Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Counties in District
H	79	Elected but never sworn	86th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾	Democrat	El Paso / El Paso	El Paso
H	79	Jan 10, 2017 - Jan 8, 2019	85th	Democrat	El Paso / El Paso	El Paso
H	79	Jan 13, 2015 - Jan 10, 2017	84th	Democrat	El Paso / El Paso	El Paso
H	79	Jan 8, 2013 - Jan 13, 2015	83rd	Democrat	El Paso / El Paso	El Paso
H	79	Jan 11, 2011 - Jan 8, 2013	82nd	Democrat	El Paso / El Paso	El Paso
H	79	Jan 13, 2009 - Jan 11, 2011	81st	Democrat	El Paso / El Paso	El Paso
H	79	Jan 9, 2007 - Jan 13, 2009	80th	Democrat	El Paso / El Paso	El Paso
H	79	Jan 11, 2005 - Jan 9, 2007	79th	Democrat	El Paso / El Paso	El Paso
H	79	Jan 14, 2003 - Jan 11, 2005	78th	Democrat	El Paso / El Paso	El Paso
H	79	Jan 9, 2001 - Jan 14, 2003	77th	Democrat	El Paso / El Paso	El Paso
H	79	Jan 12, 1999 - Jan 9, 2001	76th	Democrat	El Paso / El Paso	El Paso
H	79	Jan 14, 1997 - Jan 12, 1999	75th	Democrat	El Paso / El Paso	El Paso
H	79	Jan 10, 1995 - Jan 14, 1997	74th	Democrat	El Paso / El Paso	El Paso

(1) Proclamation, 12/21/2018, ordering special election in House District 79 on 1/29/2019 to serve out the remainder of the full term of office declined by Joe C. Pickett; letter from Representative Pickett to Governor Abbott declining to qualify, 12/19/2018. Governor Greg Abbott.
(2) Arthur "Art" Fierro, in special election 1/29/2019, sworn 2/12/2019, succeeded Joe Pickett, declined to qualify 12/19/2018. Texas Secretary of State - Historical Election Returns, 1992-2019.

Biographical Notes and Resources top

Resolutions and Journal entries

84th Legislature - Address by Representative Pickett on a Matter of Personal Privilege, 5/30/2015, pp. 5604-5607 (highway finance, SJR 5, HB 13, HB 20, and HB 122). House Journal.

Biographical Sketches

Biographical sketch, 76th Legislature. Texas House of Representatives.
Biographical sketch, 79th Legislature. Texas House of Representatives.
Biographical sketch, 82nd Legislature. Texas House of Representatives.
Biographical sketch, 85th Legislature. Texas House of Representatives.

Photographs

Photograph. Joe C. Pickett, 85th Legislature, Texas House of Representatives
Photograph. Joe C. Pickett, 83rd Legislature, Texas House of Representatives
Photograph. Joe Pickett, 80th Legislature, Members of the 79th Legislature Texas House of Representatives (CD-RW)
Photograph. Joe C. Pickett, 78th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Joe C. Pickett, 77th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Joe C. Pickett, 76th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Joe C. Pickett, 75th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Joe C. Pickett, 74th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph, Flip Book Photographs: Texas House of Representatives, 74th Legislature, 1995.
Photograph, Flip Book Photographs: Texas House of Representatives, 79th Legislature, 2005.

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

74th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, north wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
75th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, north wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
76th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, north wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
77th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, north wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
78th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, north wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
79th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, north wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
80th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, north wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
81st session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, north wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
82nd session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, north wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
83rd session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, north wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
84th session composite photo of House members (House chamber, east wall. 2W.5). State Preservation Board.
85th session composite photo of House members (House chamber, east wall. 2W.5). State Preservation Board.
86th session composite photo of House members (House chamber, east wall. 2W.5). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

85th R.S. - 2017 Environmental Regulation (Chair) Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact Facility Legislative Oversight (Co-Chair) Transportation
84th R.S. - 2015 Investments and Financial Services Redistricting Transportation (Chair) Transportation Planning, Select (Chair)
83rd R.S. - 2013 Homeland Security and Public Safety (Chair) House Research Organization Steering Committee Redistricting Redistricting, Select Transportation Transportation Funding, Expenditures, and Finance, Select (Chair)
82nd R.S. - 2011 Defense and Veterans' Affairs (Chair) Redistricting Transportation
81st R.S. - 2009 Defense and Veterans' Affairs Redistricting Transportation (Chair) Transportation Funding, Select Transportation Funding, Select, Subcommittee on Funding
80th R.S. - 2007 Border and International Affairs Land and Resource Management Services for Individuals Eligible for Intermediate Care Facility Services, Select
79th R.S. - 2005 Appropriations Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government Appropriations Subcommittee on Government Efficiency and Operations Land and Resource Management (Chair - Budget & Oversight)
78th R.S. - 2003 Appropriations Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government (Articles I, VI, and VII) (Chair) Child Welfare and Foster Care, Select, Interim Land and Resource Management (Chair - Budget & Oversight)
77th R.S. - 2001 Appropriations Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government Return-to-Work, House Joint Transportation
76th R.S. - 1999 Appropriations Appropriations Subcommittee on Regulatory Juvenile Justice and Family Issues (Vice Chair)
75th R.S. - 1997 Licensing and Administrative Procedures SB 97, Select Transportation
74th R.S. - 1995 Criminal Jurisprudence Criminal Justice and People with Mental Disabilities, House Joint Licensing and Administrative Procedures

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