# Texas Senate > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Texas_Senate > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Texas_Senate.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Senate > Source revision: 1356341120 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Senate of the State of Texas}} {{Use American English|date=February 2026}} {{Use mdy dates|date=December 2011}} {{Infobox legislature | background_color = {{party color|Republican Party (US)}} | name = Texas Senate | legislature = ''[89th Texas Legislature](/source/89th_Texas_Legislature)'' | coa_pic = Seal of State Senate of Texas.svg | session_room = Austin, Texas (2018) - 084.jpg | house_type = Upper house | body = Texas Legislature | term_limits = None | new_session = January 14, 2025 | leader1_type = [President](/source/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Texas) | leader1 = [Dan Patrick](/source/Dan_Patrick_(politician)) ([R](/source/Republican_Party_(United_States))) | election1 = January 20, 2015 | leader2_type = [President pro tempore](/source/List_of_presidents_pro_tempore_of_the_Texas_Senate) | leader2 = [Charles Perry](/source/Charles_Perry_(Texas_politician)) ([R](/source/Republican_Party_(United_States))) | election2 = June 2, 2025 | leader3_type = Majority Leader | leader3 = [Tan Parker](/source/Tan_Parker) ([R](/source/Republican_Party_(United_States))) | election3 = January 14, 2025 | leader4_type = Minority Leader | leader4 = [Carol Alvarado](/source/Carol_Alvarado) ([D](/source/Democratic_Party_(United_States))) | election4 = January 8, 2020 | term_length = 4 years (with one 2-year term each decade) | authority = Article 3, [Texas Constitution](/source/Constitution_of_Texas) | salary = $7,200/year + ''per diem'' | members = 31 | structure1 = {{switcher |250px |Seat display|250px |Map display|default=1}} | political_groups1 = '''Majority''' * {{legend|{{party color|Republican Party (US)}}|[Republican](/source/Republican_Party_of_Texas) (18)}} '''Minority''' * {{legend|{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}|[Democratic](/source/Texas_Democratic_Party) (12)}} '''Vacant''' * {{nowrap|{{Color box|vacant|border=darkgray}} ''Vacant'' (1)}} | last_election1 = [November 5, 2024](/source/2024_Texas_State_Senate_election)
(15 seats) | next_election1 = [November 3, 2026](/source/2026_Texas_Senate_election)
(16 seats) | voting_system1 = [First-past-the-post](/source/First-past-the-post) | redistricting = Legislative control | meeting_place = State Senate Chamber
[Texas State Capitol](/source/Texas_State_Capitol)
[Austin](/source/Austin%2C_Texas), Texas | website = https://senate.texas.gov }} The '''Texas Senate''' is the [upper house](/source/upper_house) of the [Texas Legislature](/source/Texas_Legislature), with the [Texas House of Representatives](/source/Texas_House_of_Representatives) functioning as the [lower house](/source/lower_house). Together, they form a [bicameral system](/source/Bicameralism) for the [state legislature](/source/State_legislature_(United_States)) of [Texas](/source/Texas).{{Cite web |title=Texas Government 2.0, The Texas Legislature, The Structure and Function of the Texas Legislature |url=https://oertx.highered.texas.gov/courseware/lesson/1071/student/?section=11 |access-date=2025-12-07 |website=OERTX |language=en}} The Senate has meetings at the [Texas State Capitol](/source/Texas_State_Capitol) in [Austin](/source/Austin%2C_Texas) for several occasions, such as budgeting, lawmaking, addressing important issues, or [joint sessions](/source/Joint_session).{{Cite web |last=Méndez |first=María |date=2025-01-13 |title=Texas Legislature 101: How bills become laws — and how you can participate in the process |url=https://www.texastribune.org/2025/01/13/texas-legislature-2025-bills-laws-how-works/ |access-date=2025-12-07 |website=The Texas Tribune |language=en-US}} The [Republicans](/source/Republican_Party_(United_States)) currently control the chamber. With 1 vacant seat, there is currently a total of 18 Republicans and 12 Democrats making up the Senate. {{Citation needed|date=February 2026}} The Senate is made up of 31 members, where each represents a single-member districts across the [U.S. state](/source/U.S._state) of [Texas](/source/Texas), with populations of approximately 940,000 per constituency, based on the [2020 U.S. census](/source/2020_United_States_census). Texas Senate districts contain the second largest electorate per member for a legislature in the United States (slightly under the 988,000 per [California State Senator](/source/California_State_Senate)). Elections are held in even-numbered years on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November.