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Governor: Greg Abbott
- Vetoes
Lieutenant Governor: Dan Patrick
Speaker(s) of the House:
Joe Straus
The House Journal and Senate Journal for the 84th Regular Session are available online.
Rules
Staff Directories for the 84th Regular Session
House Research Organization. Legislative Staff: 84th Legislature
| Description | House Members | Senate Members | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gender * | |||
| Male | 120 | 23 | 143 |
| Female | 28 | 8 | 36 |
| Total | 148 | 31 | 179 |
| Party affiliation * | |||
| Democrat | 51 | 11 | 62 |
| Republican | 97 | 20 | 117 |
| Total | 148 | 31 | 179 |
| Incumbency ** | |||
| Incumbents | 123 | 23 | 146 |
| Freshmen | 24 | 8 | 32 |
| Total | 147 | 31 | 178 |
| Age * | |||
| Under 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 - 39 | 28 | 0 | 28 |
| 40 - 49 | 46 | 3 | 49 |
| 50 - 59 | 35 | 12 | 47 |
| 60 - 69 | 31 | 14 | 45 |
| 70 and over | 8 | 2 | 10 |
| Total | 148 | 31 | 179 |
* Gender, party affiliation, and age calculations are based on the membership as of the first day of session: 01/13/2015. House Districts 13 and 123 are not included due to pending special elections.
** Incumbent totals include members who served the previous session. Freshmen totals include members whose first terms began the first day of session: 01/13/2015. House members who were elected to the Senate are considered freshmen in the Senate.
Statistics for race and ethnicity are not available.
| Status | HB | HCR | HJR | HR | SB | SCR | SJR | SR | Total HB & SB |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Filed | 4207 | 122 | 133 | 3632 | 2069 | 52 | 67 | 1074 | 6276 | 11356 |
| Passed | 819 | 68 | 2 | 3581 | 504 | 32 | 5 | 1072 | 1323 | 6083 |
| Vetoed | 34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 44 |