Andrew Stevenson Murr (born April 23, 1977) is an American attorney, rancher and politician serving as a member of the

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from the 53rd district. Elected in 2014, he assumed office in 2015. His maternal grandfather was

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, the 35th governor of Texas. Murr announced in November 2023 that he was not going to run for re-election.

Early life and education

Murr was raised on a farm in

Kimble County, Texas Kimble County is a county located on the Edwards Plateau in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 4,286. Its county seat is Junction. The county was created in 1858 and organized in 1876. It is named for Georg ...

and attended schools in the

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. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in agricultural development from

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and a

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from the

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Career

Murr became a Kimble County Judge in 2008, serving until 2013. He was appointed to the Concho Valley Regional Review Board by then-Governor

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in 2011. Murr was elected to the

in 2014 and assumed office in 2015. In the 2019–2020 legislative session, Murr served as the vice chair of the Juvenile Justice & Family Issues Committee. In the 2020–2021 session, he was the chair of the House Corrections Committee. In the 2022–2023 session, Murr was chair of the House Committee on General Investigating, which directed two high-profile investigations that session: *an investigation against state representative

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, for providing alcohol to and having sexual relations with a 19-year old legislative aide and then attempting to cover up the incident (though Slaton resigned, he was unanimously expelled from the House on May 9, 2023), and *an investigation against Texas Attorney General

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, who was

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by the House on May 27, 2023, on twenty articles involving securities fraud, abuse of office, and retaliation against whistleblowers. Murr was named one of twelve House members, and the chair, who will serve as managers during Paxton's impeachment trial in the

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, which began on September 5, 2023. Paxton was acquitted of all charges on September 16, 2023.

References

External links

Campaign website

State legislative page
1977 births Living people Texas lawyers People from Kimble County, Texas People from Junction, Texas Texas A&M University alumni Texas Tech University School of Law alumni Republican Party members of the Texas House of Representatives 21st-century members of the Texas Legislature {{Texas-politician-stub