{{Cite web |title=ELECTION CODE CHAPTER 41. ELECTION DATES AND HOURS FOR VOTING |url=https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/EL/htm/EL.41.htm |access-date=2025-12-07 |website=statutes.capitol.texas.gov}} Senators serve four year terms, with no term limits. Senators are divided into two groups based in part on the intervening [Census](/source/Census):{{Cite web |title=THE TEXAS CONSTITUTION ARTICLE 3. LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT |url=https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CN/htm/CN.3.htm#3.3 |access-date=2025-12-07 |website=statutes.capitol.texas.gov}} *In elections in years ending in "2" (the election after the Census), all 31 seats are up for election. *Once the Senate meets in session after said election, the Senators will participate in a drawing to determine their election cycle: **One-half will have a 2-4-4 cycle, whereupon the seat would stand for election after two years (the year ending in "4"), then again in four years (the year ending in "8"), then finally in another four years (coinciding with all seats standing for election in the year ending in "2"). **The other half will have a 4-4-2 cycle, whereupon the seat would stand for election after four years (the year ending in "6"), then again in four years (the year ending in "0"), then finally in only two years (coinciding with all seats standing for election in the year ending in "2"). As such, every two years, almost half of the senate is up for election. ==Leadership== The [Lieutenant Governor of Texas](/source/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Texas) serves as the [President of the Senate](/source/President_of_the_Senate). Unlike most lieutenant governors who are constitutionally designated as presiding officers of the upper house, the Lieutenant Governor regularly presides over the chamber rather than delegate this role to the [President Pro Tempore](/source/List_of_presidents_pro_tempore_of_the_Texas_Senate). The Lieutenant Governor's duties include appointing chairs of committees, committee members, assigning and referring bills to specific committees, recognizing members during debate, and making procedural rulings. The Lieutenant Governor may also cast a vote should a Senate floor vote end in a tie. If the Senate votes to dissolve itself into the Committee of the Whole, in which all members are part of the Committee, the President Pro-Tempore presides over the proceedings, with the Lieutenant Governor acting as a regular voting member. Due to the various powers of committee selection and bill assignment, the Lieutenant Governor of Texas is considered one of the most powerful lieutenant governorships in the United States. Unlike other [state legislatures](/source/state_legislature_(United_States)), the Texas Senate does not have official [majority](/source/Majority_Leader) or [minority leaders](/source/Minority_Leader). Instead, the President Pro Tempore is considered the second most powerful position, regardless of party affiliation. Presidents Pro Tempore are usually the most senior members of the Senate. The President Pro Tempore presides when the Lieutenant Governor is not present or when the legislature is not in regular session. ===Leaders=== {| class=wikitable ! Position !! Name !! Party !! Residence !! District |- | [Lieutenant Governor](/source/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Texas)/[President of the Senate](/source/President_of_the_Senate) || [Dan Patrick](/source/Dan_Patrick_(politician)) || {{party shading/Republican}} | [Republican](/source/United_States_Republican_Party) || [Houston](/source/Houston%2C_TX) ||Elected Statewide |- | [President Pro Tempore](/source/List_of_presidents_pro_tempore_of_the_Texas_Senate) || [Charles Perry](/source/Charles_Perry_(Texas_politician))|| {{Party shading/Republican}} | [Republican](/source/United_States_Republican_Party) || [Lubbock](/source/Lubbock%2C_Texas)|| 