Seventy-ninth Texas Legislature

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.

essions

* 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

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Current Members of the Texas Senate

District	Representative	Party	Term Up
[http://www.senate.state.tx.us/Icons/Dist_Maps/Dist1_Map.pdf 1]	Kevin Eltife	Republican	2006
[http://www.senate.state.tx.us/Icons/Dist_Maps/Dist2_Map.pdf 2]	Bob Deuell	Republican	2006
[http://www.senate.state.tx.us/Icons/Dist_Maps/Dist3_Map.pdf 3]	Todd Staples RUNNING FOR AGRICULTURE COMMISSIONER	Republican	2006
[http://www.senate.state.tx.us/Icons/Dist_Maps/Dist4_Map.pdf 4]	Tommy Williams	Republican	2008
[http://www.senate.state.tx.us/Icons/Dist_Maps/Dist5_Map.pdf 5]	Steve Ogden	Republican	2006
[http://www.senate.state.tx.us/Icons/Dist_Maps/Dist6_Map.pdf 6]	Mario Gallegos, Jr.	Democrat	2008
[http://www.senate.state.tx.us/Icons/Dist_Maps/Dist7_Map.pdf 7]	Jon Lindsay RETIRING	Republican	2006
[http://www.senate.state.tx.us/Icons/Dist_Maps/Dist8_Map.pdf 8]	Florence Shapiro, President Pro Tempore	Republican	2006
[http://www.senate.state.tx.us/Icons/Dist_Maps/Dist9_Map.pdf 9]	Chris Harris	Republican	2008
[http://www.senate.state.tx.us/Icons/Dist_Maps/Dist10_Map.pdf 10]	Kim Brimer	Republican	2008
[http://www.senate.state.tx.us/Icons/Dist_Maps/Dist11_Map.pdf 11]	Mike Jackson	Republican	2008
[http://www.senate.state.tx.us/Icons/Dist_Maps/Dist12_Map.pdf 12]	Jane Nelson	Republican	2006
[http://www.senate.state.tx.us/Icons/Dist_Maps/Dist13_Map.pdf 13]	Rodney Ellis	Democrat	2006
[http://www.senate.state.tx.us/Icons/Dist_Maps/Dist14_Map.pdf 14]	Gonzalo Barrientos RETIRING	Democrat	2006
[http://www.senate.state.tx.us/Icons/Dist_Maps/Dist15_Map.pdf 15]	John Whitmire	Democrat	2006
[http://www.senate.state.tx.us/Icons/Dist_Maps/Dist16_Map.pdf 16]	John Carona	Republican	2008
[http://www.senate.state.tx.us/Icons/Dist_Maps/Dist17_Map.pdf 17]	Kyle Janek	Republican	2006
[http://www.senate.state.tx.us/Icons/Dist_Maps/Dist18_Map.pdf 18]	Ken Armbrister RETIRING	Democrat	2006
[http://www.senate.state.tx.us/Icons/Dist_Maps/Dist19_Map.pdf 19]	Carlos I. Uresti	Democrat	2006
[http://www.senate.state.tx.us/Icons/Dist_Maps/Dist20_Map.pdf 20]	Juan "Chuy" Hinojosa	Democrat	2008
[http://www.senate.state.tx.us/Icons/Dist_Maps/Dist21_Map.pdf 21]	Judith Zaffirini	Democrat	2008
[http://www.senate.state.tx.us/Icons/Dist_Maps/Dist22_Map.pdf 22]	Kip Averitt	Republican	2006
[http://www.senate.state.tx.us/Icons/Dist_Maps/Dist23_Map.pdf 23]	Royce West	Democrat	2008
[http://www.senate.state.tx.us/Icons/Dist_Maps/Dist24_Map.pdf 24]	Troy Fraser	Republican	2008
[http://www.senate.state.tx.us/Icons/Dist_Maps/Dist25_Map.pdf 25]	Jeff Wentworth	Republican	2006
[http://www.senate.state.tx.us/Icons/Dist_Maps/Dist26_Map.pdf 26]	Leticia Van de Putte	Democrat	2008
[http://www.senate.state.tx.us/Icons/Dist_Maps/Dist27_Map.pdf 27]	Eddie Lucio	Democrat	2008
[http://www.senate.state.tx.us/Icons/Dist_Maps/Dist28_Map.pdf 28]	Robert Duncan	Republican	2008
[http://www.senate.state.tx.us/Icons/Dist_Maps/Dist29_Map.pdf 29]	Eliot Shapleigh	Democrat	2006
[http://www.senate.state.tx.us/Icons/Dist_Maps/Dist30_Map.pdf 30]	Craig Estes	Republican	2008
[http://www.senate.state.tx.us/Icons/Dist_Maps/Dist31_Map.pdf 31]	Kel Seliger	Republican	2008

House of Representatives

: In the 2004 General Election, Elizabeth Ames Jones won the District 121 seat but declined it, having received an appointment as a member of the Texas Railroad Commission.

