Introducing the House Committees

Dade Phelan has been elected as Speaker of the House for the 88th session. The Speaker determines the composition and jurisdiction of the House Committees. Retirement bills will be referred to the Pensions, Investments & Financial Services and State Affairs Committees.

House Pensions, Investments & Financial Services Committee

• Chair: Rep. Giovanni Capriglione (R), Tarrant County (partial)

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

• Rep. Salman Bhojani (D) Tarrant County (partial)

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

• Rep. Frederick Frazier (R) Collin County (partial)

• Rep. Terri Leo-Wilson (R) Chambers and Galveston counties (partial)

• Rep. Mihaela Plesa (D) Collin County (partial)

• Rep. Gary VanDeaver (R) Bowie, Cass, Lamar, Morris and Red River counties

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

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

House State Affairs Committee

• Chair: Rep. Todd Hunter (R), Aransas and Nueces counties (partial)

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

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

• Rep. Jay Dean (R) Gregg, Harrison and Marion counties

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

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

• Rep. Shelby Slawson (R) Coryell, Erath, Hamilton and Hood counties

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

• Rep. David Spiller (R) Brown, Comanche, Cooke, Eastland, Jack, Lampasas, Mills, Montague, San Saba, Shackelford, Throckmorton and Young 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 web page.

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