Economic & Small Business Development Committee, Texas House of Representatives (decommissioned)

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The Economic & Small Business Development Committee was a standing committee of the Texas House of Representatives.

Function

The 2013 Texas House rules described the functions of the committee as outlined below.

“

The committee shall have nine members, with jurisdiction over all matters pertaining to:

workforce training;
commerce, trade, and manufacturing;
economic and industrial development;
development and support of small businesses;
job creation and job-training programs;
hours, wages, collective bargaining, and the relationship between employers and employees;
unemployment compensation, including coverage, benefits, taxes, and eligibility;
labor unions and their organization, control, management, and administration;
weights and measures; and
the following state agencies: the Texas Economic Development and Tourism Office, the Texas Workforce Commission, and the Texas Workforce Investment Council.^[1]^[2]

”

The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2017 legislative session.

Economic & Small Business Development Members, 2017
Democratic members (4)	Republican members (5)
• Hubert Vo, Vice chair	• Angie Chen Button, Chair
• Joe Deshotel	• Ernest Bailes
• Gina Hinojosa	• Jeff Leach
• Evelina Ortega	• Will Metcalf
	• Jason Villalba

The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.

Economic & Small Business Development Members, 2015
Democratic members (3)	Republican members (6)
• Eric Johnson, Texas Representative, Vice-Chair	• Angie Chen Button, Chair
• Eddie Rodriguez	• Charles Anderson
• Hubert Vo	• Wayne Faircloth
	• Jason Isaac
	• Will Metcalf
	• Jason Villalba

The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2013 legislative session.

Economic & Small Business Development Members, 2013
Democratic members (4)	Republican members (5)
• Hubert Vo, Vice chair	• John Davis, Chair
• Yvonne Davis	• Cecil Bell, Jr.
• Mary Ann Perez	• Jason Isaac
• Eddie Rodriguez	• Jim Murphy
	• Paul Workman

The following table describes committee membership for the 2011 legislative session.

Economic & Small Business Development Members, 2011
Democratic members (3)	Republican members (4)
• Hubert Vo, Vice chair	• John Davis, Chair
• Borris Miles	• Rodney Anderson
• Ron Reynolds	• Kenneth Sheets
	• Jim Murphy

↑ Texas State Legislature, "House Rules," accessed February 4, 2014(Rule 3-10)
↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.

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