28{{Cite web |title=The Texas State Senate – Senator Charles Perry: District 28 |url=https://senate.texas.gov/member.php?d=28 |access-date=2025-12-07 |website=senate.texas.gov |language=en}} |} ==History== ===Quorum-busting=== {{Further|Twelfth Texas Legislature#Rump Senate}} There have been at least three cases of [quorum-busting](/source/Quorum) in Texas Senate history. The first case was in 1870, with the [Rump Senate](/source/Twelfth_Texas_Legislature), followed by the 1979 [Killer Bees](/source/Killer_Bees_(Texas_Senate)){{cite news |title=12 Texas State Senators, Claiming Political Victory, Come Out of Hiding |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1979/05/23/archives/12-texas-state-senators-claiming-political-victory-come-out-of.html |access-date=9 November 2021 |work=New York Times |date=23 May 1979}} and finally the "Texas Eleven" in August 2003 during the [controversial mid-decade redistricting plan](/source/2003_Texas_redistricting) at the time.Fikac, Peggy, August 21, 2003, [http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_action=doc&p_docid=0FD1538CCF2D0E85&p_docnum=1 Senators' 1870 walkout also drew GOP's wrath Reconstruction-era tiff led to arrests and one expulsion], ''[San Antonio Express-News](/source/San_Antonio_Express-News)'' ==Committee structure== The Lieutenant Governor appoints the members to the various standing committees. The exact number and size of these committees can change with any given session. In addition to the standing committees there can be issue specific special, joint, and interim committees. The following represents the Senate standing committee structure for the 89th Legislature (numbers in parentheses are the number of committee members).{{Cite web |title=The Texas State Senate – Committees of the Texas Senate |url=https://senate.texas.gov/committees.php |access-date=2025-09-30 |website=senate.texas.gov}} *Administration (7) *Border Security (5) *Business and Commerce (11) *Criminal Justice (7) *Economic Development (5) *Education K-16 (11) *Finance (15) *Health & Human Services (8) *Jurisprudence (5) *Local Government (7) *Natural Resources (8) *Nominations (9) *State Affairs (11) *Transportation (9) *Veteran Affairs (7) *Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs (9) In addition to these committees, there are also six joint committees composed of members of both the State Senate and [House](/source/Texas_House_of_Representatives): * Criminal Justice Legislative Oversight * Legislative Audit Committee{{cite web | url=https://sao.texas.gov/About/LegislativeAuditCommittee/ | title=Texas State Auditor's Office – Legislative Audit Committee }}{{NoteTag|This committees has six members: the Speaker of the House and the Lieutenant Governor (who serve as joint chairs), the Chair of the Senate Finance Committee, the Chairs of the House Appropriations and Ways and Means Committees, and one Senator appointed by the Lieutenant Governor; the Committee in turn hires and oversees the State Auditor of Texas.}} * Legislative Budget Board{{cite web | url=https://www.lbb.texas.gov/default.aspx | title=Legislative Budget Board }}{{NoteTag|This committee has ten members: the Speaker of the House and the Lieutenant Governor (who serve as joint chairs), the Chair of the Senate Finance Committee, the Chairs of the House Appropriations and Ways and Means Committees, three Senators appointed by the Lieutenant Governor, and two Representatives appointed by the Speaker.}} * Legislative Reference Library Board{{Cite web|url=https://lrl.texas.gov/|title=Legislative Reference Library ||website=lrl.texas.gov|accessdate=September 2, 2023}}{{NoteTag|This committee has six members: the Speaker of the House and the Lieutenant Governor the Chair of the House Appropriations Committee, two Senators appointed by the Lieutenant Governor, and one Representative appointed by the Speaker.}} * [Sunset Advisory Commission](/source/Sunset_Advisory_Commission) * Texas Legislative Council{{Cite web |via=Legislative Reference Library of Texas |access-date=August 6, 2024 |title="Lieutenant Governors of Texas, 1846 – present". |url=https://tlc.texas.ghttps://lrl.texas.gov/legeleaders/leadership/ltgovbrowse.cfmov/ |website=tlc.texas.gov}}{{NoteTag|This committee has 14 members: the Speaker of the House and the Lieutenant Governor (who serve as joint chairs), the Chair of the House Administration Committee, six Senators appointed by the Lieutenant Governor, and five Representatives appointed by the Speaker.