Seventy-ninth Texas Legislature
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The '''Seventy-ninth Texas Legislature''' met from [[11 January]] to [[30 May]] [[2005]] in regular session, and in consecutive called sessions from [[21 June]] to [[20 July]] (First called session) and [[21 July]] to [[19 August]] [[2005]] (Second called session). It met again in [[2006]] from [[17 April]] to [[16 May]]. Most of the members of the House of Representatives and 15 members of the Senate were elected in the [[2004]] [[general election]]; the other House members were elected in special elections held in 2006.
==Sessions==
* '''79th Regular session:''' [[11 January]] [[2005]] – [[30 May]] [[2005]]
* '''79th First called session:''' [[21 June]] [[2005]] – [[20 July]] [[2005]]
:''To consider legislation that addresses educator compensation, benefits and certification.''
:''To consider legislation that provides for public school financial accountability and that increases transparency in school district financial reporting.''
:''To consider legislation that provides for performance-based incentives to educators and schools that attain higher levels of student achievement.''
:''To consider legislation that funds textbooks and that creates the instructional materials allotment for public schools.''
:''To consider legislation that provides for charter school funding and reform.''
:''To consider legislation that provides for modifications to the recapture provisions of the public school finance system.''
:''To consider legislation that provides for November elections for public school boards of trustees.''
:''To consider legislation providing funding for the public school finance system and the continuation of the Texas Education Agency.''
:''To consider legislation providing for end-of-course examinations to be used in public schools.''
:''To consider legislation that provides for increased accountability and intervention for schools failing to meet state standards.''
:''To consider legislation that provides for local property tax rate compression and voter approval of local property tax rates.''
:''To consider legislation that establishes indicators of college readiness and higher levels of student achievement in the public school accountability system.'' [http://www.governor.state.tx.us/divisions/press/proclamations/proclamation2.2005-06-18]
:''Legislation relating to limiting the use of eminent domain to take private property for private parties or economic development purposes.'' [http://www.governor.state.tx.us/divisions/press/proclamations/proclamation.2005-07-08]
* '''79th Second called session:''' [[21 July]] [[2005]] – [[19 August]] [[2005]]
:''To consider legislation to limit the ad valorem tax appraisals and rates of certain taxing units.''
:''To consider legislation that provides ad valorem tax relief and protects taxpayers.''
:''To consider legislation to increase the homestead ad valorem tax exemption.'' [http://www.governor.state.tx.us/divisions/press/proclamations/proclamation.2005-07-20]
:''Legislation that addresses educator compensation, benefits, and certification.''
:''Legislation that provides for public school financial accountability and that increases transparency in school district financial reporting.''
:''Legislation that provides for performance-based incentives to educators and schools that attain higher levels of student achievement.''
:''Legislation that funds textbooks and that creates the instructional materials allotment for public schools.''
:''Legislation that provides for charter school funding and reform.''
:''Legislation that provides for modifications to the recapture provisions of the public school finance system.''
:''Legislation that provides for November elections for public school boards of trustees.''
:''Legislation providing funding for the public school finance system and the continuation of the Texas Education Agency.''
:''Legislation providing for end-of-course examinations to be used in public schools.''
:''Legislation that provides for increased accountability and intervention for schools failing to meet state standards.''
:''Legislation that provides for local property tax rate compression and voter approval of local property tax rates.''
:''Legislation that establishes indicators of college readiness and higher levels of student achievement in the public school accountability system.''
:''Legislation relating to the authorization, issuance, and funding of tuition revenue bonds.'' [http://www.governor.state.tx.us/divisions/press/proclamations/proclamation.2005-07-21]
:''Legislation relating to an increase in the compensation of judges, including salary and retirement benefits.'' [http://www.governor.state.tx.us/divisions/press/proclamations/proclamation2.2005-07-21]
:''Legislation related to further competition in the telecommunications market.''
:''Legislation related to the provision of broadband over powerlines.''
:''Legislation related to the issuance of state-issued certificate of franchise authority for cable and video services.'' [http://www.governor.state.tx.us/divisions/press/proclamations/proclamation3.2005-07-21]
* '''79th Third called session:''' [[17 April]] [[2006]] [http://www.governor.state.tx.us/divisions/press/pressreleases/PressRelease.2006-03-17.4405]
==Party summary==
===Senate===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! colspan="2" align="center" valign="bottom" | Affiliation
! valign="bottom" | Members
! valign="bottom" | Note
|-
| bgcolor="#CC0000" |
| [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]]
| align="center" | 19
|
|-
| bgcolor="#3333CC" |
| [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]]
| align="center" | 12
|
|-
! colspan="2" align="center" | '''Total'''
! align="center" | '''31'''
!
|}
===House of Representatives===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! colspan="2" align="center" valign="bottom" | Affiliation
! valign="bottom" | Members
! valign="bottom" | Note
|-
| bgcolor="#CC0000" |
| [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]]
| align="center" | 86
|
|-
| bgcolor="#3333CC" |
| [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]]
| align="center" | 64
|
|-
! colspan="2" align="center" | '''Total'''
! align="center" | '''150'''
!
|}
==Officers==
===Senate===
* Lieutenant Governor: [[David Dewhurst]], Republican
* President Pro Tempore:
: '''Regular Session''': [[Florence Shapiro]], Republican
: '''Ad Interim''' ([[30 May]] [[2005]]-[[16 April]] [[2006]]): [[Frank Madla]], Democrat
: '''Ad Interim''' ([[17 April]] [[2006]]-[[8 January]] [[2007]]): [[Royce West]], Democrat
===House of Representatives===
* Speaker of the House: [[Tom Craddick]], Republican
==Members==
Members of the Seventy-ninth Texas Legislature at the beginning of the regular session, [[11 January]] [[2005]]:
===Senate===
{| class="wikitable"
! Senator || District || Party || Took<br>office
|-
! align=center | [[Texas Senate, District 1|1]]
| [[Kevin Eltife]]
| align=center | Republican
| align=center | [[2004]]
|-
! align=center | [[Texas Senate, District 2|2]]
| [[Bob Deuell]]
| align=center | Republican
| align=center | [[2003]]
|-
! align=center | [[Texas Senate, District 3|3]]
| [[Todd Staples]]
| align=center | Republican
| align=center | [[2000]]
|-
! align=center | [[Texas Senate, District 4|4]]
| [[Tommy Williams (politician)|Tommy Williams]]
| align=center | Republican
| align=center | [[2003]]
|-
! align=center | [[Texas Senate, District 5|5]]
| [[Steve Ogden]]
| align=center | Republican
| align=center | [[1997]]
|-
! align=center | [[Texas Senate, District 6|6]]
| [[Mario Gallegos, Jr.]]
