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Texas House of Representatives
Texas House of Representatives
Texas House of Representatives
with each constituency consisting of nearly 140,000 people. Representatives are elected to two-year terms with no term limits. The House of Representatives convenes at the Texas Capitol in Austin.
Leadership of the House
Type Type Leadership Speaker of the House Speaker pro Tempore Structure Members Political groups Election Last election Meeting place November 4, 2008 150 Democratic Party Republican Party Joe Straus, (R) since January 13, 2009 Craig Eiland, (D) since February 12, 2009 Lower house
Speaker pro Tempore, Craig Eiland The Speaker of the House presides over the body. The Speaker’s duties include maintaining order within the House, recognizing members during debate, rule on procedural matters, the appointment chairships and members to committees, sending bills for committee review. Unlike other state legislatures, the House does not include majority or minority leaders for parties within the House. The Speaker Pro Tempore is a ceremonial position. The current Speaker of the House is Joe Straus of District 121 (San Antonio). The Speaker Pro Tempore is Craig Eiland of District 23 (Galveston).
House Chamber, Texas State Capitol, Austin Web site http://www.house.state.tx.us
The Texas House of Representatives is the lower house of the Texas Legislature. The House is composed of 150 members from an equal amount of districts across the state,
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Position Speaker of the House Speaker Pro Tempore Affiliation Name Joe Straus Craig Eiland Party
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Residence San Antonio Galveston District 121 23 Total Vacant 150 150 0 0
Republican Democratic
Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) Republican Democratic 71 74 49.3% Jim McReynolds Lois W. District County Kolkhorst ↑ 1 Bowie, Cass, Marion, Fred Brown Morris Rob Eissler Rains, Hunt, Van Zandt Brandon Lamar, HopCreighton kins, Delta, Tim Franklin, TitKleinschmidt us, Red River Henderson, Kaufman Camp, John Otto Upshur, Wood, Mike "Tuffy" Harrison Hamilton Smith Dan Gattis Smith, Gregg Anderson, Allan Ritter Freestone, Joe D. Limestone, Deshotel Navarro Craig NaShelby,Eiland cogdoches, Larry Taylor San Augustine, Dennis Bonnen Sabine, Jasper Charlie F. Ellis, Hill Howard Panola, Rusk, Dora Olivo Cherokee, Houston John Zerwas R R R D D D R R R D R D
End of previous legislature Begin Latest voting share
79 76 50.7%
Current composition
List of members
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Austin Grime er, Washi
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Dan Flynn Mark Homer
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Betty Brown Bryan Hughes
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Athens Marshall
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Dayton
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Mauriceville 19 Georgetown 20 Nederland Port Arthur Galveston League City Angleton Sugar Land Missouri City Katy 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
Leo Berman Byron Cook
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6 7 8
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Jim Pitts Chuck Hopson
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Waxahachie Jacksonville
10 11
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Randy Webber Geanie Morrison R R Pearland Victoria 29 30
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Brazoria, Eddie Matagorda Rodriguez Refugio, VictDiana oria, Jackson, Moldanado DeWitt, Harvey Lavaca Hilderbran Duval, Starr, Webb, Zapata Calhoun, Aransas, San Patricio, Nueces Nueces Nueces Jimmie Don Aycock Atascosa, Ralph Karnes, Sheffield McMullen, Charles Bee, Live Oak,"Doc" Anderson Jim Wells, Goliad Jim Dunnam Hidalgo Cameron Rob Orr Cameron Sid Miller Hidalgo Hidalgo Hidalgo Jim Keffer Webb Jim Hogg, Brooks, KenePhil King dy, Willacy, Cameron Larry Phillips Wilson, Guadalupe, Tan Parker Gonzales Blanco, Hays, Myra Caldwell Crownover TravisR. Burt Solomons Travis Brian Travis McCall Jerry Travis Madden Rick Hardcastle Travis R Eastland 60 R R R D Lampasas Temple Waco Waco 54 55 56 57 D D R Austin Round Rock Kerrville 51 52 53
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31 32
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33 34 35
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36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43
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Austin Austin Austin Austin Austin Austin
45 46 47 48 49 50
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Dawnna Dukes D Valinda Bolton Elliott Naishtat Mark Strama D D D Donna Howard D
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Hardeman, Delwin Jones Foard, Knox, Haskell, Wilbarger, Baylor, Isett Carl H. Throckmorton, Joe Heflin Young, Jack, Clay, Montague, Cooke R Lubbock 83
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David Farabee Ken Paxton Susan King Drew Darby
D R R R
Wichita Falls McKinney Abilene San Angelo
69 70 71 72
Wichita, Archer Collin Nolan, Taylor Coke, John T. Mitchell, Smithee Scurry, Tom Green Gillespie, David Kendall, Swinford Comal, Bandera Warren Uvalde, EdChisum wards, Val Verde, Terrell, Pecos, Brewster, Presidio, Jeff Davis, Ward, Reeves, Loving, Culberson, Hudspeth R Amarillo 86
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Chente Quintanilla Marisa Marquez Joseph E. Moody Joe Pickett Tracy O. King
