Eighty-second Texas Legislature

The 82nd Texas Legislature began on January 11, 2011 and ended on May 29, 2011. All members of the House and sixteen of the thirty-one members of the Senate were elected in the general election held on November 2, 2010.

Party summary

Senate

Affiliation Members Note
  Republican Party [1] 19
  Democratic Party [1] 12
Total 31

House of Representatives

Affiliation Members Note
  Republican Party [2] 101
  Democratic Party [2] 49
Total 150

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 Democratic 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
  Brian Birdwell Republican 22 Granbury 2010
  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
  José R. Rodríguez Democratic 29 El Paso 2011
  Craig Estes Republican 30 Wichita Falls 2001
  Kel Seliger Republican 31 Amarillo 2004

House of Representatives

Representative Party Home Town/City District ↑ County
  George Lavender Republican New Boston 1 Bowie, Cass, Marion, Morris
  Dan Flynn Republican Canton 2 Rains, Hunt, Van Zandt
  Erwin Cain Republican Paris 3 Lamar, Hopkins, Delta, Franklin, Titus, Red River
  Lance Gooden Republican Athens 4 Henderson, Kaufman
  Bryan Hughes Republican Marshall 5 Camp, Upshur, Wood, Harrison
  Leo Berman Republican Tyler 6 Smith
  David Simpson Republican Longview 7 Smith, Gregg
  Byron Cook Republican Corsicana 8 Anderson, Freestone, Limestone, Navarro
  Wayne Christian Republican Center 9 Shelby, Nacogdoches, San Augustine, Sabine, Jasper
  Jim Pitts Republcian Waxahachie 10 Ellis, Hill
  Chuck Hopson Republican Jacksonville 11 Panola, Rusk, Cherokee, Houston
  James White Republican Lufkin 12 Angelina, San Jacinto, Trinity, Tyler
  Lois Kolkhorst Republican Brenham 13 Austin, Grimes, Walker, Washington
  Fred Brown Republican Bryan 14 Brazos
  Rob Eissler Republican The Woodlands 15 Montgomery
  Brandon Creighton Republican Conroe 16 Montgomery
  Tim Kleinschmidt Republican Giddings 17 Bastrop, Brazos, Burleson, Colorado, Fayette, Lee
  John Otto Republican Dayton 18 Montgomery, Liberty, Polk
  Mike "Tuffy" Hamilton Republican Mauriceville 19 Hardin, Newton, Orange
  Charles Schwertner Republican Georgetown 20 Milam, Williamson
  Allan Ritter Republican Nederland 21 Jefferson
  Joe D. Deshotel Democratic Port Arthur 22 Jefferson, Orange
  Craig Eiland Democratic Galveston 23 Chambers, Galveston
  Larry Taylor Republican League City 24 Galveston
  Dennis Bonnen Republican Angleton 25 Brazoria
  Charles F. Howard Republican Sugar Land 26 Fort Bend
  Ron Reynolds Democratic Missouri City 27 Fort Bend
  John Zerwas Republican Katy 28 Wharton, Fort Bend, Waller
  Randy Weber Republican Pearland 29 Brazoria, Matagorda
  Geanie Morrison Republican Victoria 30 Refugio, Victoria, Jackson, DeWitt, Lavaca
  Ryan Guillen Democratic Rio Grande 31 Duval, Starr, Webb, Zapata
  Todd Ames Hunter Republican Portland 32 Calhoun, Aransas, San Patricio, Nueces
  Raul Torres Republican Corpus Christi 33 Nueces
  Connie Scott Republican Corpus Christi 34 Nueces
  Jose Aliseda Republican Beeville 35 Atascosa, Karnes, McMullen, Live Oak, Bee, Jim Wells, Goliad
  Ismael "Kino" Flores Democratic Mission 36 Hidalgo
  Rene O. Oliveira Democratic Brownsville 37 Cameron
  Eddie Lucio III Democratic San Benito 38 Cameron
  Armando Martinez Democratic Weslaco 39 Hidalgo
  Aaron Peña Republican Edinburg 40 Hidalgo
  Veronica Gonzalez Democratic McAllen 41 Hidalgo
  Richard Raymond Democratic Laredo 42 Webb
  J. M. Lozano Democrtic Kingsville 43 Jim Hogg, Brooks, Kleberg, Kenedy, Willacy, Cameron
  John Kuempel Republican Seguin 44 Wilson, Guadalupe, Gonzales
