The South Texas lawmaker is the former chairman of the Hidalgo County Democratic Party.

The South Texas lawmaker is the former chairman of the Hidalgo County Democratic Party.
The South Texas lawyer was the driving force behind the passage of a constitutional amendment that voters had previously rejected.
State Rep. Thompson is the second-longest-serving representative in the Texas House, beginning her 25th session this year.
While not one of the more vocal members of the body, King votes with his Democrat colleagues on most issues.
A liberal South Texas Democrat will lead the majority-Democrat House Business & Industry Committee.
The Houston lawmaker has served in the Texas House for 38 years.
Neave made headlines only a few months into her first term when she was arrested in Dallas for driving while intoxicated.
The majority Democrat committee will be led by a liberal Democrat from South Texas.
“No sane individual would countenance such a measure under quiescent circumstances, much less in the midst of the most extreme border crisis our nation and state have ever faced.”
“Meet your new chair of Criminal Jurisprudence, who blames violent crime on guns & Republican ‘hate-mongering’ … appointed by a Republican.”