| align=center | Democrat
| align=center | [[1995]]
|-
! align=center | [[Texas Senate, District 7|7]]
| [[Jon Lindsay]]
| align=center | Republican
| align=center | [[1997]]
|-
! align=center | [[Texas Senate, District 8|8]]
| [[Florence Shapiro]]
| align=center | Republican
| align=center | [[1993]]
|-
! align=center | [[Texas Senate, District 9|9]]
| [[Chris Harris (Texas politician)|Chris Harris]]
| align=center | Republican
| align=center | [[1991]]
|-
! align=center | [[Texas Senate, District 10|10]]
| [[Kim Brimer]]
| align=center | Republican
| align=center | [[2003]]
|-
! align=center | [[Texas Senate, District 11|11]]
| [[Mike Jackson (Texas politician)|Mike Jackson]]
| align=center | Republican
| align=center | [[1999]]
|-
! align=center | [[Texas Senate, District 12|12]]
| [[Jane Nelson]]
| align=center | Republican
| align=center | [[1993]]
|-
! align=center | [[Texas Senate, District 13|13]]
| [[Rodney Ellis]]
| align=center | Democrat
| align=center | [[1990]]
|-
! align=center | [[Texas Senate, District 14|14]]
| [[Gonzalo Barrientos]]
| align=center | Democrat
| align=center | [[1985]]
|-
! align=center | [[Texas Senate, District 15|15]]
| [[John Whitmire]]
| align=center | Democrat
| align=center | [[1983]]
|-
! align=center | [[Texas Senate, District 16|16]]
| [[John Carona|John J. Carona]]
| align=center | Republican
| align=center | [[1996]]
|-
! align=center | [[Texas Senate, District 17|17]]
| [[Kyle Janek]]
| align=center | Republican
| align=center | [[2002]]
|-
! align=center | [[Texas Senate, District 18|18]]
| [[Kenneth L. Armbrister]]
| align=center | Democrat
| align=center | [[1987]]
|-
! align=center | [[Texas Senate, District 19|19]]
| [[Frank L. Madla]]
| align=center | Democrat
| align=center | [[1993]]
|-
! align=center | [[Texas Senate, District 20|20]]
| [[Juan Hinojosa|Chuy Hinojosa]]
| align=center | Democrat
| align=center | [[2003]]
|-
! align=center | [[Texas Senate, District 21|21]]
| [[Judith Zaffirini]]
| align=center | Democrat
| align=center | [[1987]]
|-
! align=center | [[Texas Senate, District 22|22]]
| [[Kip Averitt]]
| align=center | Republican
| align=center | [[2002]]
|-
! align=center | [[Texas Senate, District 23|23]]
| [[Royce West]]
| align=center | Democrat
| align=center | [[1993]]
|-
! align=center | [[Texas Senate, District 24|24]]
| [[Troy Fraser]]
| align=center | Republican
| align=center | [[1997]]
|-
! align=center | [[Texas Senate, District 25|25]]
| [[Jeff Wentworth]]
| align=center | Republican
| align=center | [[1993]]
|-
! align=center | [[Texas Senate, District 26|26]]
| [[Leticia R. Van de Putte]]
| align=center | Democrat
| align=center | [[1999]]
|-
! align=center | [[Texas Senate, District 27|27]]
| [[Eddie Lucio, Jr.]]
| align=center | Democrat
| align=center | [[1991]]
|-
! align=center | [[Texas Senate, District 28|28]]
| [[Robert L. Duncan]]
| align=center | Republican
| align=center | [[1996]]
|-
! align=center | [[Texas Senate, District 29|29]]
| [[Eliot Shapleigh]]
| align=center | Democrat
| align=center | [[1997]]
|-
! align=center | [[Texas Senate, District 30|30]]
| [[Craig Estes]]
| align=center | Republican
| align=center | [[2001]]
|-
! align=center | [[Texas Senate, District 31|31]]
| [[Kel Seliger]]
| align=center | Republican
| align=center | [[2004]]
|-
|}
== Current Members of the Texas Senate==
[[Image:TexasSenateDistricts.gif|thumb|right|Texas Senate Districts]]
<table border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5"></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="#cccccc"> <th>'''District'''</th><th>'''Representative'''</th><th>'''Party'''</th><th>'''Term Up'''</th></tr>
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8> <td>
[http://www.senate.state.tx.us/Icons/Dist_Maps/Dist1_Map.pdf 1]</td><td>[[Kevin Eltife]]</td><td>Republican</td><td>2006</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8> <td>
[http://www.senate.state.tx.us/Icons/Dist_Maps/Dist2_Map.pdf 2]</td><td>[[Bob Deuell]]</td><td>Republican</td><td>2006</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8> <td>
[http://www.senate.state.tx.us/Icons/Dist_Maps/Dist3_Map.pdf 3]</td><td>[[Todd Staples]]<BR>RUNNING FOR AGRICULTURE COMMISSIONER</td><td>Republican</td><td>2006</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8> <td>
[http://www.senate.state.tx.us/Icons/Dist_Maps/Dist4_Map.pdf 4]</td><td>[[Tommy Williams (politician)|Tommy Williams]]</td><td>Republican</td><td>2008</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8> <td>
[http://www.senate.state.tx.us/Icons/Dist_Maps/Dist5_Map.pdf 5]</td><td>[[Steve Ogden]]</td><td>Republican</td><td>2006</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor=#DDEEFF> <td>
[http://www.senate.state.tx.us/Icons/Dist_Maps/Dist6_Map.pdf 6]</td><td>[[Mario Gallegos, Jr.]]</td><td>Democrat</td><td>2008</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8> <td>
[http://www.senate.state.tx.us/Icons/Dist_Maps/Dist7_Map.pdf 7]</td><td>[[Jon Lindsay]]<BR>RETIRING</td><td>Republican</td><td>2006</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8> <td>
[http://www.senate.state.tx.us/Icons/Dist_Maps/Dist8_Map.pdf 8]</td><td>[[Florence Shapiro]], President Pro Tempore</td><td>Republican</td><td>2006</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8> <td>
[http://www.senate.state.tx.us/Icons/Dist_Maps/Dist9_Map.pdf 9]</td><td>[[Chris Harris (senator)|Chris Harris]]</td><td>Republican</td><td>2008</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8> <td>
[http://www.senate.state.tx.us/Icons/Dist_Maps/Dist10_Map.pdf 10]</td><td>[[Kim Brimer]]</td><td>Republican</td><td>2008</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8> <td>
[http://www.senate.state.tx.us/Icons/Dist_Maps/Dist11_Map.pdf 11]</td><td>[[Mike Jackson (TX)|Mike Jackson]]</td><td>Republican</td><td>2008</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8> <td>
[http://www.senate.state.tx.us/Icons/Dist_Maps/Dist12_Map.pdf 12]</td><td>[[Jane Nelson]]</td><td>Republican</td><td>2006</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor=#DDEEFF> <td>
[http://www.senate.state.tx.us/Icons/Dist_Maps/Dist13_Map.pdf 13]</td><td>[[Rodney Ellis]]</td><td>Democrat</td><td>2006</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor=#DDEEFF> <td>
[http://www.senate.state.tx.us/Icons/Dist_Maps/Dist14_Map.pdf 14]</td><td>[[Gonzalo Barrientos]]<BR>RETIRING</td><td>Democrat</td><td>2006</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor=#DDEEFF> <td>
[http://www.senate.state.tx.us/Icons/Dist_Maps/Dist15_Map.pdf 15]</td><td>[[John Whitmire]]</td><td>Democrat</td><td>2006</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8> <td>
[http://www.senate.state.tx.us/Icons/Dist_Maps/Dist16_Map.pdf 16]</td><td>[[John Carona]]</td><td>Republican</td><td>2008</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8> <td>
[http://www.senate.state.tx.us/Icons/Dist_Maps/Dist17_Map.pdf 17]</td><td>[[Kyle Janek]]</td><td>Republican</td><td>2006</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor=#DDEEFF> <td>
[http://www.senate.state.tx.us/Icons/Dist_Maps/Dist18_Map.pdf 18]</td><td>[[Ken Armbrister]]<BR>RETIRING</td><td>Democrat</td><td>2006</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor=#DDEEFF> <td>
