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82Nd Leg Members
Representative Party District Phone Number Jose Aliseda R HD35 512-463-0645 Alma Allen D HD131 512-463-0744 Roberto Alonzo D HD104 512-463-0408 Carol Alvarado D HD145 512-463-0732 Rafael Anchia D HD103 512-463-0746 Charles (Doc) Anderson R HD56 512-463-0135 Rodney Anderson R HD106 512-463-0694 Jimmie Don Aycock R HD54 512-463-0684 Marva Beck R HD57 512-463-0508 Leo Berman R HD6 512-463-0584 Dwayne Bohac R HD138 512-463-0727 Dennis Bonnen R HD25 512-463-0564 Dan Branch R HD108 512-463-0367 Fred Brown R HD14 512-463-0698 Cindy Burkett R HD101 512-463-0464 Lon Burnam D HD90 512-463-0740 Angie Chen Button R HD112 512-463-0486 Erwin Cain R HD3 512-463-0650 Bill Callegari R HD132 512-463-0528 Stefani Carter R HD102 512-463-0454 Joaquin Castro D HD125 512-463-0669 Warren Chisum R HD88 512-463-0736 Wayne Christian R HD9 512-463-0556 Garnet Coleman D HD147 512-463-0524 Byron Cook R HD8 512-463-0730 Tom Craddick R HD82 512-463-0500 Brandon Creighton R HD16 512-463-0726 Myra Crownover R HD64 512-463-0582 Drew Darby R HD72 512-463-0331 John Davis R HD129 512-463-0734 Sarah Davis R HD134 512-463-0389 Yvonne Davis D HD111 512-463-0598 Joe Deshotel D HD22 512-463-0662 Joe Driver R HD113 512-463-0574 Dawnna Dukes D HD46 512-463-0506 Harold Dutton D HD142 512-463-0510 Craig Eiland D HD23 512-463-0502 Rob Eissler R HD15 512-463-0797 Gary Elkins R HD135 512-463-0722 Joe Farias D HD118 512-463-0714 Jessica Farrar D HD148 512-463-0620 Allen Fletcher R HD130 512-463-0661 Sergio Munoz, Jr. -
District 16 District 142 Brandon Creighton Harold Dutton Room EXT E1.412 Room CAP 3N.5 P.O
Elected Officials in District E Texas House District 16 District 142 Brandon Creighton Harold Dutton Room EXT E1.412 Room CAP 3N.5 P.O. Box 2910 P.O. Box 2910 Austin, TX 78768 Austin, TX 78768 (512) 463-0726 (512) 463-0510 (512) 463-8428 Fax (512) 463-8333 Fax 326 ½ N. Main St. 8799 N. Loop East Suite 110 Suite 305 Conroe, TX 77301 Houston, TX 77029 (936) 539-0028 (713) 692-9192 (936) 539-0068 Fax (713) 692-6791 Fax District 127 District 143 Joe Crab Ana Hernandez Room 1W.5, Capitol Building Room E1.220, Capitol Extension Austin, TX 78701 Austin, TX 78701 (512) 463-0520 (512) 463-0614 (512) 463-5896 Fax 1233 Mercury Drive 1110 Kingwood Drive, #200 Houston, TX 77029 Kingwood, TX 77339 (713) 675-8596 (281) 359-1270 (713) 675-8599 Fax (281) 359-1272 Fax District 144 District 129 Ken Legler John Davis Room E2.304, Capitol Extension Room 4S.4, Capitol Building Austin, TX 78701 Austin, TX 78701 (512) 463-0460 (512) 463-0734 (512) 463-0763 Fax (512) 479-6955 Fax 1109 Fairmont Parkway 1350 NASA Pkwy, #212 Pasadena, 77504 Houston, TX 77058 (281) 487-8818 (281) 333-1350 (713) 944-1084 (281) 335-9101 Fax District 145 District 141 Carol Alvarado Senfronia Thompson Room EXT E2.820 Room CAP 3S.06 P.O. Box 2910 P.O. Box 2910 Austin, TX 78768 Austin, TX 78768 (512) 463-0732 (512) 463-0720 (512) 463-4781 Fax (512) 463-6306 Fax 8145 Park Place, Suite 100 10527 Homestead Road Houston, TX 77017 Houston, TX (713) 633-3390 (713) 649-6563 (713) 649-6454 Fax Elected Officials in District E Texas Senate District 147 2205 Clinton Dr. -
Subcommittee Assignments
H OUSE A PPROPRIATIONS C OMMITTEE TEXAS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES P.O. BOX 2910 • AUSTIN, TEXAS 78768-2910 GREG BONNEN CAMERON COCKE CHAIR COMMITTEE DIRECTOR MARY GONZÁLEZ Room E1.032 VICE CHAIR 512-463-1091 TO: MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE FROM: REPRESENTATIVE GREG BONNEN, M.D., CHAIRMAN DATE: FEBRUARY 18, 2021 RE: SUBCOMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS Members, Due to inclement weather, the House Appropriations Committee will not convene for the previously posted hearing on Thursday, February 18, 2021. Pursuant to Rule 4, Sections 43 and 44, each committee may conduct its business through the use of subcommittees as determined by the chair, who shall appoint the membership of each subcommittee. Therefore, contingent upon entry of subcommittee appointments into the committee record, I create the following