82nd Texas Legislature

The 82nd Texas Legislature began on January 11, 2011 and ended on May 29, 2011. All members of the House and 16 of the 31 members of the Senate were elected in the general election held on November 2, 2010.

Party summary

Senate

Affiliation		Members	Note
	Republican Party[1]	19
	Democratic Party[1]	12
Total		31

House of Representatives

Affiliation		Members	Note
	Republican Party[2]	101
	Democratic Party[2]	49
Total		150

Officers

Senate

• Lieutenant Governor: David Dewhurst (R)
• President Pro Tempore: Steve Ogden (R)

House of Representatives

• Speaker of the House: Joe Straus (R)
• Speaker Pro Tempore: Beverly Woolley (R)

Members

Senate

Senator		Party	District	Home Town	Took Office
	Kevin Eltife	Republican	1	Tyler	2004
	Bob Deuell	Republican	2	Greenville	2003
	Robert Nichols	Republican	3	Jacksonville	2007
	Tommy Williams	Republican	4	The Woodlands	2003
	Steve Ogden	Republican	5	Bryan	1997
	Mario Gallegos Jr.	Democratic	6	Houston	1995
	Dan Patrick	Republican	7	Houston	2007
	Florence Shapiro	Republican	8	Plano	1993
	Chris Harris	Republican	9	Arlington	1991
	Wendy Davis	Democratic	10	Fort Worth	2009
	Mike Jackson	Republican	11	La Porte	1999
	Jane Nelson	Republican	12	Lewisville	1993
	Rodney Ellis	Democratic	13	Houston	1990
	Kirk Watson	Democratic	14	Austin	2007
	John Whitmire	Democratic	15	Houston	1983
	John Carona	Republican	16	Dallas	1996
	Joan Huffman	Republican	17	Southside Place	2008
	Glenn Hegar	Republican	18	Katy	2007
	Carlos I. Uresti	Democratic	19	San Antonio	2006
	Juan "Chuy" Hinojosa	Democratic	20	Mission	2002
	Judith Zaffirini	Democratic	21	Laredo	1987
	Brian Birdwell	Republican	22	Granbury	2010
	Royce West	Democratic	23	Dallas	1993
	Troy Fraser	Republican	24	Horseshoe Bay	1997
	Jeff Wentworth	Republican	25	San Antonio	1993
	Leticia Van de Putte	Democratic	26	San Antonio	1999
	Eddie Lucio Jr.	Democratic	27	Brownsville	1991
	Robert L. Duncan	Republican	28	Lubbock	1997
	José R. Rodríguez	Democratic	29	El Paso	2011
	Craig Estes	Republican	30	Wichita Falls	2001
	Kel Seliger	Republican	31	Amarillo	2004