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75 76 77 78 79 80
El Paso El Paso El Paso Jodie Anne Laubenberg El Paso Lon Burnam El Paso Kelly Hancock Kinney, MavTodd Smith erick, Zavala, Paula Pierson Dimmit, La Diane Patrick Salle, Frio, Medina Marc Veasey Andrews, Chris Turner Winkler, Ector Mark Shelton Crane,Truitt Vicki Upton, Midland, Charlie Geren Martin, Terri Hodge Dawson R D R R D R D D R R R D Rockwall Fort Worth Fort Worth Bedford Arlington Arlington Fort Worth Arlington Fort Worth Southlake River Oaks Dallas 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100
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Odessa Midland
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Robert Miklos Carol Kent Rafael Anchia Roberto R. Alonzo Linda HarperBrown Kirk England Allen Vaught Dan Branch Helen Giddings Barbara Mallory Caraway Yvonne Davis Angie Chen Button Joe Driver Will Hartnett Jim Jackson Trey Martinez Fischer David McQuade Leibowitz Joe Farias Roland Gutierrez Ruth McClendon Joe Straus Frank Corte, Jr. D D D D R D D R D D D R R R R D D Mesquite Dallas Dallas Dallas Irving Grand Prairie Dallas Dallas De Soto Dallas Dallas Richardson Garland Dallas Carrollton 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115
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Dallas Cohen Ellen Dallas Elkins Gary Dallas Beverly Woolley Dallas Scott Hochberg Dallas Dallas Sylvester Turner Dallas Armando Walle Dallas Senfronia Dallas Thompson Harold Dallas V. Dutton, Jr. Ana Dallas Hernandez Dallas Ken Legler D R R D Houston Houston Houston Houston Houston Houston Houston Houston Houston Houston Pasadena Houston Houston Houston Houston Houston Houston 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150
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San Antonio 116 San Antonio 117
Harris
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San Antonio 118 San Antonio 119 San Antonio 120 San Antonio 121 San Antonio 122 San Antonio 123 San Antonio 124 San Antonio 125 Spring Kingwood Baytown Houston Houston Houston Houston Houston 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133
Notable past members Bexar
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Mike Villarreal D Jose Menendez D Joaquin Castro D Patricia Harless Joe Crabb Wayne Smith John E. Davis Allen Fletcher Alma Allen William "Bill" Callegari Kristi Thibaut R R R R R D R D
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• Barbara Jordan, feminist advocate and U.S. House Representative (1973-1979). • Rick Perry, current Governor of Texas, (2000-present). • Coke R. Stevenson, Governor of Texas (1941-1947). • Sarah Weddington, attorney for Jane Roe for the 1973 Roe v. Wade case in the U.S. Supreme Court. • Charles Wilson, U.S. House of Representatives (1973-1996), subject of the book and film Charlie Wilson’s War • Sam Rayburn, U.S. House Representative (1913–1961) and Speaker of the House (1940–1961).
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speaker. Craddick (also a Republican) refused to allow him to make the motion.[2] The attempts to oust Craddick continued through the weekend as other Republicans made additional motions, which were also disallowed. The last time a Texas House speaker was removed by the members was in 1871, when the House adopted a resolution removing Speaker Ira Evans. The Republican House majority removed Evans because he was seen as cooperating too much with Democrats on an elections bill.[2] While Craddick’s close allies say this is just an effort by Democrats to gain greater control of the Legislature before the legislative and congressional redistricting process of 2011,[2] Rep. Byron Cook, R-Corsicana, says the fight is about Craddick consolidating power with lobbyists and using campaign contributions to maintain control in the House: "This is about the convergence of money and power and influence," Cook said."[2]
Recent controversies
House voting controversy
On May 14, 2007, CBS Austin affiliate KEYE reported on the rampant multiple voting by members of the House during a voting session.[1] The report noted how representatives would race to the nearest empty seats to register votes for absent members on the legislature’s automated voting machines. Each representative would vote for the nearest absent members, apparently regardless of party affiliation. This practice was in direct violation of a Rule of the Texas Legislature; however, no house member had ever been disciplined for the practice. The then-Speaker of the House, responsible for enforcement of the rule, issued a statement that discipline for violations of the rule is left to the individual house members.
References
[1] CBS Channel 42 KeyeTV Investigates: One Lawmaker, Many Votes?, May 14, 2007, available at "http://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=eG6X-xtVask"; see also Wilson, Nanci, One Lawmaker, Many Votes?, May 14, 2007, available at "www.keyetv.com/topstories/ local_story_134224129.html" [2] ^ R.G. Ratcliffe and Gary Scharrer, "The House struggles to move forward", Houston Chronicle, chron.com (May 27, 2007), http://www.chron.com/disp/ story.mpl/front/4839441.html, retrieved on 2007-05-27.
Craddick removal controversy
Chaos erupted in the Texas House of Representatives on Friday, May 25, 2007, when Rep. Fred Hill, R-Richardson, attempted to offer a motion to remove Tom Craddick as Speaker and have the House elect a new
External links
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