Terms of Service

• Senate, 86th & 85th Legislatures
  1/10/2017 - 1/12/2021
  Democrat
  
• Senate, 84th & 83rd ⁽¹⁾ Legislatures
  1/8/2013 - 1/10/2017
  Democrat
  
• Senate, 82nd ⁽²⁾ Legislature
  1/11/2011 - 1/8/2013
  Democrat
  

(1) 83rd Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/23/2013, SR 36, pp. 81-82. Drew 4-year term. Senate Journal .
(2) 2-year term; entire Senate went up for reelection in 2012 due to redistricting. Texas Constitution Art. III, §3, Election and term of office of Senators .

Biographical Notes and Resources

Photographs

• Photograph. Jose Rodriguez, Texas House of Representatives
• Photograph. Jose Rodriguez, Texas House of Representatives

Other Resources

• Biographical sketch, 82nd Legislature. Texas Senate .
• Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senators, 82nd Legislative Session 2011.
• Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senators, 83rd Legislative Session 2013.
• Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senators, 84th Legislature 2015.
• Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senators, 85th Legislature 2017.
• Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senators, 86th Legislature 2019.

Committee Information

• 86th R.S. - 2019
• Agriculture (Vice Chair) 
• Mass Violence Prevention and Community Safety, Select  
• Natural Resources and Economic Development  
• Transportation  
• Water and Rural Affairs  
• 85th R.S. - 2017
• Agriculture, Water, and Rural Affairs (Vice Chair) 
• Natural Resources and Economic Development  
• Transportation  
• Veteran Affairs and Border Security  
• 84th R.S. - 2015
• Advertising Public Notices  
• Agriculture, Water, and Rural Affairs  
• Education  
• Health and Human Services  
• Nominations  
• Veteran Affairs and Military Installations  
• 83rd R.S. - 2013
• Border Wait Times  
• Criminal Justice  
• Government Organization  
• Jurisprudence (Vice Chair) 
• Veteran Affairs and Military Installations  
• 82nd R.S. - 2011
• Committee of the Whole Senate  
• Health and Human Services  
• International Relations and Trade  
• Jurisprudence (Vice Chair) 
• Nominations  
• Veteran Affairs and Military Installations