Terms of Service

• Senate, 88th ⁽⁵⁾ Legislature
  1/10/2023 - 1/14/2025
  Democrat
  
• Senate, 87th & 86th Legislatures
  1/8/2019 - 1/10/2023
  Democrat
  
• Senate, 85th & 84th Legislatures
  1/13/2015 - 1/8/2019
  Democrat
  
• Senate, 83rd ⁽⁴⁾ Legislature
  1/8/2013 - 1/13/2015
  Democrat
  
• Senate, 82nd & 81st Legislatures
  1/13/2009 - 1/8/2013
  Democrat
  
• Senate, 80th & 79th Legislatures
  1/11/2005 - 1/13/2009
  Democrat
  Senate President Pro Tempore, 3rd C.S., elected 4/17/2006; and Ad Interim 3rd C.S., elected 5/15/2006.
• Senate, 78th ⁽³⁾ Legislature
  1/14/2003 - 1/11/2005
  Democrat
  
• Senate, 77th & 76th Legislatures
  1/12/1999 - 1/14/2003
  Democrat
  
• Senate, 75th & 74th ⁽¹⁾ Legislatures
  1/10/1995 - 1/12/1999
  Democrat
  
• Senate, 73rd ^{(2) (6)} Legislature
  1/12/1993 - 1/10/1995
  Democrat
  

(1) 74th Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/11/1995, pp. 75-76. Drew 4-year term. Senate Journal .
(2) 73rd Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 3/25/1993, pp. 589-590. Drew 4-year term. Senate Journal .
(3) 78th Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/14/2003, SR 7, pp. 15-16. Drew 2-year term. Senate Journal .
(4) 83rd Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/23/2013, SR 36, pp. 81-82. Drew 2-year term. Senate Journal .
(5) 88th Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/11/2023, SR 9, pp. 26-27. Drew 2-year term. Senate Journal .
(6) Due to redistricting litigation, entire Senate went up for reelection in 1994. See also Clips database, 4/6/1993 - 4/8/1993, Redistricting - Legislature; and Guide to 2001 Redistricting - Appendix A, 1990s Redistricting (Texas Legislative Council). Terrazas v. Slagle, 821 F.Supp. 1162 (April 5, 1993) 1993.

Biographical Notes and Resources

Resolutions and Journal entries

• 85th Legislature, R.S., HR 452, celebrating Black History Month and honoring the leadership and vision of African American lawmakers. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary .

Photographs

• Photograph. Royce West, Texas Senate
• Photograph. Royce West, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Royce West, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Royce West, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Royce West, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Royce West, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Royce West, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Royce West, Texas Senate
• Photograph. Royce West, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Royce West, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Royce West, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Royce West, Texas Senate

Other Resources

• Photo, mentioned in Minority Civil Rights and the Texas Legislature 2018.
• "Juvenile Justice Reform: Will It Really Make a Difference?", by Senator Royce West, Fall/Winter 1995, pp. 45-48, discussion of HB 327, 74th Legislature. Texas Lyceum Journal .
• Legislative profile, 74th Legislature, 1995. "Scenes From the 74th: The Laney-Bush Session," 6/16/1995. Texas Observer .
• Biographical sketch, 82nd Legislature. Texas Senate .
• Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senate, 77th Legislative Session 2001.
• Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senators, 73rd Legislature 1993.
• Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senators, 74th Legislature 1995.
• Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senators, 75th Legislature 1997.
• Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senators, 76th Legislative Session 1999.
• Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senators, 78th Legislative Session 2003.
• Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senators, 79th Legislative Session 2005.
• Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senators, 80th Legislative Session 2007.
• Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senators, 81st Legislative Session 2009.
• Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senators, 82nd Legislative Session 2011.
• Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senators, 83rd Legislative Session 2013.
• 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.