}} ==Current composition== {| style="width:50%; text-align:center" |+ ↓ |- style="color:white" | style="background:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}; width:38.7%" | '''12''' | style="background:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}; width:61.3%" | '''19''' |- | style="color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}" | '''Democratic''' | style="color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" | '''Republican''' |} {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- style="vertical-align:bottom;" !rowspan=3|Affiliation !colspan=2|Party
(shading indicates majority caucus)
!rowspan=3|Total ! |-style="height:5px" | style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" | | style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}" | | style="background-color:black" | |- ![Republican](/source/Texas_Republican_Party) ![Democratic](/source/Texas_Democratic_Party) !Vacant |- !nowrap style="font-size:80%"|2011–12 |{{party shading/Republican}}|19 |12 !31 | |- |colspan=5| |- !nowrap style="font-size:80%"|2013–14 |{{party shading/Republican}}|19 |12 !31 |0 |- |colspan=5| |- !nowrap style="font-size:80%"|2015–16 |{{party shading/Republican}}|20 |11 !31 |0 |- |colspan=5| |- !nowrap style="font-size:80%"|2017–18 |{{party shading/Republican}}|20 |11 !31 |0 |- |colspan=5| |- !nowrap style="font-size:80%"|2019–20 |{{party shading/Republican}}|19 |12 !31 |0 |- |colspan=5| |- ! nowrap="" style="font-size:80%" |2021–22 | {{party shading/Republican}}|18 |13 !31 |0 |- |colspan=5| |- ! nowrap="" style="font-size:80%" |2023–24 | {{party shading/Republican}}|19 |12 !31 |0 |- |colspan=5| |- ! nowrap="" style="font-size:80%" |Begin 2025 | {{party shading/Republican}}|20 |rowspan=3|11 !31 |0 |- ! nowrap="" style="font-size:80%" |June 18, 2025Republican [Kelly Hancock](/source/Kelly_Hancock) (District 9) resigned to take office as [Comptroller of Texas](/source/Comptroller_of_Texas). [https://www.star-telegram.com/news/politics-government/state-politics/article308969850.html] | {{party shading/Republican}}|19 !30 |1 |- ! nowrap="" style="font-size:80%" |October 2, 2025Republican [Brandon Creighton](/source/Brandon_Creighton) (District 4) resigned to take office as Chancellor of the [Texas Tech University System](/source/Texas_Tech_University_System). [https://www.kxxv.com/news/texas-news/senator-brandon-creighton-named-chancellor-of-texas-tech-university-system] | {{party shading/Republican}} rowspan=2|18 !29 |2 |- ! nowrap="" style="font-size:80%" |January 31, 2026Democrat [Taylor Rehmet](/source/Taylor_Rehmet) elected to succeed Hancock. [https://www.dallasnews.com/news/elections/2026/01/31/early-returns-show-democrat-taylor-rehmet-with-lead-in-tarrant-county-senate-runoff/] | 12 !30 |1 |- |colspan=5| |- !Latest voting share ! {{party shading/Republican}} | {{percentage|18|30|1}} ! {{percentage|12|30|1}} ! colspan=2 | |} none|thumb|500x500px|Senate districts and party affiliation after the 2024 election {{leftlegend|#ff0000|Republican Party}} {{leftlegend|#0000ff|Democratic Party}} ===Current members, 2025–2027=== {|class="wikitable sortable" |- !District !colspan=2 |Name !Party !Residence !Start !Next Election |- |[1](/source/Texas_Senate%2C_District_1) |75px |{{#invoke:sort|name|Bryan|Hughes|dab=politician}} |{{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican |[Mineola](/source/Mineola%2C_Texas) |2016 |2026 |- |[2](/source/Texas_Senate%2C_District_2) |75px |{{#invoke:sort|name|Bob|Hall|dab=politician}} |{{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican |[Edgewood](/source/Edgewood%2C_Texas) |2014 |2026 |- |[3](/source/Texas_Senate%2C_District_3) | |{{#invoke:sort|name|Robert|Nichols|dab=politician}} |{{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican |[Jacksonville](/source/Jacksonville%2C_Texas) |2006 |2026 |- |[4](/source/Texas_Senate%2C_District_4) | |''Vacant''{{efn |Republican [Brandon Creighton](/source/Brandon_Creighton) resigned on October 2, 2025, to become chancellor of the [Texas Tech University System](/source/Texas_Tech_University_System).