Texas Senate

The **Texas Senate** is the upper house of the Texas Legislature. It has 31 members who each represent one district. They serve for 4-year terms with no term limits. The house meets at the Texas State Capitol in Austin, Texas. The Republican Party currently controls the house.

## Leaders

|Position|Name|Party|Residence|District|
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|Lieutenant Governor/President of the Senate|Dan Patrick|Republican|Houston||
|President Pro Tempore|Joan Huffman|Republican|Houston|17|

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### List of members

|District|Senator|Party|Residence|First elected|Next election|County(ies) represented|||
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|1|Bryan Hughes||Republican|Mineola|2016|2020|Bowie, Camp, Cass, Franklin, Gregg, Harrison, Lamar, Marion, Morris, Panola, Red River, Rusk, Smith, Titus, Wood, Upshur||
|2|Bob Hall||Republican|Edgewood|2014|2022|Dallas (part), Delta, Fannin, Hopkins, Hunt, Kaufman, Rains, Rockwall, Van Zandt||
|3|Robert Nichols||Republican|Jacksonville|2006|2022|Anderson, Angelina, Cherokee, Hardin, Henderson, Houston, Jasper, Liberty, Montgomery (part), Nacogdoches, Newton, Orange, Polk, Sabine, San Augustine, San Jacinto, Shelby, Trinity, Tyler||
|4|Brandon Creighton||Republican|The Woodlands|2014†|2020|Chambers, Galveston (part), Harris (part), Jefferson, Montgomery (part)||
|5|Charles Schwertner||Republican|Georgetown|2012|2022|Brazos, Freestone, Grimes, Leon, Limestone, Madison, Milam, Robertson, Walker, Williamson||
|6|Carol Alvarado||Democratic|Houston|2018†|2020|Harris (part)||
|7|Paul Bettencourt||Republican|Houston|2014|2022|Harris (part)||
|8|Angela Paxton||Republican|Plano|2018|2022|Collin (part), Dallas (part)||
|9|Kelly Hancock||Republican|Fort Worth|2012|2022|Dallas (part), Tarrant (part)||
|10|Beverly Powell||Democratic|Fort Worth|2018|2022|Tarrant (part)||
|11|Larry Taylor||Republican|Friendswood|2012|2020|Brazoria (part), Galveston (part), Harris (part)||
|12|Jane Nelson||Republican|Flower Mound|1992|2020|Denton (part), Tarrant (part)||
|13|Borris Miles||Democratic|Houston|2016|2020|Fort Bend (part), Harris (part)||
|14|Sarah Eckhardt||Democratic|Austin|2020†|2022|Bastrop, Travis (part)||
|15|John Whitmire||Democratic|Houston|1982|2022|Harris (part)||
|16|Nathan M. Johnson||Democratic|Dallas|2018|2022|Dallas (part)||
|17|Joan Huffman||Republican|Southside Place|2008†|2022|Brazoria (part), Fort Bend (part), Harris (part)||
|18|Lois Kolkhorst||Republican|Katy|2014|2020|Aransas, Austin, Burleson, Calhoun, Colorado, DeWitt, Fayette, Fort Bend (part), Goliad, Gonzales, Harris (part), Jackson, Lavaca, Lee, Matagorda, Nueces (part), Refugio, Victoria, Waller, Washington, Wharton||
|19|Pete Flores||Republican|Pleasanton|2018†|2020|Atascosa (part), Bexar (part), Brewster, Crockett, Dimmit, Edwards, Frio, Kinney, Maverick, Medina, Pecos, Real, Reeves, Terrell, Uvalde, Val Verde, Zavala||
|20|Juan Hinojosa||Democratic|McAllen|2002|2020|Brooks, Hidalgo (part), Jim Wells, Nueces (part)||
|21|Judith Zaffirini||Democratic|Laredo|1986|2020|Atascosa (part), Bee, Bexar (part), Caldwell, Duval, Guadalupe (part), Hays (part), Jim Hogg, Karnes, La Salle, Live Oak, McMullen, San Patricio, Starr, Travis (part), Webb, Wilson, Zapata||
|22|Brian Birdwell||Republican|Granbury|2010†|2020|Bosque, Ellis, Falls, Frio, Hill, Hood, Johnson, McLennan, Navarro, Somervell, Tarrant (part)||
|23|Royce West||Democratic|Dallas|1992|2022|Dallas (part)||
|24|Dawn Buckingham||Republican|Horseshoe Bay|2016|2020|Bandera, Bell, Blanco, Brown, Burnet, Callahan, Comanche, Coryell, Gillespie, Hamilton, Kerr, Lampasas, Llano, Mills, San Saba, Taylor (part), Travis(part)||
|25|Donna Campbell||Republican|New Braunfels|2012|2022|Bexar (part), Comal, Guadalupe (part) Hays (part), Kendall, Travis (part)||
|26|nowrap|Jose Menendez||Democratic|San Antonio|2015†|2020|Bexar (part)|
|27|Eddie Lucio Jr.||Democratic|Brownsville|1990|2020|Cameron,  Hidalgo (part), Kenedy, Kleberg, Willacy||
|28|Charles Perry||Republican|Lubbock|2014†|2020|Baylor, Borden, Childress, Coke, Coleman, Concho, Cottle, Crane, Crosby, Dawson, Dickens, Eastland, Fisher, Floyd, Foard, Garza, Hale, Hardeman, Haskell, Hockley, Irion, Jones, Kent, Kimble, King, Knox, Lamb, Lubbock, Lynn, Mason, McColluch, Menard, Mitchell, Motley, Nolan, Reagan, Runnels, Sleicher, Scurry, Shackelford, Stephens, Sterling, Stonewall, Sutton, Taylor (part), Terry, Throckmorton, Tom Green, Upton, Ward, Wilbarger||
|29|José R. Rodríguez||Democratic|El Paso|2010|2020|Culberson, El Paso, Hudspeth, Jeff Davis, Presidio||
|30|Pat Fallon||Republican|Prosper|2018|2022|Archer, Clay, Collin (part), Cooke, Denton (part), Erath, Grayson, Jack, Montague, Palo Pinto, Parker, Wichita, Wise, Young||
|31|Kel Seliger||Republican|Amarillo|2004†|2022|Andrews, Armstrong, Bailey, Briscoe, Carson, Castro, Cochran, Collingsworth, Dallam, Deaf Smith, Donley, Ector, Gaines, Glasscock, Gray, Hall, Hansford, Hartley, Hemphill, Howard, Hutchinson, Lipscomb, Loving, Martin, Midland, Moore, Ochiltree, Oldham, Parmer, Potter, Randall, Roberts, Sherman, Swisher, Wheeler, Winkler, Yoakum||
†Elected in a special election

