Eighty-first Texas Legislature

The 81st Texas Legislature began meeting in regular session on January 11, 2009. The regular session adjourned sine die on June 1, 2009.

Rick Perry, the Governor of Texas, called a special session of the Legislature on July 1, 2009. The Legislature passed two bills, both related to the sunset process, and adjourned sine die on July 10.

All members of the House of Representatives and 13 members of the Senate were elected on 4 November 2008.

Party summary

Senate
Affiliation Members Note
  Republican Party 19
  Democratic Party 12
Total 31

House of Representatives
Affiliation Members Note
  Republican Party 76
  Democratic Party 74
Total 150

The numbers above reflect the partisan composition of the House at the beginning of the legislative session in January 2009. On November 6, 2009, Chuck Hopson (D—Jacksonville) announced he was changing his affiliation to Republican, resulting in 77 Republicans and 73 Democrats. On February 3, 2010, Rep. Terri Hodge (D—Dallas) announced she would resign due to pending felony charges against her.[1] This left the House with 77 Republicans, 72 Democrats and one vacancy.

The composition of the State Senate has remained unchanged since the beginning of the 81st Legislature.

Officers

Senate

House of Representatives

Members

Senate
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
Wendy Davis Democrat 10 Fort Worth 2009
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
Joan Huffman Republican 17 Southside Place 2008
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
Representative Party Home Town/City District ↑ County
Stephen FrostDNew Boston1Bowie, Cass, Marion, Morris
Dan FlynnRCanton2Rains, Hunt, Van Zandt
Mark HomerDParis3Lamar, Hopkins, Delta, Franklin, Titus, Red River
Betty BrownRAthens4Henderson, Kaufman
Bryan HughesRMarshall5Camp, Upshur, Wood, Harrison
Leo BermanRTyler6Smith
Tommy MerrittRLongview7Smith, Gregg
Byron CookRCorsicana8Anderson, Freestone, Limestone, Navarro
Wayne ChristianRCenter9Shelby, Nacogdoches, San Augustine, Sabine, Jasper
Jim PittsRWaxahachie10Ellis, Hill
Chuck HopsonRJacksonville11Panola, Rusk, Cherokee, Houston
Jim McReynoldsDLufkin12Angelina, San Jacinto, Trinity, Tyler
Lois KolkhorstRBrenham13Austin, Grimes, Walker, Washington
Fred BrownRBryan14Brazos
Rob EisslerRThe Woodlands15Montgomery
Brandon CreightonRConroe16Montgomery
Tim KleinschmidtREagle Lake17Bastrop, Brazos, Burleson, Colorado, Fayette, Lee
John OttoRDayton18Montgomery, Liberty, Polk
Mike "Tuffy" HamiltonRMauriceville19Hardin, Newton, Orange
Dan GattisRGeorgetown20Milam, Williamson
Allan RitterDNederland21Jefferson
Joe D. DeshotelDPort Arthur22Jefferson, Orange
Craig EilandDGalveston23Chambers, Galveston
Larry TaylorRLeague City24Galveston
Dennis BonnenRAngleton25Brazoria
Charlie F. HowardRSugar Land26Fort Bend
Dora OlivoDMissouri City27Fort Bend
John ZerwasRKaty28Wharton, Fort Bend, Waller
Randy WeberRPearland29Brazoria, Matagorda
Geanie MorrisonRVictoria30Refugio, Victoria, Jackson, DeWitt, Lavaca
Ryan GuillenDRio Grande31Duval, Starr, Webb, Zapata
Todd Ames HunterRPortland32Calhoun, Aransas, San Patricio, Nueces
Solomon Ortiz, Jr.DCorpus Christi33Nueces
Abel HerreroDCorpus Christi34Nueces
Yvonne Gonzalez ToureillesDBeeville35Atascosa, Karnes, McMullen, Live Oak, Bee, Jim Wells, Goliad
Ismael "Kino" FloresDMission36Hidalgo
Rene O. OliveiraDBrownsville37Cameron
Eddie Lucio IIIDSan Benito38Cameron
Armando MartinezDWeslaco39Hidalgo
Aaron PeñaDEdinburg40Hidalgo
Veronica GonzalezDMcAllen41Hidalgo
Richard Peña RaymondDLaredo42Webb
Tara Rios YbarraDKingsville43Jim Hogg, Brooks, Kleberg, Kenedy, Willacy, Cameron
Edmund KuempelRSeguin44Wilson, Guadalupe, Gonzales
Patrick RoseDAustin45Blanco, Hays, Caldwell
Dawnna DukesDAustin46Travis
Valinda BoltonDAustin47Travis
Donna HowardDAustin48Travis
Elliott NaishtatDAustin49Travis
Mark StramaDAustin50Travis
Eddie RodriguezDAustin51Travis
Diana MaldonadoDRound Rock52Williamson
Harvey HilderbranRKerrville53Crockett, Sutton, Schleicher, Real, Kerr, Kimble, Menard, Mason, Llano, San Saba, McCulloch, Concho, Coleman, Runnels, Callahan
Jimmie Don AycockRLampasas54Lampasas, Burnet, Bell