  Jason Isaac Republican Austin 45 Blanco, Hays, Caldwell
  Dawnna Dukes Democratic Austin 46 Travis
  Paul D. Workman Republican Austin 47 Travis
  Donna Howard Democratic Austin 48 Travis
  Elliott Naishtat Democratic Austin 49 Travis
  Mark Strama Democratic Austin 50 Travis
  Eddie Rodriguez Democratic Austin 51 Travis
  Larry Gonzales Republican Round Rock 52 Williamson
  Harvey Hilderbran Republican Kerrville 53 Crockett, Sutton, Schleicher, Real, Kerr, Kimble, Menard, Mason, Llano, San Saba, McCulloch, Concho, Coleman, Runnels, Callahan
  Jimmie Don Aycock Republican Lampasas 54 Lampasas, Burnet, Bell
  Ralph Sheffield Republican Temple 55 Bell
  Charles "Doc" Anderson Republican Waco 56 McLennan
  Marva Beck Republican Waco 57 McLennan, Falls, Leon, Madison, Robertson
  Rob Orr Republican Burleson 58 Bosque, Johnson
  Sid Miller Republican Stephenville 59 Erath, Comanche, Mills, Hamilton, Coryell, Somervell
  Jim Keffer Republican Eastland 60 Brown, Eastland, Shackelford, Stephens, Palo Pinto, Hood
  Phil King Republican Weatherford 61 Parker, Wise
  Larry Phillips Republican Sherman 62 Fannin, Grayson
  Tan Parker Republican Flower Mound 63 Denton
  Myra Crownover Republican Lake Dallas 64 Denton
  Burt Solomons Republican Carrollton 65 Denton
  Van Taylor Republican Plano 66 Collin
  Jerry Madden Republican Plano 67 Collin
  Rick Hardcastle Republican Vernon 68 Motley, Dickens, Cottle, King, Hardeman, Foard, Knox, Haskell, Wilbarger, Baylor, Throckmorton, Young, Jack, Clay, Montague, Cooke
  Lanham Lyne Republican Wichita Falls 69 Wichita, Archer
  Ken Paxton Republican McKinney 70 Collin
  Susan King Republican Abilene 71 Nolan, Taylor
  Drew Darby Republican San Angelo 72 Coke, Mitchell, Scurry, Tom Green
  Doug Miller Republican New Braunfels 73 Gillespie, Kendall, Comal, Bandera
  Pete Gallego Democratic Alpine 74 Uvalde, Edwards, Val Verde, Terrell, Pecos, Brewster, Presidio, Jeff Davis, Ward, Reeves, Loving, Culberson, Hudspeth
  Chente Quintanilla Democratic El Paso 75 El Paso
  Naomi Gonzalez Democratic El Paso 76 El Paso
  Marisa Marquez Democratic El Paso 77 El Paso
  Dee Margo Republican El Paso 78 El Paso
  Joe Pickett Democratic El Paso 79 El Paso
  Tracy King Democratic Eagle Pass 80 Kinney, Maverick, Zavala, Dimmit, La Salle, Frio, Medina
  Tryon D. Lewis Republican Odessa 81 Andrews, Winkler, Ector
  Tom Craddick Republican Midland 82 Crane, Upton, Midland, Martin, Dawson
  Charles Perry Republican Lubbock 83 Lubbock, Hockley, Cochran, Yoakum, Gaines
  John Frullo Republican Lubbock 84 Lubbock
  Jim Landtroop Republican Crosbyton 85 Reagan, Irion, Sterling, Glasscock, Howard, Borden, Terry, Lynn, Garza, Crosby, Kent, Stonewall, Fisher, Jones, Hale, Floyd
  John T. Smithee Republican Amarillo 86 Dallam, Hartley, Oldham, Deaf Smith, Randall
  Four Price Republican Amarillo 87 Sherman, Moore, Carson, Potter
  Warren Chisum Republican Pampa 88 Parmer, Bailey, Lamb, Castro, Swisher, Armstrong, Briscoe, Hall, Donley, Collingsworth, Childress, Gray, Wheeler, Hutchison, Roberts, Hemphill, Lipscomb, Ochiltree, Hansford
  Jodie Anne Laubenberg Republican Rockwall 89 Rockwall, Collin
  Lon Burnam Democratic Fort Worth 90 Tarrant
  Kelly Hancock Republican Fort Worth 91 Tarrant
  Todd Smith Republican Bedford 92 Tarrant
  Barbara Nash Republican Arlington 93 Tarrant
  Diane Patrick Republican Arlington 94 Tarrant
  Marc Veasey Democratic Fort Worth 95 Tarrant
  Bill Zedler Republican Arlington 96 Tarrant
  Mark M. Shelton Republican Fort Worth 97 Tarrant
  Vicki Truitt Republican Southlake 98 Tarrant
