How Our Lawmakers Scored (or Didn't) With House Speaker Tom Craddick


Committee Assignments

Rep. Elliott Naishtat: Lost vice chair seat on Human Services; removed from Public Health; appointed to County Affairs

Rep. Mike Krusee, R-Round Rock: Retained chairmanship of Transportation; reappointed to Redistricting; tapped for seat on Pensions & Investments

Rep. Terry Keel, R-Austin: Retained chairman's seat on Criminal Jurisprudence; reappointed to General Investigating & Ethics; appointed to House Administration and Judiciary

Rep. Dawnna Dukes, D-Austin: Appointed vice chair of Local & Consent Calendars; named budget and oversight chair of Culture, Recreation & Tourism; reappointed to Appropriations

Rep. Todd Baxter, R-Austin: Reappointed to Local & Consent Calendars and Regulated Industries; newly appointed to Culture, Recreation & Tourism

Rep. Patrick Rose, D-Dripping Springs: Named vice chair of Civil Affairs; appointed to Higher Education and Calendars

Rep. Dan Gattis, R-Georgetown: Appointed to Appropriations; named budget and oversight chair of State Affairs

Rep. Mark Strama, D-Austin: Named to Juvenile Justice & Family Issues and Civil Affairs

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