Terms of Service

• Senate, 89th & 88th ⁽⁵⁾ Legislatures
  1/10/2023 - 1/12/2027
  Republican
  
• Senate, 87th ⁽⁶⁾ Legislature
  1/12/2021 - 1/10/2023
  Republican
  
• Senate, 86th & 85th Legislatures
  1/10/2017 - 1/12/2021
  Republican
  
• Senate, 84th ^{(1) (3) (8)} & 83rd ^{(2) (4) (7)} Legislatures
  12/22/2014 - 1/10/2017
  Republican
  
• House, 83rd ^{(2) (4) (7)} Legislature
  1/8/2013 - 12/22/2014
  Republican
  
• House, 82nd Legislature
  1/11/2011 - 1/8/2013
  Republican
  
• House, 81st Legislature
  1/13/2009 - 1/11/2011
  Republican
  
• House, 80th Legislature
  1/9/2007 - 1/13/2009
  Republican
  
• House, 79th Legislature
  1/11/2005 - 1/9/2007
  Republican
  
• House, 78th Legislature
  1/14/2003 - 1/11/2005
  Republican
  
• House, 77th Legislature
  1/9/2001 - 1/14/2003
  Republican
  

(1) Proclamation, 1/27/2015, ordering special runoff election in House District 13 on 2/17/2015 to serve remainder of term of Lois Kolkhorst. Governor Greg Abbott .
(2) Proclamation, 11/14/2014, ordering special election in Senate District 18 on 12/6/2014 to serve unexpired term of Glenn Hegar. Governor Rick Perry .
(3) Proclamation, 12/22/2014, ordering special election in House District 13 on 1/13/2015 to fill vacancy in seat previously held by Lois Kolkhorst. Governor Rick Perry .
(4) Lois Kolkhorst sworn into Senate 12/22/2014. Oaths of Office .
(5) 88th Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/11/2023, SR 9, pp. 26-27. Drew 4-year term. Senate Journal .
(6) 2-year term; entire Senate went up for reelection in 2022 due to redistricting. Texas Constitution Art. III, §3, Election and term of office of Senators .
(7) Lois Kolkhorst, in special election 12/6/2014, sworn 12/22/2014, succeeded unexpired term of Glenn Hegar, elected Comptroller 11/4/2014 and resigned from Senate effective 12/5/2014. Texas Secretary of State - Historical Election Returns, 1992-2019 .
(8) Leighton Schubert, in special election 1/13/2015, runoff 2/17/2015, sworn 3/3/2015, succeeded Lois Kolkhorst, elected to Senate. Texas Secretary of State - Historical Election Returns, 1992-2019 .

Biographical Notes and Resources

Photographs

• Photograph. Lois Kolkhorst, Members of the 79th Legislature Texas House of Representatives (CD-RW)
• Photograph. Lois W. Kolkhorst, Texas Senate
• Photograph. Lois W. Kolkhorst, Texas Senate
• Photograph. Lois W. Kolkhorst, Texas Senate
• Photograph. Lois W. Kolkhorst, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Lois W. Kolkhorst, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Lois W. Kolkhorst, Texas House of Representatives
• Photograph. Lois W. Kolkhorst, Texas Senate
• Photograph. Lois Kolkhorst, Members of the 80th and 81st Legislature, Texas House of Representatives (CD-RW)
• Photograph, Flip Book Photographs: Texas House of Representatives, 79th Legislature 2005.

Other Resources

• Biographical sketch, 82nd Legislature. Texas House of Representatives .
• Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senators, 84th Legislature 2015.
• Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senators, 85th Legislature 2017.
• Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senators, 86th Legislature 2019.
• Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senators, 87th Legislature 2021.
• Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senators, 88th Legislature 2023.
• Biographical sketch and photo. Women of the Texas Senate 2019.
• Biographical sketch and photo. Women of the Texas Senate 2017.
• Biographical sketch and photo, Women of the Texas Senate. Women's Suffrage in Texas: Struggle, the Story: Successes, Notable Firsts: Senators, Women of the Texas Senate 2019.

Committee Information

• 88th R.S. - 2023
• Business and Commerce  
• Finance  
• Health and Human Services (Chair) 
• Natural Resources and Economic Development  
• State Water Implementation Fund for Texas Advisory  
• Texas Infrastructure Resiliency Fund Advisory  
• Water, Agriculture, and Rural Affairs  
• 87th R.S. - 2021
• Business and Commerce  
• Child Protective Services, Special (Chair) 
• Community-Based Care Transition, Oversight (Co-Chair) 
• Finance  
• Future of College Sports in Texas, Select  
• Health and Human Services (Chair) 
• Natural Resources and Economic Development  
• Ports, Select  
• State Affairs  
• State Water Implementation Fund for Texas Advisory  
• Texas Infrastructure Resiliency Fund Advisory  
• To Protect All Texans, Special (Co-Vice Chair) 
• Transportation  
• Water, Agriculture, and Rural Affairs  
• 86th R.S. - 2019
• Finance  
• Health and Human Services (Chair) 
• Health and Human Services Transition, Legislative Oversight  
• Nominations  
• State Water Implementation Fund for Texas Advisory  
• Texas Infrastructure Resiliency Fund Advisory  
• Texas Ports, Select  
• Transportation  
• Use of Prior Authorization and Utilization Review Processes  
• Water and Rural Affairs  
• 85th R.S. - 2017
• Administration (Chair) 
• Agriculture, Water, and Rural Affairs  
• Coastal Barrier System  
• Economic Stabilization Fund Balance, Select  
• Finance  
• Health and Human Services  
• Higher Education Formula Funding  
• State Water Implementation Fund for Texas Advisory  
• Transportation  
• 84th R.S. - 2015
• Agriculture, Water, and Rural Affairs  
• Coastal Barrier System  
• Cruise Industry Development (Co-Chair) 
• Education  
• Finance  
• Health and Human Services (Vice Chair) 
• Texas Ports, Select  
• Transportation  
• 83rd R.S. - 2013
• County Affairs  
• Higher Education Governance, Excellence, and Transparency, Select Oversight  
• Public Health (Chair) 
• 82nd R.S. - 2011
• Calendars  
• Election Contest District 48, Select  
• Higher Education Governance, Excellence, and Transparency, Oversight  
• Land and Resource Management  
• Medicaid Reform Waiver, Legislative Oversight  
• Public Health (Chair) 
• 81st R.S. - 2009
• Calendars  
• Corrections  
• Criminal Commitments of Individuals with Mental Retardation, Interim Select  
• Federal Legislation, Select  
• Public Health (Chair) 
• 80th R.S. - 2007
• Appropriations  
• Appropriations Subcommittee on Education (Chair) 
• Economic Development (Chair - Budget & Oversight) 
• Higher and Public Education Finance, Select  
• 79th R.S. - 2005
• Appropriations  
• Appropriations Subcommittee on Education (Chair) 
• Calendars  
• Economic Development (Chair - Budget & Oversight) 
• 78th R.S. - 2003
• Appropriations  
• Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal Justice (Articles IV and V)  
• Business and Industry (Chair - Budget & Oversight) 
• Construction Industry-Related Workers' Compensation Issues, Select, Interim  
• Ethics, Select  
• Higher Education, Interim  
• Higher Education, Legislative Oversight  
• Local and Consent Calendars  
• 77th R.S. - 2001
• Agriculture and Livestock  
• State Recreational Resources