subcommittees and name the following chairs and members of each subcommittee: Subcommittee on Articles I, IV, and V Representative Mary González, CHAIR Representative Matt Schaefer, VICE CHAIR Representative Trent Ashby Representative Justin Holland Representative Carl Sherman Subcommittee on Article II Representative Giovanni Capriglione, CHAIR Representative Toni Rose, VICE CHAIR Representative Donna Howard Representative John Raney Representative Jay Dean Representative Julie Johnson Representative Gary Gates Representative Ann Johnson Subcommittee on Article III Representative Terry Wilson, CHAIR Representative Erin Zwiener, VICE CHAIR Representative Geanie Morrison Representative Gene Wu Representative Gary VanDeaver Representative -
Legislative Staff: 86Th Legislature
HRO HOUSE RESEARCH ORGANIZATION Texas House of Representatives Legislative Staff 86th Legislature 2019 Focus Report No. 86-3 House Research Organization Page 2 Table of Contents House of Representatives ....................................3 House Committees ..............................................15 Senate ...................................................................18 Senate Committees .............................................22 Other State Numbers...........................................24 Cover design by Robert Inks House Research Organization Page 3 House of Representatives ALLEN, Alma A. GW.5 BELL, Cecil Jr. E2.708 Phone: (512) 463-0744 Phone: (512) 463-0650 Fax: (512) 463-0761 Fax: (512) 463-0575 Chief of staff ...........................................Anneliese Vogel Chief of staff .............................................. Ariane Marion Legislative director .....................................Jaime Puente Policy analyst ...........................................Clinton Harned Legislative aide....................................... Jennifer Russell Legislative aide.............................................Brian Aldaco ALLISON, Steve E1.512 BELL, Keith E2.702 Phone: (512) 463-0686 Phone: (512) 463-0458 Chief of staff .................................................Rocky Gage Fax: (512) 463-2040 Legislative director ...................................German Lopez Chief of staff .................................... Georgeanne Palmer Scheduler ...............................................Redding Mickler -
Federal and State Elected Officials Representing Districts Within the UH System Service Area
Federal and State Elected Officials Representing Districts Within the UH System Service Area Name Area Represented Alumnus/a U.S. Senate John Cornyn Statewide Kay Bailey Hutchison Statewide U.S. House of Representatives Kevin Brady The Woodlands John Culberson Houston Al Green Houston Gene Green Houston UH, BBA, JD Sheila Jackson Lee Houston Pete Olson Sugar Land Michael McCaul Houston Ted Poe Houston UH, JD Texas Senate Rodney Ellis Houston Mario Gallegos Galena Park UHD, BA Glenn Hegar Katy Joan Huffman Houston Mike Jackson Pasadena Dan Patrick Houston John Whitmire Houston UH, BA Tommy Williams The Woodlands Texas House of Representatives Alma Allen Houston UH, EdD Carol Alvarado Houston BA, UH Dwayne Bohac Houston Dennis Bonnen Angleton Bill Callegari Houston UH, MS Ellen Cohen Bellaire Garnet Coleman Houston Joe Crabb Kingwood Brandon Creighton Conroe John Davis Houston UHCL, BA Harold Dutton Houston Al Edwards Houston Craig Eiland Galveston Rob Eissler The Woodlands Gary Elkins Houston Jessica Farrar Houston UH, BA Allen Fletcher Houston Patricia Harless Spring Ana Hernandez Houston UH, BA Scott Hochberg Houston Charlie Howard Sugar Land Lois Kolkhorst Brenham Ken Legler South Houston Geanie Morrison Victoria Dora Olivo Missouri City UH, MA, JD John Otto Dayton Debbie Riddle Houston Wayne Smith Baytown Larry Taylor League City Kristi Thibaut Houston Senfronia Thompson Houston UH, LLM Sylvester Turner Houston UH, BS Hubert Vo Houston Armando Walle Houston BS, UH Randy Weber Pearland BS, UHCL Beverly Woolley Houston UH, BA John Zerwas Houston UH, BS . -
IDEOLOGY and PARTISANSHIP in the 87Th (2021) REGULAR SESSION of the TEXAS LEGISLATURE