[http://www.senate.state.tx.us/Icons/Dist_Maps/Dist19_Map.pdf 19]</td><td>[[Carlos I. Uresti]]</td><td>Democrat</td><td>2006</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor=#DDEEFF> <td>
[http://www.senate.state.tx.us/Icons/Dist_Maps/Dist20_Map.pdf 20]</td><td>[[Juan "Chuy" Hinojosa]]</td><td>Democrat</td><td>2008</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor=#DDEEFF> <td>
[http://www.senate.state.tx.us/Icons/Dist_Maps/Dist21_Map.pdf 21]</td><td>[[Judith Zaffirini]]</td><td>Democrat</td><td>2008</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8> <td>
[http://www.senate.state.tx.us/Icons/Dist_Maps/Dist22_Map.pdf 22]</td><td>[[Kip Averitt]]</td><td>Republican</td><td>2006</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor=#DDEEFF> <td>
[http://www.senate.state.tx.us/Icons/Dist_Maps/Dist23_Map.pdf 23]</td><td>[[Royce West]]</td><td>Democrat</td><td>2008</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8> <td>
[http://www.senate.state.tx.us/Icons/Dist_Maps/Dist24_Map.pdf 24]</td><td>[[Troy Fraser]]</td><td>Republican</td><td>2008</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8> <td>
[http://www.senate.state.tx.us/Icons/Dist_Maps/Dist25_Map.pdf 25]</td><td>[[Jeff Wentworth]]</td><td>Republican</td><td>2006</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor=#DDEEFF> <td>
[http://www.senate.state.tx.us/Icons/Dist_Maps/Dist26_Map.pdf 26]</td><td>[[Leticia Van de Putte]]</td><td>Democrat</td><td>2008</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor=#DDEEFF> <td>
[http://www.senate.state.tx.us/Icons/Dist_Maps/Dist27_Map.pdf 27]</td><td>[[Eddie Lucio]]</td><td>Democrat</td><td>2008</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8> <td>
[http://www.senate.state.tx.us/Icons/Dist_Maps/Dist28_Map.pdf 28]</td><td>[[Robert Duncan (TX)|Robert Duncan]]</td><td>Republican</td><td>2008</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor=#DDEEFF> <td>
[http://www.senate.state.tx.us/Icons/Dist_Maps/Dist29_Map.pdf 29]</td><td>[[Eliot Shapleigh]]</td><td>Democrat</td><td>2006</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8> <td>
[http://www.senate.state.tx.us/Icons/Dist_Maps/Dist30_Map.pdf 30]</td><td>[[Craig Estes]]</td><td>Republican</td><td>2008</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8> <td>
[http://www.senate.state.tx.us/Icons/Dist_Maps/Dist31_Map.pdf 31]</td><td>[[Kel Seliger]]</td><td>Republican</td><td>2008</td></tr>
</table>
===House of Representatives===
{| class="wikitable"
! District || Representative || Party || Took office
|-
! align=center | [[Texas House of Representatives, District 1|1]]
| [[Stephen J. Frost]]
| align=center | Democrat
| [[2005]]
|-
! align=center | [[Texas House of Representatives, District 2|2]]
| [[Dan Flynn]]
| align=center | Republican
| [[2003]]
|-
! align=center | [[Texas House of Representatives, District 3|3]]
| [[Mark Homer]]
| align=center | Democrat
| [[1999]]
|-
! align=center | [[Texas House of Representatives, District 4|4]]
| [[Betty Brown]]
| align=center | Republican
| [[1999]]
|-
! align=center | [[Texas House of Representatives, District 5|5]]
| [[Bryan Hughes (Texas politician)|Bryan Hughes]]
| align=center | Republican
| [[2003]]
|-
! align=center | [[Texas House of Representatives, District 6|6]]
| [[Leo Berman]]
| align=center | Republican
| [[1999]]
|-
! align=center | [[Texas House of Representatives, District 7|7]]
| [[Tommy Merritt]]
| align=center | Republican
| [[1997]]
|-
! align=center | [[Texas House of Representatives, District 8|8]]
| [[Byron Cook]]
| align=center | Republican
| [[2003]]
|-
! align=center | [[Texas House of Representatives, District 9|9]]
| [[Roy Blake, Jr.]]
| align=center | Republican
| [[2005]]
|-
! align=center | [[Texas House of Representatives, District 10|10]]
| [[Jim Pitts]]
| align=center | Republican
| [[1993]]
|-
! align=center | [[Texas House of Representatives, District 11|11]]
| [[Chuck Hopson]]
| align=center | Democrat
| [[2001]]
|-
! align=center | [[Texas House of Representatives, District 12|12]]
| [[Jim McReynolds]]
| align=center | Democrat
| [[1997]]
|-
! align=center | [[Texas House of Representatives, District 13|13]]
| [[Lois W. Kolkhorst]]
| align=center | Republican
| [[2001]]
|-
! align=center | [[Texas House of Representatives, District 14|14]]
| [[Fred Brown (Texas politician)|Fred Brown]]
| align=center | Republican
| [[1999]]
|-
! align=center | [[Texas House of Representatives, District 15|15]]
| [[Rob Eissler]]
| align=center | Republican
| [[2003]]
|-
! align=center | [[Texas House of Representatives, District 16|16]]
| [[Ruben Hope, Jr.]]
| align=center | Republican
| [[1999]]
|-
! align=center | [[Texas House of Representatives, District 17|17]]
| [[Robby Cook]]
| align=center | Democrat
| [[1997]]
|-
! align=center | [[Texas House of Representatives, District 18|18]]
| [[John Otto (Texas politician)|John Otto]]
| align=center | Democrat
| [[2005]]
|-
! align=center | [[Texas House of Representatives, District 19|19]]
| [[Mike Hamilton|Tuffy Hamilton]]
| align=center | Republican
| [[2003]]
|-
! align=center | [[Texas House of Representatives, District 20|20]]
| [[Dan Gattis]]
| align=center | Republican
| [[2003]]
|-
! align=center | [[Texas House of Representatives, District 21|21]]
| [[Allan B. Ritter]]
| align=center | Democrat
| [[1999]]
|-
! align=center | [[Texas House of Representatives, District 22|22]]
| [[Joe Deshotel]]
| align=center | Democrat
| [[1999]]
|-
! align=center | [[Texas House of Representatives, District 23|23]]
| [[Craig Eiland]]
| align=center | Democrat
| [[1995]]
|-
! align=center | [[Texas House of Representatives, District 24|24]]
| [[Larry Taylor]]
| align=center | Republican
| [[2003]]
|-
! align=center | [[Texas House of Representatives, District 25|25]]
| [[Dennis Bonnen]]
| align=center | Republican
| [[1997]]
|-
! align=center | [[Texas House of Representatives, District 26|26]]
| [[Charles F. Howard|Charles F. “Charlie” Howard]]
| align=center | Republican
| [[1995]]
|-
! align=center | [[Texas House of Representatives, District 27|27]]
| [[Dora Olivo]]
| align=center | Democrat
| [[1997]]
|-
! align=center | [[Texas House of Representatives, District 28|28]]
| [[Glenn Hegar]]
| align=center | Republican
| [[2003]]
|-
! align=center | [[Texas House of Representatives, District 29|29]]
| [[Glenda Dawson]]
| align=center | Republican
| [[2003]]
|-
! align=center | [[Texas House of Representatives, District 30|30]]
| [[Geanie W. Morrison]]
| align=center | Republican
| [[1999]]
|-
! align=center | [[Texas House of Representatives, District 31|31]]
| [[Ryan Guillen]]
| align=center | Democrat
| [[2003]]
|-
! align=center | [[Texas House of Representatives, District 32|32]]
| [[Gene Seaman]]
| align=center | Republican
| [[1997]]
|-
! align=center | [[Texas House of Representatives, District 33|33]]
| [[Vilma Luna]]
| align=center | Democrat
| [[1993]]
|-
! align=center | [[Texas House of Representatives, District 34|34]]
| [[Abel Herrero]]
| align=center | Democrat
| [[2005]]
|-
! align=center | [[Texas House of Representatives, District 35|35]]
| [[Yvonne Gonzalez Toureilles]]
| align=center | Democrat
| [[2005]]
|-
