Terms of Service

• House, 83rd Legislature
  1/8/2013 - 1/13/2015
  Republican
  
• House, 82nd Legislature
  1/11/2011 - 1/8/2013
  Republican
  
• House, 81st Legislature
  1/13/2009 - 1/11/2011
  Republican
  
• House, 80th Legislature
  1/9/2007 - 1/13/2009
  Republican
  
• House, 79th Legislature
  1/11/2005 - 1/9/2007
  Republican
  
• House, 78th Legislature
  1/14/2003 - 1/11/2005
  Republican
  
• House, 77th Legislature
  1/9/2001 - 1/14/2003
  Republican
  
• House, 76th Legislature
  1/12/1999 - 1/9/2001
  Republican
  
• House, 75th Legislature
  1/14/1997 - 1/12/1999
  Republican
  
• House, 74th Legislature
  1/10/1995 - 1/14/1997
  Republican
  
• House, 73rd Legislature
  1/12/1993 - 1/10/1995
  Republican
  

Biographical Notes and Resources

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

Other Resources

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

Committee Information

• 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  
• 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