83rd Texas Legislature

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

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

House of Representatives

Affiliation		Members	Note
	Republican Party[2]	95
	Democratic Party[2]	55
Total		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

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
	Charles Schwertner	Republican	5	Georgetown	2013
	Sylvia Garcia	Democratic	6	Houston	2013
	Dan Patrick	Republican	7	Houston	2007
	Ken Paxton	Republican	8	McKinney	2013
	Kelly Hancock	Republican	9	Fort Worth	2013
	Wendy Davis	Democratic	10	Fort Worth	2009
	Larry Taylor (politician)	Republican	11	Friendswood	2013
	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
	Donna Campbell	Republican	25	New Braunfels	2013
	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, Franklin, Lamar, Red River
	Dan Flynn	Republican	Canton	2	Hopkins, Hunt, Van Zandt
	Cecil Bell Jr.	Republican	Magnolia	3	Montgomery, Waller
	Lance Gooden	Republican	Athens	4	Henderson, Kaufman
	Bryan Hughes	Republican	Marshall	5	Camp, Rains, Smith, Titus, Upshur, Wood
	Matt Schaefer	Republican	Tyler	6	Smith
	David Simpson	Republican	Longview	7	Gregg, Upshur
	Byron Cook	Republican	Corsicana	8	Anderson, Freestone, Hill, Navarro
	Christopher Paddie	Republican	Marshall	9	Cass, Harrison, Marion, Panola, Sabine, Shelby
	Jim Pitts	Republican	Waxahachie	10	Ellis, Henderson
	Travis Clardy	Republican	Nacogdoches	11	Cherokee, Nacogdoches, Rusk
	Kyle Kacal	Republican	College Station	12	Brazos, Falls, Limestone, McLennan, Robertson
	Lois Kolkhorst	Republican	Brenham	13	Austin, Burleson, Colorado, Fayette, Grimes, Lavaca, Washington
	John N. Raney	Republican	College Station	14	Brazos
	Steve Toth	Republican	The Woodlands	15	Montgomery
	Brandon Creighton	Republican	Conroe	16	Montgomery
	Tim Kleinschmidt	Republican	Lexington	17	Bastrop, Caldwell, Gonzales, Karnes, Lee
	John Otto	Republican	Dayton	18	Liberty, San Jacinto, Walker
	James E. White	Republican	Woodville	19	Hardin, Jasper, Newton, Polk, Tyler
	Marsha Farney	Republican	Georgetown	20	Burnet, Milam, Williamson
	Allan Ritter	Republican	Nederland	21	Jefferson, Orange
	Joe Deshotel	Democratic	Port Arthur	22	Jefferson
	Craig Eiland	Democratic	Galveston	23	Chambers, Galveston
	Greg Bonnen	Republican	Friendswood	24	Galveston
	Dennis Bonnen	Republican	Angleton	25	Brazoria, Matagorda
	Rick Miller	Republican	Sugar Land	26	Fort Bend
	Ron Reynolds	Democratic	Missouri City	27	Fort Bend
	John Zerwas	Republican	Katy	28	Fort Bend
	Ed Thompson	Republican	Pearland	29	Brazoria
	Geanie Morrison	Republican	Victoria	30	Aransas, Calhoun, DeWitt, Goliad, Refugio, Victoria
	Ryan Guillen	Democratic	Rio Grande	31	Atascosa, Brooks, Duval, Jim Hogg, Kenedy, La Salle, Live Oak, McMullen, Starr, Willacy
	Todd Ames Hunter	Republican	Portland	32	Nueces
	Scott Turner	Republican	Frisco	33	Collin
	Abel Herrero	Democratic	Robstown	34	Nueces
	Oscar Longoria	Democratic	Mission	35	Cameron, Hidalgo
	Sergio Muñoz Jr.	Democratic	Palmview	36	Hidalgo
	Rene O. Oliveira	Democratic	Brownsville	37	Cameron
	Eddie Lucio, III	Democratic	San Benito	38	Cameron
	Armando Martinez	Democratic	Weslaco	39	Hidalgo
	Terry Canales	Democratic	Edinburg	40	Hidalgo
	Robert Guerra	Democratic	Mission	41	Hidalgo
	Richard Raymond	Democratic	Laredo	42	Webb
	José Manuel Lozano	Republican	Kingsville	43	Bee, Jim Wells, Kleberg, San Patricio
	John Kuempel	Republican	Seguin	44	Guadalupe, Wilson
	Jason Isaac	Republican	Dripping Springs	45	Blanco, Hays
	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	Bandera, Crockett, Edwards, Kerr, Kimble, Llano, Mason, Medina, Menard, Real, Schleicher, Sutton
	Jimmie Don Aycock	Republican	Lampasas	54	Bell, Lampasas
	Ralph Sheffield	Republican	Temple	55	Bell
	Charles "Doc" Anderson	Republican	Waco	56	McLennan
	Trent Ashby	Republican	Lufkin	57	Angelina, Houston, Leon, Madison, San Augustine, Trinity
	Rob Orr	Republican	Burleson	58	Bosque, Johnson
	J. D. Sheffield	Republican	Stephenville	59	Comanche, Coryell, Erath, Hamilton, McCulloch, Mills, San Saba, Somervell
