Committees of the 75th through 87th Legislature
This section of the Senate web site contains the archived committee pages of past legislative sessions. It is intended to offer a way to research only the information that was available on this web site during the respective legislative sessions. Although the layout of these pages may have been altered to fit new site designs or web coding standards, the content is no longer maintained or edited.
Senate members are appointed to committees by the Lieutenant Governor. The Lieutenant Governor also provides each committee with its charge.
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87th Session Standing Committees
- Administration
- Business & Commerce
- Criminal Justice
- Education
- Finance
- Health & Human Services
- Higher Education
- Jurisprudence
- Local Government
- Natural Resources & Economic Development
- Nominations
- State Affairs
- Transportation
- Veteran Affairs
- Water, Agriculture & Rural Affairs
87th Session Select, Interim, and Joint Committees
- Border Security
- Child Protective Services, Special
- Community-Based Care Transition Legislative Oversight Committee
- Constitutional Issues, Special
- Future of College Sports in Texas, Select
- HHS Transition Legislative Oversight Committee
- Investment in Information Technology Improvement Joint Oversight Committee
- Ports, Select
- Protect All Texans, Special
- Redistricting, Special
- State Water Implementation Fund for Texas Advisory Committee
- Texas Infrastructure Resiliency Fund Advisory Committee
86th Session Standing Committees
- Administration
- Agriculture
- Business & Commerce
- Criminal Justice
- Education
- Finance
- Health & Human Services
- Higher Education
- Intergovernmental Relations
- Natural Resources & Economic Development
- Nominations
- Property Tax
- State Affairs
- Transportation
- Veteran Affairs & Border Security
- Water & Rural Affairs
86th Session Select, Interim, and Joint Committees
- HHS Transition Legislative Oversight Committee
- Joint Committee on Use of Prior Authorization & Utilization Review Processes
- Legislative Committee on Aging
- Mass Violence Prevention & Community Safety, Select
- Redistricting, Select
- Senate Chamber Review
- State Water Implementation Fund for Texas Advisory Committee
- Texas Infrastructure Resiliency Fund Advisory Committee
- Texas Ports, Select
- Texas Privacy Protection Advisory Council
85th Session Standing Committees
- Administration
- Agriculture, Water & Rural Affairs
- Business & Commerce
- Criminal Justice
- Education
- Finance
- Health & Human Services
- Higher Education
- Intergovernmental Relations
- Natural Resources & Economic Development
- Nominations
- State Affairs
- Transportation
- Veteran Affairs & Border Security
85th Session Select, Interim, and Joint Committees
- Compact Facility Legislative Oversight Committee
- Determine a Sufficient Balance of the Economic Stabilization Fund, Select
- HHS Transition Legislative Oversight Committee
- Joint Committee on Government Facilities
- Joint Committee on State Judicial Salaries
- Joint Interim Committee on Disclosure of Emergency Call Information
- Joint Interim Committee on Higher Education Formula Funding
- Joint Interim Committee on Prescribing & Dispensing Controlled Substances
- Joint Interim Committee to Study a Coastal Barrier System
- Legislative Committee on Aging
- Partnership Advisory Commission
- Senate Select Committee on Cybersecurity
- Senate Select Committee on Election Security
- Senate Select Committee on Employment Practices
- Senate Select Committee on Government Reform
- Senate Select Committee on Property Tax Reform
- Senate Select Committee on Violence in Schools & School Security
- State Water Implementation Fund for Texas Advisory Committee
84th Session Standing Committees
- Administration
- Agriculture, Water & Rural Affairs
- Business & Commerce
- Criminal Justice
- Education
- Finance
- Health & Human Services
- Higher Education
- Intergovernmental Relations
- Natural Resources & Economic Development
- Nominations
- State Affairs
- Transportation
- Veteran Affairs & Military Installations
84th Session Select, Interim, and Joint Committees
- HHS Transition Legislative Oversight Committee
- Joint Committee on Border Security
- Joint Committee on Government Facilities
- Joint Committee on TRS Health Benefit Plans
- Joint Interim Committee on Advertising Public Notices
- Joint Interim Committee to Study a Coastal Barrier System
- Joint Interim Committee to Study the Development of a Cruise Industry
- Joint Select Committee to Determine a Sufficient Balance of the Economic Stabilization Fund
- Legislative Committee on Aging
- Partnership Advisory Commission
- Senate Select Committee on Government Facilities
- Senate Select Committee on Property Tax Reform & Relief
- Senate Select Committee on State Real Property Data Collection, Reporting, and Assessment
- Senate Select Committee on Texas Ports
- Senate Select Committee on Transportation Planning
