Jim Pitts

Full Name: James R. "Jim" Pitts
Date of birth: January 1, 1947
Date of death: July 20, 2024

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information
Legislation

Terms of Service top

Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Counties in District
H	10	Jan 8, 2013 - Jan 13, 2015	83rd	Republican	Waxahachie / Ellis	Ellis, Henderson
H	10	Jan 11, 2011 - Jan 8, 2013	82nd	Republican	Waxahachie / Ellis	Ellis, Hill
H	10	Jan 13, 2009 - Jan 11, 2011	81st	Republican	Waxahachie / Ellis	Ellis, Hill
H	10	Jan 9, 2007 - Jan 13, 2009	80th	Republican	Waxahachie / Ellis	Ellis, Hill
H	10	Jan 11, 2005 - Jan 9, 2007	79th	Republican	Waxahachie / Ellis	Ellis, Hill
H	10	Jan 14, 2003 - Jan 11, 2005	78th	Republican	Waxahachie / Ellis	Ellis, Hill
H	10	Jan 9, 2001 - Jan 14, 2003	77th	Republican	Waxahachie / Ellis	Ellis, Hill
H	10	Jan 12, 1999 - Jan 9, 2001	76th	Republican	Waxahachie / Ellis	Ellis, Hill
H	10	Jan 14, 1997 - Jan 12, 1999	75th	Republican	Waxahachie / Ellis	Ellis, Hill
H	10	Jan 10, 1995 - Jan 14, 1997	74th	Republican	Waxahachie / Ellis	Ellis, Hill
H	10	Jan 12, 1993 - Jan 10, 1995	73rd	Republican	Waxahachie / Ellis	Ellis, Hill

Terms of Service top

House District 10
Jan 8, 2013 - Jan 13, 2015
Legislatures: 83rd
Party: Republican
Home City/County: Waxahachie / Ellis
Counties in district: Ellis, Henderson

House District 10
Jan 11, 2011 - Jan 8, 2013
Legislatures: 82nd
Party: Republican
Home City/County: Waxahachie / Ellis
Counties in district: Ellis, Hill

House District 10
Jan 13, 2009 - Jan 11, 2011
Legislatures: 81st
Party: Republican
Home City/County: Waxahachie / Ellis
Counties in district: Ellis, Hill

House District 10
Jan 9, 2007 - Jan 13, 2009
Legislatures: 80th
Party: Republican
Home City/County: Waxahachie / Ellis
Counties in district: Ellis, Hill

House District 10
Jan 11, 2005 - Jan 9, 2007
Legislatures: 79th
Party: Republican
Home City/County: Waxahachie / Ellis
Counties in district: Ellis, Hill

House District 10
Jan 14, 2003 - Jan 11, 2005
Legislatures: 78th
Party: Republican
Home City/County: Waxahachie / Ellis
Counties in district: Ellis, Hill

House District 10
Jan 9, 2001 - Jan 14, 2003
Legislatures: 77th
Party: Republican
Home City/County: Waxahachie / Ellis
Counties in district: Ellis, Hill

House District 10
Jan 12, 1999 - Jan 9, 2001
Legislatures: 76th
Party: Republican
Home City/County: Waxahachie / Ellis
Counties in district: Ellis, Hill

House District 10
Jan 14, 1997 - Jan 12, 1999
Legislatures: 75th
Party: Republican
Home City/County: Waxahachie / Ellis
Counties in district: Ellis, Hill

House District 10
Jan 10, 1995 - Jan 14, 1997
Legislatures: 74th
Party: Republican
Home City/County: Waxahachie / Ellis
Counties in district: Ellis, Hill

House District 10
Jan 12, 1993 - Jan 10, 1995
Legislatures: 73rd
Party: Republican
Home City/County: Waxahachie / Ellis
Counties in district: Ellis, Hill

Biographical Information top

Selected newspaper articles

Other Resources

Notice of death, 7/22/2024. Speaker of the House.
Pitts, James R. Texas State Cemetery.

Texas Monthly's Best and Worst Legislators

Named one of 'The Best.' Best and Worst Legislators 2009.
Named one of 'The Best'. Best and Worst Legislators 2005.
Named 'Also Honorable'. Best and Worst Legislators 2003.
Named one of the 'Used Furniture'. Best and Worst Legislators 1995.

Photographs

Photograph. Jim Pitts, 83rd Legislature, Texas House of Representatives
Photograph. Jim Pitts, 79th Legislature, Members of the 79th Legislature Texas House of Representatives (CD-RW)
Photograph. Jim Pitts, 78th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Jim Pitts, 77th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Jim Pitts, 76th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Jim Pitts, 75th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Jim Pitts, 74th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Jim Pitts, 73rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Jim Pitts, Members of the 80th and 81st Legislature, Texas House of Representatives (CD-RW)
Photograph, Flip Book Photographs: Texas House of Representatives, 74th Legislature, 1995.
Photograph, Flip Book Photographs: Texas House of Representatives, 79th Legislature, 2005.

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

73rd session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, north wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
74th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, north wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
75th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, north wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
76th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, north wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
77th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, north wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
78th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, north wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
79th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, north wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
80th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, north wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
81st session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, north wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
82nd session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, north wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
83rd session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, north wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

83rd R.S. - 2013 Appropriations (Chair) Higher Education Governance, Excellence, and Transparency, Select Oversight Partnership Advisory Commission
82nd R.S. - 2011 Appropriations (Chair) General Revenue Dedicated Accounts, Interim Higher Education Governance, Excellence, and Transparency, Oversight Partnership Advisory Commission State Sovereignty, Select
81st R.S. - 2009 Appropriations (Chair) Federal Economic Stabilization Funding, Select Fiscal Stability, Select Redistricting
80th R.S. - 2007 Government Reform (Vice Chair) Ways and Means
79th R.S. - 2005 Appropriations (Chair)
78th R.S. - 2003 Appropriations (Chair) Appropriations Subcommittee on Education (Article III) (Chair) Public School Finance, Select Public School Finance, Select Subcommittee on Completion and Dropout Rates Public School Finance, Select Subcommittee on Governance Public School Finance, Select Subcommittee on High School (Chair) Redistricting Redistricting Subcommittee on Congressional Redistricting Three Ways and Means (Chair - Budget & Oversight)
77th R.S. - 2001 Appropriations Appropriations Subcommittee on Article IX Appropriations Subcommittee on Regulatory (Chair) Electronic Government, Legislative Oversight (Co-Chair) Financial Institutions Redistricting Return-to-Work, House Joint (Co-Chair) State Bond Revenues, Select (Chair) Teacher Health Insurance, Select
76th R.S. - 1999 Appropriations Appropriations Subcommittee on Article IX Appropriations Subcommittee on Regulatory (Chair) Financial Institutions Redistricting Teacher Health Insurance, Select
75th R.S. - 1997 Appropriations Appropriations Subcommittee on Article IX Appropriations Subcommittee on Emoluments Appropriations Subcommittee on Regulatory SB 97, Select State, Federal and International Relations TRS-Care, House Joint
74th R.S. - 1995 Corrections Criminal Jurisprudence Criminal Justice and People with Mental Disabilities, House Joint
73rd R.S. - 1993 Economic Development NAFTA and GATT, Special Select Transportation

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