district birth_place party profession preceded state_house birth_date term_start residence spouse article_title state name alma_mater
48th austin , texas democratic community advocate critical care nurse todd baxter texas 25 october 1951 2006 austin , texas derek howard donna howard
 texas donna howard university -lrb- m.a. -rrb- of texas -lrb- b.a. -rrb- university of texas
donna howard

donna howard -lrb- born october 25 , 1951 -rrb- is a democratic member of the texas house of representatives , representing the 48th district since her election in 2006 .
she currently serves as vice chairman of the house administration committee and also serves on the appropriations committee , the higher education committee , and the appropriations sub-committees on article iii and on budget transparency and reform .
