83rd Texas Legislature
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The 83rd Texas Legislature began on January 8, 2013. All members of the House and Senate were elected in the general election held on November 6, 2012, with seats apportioned among the 2010 United States census.
Party summary
=Senate=
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| Republican Party"Texas Legislature Online - Senate Members." Texas Legislature Online - Senate Members. Texas Legislature Online, n.d. Web. 13 Feb. 2013. | align="center" | 19 | |
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| align="center" | 12 | |
colspan="2" align="center" | Total
! align="center" | 31 ! |
=House of Representatives=
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| Republican Party"Texas Legislature Online - House Members." Texas Legislature Online - House Members. Texas Legislature Online, n.d. Web. 13 Feb. 2013. | align="center" | 95 | |
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| align="center" | 55 | |
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! align="center" | 150 ! |
Officers
=Senate=
- Lieutenant Governor: David Dewhurst (R)
- President Pro Tempore: Leticia Van de Putte (D)
=House of Representatives=
- Speaker of the House: Joe Straus (R)
- Speaker Pro Tempore: Dennis Bonnen (R)
Members
=Senate=
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| Republican | 1 | Tyler | 2004 |
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| Republican | 2 | 2003 |
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| Republican | 3 | 2007 |
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| Republican | 4 | 2003 |
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| Republican | 5 | 2013 |
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| Democratic | 6 | Houston | 2013 |
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| Republican | 7 | Houston | 2007 |
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| Republican | 8 | McKinney | 2013 |
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| Republican | 9 | 2013 |
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| Democratic | 10 | 2009 |
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| Republican | 11 | 2013 |
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| Republican | 12 | 1993 |
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| Democratic | 13 | Houston | 1990 |
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| Democratic | 14 | Austin | 2007 |
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| Democratic | 15 | Houston | 1983 |
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| Republican | 16 | Dallas | 1996 |
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| Republican | 17 | 2008 |
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| Republican | 18 | Katy | 2007 |
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| Democratic | 19 | 2006 |
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| Democratic | 20 | Mission | 2002 |
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| Democratic | 21 | Laredo | 1987 |
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| Republican | 22 | Granbury | 2010 |
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| Democratic | 23 | Dallas | 1993 |
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| Republican | 24 | 1997 |
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| Republican | 25 | 2013 |
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| Democratic | 26 | 1999 |
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| Democratic | 27 | 1991 |
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| Republican | 28 | Lubbock | 1997 |
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| Democratic | 29 | El Paso | 2011 |
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| Republican | 30 | 2001 |
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| Republican | 31 | Amarillo | 2004 |
=House of Representatives=
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! colspan="2" width=200 | Representative ! width=35 | Party ! width=90 | Home Town/City ! width=20 | District ↑ ! County |
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| Republican | 1 |
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| Republican | Canton | 2 |
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| Republican | Magnolia | 3 | Montgomery, Waller |
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| Republican | Athens | 4 |
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| Republican | Marshall | 5 |
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| Republican | Tyler | 6 | Smith |
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| Republican | Longview | 7 |
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| Republican | 8 |
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| Republican | Marshall | 9 |
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| Republican | 10 |
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| Republican | 11 | Cherokee, Nacogdoches, Rusk |
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| Republican | 12 |
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| Republican | Brenham | 13 | Austin, Burleson, Colorado, Fayette, Grimes, Lavaca, Washington |
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| Republican | 14 | Brazos |
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| Republican | 15 |
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| Republican | Conroe | 16 |
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| Republican | 17 |
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| Republican | Dayton | 18 | Liberty, San Jacinto, Walker |
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| Republican | 19 |
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| Republican | 20 | Burnet, Milam, Williamson |
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| Republican | 21 |
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| Democratic | 22 |
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| Democratic | 23 |
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| Republican | 24 |
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| Republican | Angleton | 25 |
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| Republican | 26 |
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| Democratic | 27 |
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| Republican | Katy | 28 |
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| Republican | Pearland | 29 | Brazoria |
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| Republican | Victoria | 30 |
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| Democratic | 31 | Atascosa, Brooks, Duval, Jim Hogg, Kenedy, La Salle, Live Oak, McMullen, Starr, Willacy |
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| Republican | Portland | 32 | Nueces |
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| Republican | Frisco | 33 | Collin |
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| Democratic | Robstown | 34 | Nueces |
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| Democratic | Mission | 35 |
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| Democratic | Palmview | 36 | Hidalgo |
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| Democratic | 37 | Cameron |
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| Democratic | 38 | Cameron |
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| Democratic | Weslaco | 39 | Hidalgo |
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| Democratic | Edinburg | 40 | Hidalgo |
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| Democratic | Mission | 41 | Hidalgo |
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| Democratic | Laredo | 42 | Webb |
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| Republican | 43 | Bee, Jim Wells, Kleberg, San Patricio |
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| Republican | Seguin | 44 |
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| Republican | 45 |
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| Democratic | Austin | 46 | Travis |
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| Republican | Austin | 47 | Travis |
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| Democratic | Austin | 48 | Travis |
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| Democratic | Austin | 49 | Travis |
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| Democratic | Austin | 50 | Travis |
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| Democratic | Austin | 51 | Travis |
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| Republican | 52 |
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| Republican | 53 | Bandera, Crockett, Edwards, Kerr, Kimble, Llano, Mason, Medina, Menard, Real, Schleicher, Sutton |
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| Republican | Lampasas | 54 |
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| Republican | Temple | 55 | Bell |
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| Republican | Waco | 56 | McLennan |
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| Republican | Lufkin | 57 |
