Legislative Committees

Corrections Committee

Texas House Committee

Section 5. Corrections -- The committee shall have nine members, with
jurisdiction over all matters pertaining to:
(1) the incarceration and rehabilitation of convicted felons;
(2) the establishment and maintenance of programs that provide
alternatives to incarceration; and
(3) the following state agencies: the Texas Department of Criminal
Justice, the Special Prosecution Unit, the Board of Pardons and Paroles, the
Texas Civil Commitment Office, and the Texas Correctional Office on Offenders
with Medical or Mental Impairments.
Rep. Abel Herrero
(Democratic-TX 34) Chair
Rep. Kyle Kacal
(Republican-TX 12) Vice Chair
Rep. Alma Allen
(Democratic-TX 131) Member
Rep. Venton Jones
(Democratic-TX 100) Member
Rep. Ray Lopez
(Democratic-TX 125) Member
Rep. Andrew Murr
(Republican-TX 53) Member
Rep. Carl Sherman, Sr.
(Democratic-TX 109) Member
Rep. Valoree Swanson
(Republican-TX 150) Member
Rep. Steve Toth
(Republican-TX 15) Member
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