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89th Texas Legislature
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Overview
Legislative bodyTexas State Legislature
JurisdictionTexas
TermJanuary 14, 2025 –
June 2, 2025
Election2024 general election
Senate
Members31
President of the SenateDan Patrick (R)
Party controlRepublican
House of Representatives
Members150
SpeakerDustin Burrows
Party controlRepublican (R–83)

The 89th Texas Legislature is the meeting of the legislative branch of the U.S. state of Texas, composed of the Texas Senate and the Texas House of Representatives. The regular session is scheduled to until June 2, 2025.[1]

All 150 seats in the Texas House of Representatives and 15 seats in the Texas Senate were up for election in November 2024, with Republicans continuing their majority in both chambers.

Planned events

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  • January 14, 2025: Legislature scheduled to convene at noon (CST).
  • June 2, 2025: Legislature scheduled to adjourn.

Session

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House speaker election

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House vote for Speaker[2]
For Burrows (85)
  Democrat for Burrows (49)
  Republican for Burrows (36)
For Cook (55)
  Republican for Cook (52)
  Democrat for Cook (3)
Not voting (10)
  Democrat not voting (9)
  Absent Democrat (1)

On September 10, 2024, prior to the 2024 election, 48 house Republicans who opposed Phelan unanimously chose David Cook[3] of the 96th district as the reformer-endorsed candidate in the next speakership election.[4][5] Phelan was expected to seek support from Democrats in order to remain as speaker, but ultimately opted out of seeking a third term as speaker.[6][7] Dustin Burrows of the 83rd district, an ally of Phelan, is seeking the speakership relying on the support of Democratic representatives and Republicans who defeated primary challengers.[8] On January 14, 2025, Burrows was elected Texas House Speaker after 49 Democrats joined 36 Republicans to back him in the second round of voting, defeating Cook by a vote of 85 to 55.[9]

Party summary

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Senate

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Affiliation Party
(shading indicates majority caucus)
 Total Vacant
Democratic Republican
End of previous legislature 12 19 31 0
Begin (January 14, 2025) 11 20 31 0
Latest voting share 35.48% 64.52%  

Leadership

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  1. Brandon Creighton (R) (Regular session, January 14 - present)

Members

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House of Representatives

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Affiliation Party
(shading indicates majority caucus)
 Total Vacant
Democratic Republican
End of previous legislature 64 86 150 0
Begin (January 14, 2025) 62 88 150 0
Latest voting share 41.3% 58.7%  

Leadership

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Members

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Committees

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Listed by chamber and then alphabetically by committee name, including chair and vice-chair.

Senate

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On January 17, Dan Patrick, the President of the Texas Senate, announced the standing committee assignments.[10]

Committee Chair Vice-chair
Administration Bob Hall (R-2) Adam Hinojosa (R-27)
Border Security Brian Birdwell (R-22) Pete Flores (R-24)
Business and Commerce Charles Schwertner (R-5) Phil King (R-10)
Criminal Justice Pete Flores (R-24) Tan Parker (R-12)
Economic Development Phil King (R-10) Kevin Sparks (R-31)
Education K-16 Brandon Creighton (R-4) Donna Campbell (R-25)
Finance Joan Huffman (R-17) Juan Hinojosa (D-20)
Health and Human Services Lois Kolkhorst (R-18) Charles Perry (R-28)
Jurisprudence Bryan Hughes (R-1) Nathan Johnson (D-16)
Local Government Paul Bettencourt (R-7) Mayes Middleton (R-11)
Natural Resources Brian Birdwell (R-22) Judith Zaffirini (D-21)
Nominations Donna Campbell (R-25) Brent Hagenbuch (R-30)
State Affairs Bryan Hughes (R-1) Angela Paxton (R-8)
Transportation Robert Nichols (R-3) Royce West (D-23)
Veteran Affairs Kelly Hancock (R-9) Tan Parker (R-12)
Water, Agriculture & Rural Affairs Charles Perry (R-28) Kelly Hancock (R-9)

House

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TBA


See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Texas legislative sessions and years". Legislative Reference Library of Texas. Government of Texas. Archived from the original on November 4, 2023.
  2. ^ Astudillo, Carla (November 17, 2023). "Texas House cuts school vouchers out of the education bill. See how lawmakers voted on the measure". The Texas Tribune. Retrieved September 3, 2024.
  3. ^ James Barragán (September 3, 2024). "Another Republican is challenging Dade Phelan for Texas House speaker". The Texas Tribune.
  4. ^ Renzo Downey (September 20, 2024). "Republicans who want to oust Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan unanimously back state Rep. David Cook". The Texas Tribune.
  5. ^ Brandon Waltens (September 20, 2024). "David Cook Gets Speakership Nod From GOP Reformers". Texas Scorecard.
  6. ^ James Barragán (November 7, 2024). "After election, Texas House speaker race remains up for grabs". The Texas Tribune.
  7. ^ Scherer, Jasper; Barragán, James; Downey, Renzo (December 6, 2024). "Speaker Dade Phelan abandons bid for third term amid bruising leadership battle". Texas Tribune. Retrieved December 11, 2024.
  8. ^ Scherer, Jasper (December 16, 2024). "Dustin Burrows walks a tightrope seeking Republican and Democratic support for Texas House speaker bid". Texas Tribune. Retrieved December 21, 2024.
  9. ^ Barragán, James (January 14, 2025). "Rep. Dustin Burrows voted Texas House speaker in blow to insurgent GOP movement". The Texas Tribune. Retrieved January 15, 2025.
  10. ^ Frank Heinz (January 17, 2025). "Texas Republican Senators fill 68% of committee appointments". KXAS-TV. Retrieved January 23, 2025.
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