! align=center | [[Texas House of Representatives, District 36|36]]
| [[Kino Flores]]
| align=center | Democrat
| [[1997]]
|-
! align=center | [[Texas House of Representatives, District 37|37]]
| [[Rene O. Oliveira]]
| align=center | Democrat
| [[1991]] (first time: [[1981]]–[[1987]])
|-
! align=center | [[Texas House of Representatives, District 38|38]]
| [[Jim Solis]]
| align=center | Democrat
| [[1993]]
|-
! align=center | [[Texas House of Representatives, District 39|39]]
| [[Armando Martinez|Mando Martinez]]
| align=center | Democrat
| [[2005]]
|-
! align=center | [[Texas House of Representatives, District 40|40]]
| [[Aaron Pena]]
| align=center | Democrat
| [[2003]]
|-
! align=center | [[Texas House of Representatives, District 41|41]]
| [[Veronica Gonzales]]
| align=center | Democrat
| [[2005]]
|-
! align=center | [[Texas House of Representatives, District 42|42]]
| [[Richard Raymond (Texas politician)|Richard Raymond]]
| align=center | Democrat
| [[2001]] (first time: [[1993]]–[[1999]])
|-
! align=center | [[Texas House of Representatives, District 43|43]]
| [[Juan Manuel Escobar]]
| align=center | Democrat
| [[2003]]
|-
! align=center | [[Texas House of Representatives, District 44|44]]
| [[Edmund Kuempel]]
| align=center | Republican
| [[1983]]
|-
! align=center | [[Texas House of Representatives, District 45|45]]
| [[Patrick Rose]]
| align=center | Democrat
| [[2003]]
|-
! align=center | [[Texas House of Representatives, District 46|46]]
| [[Dawnna Dukes]]
| align=center | Democrat
| [[1995]]
|-
! align=center | [[Texas House of Representatives, District 47|47]]
| [[Terry Keel]]
| align=center | Republican
| [[1997]]
|-
! align=center | [[Texas House of Representatives, District 48|48]]
| [[Todd Baxter]]
| align=center | Republican
| [[2003]]
|-
! align=center | [[Texas House of Representatives, District 49|49]]
| [[Elliott Naishtat]]
| align=center | Democrat
| [[1991]]
|-
! align=center | [[Texas House of Representatives, District 50|50]]
| [[Mark Strama]]
| align=center | Democrat
| [[2005]]
|-
! align=center | [[Texas House of Representatives, District 51|51]]
| [[Eddie Rodriguez]]
| align=center | Democrat
| [[2003]]
|-
! align=center | [[Texas House of Representatives, District 52|52]]
| [[Mike Krusee]]
| align=center | Republican
| [[1993]]
|-
! align=center | [[Texas House of Representatives, District 53|53]]
| [[Harvey Hilderbran]]
| align=center | Republican
| [[1989]]
|-
! align=center | [[Texas House of Representatives, District 54|54]]
| [[Suzanna Gratia Hupp]]
| align=center | Republican
| [[1996]]
|-
! align=center | [[Texas House of Representatives, District 55|55]]
| [[Dianne White Delisi]]
| align=center | Republican
| [[1991]]
|-
! align=center | [[Texas House of Representatives, District 56|56]]
| [[Charles Anderson (Texas politician)|Doc Anderson]]
| align=center | Republican
| [[2005]]
|-
! align=center | [[Texas House of Representatives, District 57|57]]
| [[Jim Dunnam]]
| align=center | Democrat
| [[1997]]
|-
! align=center | [[Texas House of Representatives, District 58|58]]
| [[Rob Orr]]
| align=center | Republican
| [[2005]]
|-
! align=center | [[Texas House of Representatives, District 59|59]]
| [[Sid Miller]]
| align=center | Republican
| [[2001]]
|-
! align=center | [[Texas House of Representatives, District 60|60]]
| [[James L. Keffer|Jim Keffer]]
| align=center | Republican
| [[1997]]
|-
! align=center | [[Texas House of Representatives, District 61|61]]
| [[Phil King (Texas politician)|Phil King]]
| align=center | Republican
| [[1999]]
|-
! align=center | [[Texas House of Representatives, District 62|62]]
| [[Larry Phillips]]
| align=center | Republican
| [[2003]]
|-
! align=center | [[Texas House of Representatives, District 63|63]]
| [[Mary Denny]]
| align=center | Republican
| [[1993]]
|-
! align=center | [[Texas House of Representatives, District 64|64]]
| [[Myra Crownover]]
| align=center | Republican
| [[2000]]
|-
! align=center | [[Texas House of Representatives, District 65|65]]
| [[Burt Solomons]]
| align=center | Republican
| [[1995]]
|-
! align=center | [[Texas House of Representatives, District 66|66]]
| [[Brian McCall]]
| align=center | Republican
| [[1991]]
|-
! align=center | [[Texas House of Representatives, District 67|67]]
| [[Jerry Madden]]
| align=center | Republican
| [[1993]]
|-
! align=center | [[Texas House of Representatives, District 68|68]]
| [[Rick Hardcastle]]
| align=center | Republican
| [[1999]]
|-
! align=center | [[Texas House of Representatives, District 69|69]]
| [[David Farabee]]
| align=center | Democrat
| [[1999]]
|-
! align=center | [[Texas House of Representatives, District 70|70]]
| [[Ken Paxton]]
| align=center | Republican
| [[2003]]
|-
! align=center | [[Texas House of Representatives, District 71|71]]
| [[Bob Hunter (Texas politician)|Bob Hunter]]
| align=center | Republican
| [[1986]]
|-
! align=center | [[Texas House of Representatives, District 72|72]]
| [[Scott Campbell (Texas politician)|Scott Campbell]]
| align=center | Republican
| [[2004]]
|-
! align=center | [[Texas House of Representatives, District 73|73]]
| [[Carter Casteel]]
| align=center | Republican
| [[2003]]
|-
! align=center | [[Texas House of Representatives, District 74|74]]
| [[Pete P. Gallego]]
| align=center | Democrat
| [[1991]]
|-
! align=center | [[Texas House of Representatives, District 75|75]]
| [[Chente Quintanilla]]
| align=center | Democrat
| [[2003]]
|-
! align=center | [[Texas House of Representatives, District 76|76]]
| [[Norma Chavez]]
| align=center | Democrat
| [[1997]]
|-
! align=center | [[Texas House of Representatives, District 77|77]]
| [[Paul C. Moreno]]
| align=center | Democrat
| [[1975]] (first time: [[1967]]–[[1973]])
|-
! align=center | [[Texas House of Representatives, District 78|78]]
| [[Pat Haggerty (politician)|Pat Haggerty]]
| align=center | Republican
| [[1989]]
|-
! align=center | [[Texas House of Representatives, District 79|79]]
| [[Joe C. Pickett]]
| align=center | Democrat
| [[1995]]
|-
! align=center | [[Texas House of Representatives, District 80|80]]
| [[Tracy O. King]]
| align=center | Democrat
| [[2005]]
|-
! align=center | [[Texas House of Representatives, District 81|81]]
| [[G.E. West|Buddy West]]
| align=center | Republican
| [[1993]]
|-
! align=center | [[Texas House of Representatives, District 82|82]]
| [[Tom Craddick]]
| align=center | Republican
| [[1969]]
|-
! align=center | [[Texas House of Representatives, District 83|83]]
| [[Delwin L. Jones]]
| align=center | Republican
| [[1989]] (first time: [[1965]]–[[1981]])
|-
! align=center | [[Texas House of Representatives, District 84|84]]
| [[Carl H. Isett]]
| align=center | Republican
| [[1997]]
|-
! align=center | [[Texas House of Representatives, District 85|85]]
| [[Pete Laney]]
| align=center | Democrat
| [[1973]]
|-
! align=center | [[Texas House of Representatives, District 86|86]]
| [[John T. Smithee]]
| align=center | Republican
| [[1985]]
|-
! align=center | [[Texas House of Representatives, District 87|87]]
| [[David Swinford]]
| align=center | Republican
| [[1991]]
|-
! align=center | [[Texas House of Representatives, District 88|88]]
| [[Warren Chisum]]
| align=center | Republican
| [[1989]]
|-
! align=center | [[Texas House of Representatives, District 89|89]]
