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
