House Speaker Joe Straus, R-San Antonio, announced committee assignments Wednesday. Here are the Dallas-area legislator assignments for this session. To show changes in assignments, we have included assignments from the last legislative session as well. Rep. Justin Holland, R-Rockwall
  • 2017 Legislature assignments: Homeland Security and Public Safety Committee, Investments and Financial Services Committee
  • 2015 Legislature assignments: No assignments because Holland was elected in 2016.
Rep. Tan Parker, R-Flower Mound
  • 2017 Legislature assignments: International Trade and Intergovernmental Affairs Committee, Investments and Financial Services Committee (chairman), Redistricting Committee
  • 2015 Legislature assignments: Investments and Financial Services Committee (chairman), Redistricting Committee, Ways and Means Committee
Rep. Ron Simmons, R-Carrollton
  • 2017 Legislature assignments: Appropriations Committee, Local and Consent Calendars Committee, Transportation Committee
  • 2015 Legislature assignments: Business and Industry Committee (vice chairman), Transportation Committee
Rep. Matt Shaheen, R-Plano
  • 2017 Legislature assignments: Government Transparency and Operation Committee, International Trade and Intergovernmental Affairs Committee
  • 2015 Legislature assignments: Criminal Jurisprudence Committee, Defense and Veterans' Affairs Committee
Rep. Jeff Leach, R-Plano
  • 2017 Legislature assignments: Economic and Small Business Development Committee, Urban Affairs Committee (vice chairman)
  • 2015 Legislature assignments: Government Transparency and Operation Committee, Criminal Jurisprudence Committee
Rep. Scott Sanford, R-McKinney
  • 2017 Legislature assignments: Corrections Committee, Insurance Committee
  • 2015 Legislature assignments: Juvenile Justice and Family Issues Committee, Land and Resource Management Committee
Rep. Jodie Laubenberg, R-Parker
  • 2017 Legislature assignments: Elections Committee (chairwoman), Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence Committee
  • 2015 Legislature assignments: Elections Committee (chairwoman), Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence Committee
Rep. Jonathan Stickland, R-Bedford
  • 2017 Legislature assignments: Business and Industry Committee, County Affairs Committee
  • 2015 Legislature assignments: Special Purpose Districts Committee, County Affairs Committee
Rep. Giovanni Capriglione, R-Southlake
  • 2017 Legislature assignments: Appropriations Committee, General Investigating and Ethics Committee, Government Transparency and Operation Committee (vice chairman), Local and Consent Calendars Committee
  • 2015 Legislature assignments: Investments and Financial Services Committee, Local and Consent Committee, Appropriations Committee
Rep. Pat Fallon, R-Frisco
  • 2017 Legislature assignments: Culture, Recreation and Tourism Committee; Elections Committee
  • 2015 Legislature assignments: Elections Committee, Special Purpose Districts Committee
Rep. Matt Rinaldi, R-Irving
  • 2017 Legislature assignments: Agriculture and Livestock Committee, Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence Committee
  • 2015 Legislature assignments: Agriculture and Livestock Committee, Business and Industry Committee
For a full list of committee assignments, click here. Lists of Houston and Austin legislator assignments are also available.