| [[Jodie Laubenberg]]
| align=center | Republican
| [[2003]]
|-
! align=center | [[Texas House of Representatives, District 90|90]]
| [[Lon Burnam]]
| align=center | Democrat
| [[1997]]
|-
! align=center | [[Texas House of Representatives, District 91|91]]
| [[Bob E. Griggs]]
| align=center | Republican
| [[2003]]
|-
! align=center | [[Texas House of Representatives, District 92|92]]
| [[Todd Smith (Texas politician)|Todd Smith]]
| align=center | Republican
| [[1997]]
|-
! align=center | [[Texas House of Representatives, District 93|93]]
| [[Toby Goodman]]
| align=center | Republican
| [[1991]]
|-
! align=center | [[Texas House of Representatives, District 94|94]]
| [[Kent Grusendorf]]
| align=center | Republican
| [[1987]]
|-
! align=center | [[Texas House of Representatives, District 95|95]]
| [[Mark Veasey]]
| align=center | Democrat
| [[2005]]
|-
! align=center | [[Texas House of Representatives, District 96|96]]
| [[Bill Zedler]]
| align=center | Republican
| [[2003]]
|-
! align=center | [[Texas House of Representatives, District 97|97]]
| [[Anna Mowery]]
| align=center | Republican
| [[1988]]
|-
! align=center | [[Texas House of Representatives, District 98|98]]
| [[Vicki Truitt]]
| align=center | Republican
| [[1999]]
|-
! align=center | [[Texas House of Representatives, District 99|99]]
| [[Charlie Geren]]
| align=center | Republican
| [[2001]]
|-
! align=center | [[Texas House of Representatives, District 100|100]]
| [[Terri Hodge]]
| align=center | Democrat
| [[1997]]
|-
! align=center | [[Texas House of Representatives, District 101|101]]
| [[Elvira Reyna]]
| align=center | Republican
| [[1993]]
|-
! align=center | [[Texas House of Representatives, District 102|102]]
| [[Tony Goolsby]]
| align=center | Republican
| [[1989]]
|-
! align=center | [[Texas House of Representatives, District 103|103]]
| [[Rafael Anchia]]
| align=center | Democrat
| [[2005]]
|-
! align=center | [[Texas House of Representatives, District 104|104]]
| [[Roberto R. Alonzo]]
| align=center | Democrat
| [[2003]] (first time: [[1993]]–[[1997]])
|-
! align=center | [[Texas House of Representatives, District 105|105]]
| [[Linda Harper-Brown]]
| align=center | Republican
| [[2003]]
|-
! align=center | [[Texas House of Representatives, District 106|106]]
| [[Ray Allen (Texas politician)|Ray Allen]]
| align=center | Republican
| [[1993]]
|-
! align=center | [[Texas House of Representatives, District 107|107]]
| [[Bill Keffer]]
| align=center | Republican
| [[2002]]
|-
! align=center | [[Texas House of Representatives, District 108|108]]
| [[Dan Branch]]
| align=center | Republican
| [[2003]]
|-
! align=center | [[Texas House of Representatives, District 109|109]]
| [[Helen Giddings]]
| align=center | Democrat
| [[1993]]
|-
! align=center | [[Texas House of Representatives, District 110|110]]
| [[Jesse W. Jones]]
| align=center | Democrat
| [[1993]]
|-
! align=center | [[Texas House of Representatives, District 111|111]]
| [[Yvonne Davis]]
| align=center | Democrat
| [[1993]]
|-
! align=center | [[Texas House of Representatives, District 112|112]]
| Fred Hill
| align=center | Republican
| [[1989]]
|-
! align=center | [[Texas House of Representatives, District 113|113]]
| [[Joe Driver]]
| align=center | Republican
| [[1993]]
|-
! align=center | [[Texas House of Representatives, District 114|114]]
| [[Will Hartnett]]
| align=center | Republican
| [[1991]]
|-
! align=center | [[Texas House of Representatives, District 115|115]]
| [[Jim Jackson (Texas politician)|Jim Jackson]]
| align=center | Republican
| [[2005]]
|-
! align=center | [[Texas House of Representatives, District 116|116]]
| [[Trey Martinez Fischer]]
| align=center | Democrat
| [[2001]]
|-
! align=center | [[Texas House of Representatives, District 117|117]]
| [[David McQuade Leibowitz]]
| align=center | Democrat
| [[2005]]
|-
! align=center | [[Texas House of Representatives, District 118|118]]
| [[Carlos Uresti|Charlie Uresti]]
| align=center | Democrat
| [[1997]]
|-
! align=center | [[Texas House of Representatives, District 119|119]]
| [[Robert R. Puente]]
| align=center | Democrat
| [[1991]]
|-
! align=center | [[Texas House of Representatives, District 120|120]]
| [[Ruth Jones McClendon]]
| align=center | Democrat
| [[1996]]
|-
! align=center | [[Texas House of Representatives, District 121|121]]
| ''Vacant''{{ref|d121}}
| colspan=2 align=center |
|-
! align=center | [[Texas House of Representatives, District 122|122]]
| [[Frank J. Corte, Jr.]]
| align=center | Republican
| [[1993]]
|-
! align=center | [[Texas House of Representatives, District 123|123]]
| [[Mike Villarreal]]
| align=center | Democrat
| [[2000]]
|-
! align=center | [[Texas House of Representatives, District 124|124]]
| [[Jose Menendez]]
| align=center | Democrat
| [[2001]]
|-
! align=center | [[Texas House of Representatives, District 125|125]]
| [[Joaquin Castro]]
| align=center | Democrat
| [[2003]]
|-
! align=center | [[Texas House of Representatives, District 126|126]]
| [[Peggy Hamric]]
| align=center | Republican
| [[1991]]
|-
! align=center | [[Texas House of Representatives, District 127|127]]
| [[Joe Crabb]]
| align=center | Republican
| [[1993]]
|-
! align=center | [[Texas House of Representatives, District 128|128]]
| [[Wayne Smith (Texas politician)|Wayne Smith]]
| align=center | Republican
| [[2003]]
|-
! align=center | [[Texas House of Representatives, District 129|129]]
| [[John E. Davis (Texas politician)|John E. Davis]]
| align=center | Republican
| [[1999]]
|-
! align=center | [[Texas House of Representatives, District 130|130]]
| [[Corbin Van Arsdale]]
| align=center | Republican
| [[2003]]
|-
! align=center | [[Texas House of Representatives, District 131|131]]
| [[Alma A. Allen]]
| align=center | Democrat
| [[2005]]
|-
! align=center | [[Texas House of Representatives, District 132|132]]
| [[Bill Callegari]]
| align=center | Republican
| [[2001]]
|-
! align=center | [[Texas House of Representatives, District 133|133]]
| [[Joe Nixon]]
| align=center | Republican
| [[1995]]
|-
! align=center | [[Texas House of Representatives, District 134|134]]
| [[Martha Wong]]
| align=center | Republican
| [[2003]]
|-
! align=center | [[Texas House of Representatives, District 135|135]]
| [[Gary Elkins]]
| align=center | Republican
| [[1995]]
|-
! align=center | [[Texas House of Representatives, District 136|136]]
| [[Beverly Woolley]]
| align=center | Republican
| [[1995]]
|-
! align=center | [[Texas House of Representatives, District 137|137]]
| [[Scott Hochberg]]
| align=center | Democrat
| [[1993]]
|-
! align=center | [[Texas House of Representatives, District 138|138]]
| [[Dwayne Bohac]]
| align=center | Republican
| [[2003]]
|-
! align=center | [[Texas House of Representatives, District 139|139]]
| [[Sylvester Turner]]
| align=center | Democrat
| [[1989]]
|-
! align=center | [[Texas House of Representatives, District 140|140]]
| [[Kevin Bailey (Texas politician)|Kevin Bailey]]
| align=center | Democrat
| [[1991]]
|-
! align=center | [[Texas House of Representatives, District 141|141]]
| [[Senfronia Thompson]]
| align=center | Democrat
| [[1973]]
|-
! align=center | [[Texas House of Representatives, District 142|142]]
| [[Harold V. Dutton, Jr.]]
