80th Texas Legislature explained
The 80th Texas Legislature met in regular session beginning 9 January 2007. All members of the House of Representatives and 16 members of the Senate were up for election on 7 November 2006 in the general election.
The 80th Texas Legislature convened in Regular Session on 9 January 2007. The Legislature adjourned on 28 May 2007.
Party summary
Senate
House of Representatives
At the beginning of the regular session, the Republican Party held an 80–69 advantage with one vacancy that was filled by the GOP, creating an 81–69 Republican majority (reflected above). After the Regular Session, one Representative left the GOP and joined the Democratic Party and another Republican resigned and was replaced by a Democrat in a special election, making the tally 79–71. In February, one Democrat resigned, whose vacancy was filled by another Democrat, restoring the 79–71 tally before a GOP member of the House died, bringing the final composition to 78–71 with one vacancy.
Officers
Senate
- Lieutenant Governor: David Dewhurst, Republican
- President Pro Tempore:
Regular Session: Mario Gallegos, Democrat
Ad Interim: John Carona, Republican
House of Representatives
Members
Senate
House of Representatives
| Representative | width=35 | Party | width=90 | Home Town/City | width=20 | District ↑ ! | County |
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| | D | | 1 | Bowie, Cass, Marion, Morris |
| | R | | 2 | Rains, Hunt, Van Zandt |
| | D | | 3 | Lamar, Hopkins, Delta, Franklin, Titus, Red River |
| | R | | 4 | Henderson, Kaufman |
| | R | | 5 | Camp, Upshur, Wood, Harrison |
| | R | | 6 | Smith |
| | R | | 7 | Smith, Gregg |
| | R | | 8 | Anderson, Freestone, Limestone, Navarro |
| | R | | 9 | Shelby, Nacogdoches, San Augustine, Sabine, Jasper |
| | R | | 10 | Ellis, Hill |
| | D | | 11 | Panola, Rusk, Cherokee, Houston |
| Jim McReynolds | D | | 12 | Angelina, San Jacinto, Trinity, Tyler |
| | R | | 13 | Austin, Grimes, Walker, Washington |
| Fred Brown | R | | 14 | Brazos |
| Rob Eissler | R | | 15 | Montgomery |
| | R | | 16 | Montgomery |
| Robert "Robby" Cook | D | | 17 | Bastrop, Brazos, Burleson, Colorado, Fayette, Lee |
| | R | | 18 | Montgomery, Liberty, Polk |
| Mike "Tuffy" Hamilton | R | | 19 | Hardin, Newton, Orange |
| | R | | 20 | Milam, Williamson |
| | D | | 21 | Jefferson |
| | D | | 22 | Jefferson, Orange |
| | D | | 23 | Chambers, Galveston |
| | R | | 24 | Galveston |
| | R | | 25 | Brazoria |
| | R | | 26 | Fort Bend |
| | D | | 27 | Fort Bend |
| | R | | 28 | Wharton, Fort Bend, Waller |
| | R | | 29 | Brazoria, Matagorda |
| Geanie Morrison | R | | 30 | Refugio, Victoria, Jackson, DeWitt, Lavaca |
| | D | | 31 | Duval, Starr, Webb, Zapata |
| | D | | 32 | Calhoun, Aransas, San Patricio, Nueces |
| | D | | 33 | Nueces |
| | D | | 34 | Nueces |
| Yvonne Gonzalez Toureilles | D | | 35 | Atascosa, Karnes, McMullen, Live Oak, Bee, Jim Wells, Goliad |
| Ismael "Kino" Flores | D | | 36 | Hidalgo |
| | D | | 37 | Cameron |
| | D | | 38 | Cameron |
| | D | | 39 | Hidalgo |
| | D | | 40 | Hidalgo |
| Veronica Gonzales | D | | 41 | Hidalgo |
| | D | | 42 | Webb |
| | D | | 43 | Jim Hogg, Brooks, Kleberg, Kenedy, Willacy, Cameron |
| | R | | 44 | Wilson, Guadalupe, Gonzales |
| | D | | 45 | Blanco, Hays, Caldwell |
| | D | | 46 | Travis |
| Valinda Bolton | D | | 47 | Travis |
| | D | | 48 | Travis |
| | D | | 49 | Travis |
| | D | | 50 | Travis |
| | D | | 51 | Travis |
| | R | | 52 | Travis |
| | R | | 53 | Crockett, Sutton, Schleicher, Real, Kerr, Kimble, Menard, Mason, Llano, San Saba, McCulloch, Concho, Coleman, Runnels, Callahan |
| | R | | 54 | Lampasas, Burnet, Bell |
| | R | | 55 | Bell |
| | R | | 56 | McLennan |
| | D | | 57 | McLennan, Falls, Leon, Madison, Robertson |
| | R | | 58 | Bosque, Johnson |
| Sid Miller | R | | 59 | Erath, Comanche, Mills, Hamilton, Coryell, Somervell |
| | R | | 60 | Brown, Eastland, Shackelford, Stephens, Palo Pinto, Hood |
| | R | | 61 | Parker, Wise |
| | R | | 62 | Fannin, Grayson |
| | R | | 63 | Denton |
| | R | | 64 | Denton |
| | R | | 65 | Denton |
| Brian McCall | R | | 66 | Collin |
| Jerry Madden | R | | 67 | Collin |