{{cite web|last=Richter |first=Roland |url=https://www.fox44news.com/news/local-news/state-senator-resigns-to-take-new-job/ |title=State senator resigns to take new job|publisher=FOX 44 News |date=2025-10-03 |access-date=2025-10-07}}}} | | |2026 |2026 |- |[5](/source/Texas_Senate%2C_District_5) | |{{#invoke:sort|name|Charles|Schwertner}} |{{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican |[Georgetown](/source/Georgetown%2C_Texas) |2012 |2026 |- |[6](/source/Texas_Senate%2C_District_6) |75px |{{#invoke:sort|name|Carol|Alvarado}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic |[Houston](/source/Houston%2C_Texas) |2018{{efn |name=Special |First elected in a special election.}} |2028 |- |[7](/source/Texas_Senate%2C_District_7) |75px |{{#invoke:sort|name|Paul|Bettencourt}} |{{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican |[Houston](/source/Houston%2C_Texas) |2014 |2028 |- |[8](/source/Texas_Senate%2C_District_8) |75px |{{#invoke:sort|name|Angela|Paxton}} |{{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican |[McKinney](/source/McKinney%2C_Texas) |2018 |2028 |- |[9](/source/Texas_Senate%2C_District_9) |75px |{{#invoke:sort|name|Taylor|Rehmet}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic |[Fort Worth](/source/Fort_Worth){{cite news |last1=Montgomery |first1=David |title=No state senator lives in Fort Worth. Does it matter? |url=https://fortworthreport.org/2025/10/20/does-it-matter-that-fort-worth-has-lacked-a-state-senator-in-the-legislature/ |access-date=1 February 2026 |work=Fort Worth Report |date=21 October 2025}} |2026{{efn |name=Special}} |2026 |- |[10](/source/Texas_Senate%2C_District_10) |75px |{{#invoke:sort|name|Phil|King|dab=Texas politician}} |{{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican |[Weatherford](/source/Weatherford%2C_Texas) |2022 |2028 |- |[11](/source/Texas_Senate%2C_District_11) |75px |{{#invoke:sort|name|Mayes|Middleton}} |{{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican |[Friendswood](/source/Friendswood%2C_Texas) |2022 |2026 |- |[12](/source/Texas_Senate%2C_District_12) | |{{#invoke:sort|name|Tan|Parker}} |{{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican |[Flower Mound](/source/Flower_Mound%2C_Texas) |2022 |2028 |- |[13](/source/Texas_Senate%2C_District_13) |75px |{{#invoke:sort|name|Borris|Miles}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic |[Houston](/source/Houston%2C_Texas) |2016 |2026 |- |[14](/source/Texas_Senate%2C_District_14) |75px |{{#invoke:sort|name|Sarah|Eckhardt}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic |[Austin](/source/Austin%2C_Texas) |2020{{efn |name=Special}} |2028 |- |[15](/source/Texas_Senate%2C_District_15) | |{{#invoke:sort|name|Molly|Cook}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic |[Houston](/source/Houston%2C_Texas) |2024{{efn |name=Special}} |2028 |- |[16](/source/Texas_Senate%2C_District_16) |75px |{{#invoke:sort|name|Nathan|Johnson|Nathan M. Johnson}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic |[Dallas](/source/Dallas%2C_Texas) |2018 |2028 |- |[17](/source/Texas_Senate%2C_District_17) |75px |{{#invoke:sort|name|Joan|Huffman}} |{{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican |[Houston](/source/Houston%2C_Texas) |2008{{efn |name=Special}} |2028 |- |[18](/source/Texas_Senate%2C_District_18) |75px |{{#invoke:sort|name|Lois|Kolkhorst}} |{{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican |[Brenham](/source/Brenham%2C_Texas) |2014{{efn |name=Special}} |2026 |- |[19](/source/Texas_Senate%2C_District_19) |93x93px |{{#invoke:sort|name|Roland|Gutierrez|dab=politician}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic |[San Antonio](/source/San_Antonio%2C_Texas) |2020 |2026 |- |[20](/source/Texas_Senate%2C_District_20) |75px |{{#invoke:sort|name|Juan|Hinojosa}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic |[McAllen](/source/McAllen%2C_Texas) |2002 |2028 |- |[21](/source/Texas_Senate%2C_District_21) |75px |{{#invoke:sort|name|Judith|Zaffirini}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic |[Laredo](/source/Laredo%2C_Texas) |1986 |2026 |- |[22](/source/Texas_Senate%2C_District_22) |75px |{{#invoke:sort|name|Brian|Birdwell}} |{{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican |[Granbury](/source/Granbury%2C_Texas) |2010{{efn |name=Special}} |2026 |- |[23](/source/Texas_Senate%2C_District_23) |112x112px |{{#invoke:sort|name|Royce|West}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic |[Dallas](/source/Dallas%2C_Texas) |1992 |2028 |- |[24](/source/Texas_Senate%2C_District_24) |75px |{{#invoke:sort|name|Pete|Flores}} |{{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican |[Pleasanton](/source/Pleasanton%2C_Texas) |2022 |2026 |- |[25](/source/Texas_Senate%2C_District_25) |75px |{{#invoke:sort|name|Donna|Campbell}} |{{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican |[New Braunfels](/source/New_Braunfels%2C_Texas) |2012 |2028 |- |[26](/source/Texas_Senate%2C_District_26) |75px |{{#invoke:sort|name|Jose|Menendez}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic |[San Antonio](/source/San_Antonio%2C_Texas) |2015{{efn |name=Special}} |2026 |- |[27](/source/Texas_Senate%2C_District_27) | |{{#invoke:sort|name|Adam|Hinojosa}} |{{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican |[Corpus Christi](/source/Corpus_Christi%2C_Texas) |2024 |2028 |- |[28](/source/Texas_Senate%2C_District_28) | |{{#invoke:sort|name|Charles|Perry|dab=Texas politician}} |{{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican |[Lubbock](/source/Lubbock%2C_Texas) |2014{{efn |name=Special}} |2026 |- |[29](/source/Texas_Senate%2C_District_29) |75px |{{#invoke:sort|name|Cesar|Blanco}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic |[El Paso](/source/El_Paso%2C_Texas) |2020 |2028 |- |[30](/source/Texas_Senate%2C_District_30) | |{{#invoke:sort|name|Brent|Hagenbuch}} |{{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican |[Denton](/source/Denton%2C_Texas) |2024 |2028 |- |[31](/source/Texas_Senate%2C_District_31) | |{{#invoke:sort|name|Kevin|Sparks}} |{{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican |[Midland](/source/Midland%2C_Texas) |2022 |2026 |}
== Past composition of the Senate == {{Main|Political party strength in Texas}} The Senate was continuously held by Democrats from the end of the [Reconstruction era](/source/Reconstruction_era) until the [Seventy-fifth Texas Legislature](/source/Seventy-fifth_Texas_Legislature) was seated in 1997, at which point Republicans took control. The Republican Party has maintained its control of the Senate since then. ===Obsolete districts=== * [Texas Senate, District F](/source/Texas_Senate%2C_District_F) (1846–1848) * [Texas Senate, District 32](/source/Texas_Senate%2C_District_32) (1853–1866) * [Texas Senate, District 33](/source/Texas_Senate%2C_District_33) (1853–1866) ===Notable past members=== * [Edward Clark](/source/Edward_Clark_(governor)), [Lieutenant Governor of Texas](/source/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Texas) (1859–1861), [Governor of Texas](/source/Governor_of_Texas) (1861). * [Wayne Connally](/source/Wayne_Connally), Senator from [Wilson County](/source/Wilson_County%2C_Texas) (1967–1973), brother of Governor John Connally. * [Lloyd Doggett](/source/Lloyd_Doggett), [Texas Supreme Court](/source/Texas_Supreme_Court) Justice (1989–1994), [U.S. House of Representatives](/source/U.S._House_of_Representatives) (1995–present). * [Robert L. Duncan](/source/Robert_L._Duncan), State Senator from Lubbock, 1996–2014; Chancellor of the [Texas Tech University System](/source/Texas_Tech_University_System) since 2014. * [Chet Edwards](/source/Chet_Edwards), [U.S. House of Representatives](/source/U.S._House_of_Representatives) (1991–2011). * [Pat Fallon](/source/Pat_Fallon), [U.S. House of Representatives](/source/U.S._House_of_Representatives) (2021–present). * [James W. Flanagan](/source/James_W._Flanagan), [U.S. Senate](/source/U.S._Senate) (1870–1875). * [Sylvia Garcia](/source/Sylvia_Garcia), [U.S. House of Representatives](/source/U.S._House_of_Representatives) (2019–present). * [Glenn Hegar](/source/Glenn_Hegar), current [Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts](/source/Texas_Comptroller_of_Public_Accounts) (2015–present). * [John Ireland](/source/John_Ireland_(politician)), [Texas Supreme Court](/source/Texas_Supreme_Court) Justice (1876), [Governor of Texas](/source/Governor_of_Texas) (1883–1887). * [Eddie Bernice Johnson](/source/Eddie_Bernice_Johnson), [U.S. House of Representatives](/source/U.S._House_of_Representatives) (1993–2023). * [Rienzi Melville