| align=center | Democrat
| [[1985]]
|-
! align=center | [[Texas House of Representatives, District 143|143]]
| [[Joe E. Moreno]]
| align=center | Democrat
| [[1998]]
|-
! align=center | [[Texas House of Representatives, District 144|144]]
| [[Robert E. Talton]]
| align=center | Republican
| [[1993]]
|-
! align=center | [[Texas House of Representatives, District 145|145]]
| [[Richard Noriega|Rick Noriega]]
| align=center | Democrat
| [[1999]]
|-
! align=center | [[Texas House of Representatives, District 146|146]]
| [[Al Edwards]]
| align=center | Democrat
| [[1979]]
|-
! align=center | [[Texas House of Representatives, District 147|147]]
| [[Garnet Coleman]]
| align=center | Democrat
| [[1991]]
|-
! align=center | [[Texas House of Representatives, District 148|148]]
| [[Jessica Farrar]]
| align=center | Democrat
| [[1995]]
|-
! align=center | [[Texas House of Representatives, District 149|149]]
| [[Hubert Vo]]
| align=center | Democrat
| [[2005]]
|-
! align=center | [[Texas House of Representatives, District 150|150]]
| [[Debbie Riddle]]
| align=center | Republican
| [[2002]]
|}
{{note|d121}}: In the [[2004 Texas General Election|2004 General Election]], [[Elizabeth Ames Jones]] won the [[Texas House of Representatives, District 121|District 121]] seat but declined it, having received an appointment as a member of the [[Texas Railroad Commission]].
==Membership changes==
===Senate===
None
===House of Representatives===
<!-- SORTED BY DISTRICT-->
{| class="wikitable" border="1" cellspacing="2" cellpadding="2"
|- bgcolor="#cccccc" align="center" valign="bottom"
! District
! width=12% | Outgoing Representative
! Reason for Vacancy
! width=12% | Successor
! width=12% | Date of Successor's Installation
|-
! [[Texas House of Representatives, District 48|District 48]]
| [[Todd Baxter]]
| Representative Baxter resigned on [[1 November]] [[2005]] for personal reasons.
| [[Donna Howard]]{{ref|d48}}
| To be determined
|-
! [[Texas House of Representatives, District 106|District 106]]
| [[Ray Allen (Texas politician)|Ray Allen]]
| Representative Allen resigned on [[20 January]] [[2006]] for personal reasons.
| [[Kirk England]]{{ref|d106}}
| To be determined
|-
! [[Texas House of Representatives, District 121|District 121]]
| ''Vacant''
| Representative [[Elizabeth Ames Jones]] was re-elected but declined her seat after being appointed to the [[Railroad Commission of Texas]].
| [[Joe Straus]]{{ref|d121}}
| [[10 February]] [[2005]]
|-
! [[Texas House of Representatives, District 143|District 143]]
| [[Joe Moreno]]
| Representative Moreno was killed in a one-car rollover accident [[6 May]] [[2005]].
| [[Ana E. Hernandez]]{{ref|d143}}
| [[20 December]] [[2005]]
|-
|}
* {{note|d48}} '''[[Texas House of Representatives, District 48|District 48]]:''' A special election was held on [[17 January]] [[2006]]. No candidate received a majority of the votes on that date, so the top two candidates will face each other in a runoff. [http://204.65.107.70/06jansthou.htm] [[Lieutenant Governor of Texas|Lieutenant Governor]] [[David Dewhurst]], as acting governor, set the date of the runoff for [[14 February]] [[2006]]. [http://www.governor.state.tx.us/divisions/press/proclamations/proclamation.2006-01-24]. [[Donna Howard]] won the runoff and was later sworn in.
* {{note|d106}} '''[[Texas House of Representatives, District 106|District 106]]:''' A special election was held on [[28 February]] [[2006]] [http://www.governor.state.tx.us/divisions/press/proclamations/proclamation.2006-01-20]. [[Kirk England]] won, but, as of [[6 March]] [[2006]], has not yet been sworn in.
* {{note|d121}} '''[[Texas House of Representatives, District 121|District 121]]:''' A special election was held on [[5 February]] [[2005]]. [http://www.governor.state.tx.us/divisions/press/proclamations/proclamation.2005-01-14] [[Joe Straus]] received a majority of the votes. He was sworn in five days later, on [[10 February]] [[2005]].
* {{note|d143}} '''[[Texas House of Representatives, District 143|District 143]]:''' A special election was held on [[8 November]] [[2005]]. No candidate received a majority of the votes on that date, so the top two candidates faced each other in a runoff on [[10 December]] [[2005]]. [[Ana E. Hernandez]] won the runoff and was sworn in 10 days later, on [[20 December]] [[2005]].
== Current Members of the Texas House of Representatives ==
<table border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5"></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="#cccccc"> <th>'''District'''</th><th>'''Representative'''</th><th>'''Party'''</th></tr>
<tr bgcolor=#DDEEFF> <td>
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/1.pdf 1]</td><td>[[Stephen Frost (TX)|Stephen Frost]]</td><td>Democrat</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8> <td>
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/2.pdf 2]</td><td>[[Dan Flynn]]</td><td>Republican</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor=#DDEEFF> <td>
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/3.pdf 3]</td><td>[[Mark Homer]]</td><td>Democrat</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8> <td>
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/4.pdf 4]</td><td>[[Betty Brown]]</td><td>Republican</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8> <td>
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/5.pdf 5]</td><td>[[Bryan Hughes (TX)|Bryan Hughes]]</td><td>Republican</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8> <td>
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/6.pdf 6]</td><td>[[Leo Berman]]</td><td>Republican</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8> <td>
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/7.pdf 7]</td><td>[[Tommy Merritt]]</td><td>Republican</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8> <td>
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/8.pdf 8]</td><td>[[Byron Cook]]</td><td>Republican</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8> <td>
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/9.pdf 9]</td><td>[[Roy Blake, Jr.]]<BR>DEFEATED IN PRIMARY</td><td>Republican</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8> <td>
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/10.pdf 10]</td><td>[[Jim Pitts]]</td><td>Republican</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor=#DDEEFF> <td>
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/11.pdf 11]</td><td>[[Chuck Hopson]]</td><td>Democrat</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor=#DDEEFF> <td>
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/12.pdf 12]</td><td>[[Jim McReynolds]]</td><td>Democrat</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8> <td>
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/13.pdf 13]</td><td>[[Lois Kolkhorst]]</td><td>Republican</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8> <td>
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/14.pdf 14]</td><td>[[Fred Brown (TX)|Fred Brown]]</td><td>Republican</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8> <td>
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/15.pdf 15]</td><td>[[Rob Eissler]]</td><td>Republican</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8> <td>
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/16.pdf 16]</td><td>[[Ruben W. Hope, Jr.]]<BR>RETIRING</td><td>Republican</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor=#DDEEFF> <td>
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/17.pdf 17]</td><td>[[Robert "Robby" Cook]]</td><td>Democrat</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8> <td>
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/18.pdf 18]</td><td>[[John Otto (TX)|John Otto]]</td><td>Republican</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8> <td>
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/19.pdf 19]</td><td>[[Mike "Tuffy" Hamilton]]</td><td>Republican</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8> <td>
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/20.pdf 20]</td><td>[[Dan Gattis]]</td><td>Republican</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor=#DDEEFF> <td>
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/21.pdf 21]</td><td>[[Allan Ritter]]</td><td>Democrat</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor=#DDEEFF> <td>
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/22.pdf 22]</td><td>[[Joe D. Deshotel]]</td><td>Democrat</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor=#DDEEFF> <td>
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/23.pdf 23]</td><td>[[Craig Eiland]]</td><td>Democrat</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8> <td>
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/24.pdf 24]</td><td>[[Larry Taylor]]</td><td>Republican</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8> <td>
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/25.pdf 25]</td><td>[[Dennis Bonnen]]</td><td>Republican</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8> <td>
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/26.pdf 26]</td><td>[[Charlie F. Howard]]</td><td>Republican</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor=#DDEEFF> <td>
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/27.pdf 27]</td><td>[[Dora Olivo]]</td><td>Democrat</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8> <td>
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/28.pdf 28]</td><td>[[Glenn Hegar]]<BR>RUNNING FOR STATE SENATE-18TH SD</td><td>Republican</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8> <td>
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/29.pdf 29]</td><td>[[Glenda Dawson]]</td><td>Republican</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8> <td>
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/30.pdf 30]</td><td>[[Geanie Morrison]]</td><td>Republican</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor=#DDEEFF> <td>
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/31.pdf 31]</td><td>[[Ryan Guillen]]</td><td>Democrat</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8> <td>
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/32.pdf 32]</td><td>[[Gene Seaman]]</td><td>Republican</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor=#DDEEFF> <td>
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/33.pdf 33]</td><td>[[Vilma Luna]]<BR>RESIGNED EFFECTIVE JULY 31, 2006</td><td>Democrat</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor=#DDEEFF> <td>
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/34.pdf 34]</td><td>[[Abel Herrero]]</td><td>Democrat</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor=#DDEEFF> <td>
