Eightieth Texas Legislature

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
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
Representative Party Home Town/City District ↑County
Stephen Frost || D || New Boston || 1 || Bowie, Cass, Marion, Morris
Dan Flynn || R || Canton || 2 || Rains, Hunt, Van Zandt
Mark Homer || D || Paris || 3 || Lamar, Hopkins, Delta, Franklin, Titus, Red River
Betty Brown || R || Athens || 4 || Henderson, Kaufman
Bryan Hughes || R || Marshall || 5 || Camp, Upshur, Wood, Harrison
Leo Berman || R || Tyler || 6 || Smith
Tommy Merritt || R || Longview || 7 || Smith, Gregg
Byron Cook || R || Corsicana || 8 || Anderson, Freestone, Limestone, Navarro
Wayne Christian || R || Center || 9 || Shelby, Nacogdoches, San Augustine, Sabine, Jasper
Jim Pitts || R || Waxahachie || 10 || Ellis, Hill
Chuck Hopson || D || Jacksonville || 11 || Panola, Rusk, Cherokee, Houston
Jim McReynoldsDLufkin || 12 || Angelina, San Jacinto, Trinity, Tyler
Lois Kolkhorst || R || Brenham || 13 || Austin, Grimes, Walker, Washington
Fred BrownRBryan || 14 || Brazos
Rob EisslerRThe Woodlands || 15 || Montgomery
Brandon Creighton || R || Conroe || 16 || Montgomery
Robert "Robby" CookDEagle Lake || 17 || Bastrop, Brazos, Burleson, Colorado, Fayette, Lee
John Otto || R || Dayton || 18 || Montgomery, Liberty, Polk
Mike "Tuffy" HamiltonRMauriceville || 19 || Hardin, Newton, Orange
Dan Gattis || R || Georgetown || 20 || Milam, Williamson
Allan Ritter || D || Nederland || 21 || Jefferson
Joe D. Deshotel || D || Port Arthur || 22 || Jefferson, Orange
Craig Eiland || D || Galveston || 23 || Chambers, Galveston
Larry Taylor || R || League City || 24 || Galveston
Dennis Bonnen || R || Angleton || 25 || Brazoria
Charlie F. Howard || R || Sugar Land || 26 || Fort Bend
Dora Olivo || D || Missouri City || 27 || Fort Bend
John Zerwas || R || Katy || 28 || Wharton, Fort Bend, Waller
Mike O'Day RPearland || 29 || Brazoria, Matagorda
Geanie Morrison || R || Victoria || 30 || Refugio, Victoria, Jackson, DeWitt, Lavaca
Ryan Guillen || D || Rio Grande || 31 || Duval, Starr, Webb, Zapata
Juan M. Garcia || D || Portland || 32 || Calhoun, Aransas, San Patricio, Nueces
Solomon Ortiz Jr. || D || Corpus Christi || 33 || Nueces
Abel Herrero || D || Corpus Christi || 34 || Nueces
Yvonne Gonzalez ToureillesDBeeville || 35 || Atascosa, Karnes, McMullen, Live Oak, Bee, Jim Wells, Goliad
Ismael "Kino" FloresDMission || 36 || Hidalgo
Rene O. Oliveira || D || Brownsville || 37 || Cameron
Eddie Lucio III || D || San Benito || 38 || Cameron
Armando Martinez || D || Weslaco || 39 || Hidalgo
Aaron Peña || D || Edinburg || 40 || Hidalgo
Veronica GonzalesDMcAllen || 41 || Hidalgo
Richard Peña Raymond || D || Laredo || 42 || Webb
Juan Manuel Escobar || D || Kingsville || 43 || Jim Hogg, Brooks, Kleberg, Kenedy, Willacy, Cameron
Edmund Kuempel || R || Seguin || 44 || Wilson, Guadalupe, Gonzales
Patrick Rose || D || Austin || 45 || Blanco, Hays, Caldwell
Dawnna Dukes || D || Austin || 46 || Travis
Valinda BoltonDAustin || 47 || Travis
Donna Howard || D || Austin || 48 || Travis
Elliott Naishtat || D || Austin || 49 || Travis