House of Representatives

Representative		Party	Home Town/City	District ↑	County
	George Lavender	Republican	New Boston	1	Bowie, Cass, Marion, Morris
	Dan Flynn	Republican	Canton	2	Rains, Hunt, Van Zandt
	Erwin Cain	Republican	Paris	3	Lamar, Hopkins, Delta, Franklin, Titus, Red River
	Lance Gooden	Republican	Athens	4	Henderson, Kaufman
	Bryan Hughes	Republican	Marshall	5	Camp, Upshur, Wood, Harrison
	Leo Berman	Republican	Tyler	6	Smith
	David Simpson	Republican	Longview	7	Smith, Gregg
	Byron Cook	Republican	Corsicana	8	Anderson, Freestone, Limestone, Navarro
	Wayne Christian	Republican	Center	9	Shelby, Nacogdoches, San Augustine, Sabine, Jasper
	Jim Pitts	Republican	Waxahachie	10	Ellis, Hill
	Chuck Hopson	Republican	Jacksonville	11	Panola, Rusk, Cherokee, Houston
	James White	Republican	Lufkin	12	Angelina, San Jacinto, Trinity, Tyler
	Lois Kolkhorst	Republican	Brenham	13	Austin, Grimes, Walker, Washington
	Fred Brown	Republican	Bryan	14	Brazos
	Rob Eissler	Republican	The Woodlands	15	Montgomery
	Brandon Creighton	Republican	Conroe	16	Montgomery
	Tim Kleinschmidt	Republican	Giddings	17	Bastrop, Brazos, Burleson, Colorado, Fayette, Lee
	John Otto	Republican	Dayton	18	Montgomery, Liberty, Polk
	Mike "Tuffy" Hamilton	Republican	Mauriceville	19	Hardin, Newton, Orange
	Charles Schwertner	Republican	Georgetown	20	Milam, Williamson
	Allan Ritter	Republican	Nederland	21	Jefferson
	Joe D. Deshotel	Democratic	Port Arthur	22	Jefferson, Orange
	Craig Eiland	Democratic	Galveston	23	Chambers, Galveston
	Larry Taylor	Republican	League City	24	Galveston
	Dennis Bonnen	Republican	Angleton	25	Brazoria
	Charles F. Howard	Republican	Sugar Land	26	Fort Bend
	Ron Reynolds	Democratic	Missouri City	27	Fort Bend
	John Zerwas	Republican	Katy	28	Wharton, Fort Bend, Waller
	Randy Weber	Republican	Pearland	29	Brazoria, Matagorda
	Geanie Morrison	Republican	Victoria	30	Refugio, Victoria, Jackson, DeWitt, Lavaca
	Ryan Guillen	Democratic	Rio Grande	31	Duval, Starr, Webb, Zapata
	Todd Ames Hunter	Republican	Portland	32	Calhoun, Aransas, San Patricio, Nueces
	Raul Torres	Republican	Corpus Christi	33	Nueces
	Connie Scott	Republican	Corpus Christi	34	Nueces
	Jose Aliseda	Republican	Beeville	35	Atascosa, Karnes, McMullen, Live Oak, Bee, Jim Wells, Goliad
	Ismael "Kino" Flores	Democratic	Mission	36	Hidalgo
	René O. Oliveira	Democratic	Brownsville	37	Cameron
	Eddie Lucio III	Democratic	San Benito	38	Cameron
	Armando Martinez	Democratic	Weslaco	39	Hidalgo
	Aaron Peña	Republican	Edinburg	40	Hidalgo
	Veronica Gonzalez	Democratic	McAllen	41	Hidalgo
	Richard Raymond	Democratic	Laredo	42	Webb
	José Manuel Lozano	Democratic	Kingsville	43	Jim Hogg, Brooks, Kleberg, Kenedy, Willacy, Cameron
	John Kuempel	Republican	Seguin	44	Wilson, Guadalupe, Gonzales
	Jason Isaac	Republican	Austin	45	Blanco, Hays, Caldwell
	Dawnna Dukes	Democratic	Austin	46	Travis
	Paul D. Workman	Republican	Austin	47	Travis
	Donna Howard	Democratic	Austin	48	Travis
	Elliott Naishtat	Democratic	Austin	49	Travis
	Mark Strama	Democratic	Austin	50	Travis
	Eddie Rodriguez	Democratic	Austin	51	Travis
	Larry Gonzales	Republican	Round Rock	52	Williamson
	Harvey Hilderbran	Republican	Kerrville	53	Crockett, Sutton, Schleicher, Real, Kerr, Kimble, Menard, Mason, Llano, San Saba, McCulloch, Concho, Coleman, Runnels, Callahan
	Jimmie Don Aycock	Republican	Lampasas	54	Lampasas, Burnet, Bell
	Ralph Sheffield	Republican	Temple	55	Bell
	Charles "Doc" Anderson	Republican	Waco	56	McLennan
	Marva Beck	Republican	Waco	57	McLennan, Falls, Leon, Madison, Robertson
	Rob Orr	Republican	Burleson	58	Bosque, Johnson
	Sid Miller	Republican	Stephenville	59	Erath, Comanche, Mills, Hamilton, Coryell, Somervell
	Jim Keffer	Republican	Eastland	60	Brown, Eastland, Shackelford, Stephens, Palo Pinto, Hood
	Phil King	Republican	Weatherford	61	Parker, Wise
	Larry Phillips	Republican	Sherman	62	Fannin, Grayson
	Tan Parker	Republican	Flower Mound	63	Denton
	Myra Crownover	Republican	Lake Dallas	64	Denton
	Burt Solomons	Republican	Carrollton	65	Denton
	Van Taylor	Republican	Plano	66	Collin
	Jerry Madden	Republican	Plano	67	Collin
	Rick Hardcastle	Republican	Vernon	68	Motley, Dickens, Cottle, King, Hardeman, Foard, Knox, Haskell, Wilbarger, Baylor, Throckmorton, Young, Jack, Clay, Montague, Cooke
	Lanham Lyne	Republican	Wichita Falls	69	Wichita, Archer
	Ken Paxton	Republican	McKinney	70	Collin
	Susan King	Republican	Abilene	71	Nolan, Taylor
	Drew Darby	Republican	San Angelo	72	Coke, Mitchell, Scurry, Tom Green
