Terms of Service

• Senate, 82nd Legislature
  1/11/2011 - 1/8/2013
  Republican
  
• Senate, 81st & 80th ⁽⁶⁾ Legislatures
  1/9/2007 - 1/11/2011
  Republican
  
• Senate, 79th & 78th ⁽³⁾ Legislatures
  1/14/2003 - 1/9/2007
  Republican
  Senate President Pro Tempore, Regular Session, elected 1/11/2005.
• Senate, 77th ⁽⁵⁾ Legislature
  1/9/2001 - 1/14/2003
  Republican
  
• Senate, 76th & 75th Legislatures
  1/14/1997 - 1/9/2001
  Republican
  
• Senate, 74th ⁽²⁾ Legislature
  1/10/1995 - 1/14/1997
  Republican
  
• Senate, 73rd ^{(1) (4)} Legislature
  1/12/1993 - 1/10/1995
  Republican
  

(1) 73rd Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 3/25/1993, pp. 589-590. Drew 4-year term. Senate Journal .
(2) 74th Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/11/1995, pp. 75-76. Drew 2-year term. Senate Journal .
(3) 78th Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/14/2003, SR 7, pp. 15-16. Drew 4-year term. Senate Journal .
(4) Due to redistricting litigation, entire Senate went up for reelection in 1994. See also Clips database, 4/6/1993 - 4/8/1993, Redistricting - Legislature; and Guide to 2001 Redistricting - Appendix A, 1990s Redistricting (Texas Legislative Council). Terrazas v. Slagle, 821 F.Supp. 1162 (April 5, 1993) 1993.
(5) 2-year term; entire Senate went up for reelection in 2002 due to redistricting. Texas Constitution Art. III, §3, Election and term of office of Senators .
(6) Won election in Democratic primary 3/7/2006; uncontested in general election. Texas Secretary of State - Historical Election Returns, 1992-2019 .

Biographical Notes and Resources

Resolutions and Journal entries

• Mentioned in 74th Legislature, R.S., HCR 122, recognizing the 100th anniversary of the first female legislators. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary .
• Mentioned in 80th Legislature, SR 929, in honor of Martin Donald. Resolutions - Memorial .

Photographs

• Photograph. Florence Shapiro, Texas Senate
• Photograph. Florence Shapiro, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Florence Shapiro, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Florence Shapiro, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Florence Shapiro, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Florence Shapiro, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Florence Shapiro, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Florence Shapiro, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. , State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Florence Shapiro, State Preservation Board

Other Resources

• Photo, political affiliation, and committee assignment. Capitol Women: Texas Female Legislators, 1923-1999 2000.
• Oral history interview available in Oral History Collection, University of North Texas .
• Biographical sketch, 82nd Legislature. Texas Senate .
• Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senate, 77th Legislative Session 2001.
• Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senators, 73rd Legislature 1993.
• Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senators, 74th Legislature 1995.
• Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senators, 75th Legislature 1997.
• Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senators, 76th Legislative Session 1999.
• Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senators, 78th Legislative Session 2003.
• Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senators, 79th Legislative Session 2005.
• Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senators, 80th Legislative Session 2007.
• Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senators, 81st Legislative Session 2009.
• Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senators, 82nd Legislative Session 2011.
• Photo and interview, pp. 21-23, Texas Town & City .
• Biographical sketch and photo. Women of the Texas Senate 2019.
• Biographical sketch and photo. Women of the Texas Senate 2017.
• Biographical sketch and photo, Women of the Texas Senate. Women's Suffrage in Texas: Struggle, the Story: Successes, Notable Firsts: Senators, Women of the Texas Senate 2019.

Committee Information

• 82nd R.S. - 2011
• Administration  
• Committee of the Whole Senate  
• Economic Development, Select  
• Education (Chair) 
• Finance  
• Finance Subcommittee on Higher Education Funding  
• Finance Subcommittee on Public Education Funding (Chair) 
• Finance Subcommittee on Public Safety  
• Human Trafficking  
• Open Government, Select  
• Public School Finance System (Co-Chair) 
• Transportation and Homeland Security  
• 81st R.S. - 2009
• Administration  
• Committee of the Whole Senate  
• Education (Chair) 
• Finance  
• Public School Finance Weights, Allotments, and Adjustments, Select (Co-Chair) 
• Transportation and Homeland Security  
• 80th R.S. - 2007
• Administration  
• Committee of the Whole Senate  
• Education (Chair) 
• Finance  
• Finance Subcommittee on Higher Education  
• Operation and Management of the Texas Youth Commission, Select  
• Public School Accountability, Select (Co-Chair) 
• Transportation and Homeland Security  
• 79th R.S. - 2005
• Administration  
• Education (Chair) 
• Education Reform and Public School Finance, Select (Chair) 
• Finance  
• Transportation and Homeland Security  
• 78th R.S. - 2003
• Committee of the Whole Senate  
• Education (Chair) 
• Finance  
• Higher Education, Interim (Co-Chair) 
• Higher Education, Legislative Oversight (Co-Chair) 
• Infrastructure Development and Security  
• Natural Resources  
• Public School Finance, Select (Co-Chair) 
• State Affairs  
• 77th R.S. - 2001
• Committee of the Whole Senate  
• Education  
• Intergovernmental Relations  
• Public School Finance, Select  
• Redistricting, Special  
• State Affairs (Chair) 
• 76th R.S. - 1999
• Administration  
• Advisory Council on the Digital Economy  
• Committee of the Whole Senate  
• Criminal Justice  
• Redistricting  
• State Affairs (Chair) 
• 75th R.S. - 1997
• Criminal Justice (Vice Chair) 
• Criminal Justice, Interim  
• Economic Development  
• Economic Development, Interim  
• Housing, Interim  
• Intergovernmental Relations  
• Legislative and Congressional Redistricting, Committee of the Whole Senate  
• Municipal Franchise Agreements for Telecommunications Utilities  
• Nominations (Vice Chair) 
• Sex Offenders, Interim (Chair) 
• State Affairs  
• Tax Reform and Public School Finance, Select  
• 74th R.S. - 1995
• Administration  
• Criminal Justice (Vice Chair) 
• Economic Development  
• Intergovernmental Relations  
• Juvenile Driving While Intoxicated Laws, Interim  
• Juvenile Justice and Child Support, Interim  
• Legislative and Congressional Redistricting, Committee of the Whole Senate, Special  
• 73rd R.S. - 1993
• Administration, Special  
• Committee of the Whole Senate  
• Domestic Violence, Interim  
• Economic Development  
• Education  
• Historically Underutilized Businesses, Select  
• Intergovernmental Relations  
• Qualified Providers, Interim  
• Redistricting, Ethics and Elections, Committee of the Whole Senate, Special  
• Redistricting, Ethics and Elections, Committee of the Whole Senate, Special Subcommittee  
• 70th R.S. - 1987
• Capital Construction, Select, Interim