- State Water Implementation Fund for Texas Advisory Committee
83rd Session Standing Committees
- Administration
- Agriculture, Rural Affairs & Homeland Security
- Business & Commerce
- Criminal Justice
- Economic Development
- Education
- Finance
- Government Organization
- Health & Human Services
- Higher Education
- Intergovernmental Relations
- Jurisprudence
- Natural Resources
- Nominations
- Open Government
- State Affairs
- Transportation
- Veteran Affairs & Military Installations
83rd Session Select, Interim, and Joint Committees
- Edwards Aquifer Legislative Oversight Committee
- Joint Committee on Oversight of Higher Education Governance, Excellence & Transparency
- Joint Interim Committee to Study a Coastal Barrier System
- Joint Interim Committee to Study Education for a Skilled Workforce
- Joint Interim Committee to Study Firearms & Ammunition Manufacturers Recruitment
- Joint Interim Committee to Study Human Trafficking
- Joint Interim Committee to Study the Effects of Border Wait Times
- Joint Interim Committee to Study Water Desalination
- Joint Select Committee on Ethics Laws
- Joint Select Committee to Study the Balance of the Economic Stabilization Fund
- Legislative Committee on Aging
- Legislative Committee to Review the Texas Lottery and Texas Lottery Commission
- Partnership Advisory Commission
- Senate Select Committee on Redistricting
- Senate Select Committee on Transportation Funding, Expenditures & Finance
- State Water Implementation Fund for Texas Advisory Committee
82nd Session Standing Committees
- Administration
- Agriculture, Rural Affairs & Homeland Security
- Business and Commerce
- Criminal Justice
- Economic Development
- Education
- Finance
- Government Organization
- Health & Human Services
- Higher Education
- Intergovernmental Relations
- International Relations and Trade
- Jurisprudence
- Natural Resources
- Nominations
- Open Government
- State Affairs
- Transportation
- Veteran Affairs & Military Installations
82nd Session Select, Interim, and Joint Committees
- Edwards Aquifer Legislative Oversight Committee
- Environmental Flows Advisory Group
- Joint Committee on Human Trafficking
- Joint Committee on Oversight of Bexar Metropolitan Water District
- Joint Committee on Oversight of Higher Education Governance, Excellence & Transparency
- Joint Committee on Oversight of Windstorm Insurance
- Joint Interim Committee on Cruise Industry Development
- Joint Interim Committee to Study Alzheimer's Disease
- Joint Interim Committee to Study Seacoast Territory Insurance
- Joint Interim Committee to Study the Public School Finance System
- Joint Select Committee on Economic Development
- Legislative Committee on Aging
- Medicaid Reform Waiver Legislative Oversight Committee
- Partnership Advisory Commission
- Senate Select Committee on Redistricting
81st Session Standing Committees
- Administration
- Agriculture & Rural Affairs
- Business and Commerce
- Criminal Justice
- Economic Development
- Education
- Finance
- Government Organization
- Health and Human Services
- Higher Education
- Intergovernmental Relations
- International Relations and Trade
- Jurisprudence
- Natural Resources
- Nominations
- State Affairs
- Transportation & Homeland Security
- Veteran Affairs and Military Installations
81st Session Select, Interim, and Joint Committees
- Criminal Justice Legislative Oversight Committee
- Environmental Flows Advisory Group
- Interim Committee on Dyslexia and Related Disorders
- Joint Committee on Oversight of Bexar Metropolitan Water District
- Joint Committee on Oversight of HHS Eligibility System
- Joint Committee on Oversight of Windstorm Insurance
- Legislative Committee on Aging
- Select Committee on Criminal Commitments of Individuals with Mental Retardation
- Select Committee on Public School Finance Weights, Allotments & Adjustments
- Senate Select Committee on Redistricting
- Senate Select Committee on Veterans Health
80th Session Standing Committees
- Administration
- Business & Commerce
- Criminal Justice
- Education
- Finance
- Government Organization
- Health & Human Services
- Intergovernmental Relations
- International Relations & Trade
- Jurisprudence
- Natural Resources
- Nominations
- State Affairs
- Transportation & Homeland Security
- Veteran Affairs and Military Installations
80th Session Select, Interim, and Joint Committees
- Bexar Metropolitan Water District Legislative Oversight Committee
- Committee on Health and Long-Term Care Insurance Incentives
- Criminal Justice Legislative Oversight Committee
- Edwards Aquifer Legislative Oversight Committee
- Environmental Flows Advisory Group
- Joint Committee on Oversight of HHS Eligibility System
- Joint Committee on State Water Funding
- Joint Committee on Use of the Sales Tax on Sporting Goods
- Joint Select Committee on Operation and Management of the Texas Youth Commission
- Legislative Study Committee on Private Participation in Toll Projects
- Medicaid Reform Legislative Oversight Committee
