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Board Members
The ten-member Legislative Budget Board (LBB) was created by statute in 1949. The primary purpose of the Board
is the development of recommended legislative appropriations for all agencies of state government. The Board
provides the Texas Legislature with the recommended state budget, prepared by the LBB staff, at the beginning
of each legislative session, which occurs in early January of odd-numbered years. The Board’s authority is broad
and its influence on state government spending is significant. The composition of the Legislative Budget Board
is specified by statute.
Legislative Budget Board Composition
Joint-Chair | Lieutenant Governor |
Joint-Chair | Speaker of the House of Representatives |
Automatic Members | Chair, House Committee on Appropriations
Chair, House Committee on Ways and Means
Chair, Senate Finance Committee |
Appointed Members | Two House members appointed by the Speaker
Three Senate members appointed by the Lieutenant Governor |
Current Board Members
The Honorable David Dewhurst
Joint-Chair
Lieutenant Governor
State Capitol, Room 2E.13
Austin, Texas 78701 |
The Honorable Joe Straus
Joint-Chair
Speaker of the House of Representatives
State Capitol, Room 2W.13
Austin, Texas 78701 |
The Honorable Tommy Williams
Chair
Senate Finance Committee
State Capitol, Room GE.7
Austin, Texas 78701 |
The Honorable Jim Pitts
Chair
House Committee on Appropriations
State Capitol, Room 1W.2
Austin, Texas 78701 |
The Honorable Robert Duncan
State Senator, Appointed
State Capitol, Room 3E.10
Austin, Texas 78701 |
The Honorable Harvey Hilderbran
Chair
House Committee on Ways and Means
State Capitol, Room GW.12
Austin, Texas 78701 |
The Honorable Juan Hinojosa
State Senator, Appointed
State Capitol, Room 3E.12
Austin, Texas 78701 |
The Honorable Dan Branch
State Representative, Appointed
State Capitol, Room E2.322
Austin, Texas 78701 |
The Honorable Judith Zaffirini
State Senator, Appointed
State Capitol, Room 1E.14
Austin, Texas 78701 |
The Honorable Sylvester Turner
State Representative, Appointed
State Capitol, Room 1N.8
Austin, Texas 78701 |