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.McGuinness, Dylan. Flores defeats Gallego in Senate District 19, San Antonio Express-News, September 19, 2018.Svitek, Patrick. Republican Pete Flores upsets Democrat Pete Gallego in race for Uresti seat, Texas Tribune, September 18, 2018.

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

Current composition
AffiliationParty (Shading indicates majority caucus)TotalRepublicanDemocraticVacantBegin 2013Democrat Mario Gallegos, Jr. (District 6) died October 16 and was reelected posthumously. 1911 301March 3, 2013Democrat Sylvia Garcia elected to succeed Gallegos12 310Begin 2015 2011 310Begin 2017 2011 310End 2018 2110 310Begin 2019 1912 310Latest voting share


List of members
 District Senator Party Residence Firstelected Nextelection County(ies) represented 1 Bryan HughesRepublican Mineola 2016 2020 Bowie, Camp, Cass, Franklin, Gregg, Harrison, Lamar, Marion, Morris, Panola, Red River, Rusk, Smith, Titus, Wood, Upshur 2 Bob HallRepublican Edgewood 2014 2022 Dallas (part), Delta, Fannin, Hopkins, Hunt, Kaufman, Rains, Rockwall, Van Zandt 3 Robert NicholsRepublican 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 SchwertnerRepublican Georgetown 2012 2022 Brazos, Freestone, Grimes, Leon, Limestone, Madison, Milam, Robertson, Walker, Williamson 6 Carol AlvaradoDemocratic Houston 2018† 2020 Harris (part) 7 Paul BettencourtRepublican Houston 2014 2022 Harris (part) 8 Angela PaxtonRepublican Plano 2018 2022 Collin (part), Dallas (part) 9 Kelly HancockRepublican Fort Worth 2012 2022 Dallas (part), Tarrant (part) 10 Beverly PowellDemocratic Fort Worth 2018 2022 Tarrant (part) 11 Larry TaylorRepublican Friendswood 2012 2020 Brazoria (part), Galveston (part), Harris (part) 12 Jane NelsonRepublican Flower Mound 1992 2020 Denton (part), Tarrant (part) 13 Borris MilesDemocratic Houston 2016 2020 Fort Bend (part), Harris (part) 14 Sarah EckhardtDemocratic Austin 2020† 2022 Bastrop, Travis (part) 15 John WhitmireDemocratic Houston 1982 2022 Harris (part) 16 Nathan M. JohnsonDemocratic Dallas 2018 2022 Dallas (part) 17 Joan HuffmanRepublican Southside Place 2008† 2022 Brazoria (part), Fort Bend (part), Harris (part) 18 Lois KolkhorstRepublican 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 FloresRepublican 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 HinojosaDemocratic McAllen 2002 2020 Brooks, Hidalgo (part), Jim Wells, Nueces (part) 21 Judith ZaffiriniDemocratic 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 BirdwellRepublican Granbury 2010† 2020 Bosque, Ellis, Falls, Frio, Hill, Hood, Johnson, McLennan, Navarro, Somervell, Tarrant (part) 23 Royce WestDemocratic Dallas 1992 2022 Dallas (part) 24 Dawn BuckinghamRepublican 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 CampbellRepublican New Braunfels 2012 2022 Bexar (part), Comal, Guadalupe (part) Hays (part), Kendall, Travis (part) 26Jose MenendezDemocratic San Antonio 2015† 2020 Bexar (part) 27 Eddie Lucio Jr.Democratic Brownsville 1990 2020 Cameron,  Hidalgo (part), Kenedy, Kleberg, Willacy 28 Charles PerryRepublican 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. RodríguezDemocratic El Paso 2010 2020 Culberson, El Paso, Hudspeth, Jeff Davis, Presidio 30 Pat FallonRepublican Prosper 2018 2022 Archer, Clay, Collin (part), Cooke, Denton (part), Erath, Grayson, Jack, Montague, Palo Pinto, Parker, Wichita, Wise, Young 31 Kel SeligerRepublican 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

References

Category:Politics of Texas
Category:State upper houses in the United States
Category:Texas Legislature