Introducing the House Committees

Earlier this session, Dustin Burrows of Lubbock County was elected Speaker of the House by his colleagues. As part of his duties, Speaker Burrows is responsible for determining the composition and membership of each standing committee of the House. While every committee is important, the two committees with jurisdiction over the issues that are most pertinent to TCDRS are the House Committee on Pensions, Investments & Financial Services and the House Committee on State Affairs. Below is a listing of the members of these two committees, along with the counties each member represents.

House Pensions, Investments & Financial Services Committee

• Chair: Rep. Stan Lambert (R) Callahan, Jones, Nolan and Taylor counties

• Vice Chair: Rep. Mihaela Plesa (D) Collin County (partial)

• Rep. John Bryant (D) Dallas County (partial)

• Rep. Benjamin Bumgarner (R) Denton County (partial)

• Rep. Linda Garcia (D) Dallas County (partial)

• Rep. Richard Hayes (R) Denton County (partial)

• Rep. Janis Holt (R) Hardin, Liberty, Montgomery (partial) and San Jacinto counties

• Rep. Alan Schoolcraft (R) Gonzales and Guadalupe counties

• Rep. Hubert Vo (D) Harris County (partial)

For more information about this committee and its members, visit the committee’s webpage.

House State Affairs Committee

• Chair: Rep. Ken King (R), Andrews, Bailey, Briscoe, Castro, Childress, Cochran, Collingsworth, Donley, Gaines, Gray, Hale, Hall, Hemphill, Hockley, Lamb, Roberts, Swisher, Wheeler and Yoakum counties

• Vice Chair: Rep. Ana Hernandez (D) Harris County (partial)

• Rep. Rafael Anchía (D) Dallas County (partial)

• Rep. Drew Darby (R) Coke, Coleman, Concho, Glasscock, Howard, Irion, Reagan, Runnels, Sterling and Tom Green counties

• Rep. Yvonne Davis (D) Dallas County (partial)

• Rep. Charlie Geren (R) Tarrant County (partial)

• Rep. Ryan Guillen (R) Brooks, Duval, Jim Hogg, Karnes, Kenedy, La Salle, Live Oak, McMullen, Starr, Wilson and Zapata counties

• Rep. Lacey Hull (R) Harris County (partial)

• Rep. John W. McQueeney (R) Tarrant County (partial)

• Rep. Will Metcalf (R) Montgomery County (partial)

• Rep. Dade Phelan (R) Jasper, Jefferson (partial) and Orange counties

• Rep. Richard Peña Raymond (D) Webb County (partial)

• Rep. John T. Smithee (R) Armstrong, Dallam, Deaf Smith, Hartley, Oldham, Parmer and Randall counties

• Rep. Senfronia Thompson (D) Harris County (partial)

• Rep. Chris Turner (D) Tarrant County (partial)

For more information about this committee and its members, visit the committee’s webpage.

If you would like information on other House committees, please visit the Texas House of Representatives website here.

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