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/35.pdf 35]</td><td>[[Yvonne Gonzalez Toureilles]]</td><td>Democrat</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor=#DDEEFF> <td>
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/36.pdf 36]</td><td>[[Ismael "Kino" Flores]]</td><td>Democrat</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor=#DDEEFF> <td>
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/37.pdf 37]</td><td>[[Rene O. Oliveira]]</td><td>Democrat</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor=#DDEEFF> <td>
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/38.pdf 38]</td><td>[[Jim Solis]]<BR>RETIRING</td><td>Democrat</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor=#DDEEFF> <td>
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/39.pdf 39]</td><td>[[Armando "Mando" Martinez]]</td><td>Democrat</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor=#DDEEFF> <td>
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/40.pdf 40]</td><td>[[Aaron Pena]]</td><td>Democrat</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor=#DDEEFF> <td>
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/41.pdf 41]</td><td>[[Veronica Gonzales]]</td><td>Democrat</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor=#DDEEFF> <td>
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/42.pdf 42]</td><td>[[Richard Raymond (Texas politician)|Richard Raymond]]</td><td>Democrat</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor=#DDEEFF> <td>
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/43.pdf 43]</td><td>[[Juan Manuel Escobar]]</td><td>Democrat</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8> <td>
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/44.pdf 44]</td><td>[[Edmund Kuempel]]</td><td>Republican</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor=#DDEEFF> <td>
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/45.pdf 45]</td><td>[[Patrick M. Rose]]</td><td>Democrat</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor=#DDEEFF> <td>
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/46.pdf 46]</td><td>[[Dawnna Dukes]]</td><td>Democrat</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8> <td>
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/47.pdf 47]</td><td>[[Terry Keel]]<BR>RETIRING</td><td>Republican</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor=#DDEEFF> <td>
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/48.pdf 48]</td><td>[[Donna Howard]]</td><td>Democrat</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor=#DDEEFF> <td>
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/49.pdf 49]</td><td>[[Elliott Naishtat]]</td><td>Democrat</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor=#DDEEFF> <td>
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/50.pdf 50]</td><td>[[Mark Strama]]</td><td>Democrat</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor=#DDEEFF> <td>
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/51.pdf 51]</td><td>[[Eddie Rodriguez]]</td><td>Democrat</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8> <td>
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/52.pdf 52]</td><td>[[Mike Krusee]]</td><td>Republican</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8> <td>
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/53.pdf 53]</td><td>[[Harvey Hilderbran]]</td><td>Republican</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8> <td>
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/54.pdf 54]</td><td>[[Suzanna Gratia Hupp]]<BR>RETIRING</td><td>Republican</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8> <td>
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/55.pdf 55]</td><td>[[Dianne White Delisi]]</td><td>Republican</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8> <td>
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/56.pdf 56]</td><td>[[Charles "Doc" Anderson]]</td><td>Republican</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor=#DDEEFF> <td>
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/57.pdf 57]</td><td>[[Jim Dunnam]]</td><td>Democrat</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8> <td>
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/58.pdf 58]</td><td>[[Rob Orr]]</td><td>Republican</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8> <td>
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/59.pdf 59]</td><td>[[Sid Miller]]</td><td>Republican</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8> <td>
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/60.pdf 60]</td><td>[[Jim Keffer]]</td><td>Republican</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8> <td>
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/61.pdf 61]</td><td>[[Phil King (TX)|Phil King]]</td><td>Republican</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8> <td>
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/62.pdf 62]</td><td>[[Larry Phillips]]</td><td>Republican</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8> <td>
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/63.pdf 63]</td><td>[[Mary Denny]]<BR>RETIRING</td><td>Republican</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8> <td>
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/64.pdf 64]</td><td>[[Myra Crownover]]</td><td>Republican</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8> <td>
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/65.pdf 65]</td><td>[[Burt R. Solomons]]</td><td>Republican</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8> <td>
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/66.pdf 66]</td><td>[[Brian McCall]]</td><td>Republican</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8> <td>
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/67.pdf 67]</td><td>[[Jerry Madden]]</td><td>Republican</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8> <td>
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/68.pdf 68]</td><td>[[Rick Hardcastle]]</td><td>Republican</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor=#DDEEFF> <td>
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/69.pdf 69]</td><td>[[David Farabee]]</td><td>Democrat</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8> <td>
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/70.pdf 70]</td><td>[[Ken Paxton]]</td><td>Republican</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8> <td>
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/71.pdf 71]</td><td>[[Bob Hunter (TX)|Bob Hunter]]<BR>RETIRING</td><td>Republican</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8> <td>
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/72.pdf 72]</td><td>[[Scott Campbell (TX)|Scott Campbell]]<BR>DEFEATED IN RUNOFF</td><td>Republican</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8> <td>
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/73.pdf 73]</td><td>[[Carter Casteel]]<BR>DEFEATED IN PRIMARY</td><td>Republican</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor=#DDEEFF> <td>
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/74.pdf 74]</td><td>[[Paul Gallego]]</td><td>Democrat</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor=#DDEEFF> <td>
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/75.pdf 75]</td><td>[[Chente Quintanilla]]</td><td>Democrat</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor=#DDEEFF> <td>
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/76.pdf 76]</td><td>[[Norma Chavez]]</td><td>Democrat</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor=#DDEEFF> <td>
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/77.pdf 77]</td><td>[[Paul Moreno]]</td><td>Democrat</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8> <td>
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/78.pdf 78]</td><td>[[Pat Haggerty (US politician)|Pat Haggerty]]</td><td>Republican</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor=#DDEEFF> <td>
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/79.pdf 79]</td><td>[[Joe Pickett]]</td><td>Democrat</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor=#DDEEFF> <td>
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/80.pdf 80]</td><td>[[Tracy O. King]]</td><td>Democrat</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8> <td>
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/81.pdf 81]</td><td>[[G.E. "Buddy" West]]</td><td>Republican</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8> <td>
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/82.pdf 82]</td><td>[[Tom Craddick]], Speaker</td><td>Republican</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8> <td>
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/83.pdf 83]</td><td>[[Delwin Jones]]</td><td>Republican</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8> <td>
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/84.pdf 84]</td><td>[[Cheri Isett]]</td><td>Republican</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor=#DDEEFF> <td>
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/85.pdf 85]</td><td>[[Pete Laney]]<BR>RETIRING</td><td>Democrat</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8> <td>
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/86.pdf 86]</td><td>[[John T. Smithee]]</td><td>Republican</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8> <td>
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/87.pdf 87]</td><td>[[David Swinford]]</td><td>Republican</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8> <td>
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/88.pdf 88]</td><td>[[Warren Chisum]]</td><td>Republican</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8> <td>
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/89.pdf 89]</td><td>[[Jodie Anne Laubenberg]]</td><td>Republican</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor=#DDEEFF> <td>
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/90.pdf 90]</td><td>[[Lon Burnam]]</td><td>Democrat</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8> <td>
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/91.pdf 91]</td><td>[[Bob E. Griggs]]<BR>RETIRING</td><td>Republican</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8> <td>
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/92.pdf 92]</td><td>[[Todd Smith (TX)|Todd Smith]]</td><td>Republican</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8> <td>
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/93.pdf 93]</td><td>[[Toby Goodman]]</td><td>Republican</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8> <td>