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| Rob Orr | Republican | Burleson | 58 |
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| Republican | 59 | Comanche, Coryell, Erath, Hamilton, McCulloch, Mills, San Saba, Somervell |
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| Republican | Eastland | 60 | Brown, Callahan, Coleman, Eastland, Hood, Palo Pinto, Shackelford, Stephens |
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| Republican | 61 |
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| Republican | Sherman | 62 |
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| Republican | 63 | Denton |
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| Republican | 64 | Denton |
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| Republican | 65 | Denton |
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| Republican | Plano | 66 | Collin |
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| Republican | Plano | 67 | Collin |
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| Republican | Muenster | 68 | Childress, Collingsworth, Cooke, Cottle, Crosby, Dickens, Fisher, Floyd, Garza, Hall, Hardeman, Haskell, Jack, Kent, King, Montague, Motley, Stonewall, Throckmorton, Wheeler, Wilbarger, Young |
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| Republican | 69 |
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| Republican | McKinney | 70 | Collin |
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| Republican | Abilene | 71 |
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| Republican | 72 | Coke, Concho, Glasscock, Howard, Irion, Reagan, Runnels, Scurry, Tom Green |
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| Republican | 73 |
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| Democratic | 74 | Brewster, Culberson, Hudspeth, Jeff Davis, Kinney, Maverick, Loving, Pecos, Presidio, Reeves, Terrell, Val Verde |
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| Democratic | El Paso | 75 | El Paso |
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| Democratic | El Paso | 76 | El Paso |
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| Democratic | El Paso | 77 | El Paso |
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| Democratic | El Paso | 78 | El Paso |
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| Democratic | El Paso | 79 | El Paso |
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| Democratic | 80 |
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| Republican | Odessa | 81 |
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| Republican | Midland | 82 |
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| Republican | Lubbock | 83 |
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| Republican | Lubbock | 84 | Lubbock |
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| Republican | Wharton | 85 |
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| Republican | Amarillo | 86 |
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| Republican | Amarillo | 87 | Carson, Hutchinson, Moore, Potter, Sherman |
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| Ken King | Republican | Canadian | 88 | Armstrong, Bailey, Briscoe, Castro, Cochran, Donley, Gray, Hale, Hansford, Hemphill, Hockley, Lamb, Lipscomb, Ochiltree, Roberts, Swisher, Yoakum |
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| Republican | Parker | 89 | Collin |
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| Democratic | 90 | Tarrant |
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| Republican | 91 | Tarrant |
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| Republican | Bedford | 92 | Tarrant |
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| Republican | 93 | Tarrant |
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| Republican | 94 | Tarrant |
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| Democratic | 95 | Tarrant |
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| Republican | 96 | Tarrant |
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| Republican | 97 | Tarrant |
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| Republican | 98 | Tarrant |
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| Republican | 99 | Tarrant |
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| Democratic | Dallas | 100 | Dallas |
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| Democratic | 101 | Tarrant |
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| Republican | Dallas | 102 | Dallas |
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| Democratic | Dallas | 103 | Dallas |
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| Democratic | Dallas | 104 | Dallas |
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| Republican | Irving | 105 | Dallas |
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| Republican | Frisco | 106 | Denton |
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| Republican | Dallas | 107 | Dallas |
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| Republican | Dallas | 108 | Dallas |
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| Democratic | De Soto | 109 | Dallas |
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| Democratic | Dallas | 110 | Dallas |
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| Democratic | Dallas | 111 | Dallas |
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| Republican | 112 | Dallas |
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| Republican | 113 | Dallas |
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| Republican | Dallas | 114 | Dallas |
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| Republican | 115 | Dallas |
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| Democratic | 116 | Bexar |
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| Democratic | 117 | Bexar |
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| Democratic | 118 | Bexar |
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| Democratic | 119 | Bexar |
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| Democratic | 120 | Bexar |
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| Republican | 121 | Bexar |
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| Republican | 122 | Bexar |
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| Democratic | 123 | Bexar |
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| Democratic | 124 | Bexar |
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| Democratic | 125 | Bexar |
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| Republican | Spring | 126 | Harris |
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| Republican | Kingwood | 127 | Harris |
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| Republican | Baytown | 128 | Harris |
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| Republican | Houston | 129 | Harris |
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| Republican | Houston | 130 | Harris |
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| Democratic | Houston | 131 | Harris |
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| Republican | Houston | 132 | Harris |
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| Republican | Houston | 133 | Harris |
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| Republican | Houston | 134 | Harris |
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| Republican | Houston | 135 | Harris |
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| Republican | Houston | 136 | Harris |
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| Gene Wu | Democratic | Houston | 137 | Harris |
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| Republican | Houston | 138 | Harris |
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| Democratic | Houston | 139 | Harris |
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| Democratic | Houston | 140 | Harris |
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| Democratic | Houston | 141 | Harris |
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| Democratic | Houston | 142 | Harris |
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| Democratic | Houston | 143 | Harris |
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| Democratic | Pasadena | 144 | Harris |
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| Democratic | Houston | 145 | Harris |
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| Democratic | Houston | 146 | Harris |
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| Democratic | Houston | 147 | Harris |
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| Democratic | Houston | 148 | Harris |
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| Democratic | Houston | 149 | Harris |
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| Republican | Houston | 150 | Harris |
Notable legislation
Texas Senate Bill 5 was among the legislation passed by the eighty-third Texas Legislature and signed into law, signed by Governor Rick Perry on July 18, 2013.
References
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External links
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