- Select Committee on Public School Accountability
- Select Interim Committee to Study the Practice of Breeding White-Tailed and Mule Deer
- Senate Select Committee on Economic Development
79th Session Standing Committees
- Administration
- Business & Commerce
- Criminal Justice
- Education
- Finance
- Government Organization
- Health & Human Services
- Intergovernmental Relations
- International Relations and Trade
- Jurisprudence
- Natural Resources
- Nominations
- State Affairs
- Transportation & Homeland Security
- Veteran Affairs and Military Installations
79th Session Select, Interim, and Joint Committees
- Edwards Aquifer Legislative Oversight Comittee
- Interim Committee to Study the Power of Eminent Domain
- Joint Select Committee on Windstorm Coverage and Budgetary Impact
- Joint Select Committee to Study the Medical Peer Review Process
- Joint Select Committee to Study the Texas Health Insurance Risk Pool Deficit
- Joint Study Commission on Availability of Pre-Owned Heavy Duty Commercial Motor Vehicles
- Senate Select Committee on Education Reform & Public School Finance
- Study Commission on Transportation Financing
78th Session Standing Committees
- Administration
- Business & Commerce
- Criminal Justice
- Education
- Finance
- Government Organization
- Health & Human Services
- Infrastructure Development and Security
- Intergovernmental Relations
- International Relations and Trade
- Jurisprudence
- Natural Resources
- Nominations
- State Affairs
- Veteran Affairs and Military Installations
78th Session Select, Interim, and Joint Committees
- Electric Utility Restructuring Legislative Oversight Committee
- Joint Committee on Nutrition & Health in Public Schools
- Joint Committee on Oversight of Edwards Aquifer
- Joint Committee on Oversight of Electronic Government Projects
- Joint Committee on Permits Processing at TCEQ
- Joint Committee on Study Commission on Water for Environmental Flows
- Joint Interim Committee on Higher Education
- Joint Select Committee on Public School Finance
- Legislative Oversight Committee on Higher Education
- Long Term Care Legislative Oversight Committee
- Property and Casualty Insurance Legislative Oversight Committee
- Senate Select Committee on Water Policy
- Senate Select Interim Committee on Workers' Compensation
77th Session Standing Committees
- Administration
- Business & Commerce
- Criminal Justice
- Education
- Finance
- Health & Human Services
- Intergovernmental Relations
- Jurisprudence
- Natural Resources
- Nominations
- Redistricting
- State Affairs
- Veteran Affairs and Military Installations
77th Session Select, Interim, and Joint Committees
- Electric Utility Restructuring Legislative Oversight Committee
- Interim Committee on Binational Health Benefit Plan Coverage
- Joint Committee on Natural Resource Public Interest Counsel
- Joint Committee on Oversight of Edwards Aquifer
- Joint Committee on Water Resources
- Joint Interim Committee on Health Services
- Joint Interim Committee on Higher Education Excellence Funding
- Joint Interim Committee On Private Activity Bonds
- Joint Select Committee on Public School Finance
- Long Term Care Legislative Oversight Committee
- Senate Special Committee on Prompt Payment of Health Care Providers
- Senate Special Committee on State Employee Compensation and Benefits
76th Session Standing Committees
- Administration
- Criminal Justice
- Economic Development
- Education
- Finance
- Health Services
- Human Services
- Intergovernmental Relations
- Jurisprudence
- Natural Resources
- Nominations
- State Affairs
- Veteran Affairs and Military Installations
76th Session Select, Interim, and Joint Committees
- Advisory Council on the Digital Economy
- Blue Ribbon Task Force on the Uninsured
- Electric Utility Restructuring Legislative Oversight Committee
- Joint Agriculture Policy Committee
- Redistricting
- Senate Special Committee on Border Affairs
- Special Commission on 21st Century Colleges and Universities
- Texas Quarter Dollar Coin Design Advisory Committee
75th Session Select, Interim, and Joint Committees
- Annexation
- Children's Health Insurance
- Civil Justice
- Criminal Justice
- Economic Development
- Education
- Electric Utility Restructuring
- Finance
- Funding Issues in Education
- Gangs and Juvenile Justice
- Health and Human Services Committee
- Home Health and Assisted Living Facilities
- Housing
- Jurisprudence
- Legislative and Congressional Redistricting
- Legislative Committe on Statutory Probate Courts
- Legislative Committee on Municipal Franchise Agreements for Telecommunications Utilities
- Long-Term Care Legislative Oversight Committee
- NAFTA
- Natural Resources
- Public Information
- Sex Offenders
- Special Committee on Hopwood, and State Contract and Employment Practices
- State Affairs
- Texas Integrated Enrollment Services Legislative Oversight Committee
- Texas State Artist Committee
- Texas Strategic Economic Development Planning Commission
- Title Insurance
- Transportation
- Water Resources Development and Management
