87th Texas Legislature
2021 meeting of the Texas legislature
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| May 18 2022 | Jolanda Jones (D) installed as representative for District 147 |
| May 18 2022 | Jolanda Jones (D) takes over District 147 seat. |
| March 15 2022 | Erin Gamez takes over District 38 seat. Jolanda Jones (D) is set to take over District 147 in May. |
| March 15 2022 | Erin Gamez (D) sworn into office for District 38 after special election was canceled due to only one candidate filing |
| February 28 2022 | Garnet Coleman (D) leaves District 147. |
| February 28 2022 | Garnet Coleman (D) resigns from District 147 |
| January 2022 | Eddie Lucio III (D) resigns from District 38 at the end of January |
| January 31 2022 | Eddie Lucio III (D) leaves District 38. |
| 2021 | Senate Bill 8 (Texas Heartbeat Act) was passed, allowing private citizens to sue individuals who perform or aid abortions after a fetal heartbeat is detected, effectively banning the procedure at about six weeks of pregnancy. |
| 2021 | House Bill 5 was enacted to create the State Broadband Development Office, aimed at expanding internet access across Texas through grants and incentives. |
| 2021 | The 87th Texas Legislature passed House Bill 1280, which would ban abortion in Texas if Roe v. Wade were overturned by the Supreme Court of the United States. |
| 2021 | The legislature enacted House Bill 1927, allowing people to carry handguns in Texas without a concealed handgun license (Constitutional carry law). |
| 2021 | The legislature passed Senate Bill 3 to create a statewide emergency system for power outage alerts and require power generation companies to better prepare for extreme weather. |
| November 16 2021 | John Lujan (R) formally installed as representative for District 118 following the runoff election |
| November 15 2021 | Ryan Guillen switches party affiliation from Democrat to Republican for District 31 |
| October 19 2021 | Legislature adjourned its third special session. |
| October 12 2021 | Brian Harrison takes over District 10 seat. |
| October 12 2021 | Brian Harrison (R) formally installed as representative for District 10 following the runoff election |
| September 29 2021 | Special election held for District 118 after Leo Pacheco's resignation to teach at San Antonio College, with no candidate receiving 50% of votes |
| September 20 2021 | 87th Legislature 3rd Called Session convened at 10:00 a.m. (CST). |
| September 2 2021 | Legislature adjourned its second special session. |
| August 31 2021 | Special election held for District 10 after Jake Ellzey's election to U.S. House of Representatives, with no candidate receiving 50% of votes |
| August 19 2021 | Leo Pacheco's term as Vice Chair of the Higher Education Committee ends, and the position becomes vacant |
| August 19 2021 | Texas House made quorum with 99 representatives present. |
| August 19 2021 | Leo Pacheco (D) leaves District 118. |
| August 7 2021 | 87th Legislature 2nd Called Session convened at 12:00 p.m. (CST), with the House continuing to lack quorum due to Democrats in Washington, D.C. |
| August 6 2021 | Legislature adjourned its first special session. |
| August 5 2021 | Governor Abbott announced he would convene a second special legislative session on August 7. |
| July 30 2021 | Jake Ellzey (R) leaves District 10, to be replaced by Brian Harrison on October 12, 2021. |
| July 15 2021 | House Speaker Dade Phelan stripped Joe Moody from the Speaker Pro Tempore leadership position as house Democrats continued to break quorum. |
| July 15 2021 | Joe Moody (D) ends his term as Speaker Pro Tempore. |
| July 12 2021 | House Democrats fled to Washington, D.C., to break quorum to prevent the house from convening the following day. |
| July 8 2021 | 87th Legislature 1st Called Session convened at 10:00 a.m. (CST). |
| July 8 2021 | First Called Session began, with Donna Campbell (R) becoming the President Pro Tempore. |
| June 2021 | Governor Greg Abbott announced three special legislative sessions to be held during the summer, extending the legislative activities beyond the regular session. |
| June 30 2021 | Governor Greg Abbott announced he would convene a special legislative session on July 8. |
| May 31 2021 | The regular session of the 87th Texas Legislature concluded, ending the standard legislative period. |
| May 31 2021 | Regular session of the 87th Texas Legislature concluded, with Brian Birdwell (R) serving as President Pro Tempore during this period. |
| May 31 2021 | Legislature adjourned its regular session. |
| May 30 2021 | House Democrats broke quorum, the first time such an action had been taken since 2003. |
| March 9 2021 | David Spiller (R) formally installed as representative for District 68 following the runoff election |
| March 2 2021 | Governor Greg Abbott announced the reopening of Texas businesses after nearly a year of COVID-19 related shutdowns and restrictions. |
| February 10 2021 | 2021 Texas power crisis began, impacting the state's infrastructure and legislative proceedings. |
| January 23 2021 | Special election held for District 68 after Drew Springer's election to Senate District 30, with no candidate receiving 50% of votes |
| January 12 2021 | The 87th Texas Legislature convened in Austin, Texas, marking the start of the regular legislative session for the year. |
| January 12 2021 | 87th Texas Legislature begins with Dade Phelan (R) as Speaker of the House and Joe Moody (D) as Speaker Pro Tempore. |
| January 12 2021 | Legislature convened at noon (CST) for the 87th Texas Legislature session. |
| January 12 2021 | Leo Pacheco begins serving as Vice Chair of the Higher Education Committee in the House |
| January 12 2021 | 87th Texas Legislature convened with Dan Patrick (R) as President of the Senate and an initial composition of 13 Democratic and 18 Republican senators. |
| November 2020 | Elections were held for all state house seats and 16 state senate seats, with the Republican Party maintaining their majority in both legislative chambers. |
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