	Jim Keffer	Republican	Eastland	60	Brown, Callahan, Coleman, Eastland, Hood, Palo Pinto, Shackelford, Stephens
	Phil King	Republican	Weatherford	61	Parker, Wise
	Larry Phillips	Republican	Sherman	62	Delta, Fannin, Grayson
	Tan Parker	Republican	Flower Mound	63	Denton
	Myra Crownover	Republican	Lake Dallas	64	Denton
	Ron Simmons	Republican	Carrollton	65	Denton
	Van Taylor	Republican	Plano	66	Collin
	Jeff Leach	Republican	Plano	67	Collin
	Drew Springer Jr.	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
	James Frank	Republican	Wichita Falls	69	Archer, Baylor, Clay, Foard, Knox, Wichita
	Scott Sanford	Republican	McKinney	70	Collin
	Susan King	Republican	Abilene	71	Jones, Nolan, Taylor
	Drew Darby	Republican	San Angelo	72	Coke, Concho, Glasscock, Howard, Irion, Reagan, Runnels, Scurry, Tom Green
	Doug Miller	Republican	New Braunfels	73	Comal, Gillespie, Kendall
	Alfonso "Poncho" Nevarez	Democratic	Eagle Pass	74	Brewster, Culberson, Hudspeth, Jeff Davis, Kinney, Maverick, Loving, Pecos, Presidio, Reeves, Terrell, Val Verde
	Mary Gonzalez	Democratic	El Paso	75	El Paso
	Naomi Gonzalez	Democratic	El Paso	76	El Paso
	Marisa Marquez	Democratic	El Paso	77	El Paso
	Joe Moody	Democratic	El Paso	78	El Paso
	Joe Pickett	Democratic	El Paso	79	El Paso
	Tracy King	Democratic	Batesville	80	Dimmit, Frio, Uvalde, Webb, Zapata, Zavala
	Tryon D. Lewis	Republican	Odessa	81	Andrews, Ector, Ward, Winkler
	Tom Craddick	Republican	Midland	82	Crane, Dawson, Martin, Midland, Upton
	Charles Perry	Republican	Lubbock	83	Borden, Gaines, Lubbock, Lynn, Mitchell, Scurry, Terry
	John Frullo	Republican	Lubbock	84	Lubbock
	Phil Stephenson	Republican	Wharton	85	Fort Bend, Jackson, Wharton
	John T. Smithee	Republican	Amarillo	86	Dallam, Deaf Smith, Hartley, Oldham, Parmer, Randall
	Four Price	Republican	Amarillo	87	Carson, Hutchinson, Moore, Potter, Sherman
	Ken King	Republican	Canadian	88	Armstrong, Bailey, Briscoe, Castro, Cochran, Donley, Gray, Hale, Hansford, Hemphill, Hockley, Lamb, Lipscomb, Ochiltree, Roberts, Swisher, Yoakum
	Jodie Anne Laubenberg	Republican	Parker	89	Collin
	Lon Burnam	Democratic	Fort Worth	90	Tarrant
	Stephanie Klick	Republican	Fort Worth	91	Tarrant
	Jonathan Stickland	Republican	Bedford	92	Tarrant
	Matt Krause	Republican	Fort Worth	93	Tarrant
	Diane Patrick	Republican	Arlington	94	Tarrant
	Nicole Collier	Democratic	Fort Worth	95	Tarrant
	Bill Zedler	Republican	Arlington	96	Tarrant
	Craig Goldman	Republican	Fort Worth	97	Tarrant
	Giovanni Capriglione	Republican	Southlake	98	Tarrant
	Charlie Geren	Republican	River Oaks	99	Tarrant
	Eric Johnson	Democratic	Dallas	100	Dallas
	Chris Turner	Democratic	Arlington	101	Tarrant
	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
	Pat Fallon	Republican	Frisco	106	Denton
	Kenneth Sheets	Republican	Dallas	107	Dallas
	Dan Branch	Republican	Dallas	108	Dallas
	Helen Giddings	Democratic	De Soto	109	Dallas
	Toni Rose	Democratic	Dallas	110	Dallas
	Yvonne Davis	Democratic	Dallas	111	Dallas
	Angie Chen Button	Republican	Richardson	112	Dallas
	Cindy Burkett	Republican	Sunnyvale	113	Dallas
	Jason Villalba	Republican	Dallas	114	Dallas
	Jim Jackson	Republican	Carrollton	115	Dallas
	Trey Martinez Fischer	Democratic	San Antonio	116	Bexar
	Philip Cortez	Democratic	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
	Justin Rodriguez	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
	William "Bill" Callegari	Republican	Houston	132	Harris
	Jim Murphy	Republican	Houston	133	Harris
	Sarah Davis	Republican	Houston	134	Harris
	Gary Elkins	Republican	Houston	135	Harris
	Tony Dale	Republican	Houston	136	Harris
	Gene Wu	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 Luna	Democratic	Houston	143	Harris
	Mary Ann Perez	Democratic	Pasadena	144	Harris
	Carol Alvarado	Democratic	Houston	145	Harris
	Borris Miles	Democratic	Houston	146	Harris
	Garnet Coleman	Democratic	Houston	147	Harris
	Jessica Cristina Farrar	Democratic	Houston	148	Harris
	Hubert Vo	Democratic	Houston	149	Harris
	Debbie Riddle	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.