# 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 | Affiliation | Members |
| | Republican Party | 19 |
| | Democratic Party | 12 |
| Total | Total | 31 |

### House of Representatives

| Affiliation | Affiliation | Members |
| | Republican Party | 95 |
| | Democratic Party | 55 |
| Total | 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 R. 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 |
| J. M. 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.