| | R | | 68 | Motley, Dickens, Cottle, King, Hardeman, Foard, Knox, Haskell, Wilbarger, Baylor, Throckmorton, Young, Jack, Clay, Montague, Cooke |
| | D | | 69 | Wichita, Archer |
| | R | | 70 | Collin |
| | R | | 71 | Nolan, Taylor |
| | R | | 72 | Coke, Mitchell, Scurry, Tom Green |
| | R | | 73 | Gillespie, Kendall, Comal, Bandera |
| | D | | 74 | Uvalde, Edwards, Val Verde, Terrell, Pecos, Brewster, Presidio, Jeff Davis, Ward, Reeves, Loving, Culberson, Hudspeth |
| Chente Quintanilla | D | | 75 | El Paso |
| | D | | 76 | El Paso |
| | D | | 77 | El Paso |
| Pat Haggerty | R | | 78 | El Paso |
| | D | | 79 | El Paso |
| | D | | 80 | Kinney, Maverick, Zavala, Dimmit, La Salle, Frio, Medina |
| Vacant | | | 81 | Andrews, Winkler, Ector |
| | R | | 82 | Crane, Upton, Midland, Martin, Dawson |
| | R | | 83 | Lubbock, Hockley, Cochran, Yoakum, Gaines |
| | R | | 84 | Lubbock |
| | D | | 85 | Reagan, Irion, Sterling, Glasscock, Howard, Borden, Terry, Lynn, Garza, Crosby, Kent, Stonewall, Fisher, Jones, Hale, Floyd |
| | R | | 86 | Dallam, Hartley, Oldham, Deaf Smith, Randall |
| | R | | 87 | Sherman, Moore, Carson, Potter |
| | R | | 88 | Parmer, Bailey, Lamb, Castro, Swisher, Armstrong, Briscoe, Hall, Donley, Collingsworth, Childress, Gray, Wheeler, Hutchison, Roberts, Hemphill, Lipscomb, Ochiltree, Hansford |
| | R | | 89 | Rockwall, Collin |
| | D | | 90 | Tarrant |
| | R | | 91 | Tarrant |
| Todd Smith | R | | 92 | Tarrant |
| Paula Pierson | D | | 93 | Tarrant |
| | R | | 94 | Tarrant |
| | D | | 95 | Tarrant |
| | R | | 96 | Tarrant |
| | D | | 97 | Tarrant |
| | R | | 98 | Tarrant |
| | R | | 99 | Tarrant |
| | D | | 100 | Dallas |
| Thomas Latham | R | | 101 | Dallas |
| | R | | 102 | Dallas |
| | D | | 103 | Dallas |
| | D | | 104 | Dallas |
| | R | | 105 | Dallas |
| | D | | 106 | Dallas |
| Allen Vaught | D | | 107 | Dallas |
| Dan Branch | R | | 108 | Dallas |
| | D | | 109 | Dallas |
| | D | | 110 | Dallas |
| | D | | 111 | Dallas |
| Fred Hill | R | | 112 | Dallas |
| | R | | 113 | Dallas |
| | R | | 114 | Dallas |
| Jim Jackson | R | | 115 | Dallas |
| Trey Martinez Fischer | D | | 116 | Bexar |
| | D | | 117 | Bexar |
| Joe Farias | D | | 118 | Bexar |
| | D | | 119 | Bexar |
| | D | | 120 | Bexar |
| Joe Straus | R | | 121 | Bexar |
| | R | | 122 | Bexar |
| | D | | 123 | Bexar |
| | D | | 124 | Bexar |
| | D | | 125 | Bexar |
| | R | | 126 | Harris |
| | R | | 127 | Harris |
| | R | | 128 | Harris |
| | R | | 129 | Harris |
| Corbin Van Arsdale | R | | 130 | Harris |
| | D | | 131 | Harris |
| | R | | 132 | Harris |
| | R | | 133 | Harris |
| | D | | 134 | Harris |
| | R | | 135 | Harris |
| | R | | 136 | Harris |
| | D | | 137 | Harris |
| | R | | 138 | Harris |
| | D | | 139 | Harris |
| | D | | 140 | Harris |
| | D | | 141 | Harris |
| | D | | 142 | Harris |
| | D | | 143 | Harris |
| | R | | 144 | Harris |
| | D | | 145 | Harris |
| | D | | 146 | Harris |
| | D | | 147 | Harris |
| | D | | 148 | Harris |
| | D | | 149 | Harris |
| | R | | 150 | Harris | |
The incumbent, Republican Glenda Dawson, died before the election but after she could be replaced on the ballot. She won the November election, and was replaced by Mike O'Day (R-Pearland), elected on January 16, 2007, in a special election run-off. http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/headline/metro/4475626.html He was sworn into office on January 25, 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20070206160730/http://tlo2.tlc.state.tx.us/hjrnl/80r/html/80rday10final.htm
State Rep. Kirk England of Grand Prairie served as a Republican during the regular session, but joined the Democratic Party on September 19, 2007. http://www.star-telegram.com/state_news/story/241163.html
State Rep. Anna Mowrey, a Republican, resigned and was replaced in a special election by Dan Barrett, a Democrat elected on December 18, 2007 http://www.star-telegram.com/news/story/368061.html
State Rep. Robert Puente (D-San Antonio) resigned on February 1, 2008. http://WWW.offthekuff.com/mt/archives/011096.html
2008 Elections
Incumbents retiring or seeking other offices
Incumbents defeated in primary