IDEOLOGY AND PARTISANSHIP IN THE 87th (2021) REGULAR SESSION OF THE TEXAS LEGISLATURE Mark P. Jones, Ph.D. Fellow in Political Science, Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy July 2021 © 2021 Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy This material may be quoted or reproduced without prior permission, provided appropriate credit is given to the author and the Baker Institute for Public Policy. Wherever feasible, papers are reviewed by outside experts before they are released. However, the research and views expressed in this paper are those of the individual researcher(s) and do not necessarily represent the views of the Baker Institute. Mark P. Jones, Ph.D. “Ideology and Partisanship in the 87th (2021) Regular Session of the Texas Legislature” https://doi.org/10.25613/HP57-BF70 Ideology and Partisanship in the 87th (2021) Regular Session of the Texas Legislature Executive Summary This report utilizes roll call vote data to improve our understanding of the ideological and partisan dynamics of the Texas Legislature’s 87th regular session. The first section examines the location of the members of the Texas Senate and of the Texas House on the liberal-conservative dimension along which legislative politics takes place in Austin. In both chambers, every Republican is more conservative than every Democrat and every Democrat is more liberal than every Republican. There does, however, exist substantial ideological diversity within the respective Democratic and Republican delegations in each chamber. The second section explores the extent to which each senator and each representative was on the winning side of the non-lopsided final passage votes (FPVs) on which they voted. -
2021 Nursing Legislative Agenda
Legislative agenda Registered Nurses 250,000 in Texas Need your support issues FUNDING WOKRPLACE SAFETY PAYMENT PARITY EMPLOYEE BENEFITS SCHOOL NURSES EDUCATION OUR Priorities ADVANCED PRACTICE REGISTERED NURSES NLAC recommends increasing access to care for Texans by removing needless barriers to practice for APRNs, such as delegation agreements, where APRNs often pay a physician the equivalent of an extra mortgage payment. In addition, APRNs cannot sign certain documents, including death certificates and vaccine exemptions. Especially during the COVID-19 pandemic, these administrative burdens provide no added value, increase costs and restrict access to care. HB 2029 by Rep. Stephanie Klick, SB 915 by Sen. Kelly Hancock — Grants full prac- tice authority to all four APRN roles HB 1524 by Rep. Eddie Lucio — Allows APRNs and PAs to prescribe schedule IIs under any circumstance and repeal the current carveout for hospital facility-based practices and hospice care HB 982 by Rep. Donna Howard and Rep. Drew Darby — Creates an expedited licensure process for APRNs who are licensed out of state NURSE EDUCATION According to a 2020 report from the Center for Nursing Workforce Studies, Texas will need nearly 60,000 more registered nurses by 2032. The Nursing Shortage Reduction Program (NSRP) provides incentive funding to institutions that increase nursing graduates. The Nursing Faculty Loan Repayment Program (NFLRP) provides an incentive for nurses to accept faculty positions in nursing schools. Both of these programs have a proven track record of increasing the number of nurses in the state, combating the nursing shortage. NLAC recommends increasing funding for programs that address the nursing shortage. -
Amicus Brief of Former Speakers of the House
