Senate members are appointed to committees by the Lieutenant Governor. The Lieutenant Governor also provides each committee with its charge.

You can link to each committee page below, where you will find committee membership, future schedules, video and/or audio files of previous public hearings and more.

You can also use the Texas Legislature Online's Committee Information page. Texas Legislature Online provides a database of searchable information about committee schedules, minutes, membership, process and other related material.

During scheduled Senate committee hearings within the Capitol complex visit the Senate Audio/Video Live Webcast page for a live streaming video broadcast. If a Senate Committee is holding a public hearing in the Capitol Complex, it will be webcast here.

81st Session Standing Committees

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Key:    = Schedule, Minutes, Witness List and Bills Referred to Committee

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•    Administration
•    Agriculture & Rural Affairs
•    Business & Commerce
•    Criminal Justice
•    Economic Development
•    Education
•    Finance    
•    Government Organization
•    Health & Human Services
•    Higher Education
•    Intergovernmental Relations
•    Subcommittee on Flooding & Evacuations
•    International Relations and Trade
•    Jurisprudence
•    Natural Resources
•    Nominations
•    State Affairs
•    Transportation & Homeland Security
•    Veteran Affairs & Military Installations
  •    Subcommittee on Base Realignment and Closure

81st Session Select, Interim, and Joint Committees and Commissions

•    Criminal Justice Legislative Oversight Committee
•    Bexar Metropolitan Water District Legislative Oversight Committee
•    Environmental Flows Advisory Group

Committee Archives

• Previous Legislative Sessions' Senate Committee pages can still be accessed from our Committee Archives page.