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82nd Texas Legislature
The 82nd Texas Legislature began on January 11, 2011 and ended on May 29, 2011. All members of the House and 16 of the 31 members of the Senate were elected in the general election held on November 2, 2010.
Party summary
Senate
| Affiliation | Members | Note | **Total** | **31** |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican Party | 19 | |||
| Democratic Party | 12 |
House of Representatives
| Affiliation | Members | Note | **Total** | **150** |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican Party | 101 | |||
| Democratic Party | 49 |
Officers
Senate
- Lieutenant Governor: David Dewhurst (R)
- President Pro Tempore: Steve Ogden (R)
House of Representatives
- Speaker of the House: Joe Straus (R)
- Speaker Pro Tempore: Beverly Woolley (R)
Members
Senate
| Senator | Party | District | Home Town | Took office |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Eltife | Republican | 1 | Tyler | |
| Bob Deuell | Republican | 2 | Greenville | |
| Robert Nichols | Republican | 3 | Jacksonville | |
| Tommy Williams | Republican | 4 | The Woodlands | |
| Steve Ogden | Republican | 5 | Bryan | |
| Mario Gallegos Jr. | Democratic | 6 | Houston | |
| Dan Patrick | Republican | 7 | Houston | |
| Florence Shapiro | Republican | 8 | Plano | |
| Chris Harris | Republican | 9 | Arlington | |
| Wendy Davis | Democratic | 10 | Fort Worth | |
| Mike Jackson | Republican | 11 | La Porte | |
| Jane Nelson | Republican | 12 | Lewisville | |
| Rodney Ellis | Democratic | 13 | Houston | |
| Kirk Watson | Democratic | 14 | Austin | |
| John Whitmire | Democratic | 15 | Houston | |
| John Carona | Republican | 16 | Dallas | |
| Joan Huffman | Republican | 17 | Southside Place | |
| Glenn Hegar | Republican | 18 | Katy | |
| Carlos I. Uresti | Democratic | 19 | San Antonio | |
| Juan "Chuy" Hinojosa | Democratic | 20 | Mission | |
| Judith Zaffirini | Democratic | 21 | Laredo | |
| Brian Birdwell | Republican | 22 | Granbury | |
| Royce West | Democratic | 23 | Dallas | |
| Troy Fraser | Republican | 24 | Horseshoe Bay | |
| Jeff Wentworth | Republican | 25 | San Antonio | |
| Leticia Van de Putte | Democratic | 26 | San Antonio | |
| Eddie Lucio Jr. | Democratic | 27 | Brownsville | |
| Robert L. Duncan | Republican | 28 | Lubbock | |
| José R. Rodríguez | Democratic | 29 | El Paso | |
| Craig Estes | Republican | 30 | Wichita Falls | |
| Kel Seliger | Republican | 31 | Amarillo |
House of Representatives
| Representative | Party | Home Town/City | District ↑ | County |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Lavender | Republican | New Boston | 1 | |
| Dan Flynn | Republican | Canton | 2 | |
| Erwin Cain | Republican | Paris | 3 | |
| Lance Gooden | Republican | Athens | 4 | |
| Bryan Hughes | Republican | Marshall | 5 | |
| Leo Berman | Republican | Tyler | 6 | |
| David Simpson | Republican | Longview | 7 | |
| Byron Cook | Republican | Corsicana | 8 | |
| Wayne Christian | Republican | Center | 9 | |
| Jim Pitts | Republican | Waxahachie | 10 | |
| Chuck Hopson | Republican | Jacksonville | 11 | |
| James White | Republican | Lufkin | 12 | |
| Lois Kolkhorst | Republican | Brenham | 13 | |
| Fred Brown | Republican | Bryan | 14 | |
| Rob Eissler | Republican | The Woodlands | 15 | |
| Brandon Creighton | Republican | Conroe | 16 | |
| Tim Kleinschmidt | Republican | Giddings | 17 | |
| John Otto | Republican | Dayton | 18 | |
