The 89th Session will have a few new faces when it begins on January 14, 2024. Bill pre-filing for the 89th Session begins in 6 days on November 12, 2024.

Freshman details below are based on the unofficial election results of the Texas Secretary of State.  

House and Senate Split

Senate – 20 Republicans and 11 Democrats

House – 88 Republicans and 62 Democrats

Census Population

31 Senate districts in the state each represent an ideal avg.* of 940,178 Texans.

150 House districts in the state each represents an ideal avg.* of 194,303 Texans.

*Based 2020 census population

New Faces in the 89th 

The freshmen figures outlined below indicate these persons are new members to their respective chambers.

Senate (3 Freshmen)

  • 20 Republicans, 2 Freshman
  • 11 Democrats, 1 Freshman

House (32 Freshmen)

  • 87 Republicans, 26 Freshmen
  • 63 Democrats, 6 Freshmen

A full list of freshman members is below:

Chair/Vice-Chair Positions 

Through retirement or the election process, members will not be returning to the following chair and/or vice-chair positions on several House and Senate standing committees:

Senate Administration – Sen. Drew Springer, Vice Chair

Senate Criminal Justice – Sen. John Whitmire, Chair

Senate Local Government – Sen. Drew Springer, Vice Chair

House Agriculture & Livestock – Rep. Charles “Doc” Anderson, Vice Chair

House Corrections – Reps. Abel Herrero, Chair & Rep. Kyle Kacal, Vice Chair

House County Affairs – Reps. Victoria Neave Criado, Chair & Lynn Stucky, Vice Chair

House Elections – Rep. Reggie Smith, Chair

House Energy Resources – Rep. Craig Goldman, Chair

House General Investigating – Rep. Andrew Murr, Chair

House Higher Education – Rep. John Kuempel, Chair

House Homeland Security and Public Safety – Rep. Jarvis Johnson, Vice Chair

House Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence – Rep. Julie Johnson, Vice Chair

House Land and Resource Management – Reps. DeWayne Burns, Chair & Glenn Rogers, Vice Chair

House Natural Resources – Reps. Tracy King, Chair & Ed Thompson, Vice Chair

House Public Health – Rep. Stephanie Klick, Chair

House Transportation – Rep. John Raney, Vice Chair

House Ways and Means – Rep. Shawn Thierry, Vice Chair

House Select on Community Safety – Rep. Jarvis Johnson, Vice Chair

House Select Sustainable Property Tax Relief – Rep. Shawn Thierry, Vice Chair