	Doug Miller	Republican	New Braunfels	73	Gillespie, Kendall, Comal, Bandera
	Pete Gallego	Democratic	Alpine	74	Uvalde, Edwards, Val Verde, Terrell, Pecos, Brewster, Presidio, Jeff Davis, Ward, Reeves, Loving, Culberson, Hudspeth
	Chente Quintanilla	Democratic	El Paso	75	El Paso
	Naomi Gonzalez	Democratic	El Paso	76	El Paso
	Marisa Marquez	Democratic	El Paso	77	El Paso
	Dee Margo	Republican	El Paso	78	El Paso
	Joe Pickett	Democratic	El Paso	79	El Paso
	Tracy King	Democratic	Eagle Pass	80	Kinney, Maverick, Zavala, Dimmit, La Salle, Frio, Medina
	Tryon D. Lewis	Republican	Odessa	81	Andrews, Winkler, Ector
	Tom Craddick	Republican	Midland	82	Crane, Upton, Midland, Martin, Dawson
	Charles Perry	Republican	Lubbock	83	Lubbock, Hockley, Cochran, Yoakum, Gaines
	John Frullo	Republican	Lubbock	84	Lubbock
	Jim Landtroop	Republican	Crosbyton	85	Reagan, Irion, Sterling, Glasscock, Howard, Borden, Terry, Lynn, Garza, Crosby, Kent, Stonewall, Fisher, Jones, Hale, Floyd
	John T. Smithee	Republican	Amarillo	86	Dallam, Hartley, Oldham, Deaf Smith, Randall
	Four Price	Republican	Amarillo	87	Sherman, Moore, Carson, Potter
	Warren Chisum	Republican	Pampa	88	Parmer, Bailey, Lamb, Castro, Swisher, Armstrong, Briscoe, Hall, Donley, Collingsworth, Childress, Gray, Wheeler, Hutchison, Roberts, Hemphill, Lipscomb, Ochiltree, Hansford
	Jodie Anne Laubenberg	Republican	Rockwall	89	Rockwall, Collin
	Lon Burnam	Democratic	Fort Worth	90	Tarrant
	Kelly Hancock	Republican	Fort Worth	91	Tarrant
	Todd Smith	Republican	Bedford	92	Tarrant
	Barbara Nash	Republican	Arlington	93	Tarrant
	Diane Patrick	Republican	Arlington	94	Tarrant
	Marc Veasey	Democratic	Fort Worth	95	Tarrant
	Bill Zedler	Republican	Arlington	96	Tarrant
	Mark M. Shelton	Republican	Fort Worth	97	Tarrant
	Vicki Truitt	Republican	Southlake	98	Tarrant
	Charlie Geren	Republican	River Oaks	99	Tarrant
	Eric Johnson	Democratic	Dallas	100	Dallas
	Cindy Burkett	Republican	Mesquite	101	Dallas
	Stefani Carter	Republican	Dallas	102	Dallas
	Rafael Anchia	Democratic	Dallas	103	Dallas
	Roberto R. Alonzo	Democratic	Dallas	104	Dallas
	Linda Harper-Brown	Republican	Irving	105	Dallas
	Rodney E. Anderson	Republican	Grand Prairie	106	Dallas
	Kenneth Sheets	Republican	Dallas	107	Dallas
	Dan Branch	Republican	Dallas	108	Dallas
	Helen Giddings	Democratic	De Soto	109	Dallas
	Barbara Mallory Caraway	Democratic	Dallas	110	Dallas
	Yvonne Davis	Democratic	Dallas	111	Dallas
	Angie Chen Button	Republican	Richardson	112	Dallas
	Joe Driver	Republican	Garland	113	Dallas
	Will Ford Hartnett	Republican	Dallas	114	Dallas
	Jim Jackson	Republican	Carrollton	115	Dallas
	Trey Martinez Fischer	Democratic	San Antonio	116	Bexar
	John Garza	Republican	San Antonio	117	Bexar
	Joe Farias	Democratic	San Antonio	118	Bexar
	Roland Gutierrez	Democratic	San Antonio	119	Bexar
	Ruth Jones McClendon	Democratic	San Antonio	120	Bexar
	Joe Straus	Republican	San Antonio	121	Bexar
	Lyle Larson	Republican	San Antonio	122	Bexar
	Mike Villarreal	Democratic	San Antonio	123	Bexar
	José Menéndez	Democratic	San Antonio	124	Bexar
	Joaquin Castro	Democratic	San Antonio	125	Bexar
	Patricia Harless	Republican	Spring	126	Harris
	Dan Huberty	Republican	Kingwood	127	Harris
	Wayne Smith	Republican	Baytown	128	Harris
	John E. Davis	Republican	Houston	129	Harris
	Allen Fletcher	Republican	Houston	130	Harris
	Alma Allen	Democratic	Houston	131	Harris
	Bill Callegari	Republican	Houston	132	Harris
	Jim Murphy	Republican	Houston	133	Harris
	Sarah Davis	Republican	Houston	134	Harris
	Gary Elkins	Republican	Houston	135	Harris
	Beverly Woolley	Republican	Houston	136	Harris
	Scott Hochberg	Democratic	Houston	137	Harris
	Dwayne Bohac	Republican	Houston	138	Harris
	Sylvester Turner	Democratic	Houston	139	Harris
	Armando Walle	Democratic	Houston	140	Harris
	Senfronia Thompson	Democratic	Houston	141	Harris
	Harold V. Dutton Jr.	Democratic	Houston	142	Harris
	Ana Hernandez	Democratic	Houston	143	Harris
	Ken Legler	Republican	Pasadena	144	Harris
	Carol Alvarado	Democratic	Houston	145	Harris
	Borris Miles	Democratic	Houston	146	Harris
	Garnet Coleman	Democratic	Houston	147	Harris
	Jessica Farrar	Democratic	Houston	148	Harris
	Hubert Vo	Democratic	Houston	149	Harris
	Debbie Riddle	Republican	Houston	150	Harris

Legislation

The 82nd Legislature's passing of HB-351 and SB-462 reformed Texas' expungement code to include relief for those convicted but later determined to be innocent.^[3][4]