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Higher Education Committee, Texas State Senate

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The Higher Education Committee is a standing committee of the Texas State Senate.

Per the Senate Rules, committees of the Texas State Senate are assigned by the President of the Senate. Committees are assigned at the start of each legislative session.[1] A majority of appointed members make up a committee's quorum.[2] The President is not recognized as an ex officio member of any committee.

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Membership

2021-2022 legislative session

Senate Higher Education Committee, 2021-2022
Democratic members (4) Republican members (5) Third-party members(0)

2019-2020 legislative session

Senate Higher Education Committee, 2019-2020
Democratic members (3) Republican members (5) Third-party members(0)

Kirk Watson (D) left this committee on April 30, 2020.

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2017 legislative session

The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2017 legislative session.

Higher Education Members, 2017
Democratic members (3)Republican members (4)
• Royce West, Vice chair• Kel Seliger, Chair
• Jose Menendez• Paul Bettencourt
• Kirk Watson• Dawn Buckingham
• Larry Taylor

2015 legislative session

The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.

2013-2014

The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2013 legislative session.

2011-2012

The following table describes committee membership for the 2011 legislative session.

2009-2010

The following table describes committee membership for the 2009 legislative session.

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Texas State Legislature, "Senate Rules," accessed February 28, 2021(Rule 11.02)
  2. ↑ Texas State Legislature, "Senate Rules," accessed February 28, 2021(Rule 11.09)


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