  Charlie Geren Republican River Oaks 99 Tarrant
  Eric Johnson Democratic Dallas 100 Dallas
  Cindy Burkett Republican Mesquite 101 Dallas
  Stefani Carter Republican Dallas 102 Dallas
  Rafael Anchia Democratic Dallas 103 Dallas
  Roberto R. Alonzo Democratic Dallas 104 Dallas
  Linda Harper-Brown Republican Irving 105 Dallas
  Rodney E. Anderson Republican Grand Prairie 106 Dallas
  Kenneth Sheets Republican Dallas 107 Dallas
  Dan Branch Republican Dallas 108 Dallas
  Helen Giddings Democratic De Soto 109 Dallas
  Barbara Mallory Caraway Democratic Dallas 110 Dallas
  Yvonne Davis Democratic Dallas 111 Dallas
  Angie Chen Button Republican Richardson 112 Dallas
  Joe Driver Republican Garland 113 Dallas
  Will Ford Hartnett Republican Dallas 114 Dallas
  Jim Jackson Republican Carrollton 115 Dallas
  Trey Martinez Fischer Democratic San Antonio 116 Bexar
  John Garza Republican San Antonio 117 Bexar
  Joe Farias Democratic San Antonio 118 Bexar
  Roland Gutierrez Democratic San Antonio 119 Bexar
  Ruth Jones McClendon Democratic San Antonio 120 Bexar
  Joe Straus Republican San Antonio 121 Bexar
  Lyle Larson Republican San Antonio 122 Bexar
  Mike Villarreal Democratic San Antonio 123 Bexar
  José Menéndez Democratic San Antonio 124 Bexar
  Joaquin Castro Democratic San Antonio 125 Bexar
  Patricia Harless Republican Spring 126 Harris
  Dan Huberty Republican Kingwood 127 Harris
  Wayne Smith Republican Baytown 128 Harris
  John E. Davis Republican Houston 129 Harris
  Allen Fletcher Republican Houston 130 Harris
  Alma Allen Democratic Houston 131 Harris
  Bill Callegari Republican Houston 132 Harris
  Jim Murphy Republican Houston 133 Harris
  Sarah Davis Republican Houston 134 Harris
  Gary Elkins Republican Houston 135 Harris
  Beverly Woolley Republican Houston 136 Harris
  Scott Hochberg Democratic Houston 137 Harris
  Dwayne Bohac Republican Houston 138 Harris
  Sylvester Turner Democratic Houston 139 Harris
  Armando Walle Democratic Houston 140 Harris
  Senfronia Thompson Democratic Houston 141 Harris
  Harold V. Dutton, Jr. Democratic Houston 142 Harris
  Ana Hernandez Democratic Houston 143 Harris
  Ken Legler Republican Pasadena 144 Harris
  Carol Alvarado Democratic Houston 145 Harris
  Borris Miles Democratic Houston 146 Harris
  Garnet Coleman Democratic Houston 147 Harris
  Jessica Farrar Democratic Houston 148 Harris
  Hubert Vo Democratic Houston 149 Harris
  Debbie Riddle Republican Houston 150 Harris

Legislation

The 82nd Legislature's passing of HB-351 and SB-462 reformed Texas' expungement code to include relief for those convicted but later determined to be innocent.[3][4]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Texas Legislature Online - Senate Members." Texas Legislature Online - Senate Members. Texas Legislature Online, n.d. Web. 03 Dec. 2012. <http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/Members/Members.aspx?Chamber=S>.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Texas Legislature Online - House Members." Texas Legislature Online - House Members. Texas Legislature Online, n.d. Web. 03 Dec. 2012. <http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/Members/Members.aspx?Chamber=H>.
  3. National Employment Law Project, National H.I.R.E. Network, Sentencing Project (December 2011). "State Reforms Promoting Employment of People with Criminal Records: 2010‐11 Legislative Round‐Up" (PDF). Legislative Update: 12, 23. Retrieved 2012-12-14.
  4. Quinzi, Paul (2011-07-07). "Texas Expunction Law Changes, effective 9-1-2011". Retrieved 2012-12-14.

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