Howard || R || Sugar Land || 26 || Fort Bend #3333FF || Dora Olivo || D || Missouri City || 27 || Fort Bend #E81B23 || John Zerwas || R || Katy || 28 || Wharton, Fort Bend, Waller #E81B23 || Mike O'Day [1] || R || Pearland || 29 || Brazoria, Matagorda #E81B23 || Geanie Morrison || R || Victoria || 30 || Refugio, Victoria, Jackson, DeWitt, Lavaca #3333FF || Ryan Guillen || D || Rio Grande || 31 || Duval, Starr, Webb, Zapata #3333FF || Juan M. Garcia || D || Portland || 32 || Calhoun, Aransas, San Patricio, Nueces #3333FF || Solomon Ortiz Jr. || D || Corpus Christi || 33 || Nueces #3333FF || Abel Herrero || D || Corpus Christi || 34 || Nueces #3333FF || Yvonne Gonzalez Toureilles || D || Beeville || 35 || Atascosa, Karnes, McMullen, Live Oak, Bee, Jim Wells, Goliad #3333FF || Ismael "Kino" Flores || D || Mission || 36 || Hidalgo #3333FF || Rene O. Oliveira || D || Brownsville || 37 || Cameron #3333FF || Eddie Lucio III || D || San Benito || 38 || Cameron #3333FF || Armando Martinez || D || Weslaco || 39 || Hidalgo #3333FF || Aaron Peña || D || Edinburg || 40 || Hidalgo #3333FF || Veronica Gonzales || D || McAllen || 41 || Hidalgo #3333FF || Richard Peña Raymond || D || Laredo || 42 || Webb #3333FF || Juan Manuel Escobar || D || Kingsville || 43 || Jim Hogg, Brooks, Kleberg, Kenedy, Willacy, Cameron #E81B23 || Edmund Kuempel || R || Seguin || 44 || Wilson, Guadalupe, Gonzales #3333FF || Patrick Rose || D || Austin || 45 || Blanco, Hays, Caldwell #3333FF || Dawnna Dukes || D || Austin || 46 || Travis #3333FF || Valinda Bolton || D || Austin || 47 || Travis #3333FF || Donna Howard || D || Austin || 48 || Travis #3333FF || Elliott Naishtat || D || Austin || 49 || Travis #3333FF || Mark Strama || D || Austin || 50 || Travis #3333FF || Eddie Rodriguez || D || Austin || 51 || Travis #E81B23 || Mike Krusee || R || Austin || 52 || Travis #E81B23 || Harvey Hilderbran || R || Kerrville || 53 || Crockett, Sutton, Schleicher, Real, Kerr, Kimble, Menard, Mason, Llano, San Saba, McCulloch, Concho, Coleman, Runnels, Callahan #E81B23 || Jimmie Don Aycock || R || Lampasas || 54 || Lampasas, Burnet, Bell #E81B23 || Dianne White Delisi || R || Temple || 55 || Bell #E81B23 || Charles "Doc" Anderson || R || Waco || 56 || McLennan #3333FF || Jim Dunnam || D || Waco || 57 || McLennan, Falls, Leon, Madison, Robertson #E81B23 || Rob Orr || R || Burleson || 58 || Bosque, Johnson #E81B23 || Sid Miller|| R || Stephenville || 59 || Erath, Comanche, Mills, Hamilton, Coryell, Somervell #E81B23 || Jim Keffer || R || Eastland || 60 || Brown, Eastland, Shackelford, Stephens, Palo Pinto, Hood #E81B23 || Phil King || R || Weatherford || 61 || Parker, Wise #E81B23 || Larry Phillips || R || Sherman || 62 || Fannin, Grayson #E81B23 || Tan Parker || R || Flower Mound || 63 || Denton #E81B23 || Myra Crownover || R || Lake Dallas || 64 || Denton #E81B23 || Burt Solomons || R || Carrollton || 65 || Denton #E81B23 || Brian McCall || R || Plano || 66 || Collin #E81B23 || Jerry Madden || R || Plano || 67 || Collin #E81B23 || Rick Hardcastle || R || Vernon || 68 || Motley, Dickens, Cottle, King, Hardeman, Foard, Knox, Haskell, Wilbarger, Baylor, Throckmorton, Young, Jack, Clay, Montague, Cooke #3333FF || David Farabee || D || Wichita Falls || 69 || Wichita, Archer #E81B23 || Ken Paxton || R || McKinney || 70 || Collin #E81B23 || Susan King || R || Abilene || 71 || Nolan, Taylor #E81B23 || Drew Darby || R || San Angelo || 72 || Coke, Mitchell, Scurry, Tom Green #E81B23 || Nathan Macias || R || Spring Branch || 73 || Gillespie, Kendall, Comal, Bandera #3333FF || Pete Gallego || D || Alpine || 74 || Uvalde, Edwards, Val Verde, Terrell, Pecos, Brewster, Presidio, Jeff Davis, Ward, Reeves, Loving, Culberson, Hudspeth #3333FF || Chente Quintanilla || D || El Paso || 75 || El Paso #3333FF || Norma Chávez || D || El Paso || 76 || El Paso #3333FF || Paul Moreno || D || El Paso || 77 || El Paso #E81B23 || Pat Haggerty || R || El Paso || 78 || El Paso #3333FF || Joe Pickett || D || El Paso || 79 || El Paso #3333FF || Tracy O. King || D || Eagle Pass || 80 || Kinney, Maverick, Zavala, Dimmit, La Salle, Frio, Medina white || Vacant || || || 81 || Andrews, Winkler, Ector #E81B23 || Tom Craddick || R || Midland || 82 || Crane, Upton, Midland, Martin, Dawson #E81B23 || Delwin Jones || R || Lubbock || 83 || Lubbock, Hockley, Cochran, Yoakum, Gaines #E81B23 || Carl H. Isett || R || Lubbock || 84 || Lubbock #3333FF || Joseph P. Heflin || D || Crosbyton || 85 || Reagan, Irion, Sterling, Glasscock, Howard, Borden, Terry, Lynn, Garza, Crosby, Kent, Stonewall, Fisher, Jones, Hale, Floyd #E81B23 || John T. Smithee || R || Amarillo || 86 || Dallam, Hartley, Oldham, Deaf Smith, Randall #E81B23 || David Swinford || R || Amarillo || 87 || Sherman, Moore, Carson, Potter #E81B23 || Warren Chisum || R || Pampa || 88 || Parmer, Bailey, Lamb, Castro, Swisher, Armstrong, Briscoe, Hall, Donley, Collingsworth, Childress, Gray, Wheeler, Hutchison, Roberts, Hemphill, Lipscomb, Ochiltree, Hansford #E81B23 || Jodie Anne Laubenberg || R || Rockwall || 89 || Rockwall, Collin #3333FF || Lon Burnam || D || Fort Worth || 90 || Tarrant #E81B23 || Kelly Hancock || R || Fort Worth || 91 || Tarrant #E81B23 || Todd Smith || R || Bedford || 92 || Tarrant #3333FF || Paula Pierson || D || Arlington || 93 || Tarrant #E81B23 || Diane Patrick || R || Arlington || 94 || Tarrant #3333FF || Marc Veasey || D || Fort Worth || 95 || Tarrant #E81B23 || Bill Zedler || R || Arlington || 96 || Tarrant #3333FF || Dan Barrett [2] || D || Fort Worth || 97 || Tarrant #E81B23 || Vicki Truitt || R || Southlake || 98 || Tarrant #E81B23 || Charlie Geren || R || River Oaks || 99 || Tarrant #3333FF || Terri Hodge || D || Dallas || 100 || Dallas #E81B23 || Thomas Latham || R || Mesquite || 101 || Dallas #E81B23 || Tony Goolsby || R || Dallas || 102 || Dallas #3333FF || Rafael Anchia || D || Dallas || 103 || Dallas #3333FF || Roberto R. Alonzo || D || Dallas || 104 || Dallas #E81B23 || Linda Harper-Brown || R || Irving || 105 || Dallas #3333FF || Kirk England[3] || D || Grand Prairie || 106 || Dallas #3333FF || Allen Vaught || D || Dallas || 107 || Dallas #E81B23 || Dan Branch|| R || Dallas || 108 || Dallas #3333FF || Helen Giddings || D || De Soto || 109 || Dallas #3333FF || Barbara Mallory Caraway || D || Dallas || 110 || Dallas #3333FF || Yvonne Davis || D || Dallas || 111 || Dallas #E81B23 || Fred Hill || R || Richardson || 112 || Dallas #E81B23 || Joe Driver || R || Garland || 113 || Dallas #E81B23 || Will Ford Hartnett || R || Dallas || 114 || Dallas #E81B23 || Jim Jackson || R || Carrollton || 115 || Dallas #3333FF || Trey Martinez Fischer|| D || San Antonio || 116 || Bexar #3333FF || David McQuade Leibowitz || D || San Antonio || 117 || Bexar #3333FF || Joe Farias|| D || San Antonio || 118 || Bexar #3333FF || Roland Gutierrez || D || San Antonio || 119 || Bexar #3333FF || Ruth McClendon || D || San Antonio || 120 || Bexar #E81B23 || Joe Straus|| R || San Antonio || 121 || Bexar #E81B23 || Frank Corte, Jr. || R || San Antonio || 122 || Bexar #3333FF || Mike Villarreal || D || San Antonio || 123 || Bexar #3333FF || Jose Menendez || D || San Antonio || 124 || Bexar #3333FF || Joaquin Castro || D || San Antonio || 125 || Bexar #E81B23 || Patricia Harless || R || Spring || 126 || Harris #E81B23 || Joe Crabb || R || Kingwood || 127 || Harris #E81B23 || Wayne Smith || R || Baytown || 128 || Harris #E81B23 || John E. Davis || R || Houston || 129 || Harris #E81B23 || Corbin Van Arsdale || R || Houston || 130 || Harris #3333FF || Alma Allen || D || Houston || 131 || Harris #E81B23 || William "Bill" Callegari || R || Houston || 132 || Harris #E81B23 || Jim Murphy || R || Houston || 133 || Harris #3333FF || Ellen Cohen || D || Houston || 134 || Harris #E81B23 || Gary Elkins || R || Houston || 135 || Harris #E81B23 || Beverly Woolley || R || Houston || 136 || Harris #3333FF || Scott Hochberg || D || Houston || 137 || Harris #E81B23 || Dwayne Bohac || R || Houston || 138 || Harris #3333FF || Sylvester Turner || D || Houston || 139 || Harris #3333FF || Kevin Bailey || D || Houston || 140 || Harris #3333FF || Senfronia Thompson || D || Houston || 141 || Harris #3333FF || Harold Dutton Jr. || D || Houston || 142 || Harris #3333FF || Ana Hernandez || D || Houston || 143 || Harris #E81B23 || Robert Talton || R || Pasadena || 144 || Harris #3333FF || Rick Noriega || D || Houston || 145 || Harris #3333FF || Borris Miles || D || Houston || 146 || Harris #3333FF || Garnet Coleman || D || Houston || 147 || Harris #3333FF || Jessica Farrar || D || Houston || 148 || Harris #3333FF || Hubert Vo || D || Houston || 149 || Harris #E81B23 || Debbie Riddle || R || Houston || 150 || Harris
Representative Party Home Town/City District ↑ County

^ : The incumbent, Republican Glenda Dawson, died before the election but after she could be replaced on the ballot. She won the November election, and was replaced by Mike O'Day (R-Pearland), elected on January 16, 2007 in a special election run-off. [4] He was sworn into office on January 25, 2007. [5]

^ : State Rep. Kirk England of Grand Prairie served as a Republican during the regular session, but joined the Democratic Party on September 19, 2007. [6]

^ : State Rep. Anna Mowrey, a Republican, resigned and was replaced in a special election by Dan Barrett, a Democrat elected on December 18, 2007 [7]

^ : State Rep. Robert Puente (D-San Antonio) resigned on February 1, 2008. [8]

2008 Elections

Incumbents retiring or seeking other offices

Incumbents defeated in primary

External links

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