Committees of the 89th Legislature

Senate members are appointed to committees by the Lieutenant Governor. The Lieutenant Governor also provides each committee with its charge.

Links to each committee page are listed below, where you will find committee membership, schedules, video and/or audio archives of previous public hearings, and more.

The Texas Legislature Online's committee portal is also available, and provides a database of searchable information about committee schedules, minutes, membership, process, and more.

When Senate Committees are holding public hearings in the Capitol Complex, you may find live webcasts of the proceedings at the Senate Live Broadcasts page.

Key:   = Schedule, Minutes, Witness List and Bills Referred to Committee (via TLO)

89th Session Standing Committees

• Administration
• Border Security **
• Business and Commerce
• Criminal Justice
• Economic Development
• Education K-16 **
• Education
• Finance
• Health and Human Services
• Higher Education
• Jurisprudence **
• Local Government
• Natural Resources
• Nominations
• State Affairs
• Transportation
• Veteran Affairs
• Water, Agriculture, and Rural Affairs

89th Session Select, Interim, and Joint Committees

• Senate Select Committee on Civil Discourse and Freedom of Speech in Higher Education
• Senate Select Committee on Disaster Preparedness and Flooding
• Senate General Investigating Committee on the July 2025 Flooding Events
• Senate Select Committee on Homeland and Border Security
• Senate Select Committee on Veteran Affairs
• Senate Special Committee on Congressional Redistricting
• Senate Select Committee on Religious Liberty

Committee Archives

• Archived versions of previous Legislative Sessions' Committee pages can be accessed from our Committee Archives page.