Eighty-seventh Texas Legislature

The Eighty-seventh Texas Legislature is the current meeting of the legislative branch of the U.S. state of Texas, composed of the Texas Senate and the Texas House of Representatives. It is scheduled to meet in Austin, Texas, from January 12, 2021, to May 31, 2021.[1]

Texas State Capitol (July 3, 2017)

All seats in both the state house and state senate were up for election in November 2020. The Republican Party preserved their majority in both chambers.

Major events
  • January 12, 2021: Legislature convened at noon (CST).

Major resolutions adopted
  • SR 2: Redefying the rules of the supermajority in the Senate to 18 (previously it was set at 19).[2]

Party summary

Senate
  • Senate membership
  • Begin (from January 12, 2021)
Affiliation Party
(shading indicates majority caucus)
 Total Vacant
Democratic Republican
End of previous legislature 12 19 31 0
Begin (January 12, 2021) 13 18 31 0
Latest voting share 41.9% 58.1%  

Leadership

Members

House of Representatives
  • House membership
  • Begin (from January 12, 2021)
Affiliation Party
(shading indicates majority caucus)
 Total Vacant
Democratic Republican
End of previous legislature 67 83 150 0
Begin (January 12, 2021) 67 82 149 1
Latest voting share 45% 55%  

Leadership

Members

Changes in membership

House of Representatives
District Vacator Reason for change Successor Date of successor's formal installation
District 68 Vacant Former member Drew Springer (R) was elected for the District 30 of the Senate in a special election.
A special election for the district was held on January 23, 2021.[3]
* Out of 9,139 votes casted, no candidate received 50% of the votes to win the election.[4]
A runoff election will be held to determine a winner of the top two candidates of the January election.[5]		 TBD TBD

Committees

Listed by chamber and then alphabetically by committee name, including chair and vice-chair.

Senate
Committee Chair Vice-Chair
Administration Charles Schwertner (R-5) Nathan Johnson (D-16)
Business & Commerce Kelly Hancock (R-9) Robert Nichols (R-3)
Criminal Justice John Whitmire (D-15) Joan Huffman (R-17)
Education Larry Taylor (R-11) Eddie Lucio Jr. (D-27)
Finance Jane Nelson (R-12) Eddie Lucio Jr. (D-27)
Health & Human Services Lois Kolkhorst (R-18) Charles Perry (R-28)
Higher Education Brandon Creighton (R-4) Royce West (D-23)
Jurisprudence Joan Huffman (R-17) Juan Hinojosa (D-20)
Local Government Paul Bettencourt (R-7) Jose Menendez (D-26)
Natural Resources & Economic Development Brian Birdwell (R-22) Judith Zaffirini (D-21)
Nominations Dawn Buckingham (R-24) Angela Paxton (R-8)
Ports (Select) Brandon Creighton (R-4) Carol Alvarado (D-6)
Redistricting (Special) Joan Huffman (R-17) Juan Hinojosa (D-20)
State Affairs Bryan Hughes (R-1) Brian Birdwell (R-22)
Transportation Robert Nichols (R-3) Kel Seliger (R-31)
Veteran Affairs & Border Security Donna Campbell (R-25) Bob Hall (R-2)
Water, Agriculture & Rural Affairs Charles Perry (R-28) Drew Springer (R-30)

References
  1. Santos, Patty (January 5, 2021). "... Texas Legislature expected to tackle redistricting, public safety and budget issues". KSAT-TV. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
  2. Lindell, Chuck (January 13, 2021). "Texas Senate modifies key rule to preserve GOP power". Austin American-Statesman. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
  3. Cantu, Michael (December 28, 2020). "Governor announces special election for Drew Springer's House seat". KCBD-TV. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
  4. Gray-Hatfield, Megan (January 25, 2021). "Another runoff coming: Carter, Spiller to go head to head for HD-68". Gainesville Daily Register. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
  5. "David Spiller, Craig Carter to face runoff for Texas House District 68 seat". KXII-TV. January 23, 2021. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
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