Morgan Meyer (born August 8, 1974) is an American politician and attorney serving as a member of the

Texas House of Representatives The Texas House of Representatives is the lower house of the bicameral Texas Legislature. It consists of 150 members who are elected from single-member districts for two-year terms. There are no Term limits in the United States, term limits. The ...

from the 108th district. First elected in November 2014, he assumed office in January 2015, and is serving his sixth consecutive term in the Legislature. Meyer's district is entirely located within Dallas County, and includes

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, Uptown and the Park Cities.

Early life and education

Meyer was born in

Lubbock, Texas Lubbock ( ) is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the county seat of Lubbock County. With a population of 272,086 in 2024, Lubbock is the 10th-most populous city in Texas and the 84th-most populous in the United States. The city is in the ...

. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science and history from

Southern Methodist University Southern Methodist University (SMU) is a Private university, private research university in Dallas, Texas, United States, with a satellite campus in Taos County, New Mexico. SMU was founded on April 17, 1911, by the Methodist Episcopal Church, ...

and a

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from the

Washington and Lee University School of Law The Washington and Lee University School of Law (W&L Law) is the law school of Washington and Lee University, a private liberal arts college in Lexington, Virginia. It is accredited by the American Bar Association. Facilities are on the histo ...

Career

Legal Experience

Meyer worked as an intern for Congressman

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and as a law clerk for Judge John McClellan Marshall. Meyer has since worked as an attorney at

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and Wick Phillips.

Legislative Tenure

In November 2014, Meyer was elected to the

, filling the seat left open by Dan Branch upon his departure to run for Texas attorney general. Meyer assumed office in January 2015, and is now serving his sixth consecutive term in the House. During the 2019–2020 legislative session, Meyer was the chair of the House General Investigating Committee. In 2021, Meyer was named chair of the House Ways & Means Committee for the 87th Legislature, and has been re-appointed to that role twice. In 2021, Meyer pushed for legislation that would extend a multibillion-dollar corporate tax incentive program in Texas. Investigative reporting by the ''Houston Chronicle'' revealed that nearly all applicants for the corporate tax incentive program had their applications approved, that dozens of companies failed to fulfill its pledges, and that some companies had already completed the projects that they had applied to the program for.

Personal life

Meyer and his wife, Keana, have three children.

References

External links

Campaign website

State legislative page
1974 births Living people People from Lubbock, Texas People from University Park, Texas Southern Methodist University alumni Washington and Lee University School of Law alumni Republican Party members of the Texas House of Representatives Texas lawyers 21st-century members of the Texas Legislature {{Texas-politician-stub