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Transportation Committee, Texas State Senate
The Transportation Committee is a standing committee of the Texas State Senate.
Per the Senate Rules, committees of the Texas State Senate are assigned by the President of the Senate. Committees are assigned at the start of each legislative session.[1] A majority of appointed members make up a committee's quorum.[2] The President is not recognized as an ex officio member of any committee.
See rules: Senate Rules
Membership
2023-2024 legislative session
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Senate Transportation Committee, 2023-2024 |
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| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (5) | Third-party members(0) |
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2021-2022 legislative session
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Senate Transportation Committee, 2021-2022 |
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| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (5) | Third-party members(0) |
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2019-2020 legislative session
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Senate Transportation Committee, 2019-2020 |
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| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (5) | Third-party members(0) |
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2017 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2017 legislative session.
| Transportation Members, 2017 | ||||
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (6) | |||
| • Sylvia Garcia | • Robert Nichols, Chair | |||
| • Juan Hinojosa | • Bob Hall, Vice chair | |||
| • Jose R. Rodriguez | • Brandon Creighton | |||
| • Kelly Hancock | ||||
| • Lois Kolkhorst | ||||
| • Charles Perry | ||||
2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
| Transportation Members, 2015 | ||||
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| Democratic members (2) | Republican members (7) | |||
| • Rodney Ellis | • Robert Nichols (Texas), Chair | |||
| • Sylvia Garcia | • Donald Huffines, Vice-Chair | |||
| • Troy Fraser | ||||
| • Bob Hall | ||||
| • Kelly Hancock | ||||
| • Lois Kolkhorst | ||||
| • Van Taylor | ||||
2013-2014
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2013 legislative session.
| Transportation Members, 2013 | ||||
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| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (5) | |||
| • Wendy Davis | • Robert Nichols, Chair | |||
| • Rodney Ellis | • Ken Paxton, Vice chair | |||
| • Carlos Uresti | • Donna Campbell | |||
| • Kirk Watson | • Kelly Hancock | |||
| • Dan Patrick | ||||
2011-2012
The following table describes committee membership for the 2011 legislative session.
| Transportation Members, 2011 | ||||
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| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (5) | |||
| • Kirk Watson, Vice chair | • Tommy Williams, Chair | |||
| • Wendy Davis | • Chris Harris | |||
| • Rodney Ellis | • Robert Nichols | |||
| • Juan Hinojosa | • Jeff Wentworth | |||
| • Florence Shapiro | ||||
2009-2010
The following table describes committee membership for the 2009 legislative session.
| Transportation Members, 2009 | ||||
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| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (5) | |||
| • Wendy Davis | • Robert Nichols | |||
| • Rodney Ellis | • Florence Shapiro | |||
| • Kirk Watson | • John Carona | |||
| • Eliot Shapleigh | • Joan Huffman | |||
| • Jeff Wentworth | ||||
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Footnotes