Membership changes

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None

House of Representatives

* 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 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.
* 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.
* 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.
* 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

District	Representative	Party
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/1.pdf 1]	Stephen Frost	Democrat
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/2.pdf 2]	Dan Flynn	Republican
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/3.pdf 3]	Mark Homer	Democrat
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/4.pdf 4]	Betty Brown	Republican
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/5.pdf 5]	Bryan Hughes	Republican
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/6.pdf 6]	Leo Berman	Republican
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/7.pdf 7]	Tommy Merritt	Republican
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/8.pdf 8]	Byron Cook	Republican
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/9.pdf 9]	Roy Blake, Jr. DEFEATED IN PRIMARY	Republican
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/10.pdf 10]	Jim Pitts	Republican
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/11.pdf 11]	Chuck Hopson	Democrat
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/12.pdf 12]	Jim McReynolds	Democrat
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/13.pdf 13]	Lois Kolkhorst	Republican
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/14.pdf 14]	Fred Brown	Republican
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/15.pdf 15]	Rob Eissler	Republican
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/16.pdf 16]	Ruben W. Hope, Jr. RETIRING	Republican
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/17.pdf 17]	Robert "Robby" Cook	Democrat
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/18.pdf 18]	John Otto	Republican
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/19.pdf 19]	Mike "Tuffy" Hamilton	Republican
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/20.pdf 20]	Dan Gattis	Republican
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/21.pdf 21]	Allan Ritter	Democrat
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/22.pdf 22]	Joe D. Deshotel	Democrat
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/23.pdf 23]	Craig Eiland	Democrat
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/24.pdf 24]	Larry Taylor	Republican
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/25.pdf 25]	Dennis Bonnen	Republican
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/26.pdf 26]	Charlie F. Howard	Republican
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/27.pdf 27]	Dora Olivo	Democrat
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/28.pdf 28]	Glenn Hegar RUNNING FOR STATE SENATE-18TH SD	Republican
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/29.pdf 29]	Glenda Dawson	Republican
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/30.pdf 30]	Geanie Morrison	Republican
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/31.pdf 31]	Ryan Guillen	Democrat
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/32.pdf 32]	Gene Seaman	Republican
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/33.pdf 33]	Vilma Luna RESIGNED EFFECTIVE JULY 31, 2006	Democrat
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/34.pdf 34]	Abel Herrero	Democrat
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/35.pdf 35]	Yvonne Gonzalez Toureilles	Democrat
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/36.pdf 36]	Ismael "Kino" Flores	Democrat
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/37.pdf 37]	Rene O. Oliveira	Democrat
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/38.pdf 38]	Jim Solis RETIRING	Democrat
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/39.pdf 39]	Armando "Mando" Martinez	Democrat
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/40.pdf 40]	Aaron Pena	Democrat
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/41.pdf 41]	Veronica Gonzales	Democrat
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/42.pdf 42]	Richard Raymond	Democrat
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/43.pdf 43]	Juan Manuel Escobar	Democrat
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/44.pdf 44]	Edmund Kuempel	Republican
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/45.pdf 45]	Patrick M. Rose	Democrat
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/46.pdf 46]	Dawnna Dukes	Democrat
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/47.pdf 47]	Terry Keel RETIRING	Republican
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/48.pdf 48]	Donna Howard	Democrat
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/49.pdf 49]	Elliott Naishtat	Democrat
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/50.pdf 50]	Mark Strama	Democrat
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/51.pdf 51]	Eddie Rodriguez	Democrat
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/52.pdf 52]	Mike Krusee	Republican
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/53.pdf 53]	Harvey Hilderbran	Republican
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/54.pdf 54]	Suzanna Gratia Hupp RETIRING	Republican
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/55.pdf 55]	Dianne White Delisi	Republican
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/56.pdf 56]	Charles "Doc" Anderson	Republican
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/57.pdf 57]	Jim Dunnam	Democrat
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/58.pdf 58]	Rob Orr	Republican
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/59.pdf 59]	Sid Miller	Republican
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/60.pdf 60]	Jim Keffer	Republican
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/61.pdf 61]	Phil King	Republican
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/62.pdf 62]	Larry Phillips	Republican
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/63.pdf 63]	Mary Denny RETIRING	Republican
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/64.pdf 64]	Myra Crownover	Republican
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/65.pdf 65]	Burt R. Solomons	Republican
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/66.pdf 66]	Brian McCall	Republican
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/67.pdf 67]	Jerry Madden	Republican
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/68.pdf 68]	Rick Hardcastle	Republican
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/69.pdf 69]	David Farabee	Democrat
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/70.pdf 70]	Ken Paxton	Republican
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/71.pdf 71]	Bob Hunter RETIRING	Republican
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/72.pdf 72]	Scott Campbell DEFEATED IN RUNOFF	Republican
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/73.pdf 73]	Carter Casteel DEFEATED IN PRIMARY	Republican
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/74.pdf 74]	Paul Gallego	Democrat
