Speaker Burrows Announces Committee Assignments

Shortly after the Texas House adjourned today, Speaker Dustin Burrows released the long-awaited committee assignments for the session. The appointments will shape the legislative priorities and influence key policy decisions in the coming months.

The following are the new chairs and vice chairs for all of the House’s permanent standing committees for the 89th legislative session.

Agriculture & Livestock

• Ryan Guillen, R-Rio Grande City, chair
• R.D. “Bobby” Guerra, D-Mission, vice chair

Appropriations

• Greg Bonnen, R-Friendswood, chair
• Mary González, D-Clint, vice chair

Calendars

• Todd Hunter, R-Corpus Christi, chair
• Toni Rose, D-Dallas, vice chair

Corrections

• E. Sam Harless, R-Spring, chair
• Venton Jones, D-Dallas, vice chair

Criminal Jurisprudence

• John Smithee, R-Amarillo, chair
• Gene Wu, D-Houston, vice chair

Culture, Recreation & Tourism

• Will Metcalf, R-Conroe, chair
• Maria Luisa “Lulu” Flores, D-Austin, vice chair

Delivery of Government Efficiency

• Giovanni Capriglione, R-Southlake, chair
• Salman Bhojani, D-Euless, vice chair

Elections

• Matt Shaheen, R-Plano, chair
• John H. Bucy III, D-Austin, vice chair

Energy Resources

• Drew Darby, R-San Angelo, chair
• Eddie Morales Jr., D-Eagle Pass, vice chair

Environmental Regulation

• Brooks Landgraf, R-Odessa, chair
• Claudia Ordaz, D-El Paso, vice chair

General Investigating

• Keith Bell, R-Forney, chair
• Erin Elizabeth Gámez, D-Brownsville, vice chair

Higher Education

• Terry M. Wilson, R-Georgetown, chair
• Donna Howard, D-Austin, vice chair

Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans’ Affairs

• Cole Hefner, R-Mt. Pleasant, chair
• Ray Lopez, D-San Antonio, vice chair

House Administration

• Charlie Geren, R-Fort Worth, chair
• Sheryl Cole, D-Austin, vice chair

Human Services

• Lacey Hull, R-Houston, chair
• Christian Manuel, D-Beaumont, vice chair

Insurance

• Jay Dean, R-Longview, chair
• Hubert Vo, D-Houston, vice chair

Intergovernmental Affairs

• Cecil Bell Jr., R-Magnolia, chair
• Erin Zwiener, D-Driftwood, vice chair

Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence

• Jeff Leach, R-Plano, chair
• Ann Johnson, D-Houston, vice chair

Land & Resource Management

• Gary Gates, R-Richmond, chair
• Suleman Lalani, D-Sugar Land, vice chair

Licensing and Administrative Procedures

• Dade Phelan, R-Beaumont, chair
• Senfronia Thompson, D-Houston, vice chair

Local & Consent Calendars

• Jared Patterson, R-Frisco, chair
• Rhetta Andrews Bowers, D-Rowlett, vice chair

Natural Resources

• Cody Harris, R-Palestine, chair
• Armando “Mando” Martinez, D-Weslaco, vice chair

Pensions, Investments & Financial Services

• Stan Lambert, R-Abilene, chair
• Mihaela Plesa, D-Dallas, vice chair

Public Education

• Brad Buckley, R-Salado, chair
• Diego Bernal, D-San Antonio, vice chair

Public Health

• Gary VanDeaver, R-New Boston, chair
• Elizabeth “Liz” Campos, D-San Antonio, vice chair

Redistricting

• Cody Vasut, R-Angleton, chair
• Jon Rosenthal, D-Houston, vice chair

State Affairs

• Ken King, R-Canadian, chair
• Ana Hernandez, D-Houston, vice chair

Trade, Workforce & Economic Development

• Angie Chen Button, R-Garland, chair
• James Talarico, D-Austin, vice chair

Transportation

• Tom Craddick, R-Midland, chair
• Mary Ann Perez, D-Houston, vice chair

Ways & Means

• Morgan Meyer, R-University Park, chair
• Trey Martinez Fischer, D-San Antonio, vice chair

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