| Mike "Tuffy" Hamilton | Republican | Mauriceville | 19 | |
| Charles Schwertner | Republican | Georgetown | 20 | |
| Allan Ritter | Republican | Nederland | 21 | |
| Joe D. Deshotel | Democratic | Port Arthur | 22 | |
| Craig Eiland | Democratic | Galveston | 23 | |
| Larry Taylor | Republican | League City | 24 | |
| Dennis Bonnen | Republican | Angleton | 25 | |
| Charles F. Howard | Republican | Sugar Land | 26 | |
| Ron Reynolds | Democratic | Missouri City | 27 | |
| John Zerwas | Republican | Katy | 28 | |
| Randy Weber | Republican | Pearland | 29 | |
| Geanie Morrison | Republican | Victoria | 30 | |
| Ryan Guillen | Democratic | Rio Grande | 31 | |
| Todd Ames Hunter | Republican | Portland | 32 | |
| Raul Torres | Republican | Corpus Christi | 33 | |
| Connie Scott | Republican | Corpus Christi | 34 | |
| Jose Aliseda | Republican | Beeville | 35 | |
| Ismael "Kino" Flores | Democratic | Mission | 36 | |
| René O. Oliveira | Democratic | Brownsville | 37 | |
| Eddie Lucio III | Democratic | San Benito | 38 | |
| Armando Martinez | Democratic | Weslaco | 39 | |
| Aaron Peña | Republican | Edinburg | 40 | |
| Veronica Gonzalez | Democratic | McAllen | 41 | |
| Richard Raymond | Democratic | Laredo | 42 | |
| José Manuel Lozano | Democratic | Kingsville | 43 | |
| John Kuempel | Republican | Seguin | 44 | |
| Jason Isaac | Republican | Austin | 45 | |
| Dawnna Dukes | Democratic | Austin | 46 | |
| Paul D. Workman | Republican | Austin | 47 | |
| Donna Howard | Democratic | Austin | 48 | |
| Elliott Naishtat | Democratic | Austin | 49 | |
| Mark Strama | Democratic | Austin | 50 | |
| Eddie Rodriguez | Democratic | Austin | 51 | |
| Larry Gonzales | Republican | Round Rock | 52 | |
| Harvey Hilderbran | Republican | Kerrville | 53 | |
| Jimmie Don Aycock | Republican | Lampasas | 54 | |
| Ralph Sheffield | Republican | Temple | 55 | |
| Charles "Doc" Anderson | Republican | Waco | 56 | |
| Marva Beck | Republican | Waco | 57 | |
| Rob Orr | Republican | Burleson | 58 | |
| Sid Miller | Republican | Stephenville | 59 | |
| Jim Keffer | Republican | Eastland | 60 | |
| Phil King | Republican | Weatherford | 61 | |
| Larry Phillips | Republican | Sherman | 62 | |
| Tan Parker | Republican | Flower Mound | 63 | |
| Myra Crownover | Republican | Lake Dallas | 64 | |
| Burt Solomons | Republican | Carrollton | 65 | |
| Van Taylor | Republican | Plano | 66 | |
| Jerry Madden | Republican | Plano | 67 | |
| Rick Hardcastle | Republican | Vernon | 68 | |
| Lanham Lyne | Republican | Wichita Falls | 69 | |
| Ken Paxton | Republican | McKinney | 70 | |
| Susan King | Republican | Abilene | 71 | |
| Drew Darby | Republican | San Angelo | 72 | |
| Doug Miller | Republican | New Braunfels | 73 | |
| Pete Gallego | Democratic | Alpine | 74 | |
| Chente Quintanilla | Democratic | El Paso | 75 | |
| Naomi Gonzalez | Democratic | El Paso | 76 | |
| Marisa Marquez | Democratic | El Paso | 77 | |
| Dee Margo | Republican | El Paso | 78 | |
| Joe Pickett | Democratic | El Paso | 79 | |
| Tracy King | Democratic | Eagle Pass | 80 | |
| Tryon D. Lewis | Republican | Odessa | 81 | |
| Tom Craddick | Republican | Midland | 82 | |
| Charles Perry | Republican | Lubbock | 83 | |
| John Frullo | Republican | Lubbock | 84 | |
| Jim Landtroop | Republican | Crosbyton | 85 | |
| John T. Smithee | Republican | Amarillo | 86 | |
| Four Price | Republican | Amarillo | 87 | |
| Warren Chisum | Republican | Pampa | 88 | |
| Jodie Anne Laubenberg | Republican | Rockwall | 89 | |
