Texas Scorecard

Biography

Sheryl Cole earned a Bachelor of Arts in accounting and a Juris Doctor from the University of Texas. Her career experience includes working as an attorney at the law firm of Wright & Greenhill from 1991 to 1995 and as staff counsel at the Texas Municipal League from 1995 to 2001.

Contact

Email: Sheryl.Cole@house.texas.gov
Social: SherylforTexas
: SherylCole1

Addresses

Capitol

P.O. Box 12910
Austin, Texas 78711-2910

(512) 463-0506

Committees

89th Legislative Session
Culture, Recreation, and Tourism
House Administration, Vice Chair
Intergovernmental Affairs
Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee on County and Regional Government, Vice Chair

Campaign Finance

House Committee Approves Fines Against Quorum-Breaking Democrats

April 10, 2026

Most Democrats will each owe over $8,000 in fines incurred for breaking quorum last year.
House Committee Unilaterally Raises Office Budgets, Gives Democrat Vice Chairs $3.6M in New Pay

February 18, 2025

The House Administration Committee unanimously approved increased office budgets, including a new stipend for Democrat vice chairs.
Corrupting Texas Education: The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

April 25, 2023

“A man is known by the company he keeps.”
Liberal Lawmakers Form New ‘Progressive Caucus’

August 26, 2021

The caucus is composed of 20 Democrat House lawmakers who all aided in "busting quorum.”
House Barely Achieves Elusive Quorum Again, Texas GOP Calls for Consequences

August 23, 2021

With only 13 days potentially remaining in the ongoing Special Session, the Texas House of Representatives is limping along with a quorum that remains tenuous at best while still having not penalized absent lawmakers.