Mark Strama || D || Austin || 50 || Travis
Eddie Rodriguez || D || Austin || 51 || Travis
Mike Krusee || R || Austin || 52 || Travis
Harvey Hilderbran || R || Kerrville || 53 || Crockett, Sutton, Schleicher, Real, Kerr, Kimble, Menard, Mason, Llano, San Saba, McCulloch, Concho, Coleman, Runnels, Callahan
Jimmie Don Aycock || R || Lampasas || 54 || Lampasas, Burnet, Bell
Dianne White Delisi || R || Temple || 55 || Bell
Charles "Doc" Anderson || R || Waco || 56 || McLennan
Jim Dunnam || D || Waco || 57 || McLennan, Falls, Leon, Madison, Robertson
Rob Orr || R || Burleson || 58 || Bosque, Johnson
Sid Miller|| R || Stephenville || 59 || Erath, Comanche, Mills, Hamilton, Coryell, Somervell
Jim Keffer || R || Eastland || 60 || Brown, Eastland, Shackelford, Stephens, Palo Pinto, Hood
Phil King || R || Weatherford || 61 || Parker, Wise
Larry Phillips || R || Sherman || 62 || Fannin, Grayson
Tan Parker || R || Flower Mound || 63 || Denton
Myra Crownover || R || Lake Dallas || 64 || Denton
Burt Solomons || R || Carrollton || 65 || Denton
Brian McCallRPlano || 66 || Collin
Jerry MaddenRPlano || 67 || Collin
Rick Hardcastle || R || Vernon || 68 || Motley, Dickens, Cottle, King, Hardeman, Foard, Knox, Haskell, Wilbarger, Baylor, Throckmorton, Young, Jack, Clay, Montague, Cooke
David Farabee || D || Wichita Falls || 69 || Wichita, Archer
Ken Paxton || R || McKinney || 70 || Collin
Susan King || R || Abilene || 71 || Nolan, Taylor
Drew Darby || R || San Angelo || 72 || Coke, Mitchell, Scurry, Tom Green
Nathan Macias || R || Spring Branch || 73 || Gillespie, Kendall, Comal, Bandera
Pete Gallego || D || Alpine || 74 || Uvalde, Edwards, Val Verde, Terrell, Pecos, Brewster, Presidio, Jeff Davis, Ward, Reeves, Loving, Culberson, Hudspeth
Chente QuintanillaDEl Paso || 75 || El Paso
Norma Chávez || D || El Paso || 76 || El Paso
Paul Moreno || D || El Paso || 77 || El Paso
Pat HaggertyREl Paso || 78 || El Paso
Joe Pickett || D || El Paso || 79 || El Paso
Tracy O. King || D || Eagle Pass || 80 || Kinney, Maverick, Zavala, Dimmit, La Salle, Frio, Medina
Vacant81Andrews, Winkler, Ector
Tom Craddick || R || Midland || 82 || Crane, Upton, Midland, Martin, Dawson
Delwin Jones || R || Lubbock || 83 || Lubbock, Hockley, Cochran, Yoakum, Gaines
Carl H. Isett || R || Lubbock || 84 || Lubbock
Joseph P. Heflin || D || Crosbyton || 85 || Reagan, Irion, Sterling, Glasscock, Howard, Borden, Terry, Lynn, Garza, Crosby, Kent, Stonewall, Fisher, Jones, Hale, Floyd
John T. Smithee || R || Amarillo || 86 || Dallam, Hartley, Oldham, Deaf Smith, Randall
David Swinford || R || Amarillo || 87 || Sherman, Moore, Carson, Potter
Warren Chisum || R || Pampa || 88 || Parmer, Bailey, Lamb, Castro, Swisher, Armstrong, Briscoe, Hall, Donley, Collingsworth, Childress, Gray, Wheeler, Hutchison, Roberts, Hemphill, Lipscomb, Ochiltree, Hansford
Jodie Anne Laubenberg || R || Rockwall || 89 || Rockwall, Collin
Lon Burnam || D || Fort Worth || 90 || Tarrant
Kelly Hancock || R || Fort Worth || 91 || Tarrant
Todd SmithRBedford || 92 || Tarrant
Paula PiersonDArlington || 93 || Tarrant