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/94.pdf 94]</td><td>[[Kent Grusendorf]]<BR>DEFEATED IN PRIMARY</td><td>Republican</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor=#DDEEFF> <td>
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/95.pdf 95]</td><td>[[Marc Veasey]]</td><td>Democrat</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8> <td>
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/96.pdf 96]</td><td>[[Bill Zedler]]</td><td>Republican</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8> <td>
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/97.pdf 97]</td><td>[[Anna Mowery]]</td><td>Republican</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8> <td>
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/98.pdf 98]</td><td>[[Vicki Truitt]]</td><td>Republican</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8> <td>
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/99.pdf 99]</td><td>[[Charlie Geren]]</td><td>Republican</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor=#DDEEFF> <td>
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/100.pdf 100]</td><td>[[Terri Hodge]]</td><td>Democrat</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8> <td>
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/101.pdf 101]</td><td>[[Elvira Reyna]]<BR>DEFEATED IN PRIMARY</td><td>Republican</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8> <td>
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/102.pdf 102]</td><td>[[Tony Goolsby]]</td><td>Republican</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor=#DDEEFF> <td>
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/103.pdf 103]</td><td>[[Rafael Anchia]]</td><td>Democrat</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor=#DDEEFF> <td>
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/104.pdf 104]</td><td>[[Roberto Alonzo]]</td><td>Democrat</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8> <td>
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/105.pdf 105]</td><td>[[Linda Harper-Brown]]</td><td>Republican</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8> <td>
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/106.pdf 106]</td><td>[[Kirk England]]</td><td>Republican</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8> <td>
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/107.pdf 107]</td><td>[[Bill Keffer]]</td><td>Republican</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8> <td>
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/108.pdf 108]</td><td>[[Dan Branch]]</td><td>Republican</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor=#DDEEFF> <td>
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/109.pdf 109]</td><td>[[Helen Giddings]]</td><td>Democrat</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor=#DDEEFF> <td>
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/110.pdf 110]</td><td>[[Jesse Jones (TX)|Jesse Jones]]<BR>DEFEATED IN PRIMARY</td><td>Democrat</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor=#DDEEFF> <td>
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/111.pdf 111]</td><td>[[Yvonne Davis]]</td><td>Democrat</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8> <td>
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/112.pdf 112]</td><td>[[Fred Hill (TX)|Fred Hill]]</td><td>Republican</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8> <td>
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/113.pdf 113]</td><td>[[Joe Driver]]</td><td>Republican</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8> <td>
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/114.pdf 114]</td><td>[[Will Hartnett]]</td><td>Republican</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8> <td>
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/115.pdf 115]</td><td>[[Jim Jackson (TX)|Jim Jackson]]</td><td>Republican</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor=#DDEEFF> <td>
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/116.pdf 116]</td><td>[[Trey Martinez Fischer]]</td><td>Democrat</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor=#DDEEFF> <td>
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/117.pdf 117]</td><td>[[David McQuade Leibowitz]]</td><td>Democrat</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor=#DDEEFF> <td>
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/118.pdf 118]</td><td>[[Carlos Uresti]]<BR>RUNNING FOR STATE SENATE-19TH SD</td><td>Democrat</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor=#DDEEFF> <td>
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/119.pdf 119]</td><td>[[Robert Puente]]</td><td>Democrat</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor=#DDEEFF> <td>
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/120.pdf 120]</td><td>[[Ruth McClendon]]</td><td>Democrat</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8> <td>
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/121.pdf 121]</td><td>[[Joe Straus]]</td><td>Republican</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8> <td>
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/122.pdf 122]</td><td>[[Valerie Ryder Corte]]</td><td>Republican</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor=#DDEEFF> <td>
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/123.pdf 123]</td><td>[[Mike Villarreal]]</td><td>Democrat</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor=#DDEEFF> <td>
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/124.pdf 124]</td><td>[[Jose Menendez]]</td><td>Democrat</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor=#DDEEFF> <td>
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/125.pdf 125]</td><td>[[Joaquin Castro]]</td><td>Democrat</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8> <td>
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/126.pdf 126]</td><td>[[Peggy Hamric]]<BR>RETIRING</td><td>Republican</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8> <td>
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/127.pdf 127]</td><td>[[Joe Crabb]]</td><td>Republican</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8> <td>
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/128.pdf 128]</td><td>[[Wayne Smith (TX)|Wayne Smith]]</td><td>Republican</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8> <td>
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/129.pdf 129]</td><td>[[John E. Davis (Texas politician)|John E. Davis]]</td><td>Republican</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8> <td>
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/130.pdf 130]</td><td>[[Corbin Van Arsdale]]</td><td>Republican</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor=#DDEEFF> <td>
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/131.pdf 131]</td><td>[[Alma A. Allen]]</td><td>Democrat</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8> <td>
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/132.pdf 132]</td><td>[[William "Bill" Callegari]]</td><td>Republican</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8> <td>
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/133.pdf 133]</td><td>[[Joe M. Nixon]]<BR>RETIRING</td><td>Republican</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8> <td>
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/134.pdf 134]</td><td>[[Martha Wong]]</td><td>Republican</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8> <td>
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/135.pdf 135]</td><td>[[Gary Elkins (TX)|Gary Elkins]]</td><td>Republican</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8> <td>
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/136.pdf 136]</td><td>[[Beverly Woolley]]</td><td>Republican</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor=#DDEEFF> <td>
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/137.pdf 137]</td><td>[[Scott Hochberg]]</td><td>Democrat</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8> <td>
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/138.pdf 138]</td><td>[[Dwayne Bohac]]</td><td>Republican</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor=#DDEEFF> <td>
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/139.pdf 139]</td><td>[[Sylvester Turner]]</td><td>Democrat</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor=#DDEEFF> <td>
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/140.pdf 140]</td><td>[[Kevin Bailey (Texas politician)|Kevin Bailey]]</td><td>Democrat</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor=#DDEEFF> <td>
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/141.pdf 141]</td><td>[[Senfronia Thompson]]</td><td>Democrat</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor=#DDEEFF> <td>
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/142.pdf 142]</td><td>[[Harold V. Dutton, Jr.]]</td><td>Democrat</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor=#DDEEFF> <td>
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/143.pdf 143]</td><td>[[Ana E. Hernandez]]</td><td>Democrat</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8> <td>
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/144.pdf 144]</td><td>[[Robert Talton]]</td><td>Republican</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor=#DDEEFF> <td>
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/145.pdf 145]</td><td>[[Rick Noriega]]</td><td>Democrat</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor=#DDEEFF> <td>
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/146.pdf 146]</td><td>[[Al Edwards]]<BR>DEFEATED IN RUNOFF</td><td>Democrat</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor=#DDEEFF> <td>
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/147.pdf 147]</td><td>[[Garnet F. Coleman]]</td><td>Democrat</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor=#DDEEFF> <td>
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/148.pdf 148]</td><td>[[Jessica Cristina Farrar]]</td><td>Democrat</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor=#DDEEFF> <td>
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/149.pdf 149]</td><td>[[Hubert Vo]]</td><td>Democrat</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8> <td>
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/150.pdf 150]</td><td>[[Debbie Riddle]]</td><td>Republican</td></tr>
</table>
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==Notable Events==
*Sushree [http://www.bebo.com/Prabhakari-Devi Prabhakari Devi], Vice-President of [[Barsana Dham]] Hindu Temple, delivered the first ever Hindu prayer in the Texas Senate.
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