The Sunset Commission is Composed of 12 members
5 members of the Senate appointed by the Lieutenant Governor, 5 members of the House of Representatives appointed
by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and 2 members of the public, one each appointed by the Lieutenant
Governor and the Speaker of the House of Representatives.

House Members

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Chair and Vice Chair of the
Sunset Advisory Commission 
The Lieutenant Governor and the
Speaker of the House designate a presiding officer from their respective appointees every
two years. The Commission Chair and
Vice Chair alternate between the
Senate and the House appointees.
Senate Members
Dennis Bonnen Robert Nichols
Chair
Angleton
2009 - 2013
Representative Dennis Bonnen
Senator Nichols
Vice Chair
Jacksonville
2009 - 2013
Rafael Anchia Brian Birdwell
Dallas
2009 - 2013
Representative Rafael Anchia
Senator Birdwell
Granbury
2011 - 2015
Byron Cook Joan Huffman
Corsicana
2009 - 2013
Representative Byron Cook
Senator Huffman
 Houston
2009 - 2013
Harold V. Dutton, Jr. Dan Patrick

Houston
2011 - 2015

Representative Dutton
Senator Patrick
Houston
2011 - 2015
Four Price John Whitmire
Amarillo
2011 - 2015
Representative Four Price
Senator Whitmire
Houston
2009 - 2013
Casandra Ortiz Jan Newton
San Antonio
Public Member
2011 - 2013
House Public Member Sandra Ortiz
Senate Public Member Jan Newton
Boerne
Public Member
2011 - 2013


Legislative Leadership
House
 Joe Straus, Speaker of the House David Dewhurst, Lieutenant Governor
Senate
Joe Straus
Speaker of the House
David Dewhurst
Lieutenant Governor


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