No. 21-0538 In the Supreme Court of Texas IN RE CHRIS TURNER, IN HIS CAPACITY AS A MEMBER OF THE TEXAS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND HIS CAPACITY AS CHAIR OF THE HOUSE DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS; TEXAS AFL-CIO; HOUSE DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS; MEXICAN AMERICAN LEGISLATIVE CAUCUS; TEXAS LEGISLATIVE BLACK CAUCUS; LEGISLATIVE STUDY GROUP; THE FOLLOWING IN THEIR CAPACITIES AS MEMBERS OF THE TEXAS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES: ALMA ALLEN, RAFAEL ANCHÍA, MICHELLE BECKLEY, DIEGO BERNAL, RHETTA BOWERS, JOHN BUCY, ELIZABETH CAMPOS, TERRY CANALES, SHERYL COLE, GARNET COLEMAN, NICOLE COLLIER, PHILIP CORTEZ, JASMINE CROCKETT, YVONNE DAVIS, JOE DESHOTEL, ALEX DOMINGUEZ, HAROLD DUTTON, JR., ART FIERRO, BARBARA GERVIN-HAWKINS, JESSICA GONZÁLEZ, MARY GONZÁLEZ, VIKKI GOODWIN, BOBBY GUERRA, RYAN GUILLEN, ANA HERNANDEZ, GINA HINOJOSA, DONNA HOWARD, CELIA ISRAEL, ANN JOHNSON, JARVIS JOHNSON, JULIE JOHNSON, TRACY KING, OSCAR LONGORIA, RAY LOPEZ, EDDIE LUCIO III, ARMANDO MARTINEZ, TREY MARTINEZ FISCHER, TERRY MEZA, INA MINJAREZ, JOE MOODY, CHRISTINA MORALES, EDDIE MORALES, PENNY MORALES SHAW, SERGIO MUÑOZ, JR., VICTORIA NEAVE, CLAUDIA ORDAZ PEREZ, EVELINA ORTEGA, LEO PACHECO, MARY ANN PEREZ, ANA-MARIA RAMOS, RICHARD RAYMOND, RON REYNOLDS, EDDIE RODRIGUEZ, RAMON ROMERO, JR., TONI ROSE, JON ROSENTHAL, CARL SHERMAN, SR., JAMES TALARICO, SHAWN THIERRY, SENFRONIA THOMPSON, JOHN TURNER, HUBERT VO, ARMANDO WALLE, GENE WU, AND ERIN ZWIENER; AND THE FOLLOWING IN THEIR CAPACITIES AS LEGISLATIVE EMPLOYEES: KIMBERLY PAIGE BUFKIN, MICHELLE CASTILLO, RACHEL PIOTRZKOWSKI, AND DONOVON RODRIGUEZ, Relators. Brief of Amici Curiae Former Speakers of the Texas House of Representatives and former Lieutenant Governor of the State of Texas in Support of Petition for Writ of Mandamus Jessica L. Ellsworth Blayne Thompson (pro hac vice application forthcoming) State Bar No. -
Steven F. Hotze, M.D., the Sponsor Committee and Conservative
SPONSOR COMMITTEE US Senators Cecil Bell Kenneth Sheets John Cornyn Dwayne Bohac Ralph Sheffield Ted Cruz Dennis Bonnen Ron Simmons US Congressmen Greg Bonnen David Simpson Joe Barton Linda Harper Brown Wayne Smith John Carter Cindy Burkett John Smithee John Culberson Angie Chen Button Drew Springer Sam Johnson Giovanni Capriglione Phil Stephenson Michael McCaul Travis Clardy Jonathan Stickland Pete Olson Byron Cook Ed Thompson Pete Sessions Tom Craddick Steve Toth Lamar Smith Myra Crownover Scott Turner Steve Stockman Drew Darby Jason Villaba Randy Weber John Davis James White Roger Williams Gary Elkins John Zerwas Statewide Officials Marsha Farney Bill Zedler PUBL Christie Craddick Allen Fletcher State Representative RE IC E AN IV S Susan Combs Dan Flynn Candidates T A O V F David Dewhurst Matt Frause Rodney Anderson R T E E S Jerry Patterson John Frullo TJ Fabby X N A O S Barry Smitherman Charlie Geren Wayne Faircloth C Todd Staples Craig Goldman Rob Henneke Statewide Patricia Harless Al Hoang Candidates Harvey Hilderbran Mark Keough Dan Branch Dan Huberty Brooks Langraf Wayne Christian Bryan Hughes Morgan Meyer DEFENSE OF TEXAS MARRIAGE Sid Miller Todd Hunter Dennis Paul Dan Patrick Jason Isaac Ted Seago AMENDMENT RALLY Ken Paxton Kyle Kacal Mike Schofield Ryan Sitton Ken King Matt Shaheen State Senators Phil King Stuart Spitzer Brian Birdwell Tim Kleinschmidt Conservative Donna Campbell Stephanie Klick Organization Craig Estes Lois Kolkhorst Leaders Troy Fraser John Kuempel Norman Adams Kelly Hancock Lyle Larson Dr. Ted Behr Jane Nelson Jodie Laubenberg Gary Bennet Robert Nichols George Lavender Gina Gleason Charles Schwertner Jeff Leach Dr. -
TSTA-PAC 2018 Endorsements Primary Winners / Runoffs / Friendly Incumbents
TSTA-PAC 2018 Endorsements Primary Winners / Runoffs / Friendly Incumbents Ryan Guillen - Rio Grande City HD 31** Republican Texas Senate Eric Johnson - Dallas HD 100** Kel Seliger - Amarillo SD 31** Jarvis Johnson - Houston HD 139 Julie Johnson - Dallas HD 115 Texas House of Representatives Ina Minjarez -San Antonio HD 124 Steve Allison – San Antonio HD 121* René O. Oliveira - Brownsville HD 37* Ernest Bailes - Shepherd HD 18 Ron Reynolds - Missouri City HD 27** Keith Bell - Forney HD 4 Shawn Thierry - Houston HD 146** Travis Clardy - Nacogdoches HD 11 John Turner - Dallas HD 114 Scott Cosper - Killeen HD 54* Dan Flynn - Van HD 2 State Board of Education Charlie Geren - Fort Worth HD 99 Ruben Cortez, Jr. - Brownsville SBOE 2 Cody Harris - Palestine HD 8 Marisa B. Perez - San Antonio SBOE 3 Dan Huberty - Houston HD 127** Ken King - Canadian HD 88 General Election Early Endorsement Chris Paddie - Marshall HD 9** Texas Senate Four Price - Amarillo HD 87** Democratic John Raney - Bryan HD 14 Kirk Watson - Austin SD 14 J.D. Sheffield - Gatesville HD 59** Royce West - Dallas SD 23 Hugh Shine - Temple HD 55** Reggie Smith - Sherman HD 62 Texas House of Representatives Lynn Stucky - Sanger HD 64 Democratic Alma Allen - Houston HD 131 Rafael Anchia - Dallas HD 103 Democratic Lt. Governor Nicole Collier - Fort Worth HD 95 Mike Collier - Houston Jessica Farrar - Houston HD 148 Abel Herrero - Robstown HD 34 Texas Senate Gina Hinojosa - Austin HD 49 Beverly Powell - Tarrant SD 10 Donna Howard - Austin HD 48 Nathan Johnson - Dallas SD 16 Victoria Neave - Dallas HD 107 John Whitmire - Houston SD 15 Mary Ann Perez - Houston HD 144 Joseph C. -
Lawmakers Line up to End Frack Attacks Industry Gave Lawmakers $5.5 Million in Latest Cycle
His Master’s Voice: April 10, 2015 Lawmakers Line Up To End Frack Attacks Industry Gave Lawmakers $5.5 Million in Latest Cycle he Energy and Natural Resources indus- and Senate Natural Resources Committees that try was the No. 1 funder of Texas politi- already passed these measures. T cians in the 2014 cycle, supplying 17 cents of every non-judicial campaign dollar. No About half of the top oil-and-gas contributors to wonder swarms of lawmakers rushed to the res- current lawmakers have publicly endorsed these cue when the industry complained about local lead bills to preempt fracking regulations (see governments restricting fracking operations. As table on page 3). In perhaps the best measure of state officials indulge such fracking hazards as the industry’s political sponsorships, more than a earthquakes, air, noise and water pollution, local third of the House signed on to sponsor HB 40. governments are fighting back. Fraser leads the senate in dependency on oil and Oil and gas interests gave 31 Texas Senators a gas, which supplied 19 percent of his latest war total of $1.7 million in the 2014 cycle, or an av- chest. The energized senator also has a bill to erage of more than $56,000 apiece. They gave end the state’s wildly successful renewable- $3.8 million to 144 Texas House members—or electricity mandate and another to make it harder an average of more than $25,000 each. Re- for citizens to contest permits for industrial facil- searchers did not find oil and gas money in the ities such as power plants and refineries. -
Senator Eddie Lucio, Jr
Senator Eddie Lucio, Jr. Capitol Update Fall 2013 New university is culmination of a dream Senator Lucio celebrated Texas Governor Rick Perry’s signing of the bill creating a new university in the Rio Grande Valley, with (left to right) University of Texas at Brownsville President Juliet Garcia, State Representative René Oliveira, University of Texas System Board of Regents Chairman Gene Powell, and University of Texas - Pan American President Robert Nelsen. (photo courtesy of Paul Chouy/UT-Brownsville) Dear Friends, hank you for trusting me with the privilege of representing you. The needs of Texas Senate District 27— Kleberg, Kenedy, Willacy, Cameron, and Hidalgo Counties—are the heart of my legislative agenda. During Tthe 83rd Legislative Session, I continued my commitment to promoting economic development, health care, housing, and infrastructure in the Rio Grande Valley. This Capitol Update will give you valuable information on what my colleagues and I accomplished on your behalf. As Vice Chair of the Senate Committee on Education and member of the Senate Finance Committee, I was delighted to work on bills which improve the quality of Texas schools. Following the 2011 Session’s unprecedented revenue shortfall, I was proud to help restore much of the devastating cuts made to public education. I also took tremendous pride in authoring legislation to increase participation in school breakfast programs. This bill is a giant step forward in ensuring Texas children reach their full potential. Several bills of local importance passed, including my bill to streamline the process by which homeowners with unpaid claims against manufactured home sellers access state relief funds.