The 80th Texas Legislature met in regular session beginning 9 January 2007. All members of the

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and 16 members of the

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were up for election on 7 November 2006 in the

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. The 80th Texas Legislature convened in Regular Session on 9 January 2007. The Legislature adjourned on 28 May 2007.

Party summary

Senate

House of Representatives

At the beginning of the regular session, the Republican Party held an 80–69 advantage with one vacancy that was filled by the GOP, creating an 81–69 Republican majority (reflected above). After the Regular Session, one Representative left the GOP and joined the Democratic Party and another Republican resigned and was replaced by a Democrat in a special election, making the tally 79–71. In February, one Democrat resigned, whose vacancy was filled by another Democrat, restoring the 79–71 tally before a GOP member of the House died, bringing the final composition to 78–71 with one vacancy.

Officers

Senate

* Lieutenant Governor:

David Dewhurst David Henry Dewhurst (born August 18, 1945) is an American politician, businessman, and attorney who served as the 41st lieutenant governor of Texas from 2003 to 2015. A member of the Republican Party, he was the Texas Land Commissioner from 1 ...

, Republican * President Pro Tempore: :''Regular Session'':

Mario Gallegos Mario Valentin Gallegos Jr. (September 8, 1950 – October 16, 2012) was an American Democratic politician in the U.S. state of Texas. He was the senator from District 6 in the Texas Senate, which serves a portion of Harris County. Political ...

, Democrat :''Ad Interim'': John Carona, Republican

House of Representatives

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Tom Craddick Thomas Russell Craddick (born September 19, 1943) is a Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives representing the 82nd district. Craddick was the speaker of the Texas House of Representatives from January 2003 to January 2009. He ...

, Republican

Members

Senate

House of Representatives

: The incumbent, Republican Glenda Dawson, died before the election but after she could be replaced on the ballot. She won the November election, and was replaced by Mike O'Day (R- Pearland), elected on January 16, 2007, in a special election run-off

He was sworn into office on January 25, 2007

: State Rep. Kirk England of Grand Prairie, Texas, Grand Prairie served as a Republican during the regular session, but joined the Democratic Party on September 19, 2007

: State Rep. Anna Mowrey, a Republican, resigned and was replaced in a special election by Dan Barrett (Texas politician), Dan Barrett, a Democrat elected on December 18, 200

: State Rep. Robert Puente (D- San Antonio, Texas, San Antonio) resigned on February 1, 2008

2008 Elections

Incumbents retiring or seeking other offices

* Rep. Robert Cook (Texas politician), Robert Cook (D- Eagle Lake) * Rep. Mike O'Day (R- Pearland) * Rep. Mike Krusee (R-

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) * Rep. Dianne White Delisi (R-

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) * Rep. Rick Noriega (D-

Houston Houston ( ) is the List of cities in Texas by population, most populous city in the U.S. state of Texas and in the Southern United States. Located in Southeast Texas near Galveston Bay and the Gulf of Mexico, it is the county seat, seat of ...

), ran for

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Incumbents defeated in primary

* Rep.

Paul Moreno Pablo (Paul) Cruz Moreno (April 28, 1931 – September 1, 2017) was State Representative for the 77th District of El Paso, Texas, USA. Early life and education He was born in Alamogordo, New Mexico but raised in El Paso's El Segundo Barrio, ...

(D-

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) * Rep. Juan Manuel Escobar (D- Kingsville) * Rep. Corbin Van Arsdale (R-

) * Rep. Kevin Bailey (D-

) * Rep.

Borris Miles Borris L. Miles (born October 29, 1965), is a Democratic politician from Texas. He has represented District 13 in the Texas Senate since winning election in November 2016. He is a former member of the Texas House of Representatives, where he re ...

(D-

)

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