Ralph SheffieldRTemple55Bell
Charles "Doc" AndersonRWaco56McLennan
Jim DunnamDWaco57McLennan, Falls, Leon, Madison, Robertson
Rob OrrRBurleson58Bosque, Johnson
Sid MillerRStephenville59Erath, Comanche, Mills, Hamilton, Coryell, Somervell
Jim KefferREastland60Brown, Eastland, Shackelford, Stephens, Palo Pinto, Hood
Phil KingRWeatherford61Parker, Wise
Larry PhillipsRSherman62Fannin, Grayson
Tan ParkerRFlower Mound63Denton
Myra CrownoverRLake Dallas64Denton
Burt SolomonsRCarrollton65Denton
Brian McCallRPlano66Collin
Jerry MaddenRPlano67Collin
Rick HardcastleRVernon68Motley, Dickens, Cottle, King, Hardeman, Foard, Knox, Haskell, Wilbarger, Baylor, Throckmorton, Young, Jack, Clay, Montague, Cooke
David FarabeeDWichita Falls69Wichita, Archer
Ken PaxtonRMcKinney70Collin
Susan KingRAbilene71Nolan, Taylor
Drew DarbyRSan Angelo72Coke, Mitchell, Scurry, Tom Green
Nathan MaciasRSpring Branch73Gillespie, Kendall, Comal, Bandera
Pete GallegoDAlpine74Uvalde, Edwards, Val Verde, Terrell, Pecos, Brewster, Presidio, Jeff Davis, Ward, Reeves, Loving, Culberson, Hudspeth
Chente QuintanillaDEl Paso75El Paso
Norma ChavezDEl Paso76El Paso
Marisa MarquezDEl Paso77El Paso
Joseph E. MoodyDEl Paso78El Paso
Joe PickettDEl Paso79El Paso
Tracy KingDEagle Pass80Kinney, Maverick, Zavala, Dimmit, La Salle, Frio, Medina
Tryon D. Lewis81Andrews, Winkler, Ector
Tom CraddickRMidland82Crane, Upton, Midland, Martin, Dawson
Delwin JonesRLubbock83Lubbock, Hockley, Cochran, Yoakum, Gaines
Carl H. IsettRLubbock84Lubbock
Joseph P. HeflinDCrosbyton85Reagan, Irion, Sterling, Glasscock, Howard, Borden, Terry, Lynn, Garza, Crosby, Kent, Stonewall, Fisher, Jones, Hale, Floyd
John T. SmitheeRAmarillo86Dallam, Hartley, Oldham, Deaf Smith, Randall
David SwinfordRAmarillo87Sherman, Moore, Carson, Potter
Warren ChisumRPampa88Parmer, Bailey, Lamb, Castro, Swisher, Armstrong, Briscoe, Hall, Donley, Collingsworth, Childress, Gray, Wheeler, Hutchison, Roberts, Hemphill, Lipscomb, Ochiltree, Hansford
Jodie Anne LaubenbergRRockwall89Rockwall, Collin
Lon BurnamDFort Worth90Tarrant
Kelly HancockRFort Worth91Tarrant
Todd SmithRBedford92Tarrant
Paula PiersonDArlington93Tarrant
Diane PatrickRArlington94Tarrant
Marc VeaseyDFort Worth95Tarrant
Chris TurnerDArlington96Tarrant
Mark M. SheltonRFort Worth97Tarrant
Vicki TruittRSouthlake98Tarrant
Charlie GerenRRiver Oaks99Tarrant
Terri HodgeDDallas100Dallas
Robert MiklosDMesquite101Dallas
Carol KentDDallas102Dallas
Rafael AnchiaDDallas103Dallas
Roberto R. AlonzoDDallas104Dallas
Linda Harper-BrownRIrving105Dallas
Kirk England DGrand Prairie106Dallas
Allen VaughtDDallas107Dallas
Dan Branch|| RDallas108Dallas
Helen GiddingsDDe Soto109Dallas
Barbara Mallory CarawayDDallas110Dallas
Yvonne DavisDDallas111Dallas
Angie Chen ButtonRRichardson112Dallas
Joe DriverRGarland113Dallas
Will Ford HartnettRDallas114Dallas
Jim JacksonRCarrollton115Dallas
Trey Martinez FischerDSan Antonio116Bexar
David McQuade LeibowitzDSan Antonio117Bexar
Joe FariasDSan Antonio118Bexar
Roland GutierrezDSan Antonio119Bexar
Ruth Jones McClendonDSan Antonio120Bexar
Joe Straus|| RSan Antonio121Bexar
Frank Corte, Jr.RSan Antonio122Bexar
Mike VillarrealDSan Antonio123Bexar
Jose MenendezDSan Antonio124Bexar
Joaquin CastroDSan Antonio125Bexar
Patricia HarlessRSpring126Harris
Joe CrabbRKingwood127Harris
Wayne SmithRBaytown128Harris
John E. DavisRHouston129Harris
Allen FletcherRHouston130Harris
Alma AllenDHouston131Harris
William "Bill" CallegariRHouston132Harris
Kristi ThibautDHouston133Harris
Ellen CohenDHouston134Harris
Gary ElkinsRHouston135Harris
Beverly WoolleyRHouston136Harris
Scott HochbergDHouston137Harris
Dwayne BohacRHouston138Harris
Sylvester TurnerDHouston139Harris
Armando WalleDHouston140Harris
Senfronia ThompsonDHouston141Harris
Harold V. Dutton, Jr.DHouston142Harris
Ana HernandezDHouston143Harris
Ken LeglerRPasadena144Harris
Carol AlvaradoDHouston145Harris
Al EdwardsDHouston146Harris
Garnet ColemanDHouston147Harris
Jessica Cristina FarrarDHouston148Harris
Hubert VoDHouston149Harris
Debbie RiddleRHouston150Harris

References
  1. Hodge Pleads Guilty
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