Johnston](/source/Rienzi_Melville_Johnston), [U.S. Senate](/source/U.S._Senate) (1913). * [Barbara Jordan](/source/Barbara_Jordan), [U.S. House of Representatives](/source/U.S._House_of_Representatives) (1973–1979). * [Earle Bradford Mayfield](/source/Earle_Bradford_Mayfield), [U.S. Senate](/source/U.S._Senate) (1923–1929). * [William Neff "Bill" Patman](/source/William_Neff_Patman), Senator from [Jackson County](/source/Jackson_County%2C_Texas) (1961–1981), [U.S. House of Representatives](/source/U.S._House_of_Representatives) (1981–1985). * [Dan Patrick](/source/Dan_Patrick_(politician)), current [Lieutenant Governor of Texas](/source/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Texas) (2015–present). * [Jerry E. Patterson](/source/Jerry_E._Patterson), Commissioner of the [Texas General Land Office](/source/Texas_General_Land_Office) (2003–2015). * [Lawrence Sullivan Ross](/source/Lawrence_Sullivan_Ross), [Governor of Texas](/source/Governor_of_Texas), (1887–1891). * [Joseph D. Sayers](/source/Joseph_D._Sayers), [Lieutenant Governor of Texas](/source/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Texas) (1879–1881), [U.S. House of Representatives](/source/U.S._House_of_Representatives) (1885–1899), [Governor of Texas](/source/Governor_of_Texas) (1899–1903). * Phillip Barry Miller, Lieutenant Governor of Texas (1925–1931), Candidate for Governor of Texas, 1932).8 * [Allan Shivers](/source/Allan_Shivers), [Lieutenant Governor of Texas](/source/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Texas) (1946–1949), [Governor of Texas](/source/Governor_of_Texas) (1949–1957). * [Preston Smith](/source/Preston_Smith_(Texas)), [Governor of Texas](/source/Governor_of_Texas) (1969–1973). * [Frank Tejeda](/source/Frank_Tejeda), [U.S. House of Representatives](/source/U.S._House_of_Representatives) (1993–1997). * [James W. Throckmorton](/source/James_W._Throckmorton), [Governor of Texas](/source/Governor_of_Texas) (1866–1867), [U.S. House of Representatives](/source/U.S._House_of_Representatives) (1875–1879, 1883–1887). * [Carlos Truan](/source/Carlos_Truan), Senator from [Corpus Christi](/source/Corpus_Christi%2C_Texas) (1977–2003); author of Texas Bilingual Education Act. * [Jim Turner](/source/Jim_Turner_(politician)), [U.S. House of Representatives](/source/U.S._House_of_Representatives) (1997–2005). * [Matthias Ward](/source/Matthias_Ward), [U.S. Senate](/source/U.S._Senate) (1858–1859). * [Kirk Watson](/source/Kirk_Watson), Mayor of Austin (1997–2001, 2023–present). * [Ferdinand C. Weinert](/source/Ferdinand_C._Weinert), [Texas House](/source/Texas_House) and Texas Senate (1893–1935), [Texas Secretary of State](/source/Texas_Secretary_of_State) (1913).{{Cite web |title=Legislative Reference Library {{!}} Legislators and Leaders {{!}} Lt. Governors of Texas, 1846 – present |url=https://lrl.texas.gov/legeleaders/leadership/ltgovbrowse.cfm |access-date=2025-05-15 |website=lrl.texas.gov}} * [Louis Wigfall](/source/Louis_Wigfall), [U.S. Senate](/source/U.S._Senate) (1859–1861). * [Charles Wilson](/source/Charles_Wilson_(Texas_politician)), [U.S. House of Representatives](/source/U.S._House_of_Representatives) (1973–1997). * [Roy Blake, Sr.](/source/Roy_Blake%2C_Sr.), Senator from Nacogdoches County, Texas, (1978–1989), [President Pro Tempore](/source/President_Pro_Tempore) (1987–1989). ==See also== {{#invoke:Portal|portal|Texas|Politics}} * [Texas Legislature](/source/Texas_Legislature) * [Texas House of Representatives](/source/Texas_House_of_Representatives) * [List of presidents pro tempore of the Texas Senate](/source/List_of_presidents_pro_tempore_of_the_Texas_Senate) * [List of Texas state legislatures](/source/List_of_Texas_state_legislatures) * ''[Texas Government Newsletter](/source/Texas_Government_Newsletter)'', voting history of the Texas Legislature. ==Notes== {{reflist|group=note}} ==References== ==External links== *[http://www.senate.state.tx.us/ Official website] {{Texas State Senate}} {{Texas state legislative districts}} {{United States legislatures}} {{Texas}} {{State agencies of Texas}} {{#invoke:Authority control|authorityControl}} {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord|30.274537|-97.739906|format=dms|display=title}} Category:Texas Senate 01 01 . 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