| Lon Burnam | Democratic | Fort Worth | 90 | |
| Kelly Hancock | Republican | Fort Worth | 91 | |
| Todd Smith | Republican | Bedford | 92 | |
| Barbara Nash | Republican | Arlington | 93 | |
| Diane Patrick | Republican | Arlington | 94 | |
| Marc Veasey | Democratic | Fort Worth | 95 | |
| Bill Zedler | Republican | Arlington | 96 | |
| Mark M. Shelton | Republican | Fort Worth | 97 | |
| Vicki Truitt | Republican | Southlake | 98 | |
| Charlie Geren | Republican | River Oaks | 99 | |
| Eric Johnson | Democratic | Dallas | 100 | |
| Cindy Burkett | Republican | Mesquite | 101 | |
| Stefani Carter | Republican | Dallas | 102 | |
| Rafael Anchia | Democratic | Dallas | 103 | |
| Roberto R. Alonzo | Democratic | Dallas | 104 | |
| Linda Harper-Brown | Republican | Irving | 105 | |
| Rodney E. Anderson | Republican | Grand Prairie | 106 | |
| Kenneth Sheets | Republican | Dallas | 107 | |
| Dan Branch | Republican | Dallas | 108 | |
| Helen Giddings | Democratic | De Soto | 109 | |
| Barbara Mallory Caraway | Democratic | Dallas | 110 | |
| Yvonne Davis | Democratic | Dallas | 111 | |
| Angie Chen Button | Republican | Richardson | 112 | |
| Joe Driver | Republican | Garland | 113 | |
| Will Ford Hartnett | Republican | Dallas | 114 | |
| Jim Jackson | Republican | Carrollton | 115 | |
| Trey Martinez Fischer | Democratic | San Antonio | 116 | |
| John Garza | Republican | San Antonio | 117 | |
| Joe Farias | Democratic | San Antonio | 118 | |
| Roland Gutierrez | Democratic | San Antonio | 119 | |
| Ruth Jones McClendon | Democratic | San Antonio | 120 | |
| Joe Straus | Republican | San Antonio | 121 | |
| Lyle Larson | Republican | San Antonio | 122 | |
| Mike Villarreal | Democratic | San Antonio | 123 | |
| José Menéndez | Democratic | San Antonio | 124 | |
| Joaquin Castro | Democratic | San Antonio | 125 | |
| Patricia Harless | Republican | Spring | 126 | |
| Dan Huberty | Republican | Kingwood | 127 | |
| Wayne Smith | Republican | Baytown | 128 | |
| John E. Davis | Republican | Houston | 129 | |
| Allen Fletcher | Republican | Houston | 130 | |
| Alma Allen | Democratic | Houston | 131 | |
| Bill Callegari | Republican | Houston | 132 | |
| Jim Murphy | Republican | Houston | 133 | |
| Sarah Davis | Republican | Houston | 134 | |
| Gary Elkins | Republican | Houston | 135 | |
| Beverly Woolley | Republican | Houston | 136 | |
| Scott Hochberg | Democratic | Houston | 137 | |
| Dwayne Bohac | Republican | Houston | 138 | |
| Sylvester Turner | Democratic | Houston | 139 | |
| Armando Walle | Democratic | Houston | 140 | |
| Senfronia Thompson | Democratic | Houston | 141 | |
| Harold V. Dutton Jr. | Democratic | Houston | 142 | |
| Ana Hernandez | Democratic | Houston | 143 | |
| Ken Legler | Republican | Pasadena | 144 | |
| Carol Alvarado | Democratic | Houston | 145 | |
| Borris Miles | Democratic | Houston | 146 | |
| Garnet Coleman | Democratic | Houston | 147 | |
| Jessica Farrar | Democratic | Houston | 148 | |
| Hubert Vo | Democratic | Houston | 149 | |
| Debbie Riddle | Republican | Houston | 150 |
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.
References
References
- "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.
- "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.
- (December 2011). "State Reforms Promoting Employment of People with Criminal Records: 2010‐11 Legislative Round‐Up".
- Quinzi, Paul. (2011-07-07). "Texas Expunction Law Changes, effective 9-1-2011".
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