Committee Information

• 88th R.S. - 2023
• Education  
• Education Subcommittee on Higher Education  
• Finance  
• Local Government  
• Recommend Rules and Procedures for Court of Impeachment, Special  
• Redistricting, Special  
• Transportation (Vice Chair) 
• 87th R.S. - 2021
• Education  
• Finance  
• Higher Education (Vice Chair) 
• Investment in Information Technology Improvement and Modernization Projects, Oversight  
• Redistricting, Special  
• To Protect All Texans, Special  
• Transportation  
• 86th R.S. - 2019
• Education  
• Finance  
• Higher Education (Vice Chair) 
• Redistricting, Select  
• Transportation  
• 85th R.S. - 2017
• Administration  
• Education  
• Employment Practices, Select  
• Finance  
• Higher Education (Vice Chair) 
• Public School Finance, Texas Commission on  
• Violence in Schools & School Security, Select  
• 84th R.S. - 2015
• Administration  
• Education  
• Finance  
• Higher Education (Vice Chair) 
• 83rd R.S. - 2013
• Education  
• Education Policy for a Skilled Workforce  
• Finance  
• Health and Human Services  
• Higher Education  
• Jurisprudence (Chair) 
• Redistricting, Select  
• 82nd R.S. - 2011
• Committee of the Whole Senate  
• Education  
• Finance  
• Finance Subcommittee on Fiscal Matters  
• Finance Subcommittee on Higher Education Funding (Chair) 
• Finance Subcommittee on Public Education Funding  
• Health and Human Services  
• Higher Education  
• Intergovernmental Relations (Chair) 
• Jurisprudence (Chair) 
• Medicaid Reform Waiver, Legislative Oversight  
• Public School Finance System  
• Redistricting, Select  
• 81st R.S. - 2009
• Committee of the Whole Senate  
• Education  
• Finance  
• Health and Human Services  
• Higher Education  
• Intergovernmental Relations (Chair) 
• Public School Finance Weights, Allotments, and Adjustments, Select  
• Redistricting, Select  
• 80th R.S. - 2007
• Committee of the Whole Senate  
• Education  
• Education Subcommittee on Higher Education  
• Finance  
• Finance Subcommittee on Higher Education  
• Health and Human Services  
• Intergovernmental Relations (Chair) 
• Operation and Management of the Texas Youth Commission, Select  
• 79th R.S. - 2005
• Education (Vice Chair) 
• Education Reform and Public School Finance, Select  
• Education Subcommittee on Higher Education (Chair) 
• Finance  
• Finance Subcommittee on Capital Funding for Higher Education  
• Health and Human Services  
• Jurisprudence  
• Medical Peer Review Process, Interim  
• Windstorm Coverage and Budgetary Impact, Interim  
• 78th R.S. - 2003
• Committee of the Whole Senate  
• Education (Vice Chair) 
• Education Subcommittee on Higher Education (Chair) 
• Finance  
• Health and Human Services  
• Higher Education, Interim  
• Higher Education, Legislative Oversight  
• Jurisprudence  
• Property and Casualty Insurance, Legislative Oversight  
• Workers' Compensation, Select, Interim  
• 77th R.S. - 2001
• Committee of the Whole Senate  
• Criminal Justice  
• Intergovernmental Relations  
• Jurisprudence (Chair) 
• Public School Finance, Select  
• 76th R.S. - 1999
• 21st Century Colleges and Universities, Special  
• Committee of the Whole Senate  
• Criminal Justice  
• Education  
• Education Subcommittee on Higher Education (Chair) 
• Finance  
• Redistricting  
• 75th R.S. - 1997
• Criminal Justice  
• Criminal Justice, Interim  
• Education  
• Finance  
• Funding Issues in Education, Interim  
• Gangs and Juvenile Justice, Interim (Chair) 
• Health and Human Services  
• Legislative and Congressional Redistricting, Committee of the Whole Senate  
• 74th R.S. - 1995
• Administration  
• Criminal Justice  
• Finance  
• Jurisprudence (Vice Chair) 
• Juvenile Driving While Intoxicated Laws, Interim (Chair) 
• Juvenile Justice and Child Support, Interim  
• Legislative and Congressional Redistricting, Committee of the Whole Senate, Special  
• State Affairs  
• Workforce Development, Legislative Oversight  
• 73rd R.S. - 1993
• Committee of the Whole Senate  
• Criminal Justice  
• Domestic Violence, Interim  
• Historically Underutilized Businesses, Select  
• Jurisprudence  
• Redistricting, Ethics and Elections, Committee of the Whole Senate, Special  
• Redistricting, Ethics and Elections, Committee of the Whole Senate, Special Subcommittee  
• State Affairs  
• Uniform Jury Handbook, Legislative Oversight  
• 69th R.S. - 1985
• Merit Selection of Judges, Committee of 100 for the