Diane Patrick || R || Arlington || 94 || Tarrant
Marc Veasey || D || Fort Worth || 95 || Tarrant
Bill Zedler || R || Arlington || 96 || Tarrant
Dan Barrett DFort Worth || 97 || Tarrant
Vicki Truitt || R || Southlake || 98 || Tarrant
Charlie Geren || R || River Oaks || 99 || Tarrant
Terri Hodge || D || Dallas || 100 || Dallas
Thomas LathamRMesquite || 101 || Dallas
Tony Goolsby || R || Dallas || 102 || Dallas
Rafael Anchia || D || Dallas || 103 || Dallas
Roberto R. Alonzo || D || Dallas || 104 || Dallas
Linda Harper-Brown || R || Irving || 105 || Dallas
Kirk England || D || Grand Prairie || 106 || Dallas
Allen VaughtDDallas || 107 || Dallas
Dan Branch|| R || Dallas || 108 || Dallas
Helen Giddings || D || De Soto || 109 || Dallas
Barbara Mallory Caraway || D || Dallas || 110 || Dallas
Yvonne Davis || D || Dallas || 111 || Dallas
Fred HillRRichardson || 112 || Dallas
Joe Driver || R || Garland || 113 || Dallas
Will Ford Hartnett || R || Dallas || 114 || Dallas
Jim JacksonRCarrollton || 115 || Dallas
Trey Martinez Fischer|| D || San Antonio || 116 || Bexar
David McQuade Leibowitz || D || San Antonio || 117 || Bexar
Joe Farias|| D || San Antonio || 118 || Bexar
Roland Gutierrez || D || San Antonio || 119 || Bexar
Ruth McClendon || D || San Antonio || 120 || Bexar
Joe Straus|| R || San Antonio || 121 || Bexar
Frank Corte, Jr. || R || San Antonio || 122 || Bexar
Mike Villarreal || D || San Antonio || 123 || Bexar
Jose Menendez || D || San Antonio || 124 || Bexar
Joaquin Castro || D || San Antonio || 125 || Bexar
Patricia Harless || R || Spring || 126 || Harris
Joe Crabb || R || Kingwood || 127 || Harris
Wayne Smith || R || Baytown || 128 || Harris
John E. Davis || R || Houston || 129 || Harris
Corbin Van ArsdaleRHouston || 130 || Harris
Alma Allen || D || Houston || 131 || Harris
William "Bill" Callegari || R || Houston || 132 || Harris
Jim Murphy || R || Houston || 133 || Harris
Ellen Cohen || D || Houston || 134 || Harris
Gary Elkins || R || Houston || 135 || Harris
Beverly Woolley || R || Houston || 136 || Harris
Scott Hochberg || D || Houston || 137 || Harris
Dwayne Bohac || R || Houston || 138 || Harris
Sylvester Turner || D || Houston || 139 || Harris
Kevin Bailey || D || Houston || 140 || Harris
Senfronia Thompson || D || Houston || 141 || Harris
Harold Dutton Jr. || D || Houston || 142 || Harris
Ana Hernandez || D || Houston || 143 || Harris
Robert Talton || R || Pasadena || 144 || Harris
Rick Noriega || D || Houston || 145 || Harris
Borris Miles || D || Houston || 146 || Harris
Garnet Coleman || D || Houston || 147 || Harris
Jessica Farrar || D || Houston || 148 || Harris
Hubert Vo || D || Houston || 149 || Harris
Debbie Riddle || R || Houston || 150 || Harris

^ : 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. He was sworn into office on January 25, 2007.

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

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

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

2008 Elections

Incumbents retiring or seeking other offices

Incumbents defeated in primary
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