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/75.pdf 75]	Chente Quintanilla	Democrat
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/76.pdf 76]	Norma Chavez	Democrat
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/77.pdf 77]	Paul Moreno	Democrat
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/78.pdf 78]	Pat Haggerty	Republican
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/79.pdf 79]	Joe Pickett	Democrat
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/80.pdf 80]	Tracy O. King	Democrat
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/81.pdf 81]	G.E. "Buddy" West	Republican
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/82.pdf 82]	Tom Craddick, Speaker	Republican
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/83.pdf 83]	Delwin Jones	Republican
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/84.pdf 84]	Cheri Isett	Republican
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/85.pdf 85]	Pete Laney RETIRING	Democrat
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/86.pdf 86]	John T. Smithee	Republican
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/87.pdf 87]	David Swinford	Republican
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/88.pdf 88]	Warren Chisum	Republican
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/89.pdf 89]	Jodie Anne Laubenberg	Republican
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/90.pdf 90]	Lon Burnam	Democrat
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/91.pdf 91]	Bob E. Griggs RETIRING	Republican
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/92.pdf 92]	Todd Smith	Republican
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/93.pdf 93]	Toby Goodman	Republican
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/94.pdf 94]	Kent Grusendorf DEFEATED IN PRIMARY	Republican
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/95.pdf 95]	Marc Veasey	Democrat
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/96.pdf 96]	Bill Zedler	Republican
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/97.pdf 97]	Anna Mowery	Republican
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/98.pdf 98]	Vicki Truitt	Republican
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/99.pdf 99]	Charlie Geren	Republican
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/100.pdf 100]	Terri Hodge	Democrat
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/101.pdf 101]	Elvira Reyna DEFEATED IN PRIMARY	Republican
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/102.pdf 102]	Tony Goolsby	Republican
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/103.pdf 103]	Rafael Anchia	Democrat
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/104.pdf 104]	Roberto Alonzo	Democrat
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/105.pdf 105]	Linda Harper-Brown	Republican
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/106.pdf 106]	Kirk England	Republican
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/107.pdf 107]	Bill Keffer	Republican
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/108.pdf 108]	Dan Branch	Republican
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/109.pdf 109]	Helen Giddings	Democrat
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/110.pdf 110]	Jesse Jones DEFEATED IN PRIMARY	Democrat
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/111.pdf 111]	Yvonne Davis	Democrat
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/112.pdf 112]	Fred Hill	Republican
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/113.pdf 113]	Joe Driver	Republican
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/114.pdf 114]	Will Hartnett	Republican
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/115.pdf 115]	Jim Jackson	Republican
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/116.pdf 116]	Trey Martinez Fischer	Democrat
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/117.pdf 117]	David McQuade Leibowitz	Democrat
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/118.pdf 118]	Carlos Uresti RUNNING FOR STATE SENATE-19TH SD	Democrat
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/119.pdf 119]	Robert Puente	Democrat
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/120.pdf 120]	Ruth McClendon	Democrat
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/121.pdf 121]	Joe Straus	Republican
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/122.pdf 122]	Valerie Ryder Corte	Republican
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/123.pdf 123]	Mike Villarreal	Democrat
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/124.pdf 124]	Jose Menendez	Democrat
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/125.pdf 125]	Joaquin Castro	Democrat
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/126.pdf 126]	Peggy Hamric RETIRING	Republican
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/127.pdf 127]	Joe Crabb	Republican
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/128.pdf 128]	Wayne Smith	Republican
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/129.pdf 129]	John E. Davis	Republican
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/130.pdf 130]	Corbin Van Arsdale	Republican
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/131.pdf 131]	Alma A. Allen	Democrat
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/132.pdf 132]	William "Bill" Callegari	Republican
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/133.pdf 133]	Joe M. Nixon RETIRING	Republican
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/134.pdf 134]	Martha Wong	Republican
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/135.pdf 135]	Gary Elkins	Republican
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/136.pdf 136]	Beverly Woolley	Republican
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/137.pdf 137]	Scott Hochberg	Democrat
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/138.pdf 138]	Dwayne Bohac	Republican
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/139.pdf 139]	Sylvester Turner	Democrat
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/140.pdf 140]	Kevin Bailey	Democrat
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/141.pdf 141]	Senfronia Thompson	Democrat
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/142.pdf 142]	Harold V. Dutton, Jr.	Democrat
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/143.pdf 143]	Ana E. Hernandez	Democrat
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/144.pdf 144]	Robert Talton	Republican
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/145.pdf 145]	Rick Noriega	Democrat
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/146.pdf 146]	Al Edwards DEFEATED IN RUNOFF	Democrat
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/147.pdf 147]	Garnet F. Coleman	Democrat
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/148.pdf 148]	Jessica Cristina Farrar	Democrat
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/149.pdf 149]	Hubert Vo	Democrat
[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/150.pdf 150]	Debbie Riddle	Republican

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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