## Infobox (legislature)

- **name**: Texas Senate
- **legislature**: Texas Legislature, Texas State Legislature
- **coa pic**: Seal of State Senate of Texas.svg
- **session room**: TexasSenateChamberAustinTX.JPG
- **house type**: Upper house
- **body**: Texas Legislature
- **term limits**: None
- **new session**: January 8, 2019
- **leader1 type**: Lieutenant Governor of Texas, President of the Senate
- **leader1**: Dan Patrick (politician), Dan Patrick
- **party1**: (Republican Party (United States), R)
- **election1**: January 20, 2015
- **leader2 type**: List of presidents pro tempore of the Texas Senate, President Pro Tempore
- **leader2**: Joan Huffman
- **party2**: (Republican Party (United States), R)
- **election2**: May 27, 2019
- **term length**: 4 years
- **authority**: Article 3, Constitution of Texas, Texas Constitution
- **salary**: $7,200/year + _per diem_
- **members**: 31
- **structure1**: 86th Texas Senate.svg
- **structure1 res**: 250px
- **political groups1**: **Majority**
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**Minority**
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- **last election1**: 2020 Texas State Senate election, November 3, 2020
(16 seats)
- **next election1**: 2022 Texas State Senate election, November 8, 2022
(15 seats)
- **voting system1**: First-past-the-post
- **redistricting**: Legislative Control
- **meeting place**: State Senate Chamber
Texas State Capitol
Austin, Texas
- **website**: [https://senate.texas.gov/ Texas State Senate]